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Roadmap of Nanomaterials in Renewable Energy

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The properties of nanostructured materials are used in various applications for the use of renewable energies. This chapter briefly describes the operation of some devices, their main problems, and some examples of how these problems are overcome by using the properties of nanomaterials. Some of the devices described in this chapter include artificial photosynthesis, batteries, biofuels, carbon capture dioxide, energy storage, fuel cells, hydrogen energy, phase change materials, solar cells, and thermoelectric generator.

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  1. Departamento de Energía, Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados (CIMAV), Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico

    Ricardo Beltran-Chacon

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  1. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico

    Oxana Vasilievna Kharissova

  2. Instituto de Ingeniería Civil, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico

    Leticia Myriam Torres Martínez

  3. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico

    Boris Ildusovich Kharisov

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Beltran-Chacon, R. (2021). Roadmap of Nanomaterials in Renewable Energy. In: Kharissova, O.V., Martínez, L.M.T., Kharisov, B.I. (eds) Handbook of Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites for Energy and Environmental Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11155-7_26-2

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    Roadmap of Nanomaterials in Renewable Energy
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11155-7_26-2

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