Nanostructured materials for energy related applications
This book describes the role and fundamental aspects of the diverse ranges of nanostructured materials for energy applications in a comprehensive manner. Advanced nanomaterial is an important and interdisciplinary field which includes science and technology. This work thus gives the reader an in dep...
| Other Authors: | Rajendran, Saravanan,, Naushad, Mu,, Balakumar, Subramanian,, SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham, Switzerland :
Springer,
2019.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xvi, 297 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Series: |
Environmental chemistry for a sustainable world ;
v. 24. |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: Recent Trends in Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy; 1.1 Energy and Its Future Needs; 1.2 Nanostructuring for Sustainable Energy; 1.2.1 Nanomaterials Fulfilling Energy Needs; 1.2.2 Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells; 1.2.3 Hydrogen Production from Solar Light-Driven Photocatalytic Water Splitting Under Nanomaterial Co-catalyst; 1.2.4 A Shift Toward Nanostructured Metal Oxides as Efficient Supercapacitors; 1.3 Nanomaterials from Biomass; 1.4 Summary; References.
- Chapter 2: Recent In Situ/Operando Characterization of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries2.1 Introduction; 2.2 General Electrochemical Characterization Techniques; 2.3 In Situ/Operando Characterization Techniques; 2.3.1 X-Ray Diffraction (XRD); 2.3.2 Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS); 2.3.3 Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM); 2.3.4 Transmission X-Ray Microscopy (TXM); 2.3.5 X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Microscopy; 2.3.6 Atomic Force Microscope (AFM); 2.4 Conclusion and Outlook; References; Chapter 3: Recent Advances in Flexible Supercapacitors; 3.1 Introduction.
- 3.2 Nanostructured Materials for Supercapacitor Electrode3.2.1 Carbon Materials; 3.2.1.1 Activated Carbon; 3.2.1.2 Carbon Nanotubes; 3.2.1.3 Graphene; 3.2.2 Pseudocapacitive Materials; 3.2.2.1 Transition Metal Oxides; 3.2.2.2 Conducting Polymer; 3.2.3 Composite Materials; 3.3 Gel Electrolytes; 3.4 Classification of Flexible Supercapacitor; 3.4.1 Carbon-Based Current Collectors for Flexible SCs; 3.4.2 Freestanding Flexible SCs; 3.4.3 Flexible Substrate-Based SCs; 3.4.4 Metal-Based Flexible Current Collector; 3.4.5 The Wearable Fibrous Flexible Electrode; 3.5 Conclusion; References.
- Chapter 4: Noble-Metal-Free Nanoelectrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Volcano Plot; 4.1.2 Tafel Slope; 4.1.3 Turnover Frequency; 4.1.4 Stability; 4.1.5 Faradaic Efficiency; 4.2 Non-noble Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution; 4.2.1 Molybdenum-Based HER Catalysts; 4.2.1.1 Molybdenum Sulfide; 4.2.1.2 Molybdenum Diselenide (MoSe2); 4.2.1.3 Molybdenum Phosphide; 4.2.1.4 Molybdenum Carbide and Boride; 4.2.2 Tungsten-Based HER Catalysts; 4.2.2.1 Tungsten Sulfide; 4.2.2.2 Tungsten Phosphide; 4.2.2.3 Tungsten Nitride and Carbide; 4.2.3 Cobalt-Based HER Catalysts.
- 4.2.3.1 Cobalt Chalcogenides and Borides4.2.3.2 Cobalt Phosphide; 4.2.4 Nickel-Based HER Catalysts; 4.2.4.1 Nickel Chalcogenides and Borides; 4.2.4.2 Nickel Phosphide; 4.2.5 Iron-Based HER Catalysts; 4.3 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Energy-Saving Synthesis of Mg2SiO4:RE3+ Nanophosphors for Solid-State Lighting Applications; 5.1 Introduction; 5.1.1 Nanophosphors; 5.1.2 Magnesium Silicate; 5.1.3 Rare Earth Ions Doping; 5.1.4 Synthesis; 5.1.5 Combustion Synthesis; 5.1.6 Photoluminescence; 5.1.7 Potential Applications of Photoluminescent Nanophosphors; 5.2 Experiments.