{"id":121827,"date":"2021-07-28T10:15:46","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T14:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=121827"},"modified":"2025-06-18T09:37:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T13:37:11","slug":"ucf-researchers-develop-new-nanomaterial-to-derive-fuel-from-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-researchers-develop-new-nanomaterial-to-derive-fuel-from-the-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Researchers Develop New Nanomaterial to Derive Clean Fuel from the Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hydrogen fuel derived from the sea could be an abundant and sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, but the potential power source has been limited by technical challenges, including how to practically harvest it.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers at the University of Central Florida have designed for the first time a nanoscale material that can efficiently split seawater into oxygen and a clean energy fuel \u2014 hydrogen. The process of splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen is known as electrolysis and effectively doing it has been a challenge until now.<\/p>\n<p>The stable, and long-lasting nanoscale material to catalyze the reaction, which the UCF team developed, is explained this month in the journal <em>Advanced Materials<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_117509\" style=\"max-width: 200px;\" class=\"figure float-right\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-117509 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/02\/Yang_yang_for_web-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Nanoscience researcher Yang Yang\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/02\/Yang_yang_for_web-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/02\/Yang_yang_for_web-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/02\/Yang_yang_for_web-341x512.jpg 341w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/02\/Yang_yang_for_web-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/02\/Yang_yang_for_web-240x360.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/02\/Yang_yang_for_web.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-117509 size-medium lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20200%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Nanoscience researcher Yang Yang\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20200%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/02\/Yang_yang_for_web-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/02\/Yang_yang_for_web-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/02\/Yang_yang_for_web-341x512.jpg 341w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/02\/Yang_yang_for_web-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/02\/Yang_yang_for_web-240x360.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/02\/Yang_yang_for_web.jpg 800w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/02\/Yang_yang_for_web-200x300.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Yang Yang is an associate professor in UCF\u2019s NanoScience Technology Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis development will open a new window for efficiently producing clean hydrogen fuel from seawater,\u201d says Yang Yang, an associate professor in UCF\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nanoscience.ucf.edu\/\">NanoScience Technology Center <\/a>and study co-author.<\/p>\n<p>Hydrogen could be converted into electricity to use in fuel cell technology that generates water as product and makes an overall sustainable energy cycle, Yang says.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How It Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The researchers developed a thin-film material with nanostructures on the surface made of nickel selenide with added, or \u201cdoped,\u201d iron and phosphor. This combination offers the high performance and stability that are needed for industrial-scale electrolysis but that has been difficult to achieve because of issues, such as competing reactions, within the system that threaten efficiency.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_121838\" style=\"max-width: 250px;\" class=\"figure float-left\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-121838 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/07\/Background-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"seawater electrolysis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/07\/Background-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/07\/Background-666x800.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/07\/Background-426x512.jpg 426w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/07\/Background-1278x1536.jpg 1278w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/07\/Background-1704x2048.jpg 1704w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/07\/Background-333x400.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/07\/Background-300x360.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-121838 size-medium lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"seawater electrolysis\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/07\/Background-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/07\/Background-666x800.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/07\/Background-426x512.jpg 426w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/07\/Background-1278x1536.jpg 1278w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/07\/Background-1704x2048.jpg 1704w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/07\/Background-333x400.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/07\/Background-300x360.jpg 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/07\/Background-250x300.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The researchers developed a stable, and long-lasting nanoscale material to catalyze the electrolysis reaction, shown here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The new material balances the competing reactions in a way that is low-cost and high-performance, Yang says.<\/p>\n<p>Using their design, the researchers achieved high efficiency and long-term stability for more than 200 hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe seawater electrolysis performance achieved by the dual-doped film far surpasses those of the most recently reported, state-of-the-art electrolysis catalysts and meets the demanding requirements needed for practical application in the industries,\u201d Yang says.<\/p>\n<p>The researcher says the team will work to continue to improve the electrical efficiency of the materials they\u2019ve developed. They are also looking for opportunities and funding to accelerate and help commercialize the work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About The Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Co-authors included Jinfa Chang, a postdoctoral scholar, and Guanzhi Wang, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/materials-science-and-engineering-phd\/\">doctoral student in materials science engineering<\/a>, both with UCF\u2019s NanoScience Technology Center; and <strong>Ruslan Kuliiev \u201920MS<\/strong>, a graduate of UCF\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/aerospace-engineering-msae\/\">master\u2019s in aerospace engineering<\/a> program, and Nina Orlovskaya, an associate professor with UCF\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ucf.edu\/\">Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/energy-conversion-propulsion\/\">Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformation Cluster<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Yang holds joint appointments in UCF\u2019s NanoScience Technology Center and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mse.ucf.edu\/\">Department of Materials Science and Engineering<\/a>, which is part of the university\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/college\/engineering-computer-science\/\">College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/a>. He is a member of UCF\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/energy\/\">Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformation (REACT) Cluster<\/a>. He also holds a secondary joint-appointment in UCF\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/\">Department of Chemistry<\/a>. Before joining UCF in 2015, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Rice University and an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. He received his doctorate in materials science from Tsinghua University in China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The material offers the high performance and stability needed for industrial-scale electrolysis, which could produce a clean energy fuel from 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