Recent Advances in Materials for Energy Harvesting and Storage / edited by Suresh C. Pillai, Daniel Mulvihill, and Aswathy Babu.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pillai, Suresh C., editor.

Mulvihill, Daniel, editor.

Babu, Aswathy, editor.

Series:

IOP Ebooks Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy harvesting--Materials.

Energy harvesting.

Energy storage--Materials.

Energy storage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (415 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, England : IOP Publishing, [2024]

Summary:

This book aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of material synthesis from a beginner's perspective up to the most advanced research and development. Materials chemistry, different methods of synthesis, and the properties of energy materials used in technologies for energy storage and energy conversion are all discussed.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgements

Editor biographies

Suresh C Pillai

Daniel M Mulvihill

Aswathy Babu

List of contributors

List of abbreviations

Chapter Sustainable polymers for energy harvesting and storage

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Sustainable polymers for energy harvesting

1.2.1 Bio-triboelectric nanogenerators

1.2.2 Polysaccharide-based TENGs

1.2.3 Photovoltaic cells

1.3 Sustainable polymers for energy storage

1.3.1 Battery materials

1.4 Perspectives and future directions

1.5 Summary

References and further reading

Chapter Materials used to optimize triboelectric nanogenerator performance

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Conventional polymer-based TENGs

2.3 Two-dimensional (2D) materials for TENGs

2.4 Metal-organic-framework- and covalent-organic-framework-based TENGs

2.5 Natural and biodegradable materials for TENGs

2.6 Ferroelectric TENG materials

2.7 Textile-based TENGs

2.8 Perspective and future directions

2.9 Conclusions

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter Exploring the potential of 2D materials in energy harvesting via triboelectric nanogenerators

3.1 Introduction

3.2 The fundamentals of triboelectric nanogenerators

3.2.1 The vertical contact-separation mode

3.2.2 The lateral sliding mode

3.2.3 The single-electrode mode

3.2.4 The freestanding triboelectric mode

3.2.5 Enhancement mechanisms

3.3 Two-dimensional materials for triboelectric nanogenerators

3.3.1 Graphene and its derivatives

3.3.2 MXenes

3.3.3 Transition-metal dichalcogenides

3.3.4 Hexagonal boron nitride

3.3.5 Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4)

3.3.6 Other 2D nanomaterials in TENG applications

3.4 Future perspectives

3.5 Summary

Chapter Piezoelectric energy transduction: materials, diverse applications, and challenges

4.1 Introduction.

4.2 The history of piezoelectricity

4.3 The mechanism of piezoelectricity

4.4 Piezoelectric materials

4.4.1 Piezoelectric ceramic materials

4.4.2 Polymeric piezoelectric materials

4.4.3 Composite piezoelectric materials

4.5 Applications of piezoelectric materials

4.6 Challenges and future opportunities

4.7 Conclusions

Chapter Supercapacitors

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Synthetic methods

5.2.1 The preparation of MXenes

5.2.2 The preparation of conductive polymers

5.2.3 The preparation of MXene/conductive polymer composites

5.3 Electrodes based on MXene/conductive polymers

5.3.1 MXene-based electrodes

5.3.2 Binary composite electrodes made from MXenes and conductive polymers

5.4 Supercapacitors

5.4.1 Symmetric supercapacitors

5.4.2 Asymmetric supercapacitors

5.5 Methods used to modify hybrid LBHs

5.5.1 The addition of components

5.5.2 Creating defects in materials

5.5.3 The generation of heterogeneous structures

5.5.4 The preparation of binder-free materials

5.5.5 Applications of LBH-based supercapacitors

5.6 Conclusions and outlook

Conflicts of interest

Chapter A novel solar-driven energy-storage- based hybrid desalination system

6.1 Introduction

6.2 An overview of alternative energy storage options

6.3 Conventional desalination systems and their limitations

6.4 The proposed system: materials and methods

6.4.1 Chemical reaction and working cycle

6.4.2 The proposed system

6.5 Results and discussion

6.6 Economic analysis

6.7 Conclusions

Chapter Recent developments in electrodes and separators for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries

