Jun
17
Discovery Unlocks ‘Hot’ Electrons
June 17, 2020 | Leave a Comment
Purdue University and University of Michigan researchers have now demonstrated how a technique using a scanning tunneling microscope integrated with lasers and other optical components reveals the energy distribution of ‘hot’ electrons. Highly energetic, “hot” electrons have the potential to help solar panels more efficiently harvest light energy. But up until now, scientists haven’t been […]
Jun
16
A Better Electrode to Make Hydrogen
June 16, 2020 | Leave a Comment
Chemists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have found a way to treat inexpensive electrode materials and considerably improve their properties during hydrogen electrolysis. Its another step forward for renewable energies as it could make the production of green hydrogen even more efficient in the future. The research group’s results have been published in the […]
Jun
11
Washington State University researchers have made a key advance in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) that could make the highly energy-efficient and low-polluting technology a more viable alternative to gasoline combustion engines for powering cars. Led by PhD graduate Qusay Bkour and Professor Su Ha in the Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering […]
Jun
10
Room Temperature Superionic Conduction Achieved
June 10, 2020 | Leave a Comment
Tohoku University can offer a solution to the current strong demand to replace organic liquid electrolytes used in conventional rechargeable batteries, with solid-state ionic conductors which will enable the batteries to be safer and have higher energy density. To get there a lot of effort has been devoted to finding materials with superior ionic conductivities. […]
Jun
9
Perovskite Solar Cells Made To Run Hot At Low Cost
June 9, 2020 | 1 Comment
Iowa State University engineers have developed a next-generation perovskite solar cell that takes advantage of the promising electro-optical properties of perovskite materials. They’ve made the materials much more stable at high temperatures and demonstrated a consistent, clean way to fabricate them into solar cells. These would be important steps toward commercial production of new, low-cost, […]
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