Expertise:
Fuel Cells; Electrolyzers; Porous Materials; Pore-scale direct numerical simulations; Operando X-ray computed tomography.
Research interests:
Fuel cells, water electrolyzers, CO2RR, redox flow batteries, catalytic nanotubes, membrane mechanical characterization, multiscale numerical modeling.
Research description:
Our research is focused on developing advanced diagnostic techniques using operando x-ray imaging and multiscale numerical models to understand the transport processes limiting the performance of various electrochemical systems. These
insights are correlated to the morphology of the porous electrode to optimize the electrode design. Current research projects are designing novel catalytic materials and porous transport layers for PEM water electrolyzers.
Main equipement and infrastructure:
· Electrochemistry: Potentiostats, Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, fuel cell test stations, electrolyzer test stations
· Rotating disk electrode
· Wet chemistry lab for material synthesis
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Shared
facilities with access to: TGA, SEM, BET