{"title":"Efficient integration of photo voltaic and hydro energy technologies for sustainable power generation in rural areas: A case study","authors":"Pulkit Kumar , Harpreet Kaur Channi , Raman Kumar , Chander Prakash , Abhijit Bhowmik , Shatrudhan Pandey , Abhishek Kumar Singh , Muhammad Mahmood Ali , Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar","doi":"10.1016/j.mset.2024.04.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mset.2024.04.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This research aims to provide an efficient and cost-effective renewable energy supply. It assesses the potential for photovoltaic (PV) and hydro energy in Pirthala, Haryana, India, using HOMER Pro® v3.14.2. A Hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) can continuously power 855 homes. The optimal HRES configuration comprises well-optimized PV modules, hydro turbines, converters, and batteries. The top four configurations were selected based on criteria such as net present cost (NPC) and cost of energy production (COE). The most effective HRES configuration involves a 3461-kW solar array, a 98.1 kW hydro turbine, 304 lithium-ion batteries of 100 kWh, and a 2785-kW converter, achieving a 100 % integration of renewable energy. This ideal HRES was thoroughly assessed regarding economic, technical, and renewable energy considerations. The results and the optimized HRES configuration can serve as a valuable reference for similar initiatives in rural areas, contributing to adopting renewable energy sources and enhancing energy access and reliability.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18283,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science for Energy Technologies","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 297-308"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589299124000053/pdfft?md5=6c8717936789a885b5a64ce38e187902&pid=1-s2.0-S2589299124000053-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140632862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dea Agnestasya Kurnia Ramadhani , Nabella Sholeha , Nanda Nafi'atul Khusna , Markus Diantoro , Arif Nur Afandi , Zurina Osman , Herlin Pujiarti
{"title":"Ag-doped TiO2 as photoanode for high performance dye sensitized solar cells","authors":"Dea Agnestasya Kurnia Ramadhani , Nabella Sholeha , Nanda Nafi'atul Khusna , Markus Diantoro , Arif Nur Afandi , Zurina Osman , Herlin Pujiarti","doi":"10.1016/j.mset.2024.02.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mset.2024.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>) nanoparticles are commonly used as photoanode materials in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC). The structure of TiO<sub>2</sub> can be modified by doping to enhance its optical and electrical performance. The modification carried out in this research was by providing Ag doping on TiO<sub>2</sub>. Silver (Ag) added to TiO<sub>2</sub> is convinced to reduce the recombination and increase the energy level of the photo-excited electrons from the TiO<sub>2</sub> conduction band. Ag-doped TiO<sub>2</sub> was carried out by a simple mixing method. The microstructure of Ag-doped TiO<sub>2</sub> was successfully characterized by XRD and SEM. The absorbance of the Ag-doped TiO<sub>2</sub> thin films was measured by UV–Vis spectroscopy, confirming the optimum energy gap of 3.09 eV and resulting in the best PCE of 6.31 %.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18283,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science for Energy Technologies","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 274-281"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589299124000028/pdfft?md5=e1818aa79e6ea6cb9290f3f38acdc276&pid=1-s2.0-S2589299124000028-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140016154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Diksha Singh , Sushant Kumar , Pramod K. Singh , Karol Strzałkowski , Nada.A. Masmali , Grzegorz Trykowski
{"title":"Innovative photovoltaic approach: Cd1-xBexTe mixed semiconductor crystals for novel dye-sensitized solar cells","authors":"Diksha Singh , Sushant Kumar , Pramod K. Singh , Karol Strzałkowski , Nada.A. Masmali , Grzegorz Trykowski","doi":"10.1016/j.mset.2024.04.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mset.2024.04.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper deals with the synthesis and properties of new ternary mixed Cd1-xBexTe (cadmium beryllium telluride) crystal-based electrodes for photovoltaic cells which is a modified version of dye- sensitized solar cells. We determined the thermal stability and photovoltaic performance of the obtained devices. Cd1-xBexTe crystals are grown using the Bridgman technique at high temperatures and pressure for different compositions. Using the modified doctor blade method, we fabricated dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) using Cd1-xBexTe-based film as working electrodes. The mixed crystals with the highest beryllium content (10 %) and the lowest (1 %) are used. At the same time, the counter electrode and polymer electrolytes are common. Comparative studies with standard DSSC are also undertaken to compare the stability and charge mechanism. As prepared, DSSC using ternary Cd1-xBexTe showed efficiency as high as 3.11 % at 1 sun condition. The life span measurement indicated promising results, and DSSC is stable up to 720 h with a reasonable decrease in fill factor from 84 to 55.