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  • High-power positive electrode based on synergistic effect of N- and WO3 -decorated carbon felt for vanadium redox flow batteries 

    Hosseini, Mir; Mousavihashemi, Seyedabolfazl; Murcia López, Sebastián; Flox Donoso, Cristina; Andreu, Teresa; Morante, Joan Ramon (2018-09)
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    Although Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries (VRFB) are suitable for grid-scale applications, their power-related cost must be reduced in order to boost the use of this technology in the market, allowing their widespread ...

  • A prototype reactor for highly selective solar-driven CO2 reduction to synthesis gas using nanosized earth-abundant catalysts and silicon photovoltaics 

    Urbain, Félix; Tang, Pengyi; Carretero González, Nina Maga; Andreu, Teresa; Gerling Sarabia, Luis Guillermo; Voz Sánchez, Cristóbal; Arbiol Cobos, Jordi; Morante Lleonart, Joan Ramon (2017-10)
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    The conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into value-added chemicals and fuels, preferably using renewable energy and earth-abundant materials, is considered a key priority for future energy research. In this work, a bias-free ...

  • Impact of Cu-Au type domains in high current density CuInS2 solar cells 

    Moreau, Antonin; Insignares Cuello, Cristina; Escoubas, Ludovic; Simon, Jean-Jacques; Bermudez, Veronica; Perez Rodriguez, Alejandro; Izquierdo Roca, Víctor; Ruiz, Carmen M. (2015-08-01)
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    In this work, a series of stain steel 15×15 cm2 CuInS2 solar cells with efficiencies close to the record one for this kind of devices, are analyzed. Through a careful and comprehensive study of the structural and electronic ...

  • Improved selectivity for partial oxidation of methane to methanol in the presence of nitrite ions and BiVO4 photocatalyst 

    Murcia López, Sebastián; Villa Gómez, Katherine; Andreu, Teresa; Morante, Joan Ramon (2015-04-28)
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    Nitrite ions are shown to have significant influence on the selectivity of the photocatalytic oxidation of methane to methanol. An almost complete inhibition of undesired CO2 has been achieved with BiVO4 in the presence ...

  • Fe3O4@NiFexOy nanoparticles with enhanced electrocatalytic properties for oxygen evolution in carbonate electrolyte 

    Luo, Zhishan; Martí Sanchez, Sara; Nafria Soler, Raquel; Joshua, Gihan; de la Mata, María; Guardia, Pablo; Flox Donoso, Cristina; Martinez-Boubeta, Carlos; Simeonidis, Konstantinos; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Morante, Joan Ramon; Arbiol, Jordi; Ibañez, María; Cabot, Andreu (2016-11-02)
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    The design and engineering of earth-abundant catalysts that are both cost-effective and highly active for water splitting are crucial challenges in a number of energy conversion and storage technologies. In this direction, ...

  • Standalone ethanol micro-reformer integrated on silicon technology for onboard production of hydrogen-rich gas 

    Pla, Dolors; Salleras, M.; Morata García, Alejandro; Garbayo, I.; Gerboles, M.; Sabaté, Nuria; Divins, N. J.; Casanovas Hoste, Adrià; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Tarancón Rubio, Albert (2016)
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    A novel design of a silicon-based micro-reformer for onboard hydrogen generation from ethanol is presented in this work. The micro-reactor is fully fabricated with mainstream MEMS technology and consists of an active ...

  • Mesoporous ceramic oxides as humidity sensors: A case study for gadolinium-doped ceria 

    Almar Liante, Laura; Tarancón Rubio, Albert; Andreu, Teresa; Torrell Faro, Marc; Hu, Yang; Dezanneau, Guillem; Morata García, Alejandro (2015-09-01)
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    Mesoporous materials have been studied as high performance sensing materials due to their singular microstructure and extremely high surface-to-volume ratio. However, the lack of stability of these nanostructures is assumed ...

  • Pd2Sn [010] nanorods as a highly active and stable ethanol oxidation catalyst 

    Luo, Zhishan; Lu, jianmin; Flox Donoso, Cristina; Nafria Soler, Raquel; Genç, Aziz; Arbiol, Jordi; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Ibañez, María; Morante, Joan Ramon; Cabot Codina, Andreu (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016)
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    The development of highly active, low cost and stable electrocatalysts for direct alcohol fuel cells remains a critical challenge. While Pd2Sn has been reported as an excellent catalyst for the ethanol oxidation reaction ...

  • Technical and economic comparison of various electrical collection grid configurations for large photovoltaic power plants 

    Prada Gil, Mikel de; Domínguez García, José Luis; Trilla Romero, Lluís; Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol (2017-02-22)
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    In this study, a technical and economic comparative analysis for evaluating the performance of various electrical photovoltaic (PV) plant configurations is presented. This methodology assessment is based on a holistic ...

  • Performance evaluation of a floating lidar buoy in nearshore conditions 

    Gutiérrez Antuñano, Miguel Ángel; Tiana Alsina, Jordi; Rocadenbosch Burillo, Francisco (2017-05-29)
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    This work provides a signal-processing and statistical-error analysis methodology to assess key performance indicators for a floating Doppler wind lidar. The study introduces the raw-to-clean data processing chain, error ...

  • Simulation model to find the best comfort, energy and cost scenarios for building refurbishment 

    Fonseca Casas, Antoni; Ortiz, Joana Aina; Garrido Soriano, Núria; Fonseca Casas, Pau; Salom Tormo, Jaume (2017-05-12)
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    This article proposes a methodology to assess building behaviour, whilst taking its life cycle into account. Understanding of the system can be obtained by combining well-known energy consumption calculation engines (TRNSYS) ...

  • Influence of amorphous silicon carbide intermediate layer in the back-contact structure of Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cells 

    Colina Brito, Mónica Alejandra; Martín García, Isidro; Giraldo, Sergio; Sánchez González, Yudania; Kondrotas, Rokas; Oliva, Florian; Izquierdo Roca, Víctor; Pérez Rodríguez, Alejandro; Coll Valentí, Arnau; Alcubilla González, Ramón; Saucedo Silva, Edgardo Ademar (2016-08-01)
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    Cu2 ZnSn(S1-ySey )4 (CZTS) thin-film solar cells have been qualified as potential competitors of the more established CIGS ones. One of the more important handicaps of CZTS solar cells is the open-circuit voltage deficit. ...

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