http://cleantechnica.com/2010/07/19/lattice-strain-could-unlock-the-door-to-cheaper-fuel-cells/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Mon, 29 Dec 2014 11:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 http://cleantechnica.com/2010/07/19/lattice-strain-could-unlock-the-door-to-cheaper-fuel-cells/#comment-119563 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:42:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=13084#comment-119563 Lattice strain works by distorting the bonds between atoms in the unit cell. It is usually accomplished by substituting an atom in the unit cell of a compound. Imagine the eight corners of a cube being basketballs attached to each other along the edges of the unit cell with springs. Now replace one of the basketballs with a softball; the springs have to deform in order to keep the shape of the cell. This is happening with the neighboring cells, as well, and the net result is a change in the electronic structure of the material as it becomes either easier or harder for electrons to jump from atom to atom.

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2010/07/19/lattice-strain-could-unlock-the-door-to-cheaper-fuel-cells/#comment-10006 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:10:57 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=13084#comment-10006 Does Lattice Strain change the chemical composition or somehow change cell shape/volume or other property?

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