Symposium FO
Advanced Characterization Methods for Energy Materials Design
Convener:
Paola PRETE, University of Salerno, Italy
Members:
Martin AESCHLIMANN, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
Annalisa BRUNO, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Andres CANTARERO, University of Valencia, Spain
Montserrat CASAS-CABANAS, CIC EnergiGUNE, Spain
Giulio CERULLO, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Elizabeth DICKEY, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Laurence HARDWICK, The University of Liverpool, UK
Yuichi IKUHARA, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Karl LEO, TU Dresden, Germany
Michal LESKES, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Nunzio MOTTA, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Eric PRESTAT, UKAEA, UK
Neeraj SHARMA, University of New South Wales, Australia
Ze Xiang SHEN, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Emmanuelle SUARD, Institut Laue-Langevin, France
Michael TONEY, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
Sihai YANG, Peking University, China
Paola PRETE, University of Salerno, Italy
Members:
Martin AESCHLIMANN, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
Annalisa BRUNO, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Andres CANTARERO, University of Valencia, Spain
Montserrat CASAS-CABANAS, CIC EnergiGUNE, Spain
Giulio CERULLO, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Elizabeth DICKEY, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Laurence HARDWICK, The University of Liverpool, UK
Yuichi IKUHARA, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Karl LEO, TU Dresden, Germany
Michal LESKES, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Nunzio MOTTA, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Eric PRESTAT, UKAEA, UK
Neeraj SHARMA, University of New South Wales, Australia
Ze Xiang SHEN, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Emmanuelle SUARD, Institut Laue-Langevin, France
Michael TONEY, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
Sihai YANG, Peking University, China
The list of Invited Speakers will be available at the end of July 2025
Advances in energy technologies critically depend on the availability of novel functional materials (dielectrics, semiconductors, ion conductors, catalysts, absorbents, structural materials, nuclear fuels …) whose properties are optimized and tailored to a specific task.
This symposium will analyse how the broad range of advanced microscopy, spectroscopy, spectrometry and other advanced characterization techniques now available, the use of machine learning, of automated experimentation as well as of the time-dependent data obtained from In Situ/Operando methods applied to functional materials and devices under the influence of a controlled excitation/probe (stress, light, heat, electro-magnetic, chemical….), may allow obtaining useful information, down to the atomic scale, of composition, morphology, structure and on the variety of chemical and physical dynamic processes involved inside a material at its surface and interfaces, so to create a path to accelerate their implementation in selected areas of energy technologies. The combination of different advanced techniques, providing a feedback loop between device design and performance optimization, gives rise to new insights in the field, where a multi-physics/multiscale approach is mandatory.
Ultimately, this symposium aims to present the most recent and challenging research on materials in the field of energy, focusing on the importance of using cross-characterization techniques, especially those that are currently at the forefront of research worldwide.
This symposium will analyse how the broad range of advanced microscopy, spectroscopy, spectrometry and other advanced characterization techniques now available, the use of machine learning, of automated experimentation as well as of the time-dependent data obtained from In Situ/Operando methods applied to functional materials and devices under the influence of a controlled excitation/probe (stress, light, heat, electro-magnetic, chemical….), may allow obtaining useful information, down to the atomic scale, of composition, morphology, structure and on the variety of chemical and physical dynamic processes involved inside a material at its surface and interfaces, so to create a path to accelerate their implementation in selected areas of energy technologies. The combination of different advanced techniques, providing a feedback loop between device design and performance optimization, gives rise to new insights in the field, where a multi-physics/multiscale approach is mandatory.
Ultimately, this symposium aims to present the most recent and challenging research on materials in the field of energy, focusing on the importance of using cross-characterization techniques, especially those that are currently at the forefront of research worldwide.
Session Topics
FO-1 Electrochemical energy conversion/storage and fuel cells
FO-2 Gas production/capture/separation/storage/ utilization (e.g CO2, H2)
FO-3 Solar technologies (photovoltaics, solar thermal, solar fuels)
FO-4 Thermal energy storage
FO-5 Small scale energy harvesting, nanogenerators, self-powered devices
FO-6 Thermoelectric and caloric systems
FO-7 Nuclear technologies (fission, fusion, waste management)
FO-8 High and low-power superconductivity and energy-efficient unconventional information technologies (e.g. novel materials for neuromorphic and quantum computing)