Abstract
In this chapter in the beginning global fossil fuel resources their current status and future anticipation and CO2 emissions its direct and indirect consequences are presented. Also significance of materials for renewable energy conversion systems as an alternative energy source is discussed. An overview of different metal chalcogenide semiconductors and their fascinating properties is reviewed. Various important (0-, 1-, 2-, and 3-dimensional) morphologies of chalcogenide nanostructures developed by different intriguing methods are illustrated followed by their important applications in renewable energy devices and their future outlook are discussed. The new class of metal chalcogenide nanostructures and their heterostructures offer outstanding prospect for the development of cost-effective, high-performance, smart, robust, and efficient energy conversion devices.
| Original language | British English |
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| Title of host publication | Metal Chalcogenide Nanostructures for Renewable Energy Applications |
| Publisher | wiley |
| Pages | 3-21 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781119008934 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781118237915 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 5 Dec 2014 |
Keywords
- Metal chalcogenide nanostructures
- Metal selenide nanostructures
- Metal sulphide
- Metal telluride
- Renewable enregy
- Semiconductors
