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{"title":"Effect of concentration on the properties of nitrogen-doped zinc oxide thin films grown by electrodeposition","authors":"K. A. Musiliyu,&nbsp;E. D. Ogunmola,&nbsp;A. A. Ajayi,&nbsp;O. W. Abodunrin","doi":"10.1007/s40243-022-00225-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-022-00225-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Zinc oxide is one of the most researched semiconductors owing to the outstanding properties that make it useful in various industrial applications, such as solar cells and other optoelectronics. In this work, ZnO thin films were prepared in five different concentrations and doped with four nitrogen atoms from triethylene tetramine (TETA) to fabricate a ZnO for optoelectronic applications using an electrodeposition technique. The doped ZnO thin films were synthesized and deposited on ITO glass substrates. The deposited thin films were annealed at 400°Cfor 60min in a furnace under the same conditions. The thin films' optical, electrical, and surface morphological properties were characterized using UV–Vis Spectrophotometer, Four Point Probe (FPP), and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), respectively. The optical properties confirmed the film's suitability for various transparent device applications with a high optical transmittance of about 90% at the wavelength between 250 and 950 nm. The optical band gaps of 3.25 eV to 3.50 eV were obtained at ZnO concentrations from 0.2 M to 1.0 M. The SEM images depicted a polycrystalline nature of the films with irregular nanoparticle shapes across the substrates. Electrical results established the high conductivity of nitrogen-doped ZnO thin films, thereby making the thin films suitable as transparent conducting oxides for devices such as solar cells and optoelectronics.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"12 1","pages":"23 - 29"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-022-00225-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5002439","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":"Investigating the properties of tin-oxide thin film developed by sputtering process for perovskite solar cells","authors":"Chijioke Raphael Onyeagba,&nbsp;Majedul Islam,&nbsp;Prasad K. D. V. Yarlagadda,&nbsp;Tuquabo Tesfamichael","doi":"10.1007/s40243-022-00226-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-022-00226-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Tin oxide (SnO₂) nano-crystalline thin films were deposited on silicon and glass substrates at room temperature by sputtering at a constant power of 30 W and different working pressure of 10, 7, and 5 mTorr. Surface morphology, electrical and optical properties of the films were investigated to optimise the deposition condition of the films as electron transport layer (ETL) for high-power conversion efficiency perovskite solar cells. The films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV–Vis–NIR Spectrophotometer, and Four-point probe. SnO₂ films obtained at working pressure of 10 mTorr exhibited uniform surface morphology with high light transmittance (90%) and conductivity (4 S/m). These sputtered SnO₂ films appeared to have shown promising properties as ETL for PSC, and further investigation is justified to establish the optimal fabrication parameters and resulting energy conversion efficiency.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"12 1","pages":"31 - 37"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-022-00226-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4848111","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":"Biomethane production kinetics during the anaerobic co-digestion of Sargassum spp. and food waste using batch and fed-batch systems in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic","authors":"Yessica A. Castro,&nbsp;Alvin Rodríguez,&nbsp;Emin Rivera","doi":"10.1007/s40243-022-00224-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-022-00224-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Collecting <i>Sargassum</i> spp. <i>biomass</i> and using it for the generation of renewable energy is a sustainable approach to mitigate the costs associated to this weed management. The biomethanation of this algal biomass with other organic waste to produce biogas promotes the integrated sustainable management of these materials while generating gaseous fuel for the tourism industry. The purpose of this work is to determine the percentage <i>Sargassum</i> spp<i>.</i> biomass during the anaerobic co-digestion of this brown algae with food waste that results in the best biogas composition, methane yield, production kinetics, and digestate. The biomethanation was conducted in 1200 L fed-batch and bench scale batch biodigestors and the kinetic parameters were estimated using the modified Gompertz model. The methane yield of <i>Sargassum</i> spp. and food waste combinations in 0.58 OLR at fed batch and 15 g/L organic load at batch were comparable. The methane yield produced in the 100% <i>Sargassum</i> spp. fed-batch anaerobic biodigester was 101.3 ± 23.6 N. L CH₄/kg, but up to 615.5 ± 78.4 N. L CH₄/kg in the 45% <i>Sargassum</i> spp. / 55% food waste biodigestor. The anaerobic co-digestion of <i>Sargassum</i> spp. and food waste in the batch system showed methane production rates as high as 14.6 ± 0.3 N.L CH₄/kg.day. Higher H₂S were detected in the biogas of the biodigesters fed with larger percentages of the <i>Sargassum</i> spp. with more than 5000 ppm during mono-digestion. Our results suggest that 55% <i>Sargassum</i> spp<i>.</i> and 45% food waste are the most promising feed combination under the studied conditions for the anaerobic co-digestion of these feedstock at larger scale.