This reference text covers the latest issues in the area of nanostructured materials for energy and environmental applications. It focuses on functional aspects, including the basic principles and mechanisms behind the selection of the materials. The applications covered include catalysts, sensors, magnetic refrigeration, and functional electrode materials for energy harvesting (including solar cells, fuel cells and supercapacitors). The text addresses the past, present, and future status of the research through the simplification of the vast literature. Each chapter demonstrates how the nanostructured materials, and their device applications are linked, providing a vital bridge between the research and realisation of the technology. The book compiles results and diagrams in a clear format for researchers, postgraduate students, and industry practitioners, including non-specialists, and provides an overview of the latest current topics in the field.
Key Features:
Covers the latest issues in the area of nanostructured materials for energy and environmental applications
Includes catalysts, sensors, magnetic refrigeration, and functional electrode materials for energy harvesting (solar cells, fuel cells and supercapacitors)
Covers functional aspects of nanostructured materials and their engineering applications, with a particular focus on the basic principles and mechanisms behind the selection of the materials
Demonstrates how nanostructured materials and their device applications are linked, providing a vital bridge between the research and realisation of the technology
Acts as a guide for students, researchers and industry practitioners who are searching for suitable nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications
Author(s): R. V. Mangalaraja, R. Udayabhaskar, P. Sathishkumar, Joydeep Dutta
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 306
City: Bristol
PRELIMS.pdf
Editor biographies
Mangalaraja Ramalinga Viswanathan
Dr Udayabhaskar Rednam
Dr Sathishkumar Panneerselvam
Professor Joydeep Dutta
List of contributors
CH001.pdf
Chapter 1 Introduction to engineering nanostructured materials for energy and environmental applications
CH002.pdf
Chapter 2 Engineering 2D chalcogenides for energy and environmental remediation
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Synthesis approaches for chalcogenides
2.3 Applications of chalcogenides
2.3.1 Energy
2.3.2 Environmental remedial applications
2.4 Summary
Acknowledgement
References
CH003.pdf
Chapter 3 Two-dimensional nanolayers for wearable supercapacitors
3.1 Introduction
3.2 2D nanolayers and their properties
3.3 2D nanolayer based electrodes for supercapacitor applications
3.3.1 Graphene based electrode materials for supercapacitors
3.3.2 Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs)
3.3.3 MXene
3.3.4 Other 2D nanolayers
3.4 Nanolayer based flexible wearable devices
3.5 Conclusion and future prospects
Acknowledgment
References
CH004.pdf
Chapter 4 Micro-mesoporous carbon-based nanostructured materials for flexible supercapacitors
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Synthesis of micro- and mesoporous carbon-based materials
4.2.1 Carbonization and activation process
4.2.2 Sulfonation process
4.2.3 Halogenation process
4.3 Graphene: a revolution in energy storage
4.3.1 Graphene and graphene composites in supercapacitors
4.4 Other carbon-based materials in supercapacitors
4.4.1 CNTs and CNFs
4.4.2 Carbon aerogels/composites
4.5 Flexible carbon-based material energy storage devices
4.6 Conclusion and future prospects
Acknowledgment
References
CH005.pdf
Chapter 5 Platinum based alloy nanostructure electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs)
5.2.1 The working principle of PEMFCs
5.2.2 Challenges of PEMFCs
5.2.3 ORR mechanisms on Pt and Pt based alloy surfaces
5.3 Electrochemical measurement and activity calculation
5.3.1 Preparation of the catalyst ink and a modified working electrode
