Electrocatalysis for Energy and the Environment

The research activity of the Electrocatalysis for Energy and the Environment Group is dedicated to the development of electrocatalysts that improve the activity and stability of electrodes in electrochemical devices for storage and conversion of clean energy, mainly in those applications that use hydrogen as an energy carrier such as fuel cells, electrolysers and regenerative fuel cells. The activity focuses on three fundamental lines: i) design of new synthetic routes of nanostructured materials and their physicochemical characterization, ii) establish measurements of activity and stability of the fundamental electrochemical reactions involved, and iii) use of advanced characterization techniques that allow us to better understand the relationship between structure and reactivity during the electrochemical process.