Nanoscale Materials and Architectures for Energy Conversion

Grulke, Eric A.¹  Sunkara, Mahendra K.² 

[1] Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (United States);University of Louisville, KY (United States)

关键词: nanoscale materials;    architectures;    energy conversion;    thermionic;    photoelectrochemical solar cells;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1171604
RP-ID  :  final report
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1171604

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The Kentucky EPSCoR Program supported an inter-university, multidisciplinary energy-related research cluster studying nanomaterials for converting solar radiation and residual thermal energy to electrical energy and hydrogen. It created a collaborative center of excellence based on research expertise in nanomaterials, architectures, and their synthesis. The project strengthened and improved the collaboration between the University of Louisville, the University of Kentucky, and NREL. The cluster hired a new faculty member for ultra-fast transient spectroscopy, and enabled the mentoring of one research scientist, two postdoctoral scholars and ten graduate students. Work was accomplished with three focused cluster projects: organic and photoelectrochemical solar cells, solar fuels, and thermionic energy conversion.