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Composites for Energy Applications


Description:
This session invites papers on composite materials used in energy applications. Such composite materials, in part ,include polymer composite materials with nanowires and/or quantum dots for solar cells, lithium ion battery, fuel cells,capacitors, and any other of energetic cells. Theoretical, modeling, or experimental work is welcome. The relationships between structure, processing, morphology, and properties are the key topics. New developments in matrix materials and filler and interfaces are encouraged to submit.

Sponsor:
Composites
Co-Sponsor(s):
Electronics and Photonics (08E), ICE2012: Alternative Energy & Enabling Technologies (T4E)


Chair:
Hongmei Luo
New Mexico State University
Chemical Engineering
Jett Hall Room 259
Las cruces, NM 88001
Email: hluo@nmsu.edu

Co-chairs:
Yuanbing Mao
Assistant Professor
University of Texas - Pan American
Department of Chemistry
1201 West University Drive
Edinburg, TX 78539-2999
Phone Number: 956-665 2417
Fax Number: 956-665 5006
Email: maoy@utpa.edu

Hongfei Lin
Assistant Professor
University of Nevada, Reno
Chemical and Materials Engineering
Reno, NV 89557
Phone Number: 775-784-4697
Email: hongfeil@unr.edu


Papers:
Porous SnO2 Helical Nanotubes and Sheets for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Ling Fei, New Mexico State University; Yun Xu, New Mexico State University; Hongmei Luo, New Mexico State University
Modifications of Silicon Nanoparticles/Graphene Sheets Composite Anode to Enhance Lithium Ion Battery Performance
Rhet Joseph De Guzman, Wayne State University; Jinho Yang, Wayne State University; Mark Cheng, Wayne State University; Steven O. Salley, Wayne State University; K. Y. Simon Ng, Wayne State University
Sulfonated Poly(fluorene ether ketone) (SPFEK)/á-Zirconium Phosphate (ZrP) Nanocomposite Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications
Fuchuan Ding, Texas State University–San Marcos; Hang Hu, Sun Yat-sen University; Matthew F. Milner, Texas State University–San Marcos; Min Xiao, Sun Yat-sen University; Yuezhong Meng, Sun Yat-sen University; Luyi Sun, Texas State University–San Marcos
Thin Film Conductivity Measurement of PEDOT:PSS Nanocomposite Films
Preejith Ambuken, Tennessee Technological University; Holly A. Stretz, Tennessee Technological University
Effect of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes On the Transport Properties of Poly(styrene-isobutylene-styrene) Membranes
Sonia L. Aviles-Barreto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Stephanie Ortiz, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus; Ishar Rosado, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus; David Suleiman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus
Sulfonation and Characterization of Poly(styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene) Nanocomposite Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications
Ariangelis Ortiz, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; David Suleiman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus
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