Speaker
Michael Brunthaler
(Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien)
Description
Solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC) cathode materials like lanthanum–strontium manganite (La$_{0.8}$Sr$_{0.2}$MnO$_{3}$, LSMO) are an active field of study for efficient chemical energy conversion into clean electricity. Since the surfaces play a crucial role in the relevant reactions, closer investigation is needed for establishing a model. We use our setup for pulsed laser deposition (PLD) and surface science techniques to grow and analyze single-crystalline LSMO(110) and LSMO(001) films on suitable substrates. The material analysis is facilitated by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) as well as density-functional theory (DFT).
Author
Michael Brunthaler
(Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien)
Co-authors
Michele Riva
(Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien)
Michele Reticcioli
(University of Vienna)
Erik Rheinfrank
(Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien)
Giada Franceschi
(Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien)
Michael Schmid
(Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien)
Cesare Franchini
(University of Vienna)
Ulrike Diebold
(Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien)
