With the daunting energy challenges faced by
Mankind in the 21st century, revolutionary new
technologies will be the key to a clean, secure and
sustainable energy future. Nanostructures often have
surprising and very useful capabilities and are thus
paving the way for new methodologies in almost every
kind of industry. This exceptional monograph provides an
overview of the subject, and presents the current state
of the art with regard to different aspects of
sustainable production, efficient storage and low–impact
use of energy. Comprised of fifteen chapters, the book
is divided in three thematic parts: Part I Sustainable
Energy Production covers the main developments of
nanotechnology in clean energy production and
conversion, including photovoltaics, hydrogen
production, thermal–electrical energy conversion and
fuel cells. Part II Efficient Energy Storage is
concerned with the potential use of nanomaterials in
more efficient energy storage systems such as advanced
batteries, supercapacitors and hydrogen storage. Part
III Energy Sustainability shows how nanotechnology helps
to use energy more efficiently, and the mitigation of
impacts to the environment, with special emphasis on
energy savings through green nanofabrication, advanced
catalysis, nanostructured light–emitting and
eletrochromic devices and CO2 capture by nanoporous
materials . An essential addition to any bookshelf, it
will be invaluable to a variety of research fields
including materials science, chemical engineering, solid
state, surface, industrial, and physical chemistry, as
this is a subject that is very interdisciplinary.
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