1st Edition

Emerging Energy Materials Applications and Challenges

262 Pages 66 Color & 7 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

262 Pages 66 Color & 7 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

262 Pages 66 Color & 7 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Emerging Energy Materials: Applications and Challenges guides the reader through materials used in progressive energy systems. It tackles their use in energy storage across solar, bio, geothermal, wind, fossil, hydrogen, nuclear, and thermal energy. Specific chapters are dedicated to energy reaping systems currently in development. This book contributes to the current literature by... Read more

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.