APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Reducing carbon dioxide electrochemically Producing renewable commodity chemicals and fuels ADVANTAGES: Better gas transport than liquid electrolyte Scalable design Incorporates polymers with ability to transport multiple types of ions ABSTRACT: Researchers at Cyclotron Road, a Department of Energy (DOE) Lab-Embedded … [Read more...] about Membrane Architecture for Gas and Ion Transport for Electrochemical Applications 2017-034
1D & 2D Materials
Boron Nitride Nanopores for DNA Sequencing, Water Desalination and Gas / Liquid Separation 2015-045
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: DNA sequencing for large scale clinical applications Molecular analysis for chemical manufacturing Water desalination Gas / liquid separation for manufacturing of batteries, air filtration devices, and alcohol ADVANTAGES: More scalable than biological nanopores Repeatable shape and size (as small as a single … [Read more...] about Boron Nitride Nanopores for DNA Sequencing, Water Desalination and Gas / Liquid Separation 2015-045
Local, Nonvolatile Doping of Two-Dimensional Materials 2014-097
For electronics manufacturing companies that plan to use electrostatic gating and substitutional doping to induce charge carriers in two-dimensional (2D) materials but are dissatisfied with the inability of these methods to produce nonvolatile doping profiles with nanometer resolution. Berkeley Lab’s Local Doping of Two-Dimensional Materials offers a process for locally doping … [Read more...] about Local, Nonvolatile Doping of Two-Dimensional Materials 2014-097
Boron Nitride Nanotubes with Modified Surfaces IB-2332
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Mechanical reinforcements and composites, e.g. cell phone cases, structural elements of aircraft Batteries, supercapacitors Fuel cell components Transistors, biosensors Field emission sources Electronic circuits Scaffolds for novel chemistries Deep ultraviolet light emitters ADVANTAGES: Excellent mechanical and … [Read more...] about Boron Nitride Nanotubes with Modified Surfaces IB-2332
Nanotubes as Robust Thermal Conductors IB-2335
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Thermal management in design and operation of integrated circuits Flexible electronics Composites subject to mechanical strain (e.g., aerospace industry) Phonon filters for use in spectrometers, acoustic imaging, and cavity resonators Acoustic isolation of RF resonators and sensors Information carriers in combination with … [Read more...] about Nanotubes as Robust Thermal Conductors IB-2335