APPLICATIONS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY-RELATED TECHNOLOGIES

In response to current energy and environmental issues the development of renewable energy sources becomes an urgent need. On the other hand, fabrication of better performance devices with much higher energy efficiency, such as LED lightings, has also become the focus of current research. Nanotechnology has been demonstrated to be a valuable and important path for the development of technologies in both the renewable energy sources and energy-saving devices. In this presentation, I shall summarize the energy related research activities in Taiwan, including our own effort on the development of high performance (high ZT value) thermoelectric materials, that supported by the national initiatives on nanotechnology.

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