The group has a strong foundation in solid state ionics and the defect chemistry of oxides. Proton conductors and their application in hydrogen technologies are central to our research, which extends to photoelectrochemistry and electrocatalysis. Research activities in the group range from synthesis and fabrication of novel materials, thin films and nanostructures to electrochemical characterisation of cells, as well as density functional theory (DFT) simulations.
The main research topics in the group include:
- Proton ceramic fuel cells, electrolysers and membrane reactors
- Fundamentals of electrode polarisation and surface protonic conduction
- Surface kinetics and isotope exchange methods
- Redox exsolution of transition metal nanoparticles
- Photoelectrochemical cells for solar hydrogen and fuels
Collaboration
We have extensive collaboration with the groups at Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology (SMN) and the SOLARIS initiative, and academic partners in Europe, USA and Japan. We also have a long-standing collaboration with research institutes and technology developers such as SINTEF (sintef.no), IFE (ife.no) and CoorsTek Membrane Sciences (coorstek.com).
Selected publications
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Clark, D. et al. Single-step hydrogen production from NH3, CH4, and biogas in stacked proton ceramic reactors. Science 376, 390-393 (2022). https://doi.org:10.1126/science.abj3951
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Vøllestad, E. et al. Mixed proton and electron conducting double perovskite anodes for stable and efficient tubular proton ceramic electrolysers. Nat. Mater. 18, 752-759 (2019). https://doi.org:10.1038/s41563-019-0388-2
Complete lists of publications are available on each researcher’s personal page.
Central projects
Study programmes and courses
The group members teach the following courses
- MENA1001 – Materials, Energy and Nanotechnology
- KJM3110 – Electrochemistry
- KJM5120/KJM9120 – Defect Chemistry and Reactions
Join our group
We welcome students for bachelor and master projects, exchange students and research visitors. More information about potential projects is available under BSc and MSc projects.
PhD, postdoc and researcher positions are announced publicly, and applications must be sent through the jobbnorge portal (jobbnorge.no).
- Available positions at the Centre for Materials Science and nanotechnology
- Available positions at the Department of Chemistry
Labs
- Electrochemistry lab
- FEI Quanta 200F FEG-SEM
- Surface PLD
- Agus SPS2000
- Pulsed Isotope Exchange (PIE)