Emerging Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage / edited by Kuan Yew Cheong, Giuliana Impellizzeri, Mariana Fraga.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Anthony Thomas Abraham Collection Endowment Fund in Energy Infrastructure.

Cheong, Kuan Yew, editor.

Impellizzeri, Giuliana

Fraga, Mariana Amorim

ScienceDirect (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Direct energy conversion.

Energy conversion.

Energy storage.

Thermoelectric materials.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 472 pages) : illustrations

polychrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Elsevier Ltd. : Elsevier, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Front Cover; Emerging Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage; Emerging Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; PART 1: EMERGING MATERIALS FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS AND THERMOELECTRICS; PART 2: EMERGING MATERIALS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS; PART 3: EMERGING MATERIALS FOR SUPERCAPACITORS; PART 4: EMERGING MATERIALS FOR MULTIFUNCTIONAL APPLICATIONS IN ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE; PART 5: EMERGING MATERIALS FOR HYDROGEN STORAGE; I

Emerging Materials for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells and Thermoelectrics

1

High-Performance Thermoelectric Materials for Solar Energy Application1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE A HIGH FIGURE-OF-MERIT; 1.2.1 Optimizing Carrier Concentration; 1.2.2 Manipulating the Band Structure; 1.2.2.1 Tuning the Band Gap; 1.2.2.2 Tuning Effective Mass and Achieving Resonant States; 1.2.2.3 Band Convergence; 1.2.3 Nanostructure Engineering; 1.2.4 Defect Engineering; 1.3 THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES AND SOLAR ENERGY APPLICATIONS; 1.3.1 Solar Thermoelectric Generation Directly From Solar Light; 1.3.2 Solar Thermoelectric Generator Integrated With Photovoltaic Devices

1.3.3 Solar-Driven Thermoelectric Refrigeration1.4 SUMMARY AND PERSPECTIVE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; 2

Metal Oxide Nanoparticles as Electron Transport Layer for Highly Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.1.1 Historical Overview; 2.1.2 Photovoltaic Technologies; 2.1.3 Components and Operating Principles of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells; 2.2 NANOSTRUCTURED METAL OXIDE ELECTRODES; 2.2.1 Tin(IV) Oxide; 2.2.2 Strontium Titanate; 2.2.3 Tungsten Trioxide; 2.2.4 Cerium(IV) Oxide; 2.2.5 Iron(III) Oxide; 2.2.6 Niobium Pentoxide; 2.2.7 Zinc Oxide; 2.2.8 Zinc Stannate

2.3 TITANIUM DIOXIDE2.3.1 Introducing the Blocking/Compact Layer; 2.3.2 Developing Hierarchical Morphologies; 2.3.3 Doping of Titanium Dioxide; 2.3.4 Engineering Interfacial Modifier Layer; 2.4 CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; II

Emerging Materials for Electrochemical Applications; 3

Exploring the Properties and Fuel Cell Applications of Ultrathin Atomic Layer Deposited Metal Oxide Films; 3.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.2 ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION AND THE GROWTH PROCESS OF METAL OXIDE FILMS; 3.2.1 Atomic Layer Deposition Quality Signature; 3.2.2 Atomic Layer Deposition Reactors: Types and Characteristics

3.2.2.1 Thermal Atomic Layer Deposition3.2.2.2 Plasma-Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition; 3.2.3 Oxidant Precursors; 3.3 PROPERTIES AND SYNTHESIS OF ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION METAL OXIDE FILMS FOR SOLID-OXIDE FUEL CELLS AND PROTONIC CERAMIC FUEL ...; 3.4 ULTRATHIN ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS; 3.5 FINAL REMARKS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; 4

Development, Challenges, and Prospects of Carbon-Based Electrode for Lithium-Air Batteries; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.1.1 Electrochemical Reactions in Lithium-Air Batteries

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Amsterdam Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 22, 2018).

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Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anthony Thomas Abraham Collection Endowment Fund in Energy Infrastructure.

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ISBN:

9780128137956

0128137959

Publisher Number:

99980094593

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