November 2024: 19th A3PS Conference Eco-Mobility
Barbara and Mehmet participated in the 19th A3PS Conference Eco-Mobility 2024 - Sustainable Energy Carriers and Innovative Propulsion Systems in a Circular Economy - in Vienna, Austria, and presented posters on our recent research from the MateriaLyze and Design-SOEC projects.
November 2024: Christina defended her PhD thesis (Kopie 1)
Congratulations to Christina Nader who defended her PhD thesis on 05.11.2024 and passed with distinction. Christina's thesis "Fundamental structure-property relations of triple-conducting Ba(Ce,Fe,Acc)O3-δ ceramics" was supported by the project ProTec (FFG, PN: 871659).
November 2024: Wasserstoff:Brücke Wels
Andreas gave a talk at the Wasserstoffbruecke:Wels organized by Fachhochschule Öberösterreich Campus Wels, Austria, and presented recent research from the Design-SOEC project.
October 2024: Sarah defended her PhD thesis (Kopie 1)
Congratulations to Sarah Eisbacher-Lubensky (third from left) who defended her PhD thesis on 10.10.2024 and passed with distinction. Sarah's thesis "Influence of fundamental material properties on the oxygen exchange kinetics of the rare earth nickelate La2NiO4+δ for use as oxygen electrode in solid oxide electrolysis cells" was supported by the projects HydroMetha (FFG, PN: 864578), MateriaLyze (Zukunftsfonds Steiermark, PN: 1407) and Design-SOEC (FFG, PN: F0999896681) and Montanuniversitaet Leoben.
October 2024: Patrick defended his PhD thesis
Congratulations to Patrick Pretschuh (third from left) who defended his PhD thesis on 01.10.2024 and passed with distinction. Patrick's thesis "High entropy perovskites as efficient and long-term stable air electrodes for solid oxide cells" was supported by the MateriaLyze Project (Zukunftsfonds Steiermark, PN: 1407) and Montanuniversität Leoben.
October 2024: Martin obtained his Master's Degree
Martin Hatzl, MSc (third from left) passed his Master's exam IET on 01.10.2024 with distinction. Congratulations!
September 2024: New bachelor student Stefan Durst
In September Stefan Durst joined our group as a bachelor student. Stefan studies Energy Technology at MUL. His research will focus on preparation and characterization on fuel electrodes for solid oxide electrolyzer cells within the FFG-project "Design-SOEC".
July 2024: 16th European SOFC & SOE Forum
Barbara and Andreas participated in the 16th European SOFC & SOE Forum 2024 in Lucerne, Switzerland, and presented recent research from the MateriaLyze and Design-SOEC projects.
June 2024: Patrick's new paper was published in Fuel Cells
P. Pretschuh, A. Egger, P. Paulachan, J. Schöggl, R. Brunner, E. Bucher: Cobalt-free high-entropy perovskite La0.2Pr0.2Nd0.2Sm0.2Sr0.2FeO3-δ solid oxide cell air electrode with enhanced performance. Fuel Cells (2024) https://doi.org/10.1002/fuce.202400068.
June 2024: Phillip obtained his Master's Degree
Phillip Geiersberger MSc (third from left) passed his Master's exam IET on 10.06.2024. Congratulations!
May 2024: New bachelor student Leonie Preis
In May Leonie Preis joined our group as a bachelor student. Leonie studies Energy Technology at MUL. Her research will focus on preparation and characterization of composite air electrodes for solid oxide electrolyzer cells within the FFG-project "Design-SOEC".
April 2024: Barbara wins PhD baking competition "Dissertation Dessert"
On 29.04.2024 Barbara received the 1st Prize in MUL's PhD baking competition "Dissertation Dessert" for her contribution: Super outstanding edible cake (SOEC) for delicious energy storage and conversion.
March 2024: Edith was nominated for the STEIRERIN Awards 2024
Edith was selcted for the shortlist of the STEIRERIN Awards 2024 in the category "Die Visionärin".
March 2024: New project student Benjamin Engelhart
In March Benjamin Engelhart joined our group as a project student. Benjamin studies Energy Technology at MUL. His research will focus on new surface activation methods for electrodes of electrochemical solid oxide cells.
