FACET - Functional materials and materials chemistry research group

“Our mission is to devise and provide advanced functional materials for a sustainable future.”

FACET’s research activities range from innovative applications in industry to fundamental science. We study emergent functional material properties and how we can improve and control them. Our work is guided by the UN Sustainable development goals and the vision to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. The FACET research fields are represented by a multi-disciplinary team of 10 professors and the interconnected topical teams they lead, headed by Professor Mari-Ann Einarsrud. Bringing together leading experts in materials synthesis, theory, and advanced characterization, FACET provides an ideal scientific environment to solve the complex challenges of materials science and chemistry of tomorrow. We are proud of our group culture which is based on collaboration and sharing of knowledge, experience, network, and experimental infrastructure providing fertile grounds for successful and enjoyable collaborations among our team members.

The collaborative international atmosphere within FACET is actively fostered by all members, who are frequently enjoying joint cabin trips, hikes, BBQs, and more. Thus, FACET provides a friendly and ambitious research environment for students, scientists, and visitors from Norway and all around the globe.

We have leading expertise in the fields of ferroic materials and phenomena, materials for energy technology and biomedical applications, ceramics and coatings, nanomaterials and nanodevices with a strong focus on sustainability. (For more on our research areas please go to the Research-tab.)

FACET drives a fundamental transformative change in functional materials development to enable green systems and sustainable technologies in key areas ranging from energy to health.

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Research

Please click on one of the icons below to find out about what each of our teams specialises in.

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Active Biomedical Ceramics

• Microstructural optimization
• Ceramic coatings
• In-vitro stability

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Battery Materials

• Electrode materials
• Liquid electrolytes
• Solid-state electrolytes (ceramic, polymer, composites)
• Binders and conductive additives
• Coating materials
• Interfaces (solid-solid, solid-liquid)

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Coatings and ceramic processing

• Surface modification
• Slurry processing and properties
• Deposition methods
• Functional surfaces – anti-icing and anti-fouling properties
• Bulk ceramic – properties and processing
• Additive manufacturing (AM)

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Functional Topological Systems

• Ferroic Domain Walls
• Low Dimensional Spin Textures
• Nanostructuring and correlated microscopy
• Atomic-level imaging in 3D

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Hybrid Materials

• Hybrid supramolecular ferroics
• High transition entropy molecular crystals
• Solid solution engineered supramolecular systems

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Materials for Energy Technologies

• Dielectrics for sea cables
• Windmills and anti-icing
• Chemical looping combustion
• Molecular material systems for thermal energy storage, barocalorics and electrocalorics
• HT-corrosion and corrosion protection

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Materials Design through Green Chemistry

• In situ studies during hydrothermal syntesis of complex oxide materials
• In situ studies during aqueous chemical solution deposition of thin oxide films
• Development of hybrid Nanocomposites
• Aqueous processing
• Lead-free piezo and ferroelectric materials

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Materials Modelling

• Nanothermodynamics
• Electrolytes and electrodes materials for batteries
• Oxide interfaces and defect chemistry
• Layered and 2D materials

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Piezoelectric/Ferroelectric Materials

• Bulk ceramics, thin films and heterostructures
• In-situ characterization during processing
• Strain and compositional engineering
• Structure-property relationships

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Thin Film Processing

• Oxide electronics
• Quantum materials
• Third generation solar cells

The researchers are in the team that reflects their main project work but most researchers assist in multiple teams; helping where ever their skill set is required. For a full list of a researcher’s research, please go to their personal page by clicking on their picture.

People

Scientific staff

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Professor Mari-Ann Einarsrud

Green Chemistry, Biomedical Ceramics, Materials for Energy Technology, Hybrid Materials

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Professor Julia Glaum

Biomedical Ceramics, Green Chemistry, Coatings and Ceramic Processing

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Professor Tor Grande

Battery Materials, Materials for Energy Technology, Green Chemistry, Materials Modelling, Biomedical Ceramics, Thin Film Processing

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Assoc. Prof Ingrid Hallsteinsen

Thin Film Processing, Coatings and Ceramic Processing

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Professor Hilde Lea Lein

Coatings and Ceramic Processing, Materials for Energy Technology

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Professor Dennis Meier

Functional Topological Defects

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Assoc. Prof Daniel Rettenwander

Battery Materials

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Assoc. Prof Sondre Kvalvåg Schnell

Nanothermodynamics, Modelling, Battery Materials

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Professor Sverre Magnus Selbach