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"11 3","pages":"287 - 297"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-022-00224-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4599764","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":"Facile fabrication, structural and electrical investigations of cadmium sulfide nanoparticles for fuel cell performance","authors":"Mervet Ramadan,&nbsp;Mohamed S. Elnouby,&nbsp;O. El-Shazly,&nbsp;E. F. El-Wahidy,&nbsp;A. A. M. Farag,&nbsp;N. Roushdy","doi":"10.1007/s40243-022-00220-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-022-00220-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In the present work, CdS nanoparticles were synthesized and analyzed for use in fuel cell applications. The X-ray diffraction investigation showed that CdS possesses a cubic polycrystalline structure. For the (111) plane, the average values of mean crystallite size, microstrain, and dislocation density were calculated and found to be 1.935 nm, 0.0758, and 0.267 nm⁻². The average crystallite size was additionally calculated and found to be 2.02 nm using the modified Scherrer’s plot. The observed blue shift in the photoluminescence of CdS is caused by the quantum size impact of the nanocrystalline structure. A broad emission band at 590 nm is produced by the recombination of a hole in the valence band of CdS with an electron confined in a sulfur vacancy. The average Cd/S ratio is good and comparable, according to the EDS analysis, which is close to the theoretical values and almost exactly fits the ideal structure. A thermogravimetry diagram was used to establish the thermal stability of CdS across a wide range of temperatures. Fuel cell application features peaks were investigated by the cyclic voltammetry of CdS under various conditions. The linear sweep voltammetry was used to analyze the electrochemical performance of CdS electrodes in fuel cells. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was also used and the results confirmed that nickel substrate is regarded as being superior to stainless steel in terms of performance.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"11 3","pages":"277 - 286"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-022-00220-5.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4489613","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":"Modification of waste sugarcane bagasse fly ash for CO2 capture application","authors":"Hussanai Sukkathanyawat,&nbsp;Akarasingh Bampenrat,&nbsp;Teeraya Jarunglumlert,&nbsp;Chattip Prommuak","doi":"10.1007/s40243-022-00219-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-022-00219-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>CO₂ capture is a promising approach to aid in the mitigation of the global environmental crisis caused by greenhouse gas emissions. The efficiency of adsorbents is critical to the success of this approach. Sugarcane bagasse fly ash (SBA) was used in this study as a support to increase the CO₂ adsorption capacity of CaO. The physical and chemical characteristics of SBA treated with various reagents (HCl, H₃PO₄, CH₃COOH, NaOH, NH₃, and H₂O₂) were investigated. The CaO was then loaded at 10–50 wt% on the support surface, and the modified adsorbent was tested for its potential to adsorb CO₂. According to the results of the experiments, the acidic reagent increased the surface area of SBA, whereas the base reagents provided SBA with a higher pore volume and a larger pore size. The different surface characteristics of the modified SBA had a direct impact on its CO₂ adsorption capacity. The adsorbent with NaOH-pretreated SBA and 50% CaO loading had the highest CO₂ adsorption capacity, which was 27% higher than that of unsupported CaO due to the decent distribution of CaO found on the NaOH-treated SBA surface. For a better understanding, a graphical model was finally proposed to describe the aforementioned changes in surface characteristics and adhesion of CaO on the SBA support. These findings show that SBA, a valueless bagasse-incinerating waste material, can be used as a support to increase the CO₂ adsorption capacity of adsorbents, transforming it into a more valuable and environmentally sustainable material.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000 <figure><div><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></div></figure>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"11 3","pages":"267 - 276"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-022-00219-y.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4203791","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":"A comparison between growth of direct and pulse current electrodeposited crystalline SnO2 films; electrochemical properties for application in lithium-ion batteries","authors":"Ramtin Hessam,&nbsp;Pooria Najafisayar,&nbsp;Seyedeh Sepideh Rasouli","doi":"10.1007/s40243-022-00218-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-022-00218-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Tin oxide (SnO₂) films were electrodeposited on graphite substrates using direct and pulse current electrodeposition techniques. The influence of applied current density on the morphological properties, crystal structure, and electrochemical behavior of the resulting films were studied by scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction spectroscopy, Mott–Schottky analysis, cyclic voltammetry, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy techniques. The results showed that pulse electrodeposited films have porous flower-like morphology with smaller crystallite size and high donor density in comparison with direct current electrodeposited films that include equiaxed particles in their morphologies, such characteristics give them better electrochemical performance (higher degree of reversibility, higher specific capacitance, and faster lithium-ion diffusion) than those films that were synthesized by conventional direct current electrodeposition method. Furthermore, using higher applied current densities leads to the improvement of SnO₂ films’ electrochemical performance due to the formation of the films with finer morphology that include more porosity and oxygen vacancies in their respective crystal structure.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"11 3","pages":"259 - 266"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-022-00218-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4073390","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":"Photoelectrochemical energy conversion using hybrid photoelectrodes","authors":"T. Shiyani,&nbsp;Charu Lata Dube","doi":"10.1007/s40243-022-00221-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-022-00221-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We demonstrated the basil sensitized hybrid photoelectrodes for photocurrents and fuel generation. Hybrid photoelectrochemical cells (PECs) were proposed for direct solar energy conversion. The biohybrid device allows tunable control of energy conversion through the chemically stable photoelectrode. Biohybrid PEC was prepared by integrating organic and inorganic layers on fluorine doped tin oxide substrate. This integrated assembly produces electricity upon the illumination of visible light and drives overall water splitting reaction to generate solar fuel. The basil layer enhances the overall absorption with wide spectrum range and hence, a strong increment in generation of photocurrent is observed in the biohybrid PEC device. This hybrid PEC device can also be used to generate solar fuels and solar power.