Renewable Energies

One of the solutions to the energy problem on a national and global scale is the production and storage of renewable energies. To date, large-scale renewable energy development has slowed down due to: (i) low energy efficiency of materials used in solar cell manufacturing, (ii) low capacity of renewable energy storage devices. Nanotechnology offered the opportunity for the development of efficient, low-cost and non-toxic nanomaterials for renewable energy applications.

This research team is interested in the development of nanomaterials for application in renewable energies. The two main directions of the research team are: (1) The development of nanomaterials for energy storage and conversion devices such as: Supercapacitor (also called electrochemical supercapacity), Battery, Fuel Cells. (2) The development of nanomaterials for the second and third generation of photovoltaic cells. The methods of synthesis of nanomaterials are physical, chemical and electrochemical methods. Materials characterization techniques are structural, electrical and electrochemical techniques. Simulation and modeling methods are also used to optimize the development of nanomaterials for renewable energies.