Sulfide and Selenide Based Materials for Emerging Applications

Sustainable Energy Harvesting and Storage Technology

1st Edition - June 17, 2022
Editors: Goutam Kumar Dalapati, Terence Kin Shun Wong, Subrata Kundu, Amit Kumar Chakraborty, Siarhei Zhuk
Language: English
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Sulfide and Selenide-Based Materials for Emerging Applications explores a materials and device-based approach to the transition to low-cost sustainable thin film photovoltaic devices and energy storage systems.

Part 1 examines recent advances in renewable technologies and materials for sustainable development, as well as photovoltaic energy storage devices. Part 2 discusses thin film solar cells with earth abundant materials, highlighting the power conversion efficiency of the kesterite-based solar cells. Kesterite film technology including different synthesis and doping method designs are also discussed, along with emerging sulfide semiconductors with potential in thin film photovoltaics/flexible devices. In Part 3 sulfur- and selenides-based materials for thermoelectric applications are explored. Part 4 covers chalcogenide semiconductors with applications in electrochemical water splitting for green hydrogen generation and oxygen generation, as well as the latest research on layered 2D transition metal chalcogenides for electrochemical water splitting. To conclude, part 5 discusses recent developments of storage technologies such as Li-S batteries, sulfide-based supercapacitors and metal-ion batteries, and the development of 3D printing sulfides/selenides for energy conversion and storage.

This book is a useful resource for those involved in green energy technology and decarbonization and is designed for a broad audience, from students to experienced scientists.