February 2024: New master student Martin Hatzl
In February Martin Hatzl joined our group as a master student. Martin studies Energy Technology at MUL. His research will focus on new high-entropy electrode materials for improving the performance of electrochemical solid oxide cells within the FFG-project "Design-SOEC".
January 2024: Christina's new paper was published in Solid State Ionics
C. Nader, J. Lammer, A. Egger, C. Berger, W. Sitte, W. Grogger, R. Merkle, J. Maier, and E. Bucher: Phase composition and proton uptake of acceptor-doped self-generated Ba(Ce,Fe)O3-δ – Ba(Fe,Ce)O3-δ composites, Solid State Ionics (2024) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssi.2024.116474.
December 2023: Edith was nominated for the SPIRIT-Award for Women in Science
More than 100 female researchers in STEM disciplines in Styria submitted their applications for the "SPIRIT-Award for WOMEN in SCIENCE".
Edith was selcted for the shortlist in the category "Senior Scientist, Fundamental Research".
November 2023: New master student Phillip Geiersberger
In november Phillip Geiersberger joined our group as a master student. Phillip studies Energy Technology at MUL. His research will focus on new current collector/electrode designs for improving the performance of solid oxide electrolysis cells within the FFG-project "Design-SOEC".
October 2023: Autumn School - Inorganic electrochemical reactors for sustainable chemicals, fuels and power production
Barbara participated in the Autumn School 2023 - Inorganic electrochemical reactors for sustainable chemicals, fuels and power production - in Valencia, Spain, and presented a poster.
October 2023: Jakob obtained his Master's Degree
Jakob Plattner, MSc (fourth from left) passed his Master's exam IET on 02.10.2023 with distinction. Congratulations!
September 2023: 7. GÖCH Symposium "Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry in Austria"
Barbara, Andreas and Sarah participated in the 7th GÖCH Symposium "Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry" at Vienna Technical University and presented posters and talks.
August 2023: Andreas' new paper was published in Fuel Cells
A. Egger, S. Eisbacher-Lubensky, K. Sampl, V. Subotić, C. Hochenauer, W. Sitte, and E. Bucher: Pr- and Co-substitution in rare earth nickelates – application as SOEC air electrodes. Fuel Cells (2023) https://doi.org/10.1002/fuce.202300037
August 2023: New PhD student Mehmet Aksoy
Mehmet Aksoy joined our group as a PhD student. He will be working on new materials for solid state electrolysis cells within the FFG-project "Design-SOEC".
July 2023: Patrick's new paper was published in Fuel Cells
P. Pretschuh, A. Egger, R. Brunner, and E. Bucher: Electrochemical and microstructural characterization of the high-entropy perovskite La0.2Pr0.2Nd0.2Sm0.2Sr0.2CoO3-δ for solid oxide cell air electrodes. Fuel Cells (2023) https://doi.org/10.1002/fuce.202300036.
July 2023: 2nd Symposium on Hydrogen and Carbon
Patrick Pretschuh and Barbara Buxbaum presented recent results from their PhD theses at the 2nd Symposium on Hydrogen and Carbon in Leoben.
May/June 2023: Christina & Edith attended the 2023 EMRS Spring Meeting
Christina Nader and Edith Bucher visited Strasbourg (F) and presented a talk and a poster at the 2023 EMRS Spring Meeting / Symposium A.
May 2023: Sarah's new paper was published in Solid State Ionics
S. Eisbacher-Lubensky, A. Egger, W. Sitte, and E. Bucher: Oxygen exchange and transport properties of the first-order Ruddlesden-Popper phase La2Ni0.9Co0.1O4+δ. Solid State Ionics 397 (2023) 116255, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssi.2023.116255
April 2023: Christina, Edith (and Christoph) attended the 2nd Materials Science Colloquium
Christina Nader and Edith Bucher presented talks at the 2nd Materials Science Colloquium (67. Metallkunde-Kolloquium) in Lech am Arlberg, Austria.
April 2023: Start of the new FFG-project Design-SOEC
Our new project "Knowledge-based design of solid oxide electrolysis cells for optimized hydrogen production (Design-SOEC)", funded by "Klima- und Energiefonds/Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)" within the 8th Call "Energieforschung", started on 01.04.2023. The aim of the project is to develop solid oxide electrolyzer cells with optimized core components and improved reliability, energy efficiency and lifetime. Our cooperation partners are Materials Center Leoben Forschung GmbH and AVL List GmbH.
