Microwave-assisted Synthesis of Semiconductor Nanomaterials for Energy Storage

Abstract

Semiconductor nanostructure has attracted tremendous attention due to its potential in electrochemical energy storage systems. The energy capacity is related to the properties of electrode materials. In this treatise, we will survey the recent advancement of the semiconductor nanostructures synthesized by microwave assisted method for electrode materials in electrochemical energy storage, and these nanostructures are found to show the improved electrochemical performance compared with the traditional synthesized methods.

Fast and efficient microwave-assisted synthesis of CaTiO3

“…As the processing time increases, so do the number of effective particle collisions, producing irreversibly oriented attachments that provide favorable thermodynamic and kinetic conditions for CT shaping, which is typical of a bottom-up process [1,4]. The diffraction peaks differ according to the duration of synthesis.…”

“…Microwave synthesis is advantageous because microwaves interact directly with ions or molecules in solution and/or with solid phases dispersed in liquid media. In fact, it should be noted that the efficiency in the conversion capacity of microwave energy into thermal energy is governed by the physical variables of loss tangent, relaxation time and penetration depth [1][2][3][4].…”