Defect Chemistry, Modelling, Green Chemistry, Battery Materials, Materials for Energy Technology, Hybrid Materials

 

 

 

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Assoc. Prof Julian Walker

Hybrid Materials, Materials for Energy Technology, Green Chemistry

 

 

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Adjunct Assoc. Prof Nils Wagner

Battery Materials

 

 

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Professor emeritus Kjell Wiik

Battery Materials, Materials for Energy Technology

 

 

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Professor emeritus Martin Ystenes

 

 

 

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Adjunct Assoc. Prof Maria Valeria Blanco

Battery Materials

 

 

 

Researchers

 

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Dr Mir Mehraj Ud Din

Solid state batteries

Advisor: Prof. Daniel Rettenwander

 

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Dr Benjamin Williamson

DFT simulations of Lead-free ferroelectrics for high temperature application

Advisor: Prof. Tor Grande, Prof. Sverre M. Selbach

 

Post Doc's

 

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Dr Laras Fadillah

Improve mechanical stability of Cathode-Solid Electrolyte
interfaces on Solid-State Lithium Batteries

Advisor: Prof. Daniel Rettenwander

 

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Dr Ola Grendal

Thin Film Ferroelectrics

Advisor: Prof. Mari-Ann Einarsrud

 

    Dr Ingvild Hansen

    ATRONICS: Creating building blocks for atomic-scale electronics

    Advisor: Prof. Dennis Meier

 

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    Dr Muhammad Zeeshan Khalid

    DFT simulations of Ferroelectric domain walls for electronics

    Advisor: Prof. Sverre M. Selbach

 

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Dr Mohsen Sadeqi-Moqadam

Electrokinetic of Piezoelectric Ceramics

Advisor: Prof. Julia Glaum

 

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Dr Kesavan Thangaian

Scalable Sustainable Anodes for Li-ion Batteries by Structural Design

Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Maria Valeria Blanco

 

PhD's

 

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Meenal Agrawal

Synthesis and Characterisation of Battery Materials

Supervisor: Prof. Daniel Rettenwander

 

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Ruben Skjelstad Dragland

Ferroelectric Domain Walls

Supervisor: Prof. Dennis Meier

 

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    Marcus Bentzen

    Liquid-Solid Interactions of Piezoelectric BNT-BT Biomaterials in Aqueous Solutions

    Supervisor: Prof. Julia Glaum

 

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Damian Brzozowski

Heterostructure optimization and novel epitaxy yielding
chalcogenideoxide magnetic bilayers

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Ingrid Hallsteinsen

 

    Maurice Colling

    Topological Solitons in Ferroics for Unconventional Computing (TOPOCOM)

    Supervisor: Prof. Dennis Meier

 

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Kristoffer Eggestad

DFT simulations of Ferroelectric Domain Walls for Nanoelectronics

Supervisor: Prof. Sverre M. Selbach

 

​    Ingeborg Sellæg Ellingsen

    Composite Electrolytes for Solid State Batteries

    Supervisor: Prof. Daniel Rettenwander

 

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Jin Feng

High voltage solid state lithium battery

Supervisor: Prof. Daniel Rettenwander

 

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Øyvind Finnseth

Electronic structure at the interface between topological insulators and magnetic oxides

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Ingrid Hallsteinsen

 

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Øystein Gullbrekken

Solid state electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries

Supervisor: Prof. Sverre M. Selbach

 

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    Caitlin Guzzo

    Functional piezoelectric ceramics for biomedical applications

    Supervisor: Prof. Julia Glaum

 

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Jiali He

ATRONICS: Creating building blocks for atomic-scale electronics

Supervisor: Prof. Dennis Meier

 

    Amruth Kaitheri

    Oxidation mechanism of boron carbide (B4C) at ambient conditions

    Supervisor: Mari-Ann Einarsrud

 

​    Viviann Hole Pedersen 

    Ferroelectric Thin Films

    Supervisor: Prof. Mari-Ann Einarsrud

 

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Weicheng Hua

Exploiting the full potential of SiO₂ anodes for Li-ion batteries

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Maria Valeria Blanco

 

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Sofie Brandtzæg Hårberg

Materials for wet-design high voltage subsea cables

Supervisor: Prof. Mari-Ann Einarsrud

 

​    Oscar Kayanja

    Development of New Materials for Subsea Power Cable Connectors.

