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...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, MA :
Academic Press,
2018.
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| Series: | Semiconductors and semimetals ;
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Nanowires for Energy Applications; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter One: Inorganic Nanofibers by Electrospinning Techniques and Their Application in Energy Conversion and Storage Sy ... ; 1. Introduction; 2. Electrospun Carbon Nanofibers and Their Application in Energy Storage Systems; 2.1. Working Mechanism of Lithium-Ion Batteries and Supercapacitors; 2.2. One-Dimensional Nanoscaled Carbon Materials; 2.3. Improvements in the Architectural Design of CNFs; 2.3.1. Single-, Multiwalled and Porous Carbon Nanofibers; 2.3.2. Heteroatom-Doped CNFs
- 2.3.3. Flexible Electrode Design2.4. Challenges and Perspectives; 3. Metallic Nanofibers; 3.1. Synthesis Routes Toward Metallic Nanofibers; 3.2. Metallic Nanofibers as Transparent Conductive Electrodes; 3.3. Metal Nanowires for Magnetic Applications; 3.4. Catalytically Active Metal Nanofibers; 4. Electrospun Inorganic Oxide Nanofibers for Energy Applications; 4.1. Binary Metal Oxide Nanofibers; 4.1.1. TiO2 Nanofibers; 4.1.2. Fe2O3 and WO3 Nanofibers; 4.2. Ternary Oxide Nanofibers; 4.2.1. Perovskite Oxides and Other Complex Structures; 4.3. Challenges and Perspectives
- 5. Nanofiber Architecture: From Core-Shell Fibers to Yarns5.1. Core-Shell and Hollow Structures; 5.2. Janus-Type Structures; 5.3. Nanofiber Yarns; 6. Summary and Outlook; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter Two: Top-Down Etching of Si Nanowires; 1. Introduction; 2. Nanowires by Dry Etching; 2.1. Introduction to Dry Etching; 2.2. Plasma Etching Process; 2.3. RIE Process; 2.4. RIE Etching Chemistry; 2.5. RIE Etching Processes for Si Nanowire Etching; 2.5.1. Near Room Temperature RIE; 2.5.1.1. Effect of Gas Mixture; 2.5.1.2. Effect of Pressure; 2.5.1.3. Effect of Plasma Energy and Direction
- 2.5.1.4. Optimization With Linearly Graded Gas Flow2.5.2. Cryogenic RIE for Si Nanowire Etching; 2.5.3. Time-Multiplexed RIE for Si Nanowires; 3. Nanowires by MacEtch; 3.1. Etching Mechanism and Chemical Reactions; 3.2. Effect of Metal Catalyst; 3.3. Mass Transfer of Chemical Reactants; 3.4. Effect of Substrate Properties; 3.5. Effect of Etchant Concentration; 3.6. Fabrication of Vertically Aligned and Periodic Nanowires; 3.7. New Techniques for Controlling the Morphology of Nanowires; 4. Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter Three: Group IV Nanowires for Carbon-Free Energy Conversion
- 1. Introduction2. Phonon-Engineered Group IV Nanowire and Nanowire-Based Thermoelectrics; 2.1. Basic Concepts of Thermoelectricity; 2.2. Choice of Thermoelectric Materials; 2.3. Generalized Transport Model for Thermoelectric Materials; 2.4. Phonon Engineering and Thermal Conductivity of Silicon-Based Nanowires; 2.5. ZT Investigations in Semiconductor Nanowires; 2.5.1. Group IV Nanowires (Elemental and Alloys); 2.5.2. III-V Nanowires; 2.5.3. Thermoelectric Properties of Other Nanowires; 3. Sn-Containing Group IV Nanowires and Their Potential Applications in Photovoltaics