Nanomaterials
High capacity, safe batteries are needed for efficient hybrid or electrical vehicles and for storing and releasing electricity from intermittent power sources like wind turbines and solar panels. That's where an innovation by scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Transformational Materials Science Initiative and Princeton University comes in. The researchers devised a method for building titanium oxide and carbon structures that greatly improve the performance of lithium ion batteries.
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Developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the award-winning self-assembled monolayers on mesoporous supports (SAMMS™) is a new class of materials that effectively, safely, and simply removes and recovers metals from liquid media, industrial waste, and produced water.
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At PNNL, we have unique capabilities in nanosynthesis and self-assembled nanostructured materials. Our research in nanomaterials synthesis and assembly directly addresses the long-term Basic Energy Sciences Grand Challenges in the design and synthesis of materials with tailored properties for energy and national security missions.
Our research ranges from a fundamental understanding of nucleation, growth, and self-assembly principles to developing tailored nanostructured materials for catalysis, energy storage, sensing, and environmental applications. Our scientists are leading significant activities in the following areas:
- Controlled nucleation and growth of oriented nanostructures and nanostructured films
- Biotemplated synthesis of nanoporous carbon
- Self-assembled nanostructures and functional nanoporous materials
- Nanocrystalline metal oxide catalyst supports and catalysts
- Advanced energy storage materials
- In situ nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) characterization of transport properties and interfaces in nanomaterials.
Contacts: Jun Liu, Greg Exarhos