Nanomaterials in Energy and Environmental Applications

Nanoscience and nanotechnology are interdisciplinary fields that bring together physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and engineers to meet the potential future challenges that humankind will face, including the search for renewable energies for sustainable development and new technologies for carbon capture and environmental protection. Among the current subjects in nanoscience and nanotechnology, nanomaterials are developing fast and explosively and attracting a huge amount of attention. They continue to show promising potential and have found application in solar cells, fuel cells, secondary batteries, supercapacitors, air and water purification, and removal of domestic and outdoor air pollutants. To summarize the past developments and encourage future efforts, this book presents contributions from world-renowned specialists in the fields of nanomaterials, energy, and environmental science. It discusses the design and fabrication of nanostructured materials and their energy and environmental applications.

Multifuntional Coatings For Solar Energy Applications. Functionalization of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers via the Counterions. Glass-based Proton Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications. Silicon Nanowire Arrays: Fabrication, Properties and Energy Applications. Positron-Positronium Annihilation Studies of Energy- and Environment- related Nanomaterials. Graphene: A New Star Nanomaterial in Energy and Environment Applications. Recent Advances in Synthesis and Applications of Metal-Added Carbon Nanotubes and Graphenes. Roles of Reduced Graphene Oxide in Improving Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation Performance over Metal Sulphide Nanocomposites. Micro/Nanostructured Materials and their Structurally Enhanced Performances for Environment. Utilization of Biological Polysaccharides as Eco-Friendly Structural Materials. Catalysts for Indoor Formaldehyde Control. Nanostructured copper oxide for sensing hydrogen cyanide gas. The Meaning of Nanomaterials on Health Effect.

Junhui He is professor and head of the Functional Nanomaterials Laboratory at the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research interests involve functional nanomaterials, biomimetic materials, thin films, smart surfaces, and their energy and environmental applications. He has so far co-authored more than 200 peer-reviewed scientific papers and filed nearly 50 patents. He also serves as the managing editor of International Journal of Nanoscience.