Energy Materials: A Short Introduction to Functional Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage provides readers with an accessible overview of the functional materials currently employed or investigated for energy provision, conversion, and storage. Rather than exploring the physical and chemical basics of energy conversion and storage, this book focuses on the various materials used in this field with simple explanations of their design principles, specific functionality, and quantitative figures of merit.
It is suited for advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying energy and energy materials in physics, material science, engineering, and chemistry courses, as well as scientists starting their research in the field of functional materials for energy applications.
Key Features:
- Provides an accessible introduction to complex subjects in simple terms with pedagogical features to enhance learning
- Contains the latest developments in this exciting and growing area
- Discusses examples from modern high-impact research and applications
Author(s): Aliaksandr S. Bandarenka
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 251
City: Boca Raton
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgment
Preface
Author
CHAPTER 1 Energy and Fuels
1.1 WHAT ARE THE “BEST FUELS”?
1.2 THE CONCEPT OF THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY
1.3 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
1.4 QUESTIONS
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 2 Heterogeneous Catalysts for Fuel Processing
2.1 CATALYSIS IN ENERGY APPLICATIONS
2.2 CATALYST ACTIVITY
2.3 CATALYST SELECTIVITY AND STABILITY
2.4 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
2.5 QUESTIONS
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 3 Electrocatalysts for Energy Provision
3.1 ELECTROCATALYSIS
3.2 ELECTROCATALYSTS FOR ELECTROLYZERS
3.3 ELECTROCATALYSTS FOR FUEL CELLS
3.4 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
3.5 QUESTIONS
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 4 Ionic Conductors
4.1 ELECTROLYTES AND SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LIQUID AND SOLID ION CONDUCTORS
4.2 CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUID ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS
4.3 IONIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLID ELECTROLYTES
4.4 HOMOGENEOUS AND HETEROGENEOUS DOPING OF SOLID ELECTROLYTES
4.5 SUPERIONIC CONDUCTORS
4.6 POLYMER ION CONDUCTORS
4.7 IONIC LIQUIDS
4.8 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
4.9 QUESTIONS
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 5 Materials for Supercapacitors
5.1 WHY SUPERCAPACITORS?
5.2 THE ELECTRICAL DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITANCE
5.3 PSEUDOCAPACITANCES
5.4 MATERIALS AND ELECTROLYTES FOR SUPERCAPACITORS
5.5 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
5.6 QUESTIONS
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 6 Functional Materials for Primary and Rechargeable Batteries
6.1 BATTERIES
6.2 NONRECHARGEABLE ALKALINE MANGANESE DIOXIDE BATTERY
6.3 RECHARGEABLE LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
6.4 RECHARGEABLE LI-ION BATTERIES
6.5 AQUEOUS NA-ION BATTERIES
6.6 METAL-AIR BATTERIES
6.7 ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERIES
6.8 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
6.9 QUESTIONS
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 7 An “Artificial Leaf”: A Dream or a Viable Energy Provision Concept?
7.1 MOTIVATION
7.2 A PHOTOCATALYTIC APPROACH
7.3 ONE-STEP PHOTOEXCITATION SYSTEMS
7.4 TWO-STEP PHOTOEXCITATION SYSTEMS
7.5 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
7.6 QUESTIONS
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 8 Materials for Solar Cell Applications
8.1 MOTIVATION AND HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
8.2 SINGLE-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS
8.3 TANDEM SOLAR CELLS
8.4 DYE-SENSITIZED AND PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS
8.5 ORGANIC (POLYMER) SOLAR CELLS
8.6 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
8.7 QUESTIONS FOR SELF-CONTROL
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 9 Transparent Electron Conductors
9.1 MOTIVATION
9.2 OXIDE MATERIALS
9.3 TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING POLYMERS
9.4 HYBRID AND COMPOSITE MATERIALS
9.5 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
9.6 QUESTIONS
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 10 Superconductors as Energy Materials
10.1 SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERCONDUCTORS
10.2 SUPERCONDUCTORS FOR TRANSMISSION LINES
10.3 SUPERCONDUCTORS FOR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS AND TRANSPORTATION
10.4 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
10.5 QUESTIONS
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 11 Permanent Magnets for Motors and Generators
11.1 INTRODUCTION
11.2 THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS
11.3 PERMANENT MAGNETS AND THEIR FIGURES OF MERIT
11.4 DESIGNING PERMANENT MAGNETS
11.5 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
11.6 QUESTIONS
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 12 Materials for Hydrogen Fuel Storage
12.1 MOTIVATION
12.2 METAL HYDRIDES FOR HYDROGEN STORAGE
12.3 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
12.4 QUESTIONS
REFERENCES
INDEX
