Materials Synthesis of Multi-Dimentional Architectures for Energy Conversion and Storage

Systematic design of oxide, carbide, and sulfide materials can be accomplished through utilization of a various synthetic methods that include metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), microwave heating, magnetron sputtering, and thermal conversion. Finite control over chemical composition and structural morphology is critical for energy conversion and storage applications which are governed by surface interactions of involved species.

Processing conditions will facilitate nucleation of desirable dimensionalities including 0-D (Nanoparticles), 1-D (nanowires), 2-D (Thin films), and 3-D (structured arrays) architectures. Correlation of structure and functionality will guide further tuning of morphological modifications to optimize energy conversion and storage capabilities.