DOE-EFRC Center on Nanostructuring for Efficient Energy Conversion (CNEEC)

Prinz, Friedrich B.¹  Bent, Stacey F.² 

[1] Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Mechanical Engineering. Materials Science and Engineering;Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Chemical Engineering

关键词: Solar fuel;    quantum confinement;    optical confinement;    catalysis;    water splitting;    nanostructured materials;    theory-driven design;    photoabsorption;    photoelectrode;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1223871
RP-ID  :  DOE-STANFORD--0001060
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1223871

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

CNEEC???s mission has been to understand how nanostructuring of materials can enhance efficiency for solar energy conversion to produce hydrogen fuel and to solve fundamental cross-cutting problems. The overarching hypothesis underlying CNEEC research was that controlling, synthesizing and modifying materials at the nanometer scale increases the efficiency of energy conversion and storage devices and systems. In this pursuit, we emphasized the development of functional nanostructures that are based primarily on earth abundant and inexpensive materials.