About the Book
Exploration of various advanced materials for energy devices particularly based on renewable energy is a daunting task. In this book fundamental aspects of various energy resources namely, photovoltaic energy, thermoelectric energy, green hydrogen generation, lithium-ion battery, fuel cell, supercapacitors along with various devices and applications have been discussed in six chapters. Primary focus of all chapters is to explore utilization of various materials like conventional bulk materials, thin films, low dimensional materials, nanomaterials for above mentioned energy generation process. For some specific cases, role of quantum materials has been discussed. For some energy devices use of various organic materials, electrolytes etc. have been addressed. Apart from these, brief discussion on some physical and chemical routes for the synthesis of energy materials have been highlighted.
Contents
1. Solar Energy Conversion and Silicon Solar cell 2, Heterojunction Thin Film Solar Cells 3. Dye sensitized, Quantum Dot Sensitized, Perovskite and Tandem Solar cell 4. Materials for Thermo Electric Energy 5_ Materials for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting 6_ Materials and Devices for Energy Storage.
About the Author
Dr. Santanu Ghosh, Professor, Department of Physics, IIT Delhi has long experience in teaching and research on various materials from bulk to nanoscale, their synthesis, characterization and applications. He investigated many materials like oxides, nitrides, chalcogenides, metals, nanocomposites, carbon nanostructures for miscellaneous applications, which include some renewable energy sources. He also taught a course titled 'Energy materials and devices' to undergraduate, postgraduate students and young researchers. He has authored about 130 research papers, several book chapters, review articles, one book and one web-based course (under NPTEL). |
