Nanotechnology for the Energy Challenge

Unique in providing an overview of the subject on the scientific level, this book presents the current state of the art with regard to different aspects of sustainable energy production and its efficient storage. The broad scope ranges from nanomaterials for energy production, via fuel cells and nanostructured materials for fuel production, right up to supercapacitors and climate change. Edited by a rising star within the community, this is an invaluable work on a hot topic for materials scientists, solid state, surface and physical chemists, as well as those chemists working in industry and chemical engineers.

Unique in providing an overview of the subject on the scientific level, this book presents the current state of the art with regard to different aspects of sustainable energy production and its efficient storage.The broad scope ranges from nanomaterials for energy production, via fuel cells and nanostructured materials for fuel production, right up to supercapacitors and climate change.Edited by a rising star within the community, this is an invaluable work on a hot topic for materials scientists, solid state, surface and physical chemists, as well as those chemists working in industry and chemical engineers.

PART I: Sustainable Energy ProductionNANOTECHNOLOGY FOR ENERGY PRODUCTIONEnergy Challenge in the 21st Century and NanotechnologyNanotechnology in Energy ProductionNANOTECHNOLOGY IN DYE-SENSITIZED PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICESIntroductionSemiconductors and Optical AbsorptionDye Molecular EngineeringThe Stable Self-Assembling Dye Monomolecular LayerThe Nanostructured SemiconductorTHERMAL-ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONVERSION FROM THE NANOTECHNOLOGY PERSPECTIVEIntroductionEstablished Bulk Thermoelectric MaterialsSelection Criteria for Bulk Thermoelectric MaterialsSurvey of Size EffectsThermoelectric Properties on the Nanoscale: Modeling and MetrologyExperimental Results and DiscussionsNANOMATERIALS FOR FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIESIntroductionLow-Temperature Fuel CellsHigh-Temperature Fuel CellsTHE CONTRIBUTION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY TO HYDDROGEN PRODUCTIONIntroductionHydrogen Production by Semiconductor NanomaterialsPART II: Efficient Energy StorageNANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS FOR HYDROGEN STORAGEIntroductionHydrogen Storage by PhysisorptionHydrogen Storage by ChemisorptionELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE: THE BENEFITS OF NANOMATERIALSIntroductionNanomaterials for Energy StorageNanostructured Electrodes and Interfaces for the Electrochemical Storage of EnergyCARBON-BASED NANOMATERIALS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGEIntroductionNanotexture and Surface Functionality of sp2 CarbonsSupercapacitorsLithium-Ion BatteriesNANOMATERIALS FOR SUPERCONDUCTORS FROM THE ENERGY PERSPECTIVEOvercoming Limitations to Superconductors' PerformanceFlux Pinning by Nanoscale DefectsThe Grain Boundary ProblemAnisotropic Current PropertiesEnhancing Naturally Occurring Nanoscale DefectsArtificial Introduction of Flux Pinning NanostructuresSelf-Assembled NanostructuresControl of Epitaxy-Enabling Atomic Sulfur SuperstructurePART III: Energy SustainabilityGREEN NANOFABRICATION: UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACHES FOR THE CONSERVATIVE USE OF ENERGYIntroductionGreen Approaches to NanofabricationFuture Directions: Toward "Zero-Cost" FabricationNANOCATALYSIS FOR FUEL PRODUCTIONIntroductionPetroleum RefiningNaphtha ReformingHydrotreatingCrackingHydrocrackingConversion of SyngasWater-Gas ShiftMethanol SynthesisFischer-Tropsch Synthesis (FTS)MethanationNanocatalysis for BioenergyThe FutureSURFACE-FUNCTIONALIZED NANOPOROUS CATALYSTS TOWARDS BIOFUEL APPLICATIONSIntroductionImmobilization Strategies of Single-Site Heterogeneous CatalystsDesign of More Efficient Heterogeneous Catalysts with Enhanced Reactivity and SelectivityOther Heterogeneous Catalyst System on Non-Silica SupportNANOTECHNOLOGY FOR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTUREIntroductionCO2 Capture ProcessesNanotechnology for CO2 CapturePorous Coordination Polymers for CO2 CaptureNANOSTRUCTURED ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICESIntroductionQuantum Confinement and Charge Balance for OLEDs and PLEDsPhosphorescent Materials for OLEDs and PLEDsMulti-Photon Emission and tandem Structure for OLEDs and PLEDsThe Enhancement of Light Out-CouplingOutlook for the Future of Nanostructured OLEDs and PLEDsELECTROCHROMIC MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGSIntroductionElectrochromic MaterialsElectrochromic Devices