5.3.2 Cyclic voltammetry (CV)
5.3.3 Rotating disc electrode (RDE) study
5.3.4 Rotating ring disc electrode (RRDE) study
5.3.5 Durability or stability test
5.4 A platinum based nanostructure electrocatalyst for ORR
5.4.1 Pt monometallic nanostructures
5.4.2 Pt based binary alloy nanostructures
5.4.3 Pt based ternary alloy nanostructures
5.5 Summary
Acknowledgements
References
CH006.pdf
Chapter 6 Ultrathin, flexible hybrid transition metal oxide nanostructures for renewable energy storage devices
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Fundamentals of nanostructured materials (NMs) for energy saving devices
6.3 Materials with supercapacitor electrodes
6.3.1 Supercapacitors based on hybrid transition metal oxides (HTMOs)
6.3.2 Supercapacitors based on graphene–hybrid transition metal oxides (G–HTMOs)
6.4 Conclusions and future perspectives
Acknowledgements
References
CH007.pdf
Chapter 7 Graphene based nanocomposites for energy conversion: the oxygen reduction, oxygen evolution, and hydrogen evolution reactions
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Synthesis of graphene
7.2.1 Top-down approaches
7.2.2 Bottom-up approaches
7.3 Heteroatom doped graphene
7.3.1 Synthesis of N-doped graphene
7.3.2 Synthesis of B-doped graphene
7.3.3 Synthesis of F-doped graphene
7.4 Energy conversion applications of graphene composites
7.4.1 Oxygen reduction reaction
7.4.2 Oxygen evolution reaction
7.4.3 Hydrogen evolution reaction
7.5 Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
CH008.pdf
Chapter 8 Materials science of advanced carbon nanomaterials for photovoltaic and photothermal devices
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Classifications of carbon allotropes
8.2.1 Three-dimensional materials
8.2.2 Two-dimensional materials
8.2.3 One-dimensional materials
8.2.4 Zero-dimensional materials
8.3 Graphene synthesis route
8.3.1 Exfoliation
8.3.2 Bottom-up approaches
8.4 Photovoltaic devices
8.4.1 Fundamental processes and important parameters
8.4.2 Types of solar cells
8.4.3 Graphene based photovoltaic cells
8.5 Photothermal therapy
8.5.1 Graphene based PTT
8.5.2 Chemo/photothermal synergistic therapy
8.6 Concluding remarks and outlook
References
CH009.pdf
Chapter 9 Metal doped iron (III) oxide nanomaterials for wastewater treatment
9.1 Introduction
9.2 The synthesis of metal doped Fe2O3 nanostructures
9.3 Properties of metal doped Fe2O3 nanostructures
9.4 Applications of doped Fe2O3 in environmental remediation
9.4.1 Adsorption
9.4.2 Catalysis
9.4.3 Disinfection
9.5 Summary
References
CH010.pdf
Chapter 10 Nanoferrites for green magnetic refrigeration
10.1 Introduction
10.1.1 Conventional refrigerators (CRs) and the need for solid-state refrigerants
10.1.2 Magnetic refrigeration
10.1.3 Estimation of the MCE by direct and indirect methods
10.1.4 First-order and second-order phase transition materials
10.2 The performance of ferrites as magnetic refrigerants
10.2.1 The MCE of ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles
10.2.2 Ferrite nanocomposites
10.2.3 Comparison of the MCE with previous reports
10.3 Perspectives and summary
Acknowledgements
References
CH011.pdf
Chapter 11 Degradation of antibiotic pollutants and green hydrogen production from wastewater through a photocatalytic reaction
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Fundamentals of photocatalytics
11.3 Photocatalytic degradation of antibiotic wastewater
11.3.1 ZnO
11.3.2 TiO2
11.3.3 Hybrid nanomaterials
11.4 Conclusions and outlook
References
CH012.pdf
Chapter 12 Fluorescent nanoclusters used as a probe for sensing of toxic chemicals and biomolecules
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Synthesis methods of nanoclusters
12.3 Applications of fluorescent metal nanoclusters
12.3.1 Detection of cations and anions
12.3.2 Detection of small molecules
12.3.3 Pesticide detection
12.3.4 Nucleic-acid detection
12.3.5 Protein detection
12.4 Conclusions and trends
Acknowledgements
References
