Surface and Interfacial Defects in Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy Production and Storage (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Arjona, Noé; Guerra Balcázar, Minerva; Álvarez Contreras, Lorena

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Comprehensive reference on surface and interfacial defects reviewing energy production and storage as well as numerous applications

Surface and Interfacial Defects in Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy Production and Storage covers novel aspects involving important electrocatalytic reactions based on defects and interface engineering on nanomaterials, providing a comprehensive exposition on various energy aspects. More than a collection of current advances, this work articulates a scientific vision in which atomic-level control of matter is no longer optional but essential to achieving significant improvements in efficiency, durability, and sustainability. By integrating emerging knowledge across disciplines, this volume sets the stage for a new paradigm in materials science, where structural imperfections become a tool, and the interface becomes a platform for innovation.

After providing the fundamentals of electrocatalysis and classical electrocatalysis, this book introduces defect and interface engineering theory as a new method to achieve high performance. It discusses the analysis on energy production and storage based on recent findings and perspectives and reviews prospects for future development.

Surface and Interfacial Defects in Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy Production and Storage explores sample topics including:

• Types, formation, and impact of surface defects and interfacial defects
• Advanced characterization techniques, computational modeling, and defect healing and control strategies
• Heterojunction hybrid catalysts for hydrogen production
• Various applications including fuel production, fuel cells, electrolyzers, oxygen reduction, and Li-ion, Na-ion, K-ion, Li-air, and Zinc-air batteries
• Performance enhancement in metal oxide-based electrochemical supercapacitors

Integrating knowledge across related fields in a cohesive manner, Surface and Interfacial Defects in Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy Production and Storage offers a comprehensive understanding of the subject for materials scientists and chemists across various disciplines.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley-VCH
• Seitenzahl: 457
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783527850266
• Artikelnr.: 75654052

Autorenporträt

Dr. Noé Arjona is a senior researcher at the Research Center in Advanced Materials (CIMAV, Mexico). His work focuses on interface engineering in nanomaterials for energy systems, particularly zinc-air batteries. He has published in leading journals in the field of electrochemistry. Dra. Lorena Álvarez Contreras (CIMAV, Mexico) advances defect/interface engineering nanomaterials for zinc-air and lithium batteries. She has authored widely cited publications and serves as editor and book chapter in the field of nanomaterials for sustainable energy production and storage. Dra. Minerva Guerra Balcázar is a full-time professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro (México) specializing in defect engineering for energy systems and sensors. With over 13 years of experience, she has co authored several publications and book chapters in this area.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1. Fundamentals

Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Nanomaterials in Energy Systems
Chapter 2: Basics of Surface Defects: Types, Formation, and Impact
Chapter 3: Fundamentals of Interfacial Defects in Materials Science: Types, Formation, and Classification
Chapter 4: Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Formation of Surface and Interfacial Defects
Chapter 5: Defects as Catalytic Sites in Energy Chemistry
Chapter 6: Advanced Characterization Techniques for Defect and Interface Engineering
Chapter 7: Computational Modeling of Defects in Nanomaterials
Chapter 8: Defect Healing and Control Strategies in Energy Systems
Chapter 9: Future frontiers in defect science for advanced energy Technologies

Part 2. Defects and Interface Engineering in Energy Conversion

Chapter 10: Defects and Interface Engineering of MXenes: Heterojunction Hybrid Catalysts for Hydrogen Production
Chapter 11: Defect and Interface Engineering in Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction
Chapter 12: Defect and Interface Engineering in Fuel Production
Chapter 13: Defect and Interface Engineering in Electrochemical Valorization of Biomass to Value-added Chemicals
Chapter 14: Defect and Interface Engineering in Fuel Cells
Chapter 15: Defect and Interface Engineering in electrolyzers
Chapter 16: Defect and Interface Engineering for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Part 3. Defects and Interface Engineering in Energy Storage

Chapter 17: Defect and Interface Engineering in Li-ion batteries
Chapter 18: Defects and interface engineering in Na-ion batteries
Chapter 19: Defect and Interface Engineering in K-ion batteries
Chapter 20: Defect and Interface Engineering in Li-air batteries
Chapter 21: Defect and Interface Engineering in Zinc-air batteries
Chapter 22: Addressing Surface and Interfacial Defects in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Chapter 23: Engineering Defects in Advanced Battery Systems
Chapter 24: Defect and Interface Engineering in Electrochemical pseudocapacitors based on carbon
Chapter 25: Metal oxide Based Electrochemical supercapacitors: Performance Enhancement by Defects and Interface Engineering
Chapter 26: Defect and Interface Engineering in Electrochemical Pseudocapacitors Based on Pseudocapacitive Materials