Project Info
Oxides for solar thermochemical water splitting
Ryan O’Hayre | rohayre@mines.edu
Very few materials have been identified for high temperature solar thermochemical water splitting and CSM is one of the leaders using high-throughput methods to rapidly identify new candidate materials for this exciting renewable energy technology.
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This is a continuation of a MURF project from last semester.
Grand Engineering: Make solar energy economical
Student Preparation
Qualifications
This is a continuation of a MURF project from last semester.
Time Commitment
30 hours/month
Skills/Techniques Gained
Oxide synthesis, XRD, SEM, TGA.
Mentoring Plan
Weekly interactions with post-doc/research professor and monthly meetings with advisor.