Ph.D. in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali , 24th cycle (2009-2011)
Ph.D. obtained in 2012
Dissertation:
Synthesis and characterization of the new electrocatalytic materials to improve the performance, operability and life-time of PEM fuel cells
Tutors:
Paolo SpinelliProfile
Scientific branch
(Area 0002 - Physical sciences)
Teaching
Collegi of the degree programmes
- Collegio di Ingegneria Meccanica, Aerospaziale e dell'Autoveicolo. Componente invitato
Research
Institute
Laboratories
Supervised PhD students
- Felicia Di Costola. Programme in Fisica (cycle 39, 2023-in progress)
Research subject: Development of Cu-based bimetallic catalysts for CO2RR. Investigation of the related interfacial phenomena through operando techniques to enhance selectivity toward C2 products.
Fisica della Materia Condensata / Condensed Matter Physics Nanotecnologie per la Medicina, l'Energia, l'Ambiente e l'Elettronica / Nanotechnology Applied to Medicine, Energy, Environment and Electronics Microscopia / Microscopy Fisica della Materia Condensata / Condensed Matter Physics Nanotecnologie per la Medicina, l'Energia, l'Ambiente e l'Elettronica / Nanotechnology Applied to Medicine, Energy, Environment and Electronics Microscopia / Microscopy - Lan Huang. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (cycle 39, 2023-in progress)
- Mitra Bagherikerachi. Programme in Materiali, Processi Sostenibili E Sistemi Per La Transizione (cycle 38, 2022-in progress)
- Giulia Gianola. Programme in Fisica (cycle 37, 2021-2025)
Thesis: Advanced FeNC Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reactions in PEM Fuel Cells: Synthesis and Performance Evaluation - Nicolo' Bruno Domenico Monti. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (cycle 36, 2020-2024)
Thesis: Study of electrode fabrication and cell configuration for CO2 reduction
Publications
Works published during the Ph.D. View all publications in Porto@Iris
- Zeng, Juqin; Francia, Carlotta; Gerbaldi, Claudio; Dumitrescu, Mihaela Aneta; Specchia, ... (2012)
Smart synthesis of hollow core mesoporous shell carbons (HCMSC) as effective catalyst supports for methanol oxidation and oxygen reduction reactions. In: JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMISTRY, vol. 16, pp. 3087-3096. ISSN 1432-8488
Contributo su Rivista - Zeng, Juqin; Francia, Carlotta; Dumitrescu, Mihaela Aneta; MONTEVERDE VIDELA, ALESSANDRO ... (2012)
Electrochemical performance of Pt-based catalysts supported on different ordered mesoporous carbons (Pt/OMCs) for oxygen reduction reaction. In: INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH, vol. 51, pp. 7500-7509. ISSN 0888-5885
Contributo su Rivista - Zeng, Juqin; Francia, Carlotta; Specchia, Stefania; Spinelli, Paolo (2012)
Synthesis of Pt/MC-WO3 electrocatalysts for MOR. In: Giornate dell'Elettrochimica Italiana e Elettrochimica per il Recupero Ambientale (GEI-ERA 2012), Santa Marina Salina (ME, Italia), 17-22/06/2012, pp. 54-54
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Zeng, Juqin; MONTEVERDE VIDELA, ALESSANDRO HUGO; Francia, Carlotta; Gerbaldi, Claudio; ... (2012)
Supporti di carbonio mesoporosi per elettroctalizzatori per celle a combustibile. In: LA CHIMICA E L'INDUSTRIA, vol. Nov./Dic.'12, pp. 126-129. ISSN 0009-4315
Contributo su Rivista - Zeng, Juqin (2012)
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NEW ELECTROCATALYTIC MATERIALS TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE, OPERABILITY AND LIFE-TIME OF PEMFCS. relatore: Spinelli Paolo, 24. XXIV, P.: 202
Doctoral Thesis - Zeng, Juqin; Francia, Carlotta; Gerbaldi, Claudio; Dumitrescu, Mihaela Aneta; Specchia, ... (2011)
Novel synthesis of hollow core mesoporous shell carbon (HCMSC) as a promising catalyst support for FCs application. In: 4th European Fuel Cell Piero Lunghi Conference & Exhibition, Roma (Italy), 14-16/12/2011, pp. 301-302. ISBN: 9788882862541
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Zeng, Juqin; Francia, Carlotta; Specchia, Stefania; Spinelli, Paolo (2011)
Degradation studies of OMC supported Pt electrocatalysts for PEMFCs application in acid electrolyte. In: The 19th Annual International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE-19), Shanghai (China), 24-30/07/2011
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Gavello, Gianluigi; Zeng, Juqin; Francia, Carlotta; Icardi, UGO ANDREA; Graizzaro, ... (2011)
Experimental studies on Nafion® 112 single PEM-FCs exposed to freezing conditions. In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, vol. 36 is. 13, pp. 8070-8081. ISSN 0360-3199
Contributo su Rivista - Francia, Carlotta; Ijeri, Vijaykumar; Specchia, Stefania; Spinelli, Paolo; Zeng, Juqin (2010)
Evaluation of the electrochemical performances of different Pt supported ordered mesoporous carbon (Pt/OMC) catalysts for PEM-FCs. In: ULM 12th ElectroChemical Talks UECT-12, Neu-Ulm (Germany), 16-17/06/2010, pp. 90-91
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Zeng, Juqin; Gavello, Gianluigi; Specchia, Stefania; Francia, Carlotta; Icardi, UGO ... (2009)
Experimental studies on a Nafion® 112 PEM-FC exposed to freezing conditions. In: 3rd WORLD CONGRESS OF YOUNG SCIENTISTS ON HYDROGEN ENERGY SYSTEMS, Torino (Italy), 7-9/10/2009
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)