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

非技术描述：该合作项目与丹麦里索国家实验室的Jacob Bowen博士等人合作，重点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）。预计将在三年内对美国研究生进行四次长期访问，并对丹麦进行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观结构图像数据集的活动，解决固体氧化物燃料电池的耐久性问题，帮助建立3D重建和数据分析方法的标准，并检查固体氧化物电池在可再生燃料生产中的使用。该项目将允许研究生在Riso/DTU度过更长时间，这是世界上固体氧化物电池领域的首要实验室之一，可以用作燃料电池或电解槽。在西北大学，学生们将在自己的领域获得更广泛的经验，建立重要的联系，并通过演讲展示他们令人兴奋的新成果。从这些互动中获得的知识也将对从事密切相关的NSF项目的本科生产生积极影响。可以预见的是，这两个已经处于3D断层扫描和分析前沿的团队之间更强的互动将推动这一领域的发展，并加速其对陶瓷电化学器件基础科学和技术的影响。

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.