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DOE OSTI2020

Materials Data on Y(SiOs)2 by Materials Project

Y(OsSi)2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Y3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Os+1.50- atoms. All Y–Os bond lengths are 3.19 Å. Os+1.50- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Y3+ and four equivalent Si atoms. All Os–Si bond lengths are 2.40 Å. Si is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Os+1.50- and one Si atom. The Si–Si bond length is 2.49 Å.

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DOE OSTI2020

Materials Data on Tm(SiOs)2 by Materials Project

Tm(OsSi)2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Tm3+ is bonded to eight equivalent Os+1.50- atoms to form distorted edge-sharing TmOs8 hexagonal bipyramids. All Tm–Os bond lengths are 3.17 Å. Os+1.50- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Tm3+ and four equivalent Si atoms. All Os–Si bond lengths are 2.39 Å. Si is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Os+1.50- and one Si atom. The Si–Si bond length is 2.44 Å.

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DOE OSTI2020

Materials Data on Nd(SiOs)2 by Materials Project

Nd(OsSi)2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Nd3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Os+1.50- atoms. All Nd–Os bond lengths are 3.25 Å. Os+1.50- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd3+ and four equivalent Si atoms. All Os–Si bond lengths are 2.41 Å. Si is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Os+1.50- and one Si atom. The Si–Si bond length is 2.62 Å.

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DOE OSTI2020

Materials Data on U(SiOs)2 by Materials Project

U(OsSi)2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. U4+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Os2- atoms. All U–Os bond lengths are 3.17 Å. Os2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent U4+ and four equivalent Si atoms. All Os–Si bond lengths are 2.40 Å. Si is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Os2- and one Si atom. The Si–Si bond length is 2.37 Å.

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DOE OSTI2020

Materials Data on Pr(SiOs)2 by Materials Project

PrOs2Si2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Pr3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Os+1.50- atoms. All Pr–Os bond lengths are 3.27 Å. Os+1.50- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Pr3+ and four equivalent Si atoms. All Os–Si bond lengths are 2.41 Å. Si is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Os+1.50- and one Si atom. The Si–Si bond length is 2.66 Å.

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DOE OSTI2020

Materials Data on Np(SiOs)2 by Materials Project

Np(OsSi)2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Np4+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Os2- atoms. All Np–Os bond lengths are 3.17 Å. Os2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Np4+ and four equivalent Si atoms. All Os–Si bond lengths are 2.40 Å. Si is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Os2- and one Si atom. The Si–Si bond length is 2.35 Å.

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DOE OSTI2023

Pulsed Laser Annealed Ga Hyperdoped Poly‐Si / SiO x Passivating Contacts for High‐Efficiency Monocrystalline Si Solar Cells

Polycrystalline Si ( poly ‐Si)‐based passivating contacts are promising candidates for high‐efficiency crystalline Si solar cells. We show that nanosecond‐scale pulsed laser melting (PLM) is an industrially viable technique to fabricate such contacts with precisely controlled dopant concentration profiles that exceed the solid solubility limit. We demonstrate that conventionally doped, hole‐selective poly ‐Si/SiO x contacts that provide poor surface passivation of c ‐Si can be replaced with Ga‐ or B‐doped contacts based on non‐equilibrium doping. We overcome the solid solubility limit for both dopants in poly ‐Si by rapid cooling and recrystallization over a timescale of ∼25 ns. We show an active Ga dopant concentration of ∼3 × 10 20 cm −3 in poly ‐Si which is six times higher than its solubility limit in c ‐Si, and a B dopant concentration as high as ∼10 21 cm −3 . We measure an implied open‐circuit voltage of 735 mV for Ga‐doped poly ‐Si/SiO x contacts on Czochralski Si with a low contact resistivity of 35.5 ± 2.4 mΩ cm 2 . Scanning spreading resistance microscopy and Kelvin probe force microscopy show large diffusion and drift current in the p ‐ n junction that contributes to the low contact resistivity. Our results suggest that PLM can be extended for hyperdoping of other semiconductors with low solubility atoms to enable high‐efficiency devices.

