Development of Enabling Chemical Technologies for Power from Green Sources

Abstract

The collaborative projects in this project at UMass Amherst involve two main thrusts: (i) Materials for photovoltaics applications; and (ii) Proton transport materials for fuel cell applications. Developing strategies for harnessing energy from renewable sources is a significant challenge facing the scientific community, due to the environmental, economic, and national security implications. Conversion of solar energy to electrical energy is one of the most promising approaches to addressing this issue. Nature provides both the source and the inspiration for a solution in the form of the sun and the photosynthetic apparatus, respectively. Similarly, nature also provides a rich array of materials that can be used as inspiration for proton exchange dynamics, which are critical for proton exchange membranes in fuel cells. We describe our efforts in these two main thrusts with this project.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 18, 2013
Accession Number
ADA607377

Entities

People

  • Sankaran Thayumanavan

Organizations

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical And Dental Materials
  • Charge Carriers
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Conductive Polymers
  • Conjugated Polymers
  • Copolymers
  • Energy
  • Energy Levels
  • Fuel Cells
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Optical Properties
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Polymers
  • Solar Cells
  • Solar Energy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology