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Metal Chalcogenide Nanostructures for Renewable Energy Applications Applications in Renewable Energ

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Erscheinungsdatum

15.12.2014

Herausgeber

Ahsanulhaq Qurashi

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John Wiley & Sons

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320

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Englisch

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978-1-118-23791-5

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Produktdetails

Einband

Gebundene Ausgabe

Erscheinungsdatum

15.12.2014

Herausgeber

Ahsanulhaq Qurashi

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons

Seitenzahl

320

Maße (L/B/H)

23.6/15.5/2.3 cm

Gewicht

576 g

Auflage

1. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-118-23791-5

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  • Produktbild: Metal Chalcogenide Nanostructures for Renewable Energy Applications

  • Preface xiii

    Part 1: Renewable Energy Conversion Systems 1

    1 Introduction: An Overview of Metal Chalcogenide Nanostructures for Renewable Energy Applications 3
    Ahsanulhaq  Qurashi

    1.1 Introduction 3

    1.2 Metal Chalcogenide Nanostructures 7

    1.3 Growth of Metal Chalcogenide Nanostructures 8

    1.4 Applications of Metal Chalcogenide Nanostructures 16

    1.5 Summary and Future Perspective 18

    References 18

    2 Renewable Energy and Materials 23
    Muhammad Asif

    2.1 Global Energy Scenario 23

    2.2 Role of Renewable Energy in Sustainable Energy Future 25

    2.3 Importance of Materials Role in Renewable Energy 27

    References 30

    3 Sustainable Feed Stock and Energy Futures 33
    H. Idriss

    3.1 Introduction 33

    3.2 Discussion 34

    References 41

    Part 2: Synthesis of Metal Chalcogenide Nanostructures 43

    4 Metal-Selenide Nanostructures: Growth and Properties 45
    Ramin Yousefi

    4.1 Introduction 45

    4.2 Growth and Properties of Different Groups of Metal-Selenide Nanostructures 48

    4.3 Metal Selenides from III?VI Semiconductors 57

    4.4 Metal Selenides from IV?VI Semiconductors 61

    4.5 Metal Selenides from V?VI Semiconductors 66

    4.6 Metal Selenides from Transition Metal (TM) 69

    4.7 Ternary Metal-Selenide Compounds 75

    4.8 Summary and Future Outlook 78

    Acknowledgment 79

    References 79

    5 Growth Mechanism and Surface Functionalization of Metal Chalcogenides Nanostructures 83
    Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Jugal Kishore Sahoo, Faegheh Hoshyargar, and Wolfgang Tremel

    5.1 Introduction 84

    5.2 Synthetic Methods for Layered Metal Chalcogenides 89

    5.3 Surface Functionalization of Layered Metal Dichalcogenide Nanostructures 102

    5.4 Applications of Inorganic Nanotubes and Fullerenes 110

    References 113

    6 Optical and Structural Properties of Metal Chalcogenide Semiconductor  Nanostructures 123
    Ihsan-ul-Haq Toor and Shafique Khan

    6.1 Optical Properties of Metal Chalcogenides Semiconductor Nanostructures 124

    6.2 Structural Properties and Defects of Metal Chalcogenide Semiconductor Nanostructures 133

    References 142

    7 Structural and Optical Properties of CdS Nanostructures 147
    Y. Al-Douri, Abdulwahab S. Z. Lahewil, U. Hashim, and N. M. Ahmed

    7.1 Introduction 147

    7.2 Nanomaterials 150

    7.3 II-VI Semiconductors 152

    7.4 Sol-Gel Process 155

    7.5 Structural and Surface Characterization of Nanostructured CdS 156

    7.6 Optical Properties 159

    7.7 Conclusion 161

    Acknowledgments 162

    References 162

    Part 3: Applications of Metal Chalcogenides Nanostructures 165

    8 Metal Sulfide Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Generation by Water Splitting under Illumination of Solar Light 167
    Dr. Zhonghai Zhang

    8.1 Introduction 167

    8.2 Photocatalytic Water Splitting on Single Metal Sulfide 169

    8.3 Photocatalytic Water Splitting on Multi-metal Sulfide 173

    8.4 Metal Sulfides Solid-Solution Photocatalysts 180

    8.5 Summary and Future Outlook 184

    References 184

    9 Metal Chalcogenide Hierarchical Nanostructures for Energy Conversion Devices 189
    Ramin Yousefi, Farid Jamali-Sheini, and Ali Khorsand Zak

    9.1 Introduction 190

    9.2 Main Characteristics of Cd-Chalcogenide Nanocrystals (CdE; E = S, Se, Te) 192

    9.3 Different Methods to Grow Cd-Chalcogenide Nanocrystals 192

    9.4 Solar Energy Conversion 212

    9.5 Cd-Chalcogenide Nanocrystals as Solar Energy Conversion 219

    9.6 Summary and Future Outlook 230

    References 230

    10 Metal Chalcogenide Quantum Dots for Hybrid Solar Cell Applications 233
    Mir Waqas Alam and Ahsanulhaq Qurashi

    10.1 Introduction 233

    10.2 Chemical Synthesis of Quantum Dots 235

    10.3 Quantum Dots Solar cell 238

    10.4 Summary and Future Prospects 243

    References 243

    11 Solar Cell Application of Metal Chalcogenide Semiconductor Nanostructures 247
    Hongjun Wu

    11.1 Introduction 247

    11.2 Chalcogenide-Based Thin-Film Solar Cells 248

    11.3 CdTe-Based Solar Cells 249

    11.4 Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 (CIGS)-Based Solar Cells 251

    11.5 Metal Chalcogenides-Based Quantum-Dots-Sensitized Solar Cells (QDSSCs) 253

    11.6 Hybrid Metal Chalcogenides Nanostructure-Conductive Polymer Composite Solar Cells 257

    11.7 Conclusions 261

    References 262

    12 Chalcogenide-Based Nanodevices for Renewable Energy 269
    Y. Al-Douri

    12.1 Introduction 269

    12.2 Renewable Energy 272

    12.3 Nanodevices 274

    12.4 Density Functional Theory 277

    12.5 Analytical Studies 278

    12.6 Conclusion 284

    Acknowledgments 285

    References 285

    13 Metal Tellurides Nanostructures for Thermoelectric Applications 289
    Salman B. Inayat

    13.1 Introduction 290

    13.2 Thermoelectric Microdevice Fabricated by a MEMS-Like Electrochemical Process 290

    13.3 Bi2Te3-Based Flexible Micro Thermoelectric Generator 292

    13.4 High-Thermoelectric Performance of Nanostructured  Bismuth Antimony Telluride Bulk Alloys 293

    13.5 Nano-manufactured Thermoelectric Glass Windows for Energy Efficient Building Technologies 294

    13.6 Conclusion 296

    References 297