Diana Chaykina
PhD candidate
Hydride-ion (H-) conduction and solid-state devices
Ion conducting devices have many practical applications in batteries, fuel cells, electrolyzers, and more. The hydride ion is particularly interesting because hydride-containing materials (such as oxyhydrides) can be potential candidates for solid-state electrolytes in such devices, leading to the development of new types of energy storage. Within this PhD project, different oxyhydride materials will be investigated to learn about the diffusion pathway of the hydride ion and to create a prototype device.
- Oxyhydrides
- Solid-state electrolytes
- Pulsed laser deposition
- Muon spin relaxation
- Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
