Testing a New Material for New Hope for Clean Energy for the Future
Authors:
- Students:
- Tinu Adewoye
- Ishaan Aggarwal
- Manjushree Balaji
- Parnitha Bandla
- Sara Jones
- Megan Kelly
- Ethan Ma
- Rumaysa Merchant
- Aisvarya Nagapudi
- Ananya Nayak
- Eric Prakash
- Aarya Rajesh
- Dheeraj Thota
- Teachers:
- Patrick Epley
- Pam Westfall
- Mentors:
- Volker Rose (Argonne National Laboratory, Center for Nanoscale Materials)
- Nozomi Shirato (Argonne National Laboratory, Center for Nanoscale Materials)
- Sarah Wieghold (Argonne National Laboratory, Advanced Photon Source)
Center for Nanoscale Materials, APS Sector 4-ID-E: Synchrotron X-ray Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (SX-STM)
This research program, conducted in collaboration between Waubonsie Valley High School students and teachers, as well as Argonne researchers, aims to investigate the molecular structure and composition of perovskites using the synchrotron x ray tunneling microscopy technique at Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source. The Exemplary Student Research Program has proposed this research program to gain critical insight into possible problems with the utilization of perovskites and to provide crucial information on their potential utilization in solar panels. Perovskites have emerged as a promising material for solar panel technology due to their performance and affordability compared to traditional silicon cells. By using the synchrotron x ray tunneling microscopy technique, this research program seeks to explore the molecular properties of perovskites and understand their potential as an alternative source of clean energy.