Journal of Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology

Advanced Nano Routes to Clean and Sustainable Energy Havesting

7^th World Nano Conference

June 20-21, 2016 Cape Town, South Africa

S. Eugene Park, Mi-Jung Ji, Byung-Huyn Choi, Agatha Wagutu, Kwang-Soo No and Malik Maaza

African Institution of Science and Technology, Tanzania.
Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, Korea
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
University of South Africa, South Africa

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Nanomed Nanotechnol

Abstract:

In this report, we present recent development in advanced nano routes to clean and sustainable energy harvesting. Emerging research and development of materials, design and integration of devices leads to innovations suitable for clean and sustainable energy harvesting from ambient. Due to both physical and quantum effects, nanoparticles are leading the efforts. Among them are segmented-in-series solid oxide fuel cells, polymer piezoelectric materials, and dye sensitized solar cells. Solid oxide fuel cells that operate at high temperature have attracted much attention for the advantages they offer. Piezoelectric energy harvesters have drawn attention as efficient transduction devices,which convert ambient vibrational energy into usable electrical energy. The efficiency of Grätzel cell can be further improved by the anchoring groups, such as COOH to be adsorbed onto the TiO2 surface with a large electronic coupling. Heavy rare metal sensitizers are costly and environmentally detrimental. Natural sensitizers can be an alternative if they have acceptable efficiency in comparison to that one of transition coordination compounds and their extraction can be done by simple procedures from flowers, leaves, fruits, animals and other natural products. The wet-routes to nanoparticles functionalization will be reported with examples of selected cases.

Biography :

Email: eugene.park@nm-aist.ac.tz