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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Through Nanotechnology

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Editors:
  1. Ling Zang

    1. , Department of Materials Science and, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA

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  • Provides cutting-edge research on energy-related nanotechnology
  • Offers a comprehensive look at energy-related nanotechnology as a whole, rather than covering highly-specialised topics
  • Written by international experts in energy-related nanotechnology

Part of the book series: Green Energy and Technology (GREEN)

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Electricity Generation via Inorganic and Organic Solar Cells

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Enhancement of Si-Based Solar Cell Efficiency via Nanostructure Integration

      • Junshuai Li, Hong-Yu Yu
      Pages 3-55

    3. Organic and Hybrid Solar Cells Based on Small Molecules

      • Luiz C. P. Almeida, Jilian N. de Freitas, Flavio S. Freitas, Ana F. Nogueira
      Pages 57-114

    4. Organic Solar Cells with Inverted and Tandem Structures

      • De Wei Zhao, Aung Ko Ko Kyaw, Xiao Wei Sun
      Pages 115-170

    5. Organic Solar Cells and Their Nanostructural Improvement

      • Serap Günes
      Pages 171-225

    6. On the Importance of Morphology Control for Printable Solar Cells

      • Svetlana S. van Bavel, Joachim Loos
      Pages 227-249

    7. Development of Low Band Gap Polymers for Roll-to-Roll Coated Polymer Solar Cell Modules

      • Eva Bundgaard, Frederik Krebs
      Pages 251-270

    8. Nanoarchitectured Electrodes for Enhanced Electron Transport in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

      • Tao Xu
      Pages 271-298

    9. Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Natural Dyes and Nanostructural Improvement of TiO2 Film

      • Shoji Furukawa
      Pages 299-316

    10. Nanotube- and Nanorod-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

      • Yung-Eun Sung, Soon Hyung Kang, Jae-Yup Kim
      Pages 317-350

    11. Nanostructured Materials Formed by Molecular Layer Deposition for Enhanced Solar Energy Utilization with Optical Waveguides

      • Tetsuzo Yoshimura
      Pages 351-390

  3. Electricity Generation via Fuel Cells and Piezoelectric Materials

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 391-391
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    2. Nanomaterials for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

      • Xin Wang, Shuangyin Wang
      Pages 393-424

    3. Energy Harvesting Based on PZT Nanofibers

      • Xi Chen, Nan Yao, Yong Shi
      Pages 425-438

  4. Clean Fuels Generation and Environmental Remediation by Sun Light

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 439-439
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    2. Nanostructured Materials for Photolytic Hydrogen Production

      • Jiefang Zhu, Dinko Chakarov, Michael Zäch
      Pages 441-486

    3. (Oxy)nitrides and Oxysulfides as Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalysts for Overall Water Splitting

      • Kazuhiko Maeda, Tsuyoshi Takata, Kazunari Domen
      Pages 487-529

    4. Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Conversion of Carbon Dioxide

      • Hisao Yoshida
      Pages 531-559

    5. Nanostructured Electrodes and Devices for Converting Carbon Dioxide Back to Fuels: Advances and Perspectives

      • Gabriele Centi, Siglinda Perathoner
      Pages 561-583
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About this book

Reflecting the rapid growth of nanotechnology research and the potential impact of the growing energy crisis, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Through Nanotechnology provides comprehensive coverage of cutting-edge research in the energy-related fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology, which aim to improve energy efficiency and the generation of renewable energy.

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Through Nanotechnology tightly correlates nanotechnology with energy issues in a general, comprehensive way that makes it not only suitable as a desk reference for research, but also as a knowledge resource for the non-expert general public.

Readers will find Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Through Nanotechnology useful in a variety of ways, ranging from the creation of energy policy, to energy research development, and to education in nanotechnology and its application to energy-related problems. It can also be used as a primary or supplementary textbook for energy-related courses for advanced undergraduate and graduate students.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Materials Science and, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA

    Ling Zang

About the editor

Ling Zang, Ph.D., is a USTAR professor of nanotechnology at the University of Utah, with expertise in the fields of nanomaterials and molecular devices. Dr. Zang’s current research focuses on nanoscale imaging and molecular probing, organic semiconductors and nanostructures, optoelectronic sensors and nanodevices, with the long-term goal of achieving real applications in the areas of national security, renewable energy, and clean environment. Before moving to Utah in 2008, Dr. Zang was an associate professor at Southern Illinois University. He was previously an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at Erlangen-Nuremberg University in Germany, an NSF CAREER Award winner, and a K. C. Wong Foundation Research Fellow. He also holds an adjunct professorship at the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, and serves on the editorial board of several scientific journals including the Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems, the Journal of Nanoscience Letters, and Imaging Science and Photochemistry. Dr. Zang has been awarded various federal grants to support his broad range of research in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Beyond the regular faculty duty on campus, Dr. Zang also remains active in organizing and chairing the nanotechnology sessions of various national and international conferences, e.g., Beckman Frontiers of Science Symposium, National Academy of Sciences, AIChE Annual Meeting, NanoUtah Annual Conference, etc.  Dr. Zang earned his B.S. in physical chemistry from Tsinghua University in 1991 and his Ph.D. in chemistry from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1995.

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