Structural and Dynamic Studies of Reactions at the Solid-Liquid Interface

该研究的主要重点是了解与电化学技术相关的系统（例如，低温氢燃料电池，电池和电镀工艺）中电化学界面的原子结构和反应。实验工作可能包括基于实验室的表征电化学方法，扫描探针显微镜和超高真空（UHV）技术，包括新的实验装置的设计。研究的主要部分将涉及使用同步辐射技术探测原子和电子结构。这将利用XMaS光束线（BM 28），这是位于法国格勒诺布尔ESRF的EPSRC中程设施。其他同步加速器实验将在美国的钻石光源和先进光子源进行。

The primary focus of the research is to understand the atomic structure and reactions at the electrochemical interface in systems relevant to electrochemical technologies (for example, low temperature hydrogen fuel cells, batteries and electroplating processes). The experimental work may include laboratory based characterisation by electrochemical methods, scanning probe microscopy and ultra high vacuum (UHV) techniques, including the design of new experimental set-ups. A main part of the research will involve the use of synchrotron radiation techniques to probe atomic and electronic structure.This will utilise the XMaS beamline (BM28) which is an EPSRC mid-range facility based at the ESRF in Grenoble, France. Additional synchrotron experiments will take place at the Diamond Light Source and the Advanced Photon Source in the USA.