Increased energy prices and the growing attention on global warming are motivating the creation of economically viable alternatives to fossil fuels. Nanotechnologies have been recognized as one effective approach to solve energy problems. Therefore, to promote the improvement of research and to fost
Nanotechnology for sustainable energy
โ Scribed by Burghaus, Uwe; Hu, Yun Hang; Qiao, Shizhang
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 318
- Series
- ACS Symposium Series 1140
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Increased energy prices and the growing attention on global warming are motivating the creation of economically viable alternatives to fossil fuels. Nanotechnologies have been recognized as one effective approach to solve energy problems. Therefore, to promote the improvement of research and to foster professional collaboration among researchers in energy-related nanotechnologies, we organized a symposium on "Nanotechnology for a Sustainable Energy Economy" as a part of the 243rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, which took place March 25-29, 2012 in San Diego, California, USA. Forty-four contributors from 12 countries presented their research works from industrial, university, and national laboratories in nanotechnology areas related to energy and fuel technologies. This ACS Symposium Series book was developed from this symposium. This book presents a very useful and readable collection of reviews and research papers in nanotechnologies for energy conversion, storage, and utilization, offering new results which are sure to be of interest to researchers, students, and engineers in the field of nanotechnologies and energy. The book focuses on the following topics: Li batteries (Chapters 1-4), supercapacitors (Chapter 5), dye-sensitized solar cells (Chapter 6), photocatalysis (Chapters 7-9), fuel cells (Chapter 10), electrocatalysis (Chapter 11), and electron beam lithography (Chapter 12). All 12 chapters were recruited from oral presentations at the symposium
โฆ Table of Contents
Content: Nanoscale tin heterostructures for improved energy storage in lithium batteries --
Studying the localized electrochemical phenomena in rechargeable Li-ion batteries by scanning probe microscopy techniques --
Co3O4/carbon composite nanofibers for use as anode material in advanced lithium-ion batteries --
Recent advances in the development of LiCoPO4 as high voltage cathode material for Li-ion batteries --
Flexible supercapacitors : development of bendable carbon architectures --
Low temperature preparation routes of nanoporous semi-conducting films for flexible dye-sensitized solar cells --
Anions vs. cations of Pt13H24 cluster models : ab initio molecular dynamics investigation of electronic properties and photocatalytic activity --
Electronic properties of silver doped TiO2 anatase (100) surface --
CdS-based semiconductor photocatalysts for hydrogen production from water splitting under solar light --
Self-assembly of nanostructured proton exchange membranes for fuel cells --
Electrocatalysis at restructured metal and alloy surfaces --
Butane adsorption on silica supported MoOx clusters nanofabricated by electron beam lithography.
โฆ Subjects
Nanotechnology. Renewable Energy. Electric batteries -- Congresses. Nanotechnology -- Congresses. Energy storage -- Congresses. Renewable energy sources -- Congresses. Electric batteries. Energy storage. Renewable energy sources.
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