Advanced Nanomaterials and Their Applications in Renewable Energy 2nd Edition by Tian Hao Yan, Sajid Bashir, Jingbo Louise Liu ISBN 9780323998772 0323998771

Part 1. Research in alternative energy

Chapter 1. Energy-efficient building technologies

1. Introduction

2. Building technologies

3. Summary

Part 2. Synthesis, characterization, and toxicity of nanomaterials

Chapter 2. Synthesis of nanomaterials using top-down methods

1. Introduction

2. Ball milling

3. Etching

4. Machining

5. Sputtering

6. Arc discharge method

7. Electro-spinning

Chapter 3. Synthesis of nanomaterials using bottom-up methods

1. Introduction

2. Colloidal methods

3. Emulsion synthesis

4. Vapor phase deposition

5. Molecular beam epitaxy

6. Self-assembly techniques

7. Template-based synthesis

8. Conclusions

Chapter 4. Physics-based impedance spectroscopy characterization of operating PEM fuel cells

1. Introduction

2. Experimental

3. Model for high-Pt cell impedance

4. Impedance model for low-Pt cells

5. Distribution of relaxation times

6. Conclusion

Nomenclature

Chapter 5. Structural engineering of metal-organic frameworks

1. Introduction

2. Engineering porosity of MOFs

3. Engineering chemical compositions of MOFs

4. Conclusion

Chapter 6. Oxidative stress–mediated nanotoxicity: mechanisms, adverse effects, and oxidative potential of engineered nanomaterials

1. Introduction

2. The paradox of aerobic life and the “dark side” of oxygen

3. A preface to ROS generation and oxidative stress emergence

4. Specific physicochemical characteristics of engineered nanomaterials are responsible for ROS generation

5. Engineered nanomaterials stimulate ROS formation via direct and indirect mechanisms

6. Diverse engineered nanomaterials dictate to perturbations of redox homeostasis

7. The significance of evaluating the redox-related properties of engineered nanomaterials

Part 3. Nanomaterial applications in batteries, hydrogen production, electrocatalysis, and future outlook

Chapter 7. Particulate photocatalysts for overall water splitting and implications regarding panel reactors for large-scale applications

1. Introduction

2. Basic principles of photocatalytic water splitting

3. Metal oxide and nonoxide photocatalysts in one-step OWS using powder suspensions

4. Photocatalyst sheets for Z-scheme overall water splitting

5. Development of solar panel reactors for practical implementation

6. Summary and prospects

Chapter 8. Advanced carbon nanomaterial–based anodes for sodium-ion batteries

1. Introduction

2. Carbon nanomaterials for high-performance SIBs

3. Conclusions and perspectives

Chapter 9. Recent advances in catalytic hydrogen generation from formic acid using carbon-based catalysts

1. Introduction

2. Formic acid

3. Dehydrogenation of formic acid attained by carbon-based catalysts

4. Conclusion

Chapter 10. Postface: a path to sustainable energy by 2030 and beyond. Role of new electrocatalysts in the development of a sustainability platform

Index

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