Emerging Energy Materials: Applications and Challenges guides the reader through materials used in progressive energy systems.
It tackles their use in energy storage across solar, bio, geothermal, wind, fossil, hydrogen, nuclear, and thermal energy. Specific chapters are dedicated to energy reaping systems currently in development. This book contributes to the current literature by highlighting concerns that are frequently overlooked in energy materials textbooks. Awareness of these challenges and contemplation of possible solutions is critical for advancing the field of energy material technologies.
Key features:
Provides up-to-date information on the synthesis, characterization, and a range of applications using various physical and chemical methods
Presents the latest advances in future energy materials and technologies subjected to specific applications
Includes applied illustrations, references, and advances in order to explain the challenges and trade-offs in the field of energy material research and development
Includes coverage of solar cell and photovoltaic, hydro power, nuclear energy, fuel cell, battery electrode, supercapacitor and hydrogen storage applications
This book is a timely reference for researchers looking to improve their understanding of emerging energy materials, as well as postgraduate students considering a career within materials science, renewable energy and materials chemistry.
Table of Contents
Section I: Energy Storage Devices and Energy Conversion Devices
Chapter 1. Basics and Design of the Supercapattery: An Energy Storage Device
M. Pershaanaa, Ariff Zahiruddin, Mohd Fakhruddin, Shahid Bashir, S. Ramesh, and K. Ramesh
Chapter 2. Rare-Earth Doped Cathode Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Amol Nande, Vijay Chaudhari, J. D. Punde, and Sanjay J. Dhoble
Chapter 3. Future Materials for Thermoelectric and Hydrogen Energy
Ashwani Kumar, Durvesh Gautam, Ramesh Chandra, and Yogendra K. Gautam
Section II: Phosphors and Luminescent Materials
Chapter 4. Quantum Cutting in Photoluminescence Downconversion Phosphors
Abhijeet R. Kadam, Nirupama S. Dhoble, and Sanjay. J. Dhoble
Chapter 5. Recent Development in Rare-Earth Doped Phosphors for Eco-Friendly and Energy-Saving Lighting Applications
Yatish R. Parauha, Marta Michalska-Domanska, and Sanjay J. Dhoble
Chapter 6. Spectroscopic Properties of Rare-Earth Activated Energy-Saving LED Phosphors
M.D. Mehare, Chaitali M. Mehare, Vijay Singh, and Sanjay J. Dhoble
Chapter 7. Effect of Singly, Doubly and Triply Ionized Ions on Photoluminescent Energy Materials
Abhijeet R. Kadam, Fuad Ameen, and Sanjay J. Dhoble
Section III: Photovoltaics and Energy-Harvesting materials
Chapter 8. Highly Stable Inorganic Hole Transport Materials in Perovskite Solar Cells
Sarojini Jeeva Panchu and Hendrik C. Swart
Chapter 9. Metal-Halide Perovskites: Opportunities and Challenges
Sumedha Tamboli, Govind B. Nair, Sanjay J. Dhoble, and Hendrik C. Swart
Chapter 10. Solar Cell with Recent Improvements and Energy-Saving Strategies for Future World
Yatish Parauha, B. Vengadaesvaran, Nirupama S. Dhoble and Sanjay J. Dhoble
Section IV: Sensors and Detectors
Chapter 11. Energy-Saving Materials for Self-Powered Photodetection
Nupur Saxena, Tania Kalsi, Ashok Bera, and Pragati Kumar
