Nanostructured Materials for Electrochemical Energy Production and Storage

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Leite, Edson Roberto (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Series: Nanostructure Science and Technology,
• Subjects: Materials science.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy storage.; Electrochemistry.; Catalysis.; Power electronics.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Nanotechnology.; Materials Science.; Energy Storage.; Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks.; Renewable and Green Energy.

The key problem facing new energy conversion and storage technologies remains device efficiency. Designs based on nanostructured materials can yield improved performance in devices employing electrochemical reactions and heterogeneous catalysis such as batteries and fuel and solar cells. Nanoscale s...

Table of Contents:

• Recent Applications of Nanoscale Materials: Solar Cells
• Assembly and Properties of Nanoparticles
• Electrochemistry, Nanomaterials, and Nanostructures
• Nanotechnology for Fuel Cells
• Vanadium Oxide Aerogels: Enhanced Energy Storage in Nanostructured Materials
• Nanostructured Composites: Structure, Properties, and Applications in Electrochemistry.