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18283,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science for Energy Technologies","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 287-296"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589299124000041/pdfft?md5=e380b1163f4398a00dc9eaf182ec5896&pid=1-s2.0-S2589299124000041-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140631757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the performance of vertical MoS2 nanoflakes as a photoelectrochemical studies for energy application","authors":"K. Kaviyarasu , J. Madhavan","doi":"10.1016/j.mset.2023.12.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mset.2023.12.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>With the help of a hydrothermal process, we were able to prepare vertically layered MoS<sub>2</sub> nanoflakes that were rooted to TiO<sub>2</sub> modified. MoS<sub>2</sub> nanoflakes and TiO<sub>2</sub> contribute significantly to the strong XRD peaks and μ-Raman spectroscopy, and this phenomenon may also be explained by the unique structure of vertically stacked MoS<sub>2</sub> nanoflakes on TiO<sub>2</sub> that has many exposed edges and large surfaces as well as high electron transfer rates between TiO<sub>2</sub> and MoS<sub>2</sub>. As can be clearly seen, there are no noticeable changes in the self-photodegradation of MB under visible light interaction (VLI), and the MoS<sub>2</sub> doped TiO<sub>2</sub> photocatalyst displays ∼ 90 % degradation efficiency. By, measuring photoelectrochemically, charge carriers are separated efficiently. These experiments illustrate the transient photocurrent response of the MoS<sub>2</sub> doped TiO<sub>2</sub> photocatalyst while cycling between three on/off cycles. As a result of a low recombination rate of the photoexcited charge carriers, the MoS<sub>2</sub> doped TiO<sub>2</sub> photocatalyst displays superior photocurrent response. In other words, a lower charge transfer resistance results in a faster transfer of charge between the surfaces.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18283,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science for Energy Technologies","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 249-256"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589299123000691/pdfft?md5=763847204f160863148bf2d61ea5b0b9&pid=1-s2.0-S2589299123000691-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139100533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Asim Ahmad , Om Prakash , Rukaiya Kausher , Gaurav Kumar , Shatrudhan Pandey , S.M. Mozammil Hasnain
{"title":"Parabolic trough solar collectors: A sustainable and efficient energy source","authors":"Asim Ahmad , Om Prakash , Rukaiya Kausher , Gaurav Kumar , Shatrudhan Pandey , S.M. Mozammil Hasnain","doi":"10.1016/j.mset.2023.08.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mset.2023.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18283,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science for Energy Technologies","volume":"7 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49764942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vijaya G. , Muralidhar Singh M. , Manish Kumar , Amit Kumar , Ashok Kumar M.S. , Dheeraj Kumar , Shatrudhan Pandey , S.M. Mozammil Hasnain , Abhishek Kumar Singh , Gaurav Kumar
{"title":"Nano indentation studies on ceramic thinfilms coatings deposited using sputtering process for energy applications","authors":"Vijaya G. , Muralidhar Singh M. , Manish Kumar , Amit Kumar , Ashok Kumar M.S. , Dheeraj Kumar , Shatrudhan Pandey , S.M. Mozammil Hasnain , Abhishek Kumar Singh , Gaurav Kumar","doi":"10.1016/j.mset.2023.08.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mset.2023.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Nanoindentation technique is generally used for measuring thinfilm mechanical properties such as hardness, modulus and stiffness. Nanoindentation of ceramic thinfilms of SiO<sub>2,</sub> Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> was deposited by radio-frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering on the stainless steel (SS304) substrates using a nanoindenter. Under varied sputtering conditions, the “as-deposited” film was amorphous. The as-deposited thin film had a thickness of 200 nm. The amorphous film was loaded/unloaded only once while operating in load control mode. Hardness and Young's modulus, two mechanical properties of the ceramic thinfilms, were also measured. When SiO<sub>2</sub>, Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>, and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> thinfilms are deposited onto stainless steel substrates using an RF magnetron sputtering, the roughness of the ceramic thinfilms is in the range of 8 to 12 nm. The nanoindentation results were compared, the hardness of the coatings is in the range of 6 to 9 GPa, and these ceramic coatings can be used as an adhesive layer for multilayer thin film coating.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18283,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science for Energy Technologies","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 115-123"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49748434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adán de Jesús Bautista-Morantes, Carlos Ordulio Calderón-Carvajal, Jairo Alberto Gómez-Cuaspud, Enrique Vera-López
