3D-printed ceria is a game-changer to increase solar fuel efficiency

The journal cover highlights the algorithm of the Voxel-Based Monte Carlo Ray-Tracer; it discretizes the continuous world into voxels, where each ray “traverses” through these voxels until it reaches a solid where it is absorbed. In the cover, the rays are traced from the sun, reflected in a paraboloid surface, and concentrated towards a porous ceria structure.

In solar reactors for making solar fuels at high temperatures, ceria’s behavior when heated makes it state-of-the-art for unlocking the thermochemistry involved. (How solar fuels are made). But its structure lacks “intelligent design.” So a precisely controlled design that heats more evenly could revolutionize efficiency; cutting cost and speeding commercialization of solar fuels like jet … Continue reading 3D-printed ceria is a game-changer to increase solar fuel efficiency

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