On Solar Hydrogen and Nanotechnology (PDF)

More energy from the sun strikes Earth in an hour than is consumed
by humans in an entire year. Efficiently harnessing solar power for
sustainable generation of hydrogen requires low-cost,
purpose-built, functional materials combined with inexpensive
large-scale manufacturing methods. These issues are comprehensively
addressed in On Solar Hydrogen & Nanotechnology -
an authoritative, interdisciplinary source of fundamental and
applied knowledge in all areas related to solar hydrogen. Written
by leading experts, the book emphasizes state-of-the-art materials
and characterization techniques as well as the impact of
nanotechnology on this cutting edge field.

* Addresses the current status and prospects of solar hydrogen,
including major achievements, performance benchmarks, technological
limitations, and crucial remaining challenges

* Covers the latest advances in fundamental understanding and
development in photocatalytic reactions, semiconductor
nanostructures and heterostructures, quantum confinement effects,
device fabrication, modeling, simulation, and characterization
techniques as they pertain to solar generation of hydrogen

* Assesses and establishes the present and future role of solar
hydrogen in the hydrogen economy

* Contains numerous graphics to illustrate concepts, techniques,
and research results

On Solar Hydrogen & Nanotechnology is an essential
reference for materials scientists, physical and inorganic
chemists, electrochemists, physicists, and engineers carrying out
research on solar energy, photocatalysis, or semiconducting
nanomaterials, both in academia and industry. It is also an
invaluable resource for graduate students and postdoctoral
researchers as well as business professionals and consultants with
an interest in renewable energy.