Nanowires for Energy Applications

Nanowires for Energy Applications, Volume 98, covers the latest breakthrough research and exciting developments in nanowires for energy applications. This volume focuses on various aspects of Nanowires for Energy Applications, presenting interesting sections on Electrospun semiconductor metal oxide nanowires for energy and sensing applications, Integration into flexible and functional materials, Nanowire Based Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells, Semiconductor Nanowires for Thermoelectric Generation, Energy Scavenging: Mechanical, Thermoelectric, and Nanowire synthesis/growth methods, and more.

1. Inorganic Nanofibers by Electrospinning Techniques and Their Application in Energy Conversion and Storage Systems Tim Ludwig, Christoph Bohr, Albert Queraltó, Robert Frohnhoven, Thomas Fischer and Sanjay Mathur 2. Top-Down Etching of Si Nanowires Amit Solanki and Handon Um 3. Group IV Nanowires for Carbon-Free Energy Conversion Samik Mukherjee, Simone Assali and Oussama Moutanabbir 4. Nanoscale Analyses Applied to Nanowire Devices Valerio Piazza, Lorenzo Mancini, Hung-Ling Chen, Stéphane Collin and Maria Tchernycheva 5. Semiconductor Nanowires for Thermoelectric Generation Gerard Gadea, Alex Morata and Albert Tarancon 6. Measurement of the Thermoelectric Properties of Individual Nanostructures Francesco Rossella, Giovanni Pennelli and Stefano Roddaro 7. Piezoelectric Semiconducting Nanowires Yonatan Calahorra, Canlin Ou, Chess Boughey and Sohini Kar-Narayan 8. Nanowire-Based Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells Olivia D. Hentz, Jayce J. Cheng, Paul H. Rekemeyer, Nina Andrejevic and Silvija Gradecak

This book is well suited for students and researchers working in the academia and industry working in the fields of nanowires and energy. Both experts in the field and newcomers will benefit from this volume. Physicists, Chemists, Engineers interested in nanotechnology and its energy applications.

• Features the latest breakthroughs and research and development in nanowires for energy applications
• Covers a broad range of topics, including a wide variety of materials and many important aspects of solar fuels
• Includes in-depth discussions on materials design, growth and synthesis, engineering, characterization and photoelectrochemical studies