Description
We manufacture, modify and test oxide materials for high-temperature electrochemical cells with proton-conducting electrolyte P-SOFC/SOEC. The method we most often use to produce materials is solid-state synthesis, but we also use wet chemistry methods (e.g. co-precipitation, Pechini method) or unconventional methods such as mechanosynthesis or molten salt synthesis. We also examine ceramic-ceramic composites as well as multi-material systems and cells. One of the methods we use and research for shaping electrode materials is 3D printing.
We are able to characterize materials and material systems in terms of crystal structure at room temperature and above (up to approximately 1000°C), microstructure, thermal stability, properties in an atmosphere containing water vapour, thermal expansion, and electrical properties at various temperatures and atmospheres.
An additional research area carried out by the team is the study of issues related to the degradation of materials and hydrogen crushing, especially in the context of testing gas fittings for hydrogen transport in transmission networks and at end users.
We are open to all projects related to materials, we are not limited to just one group of products and hydrogen applications. We also cooperate with entities dealing with, among others: biomaterials.
Experience
Scientific projects (completed and currently implemented)
2022-2025 Research project financed by the National Center for Research and Development under the 5th Polish-Taiwanese Research Program DWM/POLTAJ9/3/2022, Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics; "Optimization of positrode materials for proton ceramic electrochemical devices" PI Tadeusz Miruszewski
2022-2025 PRELUDIUM research project financed by NCN 2021/41/N/ST5/03437, Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics; "Influence of crystal structure on thermodynamics of proton transport in perovskite materials" PI Jagoda Budnik
2020-2024 OPUS research project financed by the National Science Center: OPUS 2019/35/B/ST5/00888 on the topic: "High-entropy oxides for energy conversion", Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics; PI Maria Gazda
2019-2023 mERA NET research project financed by the National Science Center: 2018/30/Z/ST5/00915 on the topic "Functional Grading by Key doping in Catalytic electrodes for Proton Ceramic Cells", Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics; PI Sebastian Wachowski
2018-2022 DAINA research project financed by the National Science Center: 2017/27/L/ST5/03185 on the topic "Strain engineering of proton-conducting oxides", Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics; manager Maria Gazda
2017-2021 OPUS research project financed by the National Science Center: 2016/23/B/ST5/02137 on the topic: "Triple-conducting oxides", Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics; manager Maria Gazda
2017-2020 mERA NET research project financed by the National Science Center: 2016/22/Z/ST5/00691 on the topic: " Governing Principles in Hydration of Mixed Conducting Oxides ", Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics; manager Aleksandra Mielewczyk-Gryń
2016-2020 JUVENTUS PLUS research project financed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education: 0513/IP2/2016/74 with the topic: "Research on high-temperature properties of ceramic materials using thermal analysis", Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics; manager Aleksandra Mielewczyk-Gryń
2016-2019 PRELUDIUM research project financed by the National Science Center: 2015/19/N/ST5/02639 on the topic: "Transport properties of composites for single-layer fuel cells", Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics; manager Krzysztof Zagórski
2016-2018 PRELUDIUM research project financed by the National Science Center: 2015/17/N/ST5/02813 on the topic: "Structural properties and mechanisms of ionic conduction in doped ABO4 compounds", Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics; manager Sebastian Wachowski
International cooperation
University of Oslo (Norway), The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry – group of prof. T. Norby
SINTEF (Norway) – Dr. R. Strandbakke
Institute of Chemical Technology, CSIC, Valencia (Spain) group of prof. J. Serry
National Center University (Taiwan, China)
Technical University of Kaunas (Lithuania), group of prof. G. Laukaitis
Arizona State University, Tempe (USA), group of prof. A. Navrotsky
International Center for Carbon Neutral Energy Kyushu University, Prof. Staykov, Prof. Matsumoto prof. Leonard
Imperial Collage London – prof. Skinner
Research offer
• Production and testing of electrode materials for high-temperature electrochemical cells with proton-conductive electrolyte P-SOFC/SOEC
• Production and testing of new ceramic materials
• Modification of electrode properties (deposition of functional layers, modification of microstructure, separation of oxide nano-grains from the structure)
• Testing of structural properties at various temperatures
• Research on the interaction of materials with water vapor
• Research on the electrical properties of materials with mixed conductivity
• Testing the degradation of materials in the flow of hydrogen and its mixtures