Cover Image
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
Contributors
Preface
Chapter 1 Clean energy for sustainable development: Importance of new materials
Chapter Outline
1.1 Introduction to sustainable development
1.2 Different types of renewable energy sources
1.3 Electrochemical energy storage devices
1.4 Conclusion and future perspective
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 2 Sustainable energy harvesting technologies
Chapter Outline
2.1 Earth-abundant photovoltaics
2.2 Photoelectrochemical water splitting
References
Chapter 3 Introduction to various sustainable energy storage technologies
Chapter Outline
3.1 Energy and its importance
3.2 Energy storage (ES) technologies
3.3 Comparison of characteristics of storage technologies
3.4 Integration of energy storage systems
3.5 Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 4 Theoretical aspects of sulfide and selenides: Structure, point defects, and electronic structure modifications
Chapter Outline
4.1 Introduction
4.2 State-of-art computational approaches in studies of kesterites and stannites
4.3 Structure of kesterites and stannites
4.4 Defects in kesterites
4.5 Electronic structure of kesterites and stannites and its modification
4.6 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 5 Sulfides and selenides: Materials processing and properties of kesterite solar absorbers
Chapter Outline
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Kesterites: A family of sustainable sulfides and selenides
5.3 Fabrication and processing of kesterite sulfides and selenides
5.4 Material properties: Experimental
5.5 Role of processing conditions on the material properties of kesterite absorber
5.6 Role of elemental ratio, defects and secondary phases on the properties of kesterites
5.7 Summary
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 6 Cationic substitution and doping approaches for synthesis of high-performance kesterite CZTS(Se) absorber
Chapter Outline
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Intrinsic defects
6.3 Routes for passivation of intrinsic defects
6.4 Cationic exchange toward diminishes of antisite defects
6.5 Comparative analysis of different group of elements toward diminishes of antisite defects
6.6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 7 Molybdenum back contact interface engineering of kesterite CZTSSe solar cells: Ultrathin intermediate engineering layers
Chapter Outline
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Interface chemistry, structure and defect adjustment by intermediate layer
7.3 Band alignment optimization by intermediate layer
7.4 Back electric field built by intermediate layer
7.5 Summary and perspective
References
Chapter 8 Absorber-buffer interface engineering for kesterite CZTS(Se) solar cells: Wide bandgap buffer layers and postsulfurization treatment
Chapter Outline
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Feature of kesterite heterojunctions
8.3 Optimization of the interface toward band alignment
8.4 Passivation layer to improve the interface
8.5 Summary and future perspective
References
Chapter 9 Sulfide and selenide-based flexible and semitransparent solar cells for building integrated photovoltaics
Chapter Outline
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Technical Overview
9.3 Conclusion
References
Chapter 10 Emerging trends in sulfide and selenide-based low-cost thin film solar cells
Chapter Outline
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Binary metal sulfide thin film solar cells
10.3 Antimony selenide (Sb2Se3) thin film solar cells
10.4 Emerging sulfide and selenide photovoltaic materials
10.5 Summary and outlook
References
Chapter 11 Sulfides and selenides as electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells
Chapter Outline
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Synthesis of metal sulfides and selenides for DSSC CE
11.3 Sulfides-based CE material for DSSC
11.4 Selenides-based CE material in DSSC
11.5 Conclusions and outlook
References
Chapter 12 Thermoelectricity: Phenomenon and applications
Chapter Outline
12.1 Introduction to thermoelectrics
12.2 Physical aspects of thermoelectrics
12.3 Materials aspects of thermoelectrics
12.4 Thermoelectrics for power generation and cooling
12.5 Thermoelectrics for heat dissipation
12.6 Advanced applications for thermoelectric devices
References
Chapter 13 Thermoelectric properties of sulfide and selenide-based materials
Chapter Outline
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Material synthesis and processing routes
13.3 Strategies to improve thermoelectric performance
13.4 Metal chalcogenides
13.5 Other chalcogenides
13.6 Summary and outlook
References
Chapter 14 High-performance low-cost sulfide/selenide thermoelectric devices
Chapter Outline
14.1 Introduction
14.2 ZT-enhancement mechanisms
14.3 High-performance chalcogenide thermoelectric materials
14.4 TE material processing
14.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 15 Role of hydrogen generation technologies for renewable hydrogen production
Chapter Outline
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Essential parameters in electrocatalytic water splitting
15.3 Replacing of noble metals with earth abundant OER and HER active catalysts and their importance
15.4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 16 Synthesis, fabrication and processing of sulfide, selenide-based materials for water splitting
Chapter Outline
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Synthesis of metal sulfide/selenides
16.3 Strategies for metal sulfide/selenides in water splitting
16.4 Modification in metal sulfide/selenide materials in water splitting
16.5 Summery and perspective
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 17 Sulfide and selenide-based electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER)
Chapter Outline
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Reaction mechanism for HER
17.3 Fundamentals parameters for the evaluation of HER
17.4 Preparation methods of transition metal sulfides for HER
17.5 Electrocatalytic performance of sulfides and selenides in HER
Conclusions and future outlook
References
Chapter 18 Sulfide and selenide-based electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction (OER)
Chapter Outline
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Importance of sulfide and selenide ions for the enhancement OER performance of a catalyst
18.3 Recent trends in transition metal-based sulfide for oxygen evolution reaction
18.4 Recent trends in transition metal-based selenides for oxygen evolution reaction
18.5 Conclusion and future perspective
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 19 Layered 2D transition metal (W, Mo, and Pt) chalcogenides for hydrogen evolution reaction
Chapter Outline
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Layered transition metal dichalcogenides (2D TMDs)
19.3 Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER)
19.4 Layered 2D TMDs in HER electrocatalysis
19.5 Summary and outlook
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 20 Sulfide and selenide electrode for photoelectrochemical water splitting
Chapter Outline
20.1 Introduction to photoelectrochemical water splitting
20.2 Basic principle of photoelectrochemical water splitting
20.3 Potential parameters to be considered to evaluate the electrochemical activity
20.4 Sulfides
20.5 Selenides
20.6 Synthesis of metal selenides/sulfides
20.7 HER evolution efficiencies of different sulfides and selenides-based photocatalyst
20.8 HER evolution efficiencies of different selenide-based photocatalysts
Summary
References
Chapter 21 Photovoltaic/catalysis integration toward a 100% renewable energy infrastructure
Chapter Outline
21.1 Introduction
21.2 Sustainable energy infrastructure
21.3 Hydrogen production
21.4 Photovoltaic (PV) technology and basic water splitting for H2
21.5 Integration of PV/PEC
21.6 Metal chalcogenide nanostructure
21.7 Conclusion
References
Chapter 22 Energy storage technologies for sustainable development
Chapter Outline
22.1 Sustainable energy storage technologies
22.2 Energy storage criterion
22.3 Charge storage using supercapacitors
22.4 Metal-ion battery systems
22.5 Flow battery technologies
22.6 Photo chargeable charge storage devices
22.7 Fuel cells
22.8 Challenges and prospects
References
Chapter 23 Challenges and opportunities for energy storage technologies
Chapter Outline
23.1 Introduction
23.2 Challenges and opportunities for battery technologies
23.3 Challenges and opportunities in electrochemical capacitors
23.4 Challenges and opportunities in hydrogen storage technologies
23.5 Challenges and opportunities of 3D printing in energy storage technologies
23.6 Future perspective
23.7 Conclusion
References
Chapter 24 Recent advances in metal-ion batteries with metal sulfide/selenide
Chapter Outline
24.1 Introduction
24.2 Metal-ion storage mechanism of metal sulfide/selenide in metal-ion battery
24.3 Metal sulfide/selenide in monovalent metal-ion batteries
24.4 Metal sulfide/selenides in multivalent metal-ion batteries
24.5 Summary and outlook
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 25 Kinetics of polysulfide on metal-sulfur batteries
Chapter Outline
25.1 Introduction
25.2 Working principle of MSBs
25.3 Challenges associated with MSBs
25.4 Strategies employed to improve the performance of MSBs
25.5 Development of multivalent metal-S battery
25.6 Conclusion and future perspective
References
Chapter 26 Recent advances in metal-sulfur batteries with sulfides
Chapter Outline
26.1 Introduction
26.2 Advantages and problems of metal-sulfur batteries
26.3 Application of sulfide in metal-sulfur battery
26.4 Summary and outlook
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 27 Sulfides and selenides as electrodes for supercapacitor
Chapter Outline
27.1 Introduction
27.2 Metal sulfides as electrode for supercapacitor
27.3 Metal selenides as supercapacitor electrodes
27.4 Summary and outlook
References
Chapter 28 Special focus on 3D printing of sulfides/selenides for energy conversion and storage
Chapter Outline
28.1 Introduction
28.2 Electronic properties of the transition metal selenides
28.3 Methods of synthesizing transition metal selenides
28.4 Applications of the transition metal selenides in the fields of energy storage
28.5 Sulfides electrochemical performance
28.6 Solar cells-based on sulfide–selenide Sb2(S, Se)3
28.7 Transition metal sulfides/selenides based on carbon
28.8 Hierarchical iron selenide nanoarchitecture for energy storage devices with high performance
28.9 Additive manufacturing for energy storage
28.10 Conclusion
References
Index

