Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials for Energy

Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials for Energy

Pierre Camille Lacaze, University of Paris, France
Jean-Christophe Lacroix, University of Paris, France


ISBN : 9781786304971

Publication Date : January 2022

Hardcover 380 pp

165.00 USD

Co-publisher

Description


The major topical and societal issues of energy transition and environmental conservation have benefited from the contribution of nanotechnologies and nanomaterials. Nanomaterials, including carbon-based newcomers, have helped to improve in particular the performance of energy storage and conversion devices.

Some of these nanomaterials, including fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, nanodiamonds and carbon dots, were discovered well before the 2000s. Others are more recent, including graphene (the leading material of the 21st century) as well as many mineral materials developed at the nano scale: atomic clusters, metal or semiconductor nanoparticles, two-dimensional inorganic materials, metal-organic frameworks (MOF) and luminescent quantum dots. All of these are involved in the realization of devices for energy purposes.

Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials for Energy provides a critical analysis of the latest work in the fields of batteries, photovoltaics, fuel cells and catalysis as well as lighting, with the advent of light-emitting diodes.

Contents


Part 1. Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies
1. Carbon-based Nanomaterials.
2. Inorganic Nanomaterials.

Part 2. Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials for Energy
3. Energy Storage.
4. Energy Conversion.
5. Electro- and Photocatalysis.

About the authors/editors


Pierre Camille Lacaze is former Director of the ITODYS Laboratory and former President of the Division de Chimie Physique of the Société chimique de France. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Paris, and his research focuses on the physico-chemistry of surfaces.

Jean-Christophe Lacroix is Professor at the University of Paris and Deputy Director of the ITODYS Laboratory. His research focuses on nanoelectrochemistry, chemical and electrochemical surface modification, plasmonics and molecular electronics.

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