    Supervisor: Prof. Mari-Ann Einarsrud

 

​    Michael Robert Kelly

    Coatings and surfaces for marine anti-fouling applications

    Supervisor: Prof. Hilde Lea Lein

 

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Arpenik Kroyan

Materials Modelling

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Sondre K. Schnell

 

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Yu Liu

Thin film deposition

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Ingrid Hallsteinsen

 

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Nora Statle Løndal

Lead-free ferroelectrics for high temperature application

Supervisor: Prof. Tor Grande

 

​    Mika Serna Malmer

    Development of Solid State Batteries    

    Supervisor: Prof. Daniel Rettenwander

 

    Esther Poncy Mathew

    Study on the modification of Gen3B lithium-ion battery materials

    Supervisor: Adj. Assoc. Prof. Nils Peter Wagner

 

    Mathilde Meling

    Refractory materials for aluminium production

    Supervisor: Prof. Mari-Ann Einarsrud

 

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Marcus Grand Michaelsen

Engineering of ionic plastic crystals for thermal energy storage

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Julian Walker

 

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Maria Mykland

How transparency and particle size in Silicon Carbide influence the possibilities for 3D-printing with Digital Light Processing

Supervisor: Prof. Mari-Ann Einarsrud

 

​    Karola Neeleman

    Nanostructured Piezoelectric Thin Films

    Supervisor: Prof. Mari-Ann Einarsrud

 

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Hung Quoc Nguyen

Solid-state sodium batteries

Supervisor: Prof. Daniel Rettenwander

 

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Leonie Richarz

ATRONICS: Creating building blocks for atomic-scale electronics

Supervisor: Prof. Dennis Meier

 

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Ida Cathrine Skogvoll

DFT simulations of Ferroelectric Domain Walls for Nanoelectronics

Supervisor: Prof. Sverre M. Selbach

 

    Henrik Strand

    Subsea Cable Design 

    Supervisor: Prof. Mari-Ann Einarsrud

 

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Quoc-Anh Tran

Optimization of cathode composites with argyrodite solid electrolytes

Supervisor: Prof. Daniel Rettenwander

 

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Ivan Ushakov

Ferroic Domain Walls

Supervisor: Prof. Dennis Meier

 

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    Katharina Wolk

    Atom Probe Tomography

    Supervisor: Prof. Dennis Meier

 

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Manuel Peter Zahn

Towards functional ferroelectrics for nanoelectronics

Supervisor: Prof. Dennis Meier

 

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Caren Regine Zeiger

Lead-free ferroelectrics for high temperature application

Supervisor: Prof. Tor Grande

 

 

Students

    Maël Plouet 

    DFT simulations on Domain wall ferroelectrics

 

 

​     Ida Håland

    Coatings with anti-fouling properties

 

 

​    Ida Askeland

    Developing zero-strain cathodes

 

 

    Mahnoor Salahuddin Bashir

    Alternative Anodes for Lithium Polysulfide Batteries

 

 

​    Elin Tjomstøl Novak

    Piezoelectric composite ceramic coatings for biomedical application

 

 

​    Richard Ween Haukedal

    Fabrication and electro chemo-mechanical characterization of thin-film solid-state batteries

 

 

​    Maja Kristine Gansmo

    Aerosol deposited piezoelectric ceramic coatings for energy applications

 

 

​    Truls Bakke Eftedal

     Influence of electrical poling conditions on ferroelectric implant materials

 

 

​    Eirik Brådland Bjelland

    Optimization of electrolytes for aluminium-carbon batteries

 

 

​    Egil Ytterli Tokle.

    Nanoengineering of Functional Ferroelectric Domain Walls

 

 

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Håkon T. Gulbrandsen

In situ formation of lithium metal anode for solid state batteries

 

 

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Øyvind Mosevoll

Spark plasma sintering (SPS) of two different qualities of silicon carbide

 

 

​     Ludvig Solnør

     Li-ion capacitors based on tailored activated carbon materials.

