01About This Special Issue
Energy and Materials focuses on materials science and technology related to solar energy conversion. Renewable energy and Materials science is taken in the broadest possible sense and encompasses physics, chemistry, Optoelectronics, materials fabrication, synthesis and characterizations for all types of materials.Aims and scope:
1. Silicon materials.
2. Photovoltaics and Solar Cells.
3. Materials engineering and environmental science.
4. Optoelectronics devices and Properties.
5. Nanostructured Materials for Solar Energy.
02Meet the Guest Editors
Our distinguished editors bring deep subject-matter expertise to curate high-quality research and ensure a rigorous peer-review process.
Guest Editor
Kaliyamoorthy Selvam
The Noyori Laboratory, Graduate School of Science and Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University, Aichi, Japan
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Yangwei Liu
Proportional Technologies Incorporated, Houston, United States
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Rui Li
Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, United States
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Riveiro Rodríguez Antonio
Applied Physics Department, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
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Nilesh Kumar
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, United States
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Ruei-San Chen
Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
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Jin Liu
Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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Siva Krishna Mohan Nalluri
Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, United States
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Balaji Jayakumar
Department of Research and Development, MaxQ Research, Stillwater, United States
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Hema Sundara Siva Ramakrishna Matte
Institute of Physics, Humboldt University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Wangjing Ma
Department of Chemistry, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Muruganantham Rasu
Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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Zhenkun Sun
CanmetENERGY-Ottawa, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada
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Minh Nguyen
Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, United States
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Domenico Lelo
Marisicia, Ministry of Defence, Augusta, Italy
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Wei Yang
SINTEF, Pearland, United States
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Rajender Boddula
National Center for NanoScience & Technology, Beijing, China
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Girish Kumar Padhy
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Harun Kemal Ozturk
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
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Juan Dorantes
Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México, Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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Suheyla Yerel Kandemir
Department of Civil Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, Bilecik, Turkey
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Zeng Guanggen
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Hasan Basri Ulas
Department of Manufacturing, Gazi Univertsity, Ankara, Turkey
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Wang Hay Kan
China Spallation Neutron Source, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Dongguan, China
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Murat Tolga Ozkan
Faculty of Technology, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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Aydin Rusen
Department of Material Science and Engineering, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, Karaman, Turkey
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Cai Shen
Department of New Energy, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China
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Suleyman Kerli
Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
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Chong Leong Gan
Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering, Northern Malalaysia University College of Engineering, Butterworth, Malaysia
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Jianfeng Zhang
College of Mechanics and Materials, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
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Chander Shekhar
Department of Applied Physics, Amity University, Gurgaon, India
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Hitendra Sarode
Department of Mechanical Engineering, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, India
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Saeed Ghali
Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI), Cairo, Egypt
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Ganesh K. C.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College of Engineering, Nagercoil, Nagercoil, India
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Dipen Kumar Rajak
Department of Mining Machinery Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India
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Prasenjit Saikia
Coal and Energy Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, India
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Mora Veera Madhava Rao
Department of Physics, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
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Dibya Prakash Rai
Department of Physics, Pachhunga University College, Aizawl, India
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Shyam Lal Sharma
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Al Falah University, Faridabad, India
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Achal Garg
Structural Department, Keppel Offshore and Marine, Mumbai, India
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Naveed Akhtar
Technology Center, Soan Enterprises, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Ashwani Kumar
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Government of Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur, India
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Ankur Soam
Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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Sudarshan Rao K.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology and Management, Bantakal, India
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Venkataraman Natarajan
Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India
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Md Shakibul Haque
Department of Mechanical, Integral University, Lucknow, India
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Said Ridene
Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Tunis El-Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
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Arun Dev Dhar Dwivedi
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Poornima University, Jaipur, India
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Samir Al-Gamal
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Nasr, Egypt
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Shrishail Kamble
Department of Physics, N.K. Orchid College of Engineering & Technology, Solapur, India
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Najmeh Farzin Nejad
Petroleum Refining Technology Development Division, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry, Tehran, Iran
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Umesh Chandra
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jimma Institute of Technology, Jimma, Ethiopia
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Mashallah Rezakazemi
Department of Chemical Engineering, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran
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Behnam Seyyedi
Department of Materials Engineering, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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Seyed Mostafa Hosseinpour Mashkani
ِDepartment of Nanoscience and Technology, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kashan, Iran
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Arman Hoseinpur
School of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran
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Azeez Barzinjy
Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Salahaddin, Erbil, Iraq
Guest Editor
Jaleel Kareem Ahmad
College of Materials Engineering, Babylon University, Babylon, Iraq
03Published Articles
The following articles have been published in this special issue.
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Matlab / Simulink Based Simulation of Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cells
Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6-1, December 2016Pages: 11-15Received: 27 June 2015Accepted: 29 June 2015Published: 3 September 2016DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmsa.s.2016050601.13Downloads:Views:Abstract: A solar cell is an electrical device that converts light into an electric current. Electron-hole pairs are generated inside the solar cell when light is absorbed. A two diodes equivalent model is used to describe the electronic properties of solar cells. The open-circuit voltage (Voc) is created by the series resistance and the shunt resistant of t... Show More -
Insulation of Ceiling with Different Insulation Materials and its Effect on Energy Saving
Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6-1, December 2016Pages: 1-5Received: 9 June 2016Accepted: 21 June 2016Published: 9 July 2016DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmsa.s.2016050601.11Downloads:Views:Abstract: The aim of this paper is to investigate the effect of ceiling insulation with different insulation material on energy saving. The values of the optimum insulation thickness, the payback periods (PP), and the life-cycle savings (LCS) for three different types of insulation materials (expanded polystyrene, glass wool, and rock wool) were calculated. ... Show More -
Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6-1, December 2016Pages: 6-10Received: 13 June 2016Accepted: 21 June 2016Published: 9 July 2016DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmsa.s.2016050601.12Downloads:Views:Abstract: Energy analysis has an important role on optimum design of HVAC systems of buildings. Although there are different energy analysis methods, degree-days method is the easiest and the most reliable one for energy analysis of residential buildings. The main objective of this paper is to present case study for the prediction of total coal and energy co... Show More
