Description
Sustainable Material Solutions for Solar Energy Technologies: Processing Techniques and Applications provides an overview of challenges that must be addressed to efficiently utilize solar energy. The book explores novel materials and device architectures that have been developed to optimize energy conversion efficiencies and minimize environmental impacts. Advances in technologies for harnessing solar energy are extensively discussed, with topics including materials processing, device fabrication, sustainability of materials and manufacturing, and current state-of-the-art. Leading international experts discuss the applications, challenges, and future prospects of research in this increasingly vital field, providing a valuable resource for students and researchers working in this field.- Explores the fundamentals of sustainable materials for solar energy applications, with in-depth discussions of the most promising material solutions for solar energy technologies: photocatalysis, photovoltaic, hydrogen production, harvesting and storage- Discusses the environmental challenges to be overcome and importance of efficient materials utilization for clean energy- Looks at design materials processing and optimization of device fabrication via metrics such as power-to-weight ratio, effectiveness at EOL compared to BOL, and life-cycle analysis
Table of Contents
Section I - Trends in materials development for solar energy applications1. Bismuth-based nanomaterials for energy applications2. Emergent materials and concepts for solar cell applications3. Novel dielectrics compounds grown by atomic layer deposition as sustainable materials for chalcogenides thin-films photovoltaics technologies4. First principles methods for solar energy harvesting materialsSection II - Sustainable materials for photovoltaics5. Introduction to photovoltaics and alternative materials for silicon in photovoltaic energy conversion6. An overview on ferroelectric photovoltaic materials7. Nanostructured materials for high efficiency solar cells8. Crystalline-silicon heterojunction solar cells with graphene incorporation9. Tin halide perovskites for efficient lead-free solar cellsSection III - Sustainable materials for photocatalysis and water splitting10. Photocatalysis using bismuth-based heterostructured nanomaterials for visible light harvesting11. Recent advances in 2D MXene-based heterostructured photocatalytic materials12. Atomic layer deposition of materials for solar water splittingSection IV - Sustainable materials for thermal energy systems13. Solar selective coatings and materials for high-temperature solar thermal applications14. Applications of wastes based on inorganic salts as low-cost thermal energy storage materials15. Nanoencapsulated phase change materials for solar thermal energy storageSection V - Sustainable carbon-based and biomaterials for solar energy applications16. Carbon nanodot integrated solar energy devices17. Solar cell based on carbon and graphene nanomaterials18. Sustainable biomaterials for solar energy technologies19. Bioinspired solar cells: contribution of biology to light harvesting systems