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DOE OSTI2023

Single-step conversion of ethanol into n-butene-rich olefins over metal catalysts supported on ZrO 2 -SiO 2 mixed oxides

With airlines committed to drastically reduce their carbon footprint by 2050, producing jet fuel from renewable ethanol is of particular interest. Here we reported on an Ag/ZrO 2 /SBA-16 catalyst that is very effective for directly converting ethanol into to n-butene-rich olefins jet fuel precursors (i.e., 88% at full conversion). Here, we report on a Cu/ZrO 2 /SBA-16 catalyst that presents remarkable olefins selectivity (i.e., 89% at 96% conversion) and enhanced stability as compared to Ag/ZrO2/SBA-16 catalyst. Under severe operating conditions a conversion loss < 10% was observed with the Cu/ZrO 2 /SBA-16 catalyst as compared to a 50% loss of conversion with the Ag/ZrO 2 /SBA-16 catalyst. Combined experimental and computational tools revealed that replacing Ag with Cu shifts the reaction pathway of crotonaldehyde hydrogenation from 1,3-butadiene (i.e., coke precursor) production to butyraldehyde formation. Experiments conducted with 4%Cu/4%ZrO 2 supported on SBA-16, dealuminated zeolite Beta, and aluminum silicate revealed the performance and stability advantage of the SBA-16-supported catalyst.

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DOE OSTI2024

Sol-gel derived silicate-phosphate glass SiO 2 –P 2 O 5 –CaO–TiO 2 : The effect of titanium isopropoxide on porosity and thermomechanical stability

Despite of several decades lasting extensive research of bioactive and bioresorbable glasses the systematic parametrization and determination of the key factors affecting porosity and thermomechanical characteristics still remains challenging. Here, we present silica-phosphate glasses, with the composition 70SiO 2 - 20P 2 O 5 - (10-x)CaO-xTiO 2 (mol%; x = 0, 2.5, 5, and 7.5), prepared by sol -gel method and reinforced by titanium dioxide via titanium isopropoxide (TTIP) incorporation which demonstrated tunable variation of porosity from micro-to macro -region and superb mechanical integrity during the calcination process. The presence of 7.5 mol% TiO 2 promotes dimensional stability up to 1000°C as investigated by thermomechanical analysis. The XRD showed the dominant presence of silicon phosphate [Si(P 2 O 7 )], titanium phosphate [Ti(P 2 O 7 )] and calcium phosphates [β-Ca(P 2 O 6 ) and γ- Ca 2 (P 2 O 7 )]. The effect of TiO 2 doping on the multiscale morphology and porosity was investigated by means of SEM, MIP, μCT, N 2 adsorption and USAXS/SAXS. Increasing TiO 2 content leads to the formation of open porosity up to 70vol% and drives the formation of a refined interconnected macroporosity of 2-30 μm. In contrast, mesoporosity with a dominance of 3-6nm pores decreases in all samples with increasing TiO 2 content. USAXS/SAXS revealed an increase in primary particle size with increasing TiO 2 content which is in good agreement with the nitrogen physisorption analysis showing that microporosity decreases with increasing TiO2 content.

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DOE OSTI2025

Influence of calcium nitrate timing on the structural and textural characteristics of mesoporous SiO 2 -CaO nanoparticles

Mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles (MBGNPs) are promising materials for drug delivery due to their high pore volume and specific surface area. This study investigates how the timing of calcium nitrate addition affects the structural and textural characteristics of MBGNPs synthesized via a microemulsion-assisted sol-gel method. Delayed calcium nitrate addition reduced calcium incorporation from 14.2 to 9.5 mol% and increased particle size from 178 ± 51 nm to 256 ± 30 nm. The specific surface area values increased with the delayed addition of calcium nitrate, as observed through BET and USAXS/SAXS measurements. The proportion of Q Si n units slightly changed, but no cytotoxicity was observed in osteoblast-like cells. These findings provide valuable insights into optimizing MBGNP synthesis for biomedical applications.

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DOE OSTI2024

Modulating the Contact Angle between Nonpolar Polymers and SiO 2 Nanoparticles

Polymer–nanoparticle interactions play an important role in determining the morphology and properties of polymer nanocomposites and controlling the polymeric reactions involving heterogeneous catalysts. Here, in this study, we modulate the interactions between nonpolar polymers and nanoparticles by modifying the nanoparticle surface chemistry and quantify the interaction strength through direct contact angle measurements. We investigate the interactions of three nonpolar polymers, polystyrene, polyethylene, and polycyclooctene, with silica nanoparticles whose surface chemistry has been modified by atomic layer deposition of titania and calcium carbonate and by alkyl silanization. Significant differences in polymer–nanoparticle interactions are observed, which can be attributed to differences in the polarizability of the polymers and oxide surface composition. Compared to fully hydrogenated polycyclooctene, polycyclooctene is shown to have stronger interactions with most metal oxides; however, this trend is reversed following alkyl silanization of the silica nanoparticles, which makes the surface of the particles less polar. These differences in interactions can be leveraged to make polymer nanocomposites with unique properties and enable the selective conversion of polymers without the need for separations.

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