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Improving the efficiency of intermediate band quantum dot solar cells

013-028-afanasev - Conventional single junction (e.g. silica, GaAs) solar cells absorb photons only from a limited range of spectra (i.e., above the band-gap photons), missing almost 60% of the energy...

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Highly Sensitive Gas Sensor Using Plasmonic Antennas

015-033-mehta - Gas sensors are necessary for diverse purposes such as industrial manufacturing, environmental monitoring and airport/port security.  The main challenge for current sensors is the...

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A simple, one-pot chemistry to produce ammonia from air and water without...

014-025-licht - Ammonia (NH), primarily used in production of fertilizers, is one of the most commonly synthesized chemicals.  The traditional Haber-Bosch process for manufacturing NH is...

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Water Purification System Based on Visible-Light-Responsive Graphitic Carbon...

015-037-shuai - Researchers at The George Washington University (GW) have worked on the development and optimization of a carbon nitride based photo-catalytic membrane system in order to create an...

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Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of CO2 to Potassium Formate using Glycerol...

017-053-voutchkova - To simultaneously transform COand glycerol, two low-value by-products, into formate and lactate can be highly economically attractive. Presently, however, it is challenging to...

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Compact Near-IR and Mid-IR Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy Device

006-000x-miller-u - Compact Near-IR and Mid-IR Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy Device There are many technologies available for measuring trace amount of gas species, but there are tradeoffs between...

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SOLAR HYBRID DRYER FOR DRYING, BIOCHAR, LUMBER, COFFEE, COCOA AND...

019-017-mazzuchi - Researchers at The George Washington University have developed an innovative solar hybrid dryer for drying biochar, lumber, coffee, cocoa and agricultural products. In particular,...

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Water Purification Materials: Improving Pd Dispersion and Hydrogenation...

018-055-shuai - Researchers at The George Washington University have developed novel industrially viable catalysts for water purification, catalytic hydrogenation and other engineering application. In...

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