Nanoenergy

Interfaces for storage and conversion

Energy research uses controlled particles, pores and interfaces to study faster transport, larger reactive area and new conversion pathways.

More surface can create more reaction sites, but it can also increase unwanted reactions and stability challenges.

Questions to ask

• What stores or converts the energy?
• Does the nanostructure remain stable?
• What happens at device scale and over repeated cycles?

Examples

• Battery electrodes
• Fuel-cell catalysts
• Photovoltaic interfaces