Thin Film Structures in Energy Applications [Hardcover]

This book provides a comprehensive overview of thin film structures in energy applications. Each chapter contains both fundamentals principles for each thin film structure as well as the relevant energy application technologies. The authors cover thin films for a variety of energy sectors? including inorganic and organic solar cells, DSSCs, solid oxide fuel cells, thermoelectrics, phosphors and cutting tools.1. Thin film  deposition, growth aspects and characterizationP. Arunkumar, Sushil Kumar Kuanr, K. Suresh Babu*2. Coatings for Energy ApplicationsAnup Kumar Keshri* and Sribalaji M3. Ternary and quaternary semiconducting compounds thin film solar cellsP. Malar4 Organic Semiconductors: A New Future of Nano Devices and ApplicationsAnamika Dey, Ashish Singh,Dipjyoti Das,Paraeswar Krishnan Iyer*5 Titania Nano-architectures for energyTom Mathews* and Rajini P Antony6 State-of-the-art thin film electrolytes for solid oxide fuel cellsManjula. I. Nandasiri* and Suntharampillai Thevuthasan *7 Thin film thermoelectric materials for sensor applications: An overviewAshoka Bali, Raju Chetty and Ramesh Chandra Mallik8 Electroluminescent Thin Film PhosphorsSamuel Paul David *and Romain Gaume9 Thin Films for Energy Efficient Mechanical ToolsHisayuki Suematsu and Tsuneo Suzuki*

Dr Suresh Babu Krishna Moorthy has dual Masters in Science (Chemistry) and Engineering (Materials Science). He completed his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology  Madras (IITM), India in 2005 and has been working in the area of nanostructures since 2000. He was working with University of Central Florida, USA (2006-2010) before joining as Assistant Professor with Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry. His current research focuses on thin films for solid oxide fuel cells and high temperature oxidation protection of components. In addition he is also interested on the development of multifunctional nanostructures for theranostic applicatil£%