AVS 57th International Symposium & Exhibition
    Energy Frontiers Topical Conference Thursday Sessions

Session EN+AS-ThM
Surface and Interface Analysis of Materials for Energy

Thursday, October 21, 2010, 8:00 am, Room Pecos
Moderator: S.M. Han, University of New Mexico


  Click here to Download program book for this session  
  in Adobe Acrobat format  

Click a paper to see the details. Presenters are shown in bold type.

8:00am EN+AS-ThM1
Functionalization of Carbon Materials for the Controlled Deposition of Pt Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cell Applications
S. Pylypenko, Colorado School of Mines, National Renewable Energy Lab, A. Dameron, T. Olson, K.C. Neyerlin, J. Bult, C. Engtrakul, National Renewable Energy Lab, A. Queen, Colorado School of Mines, K. O'Neill, T. Gennett, H.N. Dinh, B. Pivovar, National Renewable Energy Lab, R.P. O'Hayre, Colorado School of Mines
8:20am EN+AS-ThM2
Structural and Morphological Properties of Carbon Supports studied by XPS and SEM: Effect on Catalyst Degradation
A. Patel, K. Artyushkova, P. Atanassov, University of New Mexico, A. Young, M. Dutta, Z. Ahmad, V. Colbow, S. Wessel, Ballard Power Systems, Canada
8:40am EN+AS-ThM3
Anchoring of N3, N719 and Z907 Dye Molecules on TiO2(110) Surface
P. Nachimuthu, A. Pandey, Z.Q. Yu, Z.H. Zhu, K.M. Beck, S. Thevuthasan, M.A. Henderson, D.R. Baer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
9:00am EN+AS-ThM4
Characterization of Minority Carrier Lifetime in Ge Films Epitaxially Grown on Si by Nanoscale Interfacial Engineering
J.J. Sheng, D. Leonhardt, University of New Mexico, J.G. Cederberg, M.S. Carroll, Sandia National Laboratories, M.J. Romero, S. Johnston, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, S.M. Han, University of New Mexico
9:40am EN+AS-ThM6
A Multi-technique Approach to the Characterization of New Materials for Energy Production
T. Nunney, R.G. White, N. Bulloss, P. Camus, J. Konopka, ThermoFisher Scientific, UK, H.M. Meyer III, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
11:00am EN+AS-ThM10
Quantification of Hydrogen and Deuterium in Niobium and Niobium Oxide
P. Maheshwari, F.A. Stevie, North Carolina State University, G.R. Myneni, G. Ciovati, Jefferson Lab, M. Rigsbee, D.P. Griffis, North Carolina State University
11:20am EN+AS-ThM11
Study of Thin Film Solar Cell Materials using Variable-Wavelength Electric Force Microscopy
J. Luria, J.J. Choi, T. Hanrath, J.A. Marohn, Cornell University