Sustainable Material Solutions for Solar Energy Technologies
Processing Techniques and Applications
- 1st Edition - August 18, 2021
- Editors: Mariana Amorim Fraga, Delaina A. Amos, Savas Sönmezoglu, Velumani Subramaniam
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 1 5 9 2 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 1 5 9 3 - 7
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Request a sales quoteSustainable Material Solutions for Solar Energy Technologies: Processing Techniques and Applications provides an overview of challenges that must be addressed to efficiently utilize solar energy. The book explores novel materials and device architectures that have been developed to optimize energy conversion efficiencies and minimize environmental impacts. Advances in technologies for harnessing solar energy are extensively discussed, with topics including materials processing, device fabrication, sustainability of materials and manufacturing, and current state-of-the-art. Leading international experts discuss the applications, challenges, and future prospects of research in this increasingly vital field, providing a valuable resource for students and researchers working in this field.
- Explores the fundamentals of sustainable materials for solar energy applications, with in-depth discussions of the most promising material solutions for solar energy technologies: photocatalysis, photovoltaic, hydrogen production, harvesting and storage
- Discusses the environmental challenges to be overcome and importance of efficient materials utilization for clean energy
- Looks at design materials processing and optimization of device fabrication via metrics such as power-to-weight ratio, effectiveness at EOL compared to BOL, and life-cycle analysis
Materials scientists, physicist, chemists, engineers and technicians working in solar cell R & D and academia
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Section I: Trends in Materials Development for Solar Energy Applications
- Chapter 1. Bismuth-based nanomaterials for energy applications
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Photovoltaics
- 1.3 Thermoelectric devices
- 1.4 Batteries & Supercapacitors
- 1.5 Solar-hydrogen production
- 1.6 Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Chapter 2. Emergent materials and concepts for solar cell applications
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Perovskite solar cells
- 2.3 III–V semiconductor materials for multijunction solar cells applications
- 2.4 Final remarks and future perspectives
- References
- Chapter 3. Novel dielectrics compounds grown by atomic layer deposition as sustainable materials for chalcogenides thin-films photovoltaics technologies
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Atomic layer deposition technique
- 3.3 Atomic layer deposition applied on chalcogenides thin films technologies
- 3.4 Final remarks
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 4. First principles methods for solar energy harvesting materials
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Fundamental concepts
- 4.3 Selected materials with solar energy harvesting implementations
- 4.4 Conclusion
- References
- Section II: Sustainable Materials for Photovoltaics
- Chapter 5. Introduction to photovoltaics and alternative materials for silicon in photovoltaic energy conversion
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Current status of photovoltaics
- 5.3 Fundamental properties of photovoltaics semiconductors
- 5.4 Physics of solar cell
- 5.5 Categories of the photovoltaic market
- 5.6 Commercialization of Si solar cells
- 5.7 Status of alternative photovoltaics materials
- 5.8 Thin film technology
- 5.9 Material selection in thin film technology
- 5.10 Thin film deposition techniques
- 5.11 Copper indium gallium selenide-based solar cell
- 5.12 Cadmium telluride solar cells
- 5.13 Multijunction solar cells
- 5.14 Emerging solar cell technologies
- 5.15 Summary, conclusions, and outlook
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 6. An overview on ferroelectric photovoltaic materials
- Abstract
- 6.1 Overview
- 6.2 Ferroelectric materials
- 6.3 Photovoltaic effect
- 6.4 Barium titanate
- 6.5 Bismuth ferrite
- 6.6 Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 7. Nanostructured materials for high efficiency solar cells
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Nanostructures and quantum mechanics
- 7.3 Quantum wells in solar cells
- 7.4 Quantum wires (nanowires) in solar cells
- 7.5 Quantum dots in solar cells
- 7.6 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 8. Crystalline-silicon heterojunction solar cells with graphene incorporation
- Abstract
- 8.1 Heterojunction solar cells and graphene
- 8.2 Fabrication of silicon heterojunction solar cell
- 8.3 Synthesis of graphene
- 8.4 Conclusion
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 9. Tin halide perovskites for efficient lead-free solar cells
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Halide perovskite solar cells: why tin?
