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Volume 6
Research & Reviews: Journal of Material Sciences
ISSN: 2321-6212
Advanced Materials 2018
September 04-06, 2018
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Bin Zhu, Res. Rev. J Mat. Sci. 2018, Volume 6
DOI: 10.4172/2321-6212-C3-019
Semiconductors and semiconductor ionic hetero-structure composites for next generation energy
conversion technology
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tudies on ionic mobility in semiconductor lead to new generation electron and semiconductor devices, e.g., Displays, valve
switches, new memory devices, superconducting devices, super magnetic devices, electro chemical transistors, low-power
electronics and novel sensing energy devices etc., but ionic properties and transports missing that has the same or more important
significance than ionic effects on electrons, because the electronic effect on ions and movement to be widely applied for new
generation energy technologies. Over hundred years, people have designed and looked for ionic conductors and ionic conductivity
only focusing on so called ionic materials or conductors, but challenge unsolved, typically, solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), yttrium
stabilized zirconia (YSZ), which needs high operational temperature in excess of 700°C to operate properly, dominated the
SOFC technology over hundred years, not yet commercially. The traditional ionic electrolyte, e.g., YSZ can be now replaced by
semiconductor and semiconductor ionic properties and materials we have developed to demonstrate higher device performance
at temperatures well below 600°C and much simpler technology, e.g., single component fuel cell to replace traditional anode,
electrolyte and catholic three components fuel cell technology. Turning to semiconductors, to develop semiconductor ionic
property and conductivity, we can reach ever higher ion conductivity which has demonstrated better fuel cell performance and
simpler technology. Semiconductor and semiconductor-ionic hetero structure composites are leading to next generation energy
devices.
Recent Publications
1. Zhu B, Raza R, Abbas G and Singh M (2011) An Electrolyte-Free Fuel Cell Constructed from One Homogenous Layer
with Mixed Conductivity. Advanced Functional Materials 21:2465-2469
2. Zhu B, Raza R, Qin H, Liu Q and Fan L (2011) Fuel cells based on electrolyte and non-electrolyte separators. Energy &
Environmental Science 4(8):42986-2992.
3. Zhu B, Qin H, Raza R, Liu Q, Fan L, Patakangas J and Lund P (2011) A single-component fuel cell reactor. International
Journal of Hydrogen Energy 36:8536-8541.
4. Zhu B, Raza R, Qin H and Fan L (2011) Single-component and three-component fuel cells. Journal of Power Sources
196(15):6362-6365.
5. Zhu et al. (2013) A new energy conversion technology based on nano-redox and nano-device processes. Nano Energy
2(6):1179-1185.
Biograpy
Bin Zhu received MSc degree from University of Science and Technology of China in 1987 and PhD from Chalmers University of Technology, Physics and Engineering
Physics, Sweden in 1995. During October 1995 to December 1997, he worked as Postdoc at Uppsala University, Ångström Laboratory. Since 1998, he moved to KTH and
in 1999 becameAssociate Professor in Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, and now in Department of Energy Technology, KTH. He is a Visiting Professor
at Aalto University and Nanyang Technological University as well as he acted as Guest Professor and Professor at several Chinese universities to co-supervise research
projects and PhD students. From 2018, he has been appointed as Visiting Professor, an honorary appointment at Loughborough University, UK.
binzhu@kth.seBin Zhu
Hubei University, China