Nanoenergy

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vii

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2. Incorporation of Inorganic Nanoparticles into Bulk Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells

   • Jilian N. de Freitas, Ana Flávia Nogueira

   Pages 1-47

3. Nanomaterials for Solar Energy Conversion: Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Ruthenium (II) Tris-Heteroleptic Compounds or Natural Dyes

   • Juliana dos Santos de Souza, Leilane Oliveira Martins de Andrade, André Sarto Polo

   Pages 49-80

4. Facile Routes to Produce Hematite Film for Hydrogen Generation from Photoelectro-Chemical Water Splitting

   • Flavio L. de Souza, Allan M. Xavier, Waldemir M. de Carvalho, Ricardo H. Gonçalves, Edson R. Leite

   Pages 81-99

5. Biofuel Cells: Bioelectrochemistry Applied to the Generation of Green Electricity

   • Gabriel M. Olyveira, Rodrigo M. Iost, Roberto A. S. Luz, Frank N. Crespilho

   Pages 101-123

6. Recent Advances on Nanostructured Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Electro-Reduction and Ethanol Electro-Oxidation

   • Fabio H. B. Lima, Daniel A. Cantane

   Pages 125-151

7. Nanocomposites from V2O5 and Lithium Ion Batteries

   • Fritz Huguenin, Ana Rita Martins, Roberto Manuel Torresi

   Pages 153-177

8. Magnesium Alloys as Anode Materials for Ni-MH Batteries: Challenges and Opportunities for Nanotechnology

   • Sydney Ferreira Santos, Flavio Ryoichi Nikkuni, Edson Antonio Ticianelli

   Pages 179-200

Low dimensional systems have revolutionized the science and technology in several areas. However, their understanding is still a great challenge for the scientific community. Solar energy conversion devices based on nanostructured materials have shown exceptional gains in efficiency and stability. In this context, nanostructures allow an improvement of surface properties, transport and charge transfer, as well as direct application as sensors and storage devices and energy conversion. This book discuss the recent advances and future trends of the nanoscience in solar energy conversion and storage. It explores and discusses recent developments both in theory as well as in experimental studies and is of interest to materials scientists, chemists, physicists and engineers.

• biofuel cells
• energy conversion
• energy storage
• hydrogen generation
• lithium ion batteries
• natural dyes
• organic solar cells
• solid-state batteries

• , Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas., Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, Brazil

  Flavio Leandro de Souza

• , CCET - Depart. de Química, Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos, São Carlos (SP), Brazil

  Edson Roberto Leite

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