{"title":"Influence of structural and morphological variables on the optical and electrical response of Na-doped BFOs","authors":"Adán de Jesús Bautista-Morantes, Carlos Ordulio Calderón-Carvajal, Jairo Alberto Gómez-Cuaspud, Enrique Vera-López","doi":"10.1016/j.mset.2024.05.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mset.2024.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this study, the influence of <em>p</em>-type doping with Na atoms on the optical bandgap and electrical conductivity of a series of bismuth ferrites (BiFeO<sub>3</sub>) synthesized by a low-cost solid-state method was evaluated. To identify the properties that influenced the bandgap and electrical response of the samples, the phase of interest was identified and quantified by X-ray diffraction (XRD), the morphological characteristics were determined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Structural properties were elucidated by spectroscopic techniques and finally the optical response (indirect bandgap) was measured by ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy (UV–Vis) and electrical response (conductivity) by solid-state electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (SS-IES). The results of this work demonstrated that the optical and electrical response of the series of Na-doped BiFeO<sub>3</sub> samples is dependent on at least eight structural and morphological variables (sodium ratio, purity, unit cell volume, oxygen vacancy concentration, crystalline domain size, structural microdeformations, particle size and Warburg-type resistive phenomena). Among the most relevant results, the influence of purity, intrinsic and physical defects was identified, observing a decrease of the electrical resistance and energy gap with the presence of Na.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18283,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science for Energy Technologies","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 335-348"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589299124000077/pdfft?md5=313509c093543cb723c1b48e2d213dc9&pid=1-s2.0-S2589299124000077-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141132628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Isala Dueramae , Manunya Okhawilai , Pornnapa Kasemsiri , Hiroshi Uyama , Rio Kita
{"title":"Effect of Ti3AlC2 MAX phase on electrochemical performance of thermo-responsive copolymer electrolyte for solid state zinc-ion battery","authors":"Isala Dueramae , Manunya Okhawilai , Pornnapa Kasemsiri , Hiroshi Uyama , Rio Kita","doi":"10.1016/j.mset.2023.12.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mset.2023.12.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The solid-state zinc-ion battery (ZIB) is environmentally friendly, cost effective, and extremely safe, which are essential features for alternative sustainable energy storage systems. Herein, a polymer composite electrolyte (PCE) is successfully developed through a facile solution-casting approach from a thermo-responsive copolymer-based electrolyte and layered ternary carbide (Ti<sub>3</sub>AlC<sub>2</sub>). The thermo-responsive copolymer demonstrated synergistic mechanical properties through the addition of an appropriate plasticizer and a zinc salt. This combination suggests that the material possesses thermal self-protection capabilities due to its anti-Arrhenius ionic-conducting behavior. However, parasitic reactions and dendrite formation hindered the achievement of its full potential. The incorporation of Ti<sub>3</sub>AlC<sub>2</sub> or MAX phase can mitigate the above obstacles, enhancing electrochemical performance with excellent flexibility and maintainable self-extinguishing. The solid-state ZIB benefits from the well-designed PCE with the expanding layer interspacing, delivering a remarkably high capacity (336 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> at 0.1 A g<sup>−1</sup>) and energy density of 242 Wh kg<sup>−1</sup>. This is achieved due to the Ti<sub>3</sub>AlC<sub>2</sub>′s ability to immobilize or entrap triflate anions via electrostatic forces. Therefore, the designed PCE is a promising step toward the development of flexible solid electrolytes in ZIBs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18283,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science for Energy Technologies","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 237-248"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258929912300068X/pdfft?md5=94061e3f060e7b62920ad7f86344a9d1&pid=1-s2.0-S258929912300068X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138770195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Bosco Franklin , S. Sachin , S. John Sundaram , G. Theophil Anand , A. Dhayal Raj , K. Kaviyarasu
