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Precursor synthesis route to Ce/Zr-MOFs
Structure and exact stoichiometry of microcrystalline, molecular {CexZr6-xO4(OH)4} clusters with different Ce/Zr ratios will be determined employing Ce and Zr K-edge EXAFS. In... -
Investigation of a novel high pressure phase transition in boron carbide resu...
Boron carbide is a popular superhard ceramic, with application ranging from abrasives to nuclear power plants. However, it famously, and anomalously, loses its high mechanical... -
Machine learning-driven exploratory syntheses in molten salts of copper-based...
This proposal aims at discovering new electrocatalyst materials by probing in situ chemical reactions in inorganic liquids, ie. molten salts. These reactions will be driven by... -
Mechanistic investigation of out-of-equilibrium adsorption processes
We aim to shed light on the mechanism of the out-of-the-equilibrium adsorption of nanoparticles at liquid interfaces. By employing aqueous dispersions consisting of negatively... -
Observation of the solid-solid and liquid-solid phase transitions in Tin (Sn)...
We propose here to perform dynamic compression experiments on Sn probed by time-resolved XRD at the ESRF, exploiting the extraordinary capabilities of the beamline ID09, to... -
Evaluation of strain in perovskite solar cells in operando conditions
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have received attention due to their high-power conversion efficiency close to silicon solar cells (25.7 vs 26.1%), low cost of preparation, and... -
Tender X-ray HERFD-XANES studies to elucidate the deactivation of Pd/Al2O3 me...
By investigating the L3 edge of Pd the objectives of this study are: (1) to uncover the interaction of CH4 and H2O with Pd species under reaction conditions, and (2) reveal the... -
Towards a new generation of green additives to prevent CaCO3 scaling
Although calcium carbonate (CaCO3) has been the most studied mineral in geochemistry, its nucleation pathway has never been structurally resolved directly in an aqueous... -
Low temperature study of cobalt based pyroxene
We propose to re-investigate the low temperature structure of the CaCoSi2O6 pyroxene and a possible structural response to the magnetic transition at 40 K. Our main study aims... -
Cracking phenomena in single crystal Ni-rich NMC cathodes
Cathode engineering the particle morphology has emerged as a promising route for increasing capacity retention in lithium batteries, with the recent million-mile single... -
SAXS study on protein-protein interactions in freeze concentrates on understa...
SAXS has been used to gain deeper insight into protein-protein (PP) distances and interactions by the structure factor S(q). But there is a lack of knowledge about highly... -
Probing ferroelectric domain dynamics in free-standing PbTiO3/SrTiO3 superlat...
We propose to perform SXDM on free-standing PbTiO3/SrTiO3 superlattices as a function of applied temperature and field. In these systems, complex hierarchical... -
Van der Waals heterostructures based on 2D polymers
In this proposal we are planning to study van der Waals heterostructures consisting of combinations of different 2D polymers and graphene. Initial results of structures... -
The Iberian cryoEM community BAG
The Iberian cryoEM BAG is a large consortium (> 30 groups) composed of Portuguese and Spanish groups working in biologically relevant problems including disease related... -
High-throughput SAXS characterization of the high-temperature ageing of alumi...
Aircraft transmission systems carters are usually made with precipitation-strengthened aluminium alloys. These pieces are subjected to long-term (>1000h) in-service ageing at... -
WAXS study of Cu-Ag catalysts for CO electroreduction to C2+ - probing the fo...
Raising environmental concerns constitutes a driving force towards the development of sustainable technologies to produce chemicals. The electroreduction of CO (CORR) to fuels... -
VdW mediated exchange coupling interactions in a molecular array assembled on...
A novel family of molecular qubits based on Copper(II) molecules forming an extended 2D structure on graphene will be investigated here at the level of a monolayer deposit in... -
Liquid-liquid transition in sulfur: evolution of the shear viscosity in the l...
A liquid-liquid transition (LLT) is a first-order transition separating two liquid phases of the same single-component substance with different densities. Despite the... -
Does nickel prevent the high performance of state-of-the-art catalysts in hyd...
The primary efficiency-limiting factor in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) is the inefficient catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction. Advanced octahedra... -
Magnetism of mass-selected FeRh B2 nanocrystals in epitaxy on perovskite oxide
Near equiatomic composition, FeRh bulk alloys exhibit a CsCl-type (B2) chemically ordered phase related to a metamagnetic transition from an antiferromagnetic (AFM) to a...