Overview

Research for clean energy is booming, driven by the rapid depletion of fossil fuels and growing environmental concerns as well as the increasing growth of mobile electronic devices. Consequently, various research fields have focused on the development of high-performance materials for alternative energy technologies. Advanced Materials for Clean Energy surveys the key developments in the science and engineering of the state-of-the-art materials for clean energy. The book provides a broad overview of materials for photovoltaics, solar energy conversion, thermoelectrics, piezoelectrics, supercapacitors, rechargeable batteries, fuel cells, and hydrogen production and storage. Each of these topics is covered by an experienced international group of contributors, all of whom are experts in their respective fields. The books gives you a valuable information for maximizing the efficiency of alternative energy approaches.

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Author:   Qiang Xu ,  Tetsuhiko Kobayashi
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ebooks
Imprint:   CRC Press
ISBN:  

9781482205800

ISBN 10:   1482205807
Pages:   631
Publication Date:   25 March 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Arylamine-Based Photosensitizing Metal Complexes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Cheuk-Lam Ho and Wai-Yeung Wong p-Type Small Electron-Donating Molecules for Organic Heterojunction Solar Cells Zhijun Ning and He Tian Inorganic Materials for Solar Cell Applications Yasutake Toyoshima Development of Thermoelectric Technology from Materials to Generators Ryoji Funahashi, Chunlei Wan, Feng Dang, Hiroaki Anno, Ryosuke O. Suzuki, Takeyuki Fujisaka, and Kunihito Koumoto Piezoelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting Deepam Maurya, Yongke Yan, and Shashank Priya Advanced Electrode Materials for Electrochemical Capacitors Jianli Kang and Mingwei Chen Electrode Materials for Nickel/Metal Hydride (Ni/MH) Rechargeable Batteries Hiroshi Inoue and Eiji Higuchi Electrode Materials for Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Batteries Montse Casas-Cabanas and M. Rosa Palacin All-Solid-State Rechargeable Batteries Hirokazu Munakata and Kiyoshi Kanamura New Trend in Liquid Electrolytes for Electrochemical Energy Devices Hajime Matsumoto Organic Electrode Active Materials for Rechargeable Batteries: Recent Development and Future Prospects Masaru Yao and Tetsu Kiyobayashi Materials for Metal-Air Batteries Vladimir Neburchilov and Haijiang Wang Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Production Jiefang Zhu Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction Ana Primo, Stefan Neatu, and Hermenegildo Garcia Materials for Reversible High-Capacity Hydrogen Storage Min Zhu, Liuzhang Ouyang, and Hui Wang Ammonia-Based Hydrogen Storage Materials Yoshitsugu Kojima, Hiroki Miyaoka, and Takayuki Ichikawa Progress in Cathode Catalysts for PEFC Hideo Daimon Fundamentals and Materials Aspects of Direct Liquid Fuel Cells Yogeshwar Sahai and Jia Ma Developments in Electrodes, Membranes, and Electrolytes for Direct Borohydride Fuel Cells Irene Merino-Jimenez, Carlos Ponce de Leon, and Frank C. Walsh Index

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Qiang Xu is a chief senior researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and adjunct professor at Kobe University in Japan. He received his PhD in physical chemistry in 1994 from Osaka University in Japan. After working as a postdoctoral fellow at Osaka University, he became a research scientist at the Osaka National Research Institute (ONRI). Dr. Xu's research interests include porous materials and nanostructured materials and related functional applications, especially for clean energy. Tetsuhiko Kobayashi is the director general for Environment and Energy Research at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan. He received his PhD in electrochemistry from Osaka University in Japan. After working as a JSPS postdoctoral fellow at Osaka University, he became a research scientist at the Government Industrial Research Institute of Osaka (GIRIO). He worked as group leader at the Osaka National Research Institute (ONRI) and as director of the Special Division for Green Life Technology, Research Institute for Ubiquitous Energy Devices, and Kansai Research Center in the AIST. He also worked as a guest professor in Kyoto, Kobe, and Osaka Universities. Dr. Kobayashi's research interests include electrochemistry, catalytic chemistry, and materials chemistry, especially for clean energy applications.

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