7.1 Introduction

7.2 The cell chemistry/working mechanism of Li-S batteries.

7.3 The challenges of Li-S batteries

7.3.1 Technical challenges of Li-S batteries

7.4 Li-S battery components

7.4.1 Lithium metal anodes

7.4.2 Sulfur host cathode materials

7.5 Li-S battery electrolytes

7.5.1 Organic liquid electrolytes

7.5.2 Ionic liquid electrolytes

7.5.3 Solid-state polymer electrolytes

7.5.4 Gel polymer electrolytes

7.5.5 Composite electrolytes

7.6 Separators for Li-S batteries

7.7 Binders for Li-S batteries

7.7.1 Binders showing superior adhesion

7.7.2 Binders capable of overcoming volume expansion

7.7.3 Electron-conductive binders

7.7.4 Ion-conductive binders

7.7.5 Binders capable of controlling the polysulfide shuttle

7.8 Conclusions and future perspectives

Chapter Recent trends in materials for sodium-ion batteries

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Cell chemistry: the working mechanism of Na-ion batteries

8.3 Na-ion battery components

8.3.1 Anode materials

8.3.2 Cathode materials

8.3.3 Electrolytes, additives, and binders

8.3.4 Separators

8.3.5 Conclusions and future perspectives

Chapter Materials for solid-state batteries

9.1 Introduction

9.2 The history of solid-state electrolytes

9.3 The fundamentals of ionic conductivity in the solid state

9.3.1 Ionic conductivity mechanisms in inorganic electrolytes

9.3.2 Ionic conductivity mechanisms in polymers

9.4 Categories of solid-state electrolytes

9.4.1 Inorganic materials

9.4.2 Solid polymer electrolytes

9.4.3 Types of polymer electrolytes

9.4.4 Hybrid polymer-inorganic composites

9.4.5 Metal-organic frameworks

9.4.6 Gel electrolytes

9.5 Challenges in solid-state batteries

9.6 Future research trajectories

9.7 Conclusions

References.

Chapter Electrocatalysts for hybrid water electrolysis

10.1 Introduction

10.1.1 The fundamentals of hybrid water electrolysis

10.2 Strategies for tailored electrocatalysts in hybrid water electrolysis: design and synthesis

10.2.1 A rational framework for electrocatalyst design and optimization

10.2.2 The synthesis of electrocatalysts

10.3 Crucial benchmarks for analyzing electrocatalyst effectiveness

10.3.1 Stability and durability

10.3.2 Overpotential (η)

10.3.3 Faradaic efficiency

10.3.4 The turnover frequency

10.3.5 The Tafel slope

10.4 Combining organic electrocatalytic oxidation with the hydrogen evolution reaction

10.4.1 Reagent-sacrificing reactions

10.4.2 Pollutant-degrading reactions

10.4.3 Value-added reactions

10.5 Electrocatalysts for hybrid water electrolysis

10.5.1 Metal- and nonmetal-based electrocatalysts

10.5.2 Other metal-based electrocatalysts for hybrid water electrolysis

10.6 Summary and outlook

Chapter Hydrogen production and storage: fundamentals and recent advances

11.1 Introduction

11.2 Hydrogen production methods

11.2.1 Thermochemical water splitting

11.2.2 Photocatalytic hydrogen production

11.2.3 Electrochemical hydrogen generation

11.2.4 Photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation

11.2.5 Green hydrogen generation

11.3 Hydrogen storage solutions

11.3.1 Liquified H2 storage

11.3.2 Gaseous H2 storage

11.3.3 Metal hydrides and ceramics for hydrogen storage

11.4 Advanced materials for hydrogen production and storage

11.5 Outlook and perspectives

11.6 Conclusions

References and further reading.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9780750357517

OCLC:

1452825422