Selected nanotechnologies for renewable energy applications

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 619-636

  Mao, Samuel S ^a   Chen, Xiaobo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nanotechnology; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; HYDROGEN STORAGE; INNOVATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SOLAR ENERGY;

NANOTECHNOLOGY-ENABLED RENEWABLE ENERGY;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; HYDROGEN STORAGE; INNOVATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 34248653256     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1283     Document Type: Article

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