Materials World Network: Collaborative Research: Transition Metal Oxide Nanoarchitectures for Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Generation

材料世界网络：合作研究：用于光电化学产氢的过渡金属氧化物纳米结构

• 批准号: 0806610
• 负责人: Sheryl Ehrman
• 金额: $ 54万
• 依托单位: University of Maryland, College Park
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-09-01 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0806610&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Materials; World; Network; Collaborative; Research

The conversion of solar energy into solar fuels provides long-term storage and transport of the world?s most abundant but intermittent source of energy. In the transition from fossil fuels to hydrogen as an energy carrier, materials science will play an unprecedented role. Significant materials challenges exist in the production and storage of hydrogen related to development of renewable hydrogen energy based technologies. This joint effort between the University of Maryland and the Dayalbagh Educational Institute in Agra, India, implements a systematic study focusing on design, synthesis and evaluation of inexpensive, abundant and stable transition metal oxide semiconductor materials, hematite, titania and copper oxide, with end applications in photoelectrochemical production of hydrogen. The team brings together expertise in nanomaterials synthesis and characterization (US/India), and photoelectrochemistry (India). The objective is to improve the state-of-the-art for this class of photoactive materials through careful integration of synthesis, characterization, and simulation, and to use this basis for substantial fundamental advances in materials design.Through scientific exchange, as well as exchanges of personnel, the team develops significant intellectual infrastructure for materials research, as well as optimizes use of instruments and facilities at each of the partner institutions in this international collaboration. Beyond the laboratory, recognizing that advances in materials science will not be translated into improved quality of life without a well-trained scientific and engineering workforce, the multidisciplinary and multinational team and the timely topic of materials for hydrogen generation will attract and retain more students in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) pipeline.This award is co-funded by the NSF Office of International Science and Engineering.

太阳能转换为太阳能燃料提供了世界上最丰富但间歇性能源的长期存储和运输。在从化石燃料到氢作为能量载体的过渡中，材料科学将发挥前所未有的作用。与可再生氢能技术的开发有关的氢的生产和存储中存在着重要的材料挑战。马里兰州大学与印度阿格拉的Dayalbagh教育研究所之间的这项联合努力实施了一项系统的研究，重点是设计，合成和评估廉价，丰富和稳定的过渡金属氧化金属氧化物半导体材料，hematite，titania和copper氧化物，并在光电学生产中均采用了水力化学生产。该团队汇集了纳米材料合成和特征（美国/印度）和光电化学（印度）的专业知识。目的是通过仔细整合合成，表征和模拟来改善这类光活动材料的最先进，并使用此基础来实现材料设计的重大基本进步。通过科学交换以及人员交流，团队为材料研究提供了重要的智力基础设施，并在每种工具上都在协作和设施中进行了优化的伙伴，并在该工具上进行了最佳的协作。除了实验室之外，认识到材料科学的进步将不会被转化为没有训练有素的科学和工程劳动力的改善生活质量，多学​​科和跨国公司以及氢生成材料的及时材料主题将吸引和保留更多的学生在科学，技术，技术，工程和数学奖中。