 

 

​     Sofia Solvang

     Silicon Anodes for Solid-State batteries 

 

 

​     Ingrid Husum Malvik

     Materials for subsea cables

 

 

​    Marius Sunde

    Effects of thermal oxidation of silicon on water reactivity

 

 

​    Jakob Lilleeng Jakobsen

    Novel Electrolytes for Sodium-Ion Batteries through Combining Graph Neural Network and Density Functional Theory Modelling

 

 

​    Mikael Dahl Kanedal

    Optimalization of Na-S cathode composition

 

 

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    Hedda Skatter

    Spark plasma sintering of silicon carbide (SiC) and the effect of additives

 

 

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    Sindre Mjøen Svendsen

    Ab initio insights into LaWN₃

 

 

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    Thea Stabbforsmo

    Lining materials for carbo-chlorination reactors

 

 

    Tore Andre Søgnen

 

 

 

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Lab Equipment

Aside from our close collaborations with NTNU nanoLab and the TEM centre. The group is running state-of-the art laboratories for materials synthesis and characterisation. More information on the specific instruments used for the various types of analysis and characterization can be found here. 

Furnaces and heat treatment
A wide variety of furnaces for material synthesis and conditioning are available, ranging from traditional furnaces up to 1800 ^oC with ambient atmosphere to controlled atmospheres (oxidising, reducing and inert) up to 1600 ^oC. A hot press is available up to 2500 ^oC and as well as equipment for spark plasma sintering (SPS).

Powder characterization
Particle size distribution analysis can be conducted based on laser diffraction ranging from 0.01 to 5000 mm. A combination instrument enables the assessment of surface area (BET), temperature programmed reduction (TPR) and desorption (TPD). Density measurements can be conducted by Archimedes and He-pyknometer. 

Thermal analysis
For the analysis of e.g. sintering characteristics or phase transitions up to 1650 ^oC the laboratories are equipped with several TGA/DTA/DSC instruments in combination with a mass spectrometer (MS). One DSC instrument is dedicated for experiments from cryogenic to 1000 K. Dilatometers cover both intermediate (1600 ^oC) and high temperatures (2000 ^oC). Thermal diffusivity and conductivity can be measured by laser flash up to 1200 ^oC.

Electrical properties (electronic, ionic, piezo- and ferroelectric)
Furnace units for assessment of electronic/ionic conductivity, impedance spectroscopy (IS) as well as dielectric characterization up to 1200 ^oC in controlled atmosphere are available. Piezoelectric properties can be determined on bulk materials and thin films. Three different electrochemical test stations for charge/discharge characterization of batteries, with a total of 80 test channels. 8 test channels are available for controlled atmosphere from -20 to 100 °C. Additionally, there is equipment available for ac impedance spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry analysis.

Micro/nano-structure, spectroscopy and crystallography
Fully equipped laboratories including light- and electron-microscopes (SEM/EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) at ambient conditions as well as high temperatures and controlled atmosphere (HTXRD). Atomic force microscopes (AFM/STM) and IR-UV spectroscopy are available.

Scanning Probe and Atomic Force Microscopy
Our laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art atomic force microscopes (AFM), facilitating imaging experiments at the nanoscale in versatile sample environments. With our AFM setups we routinely perform scanning probe experiments at a wide range of conditions. More information on this lab can be found here. 

PLD and sputtering system
A system which can design and synthesize advanced nanomaterials and nanocomposites for a wide range of nanotechnology applications. The system consists of two connected vacuum chambers. In the first chamber, multicomponent nanoparticles can be produced and deposited as freestanding nanoparticles or as porous films. In the second chamber, thin film deposition by the PLD technique is performed. The design of the chambers allows the simultaneous deposition of thin film and nanoparticles or a post-landing of nanoparticles on the surface of a PLD-film under controlled conditions. The equipment incorporates a software for the full control of the system.

Mechanical characterization
An apparatus for 4-point bending and creep tests in controlled atmospheres up to 1100 ^oC is available along with a ball-on-ring apparatus for testing brittle materials at ambient conditions. Hardness and fracture toughness are assessed by Vickers while surface hardness also may be measured by a dedicated instrument performing scratch testing.

Modelling capabilities
Software for density functional theory (DFT: VASP, Quantum Espresso), molecular dynamics (MD, Lammps), finite element method (FEM, COMSOL) and thermodynamic calculations (Factsage). Computational resources provided by Sigma2.

Electrochemical characterization:
For inert atmosphere measurements a Mbraun glovebox (2x2 gloves) is available with inbuilt RF Magnetron Sputtering and metal evaporator (Li,Na) for sample coating. Microcontact measurements in inert atmosphere at low and high temperatures are done in an Everbeing Microcontact Cryostation. A Solartron Cryocell is available for low temperature impedance spectroscopy. Volume changes during electrochemical testing of batteries are measured with our Electrochemical Dilatometer (El-Cell).

