energy conversion – TechConnect Briefs

Micro Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Fabrication via Inkjet Printing

Hill T.Y., Reitz T.L., Huang H., Air Force Research Laboratory, US

Energy conversion and storage devices (ECSDs) are facing the challenge of manufacturing miniature dimensions and/or unconventional shapes. Furthermore, reducing the total device thickness can significantly reduce the internal resistance and potentially improve interfacial electrochemical kinetics [...]

Differentiating electro-catalytic reaction of hydride with respect to a non-Pt catalyst morphology based on first-principles: extended surfaces versus nanoparticles

Sison Escaño M.C., Lacdao Arevalo R., Kasai H., University of Fukui, JP

One of the attractive hydride compounds is the borohydride which exhibits high hydrogen content in NaBH4 form (~10.6 wt%). Thus, significant number of experimental research have been devoted to investigate its applicability as a hydrogen [...]

Differentiating electro-catalytic reaction of hydride with respect to a non-Pt catalyst morphology based on first-principles: extended surfaces versus nanoparticles

Sison Escaño M.C., Lacdao Arevalo R., Kasai H., University of Fukui, JP

One of the attractive hydride compounds is the borohydride which exhibits high hydrogen content in NaBH4 form (~10.6 wt%). Thus, significant number of experimental research have been devoted to investigate its applicability as a hydrogen [...]

TiN/GaN- Metal/Semiconductor Multilayers for Thermionic Energy Conversion Devices

Rawat V., Sands T.D., Purdue University, US

This work deals with investigation of metal/semiconductor nitrides for potential application as solid state thermionic energy converters. TiN/GaN multilayers were deposited on Sapphire and MgO substrate using reactive pulsed laser deposition. This is the first [...]

TiN/GaN- Metal/Semiconductor Multilayers for Thermionic Energy Conversion Devices

Rawat V., Sands T.D., Purdue University, US

This work deals with investigation of metal/semiconductor nitrides for potential application as solid state thermionic energy converters. TiN/GaN multilayers were deposited on Sapphire and MgO substrate using reactive pulsed laser deposition. This is the first [...]

Cooling and Power Conversion using Nanometer Gaps

Tavkhelidze A., Cox I., Cool Chips plc, UK

Our nanotech answer to these basic industrial processes is not to make very small turbines or compressors, but instead to take advantage of the physics that occurs at very small sizes. In this case, instead [...]