Emerging Directions in Energy Research II

11:30 am – 2:18 pm, Friday March 21 // Session MAR-X22 //Anaheim Convention Center, 255A (Level 2)

Chair:: Billy Stanbery, Colorado School of Mines
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Sponsored by: GERA

Nanocomposite Materials for Green Energy and Heat Management

12:30 pm – 12:42 pm

Presenter: Zdravko Kutnjak (Jozef Stefan Inst)

Authors: Zouhair Hanani (Jozef Stefan Institute), Brigita Rozic (Jozef Stefan Institute), Anna Morozovska (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine), Daoud Mezzane (Cadi Ayyad University), Mimoun El Marssi (Univerity of Picardie Jules Verne), Hana Uršič (Jozef Stefan Institute), Serhii Ivanchenko (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine), Matjaz Spreitzer (Jozef Stefan Institute), Salma Touili (Cadi Ayyad University)

The quest for sustainable, greener energy through harvesting and heat-management technologies has recently developed a significant interest in new nanocomposite ceramics with large electromechanical, triboelectric, pyro- and photocatalytic, and electrocaloric (EC) effects [1-4]. An overview of the large EC, piezoelectric, and triboelectric response in flexible ceramic nanocomposites exploiting enhanced multiferroic properties of lead-free BCZT and BaTiO3-based nanoparticles will be presented in this contribution, including flexible polymer composites' large energy harvesting potential [2]. The impact of filler’s dielectric permittivity and size of nanoparticles on enhanced properties of flexible nanocomposites will be discussed [3]. In addition, the catalytic potential of ceramic nanoparticles in hydrogen evolution will be presented [4]. [1] Z. Kutnjak., B. Rožič, R. Pirc., Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 1-19 (2015). [2] Z. Hanani et al., Nano Energy 81, 105661 (2021). [3] A. N. Morozovska et al., Ceram. Int. 50, 11743 (2024). [4] S. Touili et al., Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 78, 218 (2024).

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