Title :
A bottom-up materials design approach for sustainable energy
Author_Institution :
Adv. Technol. Inst., Univ. of Surrey, Guildford, UK
Abstract :
The author discusses possible renewable energy solutions to exploit solar energy, control of materials complexity to examine energy storage, and use of designer nanoplatforms to solve efficiency issues in using conventional architectures for lighting. Key areas at present being developed in the quest for solution processable solar cells are introduced, and how nanotechnology can be used to optimise the harvesting of energy from sunlight.
Keywords :
nanoparticles; nanotechnology; polymers; renewable energy sources; solar cells; sustainable development; bottom-up material design; carbon dioxide; carbon monoxide; carbon release; energy storage; fossil fuels; greenhouse gases; interpenetrating bulk heterojunctions; nanotechnology; solar cells; sustainable energy;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electron Sources Conference and Nanocarbon (IVESC), 2010 8th International
Conference_Location :
Nanjing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6645-0
DOI :
10.1109/IVESC.2010.5644378
