Thin Films for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; Al2O3 oxide; annealing; anode materials; atomic layered deposition; bond population; characterization; coatings; color perception; Cu2ZnSn(S; degradation; density functional theory; density of states; dye-sensitized solar cells; electron transfer; electronic structures; energy conversion; energy harvesting; energy storage; Fabry-Perot cavity; few-layer graphene nano-flakes; Ge incorporation; halide perovskite; heterojunction; LaFeO3; LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2; lithium ion battery; metal-dielectric-metal structure; mixed metal oxides; morphology; nanoparticle deposition system; nanosheet arrays; Ni-rich cathode material; nickel oxide; nickel-cobalt-molybdenum metal oxide (NCMO); organic; organic sensitizers; PbI2 formation; perfect absorption; perovskite; photocatalysis; photoelectrochemical; polymer; Se)4; semitransparent; solar cell; solar cells; supercapacitor; surface; synthesis; thin film; thin films; TiO2 nanotube; transparent conductive electrode; visible light driven; water; water splitting
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (174 p.)
• ISBN: 9783039217243; 9783039217250; books978-3-03921-725-0
• Access: Open Access

Efficient clean energy harvesting, conversion, and storage technologies are of immense importance for the sustainable development of human society. To this end, scientists have made significant advances in recent years regarding new materials and devices for improving the energy conversion efficiency for photovoltaics, thermoelectric generation, photoelectrochemical/electrolytic hydrogen generation, and rechargeable metal ion batteries. The aim of this Special Issue is to provide a platform for research scientists and engineers in these areas to demonstrate and exchange their latest research findings. This thematic topic undoubtedly represents an extremely important technological direction, covering materials processing, characterization, simulation, and performance evaluation of thin films used in energy harvesting, conversion, and storage.