Final Report

Chidambaram, Dev; Misra, Mano; Heske, Clemens

doi:10.2172/1235734

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The objectives included: Develop high efficiency metal oxide nanotubular array photo-anodes for generating hydrogen by water splitting; Develop density functional theory to understand the effect of the morphology of the nanotubes on the photo-electrochemical (PEC) properties of the photo-anodes; Develop kinetics and formation mechanism of the metal oxide nanotubes under different synthesis conditions; Develop combinatorial approach to prepare hybrid photo-anodes having multiple hetero-atoms incorporation in a single photo anode; Improve the durability of the material; and Scale up the laboratory demonstration to production unit.

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Chidambaram, Dev ^[1]; Misra, Mano ^[2]; Heske, Clemens ^[3]

Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States)
Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States)

Publication Date:: Sun Dec 21 00:00:00 EST 2014

Research Org.:: Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies Office

Contributing Org.:: Univ. of Nevada, Reno; Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas; Univ. of Utah

OSTI Identifier:: 1235734

Report Number(s):: DOE-UNR-86066-1

DOE Contract Number:: FG36-06GO86066

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 08 HYDROGEN; photoelectrochemical, titania, oxides, XPS

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