Sentences with phrase «photocathode material»
Gary Moore, a chemist and principal investigator with Berkeley Lab's Physical Biosciences Division, led an efficiency analysis study of a unique photocathode material he and his research group have developed for catalyzing the production of hydrogen fuel from sunlight.
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«Finding an inexpensive, readily - available photocathode material could open up new options to create cheaper, more energy - effective solar fuel cells.»
Chemists at The University of Texas at Arlington have been the first to demonstrate that an organic semiconductor polymer called polyaniline is a promising photocathode material for the conversion of carbon dioxide into alcohol fuels without the need for a co-catalyst.
The photocathode materials research is supported by the Chemical Imaging Initiative and is designed to impact next generation light source development and further ultrafast transmission electron microscopy.
More recently, Hess and his research team have studied plasmonic nanoparticles and novel photocathode materials using electron and optical microscopies.
«We believe our method provides researchers at JCAP and elsewhere with an important tool for developing integrated photocathode materials that can be used in future solar - fuel generators as well as other technologies capable of reducing net carbon dioxide emissions.»
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«It's satisfying to find a new twist on ideas dating back to the start of the 20th century, and as a materials physicist it is fascinating to be looking for materials which would operate in an environment so different to standard photocathodes.»
The inner window is coated with a special material, which acts a source of electrons under illumination by sunlight — this is called a «photocathode.»
Dr. Ager's research interests include the fundamental electronic and transport characteristics of photovoltaic materials, development of new photoanodes and photocathodes based on abundant elements for solar fuels production, and the development of new oxide - and sulfide - based transparent conductors.
Within JCAP, Dr. Haber's research focus surrounds the application of high - throughput methods to integrate promising lead materials into functional assemblies, such as integration of electrocatalyst libraries with light absorbers to produce functional photoanode and photocathode assemblies.
«In coupling the absorption of visible light with the production of hydrogen in one material, we can generate a fuel simply by illuminating our photocathode,» Moore says.