1st Edition

Multifunctional Nanostructured Metal Oxides for Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices

    338 Pages 267 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    338 Pages 267 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Metal oxide nanoparticles exhibit potential applications in energy and environmental fields, such as solar cells, fuel cells, hydrogen energy, and energy storage devices. This book covers all points from synthesis, properties, and applications of transition metal oxide nanoparticle materials in energy storage and conversion devices. Aimed at graduate-level students and researchers associated with the energy and environment sector, this book addresses the application of nontoxic and environmentally friendly metal oxide materials for a clean environment and deals with synthesis properties and application metal oxides materials for energy conversion, energy storage, and hydrogen generation.

    Chapter 1 Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Transition Metal

    Oxide Nanomaterials ............................................................................1

    R. Rakesh Kumar, K. Uday Kumar, and D. Haranath

    Chapter 2 Transition Metal-Oxide-Based Electrodes for Na/Li Ion Batteries ....... 75

    Paresh H. Salame

    Chapter 3 Layered Metal Oxides/Hydroxides for High-Performance

    Supercapacitor ....................................................................................93

    Deepa B. Bailmare, Chandrasekar M. Subramaniyam,

    and Abhay D. Deshmukh

    Chapter 4 Transition Metal Oxide-Based Multiferroic Materials

    for Spintronics and Energy-Harvesting Applications ...................... 113

    Rajan Singh and Jayant Kolte

    Chapter 5 Advanced Graphene-Transition Metal-Oxide-Based

    Nanocomposite Photocatalysts for Efficient Degradation

    of Pollutants Present in Wastewater ................................................. 129

    S. Raut-Jadhav and M. V. Bagal

    Chapter 6 Metal Oxides for High-Performance Hydrogen Generation

    by Water Splitting ............................................................................. 169

    Sagar D. Balgude, Shrikant S. Barkade,

    and Satish P. Mardikar

    Chapter 7 Electrocatalysts in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells ....................................... 195

    A. P. Khandale and S. S. Bhoga

    Chapter 8 Overview on Metal Oxide Perovskite Solar Cells ............................ 221

    N. Thejo Kalyani and S. J. Dhoble

    Chapter 9 QDs for High Brightness WLEDs and Solar Cell Devices .............. 243

    Vijay B. Pawade, K. N. Shinde, and S. J. Dhoble

    Chapter 10 Metals, Metal Oxides, and Their Composites—Safety

    and Health Awareness ...................................................................... 259

    Shrikaant Kulkarni

    Chapter 11 Future Scope of Various Nanostructured Metal Oxides

    for Sustainable Energy Sources ........................................................309

    Jaykumar B. Bhasarkar, Bharat A. Bhanvase,

    and Vijay B. Pawade

    Biography

    Dr. Vijay B. Pawade is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Physics at the Laximarayan Institute of Technology, R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur, India. His research is focused on rare-earth-doped oxide materials and their applications in LEDs and solar cell devices. He has published 30 research papers in referred international journals and has served as a referee of many peer-reviewed journals published by Elsevier, Springer, Willey, Taylor fancies, RSC, and ACS. He is co-author of the book titled Phosphor for Energy Saving and Conversion Technology and he has co-edited and contributed three chapters in the book Nanomaterials for Green Energy published by Elsevier.

    Dr. Paresh H. Salame is an Assistant Professor, in the Department of Physics, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India. His research is focused on nanostructured cathode materials for energy storage and conversion, Colossal Dielectric constant materials, and multiferroics. He has written 8 international papers in peer-reviewed journals and has authored 2 book chapters in reputed books published by Elsevier. He is also a recipient of the Early Career Research Award (previously called the Young Scientist Research Award) by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Govt. of India for his project on Cathode materials for Rechargeable Na-ion Batteries.

    Dr. Bharat A. Bhanvase is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. His research interests are focused on wastewater treatment, cavitation-based nanomaterials and nanocomposites, process intensification, microfluidics, and nanofluids. He has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pune, Pune, India. He has published 57 articles in international journals, 4 in national journals and presented 6 papers at international conferences and 12 at national conferences. He has written 29 book chapters in internationally renowned books and has co-edited three book (one of them is Nanomaterials for Green Energy published by Elsevier). He is the recipient of the Young Scientist Research Award start-up research grant from the Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi (India) in the year 2015. He has more than 15 years teaching experience. He serves as a reviewer for 60 International journals.