Vega-Paredes, M.; Scheu, C.; Aymerich Armengol, R.: Expanding the Potential of Identical Location Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy for Gas Evolving Reactions: Stability of Rhenium Molybdenum Disulfide Nanocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 15 (40), pp. 46895 - 46901 (2023)
Aymerich Armengol, R.: Techniques for the assessment of the stability of (sea) water splitting nanocatalysts. Korean Institute for Energy Research, Jeju, South Korea (2023)
Vega-Paredes, M.; Aymerich Armengol, R.; Scheu, C.: Determining the degradation mechanisms and active species of electrocatalysts by identical location electron microscopy. NRF-DFG meeting “Electrodes for direct sea-water splitting and microstructure based stability analyses”, Korean Institute for Energy Research, Jeju, South Korea (2023)
Aymerich Armengol, R.: Determination of the structural and electrochemical stability of nanocatalysts for electrolyzer applications. Chemistry Department, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon-si, South Korea (2023)
Aymerich Armengol, R.: Understanding the stability of nanomaterials through electron microscopy techniques. Physics Department, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark (2023)
Aymerich Armengol, R.: Stability of 2D oxide and chalcogenide nanomaterials under synthesis and application conditions. MRSEC Seminar Series, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA (2023)
Water electrolysis has the potential to become the major technology for the production of the high amount of green hydrogen that is necessary for its widespread application in a decarbonized economy. The bottleneck of this electrochemical reaction is the anodic partial reaction, the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), which is sluggish and hence…
This project targets to exploit or develop new methodologies to not only visualize the 3D morphology but also measure chemical distribution of as-synthesized nanostructures using atom probe tomography.
The mission of our group is to uncover the fundamental mechanisms of deformation and degradation in battery systems and to leverage mechanical principles to design damage-resilient energy storage systems.
Here the focus lies on investigating the temperature dependent deformation of material interfaces down to the individual microstructural length-scales, such as grain/phase boundaries or hetero-interfaces, to understand brittle-ductile transitions in deformation and the role of chemistry or crystallography on it.
The group aims at unraveling the inner workings of ion batteries, with a focus on probing the microstructural and interfacial character of electrodes and electrolytes that control ionic transport and insertion into the electrode.
The full potential of energy materials can only be exploited if the interplay between mechanics and chemistry at the interfaces is well known. This leads to more sustainable and efficient energy solutions.