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Contents list for Energy & Environmental Science, issue 11, 2009
Front cover
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1121
DOI: 10.1039/b920826g
Contents and Highlights in Chemical Technology
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1123
DOI: 10.1039/b920828n
Reviews
Production of biodiesel from side-stream refining products
Camelia Echim, Roland Verhé, Wim De Greyt and Christian Stevens,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1131
DOI: 10.1039/b905925c
Side-stream refining products and their application for the production of biodiesel/biofuel.
Assessment of renewable energy potential through satellite data and numerical models
Francisco J. Tapiador,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1142
DOI: 10.1039/b914121a
Satellites and numerical models are becoming increasingly important for solar, wind, hydropower, biomass and geothermal energy potential assessment.
Perspective
Natural dye senstizers for photoelectrochemical cells
Giuseppe Calogero, Gaetano Di Marco, Stefano Caramori, Silvia Cazzanti, Roberto Argazzi and Carlo Alberto Bignozzi,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1162
DOI: 10.1039/b913248c
Natural dyes based on chlorophyll derivatives, betalains and anthocyanins are exploited for efficient TiO2 photosensitization in dye sensitized solar cells.
Communications
Hydroxamate anchors for water-stable attachment to TiO2 nanoparticles
William R. McNamara, Robert C. Snoeberger III, Gonghu Li, Christiaan Richter, Laura J. Allen, Rebecca L. Milot, Charles A. Schmuttenmaer, Robert H. Crabtree, Gary W. Brudvig and Victor S. Batista,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1173
DOI: 10.1039/b910241h
Hydroxamate anchors provide a water stable linkage to TiO2 and a comparable rate of interfacial electron injection relative to established carboxylate linkers in photovoltaics.
Control of charge recombination at nanostructured quantum-dot sensitized TiO2 interfaces employing a multi-step redox cascade
Henry C. Leventis and Saif A. Haque,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1176
DOI: 10.1039/b911527g
Cadmium sulfide nanocrystals are investigated as an intermediate layer in solid-state dye sensitized solar cells.
Papers
Influence of alkyl substituents and thermal annealing on the film morphology and performance of solution processed, diketopyrrolopyrrole-based bulk heterojunction solar cells
Arnold Tamayo, Tyler Kent, Mananya Tantitiwat, Mark A. Dante, James Rogers and Thuc-Quyen Nguyen,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1180
DOI: 10.1039/b912824g
Effect of donor–acceptor interactions on the blended film morphology and device characteristics of small molecule-based bulk heterojunction solar cells.
Combined DFT/CC and IR spectroscopic studies on carbon dioxide adsorption on the zeolite H-FER
A. Pulido, M. R. Delgado, O. Bludský, M. Rube
, P. Nachtigall and C. O. Areán,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1187
DOI: 10.1039/b911253g
Carbon dioxide adsorbed on H-FER forms H-bonded complexes, which involves a standard enthalpy change, 
H0 = -30 kJ mol-1.
Electric field tuning of oxygen stoichiometry at oxide surfaces: molecular dynamics simulations studies of zirconia
Subramanian K. R. S. Sankaranarayanan, Efthimios Kaxiras and Shriram Ramanathan,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1196
DOI: 10.1039/b913154j
Controlling oxidation kinetics and oxide stoichiometry through electric field assisted oxide growth.
Influence of TiCl4 treatment on back contact dye-sensitized solar cells sensitized with black dye
Nobuhiro Fuke, Ryuzi Katoh, Ashraful Islam, Motohiro Kasuya, Akihiro Furube, Atsushi Fukui, Yasuo Chiba, Ryohichi Komiya, Ryohsuke Yamanaka, Liyuan Han and Hiroshi Harima,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1205
DOI: 10.1039/b909689b
Using back contact dye sensitized solar cells with black dye, our study revealed the role of TiCl4 treatment.
A new mixed-matrix membrane for DMFCs
S. Mohanapriya, S. D. Bhat, A. K. Sahu, S. Pitchumani, P. Sridhar and A. K. Shukla,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1210
DOI: 10.1039/b909451b
A natural-polymer-based mixed-matrix membrane as electrolyte for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells is reported.
Back matter
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1217
DOI: 10.1039/b920830p
Back cover
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1219
DOI: 10.1039/b920831n
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