TY - BOOK ID - 138072259 TI - Nanostructured Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion PY - 2022 PB - Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - nanoparticle KW - nanoalloy KW - catalyst KW - CO2 reduction KW - hydrocarbon KW - synthetic fuel KW - iron KW - cobalt KW - perovskite solar cell KW - hole transport layer KW - CuCrO2 nanoparticles KW - thermal stability KW - light stability KW - aluminum ion batteries KW - reduced graphene oxide KW - tin dioxide KW - 3D electrode materials KW - mechanical properties KW - TiO2 KW - azo dye KW - wastewater treatment KW - photocatalysis KW - sodium formate KW - dry etching KW - black silicon KW - photovoltaics KW - plasmonics KW - heterogeneous catalysis KW - nanoparticles KW - single molecule localization KW - super-resolution microscopy KW - surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy KW - Li-ion batteries KW - anodes KW - intermetallics KW - silicon KW - composites KW - nanomaterials KW - coating KW - mechanochemistry KW - zinc sulfide KW - wurtzite KW - co-precipitation synthesis KW - solvent recycling KW - green synthesis KW - scaling up KW - pilot plant KW - chalcopyrite compounds KW - nanocrystals KW - hydrothermal KW - spin coating KW - EIS KW - conductivity KW - lithium-ion batteries KW - SnO2 KW - nanoarray KW - anode KW - high-rate KW - n/a UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138072259 AB - The conversion and storage of renewable energy sources is key to the transition from a fossil-fuel-based economy to a low-carbon society. Many new game-changing materials have already impacted our lives and contributed to a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, such as high-efficiency photovoltaic cells, blue light-emitting diodes, and cathodes for Li-ion batteries. However, new breakthroughs in materials science and technology are required to boost the clean energy transition. All success stories in materials science are built upon a tailored control of the interconnected processes that take place at the nanoscale, such as charge excitation, charge transport and recombination, ionic diffusion, intercalation, and the interfacial transfer of matter and charge. Nanostructured materials, thanks to their ultra-small building blocks and the high interface-to-volume ratio, offer a rich toolbox to scientists that aspire to improve the energy conversion efficiency or the power and energy density of a material. Furthermore, new phenomena arise in nanoparticles, such as surface plasmon resonance, superparamegntism, and exciton confinement. The ten articles published in this Special Issue showcase the different applications of nanomaterials in the field of energy storage and conversion, including electrodes for Li-ion batteries and beyond, photovoltaic materials, pyroelectric energy harvesting, and (photo)catalytic processes. ER -