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Effects of nanostructure on clean energy: big solutions gained from small features

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The increasing energy consumption and environmental concerns have driven the development of cost-effective, high-efficiency clean energy. Advanced functional nanomaterials and relevant nanotechnologies are playing a crucial role and showing promise in resolving some energy issues. In this view, we focus on recent advances of functional nanomaterials in clean energy applications, including solar energy conversion, water splitting, photodegradation, electrochemical energy conversion and storage, and thermoelectric conversion, which have attracted considerable interests in the regime of clean energy.

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Acknowledgments

Zhen Li acknowledges support from the Australian Research Council (ARC) through the Discovery Projects DP130102699 and DP130102274. Shixue Dou is grateful for support from ARC through the Linkage Project LP120200289. The authors would like to thank the support from the Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM), the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, and also thank Dr. Tania Silver for polishing the manuscript.

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    Jinyan Xiong, Chao Han, Zhen Li & Shixue Dou

  2. School of Radiation Medicine and Radiation Protection, Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China

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Xiong, J., Han, C., Li, Z. et al. Effects of nanostructure on clean energy: big solutions gained from small features. Sci. Bull. 60, 2083–2090 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-015-0972-z

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