{"title":"Investigation on copper cobaltite (CuCo2O4) and its composite with activated carbon (AC) for supercapacitor applications","authors":"J. Bosco Franklin , S. Sachin , S. John Sundaram , G. Theophil Anand , A. Dhayal Raj , K. Kaviyarasu","doi":"10.1016/j.mset.2023.07.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mset.2023.07.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Energy storing devices plays a major role in the development of technology. We synthesized carbon-based nanocomposites through a physical method and CuCo<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> nanocomposites through a sol–gel technique calcined at 600 °C. From X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) confirmed the formation of CuCo<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> nanocomposites which also shows some impurity phase of CuO nanoparticle. The average crystalline size found to be 45 nm. According to optical absorption analysis, the particles show maximum absorption in 256 nm and 369 nm in the UV region, while copper cobaltite doped with activated carbon (AC) shows broad absorption compared with copper cobaltite alone. Morphology studies shows agglomerate image in AC composites and hexagonal structures was formed in CuCo<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> nanoparticles with average particle size of 100 nm. Atomic and weight percentages were recorded using energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX). A good specific capacitance can be found from CV analysis, using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), nanoparticles are shown to have different interface properties at the surface of electrodes. Using CuCo<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> and its composite as positive and negative electrodes in cyclic voltammetry (CV) studies shows excellent electrochemical properties. In addition, CuCo<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> with activated carbon is promising as a low-cost and good supercapacitor material.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18283,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science for Energy Technologies","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 91-98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48193480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Irzaman , M. Dahrul , M. Rahmani , A.M. Rukyati , Samsidar , Nurhidayah , F. Deswardani , M. Peslinof , R.P. Jenie , J. Iskandar , Y. Wahyuni , K. Priandana , R. Siskandar
{"title":"Design and fabrication of photovoltaics based on MFS (Ag/BaTiO3/silicon p-type) structure","authors":"Irzaman , M. Dahrul , M. Rahmani , A.M. Rukyati , Samsidar , Nurhidayah , F. Deswardani , M. Peslinof , R.P. Jenie , J. Iskandar , Y. Wahyuni , K. Priandana , R. Siskandar","doi":"10.1016/j.mset.2023.06.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mset.2023.06.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The experiment was carried out by growing BaTiO<sub>3</sub> (Undoped or Li-doped) on p-type Si<sub>(1<!--> <!-->0<!--> <!-->0)</sub> substrates using the Chemical Solution Deposition (CSD) method and spin coating at a rotational speed of 3000 rpm for 60 s, followed by heating at 850 °C. The characterization results show that the bandgap energy value of the thin film due to lithium doping reduces the bandgap energy value. This is presumably because the donor atom added to a semiconductor causes the allowable energy level to be slightly below the conduction band. The presence of this new band causes the thin film bandgap energy to decrease with a five-valent tantalum dip. The morphological properties showed that the BaTiO<sub>3</sub>/Si<sub>(1<!--> <!-->0<!--> <!-->0)</sub> thin film particles in the deposited lithium had a fairly homogeneous grain. With the addition of lithium acetate as a binder into barium titanate, the grain size is getting smaller because it is suspected that the lithium-ion radius is smaller than the barium-ion radius. Measurement of I-V on the thin film shows that the output voltage value increases with more light intensity hitting the surface of the thin film. The greater the light intensity, the greater the energy of the photons, so the electrons are easier to jump. The three things above (both electrical and morphological properties) conclude that the thin films grown have the potential for photovoltaics.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18283,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science for Energy Technologies","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 29-34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45298981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}