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Spark of Life: Thermodynamics of electrochemistry in hydrothermal vents for the emergence of Life

Since the discovery of a natural electrical current across deep-sea hydrothermal chimneys, a new energy source is considered for the emergence of life. In modern hydrothermal vents, this current is…

Importance of Advanced Diagnostics in Designing of Electrocatalytic Interfaces for Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage

One of the key reasons why the large-scale utilization of renewable energy is postponed, lies in unusually complex phenomena of energy conversion at electrified interfaces.…

Bioelectrochemical systems and technologies

In bioelectrochemical systems (BES), micro-organisms are used as catalysts at anode and/or cathode electrodes. In the past two decades, many applications for BES have emerged, including recovery of nutrients from wastewaters and conversion of CO2 into…

Releasing the Bubbles: Efficient Phase Separation in (Photo-)Electrochemical Devices in Microgravity Environment

One of the major challenges human space exploration faces is the absence of buoyancy forces in orbit. Consequently, phase separation is severely hindered which impacts a large variety of…

Towards Rechargeable Aqueous Zn-Ion Batteries: Development of Stable Zinc Anodes

G. Zampardi, M. Tribbia, J. Glenneberg, F. La Mantia

Mild acidic aqueous Zn-ion batteries (ZIBs) are among the most promising aqueous-based energy storage technologies for stationary applications thanks to their high…

Modeling of Electrochemical Oxide Film Growth

Ingmar Bösing, Jorg Thöming, Fabio La Mantia

Our civilization would not be possible without stable oxide films on metal surfaces. These oxide films, also known as passive films, can slow down corrosion about three orders of magnitude, and thus passive…

Interplay between electronic properties and corrosion resistance of passive films on different stainless steel grades

Stainless steels (SSs) are a class of iron-based alloys containing different elements, such as Cr, Ni, Mo, Mn, etc.. According to European Standard, a steel can be considered…

Atomistic simulations of the electrochemical solid/liquid interface

The electrified solid-liquid interface represents a challenging system for both ab initio and molecular dynamics simulations. Topics relevant to the upcoming energy transition, such as corrosion, energy storage and power…