Nanostructured Functional Materials for Energy Efficient Refrigeration, Energy Harvesting and Production of Hydrogen from Water.

用于节能制冷、能量收集和从水中生产氢气的纳米结构功能材料。

基本信息

批准号：
EP/G060940/1
负责人：
Neil Alford
金额：
$ 492.93万
依托单位：
Imperial College London
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2009
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2009 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FG060940%2F1
关键词：
Nanostructured Functional Materials Energy Efficient

项目摘要

This program is about using nanostructured materials to address key areas in energy related applications. This proposal will deliver world class materials science through ambitious thin and thick film development and analysis and the proposal targets the EPSRC strategic areas Energy and Nanoscience through nanoengineering. The programme grant will provide the opportunity to integrate three well established research areas that currently operate independently of each other and will establish a new consortium of activities. Collectively they offer the essential ingredients to move this particular field forward. The planned program of work is timely because of the convergence of modelling capability, precision multilayer oxide growth expertise and nanofabrication facilities. The overall vision for the Programme Grant is focussed on Energy. Within the Programme we aim to find means of reducing energy consumption for example by using electro and magnetocaloric means of cooling; generating energy by use of nanoscale rectifying antennas and finally storing energy by photocatalytic splitting of hydrogen from water. Our program is divided into two themed areas:1) Nanostructured oxides for Energy Efficient Refrigeration with 2 project areasElectrocaloricsMagnetocalorics2) Nanostructured oxides for energy production and storage with 2 project areasSolar HarvestingPhotocatalysisThis research will enable :- The development of new materials, new material architectures and new device concepts for energy refrigeration and energy harvesting. The synergy across a range of programs particularly the underpinning activities of materials theory, modelling and characterisation will move these important fields closer to application.- The research will also enable a new forum to be established, with representation from UK and European scientists and industrialists so that broad discussions can be held to enable moving these fields forward. We place a significant emphasis on training, outreach and knowledge transfer.The research challenges that need to be addressed are:- Designing physical systems that are close to an instability so that small external perturbations from magnetic or electric fields, optical or thermal excitation will tip the system into a new ground state- Optimising control over (strain, defects, doping inhomogeneity, disorder) and first layer effects in thin film oxides (with thicknesses of the order of 10nm or less) so that we can develop the capability to tune the band gap of the oxide using directed modelling and targeted growth control.

该程序旨在使用纳米结构材料来解决与能源相关应用中的关键领域。该提案将通过雄心勃勃的薄膜开发和分析来提供世界一流的材料科学，该提案通过纳米工程设计针对EPSRC战略区域能量和纳米科学。该计划赠款将为整合三个良好的研究领域提供机会，这些研究领域目前彼此独立运作，并将建立一个新的活动财团。他们共同提供了将该特定领域向前发展的基本要素。计划的工作计划是及时的，因为建模能力，精确多层氧化物增长专业知识和纳米制造设施的融合。计划赠款的总体愿景集中在能源上。在该计划中，我们旨在找到减少能源消耗的方法，例如使用冷却和磁平衡的方法；通过使用纳米级矫正天线来产生能量，并最终通过从水中氢化氢而储存能量。我们的计划分为两个主题领域：1）纳米结构化的氧化物，可提供2个项目区域的磁性制冷，并通过2）用于能源生产和存储的纳米结构氧化物，通过2个项目区域造型收获量捕集，这将启用： - 新材料的开发，新的材料构造和新材料概念的开发，新的材料概念和新材料概念。跨一系列计划的协同作用，尤其是材料理论，建模和表征的基础活动，将使这些重要领域更接近应用。-研究还将使一个新的论坛能够建立一个新的论坛，并通过英国和欧洲科学家和工业家的代表来建立一个新的论坛，以便可以进行广泛的讨论，以使这些领域能够向前发展。 We place a significant emphasis on training, outreach and knowledge transfer.The research challenges that need to be addressed are:- Designing physical systems that are close to an instability so that small external perturbations from magnetic or electric fields, optical or thermal excitation will tip the system into a new ground state- Optimising control over (strain, defects, doping inhomogeneity, disorder) and first layer effects in thin film oxides (with thicknesses of the order of 10nm or更少），以便我们可以使用有导的建模和靶向生长控制来发展能够调节氧化物的带隙。