Nanotechnology for Next-Generation Energy Storage

Auteur

Dr Tariq Altalhi, Ph.D, is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Taif University, Saudi Arabia. He received his doctorate degree from University of Adelaide, Australia in the year 2014 with Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence. He has worked as head of Chemistry Department at Taif university and Vice Dean of Science college. In 2015, one of his works was nominated for Green Tech awards from Germany, Europe's largest environmental and business prize, amongst top 10 entries. He has co-edited various scientific books. His group is involved in fundamental multidisciplinary research in nanomaterial synthesis and engineering, characterization, and their application in molecular separation, desalination, membrane systems, drug delivery, and biosensing. In addition, he has established key contacts with major industries in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Jibran Iqbal is a Chemist with a focus on Green, Sustainable and Environmental Chemistry. He received his PhD degree in Analytical Chemistry in June 2012 from School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), Shanghai, China. During his PhD at ECUST, he developed novel green and sustainable Chemistry tools and techniques for highly sensitive environmental pollutants analysis. He currently is an Associate Professor at Zayed University, UAE. His approach to teaching is to help students build and discover how disciplines and concepts are interconnected. He is motivated and passionate about working with students as they apply concepts to new situations and are challenged to develop creative problem-solving skills. Dr. Jibran's research is highly interdisciplinary, focused on the interface between Environmental Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Materials and Nanotechnology for the development of sustainable water solutions and trace analysis of heavy metals and emerging organic pollutants. He has keen interest in developing nanocomposite, nanoporous and 2D materials for potential applications in catalysis, separations, SERS, sensing and clean energy. He directs research and development of circular Chemistry to enable a circular economy.Dr. Inamuddin, Ph.D, is an assistant professor at the Department of Applied Chemistry, Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He has extensive research experience in multidisciplinary fields of analytical chemistry, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, renewable energy, and environmental science. He has worked on different research projects funded by various government agencies and universities and is the recipient of awards, including the Fast-Track Young Scientist Award and the Young Researcher of the Year Award 2020 of the university. He has published about 213 research articles in various international scientific journals, 18 book chapters, and 200 edited books with multiple well-known publishers. His current research interests include ion exchange materials, a sensor for heavy metal ions, biofuel cells, supercapacitors, and bending actuators.

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Nanotechnology for Next-Gen Energy Storage: Trends and Applications introduces the different methods for fabrication of nano-composites based on the desired properties for renewable energy technologies. The book provides a proper understanding of the latest developments instituted by analysts for unified nano-composites production of multifarious devices employed in the growing vistas related to transportation, health sectors, water treatment, aerospace, constructions, environmental protections, industrial applications, biomedical utilities, automobiles, and agriculture, hence emerging for overall sustainable evolution besides energy concerns. It highlights nano-composites that are exploited for sustainable energy devices like solar/piezoelectric devices, batteries, etc. The book includes investigations that prove the relation between newly developed nano-composites and energy conversion efficiencies of solar along with piezoelectric materials performance.

Contenu

Part I: Foundations of Nanocomposites for Sustainable Energy Applications

1. Introduction
2. Basics of Nano-composites for Sustainable Energies
3. Functionalization of Architectural Nanostructures for Nanocomposites in Sustainable Energy Applications
4. Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocomposites for Sustainable Energy Applications
5. Thermal, Optical, Mechanical, and Electrical Properties of Nanocomposites
6. Biocompatibility, Biodegradation, and Permeability of Nanocomposites

Part II: Nanocomposites for Energy Conversion and Storage

7. Overview of Nanocomposites for Energy Conversion and Storage
8. Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Based Nanocomposites for Energy Conversion and Storage
9. MXenes Based Nanocomposites for Energy Conversion and Storage
10. Semiconductor Based Nanocomposites for Energy Conversion Applications
11. Graphene Based Nanocomposites for Energy Conversion and Storage
12. Multi-dimensional Materials Based Nanocomposites in Sustainable Energy Conversion

Part III: Nanocomposites for Specific Sustainable Energy Applications

13. One dimensional Nanocomposites for Renewable Energies
14. Evaluation of Electrochemical Capacitors performance based on various nanocomposites
15. Rechargeable Li-ion Batteries: Nanocomposite Materials and Applications
16. Nanocomposites for Field Emission Applications
17. Micro/Nano-composites as Heterogeneous Catalysts
18. Nanocomposite Materials for Fuel Cell Applications
19. Diverse Nanocomposites for Photocatalytic Degradation
20. Nanocomposite Systems for Photovoltaic Cells
21. Electrochromic Nanocomposites: Principles and Applications
22. Efficient Nanocomposites for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Part IV: Challenges, Future Perspectives, and Conclusions

23. Limitations and Challenges of Green Nanocomposites in Energy Storage
24. Future Trends in Nano-composites for Sustainable Energy Applications