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Personal Profile
James L. Young leads and contributes to projects in photoelectrochemistry (PEC), low-temperature water electrolysis, fuel cells, and electrochemical ammonia synthesis. Young was originally interested in semiconductors and solid-state electronic properties of materials but became inspired by electrochemistry as an undergraduate intern at NREL in 2010.
As a graduate researcher, he developed tandem III-V PEC devices and atomic-layer-deposited thin films as protective, anti-reflective, and catalytic coatings co-advised by Steven George (CU-Boulder) and Todd Deutsch (NREL). Young continued PEC work as a postdoc while contributing to low-temperature electrolysis research projects advised by Guido Bender. Young became a scientist in 2018 and now leads NREL’s HydroGEN Consortium PEC projects, the H2NEW Consortium membrane electrode assembly performance ex-situ characterization task, a technology commercialization project on low-cost, electrolysis diffusion media materials, and a Laboratory Directed Research and Development project on electrochemical ammonia synthesis.
Research Interests
Materials electrochemistry
Electrochemical devices
Electrochemical ammonia synthesis
Photoelectrochemistry for solar fuels
Electronic properties of materials
Corrosion
Atomic layer deposition
Education/Academic Qualification
PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
Bachelor, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Electrochemical Reactivity of Hydrogen Storage Materials: Exploring Borohydride and Hydrazinium Salt Mixtures: Article No. 106501
Xu, J., Leick, N., Addison, B., Prochaska, K., Van Allsberg, K., Christensen, S., Gennett, T., Ndione, P. & Young, J. L., 2024, In: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 171, 10, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of Polymer Additives on Crack Mitigation of Rod-Coated Fuel Cell Cathode Catalyst Layers: Article No. 233852
Baez-Cotto, C., Pfeilsticker, J., Yu, H., Van Cleve, T., Tremolet de Villers, B., Cetinbas, C. F., Kariuki, N., Park, J., Young, J., Myers, D., Cullen, D., Neyerlin, K., Ulsh, M. & Mauger, S., 2024, In: Journal of Power Sources. 592, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Membranes Matter: Preventing Ammonia Crossover during Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis
Wilder, L., Wyatt, K., Skangos, C., Klein, W., Parimuha, M., Katsirubas, J., Young, J. L. & Miller, E., 2024, In: ACS Applied Energy Materials. 7, 2, p. 536-545 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nitrogen Reduction Testing with Real-Time 15NH3 Yield Quantification Using Orbital Multiturn Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
Wilder, L., Balogun, K., Klein, W. E., Chumble, P. & Young, J. L., 2024, In: ACS Energy Letters.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TiO2/TiN Interface Enables Integration of Ni5P4 Electrocatalyst with a III-V Tandem Photoabsorber for Stable Unassisted Solar-Driven Water Splitting
Hwang, S., Gu, H., Young, J. L., Steiner, M., Laursen, A., Crichton, R., Yeh, Y.-W., Baston, P., Feldman, L., Li, M., Wyatt, K., Safari, A., Deutsch, T., Garfunkel, E. & Dismukes, G. C., 2024, In: ACS Energy Letters. 9, 3, p. 789-797 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Scopus Citations
Activities
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American Vacuum Society (External organization)
Perkins, C. (Member), Roberts, D. (Member), Young, J. L. (Member), Ghoshal, D. (Member), Ahrenkiel, R. (Fellow) & Harvey, S. (Member)
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Materials Research Society, MRS (External organization)
Ginley, D. (Member), Rose, A. (Member), Green, P. (Fellow), Roberts, D. (Member), Cordell, J. (Member), Young, J. L. (Member), Jungjohann, K. (Member), Dutta, N. (Member), Smaha, R. (Member), Bell, R. (Member), Aubry, T. (Member), Kang, A. (Member), Egbo, K. (Member), Marder, S. (Fellow), Kluherz, T. (Member), Quadir, S. (Member), Schichtl, Z. (Member), Smeaton, M. (Member), Tellekamp, B. (Member), Spurgeon, S. (Member) & Norman, A. (Member)
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The Electrochemical Society (External organization)
Ginley, D. (Member), Taylor, A. (Member), Ferrell, J. (Member), Young, J. L. (Member), Kang, A. (Member) & Carvalho, Q. (Member)
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Awards and Honors
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National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Young, J. L. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Honorary award
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NREL Director's Award
Young, J. L. (Recipient) & Sanchez i Nogue, V. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Honorary award
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The Electrochemical Society Energy Technology Division Supramaniam Srinivasan Young Investigator Award
Young, J. L. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Honorary award
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U.S. Department of Energy Fuel Cell Technologies Office Hydrogen Production R&D Award
Young, J. L. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Honorary award
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U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Outstanding Mentor Award
Young, J. L. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Honorary award