Emerging multifunctional nanomaterials for solar energy extraction

Abstract

Energy is one of the prime needs to our society. Due to the fast development in industry and technology, there is a huge demand for energy and meeting these energy demands in future, is a challenging issue for the humanity. At present, we are mainly depending up on the fossil fuels and conventional energy resources for the energy generation. The recent statistical studies and analysis give an alarming conclusion that in the near future there will be a huge gap between energy demand and supply, and with the depleting conventional energy resources it is not possible to fill this gap. The fossil fuels will liberate the greenhouse gases during the energy generation, which is one of the major reasons for global warming and the related environmental pollution followed by the ecological imbalance. These problems lead to the fall in agricultural production and climate changes, which are having a direct impact on the society and sustainability of ecosystem.