Nanostructured Materials for Energy Applications

This book demonstrates the necessity of novel methods for the development of nanostructured energy materials with improved characteristics for real life applications. It explores the prospective of nanoscale science to design and build up the device technology through novel nanoscale, photodetectors, photoconductor, photovoltaics, solar cells, batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, hydrogen generation and storage, and so forth. Various kinds of organic, inorganic, and organic-inorganic multilayer thin films photovoltaic solar cells devices are also addressed. Features: Discusses nanotechnology for energetic nano-structured materials and device applications developments. Combines all three types of nanostructured materials from organics, inorganics and perovskite and their device level applications. Articulates kinds of preparation methods for advanced energy related nano materials and their functionalization for the variety of devices. Explores the consequence of economizing and combination of 0D, 1D and 2D nanomaterials for the future energy demand. Establishes the wide range of applications of energetic nanomaterials in photovoltaics (including organic and inorganic). This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in photovoltaics, batteries, and energy storage, and thermoelectrics.