05733nam 2200733 450 991083031300332120230807204559.01-119-00893-X1-119-00892-11-119-00899-9(CKB)2670000000583680(EBL)1866801(OCoLC)885148392(SSID)ssj0001381603(PQKBManifestationID)11888742(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001381603(PQKBWorkID)11393401(PQKB)10764929(MiAaPQ)EBC1866801(DLC) 2014030821(EXLCZ)99267000000058368020140731h20152015 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMetal chalcogenide semiconductor nanostructures and their applications in renewable energy /edited by Ahsanulhaq QurashiHoboken, New Jersey :John Wiley and Sons, Inc.,[2015]©20151 online resource (322 p.)Includes index.1-118-23791-9 1-322-43656-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Part 1: RENEWABLE ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS; 1 Introduction: An Overview of Metal Chalcogenide Nanostructures for Renewable Energy Applications; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Metal Chalcogenide Nanostructures; 1.3 Growth of Metal Chalcogenide Nanostructures; 1.4 Applications of Metal Chalcogenide Nanostructures; 1.5 Summary and Future Perspective; References; 2 Renewable Energy and Materials; 2.1 Global Energy Scenario; 2.2 Role of Renewable Energy in Sustainable Energy Future; 2.3 Importance of Materials Role in Renewable Energy; References3 Sustainable Feed Stock and Energy Futures3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Discussion; 3.2.1 Nuclear Technology; 3.2.2 Solar Energy; 3.2.3 Hydrogen by Water Splitting; References; Part 2: SYNTHESIS OF METAL CHALCOGENIDE NANOSTRUCTURES; 4 Metal-Selenide Nanostructures: Growth and Properties; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Growth and Properties of Different Groups of Metal-Selenide Nanostructures; 4.2.1 Metal Selenides from II-VI Semiconductors; 4.2.2 ZnSe; 4.2.3 CdSe; 4.2.4 HgSe; 4.3 Metal Selenides from III-VI Semiconductors; 4.3.1 In2Se3; 4.4 Metal Selenides from IV-VI Semiconductors; 4.4.1 SnSe; 4.4.1 PbSe4.5 Metal Selenides from V-VI Semiconductors4.5.1 Sb2Se3; 4.5.2 Bi2Se3; 4.6 Metal Selenides from Transition Metal (TM); 4.6.1 Copper Selenide (CuSe, Cu3Se2); 4.6.2 Iron Selenide (FeSe2, FeSe); 4.6.3 MoSe2; 4.6.3 WSe2; 4.7 Ternary Metal-Selenide Compounds; 4.7.1 CuInSe2 (Copper Indium Diselenide); 4.7.2 CdSSe; 4.7.3 CdZnSe; 4.8 Summary and Future Outlook; Acknowledgment; References; 5 Growth Mechanism and Surface Functionalization of Metal Chalcogenides Nanostructures; 5.1 Introduction; 5.1.2 Structure of Layered Transition Metal Chalcogenides (LTMCs)5.2 Synthetic Methods for Layered Metal Chalcogenides5.2.1 Laser Ablation; 5.2.2 Arc Discharge; 5.2.3 Microwave-Induced Plasma; 5.2.4 Electron Beam Irradiation; 5.2.5 Spray Pyrolysis; 5.2.6 Sulfidization with H2S; 5.2.7 Hydrothermal; 5.2.8 Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) Technique; 5.2.9 Vapor-Liquid-Solid (VLS) Growth; 5.2.10 Oxide-to-Sulfide Conversion; 5.2.11 Hot-Injection Solution Synthesis; 5.2.12 Liquid Exfoliation; 5.3 Surface Functionalization of Layered Metal Dichalcogenide Nanostructures; 5.3.1 Surface Functionalization Based on Polymeric Ligands5.3.2 Surface Functionalization Based on Pearson Hardness5.3.3 Surface Functionalization of Metal Chalcogenides by Silane; 5.4 Applications of Inorganic Nanotubes and Fullerenes; 5.4.1 Energy; References; 6 Optical and Structural Properties of Metal Chalcogenide Semiconductor Nanostructures; 6.1 Optical Properties of Metal Chalcogenides Semiconductor Nanostructures; 6.1.2 Metal Chalcogenide Nanocrystals; 6.2 Structural Properties and Defects of Metal Chalcogenide Semiconductor Nanostructures; References; 7 Structural and Optical Properties of CdS Nanostructures; 7.1 Introduction7.2 Nanomaterials This first ever reference book that focuses on metal chalcogenide semiconductor nanostructures for renewable energy applications encapsulates the state-of-the-art in multidisciplinary research on the metal chalcogenide semiconductor nanostructures (nanocrystals, nanoparticles, nanorods, nanowires, nanobelts, nanoflowers, nanoribbons and more). The properties and synthesis of a class of nanomaterials is essential to renewable energy manufacturing and this book focuses on the synthesis of metal chalcogendie nanostructures, their growth mechanism, optical, electrical, and other important proMicroharvesters (Electronics)Direct energy conversionMaterialsSemiconductorsMaterialsChalcogenidesElectric propertiesChalcogenidesThermal propertiesNanostructured materialsMicroharvesters (Electronics)Direct energy conversionMaterials.SemiconductorsMaterials.ChalcogenidesElectric properties.ChalcogenidesThermal properties.Nanostructured materials.621.31621.3124Qurashi AhsanulhaqMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910830313003321Metal chalcogenide semiconductor nanostructures and their applications in renewable energy3951782UNINA