Optimization of aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) performance in a building system is an important topic for maximizing the seasonal offset between energy demand and supply and minimizing the building's primary energy consumption. To evaluate ATES performance with bidirectional operation, this study develops an analytical solution-based model t...
Synergetic interactions between ruthenium and molybdenum oxide weaken H adsorption on ruthenium active sites and hence enhance the electrocatalytic activity towards hydrogen evolution reaction.
Lithium (Li)-rich transition metal oxide cathodes with a cation disordered rock salt structure (DRX) are increasingly gaining popularity for advanced Li batteries as they offer high capacity and cost benefits over the commonly used layered Li transition metal oxide cathodes. However, the performance of DRX cathodes and their applications are limite...
High power conversion efficiency (PCE) and mechanical robustness are prerequisites for wearable applications of organic solar cells (OSCs). However, stretchability of present active systems (i.e., crack-onset strain (COS)
Adoption of residential behind-the-meter solar photovoltaic-plus-storage systems (PVESS) is driven, in part, by customer demand for backup power. However, there is limited understanding of how these systems perform over a range of building stock conditions that will evolve with future efficiency and electrification trends, posing challenges for ide...
A composite structure was developed for use in all-solid-state batteries that consists of a conductive 3D reduced graphene oxide framework embedded beneath cathode active material particles. This unique structure offers significant advantages when combined with a sulfide solid electrolyte as the heterogeneous distribution of the conductive carbon i...
We combine X-ray-specific tracer particles, a photon counting detector, and a liquid metal jet anode X-ray source to achieve O(1 kHz) X-ray imaging speeds in the laboratory, 15× faster than previous comparable studies with O(50 μm) tracers. To examine the limits of this measurement technique we conduct three experiments: 2D and 3D X-ray particle ve...
To enable health monitoring and fault diagnosis of PV modules using current-voltage characteristics (I–V curves), it is generally necessary to correct the I–V curves measured under different environmental conditions to the standard condition. The most common correction methods are those from IEC 60891: 2021 standard. However, these methods can intr...
Pressurized water reactors are designed to operate in a single-phase flow. However, during a flow loss or other off-design conditions liquid temperature may exceed saturation temperature and, if a continuous film of gas forms, a boiling casualty may result. If superhydrophobic surfaces are introduced among the fuel cell assembly, vapor bubbles show...
