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Title Advanced materials and systems for energy conversion : fundamentals and applications / Yong X. Gan, editor
Published New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010

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Description 1 online resource
Series Energy science, engineering and technology series
Energy science, engineering and technology series.
Contents ""ADVANCED MATERIALS AND SYSTEMSFOR ENERGY CONVERSION:FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS""; ""ADVANCED MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY CONVERSION: FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""About the Author""; ""Acknowledgment""; ""Energy Conversion Fundamentals""; ""1.1. Thermoelectrics""; ""1.1.1. Seebeck Effect""; ""1.1.2. Thermoelectric Power""; ""1.1.3. Peltier Effect""; ""1.1.4. Thomson Effect""; ""1.1.5. The Thomson Relationships""; ""1.1.6. Advantages of Thermoelectric Energy Conversion""; ""1.1.7. Energy Conversion Efficiency""; ""1.2. Photovoltaic Energy Conversion""
""1.3. Mechanoelectric Energy Conversion""""1.4. Electrochemical Energy Conversion""; ""1.4.1. Historical Background""; ""1.4.2. Fuel Cell Structure""; ""1.4.3. Fuel Cell Classification""; ""1.4.4. Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells""; ""References""; ""Nanomaterials Processing andManufacturing""; ""2.1. Introduction""; ""2.2. Nanomaterials and Processes""; ""2.2.1. Bottom-up and Top-down Approaches""; ""2.2.2. Dendrimers and Processes""; ""2.2.3. Nanomaterials clusters and Arrays in Zeolites""; ""2.2.4. Synthesis of Nanomaterials through Arrested Precipitation""
""2.2.5. Self-assembled Nanoscale Materials and Structures""""2.3. Nanoscale Device and System Concept""; ""2.4. Nanomaterials Processing and Manufacturing Techniques""; ""2.4.1. Chemical Approaches""; ""Solution Method: Liquid Phase Deposition""; ""Chemical Vapor Deposition""; ""Vapor-Liquid-Solid Growth""; ""2.4.2. Laser-Assisted Catalytic Growth""; ""2.4.3. Electrochemical Approaches""; ""Electrochemical Oxidization""; ""Electrochemical Etching""; ""Electroplating""; ""Electrocodeposition""; ""2.4.4. Template Approach""; ""AAO Template""; ""Other Templates""; ""2.4.5. Lithography""
""Conventional Photolithography""""Soft Lithography and Nanoimprinting""; ""Near Field/Edge Lithographic Patterning Techniques""; ""Electron Beam Lithography""; ""Scanning Probe Lithography""; ""2.4.6. Electrospinning""; ""2.5. Applications""; ""2.5.1. Fuel Cell Electrodes""; ""2.5.2. Advanced Catalysts and Nanoreactors""; ""2.6. Concluding Remarks""; ""References""; ""Electroplating ThermoelectricEnergy Conversion Nanomaterials""; ""3.1. Introduction""; ""3.2. Materials and Experimental Methods""; ""3.3. Results and Discussion""
""3.3.1. Electrochemical Dealloying of Copper from the Cu-Zn Alloy""""3.3.2. Electrodeposition of BiTe Alloy""; ""3.3.3. Thermoelectric Property Characterization""; ""3.4. Concluding Remarks""; ""References""; ""Thermal Photovoltaic EnergyConversion Nanomaterialswith Fractals""; ""4.1. Introduction""; ""4.2. Background""; ""4.3. Materials and Manufacturing Processes""; ""4.3.1. Synthesis of Nanostructured Fractals""; ""Preparation of Fractal Templates""; ""Thin Film Deposition and Fractal Pattern Transfer""; ""Sol-gel Deposition of Oxide TE-PV Nanomaterials""
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Renewable energy sources -- Materials
Energy conversion.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical.
Energy conversion
Form Electronic book
Author Gan, Yong X.
LC no. 2020688451
ISBN 9781612098098
1612098096