215th ECS Meeting - San Francisco, CA

May 24 - May 29, 2009

PROGRAM INFORMATION
 

B9 - Advanced Materials and Concepts for Energy Harvesting

High Temperature Materials/Energy Technology/New Technology
 

Monday, May 25, 2009

Continental 7, Ballroom Level, Buildings 1,2,3

Grand Challenges & Opportunities in Energy Conversion and Storage - Solar Energy

Co-Chairs: Xiao-Dong Zhou and John Turner
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
10:00 Introductory Remarks - Xiao-Dong Zhou (5 Minutes)
10:05   542   Status and Challenges in Modeling Molecules and Materials for Energy Conversion Technologies - Invited E. A. Carter (Princeton University)
10:45   543   Very High Efficiency Solar Cells Value, Opportunities and Challenges - Invited A. Barnett (University of Delaware)
11:25   544   Self-Assembled Nanostructures in InxGa1-xN Epitaxial Layers and Their Applications in Solar Conversion Devices - Invited S. Mahajan (Arizona State University)
 

Grand Challenges & Opportunities in Energy Conversion and Storage - Energy Storage in Batteries

Co-Chairs: Xiao-Dong Zhou and Shirley Meng
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   545   Broad Based Challenges in Battery Implementation - Invited E. S. Takeuchi, K. Takeuchi and A. C. Marschilok (University at Buffalo)
14:40   546   Analysis and Simulation of Electrochemical Energy Systems - Invited J. Newman (University of California Berkeley)
15:20 Intermission (20 Minutes)
15:40   547   Energy Storage: Science, Engineering, and Commercial Innovation - Invited Y. Chiang (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
16:20   548   Automotive Traction Battery Needs and the Influence of Mechanical Degradation of Insertion-electrode Particles - Invited M. Verbrugge (General Motors R&D Center) and Y. Cheng (University of Kentucky)
 

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Continental 7, Ballroom Level, Buildings 1,2,3

Grand Challenges & Opportunities in Energy Conversion and Storage - Fuel Cells

Co-Chairs: Xiao-Dong Zhou and Eric Wachsman
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   549   Small-Power Portable Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems - Invited S. C. Singhal (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
08:40   550   Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics in Energy Conversion and Storage Systems - Invited A. Virkar (University of Utah)
09:20   551   Material State Changes in Heterogeneous Material Systems: Multiphysics Foundations for Design, Durability and Prognosis - Invited K. Reifsnider (University of South Carolina)
10:00 Intermission (20 Minutes)
 

Grand Challenges & Opportunities in Energy Conversion and Storage - Semiconductors and Transparent Conductors

Co-Chairs: Xiao-Dong Zhou and Jun Liu
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
10:20   552   Can Aqueous Synthesized ZnO be Our Future Semiconductor? - Invited F. Lange (University of California, Santa Barbara)
11:00   553   Engineering Performance in TCO Films for Energy Applications - Invited G. Exarhos (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL))
 

Grand Challenges & Opportunities in Energy Conversion and Storage - Energy Storage (Non-battery)

Co-Chairs: Xiao-Dong Zhou and Juan Nino
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   554   New Flexure Mode Flexoelectric Piezoelectric Composite - Invited E. Cross, B. Chu, W. Zhu and N. Li (The Pennsylvania State University)
14:40   555   Solid Al Alloys - A Safe, High Energy Density Material for Storage, Transport, and Generation of Hydrogen on Demand - Invited J. Woodall, J. Ziebarth (Purdue University), R. Kramer (Purdue University at Calumet), C. Allen, D. Sherman and G. Choi (Purdue University)
15:20 Intermission (20 Minutes)
15:40   556   Hydrogen Production from Photoelectrochemical Cells: Theoretical Considerations and Experimental Results - Invited J. Turner (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
16:20   557   Synthesis and Self-assembly of Nanostructured Materials for Energy - Invited J. Liu (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
 

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Continental 7, Ballroom Level, Buildings 1,2,3