Goutam Kumar Dalapati

Dr. Dalapati serves as a scientist with the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), A*STAR, (Agency for Science, Technology and Research) Singapore where he was engaged in the development of low cost materials for smart coating, renewable energy, metal-oxides for photovoltaic and solar-hydrogen production, transparent energy saving coatings for thermal comfort. His key research interests and current industrial engagements are in the areas of thin film technology, smart coating, solar cells. His research works focus on the development of prototype (solar cells and heat mirror) using earth abundant and non-toxic materials He has contributed to more than 100 scientific journal papers. His research contribution includes publication in Progress In Materials Science, Nano Energy, Scientific Reports (Nature publishing group), Progress In Photovoltaic (Wiley), ACS applied materials and Interfaces (ACS), Appl. Phys. Lett. (AIP), IEEE Trans. Electron Dev etc. Since, 2016, he is serving as an associate editor for Scientific Reports (Nature publishing group), guest editor for special issue of ICMAT 2019 in Journal of Materials Chemistry A (RSC). From 2004 to 2005, he was a Research Associate at the Microelectronics Technology Group, School of Electrical, Electronics, and Computer Engineering, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, U.K. His area of research work was in process optimization of strained-Si MOSFETs device for future CMOS technology. From 2005 to 2006, he was with the Silicon Nano Device Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, on advanced gate stack using high-κ gate dielectrics and high mobility channel materials.

