
Leader
Dr. Olga V. Safonova (PSI)
ESRs
Objective
To physically characterize the clusters arrays as prepared and under realistic thermo- and electrocatalytic
reaction conditions.
Tasks
Task 2.1. Ex-situ characterization
- Structure and morphology of the deposited clusters studied by AFM, STM, AES, and RBS (KUL)
- Electronic properties of selected cluster systems investigated by XPS (KUL)
- Detailed study of the atomic structure and morphology of the clusters and the influence of the substrate with aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and/or STM (UA-KUL-DTU)
Task 2.2. In-situ characterization
- Operando IR-VIS SFG spectroscopy and PM-IRRAS and DRIFTS (RU-PSI-KUL)
- In situ XAFS using in-house cells at SuperXAS beamline of Swiss Light Source (SLS at PSI) and ESRF (KUL)
- In-situ TEM under reactive environments (UA)
Sub-task 2.2.1. TCs investigation
Sub-task 2.2.1. ECs investigation
Deliverables & Milestone(s)
- D2.1. 1st report on in situ characterization of a clusters-based TC in cell and microreactors (PSI-KUL-DTU) M24
- D2.2.1st report on in situ characterization of a clusters-based EC in electrochemical cell (PSI-KUL) M24
- D2.3.1st report on in situ TEM characterization of a clusters-based catalyst (UA) M24
- m2.1. 1st peer-reviewed publications on in situ characterization of bimetallic clusters under CO2 hydrogenation (TCs) and CO2 electro-reduction (ECs) (PSI-UA-KUL) M25