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Mapping Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzer (PEMWE) with Ir/ZrOx and ...
Proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) is an emerging technology in conversion of renewable electricity to fuels (e.g., H2). Current benchmark catalysts rely on... -
Intragranular strain in precipitate hardened Al grains in Al6010 multiphase a...
In modern multiphase materials, damage initiation and growth usually occur during forming and service. The key to understand the initiation and growth of voids in such materials... -
Mapping How Social Experience Shapes Brain Structure
Early social experiences have a profound effect on an animal’s future behaviour, but the underlying neuronal changes driving this process remain poorly understood. Mapping these... -
Influence of crosslinking on the Strain-induced structural evolution of Polyc...
Crosslinked polychloroprene (PC) is a widely used polymer in fields such asautomotive/tire industry due to its specific mechanical performance. The aim of this project is to... -
Establishing library of structural changes of redox processes to understand o...
Iridium-based electrocatalysts are the most stable for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in proton-exchange membrane water electrolyzers (PEMWEs), but the link between... -
Effect of Mg2+ substitution on the oxygen redox activity of Fe-Mn-based P2-la...
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have emerged as a promising alternative to Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to the widespread availability of sodium. P2-layered oxides are... -
Exploring Structurally Stable Disordered Li-Rich Intercalation Cathodes for E...
Li-rich cation-disordered rock salt (DRS) cathodes have attracted attention due to their high capacity and energy density enabled by anion redox. However, rapid capacity fade... -
Development of in-situ high-energy X-ray diffraction capability with flash sc...
This LTP aims at developing a new capability at ESRF combining in-situ high-energy X-ray diffraction with flash differential scanning calorimetry (FDSC). FDSC is an emerging... -
Improved localization and speciation of Cd in cacao plant: Impact of Mn defic...
The presence of cadmium in chocolate products raises health concerns for the general population. Mitigation strategies to reduce Cd in cacao beans are strongly needed for both... -
Remaster Faster: Fast readout of historic audio recordings with RIXS-MCD
Tens of millions of magnetic tapes containing unique audio recordings are at risk of becoming unrecoverable due to chemical decay, potentially resulting in permanent loss of... -
Magnetic properties of UH3 up to 20 GPa
Uranium hydride UH3 is an archetype of 5f electron ferromagnet. The aim of this proposal is to determine the evolution under pressure, up to 20 GPa, of the spin and orbital... -
Early stages of growth and relaxation of BaTiO3 on SrTiO3(001)
BaTiO3 (BTO) is a promising material for a wide spectrum of potential novel applications. Its properties are largely dependent on its domain orientations, which can be directly... -
XAS investigation of fission product speciation in (U,Pu)O2 MOx fuel and diss...
Platinum group fission products such as Rh, Ru, and Pd are of strategic interest but are not currently recovered during spent MOx fuel ((U,Pu)O2) reprocessing. Under PUREX... -
Accelerating the pace of study of exceptional invertebrates from the Hereford...
The Herefordshire Lagerstätte (~430 million years old) is a unique fossil deposit that preserves high-fidelity 3D fossils of early invertebrates with soft-tissues. It has... -
In situ deciphering of Zr structure in mafic-ultramafic melts: Implications f...
The goal of this research project is to understand the origin and survival of zircon in the presence of mantle melts at lithosphere – asthenosphere boundary. Because most... -
X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) Characterization of Thallium Adsorption i...
This project investigates adsorption and sequestration of toxic trace metals from contaminated waters using porous materials, focusing on natural/synthetic zeolites and MOFs.... -
Dysprosium speciation and mobility in chloride- and sulfate-bearing Hydrother...
Rare earth elements (REE), particularly dysprosium (Dy), are essential for the transition to a digital, decarbonized, and sustainable economy due to their applications in clean... -
In-situ synchrotron study on the influence of bis-ortoquinone substituents on...
Solvent-free metal-quinonoid systems as Fe₂(CAN)₃ (iron-chloranilate) and Fe₂(DHBQ)₃ (iron-dihydroxybenzoquinone) are particularly interesting MOFs due to their high... -
3D Investigation of Structural Defects in Cz-grown β-Ga₂O₃Single Crystals by ...
β-Ga₂O₃ is an emerging ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor with significant potential for high-power electronics and optoelectronics. However, crystalline defects such as... -
WOx/ZrO2 (WZr) supported Ru-Pt/Co bimetallic catalysts for hydrogenolysis upc...
This project aims to combine X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) measurements to investigate the electronic and structural evolution of...