Battery manufacturing
Two connected MBraun gloveboxes (2x2 gloves) containing everything needed for material synthesis (3 Nabertherm box furnaces) and cell fabrication (share mixture, vacuum furnace, tape casting, calendaring, cutting, coin cell press, etc.)

Mechanochemistry
Two Fritsch Planetary mills (Pulverisette 7 premium line) are used for mechanosynthesis as well as particle size reduction down to the nano range. A mechanical sieve is available to produce different particle size distributions. For bonding and coating different powders a Hosokawa PicoBond Mechanofusion device is available.

Other
Access to infrastructure and facilities provided by NTNU-NANO-lab clean rooms, NORFAB, RECX  and NORTEM, as well as Atom Probe Tomography (APT). We also make regular use of ESRF and other synchrotrons and neutron sources.

Most Recent Publications 2020-2023

A full list of publications sorted by decade can be found here

2024

Ø. Gullbrekken, A. F. Gunnarshaug, A. Lervik, S. Kjelstrup, and S. K. Schnell
Effect of the Ion, Solvent, and Thermal Interaction Coefficients on Battery Voltage
J. Am. Chem. Soc.

A. Delic, M. Lindgren, M. Psarrou, S. Economopoulos, E. Mariussen, A. Krivokapic, O. Torsæter, M. Omran, M.-A. Einarsrud
Design of multi-luminescent silica-based nanoparticles for the detection of liquid organic compounds
Chem. Euro.

C. R. Zeiger,   B. A. D.  Williamson,   J. B. Walker,   M.-A. Einarsrud,  T. Grande  
On the Solubility of Bi in Tetragonal Tungsten Bronzes
J. Euro. Ceram. Soc.

N. S. Løndal,   B. A. D.  Williamson,   J. B. Walker,   M.-A. Einarsrud,  T. Grande  
The effect of cation size on structure and properties of Ba-based tetragonal tungsten bronzes Ba₄M₂Nb₁₀O₃₀ (M=Na, K or Rb) and Ba₄M₂Nb₈Ti₂O₃₀ (M=Ca or Sr)
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.

2023

M. Gelpi, J. García-Ben, S. Rodríguez-Hermida, J. López-Beceiro, R. Artiaga, Á. Baaliña, M. Romero-Gómez, J. Romero-Gómez, S. Zaragoza, J. Salgado-Beceiro, J. Walker, C. J. McMonagle, S. Castro-García, M. Sánchez-Andújar, M. A. Señarís-Rodíguez, J. M. Bermúdez-García
Empowering CO₂ Eco-Refrigeration with Colossal Breathing-Caloric-Like Effects in MOF-508b
Adv. Mater.

F. Flatscher, J. Todt, M. Burghammer, H.-S. Søreide, L. Porz, Y. Li, S. Wenner, V. Bobal, S. Ganschow, B. Sartory, R. Brunner, C. Hatzoglou, J. Keckes, D. Rettenwander
Deflecting Dendrites by Introducing Compressive Stress in Li₇La₃Zr₂O₁₂ Using Ion Implantation
Nano Micro Small

V. H. Pedersen, E. A. Chavez Panduro, W. Hua, M. G. Michaelsen, D. Chernyshov, J. Walker, T. Grande, M.-A. Einarsrud
Thermal expansion of Sr_xBa_1−xNb₂O₆ across and above the ferroelectric phase transition
J. Euro. Ceram. Soc. 

F.H. Danmo, I.-E. Nylund, A. Westermoen, K.P. Marshall, D. Stoian, T. Grande, J. Glaum and S.M. Selbach
Oxidation kinetics of nanocrystalline hexagonal RMn_1-xTi_xO₃ (R = Ho, Dy)
ACS Appl. Mater. Interf.

E. R. Østli, A. Mathew, J. R. Tolchard, D. Brandell, A. M. Svensson, S. M. Selbach, N. P. Wagner
Stabilizing the Cathode Interphase of LNMO using an Ionic-liquid based Electrolyte
Batteries and Supercaps

D. René Småbråten, I.-E. Nylund, K. Marshall, J. Walker, M. Benelmekki, M.-A. Einarsrud, J. Kioseoglou, and S. M. Selbach
Electronic Structure and Surface Chemistry of Hexagonal Boron Nitride on HOPG and Nickel Substrates
ACS Omega

D. Bedaux, S. Kjelstrup, S. K. Schnell
Nanothermodynamics: Theory and Applications
World Scientific

O. W. Sandvik, A. M. Müller, H. W. Ånes, M.Zahn, J. He, M. Fiebig, T. Lottermoser, T. Rojac, D. Meier, and J. Schultheiß
Pressure Control of Nonferroelastic Ferroelectric Domains in ErMnO3
Nano Lett.

