Laxmikant Saraf

Influence of Gd and Sm Doping on Atomic and Ionic Transport Properties of Novel Nanostructured Ceria-Zirconia Multilayers

Lead Institution

Battelle India

Principal Investigator

Satyanarayana Kuchibhatla

Project type

Exploratory Research

This project aims to develop the understanding of ionic transport processes in nanostructured materials that may enable the design of new types of electrolyte materials for electrochemical device…

Compositionally graded Co and Cr doped TiO2 rutile for Optimum Thermoelectric Power

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Fumio Ohuchi

Project type

Exploratory Research

Conversion of waste heat into useful energy in many applications including automobile exhausts has received considerable attention, recently. As such, there is a growing interest in synthesizing…

Micro-fabrication of Miniaturized Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) on Silicon Chip

Lead Institution

University of Connecticut

Principal Investigator

Prabhakar Singh

Project type

Exploratory Research

We propose the development of miniaturized solid oxide fuel cell on silicon chip in EMSL micro-fabrication facility. Under this proposal, initial focus will be given on the demonstration of the…

Development of Novel Microchip CE-MS Platform for Organic Aerosol Characterization

Lead Institution

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Xiao-Ying Yu

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Atmospheric particulate matter (PM) has significant impact on global climate, visibility, and human health. Although organic compounds typically constitute 10-70% of the total dry fine particle mass,…

Determining Mechanisms of Nonlinear Photo Response and Transport Properties in Scintillating Materials

Lead Institution

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Yanwen Zhang

The objective of this proposed work is to develop fundamental understanding on photo response and charge carrier transport properties in advanced scintillating materials: (1) light output as a…

Development of Tunable THz Sources using Focused Ion Beam (FIB)-Based Lithography

Lead Institution

Alfred University

Principal Investigator

S Sundaram

Project type

Exploratory Research

The terahertz (THz) regime (0.1-10 THz) is rich with emerging possibilities in sensing, imaging and communications, with unique applications to screening for weapons, explosives and biohazards,…

Development of Tunable Highly Efficient THz Sources using Focused Ion Beam (FIB)-Based Lithography

Lead Institution

Alfred University

Principal Investigator

S Sundaram

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The present proposal addresses this specific problem of availability of narrow line width cw source by designing, creating, and testing novel structures on semiconductor material surfaces for…

Spin Torque Effects in Multilayer Spin Valve with Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Kannan Krishnan

Project type

Exploratory Research

The proposed research project is directed at the study of spin torque effects in multilayer spin valves with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. Such devices have a potential for higher bit density on…

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Technology Assistance Program

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Gary Spanner

Project type

Exploratory Research

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 mandates that the United States' national laboratories offer technology assistance to small businesses. The Technology Assistance Program (TAP) operated by the…

Pore-Scale Evaluation of the Effect of Bioavailable Iron on U(Vi) Reduction Kinetics and U(Iv) Re-Oxidation of Relevance to Bioremediation Efforts at the Hanford Site

Lead Institution

University of Texas at Austin

Principal Investigator

Charles Werth

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Scores of hazardous waste sites are contaminated with uranium, primarily due to uranium mining and processing by the Department of Energy over a 40-year period between 1940 and 1980 (Wolbarst et al.,…

Designing Nanomaterials for Fuel Cells Electrocatalysts

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Yuehe Lin

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Fuel cells are very important in addressing the issues with environment and global climate change. The main challenges for developing fuel cells are the prohibitive production cost and poor…

Optical and structural properties of doped ZnO nanocrystals

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Matthew Mccluskey

Project type

Exploratory Research

Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a semiconductor that has attracted resurgent interest as an electronic material for energy applications. With a direct gap of 3.4 eV at room temperature, ZnO is a wide band gap…

Effect of Structure and Impurities on Charge Transfer Reactions in Solid State Electrochemical Devices

Lead Institution

Boston University

Principal Investigator

Srikanth Gopalan

Project type

Exploratory Research

We are investigating epitaxial thin films of SOFC cathodes on single crystal substrates and polycrystalline thin films on yttria doped zirconia substrates. The goal is to use these films to perform…

Analysis of corrosion products, TAP project request #11-46

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Mark Engelhard

This goal of this TAP project is to identify the composition and source of unexpected metal corrosion products.

Unraveling Oxygen Reduction Reaction at Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathodes

Lead Institution

Boston University

Principal Investigator

Srikanth Gopalan

Project type

Exploratory Research

We seek to uncover the role of the structure and chemistry of the surfaces of solid oxide fuel cell cathodes in the oxygen reduction reaction. In particular we seek to understand the relationship of…

Surface/Interface Induced Nucleation and Phase/Structure Evolution and the Correlation to the Performance Boosting/Fading of Advanced Energy Storage Materials

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Xiaolin Li

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The goal of this proposal is to investigate the surface/interface effect on the synthesis and structure evolution of advanced energy storage materials and the correlation of these changes to the…

EMSL Science Overview

Laxmikant Saraf

Projects

Influence of Gd and Sm Doping on Atomic and Ionic Transport Properties of Novel Nanostructured Ceria-Zirconia Multilayers

Compositionally graded Co and Cr doped TiO2 rutile for Optimum Thermoelectric Power

Micro-fabrication of Miniaturized Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) on Silicon Chip

Development of Novel Microchip CE-MS Platform for Organic Aerosol Characterization

Determining Mechanisms of Nonlinear Photo Response and Transport Properties in Scintillating Materials

Development of Tunable THz Sources using Focused Ion Beam (FIB)-Based Lithography

Development of Tunable Highly Efficient THz Sources using Focused Ion Beam (FIB)-Based Lithography

Spin Torque Effects in Multilayer Spin Valve with Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Technology Assistance Program

Pore-Scale Evaluation of the Effect of Bioavailable Iron on U(Vi) Reduction Kinetics and U(Iv) Re-Oxidation of Relevance to Bioremediation Efforts at the Hanford Site

Designing Nanomaterials for Fuel Cells Electrocatalysts

Optical and structural properties of doped ZnO nanocrystals

Effect of Structure and Impurities on Charge Transfer Reactions in Solid State Electrochemical Devices

Analysis of corrosion products, TAP project request #11-46

Unraveling Oxygen Reduction Reaction at Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathodes

Surface/Interface Induced Nucleation and Phase/Structure Evolution and the Correlation to the Performance Boosting/Fading of Advanced Energy Storage Materials