Advanced Materials for Clean Energy

This edited work gives a broad overview on state-of-the-art materials development for clean energy. It covers the main areas of clean energy materials, including materials for photovoltaics, thermoelectric materials, piezoelectric materials for energy harvesting, electrochemical supercapacitor materials, materials for batteries, materials for hydrogen production and storage, and materials for fuel cells. The book explains the design, synthesis, characterization, and applications of each type of material. It also describes New Advances and Future Scope for each clean energy material.

Qiang Xu is a chief senior researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and adjunct professor at Kobe University in Japan.He received his PhD in physical chemistry in 1994 from Osaka University in Japan. After working as a postdoctoral fellow at Osaka University, he became a research scientist at the Osaka National Research Institute (ONRI). Dr. Xu’s research interests include porous materials and nanostructured materials and related functional applications, especially for clean energy.

Tetsuhiko Kobayashi is the director general for Environment and Energy Research at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan. Hereceived his PhD in electrochemistry from Osaka University in Japan. After working as a JSPS postdoctoral fellow at Osaka University, he became a research scientist at the Government Industrial Research Institute of Osaka (GIRIO). He worked as group leader at the Osaka National Research Institute (ONRI) and as director of the Special Division for Green Life Technology, Research Institute for Ubiquitous Energy Devices, and Kansai Research Center in the AIST. He also worked as a guest professor in Kyoto, Kobe, and Osaka Universities. Dr. Kobayashi’s research interests include electrochemistry, catalytic chemistry, and materials chemistry, especially for clean energy applications.