Scott Misture | Faculty & Staff at Alfred University

Education

BS: Ceramic Engineering, Alfred University, 1990
PhD: Ceramic Science, Alfred University, 1994

Biography

Misture’s group studies the dynamic behavior of oxide ceramics and glasses related to energy conversion devices. Projects generally rely on detailed in-situ characterization using X-rays and neutrons to understand the relationships between structure and properties. Our recent work has focused on the effects of oxygen partial pressure and humidity on structure, phase stability, and conductivity. Current work is focused on various components of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) including the cathode, anode, and cathode-anode interactions. We recently completed ~7 years of study of glass sealants, both rigid and viscous, for planar SOFC geometries. A second topical area is photocatalysis, where we're studying layered oxides from a (primarily) structural perspective. We have achieved recent breakthroughs in exfoliation of layered oxides to make oxide nanosheet suspensions, which we can then re-assemble into composites and 3-D mesostructured solids. The photoactivity of some of these solids is remarkable, with hydrogen evolution rates from methanol solutions among the highest ever reported without incorporating co-catalysts.

Research, Publications, & Presentations

Research & Publications

National Science Foundation: "Experimental and computational study of local cation environments in oxide photocatalysts" (ending 2012)
National Science Foundation: "Next-generation composite SOFC anodes" (through August 2013)
U.S. Department of Energy: "Viscous glass and composite seals for solid oxide fuel cells" (ending 2012)
U.S. Department of Energy: "Role of Systems Operation Conditions and Exposure Atmospheres on the Chemical and Structural Integrity and Durability of Doped Lanthanum Manganite Cathode Materials" (with U. Conn., through 2014)
U.S. Department of Energy: "Role of Systems Operation Conditions and Exposure Atmospheres on the Chemical and Structural Integrity and Durability of Doped Lanthanum Manganite Cathode Materials" (with U. Conn., through 2014)
U.S. Department of Energy, "Crystallization behavior of simulated waste glasses" (through 2016, as co-PI)
U.S. Department of Energy, "Surface Layer-Bulk Glass Interface Evolution with Aqueous Corrosion" (through 2016, as co-PI)

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