Solar Capacitors and Batteries

Nurdan Demirci Sankir, PhD is a professor in the Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering Department at the TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara, Turkey. She has edited eight books and is actively involved in research and consulting activities. Her expertise focuses on photovoltaic devices, solution-based thin-film manufacturing, solar-driven water splitting, photocatalytic degradation, and nanostructured semiconductors. Mehmet Sankir, PhD is a professor in the Department of Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering at TOBB University of Economics and Technology and group leader of the Advanced Membrane Technologies Laboratory, Ankara, Turkey. He is actively involved in research and consulting activities and has edited eight books. His research focuses on membranes for fuel cells, flow batteries, hydrogen generation, and desalination.

• Preface xvPart 1: Solar Rechargeable Capacitors and Photo-Supercapacitors 11 Photosupercapacitor 3Mohamad Mohsen Momeni and Hossein Mohammadzadeh Aydisheh1.1 Introduction 41.2 Photosupercapacitors 61.3 Designs and Principles of Photosupercapacitor 61.3.1 Three-Electrode Systems 71.3.2 Two-Electrode Systems (Photosupercapacitor Devices) 81.3.2.1 Tandem Photosupercapacitors (Type I) 81.3.2.2 Components of the Tandem Photosupercapacitors 91.3.2.3 Type II: Photoelectrode and Supercapacitor Integrated Into One Single 10References 262 Solar Rechargeable Capacitors and Photosupercapacitors 31Nirmal Roy, Nandlal Pingua and Rupam Sinha2.1 Introduction 322.2 Applications of Photorechargeable Capacitors and Photosupercapacitors 342.3 Working Principles 362.3.1 Photovoltaic Cells 372.3.2 Supercapacitors 392.3.3 Integrated Photosupercapacitor 422.4 Techniques for Performance Analysis 442.5 Future Prospect and Conclusions 47References 503 Role of Photoactive Materials in Photo-Supercapacitors 55Esakkimuthu Shanmugasundaram, Suganya Bharathi Balakrishnan, Amos Ravi and Stalin ThambusamyAbbreviations 563.1 Introduction 573.2 Working Principle of Photo-Supercapacitors 603.3 Basic Components of Photo-Supercapacitors 603.3.1 Photoanode Materials in Solar Cells 613.3.2 Electrolytes in Solar Cells 623.3.3 Counter and Collector Materials in SCs 623.3.3.1 Metal Oxide-Based Electrodes 623.3.3.2 Polymer-Based Electrodes 653.3.4 Photoactive Materials in Solar Cell 683.3.4.1 Dyes as a Photoactive Material 683.3.4.2 Polymers as a Photoactive Material 703.3.4.3 Perovskite Materials as a Photoactive Material 713.3.4.4 Quantum Dot Materials as a Photoactive Material 723.4 Conclusions 73References 74Part 2: Solar Rechargeable Batteries and Hybrid Devices 834 Photo-Rechargeable All-Solid-State Batteries Based on Photoelectrochemistry and Solid-State Ionics 85Kenta Watanabe and Masaaki Hirayama4.1 Introduction: Problems of Research on Photo-Rechargeable Batteries 864.2 General Principles of Photoelectrochemical Reactions Using Semiconductor Electrodes 864.2.1 Under Dark Conditions 874.2.2 Under Light Irradiation 894.2.3 Photoelectrochemical Reactions without External Voltages 914.3 ASSBs Using Ionic Conductors as Solid Electrolytes 944.3.1 Bulk Type 954.3.2 Thin-Film Type 964.4 Photo-Rechargeable ASSBs 97References 995 Novel Hybrid Perovskites and Inorganic Semiconductors for Photorechargeable Li-Ion Battery Photoelectrodes 105Shubham Chamola, Rashid M. Ansari and Shahab Ahmad5.1 Introduction 1065.1.1 Photorechargeable Battery 1085.2 MHPs and TMOs as Active Materials for PRBs 1135.2.1 Metal Halide Perovskites for PRBs 1135.2.1.1 2D Perovskite of Type (C6 H9 C2 H4 NH3) 2 PbI 4 and Double Perovskite of Type Cs2 Bi2 I9 Nanosheets for Li-PRBs 1145.2.1.2 Quasi 2D RP Perovskite and MoS 2 -Based Hybrid Heterojunction for Li-PRBs 1185.2.2 Inorganic Photoactive Materials for Li-PRBs 1225.2.2.1 Fe2 O3