High temperature flow system equipped with an optically-accessible stagnation flow reactor (SFR), automated mass flow and pressure control systems, mass spectrometer, and 500W CW near-IR diode laser for sample heating during thermal reduction.
This is a fundamental node that is geared towards exploring the controlling forces and properties that enable translation from inks to as-formed structures.
The National Solar Thermal Test Facility includes a 16-kW thermal solar furnace facility, composed of a primary heliostat, a secondary spherical concentrator (dish), a 3-axis positioning test table where experiments are placed, and an attenuator system.
This capability provides a computational procedure for diagnosing sources of discrepancy between idealized PEC device behavior and observed performance, as well as identifying optimal synthesis and processing conditions for component materials.
This capability describes a suite of computational tools that offer unprecedented accuracy for describing energetics of reactions and photoexcited electron dynamics in photoabsorber materials.
This capability involves the exposure of advanced production or storage alloys to hydrogen atmospheres along with extended analysis capabilities on physical and microstructural evolution along with mechanical performance.
This capability involves 1) the development of catalytically active and corrosion resistant high surface area electrodes for photoelectrolysis 2) fine tuning the porosity of porous materials and more.
Albany is an open-source Multiphysics research platform developed mainly at Sandia National Laboratories.
The advanced electron microscopy capability at SNL utilizes electron-based methods to characterize the morphology, composition, and structure of materials.
This capability provides expertise, methods, and software tools for realistic and predictive atomistic modeling of interfacial systems relevant for photoelectrochemical H2 production.