1st Edition
Emerging Energy Materials Applications and Challenges
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
Biography
Govind B. Nair is post-doctoral researcher at the University of Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
H. Nagabhushan is Chair of the Department of Physics at Tumkur University, India.
Nirupama S. Dhoble is a professor of chemistry at Sevadal Mahila Mahavidhyalaya, India
Sanjay J. Dhoble is a professor of physics at Nagpur University, India.






