Perovskite Materials Synthesis, Characterisation, Properties, and Applications Edited by Likun Pan and Guang Zhu Perovskite Materials: Synthesis, Characterisation, Properties, and Applications Edited by Likun Pan and Guang Zhu Stole src from http://avxhome.se/blogs/exLib/ Published by ExLi4EvA Copyright © 2016 All chapters are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license, which allows users to download, copy and build upon published articles even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. After this work has been published, authors have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are the author, and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication, referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. 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Publishing Process Manager Technical Editor AvE4EvA MuViMix Records Cover Designer Спизжено у ExLib: avxhome.se/blogs/exLib First published February 03, 2016 Stole src from http://avxhome.se/blogs/exLib: ISBN-10:С 9п53и-5з1ж-2е2н45о-2 у ExLib: avxhome.se/blogs/exLib ISBN-13: 978-953-51-2245-6 C ontents Preface Chapter 1 Solid-State Mechanochemical Syntheses of Perovskites by Piotr Dulian Chapter 2 Synthesis of Perovskite Oxides by Hydrothermal Processing – From Thermodynamic Modelling to Practical Processing Approaches by Juan Carlos Rendón-Angeles, Zully Matamoros-Veloza, Karla Lorena Montoya-Cisneros, Jorge López Cuevas and Kazumichi Yanagisawa Chapter 3 Fabrication of Yttrium-Doped Barium Zirconate for High Performance Protonic Ceramic Membranes by W. Grover Coors, Anthony Manerbino, David Martinefski and Sandrine Ricote Chapter 4 Perovskite Nanomaterials – Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications by Nada F. Atta, Ahmed Galal and Ekram H. El-Ads Chapter 5 Perovskite Oxide Nanocrystals — Synthesis, Characterization, Functionalization, and Novel Applications by Heng Wu and Xinhua Zhu Chapter 6 Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Physical Properties of the Perovskite Iridates by Yunqi Cai, Yan Li and Jinguang Cheng Chapter 7 Metal–Insulator Transitions and Non-Fermi Liquid Behaviors in 5d Perovskite Iridates by Abhijit Biswas, Ki-Seok Kim and Yoon Hee Jeong Chapter 8 Structural, Magnetic and Transport Properties of B-Site Substituted Perovskite La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 by J.B. Yang, M.S. Kim, T. F. Creel, H. Zhao, X.G. Chen, W.B. Yelon and W.J. James VI Contents Chapter 9 Microwave Dielectrics with Perovskite-Type Structure by Hitoshi Ohsato Chapter 10 ESR and Magnetization Studies of Bi-manganites by Rajender Singh and Ramesh Ade Chapter 11 Charge Carrier Dynamics in Organometal Halide Perovskite Probed by Time-Resolved Electrical Measurements by Carlito S. Ponseca Jr. Chapter 12 Photoexcitations and Emission Processes in Organometal Trihalide Perovskites by Michele Cadelano, Michele Saba, Nicola Sestu, Valerio Sarritzu, Daniela Marongiu, Feipeng Chen, Roberto Piras, Francesco Quochi, Andrea Mura and Giovanni Bongiovanni Chapter 13 Optical Absorption, Charge Separation and Recombination Dynamics in Pb and Sn/Pb Cocktail Perovskite Solar Cells and Their Relationships to the Photovoltaic Properties by Shen Qing, Ogomi Yuhei, Toyoda Taro, Yoshino Kenji and Hayase Shuzi Chapter 14 Optical, Excitonic, and Electronic Properties of CH3NH3PbI3 Thin Films and Their Application in Photovoltaics by Sheng Hsiung Chang, Hsin-Ming Cheng, Sheng-Hui Chen and Kuen-Feng Lin Chapter 15 Numerical Simulations on Perovskite Photovoltaic Devices by Bernabé Marí Soucase, Inmaculada Guaita Pradas and Krishna R. Adhikari Chapter 16 Tantalate-based Perovskite for Solar Energy Applications by Yiguo Su, Junyu Lang, Chunfang Du and Xiaojing Wang Chapter 17 Energy Production, Decontamination, and Hydrogenation Reactions over Perovskite-Type Oxide Catalyst by Gina Pecchi, Nestor Escalona, I. Tyrone Ghampson and Ruddy Morales VII Contents Chapter 18 Improvement of Catalytic Performance of Perovskites by Partial Substitution of Cations and Supporting on High Surface Area Materials by Fabio Souza Toniolo and Martin Schmal Chapter 19 Copper-based Perovskite Design and Its Performance in CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol by Feng Li, Haijuan Zhan, Ning Zhao and Fukui Xiao Chapter 20 Designing Perovskite Oxides for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells by Idoia Ruiz de Larramendi, Nagore Ortiz-Vitoriano, Isaen B. Dzul- Bautista and Teófilo Rojo Chapter 21 Perovskites Used in Fuel Cells by Diego Pereira Tarragó, Berta Moreno, Eva Chinarro and Vânia Caldas de Sousa Preface The book summarizes the current state of the know-how in the field of perovskite materials: synthesis, characterization, properties, and applications. Most chapters include a review on the actual knowledge and cutting-edge research results. This book is an essential source of reference for scientists with research fields in energy, physics, chemistry and materials. It is also a suitable reading material for graduate students.