CECOMEC
Tuning CE-ria-based COMpounds as effective catalyst for Electrochemical Cells
Participants
Project Coordinator: Istituto Officina dei Materiali
Project Partners: Central European Research Infrastructure Consortium, Jagiellonian University – National Synchrotron Radiation Centre SOLARIS, Gdansk University of Technology
Contact point: projects@ceric-eric.eu
Project Summary
The aim of this project is to investigate the influence of double doping on the electrochemical activity of ceria-based compounds that can act as catalysts for fuel electrodes in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC)/Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (SOEC).
The studies will be based on structural characterization techniques at the microscopic scale (XAS) and chemical characterizations coupled to ‘operando’ data collection. The research will be carried out as a collaboration between the LISA beamline and the Gdansk University of Technology (Gdansk Tech). The electrodes will be prepared and characterized from an electrochemical point of view in Gdansk whereas the structural characterizations will be carried out at ESRF (LISA) and SOLARIS (beamlines DEMETERSTXM branch and PolyX) synchrotrons.
The candidate will spend part of the time in Gdansk for the sample preparation/characterization, part in SOLARIS for nanoscale and microscale imaging and part at LISA for the structural characterization.
Total budget for the implementation of the action: EUR 381.220,37
Timeline
Start Date: 1 December 2023
End Date: 1 December 2026