Colorado State University NSF-REU Summer Program in Materials Chemistry Research:

Synthesis, Characterization, and Device Fabrication

Bruce A. Parkinson

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REU students will be working in the general area of photoelectrochemical energy conversion. One project involves discovering metal oxides that are capable of the efficient photoelectrolysis of water using visible light.  We use ink jet printing of oxide precursors to produce large numbers of metal oxide compositions that we then screen for photoelectrolysis activity by immersing them in an electrolyte solution and scanning a laser over the surface to map the photocurrent response.  Detailed investigation of the composition, structure, stability and efficiency are then performed on materials that show promising activity.

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NSF-REU