Materials for Solar Energy Conservation: Materials, Methods and Applications

The demand for energy is increasing day by day and development of sustainable power generation is a critical issue. To overcome this constraint, renewable energy sources such as solar energy are developed by researchers. Effectual collection and storage of renewable energies like solar radiation requires the development of advanced functional materials. This book mainly focuses on the progress of recently developed functional materials for solar energy conservation. It also discusses the wide variety of organic and inorganic materials. Use of modern computer simulation techniques, conversion and storage processes are effectively covered. The research topics such as nano-structured solar cells, battery materials etc. are included in this book.

R. Rajasekar Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College (An Autonomous Institution under Anna University), Tamilnadu, India. He obtained his PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and specializes in material science and engineering, renewable energy, surface coating on solar cells, and tribological performance of carbide inserts. He has published more than 100 research articles in reputed international journals as well as more than 3o book chapters.

C. Moganapriya is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College (An Autonomous Institution under Anna University), Tamilnadu, India. She completed Ph D in 2019 and her current research area includes surface engineering of solar cells for performance enhancement of power conversion efficiency and tribological performance of cutting tool insert by adopting several hard coating materials. She has published 13 research articles and 15 book chapters with international publishers.

A. Mohankumar is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College (An Autonomous Institution under Anna University), Tamil Nadu. He has completed his under graduate in Erode Sengunthar Engineering College, Erode and post graduate in Government College of Engineering, Salem. He is having ample research experience in characterization of reinforced composite materials, composite machining polymer coating, and nano composite coating. He has published 13 research articles and book chapters.