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Manjunatha C, Rastogi CK, Manmadha Rao B, Girish Kumar S, Varun S, Raitani K, Maurya G, Karthik B, Swathi C, Sadrzadeh M, Khosla A. Advances in Hierarchical Inorganic Nanostructures for Efficient Solar Energy Harvesting Systems. ChemSusChem 2024:e202301755. [PMID: 38478710 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202301755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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The urgent need to address the global energy and environmental crisis necessitates the development of efficient solar-power harvesting systems. Among the promising candidates, hierarchical inorganic nanostructures stand out due to their exceptional attributes, including a high specific surface area, abundant active sites, and tunable optoelectronic properties. In this comprehensive review, we delve into the fundamental principles underlying various solar energy harvesting technologies, including dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), photocatalytic, photoelectrocatalytic (water splitting), and photothermal (water purification) systems, providing a foundational understanding of their operation. Thereafter, the discussion is focused on recent advancements in the synthesis, design, and development of hierarchical nanostructures composed of diverse inorganic material combinations, tailored for each of these solar energy harvesting systems. We meticulously elaborate on the distinct synthesis methods and conditions employed to fine-tune the morphological features of these hierarchical nanostructures. Furthermore, this review offers profound insights into critical aspects such as electron transfer mechanisms, band gap engineering, the creation of hetero-hybrid structures to optimize interface chemistry through diverse synthesis approaches, and precise adjustments of structural features. Beyond elucidating the scientific fundamentals, this review explores the large-scale applications of the aforementioned solar harvesting systems. Additionally, it addresses the existing challenges and outlines the prospects for achieving heightened solar-energy conversion efficiency.
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- C Manjunatha
- Centre for Nanomaterials and Devices, Department of Chemistry, RV College of Engineering, Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Physics, VIT-AP University, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Centre for Nanomaterials and Devices, Department of Chemistry, RV College of Engineering, Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, RV College of Engineering, Bengaluru, India
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- Centre for Advanced Studies, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, India
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- Centre for Advanced Studies, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, RV College of Engineering, Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, RV College of Engineering, Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Advanced Water Research Lab (AWRL), University of Alberta, Canada
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Province, China
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Tavakoli-Azar T, Mahjoub AR, Sadjadi MS, Farhadyar N, Sadr MH. Synthesis and Characterization of a Perovskite Nanocomposite of CdTiO3@S with Orthorhombic Structure: Investigation of Photoluminescence Properties and Its Photocatalytic Performance for the Degradation of Congo Red and Crystal Violet Under Sunlight. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-020-01762-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Ali N, Ali F, Farooq R, Said A, Saeed S, Bilal M. Photo-oxidative degradation of organo-functionalized vermiculite clay-reinforced polyimide composites. Appl Nanosci 2020; 10:3725-33. [DOI: 10.1007/s13204-020-01514-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Tavakoli-Azar T, Mahjoub AR, Seyed Sadjadi M, Farhadyar N, Hossaini Sadr M. Synthesis and Characterization of CdTiO3@S Composite: Investigation of Photocatalytic Activity for the Degradation of Crystal Violet Under Sun Light. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-019-01218-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Lewis CS, Moronta D, Terban MW, Wang L, Yue S, Zhang C, Li Q, Corrao A, Billinge SJL, Wong SS. Synthesis, characterization, and growth mechanism of motifs of ultrathin cobalt-substituted NaFeSi2O6 nanowires. CrystEngComm 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ce01885a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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We report on the synthesis and mechanistic study of Co-substituted pyroxene nanowires of controllable dimensions and their subsequent correlation with magnetic properties.
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Affiliation(s)
- Crystal S. Lewis
- Department of Chemistry
- State University of New York at Stony Brook
- Stony Brook
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- State University of New York at Stony Brook
- Stony Brook
- USA
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- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
- Columbia University
- New York
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- State University of New York at Stony Brook
- Stony Brook
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- State University of New York at Stony Brook
- Stony Brook
- USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory
- Condensed Matter of Physics and Materials Sciences Division
- Upton
- USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory
- Condensed Matter of Physics and Materials Sciences Division
- Upton
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- State University of New York at Stony Brook
- Stony Brook
- USA
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- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
- Columbia University
- New York
- USA
- Brookhaven National Laboratory
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- Department of Chemistry
- State University of New York at Stony Brook
- Stony Brook
- USA
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