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"11 3","pages":"251 - 258"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-022-00221-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4016609","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":"Correction to: Modification of a first‑generation solid oxide fuel cell cathode with Co3O4 nanocubes having selectively exposed crystal planes","authors":"Xi Xu,&nbsp;Chao Wang,&nbsp;Marco Fronzi,&nbsp;Xuehua Liu,&nbsp;Lei Bi","doi":"10.1007/s40243-022-00222-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-022-00222-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"11 3","pages":"299 - 299"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2022-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-022-00222-3.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5127368","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":"Biodegradable methylcellulose biopolymer-derived activated porous carbon for dual energy application","authors":"Gaurav Nath,&nbsp;Pramod K. Singh,&nbsp;Pawan Singh Dhapola,&nbsp;Tejas Sharma,&nbsp;Girish P. Patil,&nbsp;Chandradip D. Jadhav,&nbsp;Abhimanyu Singh,&nbsp;Subhrajit Konwar,&nbsp;Serguei V. Savilov,&nbsp;Diksha Singh,&nbsp;M. Z. A. Yahya","doi":"10.1007/s40243-022-00217-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-022-00217-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Activated porous carbon was synthesized from methylcellulose biopolymer through a two-step mechanism involving H₃PO₄ as an activating agent and then thermally carbonized in a tubular furnace under an inert atmosphere at 850 °C. The product was next rinsed with strong HCl, neutralized with deionized water, and dried in an oven at 80 °C. Then, to fully understand the behavior of the activated porous carbon, it was characterized using techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), RAMAN spectroscopy, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). Additionally, we have created dye-sensitive solar cells and an electric double-layer capacitor (EDLC) using this porous carbon produced from methylcellulose (DSSC). We used the above-mentioned prepared porous carbon for the electrode portion of the Electric Double-Layer Capacitor (EDLC) fabrication, and the maximized polymer electrolyte film made from the methyl cellulose (MC) biopolymer combined with 60 wt.% of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tricyanomethanide ionic liquid (IL), with a maximum conductivity of 1.93 × 10⁻² S/cm, for the electrolyte. The fabricated EDLC device shows a specific capacitance of 60.8 F/gm at 5 mV/s scan rate which was confirmed by cyclovoltammetry and a low-frequency impedance plot in the CH electrochemical workstation. The DSSC device was fabricated using the same porous carbon as a material for the counter-electrode and the same composition polymer electrolyte that had been used in the EDLC as the electrolyte for the DSSC which yields an efficiency of 0.86%. The fill factor and other parameters were also calculated from the JV characteristics that had been characterized and obtained in the solar simulator.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"11 3","pages":"241 - 250"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2022-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-022-00217-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4842703","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":"Design of an isolated renewable hybrid energy system: a case study","authors":"Yasser F. Nassar,&nbsp;Samer Y. Alsadi,&nbsp;Hala J. El-Khozondar,&nbsp;Mohamoud S. Ismail,&nbsp;Maher Al-Maghalseh,&nbsp;Tamer Khatib,&nbsp;Jaser A. Sa’ed,&nbsp;Mohammed H. Mushtaha,&nbsp;Tarek Djerafi","doi":"10.1007/s40243-022-00216-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-022-00216-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In addition to the fact that most renewable energies such as solar and wind energy have become more competitive in the global energy market, thanks to the great development in conversion technologies, it believes that renewable energy can play a crucial role in global environmental issues. However, in Palestine, the situation is different from anywhere else; renewable energy is not only an economic option, but an absolute necessity to get out of the energy crisis that Palestinian cities suffer from long years ago and continue nowadays<b>.</b> The cornerstone of the present research is focusing on the availability of renewable energy resources in Jenin Governorate (JG)—West Bank (WB)—Palestine. Two-year time-series of hourly solar, wind, biomass, and 1-year hourly electrical load data are used in the analysis in this paper. The energy potentials were estimated using System Advisor Model software (SAM), and the optimum combination and sizing of the hybrid renewable energy system were determined using Hybrid Optimization of Multiple Energy Resources (HOMER). The proposed Hybrid Renewable Energy System (HRES) consists of an 80 MW PV solar field, 66 MW wind farm, and 50 MW biomass system with an initial investment of $323 M. The proposed HRES generates 389 GWh/yr and is enough to meet 100% of the electrical demand of JG (372 GWh/yr) with excess in electricity generation of about 4.57% and the unmeet electric load is about 109.6 MWh/yr which is equivalent to less than 2 h off in a year. The estimated Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) was found as 0.313 $/kWh.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"11 3","pages":"225 - 240"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2022-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-022-00216-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4554752","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}