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Novel Chemistries and Materials for Grid-Scale Energy Storage: Quinones and Halogen Catalysis
(2014-02-25)
In this work I describe various approaches to electrochemical energy storage at the grid-scale. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to energy storage and an overview of the history and development of flow batteries. Chapter ...
Femtosecond-laser hyperdoping and texturing of silicon for photovoltaic applications
(2014-06-06)
This dissertation explores strategies for improving photolvoltaic efficiency and reducing cost using femtosecond-laser processing methods including surface texturing and hyperdoping. Our investigations focus on two aspects: ...