1. Materials Chemistry for Energy Buddie Mullins 3. Anode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries for Large-Scale Use 1. Nano-Structured Materials for Solar Photoelectrochemical Water-Splitting for H 2 Fuel Green Chemical Catalysis with Nano-Structured Surfaces Prof. Bard Prof. Henkelman Prof. HellerProf. Manthiram Prof. Hwang UT-Austin Iron Oxide Nano-Columns Gold Clusters on Titania 2.

2. Solar Photoelectrochemical Water- Splitting with “Abundant” Materials 1. Pick “Candidate” Abundant, Metal-Oxide Photoelectrocatalysts 2. Rapid Synthesis And Screening 3. Deposit Promising Metal-Oxide Materials with Nano-Structured Morphology 4. Characterize Material 5. Test Photoelectrochemically

3. Green Chemical Catalysis with Nano-Structured Surfaces Gold Clusters on Metal-Oxide Surface Exploratory studies of catalysis/“surface chemistry” - green processing, fuel cells and fundamental insights. Nano-Structured Titanium Carbide Film which has Pt-like Catalytic Properties. Tools Experimental Surface Science Investigations Examples Density Functional Calculations with Dr.’s Henkelman and Hwang

4. Anode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries for Large-Scale Use Carbon is typically used as the Anode in Li-Ion batteries but safety issues persist for large-scale applications. Need alternate material with: Low voltage High capacity High Li transport Good electron conductor Small volume change Low cost abundant material Non-toxic and environmentally benign etc. Our approach involves rapid sample deposition and screening of select properties, e.g., Li transport and capacity, then full testing of promising materials.

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