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The Use of Polymer–Carbon Composites in Fuel Cell and Solar Energy Applications

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Carbon-Containing Polymer Composites

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Energy conversion devices such as solar cells and fuel cells are considered as highly efficient devices that are capable of transforming and conserving energy directly from the chemical energy into electricity. These are the devices which do not cause evolution of any noxious pollutants to the environment. The different carbon/polymer composites have concerned immense interest as functional components in solar cells and fuel cells as energy conversion applications. In this chapter, the point here is to give initiative about basic perceptive of different types of carbon structured polymer nanocomposites, their characteristic properties, and applications for the fuel cell and solar energy devices.

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  1. Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Aurangabad, 431010, Maharashtra, India

    Aniruddha Chatterjee

  2. University Institute of Chemical Technology, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, 425001, Maharashtra, India

    D. P. Hansora

  3. Chemical Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, India

    Purabi Bhagabati

  4. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia

    Mostafizur Rahaman

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  2. Rubber Technology Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

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  3. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Chatterjee, A., Hansora, D.P., Bhagabati, P., Rahaman, M. (2019). The Use of Polymer–Carbon Composites in Fuel Cell and Solar Energy Applications. In: Rahaman, M., Khastgir, D., Aldalbahi, A. (eds) Carbon-Containing Polymer Composites. Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2688-2_15

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