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- Artificial Photosynthesis
- Catalysis: Reactivity & Structure
- Electrochemical Energy Storage
- Electron- and Photo-Induced Processes for Molecular Energy Conversion
- Neutrino and Nuclear Chemistry
- Surface Electrochemistry and Electrocatalysis
Associated Groups
- Catalysis for Alternative Fuels Production
- Nanostructured Interfaces for Catalysis
- Structure and Dynamics of Applied Nanomaterials
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Structure and Dynamics of Applied Nanomaterials
The main focus of our program is on understanding the relationships between microscopic and macroscopic properties of materials of low dimensionality, with the goal to explain their functions. Information we obtain is used to uncover mechanisms of work of vastly different nanoscale materials such as catalysts, electrocatalysts, solid oxide fuel cells, batteries, supercapacitors, phase change materials, and pyroelectrics. We are also developing a “reverse approach” that incorporates the data on macroscopic performance of such materials into their characterization scheme. We also include developments of new experimental and data analysis methodologies that rely on the use of combined techniques in operando, i.e., during a process in which a nanoscale material does useful work.
Group Leader
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Anatoly Frenkel
Professor of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering at SUNYSB, Senior Chemist
(631) 344-3013, frenkel@bnl.gov