U.S.-Brazil Planning Visit: Collaborative Research in Ceramic Thin Film Materials for Clean Energy Applications

摘要提案：OISE-1135734 PI/机构：Camata，Renato.，亚拉巴马大学伯明翰分校来自亚拉巴马伯明翰大学的Renato Camata和来自巴西圣保罗联邦ABC大学的丹尼尔德弗洛里奥博士计划研究用于燃料电池的高离子电导率氧化物薄膜材料。 这项工作将创造出在500 ~ 750 ℃的中温范围内具有高离子电导率的新型薄膜电解质材料。 这些新的电解质材料有潜力创造固体氧化物燃料电池（SOFC），克服目前SOFC系统的可靠性和成本障碍。 材料将在亚拉巴马大学制成薄膜，并在联邦大学进行表征;这两所大学的实验设施具有高度互补性，非常适合该项目的成功。 此外，美国PI是通过脉冲激光进行氧化物沉积领域的知名专家，这是此次合作的首选方法，而巴西PI是SOFC材料领域的知名研究人员和领导者。 此次访问还将使美国博士论文学生能够获得宝贵的国际研究经验，因为他在美国和巴西专家的指导下研究薄膜材料的特性。

Abstract Proposal: OISE-1135734 PI/Institution: Camata, Renato., University of Alabama at BirminghamDr. Renato Camata from the University of Alabama Birmingham and Dr. Daniel de Florio from the Universidade Federal do ABC in São Paulo, Brazil plan to study oxide film materials with high ionic conductivity for applications in fuel cells. The proposed work will create novel thin film electrolyte materials with high ionic conductivity in the intermediate temperature range of 500 to 750˚C. These new electrolyte materials have the potential to create solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) that surmount the reliability and cost impediments in current SOFC systems. Materials will be fabricated as thin films at the University of Alabama and characterized at the Universidade Federal do ABC; making the experimental facilities at both universities highly complementary and ideally suited for the success of this project. Furthermore, the US PI is a known expert in the field of oxide deposition via pulsed laser which is the preferred method for this collaboration while the Brazilian PI is a well-published researcher and leader in SOFC materials. This visit will also make it possible for a US PhD dissertation student, to gain an invaluable international research experience as he works on the characterization of the thin films materials under the mentorship of both US and Brazilian experts.