I-Corps: Titania Nanotubes and Related Materials for Diverse Applications

I-Corps：二氧化钛纳米管及相关材料的多种应用

• 批准号: 1258689
• 负责人: Latika Menon
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: Northeastern University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-10-01 至 2013-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1258689&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Titania; Nanotubes; Related; Materials

The project will investigate the commercial potentail of titania nanotubes for applications in solar cells, photocatalysis, catalysis, etc. Research in these areas by the PI over the last several years has identified several high-efficiency, low-cost technology-ready methodologies in (i) the development and characterization of titania nanotube anodes with ultra-high surface density produced via inexpensive and scalable electrochemical routes. (ii) synthesis of low-cost polymer hole-regenerators such as poly-ethylene-dioxy-thiophene (PEDOT) amenable to solar cell applications (iii) Titania nanotubes decorated with gold nanoparticles with extraordinarily high catalytic oxidation efficiencies thus demonstrating promise for applications in fuel cells, automobile catalysts, etc. Several advances in energy technology will emanate from this work: (i) tech-ready biocompatible nanomaterials; high-performance catalyst materials; photocatalyst and photovoltaic anodes with superior charge transport and solar absorptive properties will be developed (ii) the liquid electrolyte which is the main bottleneck in current PV cells/modules will be replaced by solid hole-conductors and (iii) an optimal integration of high-performance solar cell components will be achieved resulting in stable, low cost, high-efficiency solar cells which are amenable to large-volume manufacture. If successful, this project may have commercial impacts with the establishment of several new contacts. The novel developments within this project will be patented and rapid tech-transfer measures will be taken. The research draws on a number scientific disciplines, combining materials science with photovoltaics, optoelectronics and chemistry, thus providing a unique educational experience for students including the participation of underrepresented groups, enhancement of infrastructure for research and education, and industrial outreach.

该项目将研究二氧化钛纳米管在太阳能电池、光催化、催化等领域的商业潜力。过去几年，PI 在这些领域的研究已经确定了几种高效、低成本的技术方法：(i) 通过廉价且可扩展的电化学路线生产具有超高表面密度的二氧化钛纳米管阳极的开发和表征。 (ii) 合成低成本聚合物空穴再生剂，如适用于太阳能电池的聚乙撑二氧噻吩 (PEDOT) (iii) 用金纳米粒子修饰的二氧化钛纳米管，具有极高的催化氧化效率，从而展现出在燃料电池、汽车催化剂等领域的应用前景。能源技术的一些进步将源自于 这项工作：（i）技术就绪的生物相容性纳米材料；高性能催化剂材料；将开发具有优异电荷传输和太阳能吸收性能的光催化剂和光伏阳极（ii）作为当前光伏电池/组件主要瓶颈的液体电解质将被固体空穴导体取代，以及（iii）将实现高性能太阳能电池组件的最佳集成，从而产生稳定、低成本、高效的太阳能电池。 大批量生产。如果成功，该项目可能会产生商业影响，建立一些新的联系。该项目的新颖发展将获得专利，并将采取快速技术转让措施。该研究借鉴了许多科学学科，将材料科学与光伏、光电子和化学相结合，从而为学生提供了独特的教育体验，包括代表性不足群体的参与、加强研究和教育基础设施以及工业推广。