First- principles modeling is used to predict hydrogen permeability through Palladium (Pd)-rich binary alloy membranes as a function of temperature and H2 pressure. We introduce a simplified model that incorporates only a few factors and yields quantitative prediction. This model is used to predict hydrogen permeability in a wide range of binary alloy membranes and to find promising alloys that have high hydrogen permeability.
We show how our efficient Density Functional Theory (DFT)-based model predicts the chemical stability and proton conductivity of doped barium zirconate (BaZrO3), barium stannate (BaSnO3), and barium hafnate (BaHfO3). Our data is also used to explore the physical origins of the trends in chemical stability and proton conductivity among different dopants. We also study potassium tantalate (KTaO3), which is a prototype perovskite, to examine the characteristics of undoped perovskites. Specifically, we study the impacts of isotope effects, tunneling effects, and native point defects on proton mobility in KTaO3.
It is important to find and develop solid-state Li-ion electrolyte materials that are chemically stable and have high ionic conductivities for high performance Li-ion batteries. We show how we predict the chemical stability of Li7La3Zr2O12, Li7La3Sn2O12, and Li7La3Hf2O12 with respect to carbonate and hydroxide formation reactions.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:GATECH/oai:smartech.gatech.edu:1853/48944 |
| Date | 16 September 2013 |
| Creators | Kang, Sung Gu |
| Contributors | Sholl, David S. |
| Publisher | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Source Sets | Georgia Tech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
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