3D Studies of Solid Oxide Cells In Collaboration with Riso/DTU

非技术描述：这个合作项目的重点是与丹麦RISO国家实验室的Jacob Bowen博士和其他人一起研究固体氧化物电池的耐久性；(该机构最近与丹麦技术大学(DTU)合并)。预计将在三年内对丹麦进行四次延长的美国研究生访问和两次高级研究员访问。技术细节：该项目将支持将图像处理和分析应用于微结构图像数据集的活动，解决固体氧化物燃料电池的耐用性问题，帮助建立三维重建和数据分析方法的标准，并审查将固体氧化物电池用于可再生燃料生产的情况。该项目将允许研究生在RISO/DTU度过更长的时间，这是世界上可用作燃料电池或电解槽的固体氧化物电池领域的一流实验室之一。学生将在各自的领域获得更广泛的经验，建立重要的联系，并通过在西北大学的演讲传达他们令人兴奋的新成果。从这些互动中获得的知识也将对参与一个密切相关的NSF项目的本科生产生积极影响。预计这两个小组之间的更强互动将推动这一领域的发展，并加快其对陶瓷电化学设备基础科学和技术的影响。这两个小组已经处于3D断层成像和分析的前沿。

NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: This collaborative project focuses on the study of the durability of solid oxide cells with Dr. Jacob Bowen and others at Riso National Laboratory in Denmark; (this institution has recently merged with the Danish Technical University (DTU)). Travel for four extended U.S. graduate student visits and two senior investigator visits to Denmark are anticipated over a three-year period. TECHNICAL DETAILS: This project will support activities that apply image processing and analysis to microstructure image data sets, address the durability of solid oxide fuel cells, help establish the standards for 3D reconstruction and data analysis methods, and examine the use of solid oxide cells for renewable fuel production. This project will allow graduate students to spend extended periods at Riso/DTU, which is one of the premiere labs in the world in the area of solid oxide cells that can be used as fuel cells or electrolyzers. Students will gain broader experience in their field, make important contacts, and convey their exciting new results through presentations at Northwestern University. The knowledge gained from these interactions will also positively impact the undergraduate students working on a closely-related NSF project. It is anticipated that the stronger interaction between these two groups, already both at the forefront of 3D tomography and analysis, will advance this field and speed its impact on the basic science and technology of ceramic electrochemical devices.