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Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage Technology at the Pittsburgh Energy Innovation Center

he University of Pittsburgh’s Center focused on translation oriented research The Energy Innovation Center will enable Tfor Energy is currently constructing in fuel cells, photoelectrochemical the University of Pittsburgh to establish a off-campus laboratories and office facilities technologies, aqueous and non-aqueous public-private collaborative laboratory and at the Pittsburgh Energy Innovation Center batteries and capacitors. In addition, the incubator space to expand research in energy (EIC), including the new Nanomaterials lab offers extensive industry-relevant and energy-related programs. Located at the for Energy Conversion and Storage expertise in the areas of batteries, Energy Innovation Center in Pittsburgh’s Hill Technologies (NECST) lab. The EIC, located capacitors, and fuel cells in addition District, these laboratories will house some of near downtown Pittsburgh, will also be the to complete pouch cell fabrication and home to Pitt’s Electric Power Technologies testing capabilities and membrane Pitt’s most extensive energy research in more Laboratory (EPTL), the High-Temperature assembly (MEA) and full cell than 20,000 square feet of space, and create an Corrosion (HTC) Testing Lab, and Energy- assembly and testing capabilities. incubator for faculty and student startups. Our Related Innovation Incubators. goal is to help establish Pittsburgh as the world’s Through collaborative partnerships with This facility will enable the University industry, national labs, government bodies leader in groundbreaking, sustainable, and of Pittsburgh, along with its industry, and other leading universities, and support economical energy and electric power research, community, and government partners, to from complementary programs within the development, and demonstration. become a national center for innovation, Center for Energy, the NECST will provide development, and demonstration in the a path forward for materials translation fields of Electrochemical Energy generation into energy generation, conversion and The University of Pittsburgh is actively seeking and storage systems. Offering a whole storage devices, as well as advanced corporate collaboration at the EIC. For more spectrum of synthesis, characterization and education and training opportunities in information, contact electrochemical analysis capabilities for Western Pennsylvania. PRASHANT N. KUMTA, PhD energy related materials, the initiative is Edward R. Weidlein Chair Professor Swanson School of Engineering

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Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage Technology MATERIALS SYNTHESIS MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION FEATURES • Wet-chemical, vapor phase, high pressure, FACILITIES • Flexible battery materials synthesis • solvothermal, and sol-gel synthesis X-ray diffraction with in-situ capabilities and • In-situ battery characterization and • Inert-gas Schlenk-line and air-sensitive high temperature stage phase-analysis capability • chemical handling Pore and surface area analysis, Infrared and • Pouch cell fabrication and testing facilities • Inductively Coupled Plasma characterization Mechanical milling and cryo-milling • Electrocatalyst engineering facility PROCESS/HIGH TEMPERATURE BATTERY AND FUEL CELL • Membrane electrode assembly capability CAPABILITY PROTOTYPE TESTING FACILITY • Fuel cell prototyping • • Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) 3-electrode half-cell and 2-electrode • Photoelectrochemical semiconductor fab coin-cell facilities • Low-pressure CVD, Plasma CVD and and testing • Fluidized bed Pouch cell facilities • Lithium, sodium and magnesium battery testing • • Carbon-nanotube, and Multiple potentiostats with extensive • Lithium-sulfur and lithium-air battery materials Silicon CVD capabilities current ranges engineering and testing • • Pulsed LASER deposition and Mechanistic analysis using Sputter deposition electrochemical impedance

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