Nanostructured Materials for Next-Generation Energy Storage and Conversion: Photovoltaic and Solar Energy

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Nanostructured Materials for Next-Generation Energy Storage and Conversion: Photovoltaic and Solar Energy, is volume 4 of a 4-volume series on sustainable energy. Photovoltaic and Solar Energy while being a comprehensive reference work, is written with minimal jargon related to various aspects of solar energy and energy policies. It is authored by leading experts in the field, and lays out theory, practice, and simulation studies related to solar energy and allied applications including policy, economic and technological challenges. Topics covered include: introduction to solar energy, fundamentals of solar radiation, heat transfer, thermal collection and conversion, solar economy, heating, cooling, dehumidification systems, power and process heat, solar power conversion, policy and applications pertinent to solar energy as viable alternatives to fossil fuels. The aim of the book is to present all the information necessary for the design and analysis of solar energy systems for engineers, material scientists, economics, policy analysts, graduate students, senior undergraduates, solar energy practitioner, as well as policy or lawmakers in the field of energy policy, international energy trade, and libraries which house technical handbooks related to energy, energy policy and applications. Front Matter ....Pages i-xlv Solar Energy: Potential and Toxicology (Bhumika Ancha, Sajid Bashir, Nancy KingSanders, Jingbo Louise Liu)....Pages 1-44 First-Principles Simulations for CuInGaSe2 (CIGS) Solar Cells (Yu-Wen Cheng, Hong-Tao Xue, Fu-Ling Tang, Jingbo Louise Liu)....Pages 45-74 Design of Photovoltaics-Based Manufacturing System Using Computer-Aided Design (José Ezequiel Santibañez-Aguilar, Sergio Castellanos, Benjamin B. Shapiro, Douglas M. Powell, Ian M. Peters, Tonio Buonassisi et al.)....Pages 75-88 Solar Energy Harvesting by Perfect Absorbers Made of Natural Hyperbolic Material (Zhaolong Wang, Ping Cheng)....Pages 89-110 Strategies for Improving Solar Energy Conversion: Nanostructured Materials and Processing Techniques (Monica C. So, Sung Won Yoon, Nicole D. Mackie)....Pages 111-135 The Recent Research and Growth in Energy Efficiency in Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) Solar Cells (R. J. Deokate)....Pages 137-164 Counter Electrode Materials for Organic-Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells (Zonghao Liu, Hongshan He)....Pages 165-225 Impact of Electron Transport Layers (ETLs) and Hole Transport Layer (HTLs) on Perovskite Solar Cells Performance (Shakhawan Ahmad Mhamad, Abdussamad Mukhtar Mohammed, Madzlan Aziz, Farhana Aziz)....Pages 227-246 Thermal Management Techniques for Concentrating Photovoltaic Modules (Xiaoru Zhuang, Xinhai Xu, Jianpeng Cui)....Pages 247-281 Thermal Energy Storage Systems Based on Metal Hydride Materials (Claudio Corgnale, Bruce Hardy)....Pages 283-315 Advanced Coupling of Energy Storage and Photovoltaics (Ashim Gurung, Ke Chen, Qiquan Qiao)....Pages 317-350 Design, Engineering, and Evaluation of Porphyrins for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (Wenhui Li, Mahamoud Elkhaklifa, Hongshan He)....Pages 351-381 Insights into the Application of Metal-Organic Frameworks for Molecular Photovoltaics (Matthew C. Kessinger, Amanda J. Morris)....Pages 383-407 Industry-Specific Utilization of Solar Industrial Process Heat (SHIP) (Shahjadi Hisan Farjana, Nazmul Huda, M. A. Parvez Mahmud)....Pages 409-438 Comparative Analysis of Water Quality of Different Types of Feed Water in Solar Energy Based Desalting System (Arunkumar Thirugnanasambantham, Jiaqiang Wang, David Denkenberger)....Pages 439-456 Toward Economically Rational Hydrogen Production from Solar Energy: From Battery Versus Hydrogen to Battery × Hydrogen (Michihisa Koyama)....Pages 457-470 Postface: China in the New Policies Scenario (Yongjun Gao, Yuliang Zhang, Jingbo Louise Liu, Sajid Bashir)....Pages 471-496 Back Matter ....Pages 497-501