SOFCs

Co-Chairs: Xiao-Dong Zhou and Frank Chen
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   558   Infiltrated Electrodes for Intermediate-temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells F. Zhao (University of South Carolina, University of Science and Technology of China), F. Chen (University of South Carolina) and C. Xia (University of Science and Technology of China)
08:20   559   Conductivity and Phase Stability of Lanthanum Cobalt Nickelate Perovskites P. Huang (FuelCell Energy) and A. Petric (McMaster University)
08:40   560   Bimetallic Cermet Anode Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Showing Sulfur Tolerance: Electrochemical Performance and Metallic Species Characterization J. S. O'Brien (University of Ottawa), C. Grgicak (Boston University, School of Medicine) and J. Giorgi (University of Ottawa)
 

Solar Cell

Co-Chairs:
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
09:00   561   Silver-based Al-doped ZnO Multilayer Transparent Conductive Oxide Films H. Cho, K. Park, J. Ahn, N. Seong and S. G. Yoon (Chungnam National University)
09:20   562   Manufacturing Equipment Components of New Materials for Solar Cell Efficiency Enhancements and Lower Cost J. Foggiato (Greene Tweed)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
 

Energy Storage in Batteries

Co-Chairs: Xiao-Dong Zhou and Wu Xu
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
10:20   563   Non-aqueous Electrolytes for Li/air Batteries W. Xu, J. Xiao, J. Zhang and J. Zhang (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
10:40   564   Synthesis and Characterization of LiMnPO4 as a Cathode Material for Li-ion Batteries J. Xiao, W. Xu and J. Zhang (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
11:00   565   Nonstoichiometric Chemistry of and Electronic Conduction in MnO2 Nanowires for Battery Electrodes Nanowires X. Zhou (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
11:20   566   Particle Size Effect on Electron Motions in alpha-MoO3 Powders S. Berthumeyrie, J. Badot (Enscp), S. Bach, J. Pereira-Ramos (Icmpe), P. Vermaut (Enscp) and O. Dubrunfaut (Supelec)
 

Fuel Cells

Co-Chairs: Xiao-Dong Zhou and Mani Manivannan
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   567   Structure-Activity-Durability Relationship of Pt and Pt based Alloy Electrocatalysts V. S. Murthi, E. Izzo, W. Bi, T. Aindow (UTC Power Corporation), C. Perez-Acosta (Axiom Consulting LLC) and S. Motupally (UTC Power Corporation)
14:20   568   Electrochemical and In Situ Raman Spectroscopic Investigations of the Microstructural Stability of sp2 and sp3-bonded Carbon Powders During Anodic Polarization in Acid V. M. Swope (Michigan State University), I. Sasaki (AIST) and G. Swain (Michigan State University)
14:40   569   The Preparation and Characterization of Glassy Carbon Powder Modified with a Thin Layer of Boron-Doped Ultrananocrystalline Diamond (B-UNCD) D. Kim and G. Swain (Michigan State University)
15:00   570   Thermal Stability of Pt-Coated High Surface Area Diamond Powder as Assessed by Thermogravimetric Analysis L. Guo and G. Swain (Michigan State University)
15:20 Intermission (20 Minutes)
 
Co-Chairs:
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
16:00   571   Oxygen Reduction Reaction of Ta-CNO as Non-platinum Cathode for PEFC: Dependence of Degree of Oxidation of Ta-CN on Catalytic Activity K. Ota (Yokohama ational University), H. Imai (NEC Corporation), K. Matsuzawa, S. Mitsushima and A. Ishihara (Yokohama National University)
16:20   572   Facile Fabrication of Ultra Porous Platinum Electrodes and Their Application for Energy Harvesting Glucose Fuel Cells A. Kloke, S. Kerzenmacher, R. Zengerle and F. Von Stetten (University of Freiburg)
16:40   573   Evaluation of the Electrochemical Properties of Different Strains of Shewanella in a Mediatorless Microbial Fuel Cell. A. Manohar, K. Nealson and F. Mansfeld (USC)
17:00   574   Non-equilibrium Interfacial Electrochemical Phenomena in Aging PEM Fuel Cells: A New Theory for Multi-scale Simulation of Nano-structured Catalysts Degradation and Durability Prediction A. A. Franco, S. Cheah and R. Ferreira de Morais (CEA (Atomic Energy Commission of France))
17:20   575   Formation and Characteristics of P(VDF-TeFE) Thin Film for Micro-generator J. Jeong, C. Kimura, H. Aoki, M. Okuyama and T. Sugino (Osaka University)