Electrochemical Laboratory Research
Electrochemical research is conducted at the Electrochemical Laboratory. Scientists carry out electrochemical studies on physico-chemical systems for a variety of reasons. They may be interested in obtaining thermodynamic data or understanding the kinetics of a process such as corrosion. The goal might be the analysis of a solution for trace amounts of chemical compounds. Also, there are investigations in which the system's electrochemical properties themselves are of primary interest. Examples are the design of new power generation systems (e.g., fuel cells and batteries) and electrosynthesis of new materials such as metal alloys or oxide films. The Center for Electrochemical Studies strives to be a research unit for fundamental and applied interdisciplinary science and engineering research on electrochemical technologies. The center also aims to promote and facilitate the use of electrochemical probes and systems in different areas of science and technology.
- High Temperature PEM Fuel Cells (pdf)
- Interfacial Electrochemistry of Solid Oxides (pdf)
- Metal Corrosion in High Temperature Aqueous Solutions (pdf)
- High Temperature pH Sensing
- Corrosion Mitigation Coatings (pdf)
- Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Materials (pdf)
- SOFC Demonstration Site
- Thermodynamic Modeling
- Advanced power generation systems, fuel cells, and batteries
- Corrosion and passivity of metals and alloys in power plant reactors
- Electrochemical and corrosion phenomena in supercritical water oxidation technology
- Environmentally assisted cracking of metals and alloys in high temperature aqueous solutions
- Electrochemical sensors, reference electrodes, and electrochemical noise sensors in supercritical aqueous solutions
- High temperature systems for pH measurements
- Microelectrode measurements at interfaces
- Electrochemical kinetics and thermal diffusion transport at elevated temperatures
- Electrokinetic's transport phenomena and surface chemistry in hydrothermal systems
- Hydrothermal-electrochemical deposition of oxide films
- Molecular-statistical, irreversible and chemical thermodynamics of aqueous systems
- Biogeochemical cycles and thermodynamic stability analysis of ecological systems
- Photoelectrochemistry
- Photocatalysis