Upconversion Quantum Dots For in situ Detection of Vapor Hydrogen Peroxide To Enhance The Life-time of Fuel Cell

该联盟国际量子项目的目标是开发一种用于原位检测蒸发过氧化氢(VH2O2)的光学传感器，该传感器已在不同领域使用，并导致燃料电池膜的降解。来自加拿大西部大学和纽约州立大学宾厄姆顿分校(Binghamton University)的研究人员将合作实现以下具体目标：(1)制备具有特殊发光性质的量子材料；(2)设计和制造与燃料电池催化层集成的量子材料光学传感器，用于痕量水平的VH2O2原位检测。这一国际合作旨在开发一种比行业标准传感器更易于使用、更坚固和更简单的功能。参与这一拟议项目的学员将接触到多学科领域，包括具有特殊发光性质的量子材料、用于检测蒸发化学品的传感器系统的设计和开发，以及替代能源设备。由这一拟议项目产生的新的纳米结构发光传感器系统将进一步加强加拿大大学和美国大学在先进量子材料、燃料电池和传感器领域的合作，以适应当前甚至未来的市场。

The goal of this Alliance International Quantum project is to development of an optical sensor for in situ detection of vaporized hydrogen peroxide (vH2O2) which has been used in different fields and causes the degradation of the membrane of the fuel cell. The collaboration between researchers from Western University, Canada, and the State University of New York at Binghamton (Binghamton University) will achieve the specific objectives as follows: (1) to fabricate quantum materials with special luminescent properties; (2) to design and fabricate an optical sensor made of quantum materials integrated with the catalyst layer of the fuel cell for in situ detection of vH2O2 at trace level. This international collaboration aims to develop a functioning for easier-to-use, more robust, and less complex than the industry-standard sensors. Trainees involved in this proposed project will be exposed to multidisciplinary fields covering quantum materials with special luminescent properties, the design and development of sensor systems for detecting vaporized chemicals, and alternative energy devices. A new nanostructured luminescent sensor system generated from this proposed project will further enhance the collaboration between universities in Canada and universities in the United States in the field of advanced quantum materials, fuel cells, and sensors to fit the current and even future markets.