Metal oxide nanoparticles exhibit potential applications in energy and environmental fields, such as solar cells, fuel cells, hydrogen energy, and energy storage devices. This book covers all points from synthesis, properties, and applications of transition metal oxide nanoparticle materials in energy storage and conversion devices. Aimed at graduate-level students and researchers associated with the energy and environment sector, this book addresses the application of nontoxic and environmentally friendly metal oxide materials for a clean environment and deals with synthesis properties and application metal oxides materials for energy conversion, energy storage, and hydrogen generation.
Author Biography:
Dr. Vijay B. Pawade is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Physics at the Laximarayan Institute of Technology, R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur, India. His research is focused on rare-earth-doped oxide materials and their applications in LEDs and solar cell devices. He has published 30 research papers in referred international journals and has served as a referee of many peer-reviewed journals published by Elsevier, Springer, Willey, Taylor fancies, RSC, and ACS. He is co-author of the book titled Phosphor for Energy Saving and Conversion Technology and he has co-edited and contributed three chapters in the book Nanomaterials for Green Energy published by Elsevier.
Dr. Paresh H. Salame is an Assistant Professor, in the Department of Physics, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India. His research is focused on nanostructured cathode materials for energy storage and conversion, Colossal Dielectric constant materials, and multiferroics. He has written 8 international papers in peer-reviewed journals and has authored 2 book chapters in reputed books published by Elsevier. He is also a recipient of the Early Career Research Award (previously called the Young Scientist Research Award) by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Govt. of India for his project on Cathode materials for Rechargeable Na-ion Batteries.
Dr. Bharat A. Bhanvase is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. His research interests are focused on wastewater treatment, cavitation-based nanomaterials and nanocomposites, process intensification, microfluidics, and nanofluids. He has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pune, Pune, India. He has published 57 articles in international journals, 4 in national journals and presented 6 papers at international conferences and 12 at national conferences. He has written 29 book chapters in internationally renowned books and has co-edited three book (one of them is Nanomaterials for Green Energy published by Elsevier). He is the recipient of the Young Scientist Research Award start-up research grant from the Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi (India) in the year 2015. He has more than 15 years teaching experience. He serves as a reviewer for 60 International journals.