- 9.3 ASnX3: a brief historical excursus
- 9.4 Toward efficient and stable ASnX3 PSCs
- 9.5 Conclusion
- References
- Section III: Sustainable Materials for Photocatalysis and Water Splitting
- Chapter 10. Photocatalysis using bismuth-based heterostructured nanomaterials for visible light harvesting
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Fundamentals of heterogeneous photocatalysis
- 10.3 Bismuth-based heterostructures for photocatalytic applications
- 10.4 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 11. Recent advances in 2D MXene-based heterostructured photocatalytic materials
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Synthesis of 2D-MXenes
- 11.3 Photocatalytic applications
- 11.4 Conclusion and future prospects
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 12. Atomic layer deposition of materials for solar water splitting
- Abstract
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Solar energy
- 12.3 Photoelectrochemical cells
- 12.4 Hydrogen generation from water photoelectrolysis
- 12.5 Materials for photoelectrode
- 12.6 Atomic layer deposition technique: process and equipment
- 12.7 Final remarks
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Section IV: Sustainable Materials for Thermal Energy Systems
- Chapter 13. Solar selective coatings and materials for high-temperature solar thermal applications
- Abstract
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 CSP efficiency considerations: the concept of solar selectivity
- 13.3 State-of-the-art review of solar absorber surfaces and materials for high-temperature applications (> 565°C in air)
- 13.4 Current trends and issues
- 13.5 Roadmap for concentrated solar power absorbing surfaces and materials
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 14. Applications of wastes based on inorganic salts as low-cost thermal energy storage materials
- Abstract
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Thermal energy storage
- 14.3 Overview of industrial waste studied as thermal energy storage materials
- 14.4 Inorganic salt-based products and wastes as low-cost materials for sustainable thermal energy storage
- 14.5 Challenges for the application of waste and by-products in thermal energy storage systems
- 14.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 15. Nanoencapsulated phase change materials for solar thermal energy storage
- Abstract
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Brief review of the work done
- 15.3 Results and discussion
- 15.4 Applications
- 15.5 Challenges ahead
- 15.6 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Further reading
- Section V: Sustainable Carbon-Based and Biomaterials for Solar Energy Applications
- Chapter 16. Carbon nanodot integrated solar energy devices
- Abstract
- 16.1 Introduction
- 16.2 Carbon nanodot integrated solar energy devices
- 16.3 Summary and future aspects
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 17. Solar cell based on carbon and graphene nanomaterials
- Abstract
- 17.1 Introduction
- 17.2 Carbon and its derivatives
- 17.3 Solar cells based on carbon nanomaterials
- 17.4 Challenges and prospects
- References
- Chapter 18. Sustainable biomaterials for solar energy technologies
- Abstract
- 18.1 Introduction
- 18.2 Structural properties of biomaterials
- 18.3 Biomaterials used in biophotovoltaics
- References
- Chapter 19. Bioinspired solar cells: contribution of biology to light harvesting systems
- Abstract
- 19.1 Introduction
- 19.2 Methodologies for engineered biomimicry
- 19.3 Bioinspired solar cells
- 19.4 Bioinspired structures and organisms
- 19.5 Biological processes for bioinspiration
- 19.6 Physics in biological systems
- 19.7 Structures
- 19.8 Conclusions
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 668
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 18, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128215920
- eBook ISBN: 9780128215937
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Mariana Amorim Fraga
Mariana Amorim Fraga is a Professor in the Electrical Engineering Program, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, Brazil. Her research interests focus mainly on the synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials for the development of sensors, electronic devices, and energy technologies.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Electrical Engineering Program, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, BrazilDA
Delaina A. Amos
Delaina Amos received a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia in 1989. She later obtained a MS and PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of California Berkley in 1992 and 1996 where she was both a GEM MS fellow and among the first class of GEM Engineering PhD Fellows. After completing a one-year industrial post-doctoral assignment at Eastman Kodak, Dr. Amos joined the research staff at Eastman Kodak in 1997. Dr. Amos held a variety of roles at Kodak including research scientist, R&D team leader, technical liaison, and intellectual property co-leader. While at Kodak, work that she was involved in went into creating the new platform of pigment-based inks for the Kodak consumer printer lines. Dr. Amos joined the faculty of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Louisville in June 2010 as an Associate Professor.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Louisville, USASS
Savas Sönmezoglu
Savas Sonmezoglu is a Professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University; a faculty member since 2012. His research focuses on the synthesis of inorganic nano-materials for solar cells applications such as perovskite and dye-sensitized solar cells. He has authored or co-authored more than 70 peer-reviewed scientific publications and book chapters. He also serves as editorial board member and peer reviewer for various international journals.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, Karaman, TurkeyVS
Velumani Subramaniam
Velumani Subramaniam is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, United States. He is presently working on novel micro- and nano-structured materials for harvesting renewable energy and for biomedical applications.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, United StatesRead Sustainable Material Solutions for Solar Energy Technologies on ScienceDirect