Author:Musyoka, Nicholas M; Langmi, Henrietta WDate:2015The dwindling fossil energy reserves together with the need to find cleaner energy sources have intensified investigations for alternative energy sources. Solar energy, batteries and hydrogen have featured prominently amongst the most promising ...Read more
Author:Folorunso, Oladipo; Hamam, Y; Sadiku, R; Ray, Suprakas S; Adekoya, GJDate:2021In the search for the solution to energy storage problems, this study investigates the interfacial energy interaction and temperature stability of the composites made of polypyrrole-graphene-borophene (PPy-Gr-Bon) by using molecular dynamics ...Read more
Author:Khawula, TNY; Raju, Kumar; Franklyn, PJ; Sigalas, I; Ozoemena, Kenneth IDate:Jul 2016Mesoporous molybdenum disulfide (MoS(sub2)) with different morphologies have been prepared via hydrothermal method using different solvents, water or water/acetone mixture. The MoS(sub2) obtained with water alone gave a graphene-like nanoflakes ...Read more
Author:Bladergroen, B; Bischof-Niemz, Sebastian TDate:Oct 2015With the emergence of variable renewable energy (VRE) sources, such as solar photovoltaics (PV) and wind power, flexibility requirements in the power system are generally increasing. However, what is not so clear yet is what “increasing ...Read more
Author:Kumirai, Tichaona; Dirker, J; Meyer, JDate:Mar 2019Due to climate change and rising global temperatures, energy demand associated with commercial and office building cooling, is projected to increase. Passive-cooling, based on phase change materials, can assist to moderate this increase, ...Read more
Author:Folorunso, O; Hamam, Y; Sadiku, R; Adekoya, GJ; Ray, Suprakash SDate:Apr 2020The discredit state of lithium-ion (Ln) battery is as a result of the challenges associated with electrodes, inadequate power and energy densities. For a battery to be classified as suitable for electric vehicle and grid power suppliers, ...Read more
Author:Devi, Nishu; Ray, Suprakas SDate:Dec 2020The supercapacitor, which has been attracting growing interest in energy-storage applications since the past decade, is an alternative that evinces the potential to emulate future battery technology. To achieve this decisive task, it is ...Read more
Author:Oni, J; Ozoemena, KIDate:Aug 2012Numerous are the ways through which phthalocyanines have been put into very good use. The on-going search for new energy storage and conversion systems has made phthalocyanines even prettier as alternatives to metal and metal oxide catalysts ...Read more
Author:Folorunso, O; Hamam, Y; Sadiku, R; Ray, Suprakas S; Joseph Adekoya, GJDate:Mar 2020Borophene, a 2-dimensional material with efficacious properties (electrical, thermal and mechanical), is a very promising material that is expected to contribute, significantly, in the revolutionization of electrochemical energy storage, for ...Read more