Advances in Energy Materials

This new book, Advances in Energy Materials: Materials Fabrication, Properties, and Applications, covers a wide range of topics related to energy materials and applications, delving into theoretical foundations, modeling, and simulations of energy materials. It discusses the art of synthesizing and characterizing these materials and the multitude of applications that energy materials offer in our rapidly evolving world.

The topics include perovskite solar cells, solar-thermal storage materials, metal organic frameworks for energy storage, and more. Each chapter provides a detailed analysis of the topic, highlighting the latest advancements in the field and their potential impact on the energy landscape. Together, these chapters offer important new research on energy materials and their significance in the pursuit of sustainable development.

This volume will serve as a valuable resource for researchers, developers, and practitioners who are working towards creating a more sustainable and eco-friendly energy landscape.

This book is a selection of papers presented at the International Conference of Education and Science (ICES) 2021, which brought together researchers, developers, and practitioners from around the world to discuss the latest advancements in the field of energy applications.

Lishin T., PhD, is a research scholar at the School of Mathematics and Physics, Catholic University of Sacred Hearts, Italy. He completed his post-graduation in Physics at Pondicherry University, India. His area of research is on “Time-resolved optical microscopy techniques to characterize 2D transition metal dichalcogenides.” Previously he worked as a project student at the School of Energy Materials, Mahatma Gandhi University, India. His area of research was developing Pb-free perovskite materials for solar cells and biopolymer inclusion. His research interests include instrumentation, machine learning, simulation, advanced characterization techniques, energy detection, and spectrum analysis. He qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2019) in Physics and CSIR-UGC NET for lectureship 2019 in Physics in India.

Maciej Jaroszewski, PhD, DSc, is Titular (Full) Professor. He is with the Department of Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering and Electrotechnology at Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (WUST), Poland. He is a member of the Council of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at WUST, and the Council for the Scientific Discipline of Automation, Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Space Technologies WUST. He is a senior member of IEEE. He is a member of the Polish Committee for Standardization in the Electrotechnical Materials Committee and in the High Voltage Committee. He is the secretary of the Polish Committee of Electrotechnical Materials (PKME) of the Association of Polish Electrical Engineers (SEP). His scientific interests mainly concern high-voltage technology, liquid insulation of transformers, diagnostics of high-voltage insulation systems; impedance spectroscopy, and modern materials for shielding the electromagnetic field. He is the author of publications in international scientific journals and the editor of scientific books on broadly understood electrotechnical materials.

Sabu Thomas, PhD, is currently the Chairman of Trivandrum Engineering Science & Technology Research Park (TrEST Research Park), Kerala, India. He is also the former Vice Chancellor at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala; Director of the School of Energy Materials; Director of the School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology; Director of the International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology; former Director of the School of Chemical Sciences; founder of the School of Polymer Science and Technology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India; retired full professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at the School of Chemical Sciences of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. Professor Thomas has received a number of national and international awards that include a fellowship of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London FRSC; Distinguished Professorship from Josef Stefan Institute, Slovenia; MRSI Medal; Nano Tech Medal; CRSI Medal; Distinguished Faculty Award; Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Award for Scientific Excellence 2016; Mahatma Gandhi University Award for Outstanding Contribution, Nov. 2016; Lifetime Achievement Award of the Malaysian Polymer Group; Indian Nano Biologists Award 2017; and Sukumar Maithy Award for the Best Polymer Researcher in the country. Due to his outstanding contributions to the field of nanoscience and polymer science and engineering, Prof. Thomas has been conferred Honoris Causa (DSc) Doctorate by the University of South Brittany, Lorient, France, and University of Lorraine, Nancy, France. Professor Thomas has published over 1200 peer-reviewed research papers, reviews and book chapters and has co-edited 127 books published by Royal Society, Wiley, Woodhead, Elsevier, CRC Press, Springer, Nova, etc. He is the inventor of 15 patents.