Functional materials for sustainable energy applications
Global demand for low cost, efficient and sustainable energy production is ever increasing. Driven by recent discoveries and innovation in the science and technology of materials, applications based on functional materials are becoming increasingly important. Functional materials for sustainable ene...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Woodhead Pub.
2012
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Functional materials for sustainable energy applications; Copyright; Contents; Contributor contact details; Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy; Preface; Part I Functional materials for solar power; 1 Silicon-based photovoltaic solar cells; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Polysilicon production; 1.3 Crystallisation and wafering; 1.4 Solar cells: materials issues and cell architectures; 1.5 Conclusions; 1.6 References; 2 Photovoltaic (PV) thin-films for solar cells; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Amorphous silicon thin-film photovoltaic (PV); 2.3 Cadmium telluride thin-film PV.
- 7.3 CO2 -selective membrane materials7.4 Adsorbent materials for H2 /CO2 separation; 7.5 Solvent-based materials for H2 /CO2 separation; 7.6 Future trends; 7.7 Sources of further information and advice; 7.8 References; 8 Functional materials for hydrogen storage; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Hydrogen storage with metal hydrides: an introduction; 8.3 Hydrogen storage with interstitial hydrides, AlH3 and MgH2; 8.4 Hydrogen storage with complex metal hydrides; 8.5 Hydrogen storage using other chemical systems; 8.6 Hydrogen storage with porous materials and nanoconfined materials
- 4.2 Practical TPV cell performance4.3 Modelling TPV cells; 4.4 Tandem TPV cells; 4.5 Conclusions; 4.6 References; 5 Photoelectrochemical cells for hydrogen generation; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Photoelectrochemical cells: principles and energetics; 5.3 Photoelectrochemical cell configurations and efficiency considerations; 5.4 Semiconductor photoanodes: material challenges; 5.5 Semiconductor photocathodes: material challenges; 5.6 Advances in photochemical cell materials and design; 5.7 Interfacial reaction kinetics; 5.8 Future trends; 5.9 Acknowledgements; 5.10 References
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- 5.11 Appendix: abbreviationsPart IIFunctional materials for hydrogen productionand storage; 6 Reversible solid oxide electrolytic cells for large-scale energy storage: challenges and opportunities; 6.1 Introduction to reversible solid oxide cells; 6.2 Operating principles and functional materials; 6.3 Degradation mechanisms in solid oxide electrolysis cells; 6.4 Research needs and opportunities; 6.5 Summary and conclusions; 6.6 References; 7 Membranes, adsorbent materials and solvent-based materials for syngas and hydrogen separation; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 H2 -selective membrane materials
- 2.4 Copper indium diselenide thin-film PV2.5 Materials sustainability; 2.6 Future trends; 2.7 Sources of further information and advice; 2.8 References; 3 Rapid, low-temperature processing of dye-sensitized solar cells; 3.1 Introduction to dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs); 3.2 Manufacturing issues; 3.3 Sensitization; 3.4 Electrodes; 3.5 Electrolyte; 3.6 Quality control (QC)/lifetime testing; 3.7 Conclusions and future trends; 3.8 Acknowledgements; 3.9 References; 4 Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) devices: introduction and modelling; 4.1 Introduction to thermophotovoltaics (TPVs)