Graphene-Based Nanocomposites
for Renewable Energy Application
Foo Wah Low, Chin Wei Lai, Sieh Kiong Tiong, and Nowshad Amin
Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................... 3
Graphene for Energy Conversion ................................................................ 5
Photovoltaic Cells ................................................................................ 6
Graphene-Based Polymer Solar Cells ............................................................ 7
Graphene-Based Quantum Dot Solar Cells ...................................................... 10
Graphene-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells ..................................................... 11
Graphene-Based Tandem Organic Solar Cells ................................................... 14
Graphene-Based Perovskite Solar Cells .......................................................... 15
Hydrogen Production ............................................................................. 18
Fuel Cells ......................................................................................... 19
Fuel Cells with Graphene as Catalyst Support ................................................... 20
Wind Energy ...................................................................................... 20
Wind Turbines-Based Graphene as Composite Materials ....................................... 21
Solar Thermal ..................................................................................... 21
Ocean Energy ..................................................................................... 23
Tidal Power ....................................................................................... 25
Graphene for Energy Storage ..................................................................... 25
Supercapacitors ................................................................................... 26
Supercapacitors with Graphene Electrodes ...................................................... 27
F. W. Low · S. K. Tiong · N. Amin
Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (The National Energy University),
Kajang Selangor, Malaysia
e-mail: Lowfw@uniten.edu.my; siehkiong@uniten.edu.my; nowshad@uniten.edu.my
C. W. Lai (*)
Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), University of Malaya (UM), Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia
e-mail: cwlai@um.edu.my
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
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