Emerging nanotechnologies for renewable energy / edited by Waqar Ahmed, Matthew Booth, Ehsan Nourafkan.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I Nanotechnology for energy production. 1. Third-generation solar cells -- 2. Nanomaterials for solar energy capture and steam generation -- 3. Nanocarbons for emerging photovoltaic applications -- 4. Nanocomposites for enhanced oil recovery -- 5. Application of nanotechnology in hydrocarbon reservoir exploration and characterization -- 6. Nanotechnology for drilling operations -- 7. Application of nanotechnology for biofuel production -- 8. Energy harvesting : role of hybrid nanofluids -- 9. Ultrafast lasers for energy generation -- 10. Nanomaterials for advanced photovoltaic cells -- 11. Characterization techniques in energy generation and storage -- 12. Metal oxide semiconductors for photoelectrochemical water splitting --13. Synthesis of transition metal sulfide nanostructures for water splitting -- II Nanotechnology for energy transport. 14. Applications of nanofluids in thermal energy transport -- 15. Nanotechnology for smart grids and superconducting cables -- III Nanotechnology for energy storage. 16. Transition metal sulfides for supercapacitors -- 17. Recent developments in chemical energy storage -- 18. Nanotechnology for energy storage -- 19. Recent developments in battery technologies -- 20. Development of electrode materials for high-performance supercapacitors -- 21. Mathematical modeling of sustainable energy production using nanotechnology.