Research Capabilities
Materials Development
The Radiological Materials and Development Group is involved in a number of applied research projects making and analyzing materials for specific application. These applications have included:
- Radiation detection: amorphous semiconductor radiation detector material development, glass scintillator development
- Optical materials: Laser-written infrared photonic grating made in thermally evaporated As2S3 thin films.
- Photovoltaics: Cu-In-Ga-Se (CIGS) material development
- Gas Capture: aerogels for capture of halides, CO2
- Corrosion protection: coatings for refractory projection; coatings for wear resistance
- Radiation shielding: polymers and glasses
- Target materials: Li-Al ceramics
- Catalysis: high temperature catalysis for steam methane reformation
- Hydrogen Materials
![Radiation detector](https://rmtd.pnnl.gov/images/images/detector.jpg)
![Laser waveguide](https://rmtd.pnnl.gov/images/images/mat_development_1.jpg)
![Photo Voltaic and Staff](https://rmtd.pnnl.gov/images/images/photo_volt.jpg)
![Chalcogel Aerogel](https://rmtd.pnnl.gov/images/images/chalcogel.png)
![Li-Al Pellet](https://rmtd.pnnl.gov/images/images/li_al_1.jpg)
![Catalysis](https://rmtd.pnnl.gov/images/images/catalysis1.jpg)