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Intermetallic Hydrides with High Dissociation Pressure

Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells

Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells operate at relatively low temperatures and are composed of two electrodes and a conductive elecrolyte.

Safer High-performance Electrodes, Solid Electrolytes, and Interface Reactions for Lithium-ion Batteries

Li-ion batteries are currently the focus of numerous research efforts with applications designed to reduce carbon-based emissions and improve energy storage capabilities.

Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes synthesized by the Super-Growth Method: Properties & Applications

Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes synthesized by the Super-Growth Method & their properties & applications, including dispersing SGCNTs, SGCNT-polymer composites & SGCNT-metal composites are discussed.

Few Monolayer Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) on Surfaces and Interfaces for Energy Applications

Manufacturing, Characterization and Use of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes are materials that possess remarkable properties and offer extraordinary possibilities.

Graphene-Based Composites and their Unique Renewable Energy Applications

Graphene is a unique two-dimensional (2D) structure of monolayer carbon atoms packed into a dense honeycomb crystal that has attracted great interest due to its diverse and fascinating properties.

Recent Developments on Hydrogen Release from Ammonia Borane

Record crude oil prices combined with public interest in energy security have resulted in increased attention to a potential transportation economy based on hydrogen fuel.

Combinatorial Materials Science for Energy Applications

Can there be an effective strategy for finding breakthrough materials, since they are, by definition, unpredictable? One answer is found in Combinatorial Materials Science techniques, which represent a powerful approach to identifying new and unexpected materials.

Single-Walled Carbon Nanohorn Properties & Applications

Single-walled carbon nanohorns(SWCNHs) - Find manufacturing, material properties, and applications of carbon nanohorns.

Materials for Thin Film Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (TF-SOFCs)

This technical spotlight focuses on the thin film solid oxide fuel cells (TF-SOFC). TF-SOFCs refer to solid oxide fuel cells with electrolyte thin films. This review highlights technical advantages of TF-SOFC and introduces deposition methods of electrolyte thin films to

Recent Developments in Silicon Anode Materials for High Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries

Recent demand for electric and hybrid vehicles, coupled with a reduction in prices, has caused lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) to become an increasingly popular form of rechargeable battery technology.

Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes: Manufacturing, Characterization and Applications

Improved multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) have been recently developed by CoMoCAT® technique and adopted in a significant number of applications, including batteries, water filter membranes, and electric or thermal conducting polymer composites.

Graphene Inks for Printed Electronics

The emerging field of printed electronics requires a suite of functional materials for applications including flexible and large-area displays, radio frequency identification tags, portable energy harvesting and storage, biomedical and environmental sensor arrays,5,6 and logic circuits.

Nanostructured Catalyst for Direct Alcohol Low-Temperature Fuel Cells

Learn about the different low temperature direct alcohol fuel cells based on nanostructured material catalysts and anion exchange membrane fuel cells.

How to Best Store Electrical Energy

This article describes the use and advantages of polyoxometalate-based redox-flow batteries as electrochemical energy storage systems over Li-ion batteries.

Molecular Solar Thermal Energy Storage Systems (MOST) – Design, Synthesis, and Application

The substantial rise in global population has triggered a significant surge in the demand for energy worldwide, amplifying the need for renewable energy sources and improved energy storage. Molecular thermal energy storage (MOST) is a promising, highly controlled technique for

Properties and Applications of Functionalized Graphene Oxide

Professor Aran (Claremont University, USA) thoroughly discusses the engineering of graphene based materials through careful functionalization of graphene oxide, a solution processable form of graphene.

Complex Hydrides: A New Category of Solid-state Lithium Fast-ion Conductors

Research and development of solid-state lithium fast-ion conductors is crucial because they can be potentially used as solid electrolytes in all-solid-state batteries, which may solve the safety and energy-density related issues of conventional lithium-ion batteries that use liquid (farmable organic)

Atomic Layer Deposition of Nanomaterials for Li-Ion Batteries, Fuel Cells, and Solar Cells

Nanomaterials are considered a route to the innovations required for large-scale implementation of renewable energy technologies in society to make our life sustainable.

Mesoporous Oxides and Their Applications to Hydrogen Storage

Mesoporous materials, such as aerogels, offer advantages for practical hydrogen storage. They have large surface areas, open porosity, small pore sizes, and the ability to coat the surface with one or more compounds.

Metal Hydrides for NiMH Battery Applications

Rechargeable solid-state batteries are becoming increasingly important due to wide-spread use in computers, portable electronics, and vehicular applications.

U.S. Department of Energy’s Materials Research for Advanced Lithium Ion Batteries

Increasing fuel costs and concerns about greenhouse gas emissions have spurred the growth in sales of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) that carry a battery pack to supplement the performance of the internal combustion engine (ICE).

Rise of Electrolyte Additives in Advancing Lithium ion Battery

Explore advancements in lithium-ion batteries with liquid electrolytes and additives, revolutionizing critical applications.

Thermoelectric Performance of Perovskite-type Oxide Materials

The prevailing strategies for heat and electric-power production that rely on fossil and fission fuels are having a negative impact on the environment and on our living conditions.

Ionic Liquids for Electrochemical Applications

Advances in Conversion-Type Li-Metal Fluoride Battery

Professor Qiao’s laboratory lays out recent advances in conversion type lithium metal fluoride batteries. This review explores key concepts in developing electrochemically stable microstructures for wide Li-ion insertion channels.

Nanostructured Olivine-based Cathode Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries

Due to the adverse impact of the continued use of fossil fuels on the earth’s environment and climate, researchers have been asked to develop new approaches for producing power using renewable sources like wind and solar energy

Advances in Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

As with all types of fuel cells, a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) is capable of efficiently transforming chemical energy into electrical energy.

Carbon Nanofiber Applications & Properties

Pyrograf®-III vapor-grown carbon nanofibers are within the class of materials termed multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), and are produced by the floating catalyst method.

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