Nanotechnology (Energy)

The ISESCO International Workshop and Conference on Nanotechnology 2007 (IWCN2007)

Abstract

• Energy plays an important role in development of any country. Energy usage has increased with time and the main usage contributor is from fossil sources. Unfortunately, known fossil fuel reserve has already peak in term of discovery. Solutions like using energy efficiently and promoting the usage of renewable energy are possible mitigation that has been put forward to be practiced. Nanotechnology or nanoscience, which is working within a physical dimension of a few to hundred nanometers, may provide another alternative to prolong the availability of energy commodities. Size dependence of material properties such as mechanical, ferroelectric and ferromagnetic can be utilized effectively. This paper is going to highlight key technologies and processes involving nanotechnology in energy sectors such as: solar cells; thermoelectricity; rechargeable batteries, fuel cells and supercapacitors; heat insulation and conductance. Issues to be discussed are catalysis by nanoscale materials, interfaces to manipulate energy carriers, linking structures and function at nanoscale, assembly and architecture of nanoscale structures, theory, modeling, and simulation for energy nanosciences and scalable synthesis methods. Various enabling nanotech energy revolution will be suggested as a guide for the way forward.