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The ‘materials nexus’ represents the role or connection of materials in building the path for greener energy and sustainable environment. This two-volume set covers the state-of-the-art of materials technology for greener energy and sustainable environment, including current issues, anticipated demands and future opportunities. Each chapter demonstrates how advanced materials can be selected and prepared for device applications, providing a vital link between the science and the engineering applications. Technologies covered include functional electrode materials in energy harvesting including solar cells, solar water oxidation, fuel cells, supercapacitors, batteries and sensors, and environmental remedial applications. This reference text is highly useful for students, researchers and companies who are searching for suitable materials for energy and environmental applications.
Key Features
- Covers the cutting edge in materials technology for greener energy and sustainable environment, including current issues, anticipated demands, and future opportunities.
- Introduces the fundamentals and applications in energy conversion, generation, storage, and environmental remediation.
- Discusses the basic principles and mechanism behind materials selection.
- Provides a framework for the functional and technological aspects of the materials to guide researchers in their corresponding engineering applications.
- Demonstrates how advanced materials can be selected and prepared for device applications.
Chapter 1 Aepuru acknowledges the project supported by the Competition for Research Regular Projects, year 2021, code LPR21-03, Universidad Tecnologica Metropolitana, Santiago, Chile. Aepuru also acknowledges Direccion Academia y de Investigacion, FCFM, Universidad de Chile for the Fondos de Instalación- Apoyo a la Inserción Academia.
Chapter 2 The author Durga Prasad Pabba acknowledges ANID-FONDECYT 2022 Project No: 3220360, Chile for the financial support.
Chapter 3 The author acknowledges the financial support provided to the Department of Physics at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University in Tirunelveli by DST-FIST and UGC- SAP:DRS-II.
Chapter 4 The authors Prabhu Saravanan, Padmanaban Annamalai, and Kiruthiga Ramakrishnan are grateful to the Government of Chile, Santiago, for the financial assistance through FONDECYT/ANID Postdoctoral Project Nos. 3220357, 3220176, and 3200232, respectively.
Chapter 5 The author acknowledges FONDECYT 2021 Project No: 3200452, ANID Chile for the financial support.
Chapter 10 The author, PA, would like to express their gratitude to the FONDECYT/ANID (2022) Post-doctoral Project No. 3220176, funded by the Government of Chile and is located in Santiago. The FONDECYT/ANID (2022) Post-doctoral Project No. 3220357, Government of Chile, Santiago, is gratefully acknowledged by the author PS. The author ME thank the basic research support from the Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. The Author, BC, thank Department of Chemistry, Saveetha Engineering College (Autonomous), Chennai - 602 105, Tamil Nadu, India for the research support.
Chapter 13 The Author, BC, thank the Centre of Material Chemistry, Department of Science & Humanities, and the management of Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, for the research support. The authors, ME and IM, thank the research support and grant from Vinnova-Swelifes, Medtech4Healths 2020-04733, Vetenskapsrådet 2020-04096, and Novo Nordisk Foundation grant NNF20CC003550. The author PA gratefully acknowledges the FONDECYT/ANID (2022) Post-doctoral Project No. 3220176, Government of Chile. The author KR thankfully acknowledges the FONDECYT/ANID (2021) Post-doctoral Project No. 3200232, Government of Chile.
Chapter 1: An Introduction to the role of materials in energy-environment nexus
Chapter 2: Flexible Free–standing Multifunctional Composites for Energy Harvesting Applications
Chapter 3: Copper based metal oxide nanocomposites towards solar water oxidation
Chapter 4: Carbon based aerogels for photoelectrocatalytic CO2 reduction into solar fuels
Chapter 5: Structural, Dielectric and electrochemical properties of rare earth co-doped LiMn2O4 electrode materials for energy storage applications
Chapter 6: Flexible 2D advanced materials for Lithium-Ion Battery storage devices
Chapter 7: Recent advances on the cathode materials for intermediate solid oxide fuel cells
Chapter 8: Role of Sacrificial Agents in Water Splitting
Chapter 9: Recent Advancements in Tuning Electronic Structures of Transitional Metal Oxides for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction
Chapter 10: Recent advances of 2D nanomaterials and their environmental application
Chapter 11: Sensors for Environmental Analysis
Chapter 12: Recent trends and materials used for environmental monitoring and applications