Table of Contents
Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy
Part I: Functional materials for solar power
Chapter 1: Silicon-based photovoltaic solar cells
1.3 Crystallisation and wafering
1.4 Solar cells: materials issues and cell architectures
Chapter 2: Photovoltaic (PV) thin-films for solar cells
2.2 Amorphous silicon thin-film photovoltaic (PV)
2.3 Cadmium telluride thin-film PV
2.4 Copper indium diselenide thin-film PV
2.7 Sources of further information and advice
Chapter 3: Rapid, low-temperature processing of dye-sensitized solar cells
3.1 Introduction to dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs)
3.6 Quality control (QC)/lifetime testing
3.7 Conclusions and future trends
Chapter 4: Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) devices: introduction and modelling
4.1 Introduction to thermophotovoltaics (TPVs)
4.2 Practical TPV cell performance
Chapter 5: Photoelectrochemical cells for hydrogen generation
5.2 Photoelectrochemical cells: principles and energetics
5.3 Photoelectrochemical cell configurations and efficiency considerations
5.4 Semiconductor photoanodes: material challenges
5.5 Semiconductor photocathodes: material challenges
5.6 Advances in photochemical cell materials and design
5.7 Interfacial reaction kinetics
Part II: Functional materials for hydrogen production and storage
6.1 Introduction to reversible solid oxide cells
6.2 Operating principles and functional materials
6.3 Degradation mechanisms in solid oxide electrolysis cells
6.4 Research needs and opportunities
7.2 H2-selective membrane materials
7.3 CO2-selective membrane materials
7.4 Adsorbent materials for H2/CO2 separation
7.5 Solvent-based materials for H2/CO2 separation
7.7 Sources of further information and advice
Chapter 8: Functional materials for hydrogen storage
8.2 Hydrogen storage with metal hydrides: an introduction
8.3 Hydrogen storage with interstitial hydrides, AlH3 and MgH2
8.4 Hydrogen storage with complex metal hydrides
8.5 Hydrogen storage using other chemical systems
8.6 Hydrogen storage with porous materials and nanoconfined materials
8.7 Applications of hydrogen storage
Part III: Functional materials for fuel cells
Chapter 9: The role of the fuel in the operation, performance and degradation of fuel cells
9.2 Thermodynamics of fuel cell operation and the effect of fuel on performance
9.3 Hydrocarbon fuels and fuel processing
9.6 Deleterious effects of fuels on fuel cell performance
Chapter 10: Membrane electrode assemblies for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
10.2 Requirements for membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs)
10.3 Porous backing layer materials
10.5 MEA electrode catalyst layer
11.2 Historica! development and technical challenges
11.3 Methanol oxidation reaction catalysts
11.4 Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts
11.5 Proton exchange membranes
11.6 Membrane electrode assembly (MEA) fabrication and structure
11.7 Conclusions and future trends
Chapter 12: Electrolytes and ion conductors for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs)
12.3 Electrolyte materials for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs)
12.4 Preparation and characterization of electrolyte materials for SOFCs
Chapter 13: Novel cathodes for solid oxide fuel cells
13.3 Conventional cathode materials: perovskitetype oxides
Chapter 14: Novel anode materials for solid oxide fuel cells
14.2 Requirements for solid oxide fuel cell anode materials
14.3 Cermet solid oxide fuel cell anode materials
14.4 Perovskite-structured solid oxide fuel cell anode materials
14.5 Other oxide anode materials
14.6 Non-oxide anode materials
14.7 Poisoning of solid oxide fuel cell anode materials
14.8 Conclusions and future trends
Chapter 15: Thin-film solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) materials
Chapter 16: Proton conductors for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs)
16.1 The proton conduction mechanism in high-temperature proton conductor (HTPC) electrolytes
16.2 Reaction processes at the electrode/electrolyte when using HTPC electrolytes
16.3 HTPC: the state of the art and challenges
16.4 Electrodes for HTPC electrolytes: the state of the art and challenges
Part IV: Functional materials for demand reduction and energy storage
Chapter 17: Materials and techniques for energy harvesting
17.2 Theory of motion energy harvesting
17.5 Thermoelectric harvesting
17.6 Electromagnetic energy harvesting from motion
17.7 Suspension materials for motion energy harvesting
Chapter 18: Lithium batteries: current technologies and future trends
18.3 Safety of lithium-ion batteries
18.4 Energy density of lithium-ion batteries
Chapter 19: Rare-earth magnets: properties, processing and applications
19.2 Properties of permanent magnetic materials
19.3 Improving the properties of permanent magnetic materials
19.4 Processing of permanent magnets
19.5 Properties of commercially manufactured permanent magnets
19.6 Applications of permanent magnet materials
Atomic-scale computer simulation of functional materials: methodologies and applications