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Austria
Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie – Montanuniversitaet Leoben
Chair of Physical Chemistry
Director : Prof. Werner SITTE
Email : werner.sitte@unileoben.ac.at
Phone : +43 3842 402 4800
Address : Franz Josef-Strasse 18, 8700 LEOBEN
Research topics :
Characterization and modelling of mixed ionic-electronic conducting ceramics: Synthesis of novel functional oxides and comprehensive characterization of material properties; new insights in relation of surface exchange kinetics of mixed ionic-electronic conducting rare earth/alkaline earth transitions metal oxides; deeper understanding of structure-property relations of complex oxides to obtain guidelines on design of materials with optimized surface exchange and transport properties.
Development of air-electrode materials for solid oxide fuel cells and electrolyzer cells: Design of new mixed ionic-electronic conducting oxides, which overcome current limitations imposed by insufficient activity and/or stability; special emphasis is on synthesis and careful characterization regarding the complex interplay of a variety of parameters (crystal- and microstructure, defect chemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, mass and charge transport properties, etc.)
Testing of solid oxide fuel cells and electrolyzer cells: Evaluation of planar solid oxide fuel cells and solid oxide electrolyzer cells with respect to area-specific resistance, current-voltage characteristics, performance and long-term stability at temperatures up to 900°C for various fuel compositions (H2, methane, syngas etc.)
Contact:
Univ.-Prof. Werner SITTE
Tel : +43 3842 402 4801
Assoz.Prof. Edith BUCHER
Tel : +43 3842 402 4813
Dr. Andreas EGGER
Tel : +43 3842 402 4814
Dr. Christian BERGER
Tel : +43 3842 402 4823
Exceptional facilities :
- Test stands for solid oxide fuel cells and solid oxide electrolyzer cells with galvanostat, impedance spectrometer, humidifier for anode/cathode side and gas analysis (H2, CO, CO2, CH4)
- X-ray powder diffractometer Bruker D8 Advance (Cu-Kα), Anti-Airscatter and LYNXEYE XE-T detector, high-temperature camera, ICDD PDF4+ database, Topas Rietveld refinement software
Financial support programmes :
- National fundings: FFG (Klima- und Energiefonds), Zukunftsfonds des Landes Steiermark
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