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Illustrated summaries of 46 of our studies, written for students and researchers. Each explainer presents the motivation, approach, key results, and conclusions of one or more papers, with links to the publications.

Electrochemical energy storage Mesoporous materials Energy-efficient buildings & infrastructure Photobiological CO₂ conversion into biofuels Pyroelectric energy conversion Foams and microfoams Glass manufacturing Biomedical optics

Electrochemical energy storage

Introduction

Electrochemical energy storage systems

Electrochemical energy storage systemsOverview

Electric double layer capacitors: modeling

Equilibrium model of EDLCs with mesoporous electrodes: effects of morphology and electrolyte permittivity

Equilibrium model of EDLCs with mesoporous electrodes: effects of morphology and electrolyte permittivity3 papers

Physical interpretation of cyclic voltammetry from EDLCs

Physical interpretation of cyclic voltammetry from EDLCs1 paper

Physical interpretations of Nyquist plots for EDLC electrodes and devices

Physical interpretations of Nyquist plots for EDLC electrodes and devices1 paper

Heat generation in electric double layer capacitors

First principles thermal modeling of electric double layer capacitors

First principles thermal modeling of electric double layer capacitors4 papers

Isothermal calorimeter for measuring heat generation rate in individual supercapacitor electrodes

Isothermal calorimeter for measuring heat generation rate in individual supercapacitor electrodes1 paper

Hybrid pseudocapacitors

Physical interpretation of cyclic voltammetry for hybrid pseudocapacitors

Physical interpretation of cyclic voltammetry for hybrid pseudocapacitors1 paper

First-principle thermal modeling of hybrid supercapacitors under galvanostatic cycling

First-principle thermal modeling of hybrid supercapacitors under galvanostatic cycling1 paper

Mesoporous materials

Synthesis and characterization

Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous thin films

Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous thin films5 papers

Optical properties of mesoporous thin films

Effective optical properties of nanoporous materials - experiments

Effective optical properties of nanoporous materials - experiments6 papers

Effective optical properties of nanoporous materials - simulations

Effective optical properties of nanoporous materials - simulations5 papers

Thermal conductivity of mesoporous thin films

Thermal conductivity of mesoporous titania thin films

Thermal conductivity of mesoporous titania thin films4 papers

Molecular dynamics simulations of thermal conductivity

Scaling laws for thermal conductivity of nanoporous crystalline silicon using molecular dynamics simulations

Scaling laws for thermal conductivity of nanoporous crystalline silicon using molecular dynamics simulations1 paper

Molecular dynamics of the thermal conductivity of nanoporous silica

Molecular dynamics of the thermal conductivity of nanoporous silica2 papers

Energy-efficient buildings & infrastructure

Phase change materials for zero-net energy buildings

Phase change composite materials for energy efficient building envelopes

Phase change composite materials for energy efficient building envelopesOverview

Effective thermal conductivity of composites containing spherical microcapsules

Effective thermal conductivity of composites containing spherical microcapsules1 paper

Effective elastic moduli of composites containing spherical microcapsules

Effective elastic moduli of composites containing spherical microcapsules1 paper

Diurnal thermal analysis of microencapsulated PCM-concrete composite walls

Diurnal thermal analysis of microencapsulated PCM-concrete composite walls1 paper

Annual energy analysis of concrete containing phase change materials for building envelopes

Annual energy analysis of concrete containing phase change materials for building envelopes1 paper

Photobiological CO₂ conversion into biofuels

Introduction

Photobiological food and fuel production and CO2 fixation

Photobiological food and fuel production and CO2 fixation1 paper

Radiation characteristics and optical properties of microalgae and cyanobacteria

Radiation characteristics of photosynthetic biofuel producing microalgae

Radiation characteristics of photosynthetic biofuel producing microalgae3 papers

Optical properties of photosynthetic biofuel producing microalgae

Optical properties of photosynthetic biofuel producing microalgae2 papers

Optical properties of Nannochloropsis oculata grown under different irradiances and spectra

Optical properties of Nannochloropsis oculata grown under different irradiances and spectra2 papers

Photobiological hydrogen production

C. reinhardtii and its truncated chlorophyll antenna transformants

C. reinhardtii and its truncated chlorophyll antenna transformants2 papers

Photobiological hydrogen production from cyanobacteria Anabaena variabilis

Photobiological hydrogen production from cyanobacteria Anabaena variabilis5 papers

Photobioreactor design

Lightguides in photobioreactors

Lightguides in photobioreactors5 papers

Pyroelectric energy conversion

Introduction

Waste heat energy harvesting using pyroelectric materials

Waste heat energy harvesting using pyroelectric materialsOverview

Material synthesis and characterization

Synthesis and characterization of dense and porous P(VDF-TrFE) films

Synthesis and characterization of dense and porous P(VDF-TrFE) films2 papers

Waste heat energy harvesting using PMN-32PT

Waste heat energy harvesting using PMN-32PT1 paper

Waste heat energy harvesting using PZN-5.5PT

Waste heat energy harvesting using PZN-5.5PT1 paper

Device assembly and optimization

Pyroelectric energy converter for waste heat harvesting

Pyroelectric energy converter for waste heat harvesting1 paper

Foams and microfoams

Liquid foam dynamics

Onset of foaming

Onset of foaming1 paper

Transient foam growth

Transient foam growth1 paper

Steady-state foam thickness

Steady-state foam thickness2 papers

Microfoams

Rheology of microfoams

Rheology of microfoams3 papers

Convective heat transfer in microfoams

Convective heat transfer in microfoams3 papers

Transport phenomena in foams

Gas diffusion in closed-cell foams

Gas diffusion in closed-cell foams1 paper

Radiation transfer of semitransparent media containing bubbles

Radiation transfer of semitransparent media containing bubbles8 papers

Glass manufacturing

Energy-intensive materials processing

3D natural convection in glass melting furnaces

3D natural convection in glass melting furnaces2 papers

Bubble growth and transfer in three-dimensional laminar flow

Bubble growth and transfer in three-dimensional laminar flow3 papers

Biomedical optics

Fluorescence and reflectance of human skin

Time-resolved fluorescence of human skin

Time-resolved fluorescence of human skin3 papers

Steady-state directional reflectance and fluorescence of human skin

Steady-state directional reflectance and fluorescence of human skin1 paper

Hyperspectral imaging for non-invasive wound monitoring

Diffuse reflectance of semi-infinite and two-layer absorbing and scattering media

Diffuse reflectance of semi-infinite and two-layer absorbing and scattering media5 papers

Oxygen saturation, melanin content, and epidermis thickness from diffuse reflectance

Oxygen saturation, melanin content, and epidermis thickness from diffuse reflectance8 papers

Hyperspectral imaging for early non-invasive detection of wound development on the diabetic foot

Hyperspectral imaging for early non-invasive detection of wound development on the diabetic foot5 papers

Monitoring temporal development and healing of diabetic foot ulcers

Monitoring temporal development and healing of diabetic foot ulcers6 papers