Hierarchical Electrospun Nanofibers for Energy Harvesting, Production and Environmental Remediation

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dc.citation.epage3222en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber10en_US
dc.citation.spage3192en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber7en_US
dc.contributor.authorKumar, P. S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSundaramurthy, J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSundarrajan, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBabu, V. J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAllakhverdiev, S. I.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRamakrishna, S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-12T13:49:57Z
dc.date.available2018-04-12T13:49:57Z
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.departmentDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineeringen_US
dc.description.abstractAs the demand for energy is rapidly growing worldwide ahead of energy supply, there is an impulse need to develop alternative energy-harvesting technologies to sustain economic growth. Due to their unique optical and electrical properties, one-dimensional (1D) electrospun nanostructured materials are attractive for the construction of active energy harvesting devices such as photovoltaics, photocatalysts, hydrogen energy generators, and fuel cells. 1D nanostructures produced from electrospinning possess high chemical reactivity, high surface area, low density, as well as improved light absorption and dye adsorption compared to their bulk counterparts. So, research has been focused on the synthesis of 1D nanostructured fibers made from metal oxides, composites, dopants and surface modification. Furthermore, fine tuning these NFs has facilitated fast charge transfer and efficient charge separation for improved light absorption in photocatalytic and photovoltaic properties. The recent trend in exploring these electrospun nanostructures has been promising in-terms of reducing costs and enhancing the efficiency compared to conventional materials. This review article presents the synthesis of 1D nanostructured fibers made via electrospinning and their applications in photovoltaics, photocatalysis, hydrogen energy harvesting and fuel cells. The current challenges and future perspectives for electrospun nanomaterials are also reviewed.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1039/c4ee00612gen_US
dc.identifier.issn1754-5692
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/38172
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherRoyal Society of Chemistryen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4ee00612gen_US
dc.source.titleEnergy and Environmental Scienceen_US
dc.subjectElectrospun nanofibersen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental remediationen_US
dc.subjectfuel cellen_US
dc.subjecthierarchical systemen_US
dc.subjecthydrogenen_US
dc.subjectnanotechnologyen_US
dc.subjectphotochemistryen_US
dc.subjectphotovoltaic systemen_US
dc.titleHierarchical Electrospun Nanofibers for Energy Harvesting, Production and Environmental Remediationen_US
dc.typeReviewen_US

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