In an age of global industrialisation and population growth, thearea of energy is one that is very much in the publicconsciousness. Fundamental scientific research is recognised asbeing crucial to delivering solutions to these issues, particularlyto yield novel means of providing efficient, ideally recyclable,ways of converting, transporting and delivering energy.This volume considers a selection of the state-of-the-artmaterials that are being designed to meet some of the energychallenges we face today. Topics are carefully chosen that show howthe skill of the synthetic chemist can be applied to allow thetargeted preparation of inorganic materials with propertiesoptimised for a specific application.Four chapters explore the key areas of:* Polymer Electrolytes* Advanced Inorganic Materials for Solid Oxide FuelCells* Solar Energy Materials* Hydrogen Adsorption on Metal Organic Framework Materials forStorage ApplicationsEnergy Materials provides both a summary of the current statusof research, and an eye to how future research may developmaterials properties further.Additional volumes in the Inorganic MaterialsSeries:Molecular MaterialsFunctional OxidesPorous MaterialsLow-Dimensional Solids

Inorganic Materials Series Preface.Preface.List of Contributors.1 Polymer Electrolytes (Michel B. Armand, Peter G.Bruce, Maria Forsyth and Bruno Scrosati).1.1 Introduction.1.2 Nanocomposite Polymer Electrolytes.1.3 Ionic Liquid Based Polymer Electrolytes.1.4 Crystalline Polymer Electrolytes.References.2 Advanced Inorganic Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells(Stephen J. Skinner and Miguel A. Laguna-Bercero).2.1 Introduction.2.2 Next Generation SOFC Materials.2.3 Materials Developments through Processing.2.4 Proton Conducting Ceramic Fuel Cells.2.5 Summary.References.3 Solar Energy Materials (Elizabeth A. Gibson andAnders Hagfeldt).3.1 Introduction.3.2 Development of PV Technology.3.3 Summary.Acknowledgements.References.4 Hydrogen Adsorption on Metal Organic Framework Materialsfor Storage Applications (K. Mark Thomas and WadysawWieczorek).4.1 Introduction.4.2 Hydrogen Adsorption Experimental Methods.4.3 Activation of MOFs.4.4 Hydrogen Adsorption on MOFs.4.5 Conclusions.Acknowledgements.References.Index.