Affiliations and expertise

Sunkonnect, Singapore

Terence Kin Shun Wong

Dr. Terence Wong obtained his BA and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Cambridge in 1987 and 1992 respectively. He is an associate professor at the School of electrical & electronic engineering of Nanyang Technological University (NTU). From 2015-2020, he served as program lead for the joint MSc Green Electronics program. Before joining NTU, he was lecturer at the Department of electronic engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Dr. Wong’s research specialization is in semiconductor materials and devices for photovoltaics, displays and CMOS. Since 2015, his main research focus has been on the fabrication and characterization of sulfide based kesterite thin film solar cells. The research effort includes dopant incorporation into the CZTS and the development of novel ultrathin intermediate layers that act as a barrier between the molybdenum back contact and the CZTS absorber layer. From 2010-2015, he was working on organic bulk heterojunction solar cells enhanced by core-shell plasmonic metallic nanoparticles (nanorods and nanospheres with silica shell). He has also worked on the development of all printed flexible thick film hybrid AC electroluminescent devices using organic dyes as a downshifting layer. An AC powered warm white sheet light source was demonstrated in 2017 in SID IDW. Dr. Wong has published 84 journal articles and 75 conference proceedings/abstracts and is the sole author of an e-book on semiconductor strain metrology. He is senior member of IEEE, SPIE and a chartered physicist.

Affiliations and expertise

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Subrata Kundu

Dr.Subrata Kundu had received his Ph.D from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India in early 2005. Then he moved to University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA and later Texas A&M University, USA as a post-doctoral research work (from 2005 to 2010). He is working in the field of Materials Chemistry mainly emphasized in size & shape selective nanomaterials synthesis, DNA based nanomaterials self-assembly, Nano fibers by electrospinning; application of nanoparticles in catalysis, analytical & environmental chemistry, Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering studies (SERS) and various energy related fields such as Thermoelectric Materials, Supercapacitors, electrochemical water splitting such as oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and dye sensitized solar cells ( DSSCs). He has received several awards and holding editorial board of few journals including ‘Scientific Reports’ from Nature publishers. Dr. Kundu has published more than 190+ research publications in reputed international journals and having google scholar citations more than 11000+. He is currently holding positions of Principal Scientist at CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, India. Dr. Kundu and his coworkers are now working in the forefront area of Material Science with applications mainly focused on energy, environment and catalysis

Affiliations and expertise

CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), India

Amit Kumar Chakraborty

Dr. Amit Kumar Chakraborty is currently a Professor of Physics at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Durgapur, an institute of national importance under Ministry of Education, Govt. of India and is also the Professor-in-Charge of the Centre of Excellence in Advanced Materials at NIT Durgapur. He had worked as a Post-Doctoral Scientist at the Laboratory for Mechanical Systems Engineering at EMPA, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science & Technology, Duebendorf, Switzerland during 2008-2010, and as a Research Associate at the Department of Chemistry, Durham University, United Kingdom during 2005-2008 before joining NIT Durgapur as an Associate Professor in August 2010. Dr. Chakraborty received his Ph.D. in the field of experimental nanoscience (of carbon nanostructures) in 2006 from the School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Nottingham, after receiving a scholarship from the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) of United Kingdom. His recent research interest concerns with the synthesis and application of nanomaterials (oxides, sulphides and their composites with carbon) for sustainable applications such as renewable energy technologies (supercapacitors, batteries, DSSC), clean water, and sensors.

Affiliations and expertise

National Institute of Technology, India

Siarhei Zhuk

Dr.Siarhei Zhuk, born in Belarus, received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Nanyang Technological University in 2020. His Ph.D. thesis is about cation substitution in the absorber layer and back interface engineering of pure sulphide kesterite thin film solar cells. His key research interests include synthesis and characterization of novel sulphide and nitride semiconducting materials, smart coatings and photocathodes for photocatalytic water splitting.

Affiliations and expertise

Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Switzerland