Nanoenergy (eBook)

Flavio Leandro de Souza is an accredited researcher by The Brazilian Research Council (CNPq), Associate Professor at Federal University of ABC in Brazil and Visiting Professor at the Materials Science Department, University of California, Davis, USA. His present research is focused on using bottom-up methods for the development of nanostructured materials based on metal oxides with interesting for application in photoelectrochemical cells (PEC) and solar cells devices. Edson Roberto Leite is currently a Professor in the Chemistry Department at Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil. His current research interests include synthesis and growth process of inorganic nanoparticles by chemical approaches, materials characterization by electron microscopy, thermal stability of nanostructured materials and materials for photoelectrochemistry devices and solar water splitting. He is the recipient of several awards, including Scopus Prize for the remarkable scientific production from Elsevier/CAPES(2006) and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship for the development of scientific research related to the thermal stability of ceramics nanosystem from John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (2009). A member of the World Academy of Ceramics, he is also Principal Editor of the Journal Materials Research (JRM) and Journal of Nanoparticle Research (JNR).

Chapter 1 (NEW CHAPTER)Principles and fundamentals of Artificial Photosynthesis using metal transition semiconductorsFlavio L Souza and Edson R Leite Chapter 2 (UPDATED CONTENT + NEW AUTHORS)Incorporation of inorganic nanoparticles in bulk heterojunction organic solar cellsJ. Nei de Freitas and A. F. Nogueira Institute University of Campinas – UNICAMP Chapter 3 (UPDATED TEXT, NEW AUTHORS AND NEW TITLE)Nanomaterials for solar energy conversion: Dye-sensitized solar cells based on ruthenium(II) tris-heteroleptic compounds or natural dyesJ. S. de Souza, L. O. Martins de Andrade and A. S. PoloFacile routes to produce hematite film for hydrogen generation from photoelectrochemical water splittingF. L. Souza, A. M. Xavier, R. H. Gonçalves and E. R. Leite Chapter 5 (UPDATED TEXT, NEW AUTHORS, NEW TITLE)Biofuel Cells: Bioelectrochemistry Applied to the Generation of Green ElectricityG. M. Olyveira, R. M. Iost, R. A. S. Luz, F. N. CrespilhoChapter 6 (UPDATED TEXT)Recent Advances on Nanostructured Eletrocatalysts for Oxygen Eletro-reduction and Ethanol Eletro-oxidationF. H. B. de Lima and D. A. Cantane Chapter 7 (NEW CHAPTER/ NEW TOPIC)Nanocomposites from V2O5 and Lithium Ion BatteriesF. Huguenin1,, A. R. Martins and R. M. TorresiChapter 8 (UPDATED TEXT)Magnesium alloys as anode materials for Ni-MH batteries: Challenges and opportunities for nanotechnologyS. F. Ferreira, F. R. Nikkuni and E. A. TicianelliChapter 9 Perovskite solar cell: Potential, Challenges and opportunities (NEW CHAPTER)Chapter 10 Hydrogen storage (NEW)Jean-Louis Bobet (University of Bourdeaux) and co-authorsChapter 11 “Neutralization Batteries” (NEW) William G. Morais, Gilberto Lima, and Fritz Huguenin. (University of Sao Paulo)