Nanostructured materials for electrochemical energy production and storage

The key problem facing new energy conversion and storage technologies remainsdevice efficiency. Designs based on nanostructured materials can yield improved performance in devices employing electrochemical reactions and heterogeneous catalysis, such as fuel and solar cells, batteries, etc. Nanoscale structures dramatically alter the surface reaction rates and electrical transport throughout the material, causing a dramatic improvement in energy storage, conversion, and generation. This book describes properties of nanostructured materialsthat can be the basis of improved performance in a wide range of alternative energy devices. Fundamental concepts of nanostructured materials such as nanocrystals synthesis and properties, thermodynamics and defect chemistry, and interfacial and physical electrochemistry are presented as are the impact and application of nanoscale materials in specific alternative energy devices Explores the intersection of two major research fields, nanostructured materials and alternative energy devices Presents fundamental information on nanostructured materials, including thermodynamics, defect chemistry, electrochemical behavior, and electrical properties Offers integrated coverage from batteries and fuel cells to hydrogen generation and storage INDICE: Assembly and Properties of Nanoparticles (Caue Ribeiro and Edson R. Leite).- Electrochemistry, Nanomaterials, and Nanostructures (Paulo Roberto Bueno and Claude Gabrielli).- Nanotechnology for fuel cells (Angelika Heinzel,Uwe König).- Vanadium Oxide Aerogels: Enhanced Energy Storage in Nanostructured Materials (Winny Dong, Bruce Dunn).- Nanostructured Composites: Structure, Properties, and Applications in Electrochemistry (Joop Schoonman Sergey Zavyalov, Alla Pivkina).

• ISBN: 978-0-387-49322-0
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 350
• Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés