Table Of ContentNANOMATERIALS-BASED COMPOSITES
FOR ENERGY APPLICATIONS
Emerging Technology and Trends
NANOMATERIALS-BASED COMPOSITES
FOR ENERGY APPLICATIONS
Emerging Technology and Trends
Edited by
Keka Talukdar, PhD
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Title: Nanomaterials-based composites for energy applications : emerging technology and
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About the Editor
Keka Talukdar, PhD, is an independent researcher and also currently
teaches in the Department of Physics at Nadiha High School, Durgapur,
West Bengal, India. She previously worked as a Research Associate at the
Institute of Genomics and Bio Medical Research, Hooghly, West Bengal,
and was affiliated with the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur,
India, where she earned her PhD in computational nanoscience. Her
research interests include modeling and simulation of CNTs and graphene
properties, nanobiophysics, and biosensor and ion channel simulation. She
has published over 25 journal articles as well as several book chapters with
international publishers, including one with John Wiley. She has been a
reviewer for serveral professional journals, including Materials Science
and Engineering B, Mechanics of Materials, Nanoscale Research Letters,
and several others. She has been a reviewer for several professional
journals, including Materials Science and Engineering B, Mechanics
of Materials, Nanoscale Research Letters, and several others. She
also reviewed several research papers for the DAE Solid State Physics
Symposium for consecutive four years.
Contents
Contributors .............................................................................................ix
Abbreviations ...........................................................................................xi
Foreword ................................................................................................xvii
Preface ....................................................................................................xix
PART I: Preparation and Properties of Nanocomposites for
Energy Applications ........................................................................1
1. Preparation and Properties of Nanocomposites for
Energy Applications ....................................................................................3
Idowu David Ibrahim, Chewe Kambole, Azunna Agwo Eze,
Adeyemi Oluwaseun Adeboje, Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku, Williams Kehinde Kupolati,
Tamba Jamiru, Babatunji Wunmi Olagbenro, and Oludaisi Adekomaya
2. Recent Progress in Nanocrystalline Oxide Thin Films ..........................43
Pallabi Gogoi, D. Pamu, and L. Robindro Singh
3. Application of Magnetic Fluid in the Energy Sector .............................65
Kinnari Parekh and R. V. Upadhyay
4. Nanostructured Materials and Composites for Renewable Energy .....91
Idowu David Ibrahim, Chewe Kambole, Azunna Agwo Eze,
Adeyemi Oluwaseun Adeboje, Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku, Williams Kehinde Kupolati,
Tamba Jamiru, Babatunji Wunmi Olagbenro, and Oludaisi Adekomaya
5. Simulation and Modeling of Nanotechnology Aircraft
Energy System Using MATLAB ............................................................121
Indradeep Kumar
6. Promising Nanomaterials and Their Applications in
Energy Technology ..................................................................................145
Tathagat Waghmare
Contents
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PART II: Nanocomposites for Sustained Energy ............................159
7. Nano-Bio Hybrid Platform to Meet the Energy Challenge .................161
Mihir Ghosh
8. ZnS/ZnO Nanocomposite in Photovoltaics: A Computational
Study on Energy Conversion .................................................................185
Keka Talukdar
9. Bio-Nanometal-Cluster Composites for Renewable
Energy Storage Applications ..................................................................215
R. Govindhan and B. Karthikeyan
10. AlNi and AuZn Nanohybrids for Capacitors:
A Computational Study ..........................................................................233
Keka Talukdar
11. Recycling of Polymer Nanocomposites of Carbon Fiber
Reinforced Compressed Natural Gas Reservoirs ................................255
Gilberto João Pavani, Sérgio Adalbeto Pavani, and Carlos Arthur Ferreira
12. Nanomaterial-Based Energy Storage and Supply
System in Aircraft Systems.....................................................................283
Indradeep Kumar
Color insert of illustrations ........................................................................A – H
Index .................................................................................................................303
Contributors
Adeyemi Oluwaseun Adeboje
Department of Civil Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
Oludaisi Adekomaya
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Industrial design,
Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
Azunna Agwo Eze
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Industrial design,
Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
Carlos Arthur Ferreira
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves – 9500, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Mihir Ghosh
Department of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, 234 Herzl Street,
Rehovot – 7610001, Israel, E-mail: [email protected]
Pallabi Gogoi
Department of Nanotechnology, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya, India
R. Govindhan
Department of chemistry, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar – 608002, Tamil Nadu, India
Idowu David Ibrahim
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Industrial design,
Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa,
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Tamba Jamiru
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Industrial design,
Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
Chewe Kambole
Department of Civil Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
B. Karthikeyan
Department of chemistry, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar – 608002, Tamil Nadu, India
Indradeep Kumar
Chairman of Bibhuti Education and Research, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India;
Research Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vels Institute of Science,
Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Chennai – 600117, India
Williams Kehinde Kupolati
Department of Civil Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
Babatunji Wunmi Olagbenro
Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
