title: Processes at modified phase boundaries and development of novel electrochemical power sources and fuel cells
reg no: SF0182556s03
project type: targeted financing
subject: 1.6-1.9. Chemistry and Molecular Biology
2. Engineering
status: accepted
institution: University of Tartu
head of project: Enn Lust
duration: 01.01.2003 - 31.12.2007
description: Electrochemical impedanse spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, atomic force microscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, Raman- and infrared spectroscopies, X-ray diffraction, EDXA- and other methods for analysis of the modified solid electrolyte base boundary structure and characteristics will be used. The influence of the chemical composition and crystallographic structure of solid phase on the adsorption, absorption and heterogeneous charge transfer characteristics will be established. The nature of the limiting steps of absorption, adsorption and heterogeneous charge transfer processes will be obtained. The characteristic relaxation times and Gibbs energy of adsorption (absorption), the rate constant and formal charge transfer coefficient and activation energy of heterogeneous reaction(s) will be calculated. The energy density - power density (ie. so called Ragone) plots will be established for various devices completed from various nanostructural and nanoporous materials. Optimal nanoporous and nanostructural electrode materials, electrochemically stable electrolytes and working conditions for highly effective novel type electrical double layer and hybride capacitors as well as fuel cells will be established. Various approximations of the theoretical and quantum chemistry for fitting of the adsorption and heterogeneous charge transfer processes at the modified solid electrolyte interface will be applied and developed.

project group
no name institution position  
1.Ants AlumaaUniversity of Tartuteadur 
2.Jaak AroldUniversity of Tartuassist. 
3.Mati AruleppUniversity of Tartuteadur 
4.Juha EhrlichUniversity of Tartudotsent 
5.Tiiu EhrlichUniversity of Tartuassist. 
6.Jaanus EskussonUniversity of Tartuteadur 
7.Allan HallikUniversity of Tartuteadur 
8.Eneli HärkUniversity of Tartumagistrant 
9.Urmas JohansonUniversity of Tartukeemik 
10.Rutha JägerUniversity of Tartudoktorant 
11.Alar JänesUniversity of Tartuv-teadur 
12.Silvar KallipUniversity of Tartuteadur 
13.Heili KasukUniversity of Tartumagistrant 
14.Heldur KeisUniversity of Tartudotsent 
15.Indrek KiviUniversity of Tartuüliõpilane 
16.Jaanus KruusmaUniversity of Tartukeemiamag. 
17.Kristjan LaesUniversity of Tartumagistrant 
18.Meeri LuhtUniversity of Tartumagistrant 
19.Enn LustUniversity of Tartu 
20.Karmen LustUniversity of Tartuteadur 
21.Margus MarandiUniversity of Tartumagistrant 
22.Priit MöllerUniversity of Tartuerak.teadur 
23.Jaak NerutUniversity of Tartumagistrant 
24.Gunnar NurkUniversity of Tartuteadur 
25.Liina PermannUniversity of Tartumagistrant 
26.Rein PulleritsUniversity of Tartudots. 
27.Imbi RaukUniversity of Tartumagistrant 
28.Väino SammelselgUniversity of Tartuprofessor 
29.Toomas SilkUniversity of Tartuteadur 
30.Jüri TammUniversity of Tartuprofessor 
31.Lembi TammUniversity of Tartudots. 
32.Tarmo TammUniversity of Tartulektor 
33.Thomas ThombergUniversity of Tartudoktorant 
34.Peeter VaresUniversity of Tartukeemik 
35.Mart VäärtnõuUniversity of Tartuv-teadur