Advanced energy materials / / edited by Ashutosh Tiwari and Sergiy Valyukh

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910825191603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, , [2014]; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-118-90484-2; 1-118-90492-3; 1-118-90489-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (616 p.)
• Collana: Advanced materials series
• Altri autori (Persone): TiwariAshutosh <1978->; ValyukhSergiy
• Disciplina: 621.31028/4
• Soggetti: Renewable energy sources - Research; Energy storage - Materials; Solar energy - Materials
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1 Non-imaging Focusing Heliostat; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Principle of Non-imaging Focusing Heliostat (NIFH); 1.2.1 Primary Tracking (Global Movement for Heliostat Frame); 1.2.2 Secondary Tracking (Local Movement for Slave Mirrors); 1.3 Residual Aberration; 1.3.1 Methodology; 1.3.2 Optical Analysis of Residual Aberration; 1.4 Optimization of Flux Distribution Pattern for Wide Range of Incident Angle; 1.5 First Prototype of Non-imaging Focusing Heliostat (NIFH); 1.5.1 Heliostat Structure; 1.5.2 Heliostat Arm; 1.5.3 Pedestal; 1.5.4 Mirror and Unit Frame1.5.5 Hardware and Software Control System; 1.5.6 Optical Alignment of Prototype Heliostat; 1.5.7 High Temperature Solar Furnace System; 1.6 Second Prototype of Non-imaging Focusing Heliostat (NIFH); 1.6.1 Introduction; 1.6.2 Mechanical Design and Control System of Second Prototype; 1.6.3 High Temperature Potato Skin Vaporization Experiment; 1.7 Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; 2 State-of-the-Art of Nanostructures in Solar Energy Research; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Motivations for Solar ; Energy; 2.2.1 Importance of Solar Energy; 2.2.2 Solar Energy and Its Economy; 2.2.3 Technologies Based on Solar Energy2.2.4 Photovoltaic Systems; 2.3 Nanostructures and Different Synthesis Techniques; 2.3.1 Classification of Nanomaterials; 2.3.2 Synthesis and Processing of Nanomaterials; 2.4 Nanomaterials for Solar Cells Applications; 2.4.1 CdTe, CdSe and CdS Thin-Film PV Devices; 2.4.2 Nanoparticles/Quantum Dot Solar Cells and PV Devices; 2.4.3 Iron Disulfide Pyrite, CuInS2 and Cu2ZnSnS4; 2.4.4 Organic Solar Cells and Nanowire Solar Cells; 2.4.5 Polycrystalline Thin-Film Solar Cells; 2.5 Advanced Nanostructures for Technological Applications; 2.5.1 Nanocones Used as Inexpensive Solar Cells2.5.2 Core/Shell Nanoparticles towards PV Applications; 2.5.3 Silicon PV Devices; 2.5.4 III-V Semiconductors; 2.6 Theory and Future Trends in Solar Cells; 2.6.1 Theoretical Formulation of the Solar Cell; 2.6.2 The Third Generation Solar Cells; 2.7 Conclusion; References; 3 Metal Oxide Semiconductors and Their Nanocomposites Application towards Photovoltaic and Photocatalytic; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Metal Oxide Nanostructures for Photovoltaic Applications; 3.3 TiO2Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites for the Application of DSSC and Heterostructure Devices3.3.1 Fabrication of DSSCs with TiO2 Nanorods (NRs) Based Photoanode; 3.3.2 Fabrication of DSSCs with TiO2 Nanocomposite Based Photoanode; 3.3.3 TiO2 Nanocomposite for the Heterostructure Devices; 3.4 ZnO Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites for the Application of DSSC and Heterostructure Devices; 3.4.1 Fabrication of DSSCs with ZnO Nanotubes (NTs) Based Photoanode; 3.4.2 Fabrication of DSSCs with Nanospikes Decorated ZnO Sheets Based Photoanode; 3.4.3 Fabrication of DSSCs with ZnO Nanorods (NRs) and Nanoballs (NBs) Nanomaterial Based Photoanode
• Sommario/riassunto: The role of materials engineering is to provide the much needed support in the development of photovoltaic devices with the new and fundamental researches on novel energy materials with tailor-made photonic properties. Advanced Energy Materials has been designed to provide the state-of-the-art so that scientists can fully be informed of this vast multi-disciplinary approach. A good understanding on the excited state reactivity of photoactive materials helps to prepare new materials and molecules capable of absorbing light over a given wavelength range and using it for driving electron