Results and Publications

Research Areas & Activities Solar Energy Biomass Energy Hydrogen Advanced Combustion CO₂ Capture CO₂ Storage Advanced Materials & Catalysts Nature-Inspired Solid-State Electrocatalysts: The Oxidation of Water and the Reduction of CO₂ to Fuels Nanoscale Architectural Engineering for High Performance Solid Oxide Fuel Cells The Electron Economy: Oxidation Catalysis for Energy Management Metal Oxide Nanotubes and Photo-Excitation Effects: New Approaches for Low-to-Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Electrocatalysis with Discrete Transition Metal Complexes Advanced Coal Advanced Transportation Electricity Distribution & Infrastructure Other Renewables Integrated Assessment Advanced Nuclear Energy Geoengineering Exploratory Projects All Activities Analysis Activities Technical Reports Solicitations

Research

Nanoscale Architectural Engineering for High Performance Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

August 2007 - February 2011

Investigators

David G. Goodwin, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Physics, and Sossina M. Haile, Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology.

Annual Report

2010 Progress Report (PDF)

Publications

E. C. Brown, S. K. Wilke, D. A. Boyd, D. G. Goodwin and S. M. Haile. “Polymer sphere lithography for solid oxide fuel cells: A route to functional, well-defined electrode structures.” J. Mat. Chem., 20, 2190-2196, doi:10.1039/b920973e (2010).
W. C. Chueh and S. M. Haile. “Electrochemical studies of capacitance in cerium oxide thin films and its relationship to anionic and electronic defect densities.” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 11 (37), 8144 – 8148, doi:10.1039/b910903j (2009).

Updated June 2011