Oxide Free Nanomaterials for Energy Storage and Conversion Applications

Oxide Free Nanomaterials for Energy Storage and Conversion Applications covers in depth topics on non-oxide nanomaterials involving transition metal nitrides, carbides, selenides, phosphides, oxynitrides based electrodes, & other non-oxide groups. The current application of nanostructured nonoxides involves their major usage in energy storage and conversion devices variety of applications such as supercapacitor, batteries, dye-sensitized solar cells and hydrogen production applications. The current application of energy storage devices involves their usage of nanostructured non-oxide materials with improved energy and power densities. In this book readers will discover the major advancements in this field during the past decades. The various techniques used to prepare environmentally friendly nanostructured non-oxide materials, their structural and morphological characterization, their improved mechanical and material properties, and finally, current applications and future impacts of these materials are discussed.

While planning and fabricating non-oxide materials, the readers must be concern over that they ought to be abundant, cost-efficient and environment-friendly for clean innovation and conceivably be of use in an expansive choice of utilization. The book gives detailed literature on the development of nanostructured non-oxides, their use as energy related devices and their present trend in the industry and market.

This book also emphasis on the latest advancement about application of these noble non-oxide based materials for photocatalytic water-splitting. Recent progress on various kinds of both photocatalytic and electrocatalytic nanomaterials is reviewed, and essential aspects which govern catalytic behaviours and the corresponding stability are discussed.

The book will give an updated literature on the synthesis, potential applications and future of nanostructured non-oxides in energy related applications. This book is highly useful to researchers working in the field with diversified backgrounds are expected to making the chapter truly interdisciplinary in nature. The contents in the book will emphasize the recent advances in interdisciplinary research on processing, morphology, structure and properties of nanostructured non-materials and their applications in energy applications such as supercapacitors, batteries, solar cells, electrochemical water splitting and other energy applications. Thus, nanotechnology researchers, scientists and experts need to have update of the growing trends and applications in the field of science and technology. Further, the postgraduate students, scientists, researchers and technologists are need to buy this book.

Dr. Prabhakarn Arunachalam has expertise in electrocatalysis/nanotechnology and is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Electrochemical Science Research Chair, Chemistry Department, King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He received his MSc degree in Chemistry from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India, in 2009 and his DSc degree under the guidance of Professor Nagai Keiji at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, in 2013. He has presented his work at the Electrochemical Society of Japan, the Materials Research Society of Japan, and many other conferences. His research mainly focuses on the synthesis and characterization of mesoporous nanomaterials for visible light photocatalysis and photoelectrochemical studies of materials. He is a member of various editorial boards of the journals of the International reputation. He has co-authored more than 90 scientific papers in international journals and has received more than 2550 citations.

Dr. Theerthagiri Jayaraman is a Brain Pool Fellow in the Department of Chemistry, Gyeongsang National University, South Korea, since August 2019. He worked as a Scientist-C/Assistant Professor in the Centre of Excellence for Energy Research, Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India, from May-2017 to July-2019. He received his B.Sc Degree in Chemistry from Sacred Heart College in 2009 and M.Sc Degree in Chemistry from Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College in 2011. He completed his Ph.D. Degree in the Department of Chemistry, Thiruvalluvar University in March 2017. His current research focuses on developing electrocatalysts for energy applications, Pt-free counter electrode materials for dye-sensitized solar cells, polymer electrolytes, and catalysis for energy and environmental remediations. He has published more than 120 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and 9 book chapters.

Abdullah M. Al-Mayouf is professor of physical chemistry at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia and the director of the Electrochemical Sciences Research Chair (ESRC). His research interests focus on porous and nanomaterials, electrochemical methods, electrocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis and surface modification. Currently, he is the editor-in-chief for Journal of Saudi Chemical Society.

Myong Yong Choi is Professor and Chair of the Graduate School of the Department of Chemistry at Gyeongsang National University, South Korea. He is also the Director of the Core-Facility Center for Photochemistry and Nanomaterials, and also one of the Program Managers at the National Research Foundation of Korea. Professor Choi and his research team have developed a number of novel techniques based on laser process to characterize and produce numerous metal nanoparticles, alloys, composites, and coordination polymers, in addition to major contributions to the fields of spectroscopy, sensors, and catalysis.

Dr. Madhavan Jagannathan is as Associate Professor in Department of Chemistry, Thiruvalluvar University, vellore, India. He obtained his PhD in the Department of Energy, University of Madras in 2007 and worked as a post-doctoral fellow at the School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Australia (2008–2010). His research work is mainly focused on photocatalysis, the dye-sensitized solar cells, hydrogen evolution reaction, bio/chemical sensors, catalysis, polymer electrolytes and nanomaterials for energy and environmental remediation. He has published more than 130 refereed papers in high impact international journals, 5 book chapters and 1 patent.