Nanotechnology Utilization in Energy Conversion, Storage and Efficiency: a Perspective Review

Abstract

World needs have revolved around the use of nanotechnology in most vital applications especially in the energy sector. From which has a major role in the application of this technology in several aspects as the conversion of energy, the storage of energy and efficiency of energy. Through the ongoing research by scientists and researchers to incorporate nanotechnology as one of the essential technologies at present and in the future, which has shown the strength of nanotechnology in reaching the possible superior efficiency. In this review, we present various important applications of nanotechnology involved in the three main directions (energy conversion, energy storage and energy efficiency). These ultimate goals of the nanotechnology utilization in the energy sector will offer the high demand of energy efficiency with minimum losses and high durability in the clean and sustainable resources.

An overview on the use of nanotechnology in the renewable energy field

“…Nanotechnology projects, which have begun to affect the fields of energy consumption and production, especially focus on increasing lighting and heating efficiency, increasing the capacity of electricity storage and cleaning the pollution in energy production. In addition, new generation batteries and capacitors can be defined as important examples of the nanotechnology in the energy sector [17][18][19]. Today, as a result of increasing energy-fuel consumption, existing natural resources are being depleted rapidly.…”

“…Losses in power transmission lines and transmission cables can be minimized. In addition, energy savings are provided by nanomaterials with high insulation ability [17,18,35]. By using nanofluids as coolants, radiator sizes can be reduced and easier positioning can be achieved.…”

Plasma-Enhanced Atomic Layer-Deposited Ti,Si-Doped ZrO2 Antiferroelectric Films for Energy Storage Capacitors

“…In recent years, with the rapid emergence of portable electronic gadgets, energy storage devices with miniaturization, lightweight, high integration, and low cost have become a new research hotspot. − At present, the mainstream energy storage devices include batteries, fuel cells, electrochemical capacitors, and dielectric capacitors. , Compared to other devices, dielectric capacitors exhibit superior energy storage performance such as high power density, ultrafast charging/discharging, long operating life, all solid state, and high reliability. , Dielectric materials that are employed as the insulators of dielectric capacitors include linear dielectrics, paraelectric dielectrics, ferroelectric dielectrics, relaxor ferroelectric dielectrics, and AFE dielectrics. Among these dielectrics, the AFE dielectrics are able to obtain greater ESD due to their unique polarization property, i.e., a transition between the AFE and FE phases could occur under the action of external electric field .…”

Recent advancement in polymer/halloysite nanotube nanocomposites for biomedical applications

“…Nanotechnology is a thriving field with numerous applications in science and technology such as food science and textile engineering, 1,2 industry such as energy storage product, 3,4 the environment, and energy conversion. 5,6 Nanotechnology is also essential in medical applications, including tissue engineering, cancer treatment, and therapeutic modalities. [7][8][9] According to the US National Nanotechnology Initiative and European Commission, materials with a dimension less than 100 nm are considered nanomaterials, 10 and one of them is nanotubes.…”

“…Nanotechnology is a thriving field with numerous applications in science and technology such as food science and textile engineering, 1,2 industry such as energy storage product, 3,4 the environment, and energy conversion 5,6 . Nanotechnology is also essential in medical applications, including tissue engineering, cancer treatment, and therapeutic modalities 7–9 .…”