K. A. Hunnestad, J. Schultheiß, A. C. Mathisen, I. N. Ushakov, C. Hatzoglou, A. T. J. van Helvoort, D. Meier
Quantitative Mapping of Chemical Defects at Charged Grain Boundaries in a Ferroelectric Oxide
Adv. Mater

S. Kjelstrup, A. F. Gunnarshaug, Ø. Gullbrekken, S. K. Schnell, A. Lervik
Transport coefficients for Ion and Solvent Coupling. The Case of the Lithium-ion Battery Electrolyte
J. Chem. Phys.  

F. H. Danmo, B. A. D. Williamson, D. R. Småbråten, N. H. Gaukås, E. R. Østli, T. Grande, J. Glaum, and S. M. Selbach
Oxygen Absorption in Nanocrystalline h-RMnO₃ (R = Y, Ho, Dy) and the Effect of Ti Donor Doping
Chem. Mater.  

C. H. Don, T. P. Shalvey, M. J. Smiles, L. Thomas, L. J. Phillips, T. D. C. Hobson, H. Finch, L. A. H. Jones, J. E. N. Swallow, N. Fleck, C. Markwell, P. K. Thakur, T.-L. Lee, D. Biswas, L. Bowen, B. A. D. Williamson, D. O. Scanlon, V. R. Dhanak, K. Durose, T. D. Veal, J. D. Major
Multi-Phase Sputtered TiO₂-Induced Current–Voltage Distortion in Sb₂Se₃ Solar Cells
Adv. Mater. Interfaces  

V. Reisecker, F. Flatscher, L. Porz, C. Fincher, J. Todt, I. Hanghofer, V. Hennige, M. Linares-Moreau, P. Falcaro, S. Ganschow, S. Wenner, Y.-M. Chiang, J. Keckes, J. Fleig & D. Rettenwander
Effect of pulse-current-based protocols on the lithium dendrite formation and evolution in all-solid-state batteries
Nat. Comms. 

M. M. U. Din, L. Ladenstein, J. Ring, D. Knez, S. Smetaczek, M. Kubicek, M. Sadeqi-Moqadam, S. Ganschow, E. Salagre, E. G. Michel, S. Lode, G. Kothleitner, I. Dugulan, J. G. Smith, A. Limbeck, J. Fleig, D. J. Siegel, G. J. Redhammer, and D. Rettenwander A Guideline to Mitigate Interfacial Degradation Processes in Solid-State Batteries Caused by Cross Diffusion Adv. Func. Mater. 

D. Broberg, K. Bystrom, S. Srivastava, D., B. A. D. Williamson, L. Weston, D. O. Scanlon, G.-M. Rignanese, S. Dwaraknath, J. Varley, K. A. Persson, M. Asta & G. Hautier
High-throughput calculations of charged point defect properties with semi-local density functional theory—performance benchmarks for materials screening applications
NPJ Comp. Mater.

M.M. Adnan; T.A. Ve; S. Hvidsten; M.-H. Glomm Ese; J. Glaum; M.-E. Einarsrud
Electrical Treeing and Partial Discharge Behaviour in Epoxy Nanocomposites with in situ Synthesized SiO₂
IEEE, 2023

M. Martinsen, S.P. Economopoulos, M.G. Jakobsen, H.L. Lein, J.S. Diget
Synthesis of PDMS/PEG graft-like and block copolymers via industrially relevant reverse iodine transfer polymerization
Polymer, 2023

J. Schultheiß, G. Picht, J. Wang, Y.A. Genenko, L.Q. Chen, J. E. Daniels, J. Koruza
Ferroelectric polycrystals: Structural and microstructural levers for property-engineering via domain-wall dynamics
Prog. Mater. Sci. 2023

Ø. Gullbrekken, I. T. Røe, S. M. Selbach, S. K. Schnell
Charge Transport in Water–NaCl Electrolytes with Molecular Dynamics Simulations
J. Phys. Chem. B. 2023

M. Bentzen, J. Maier, U. Eckstein, A. Henss, N. Khansur, J. Glaum
Enhanced grain growth and electrical properties in aerosol deposited BaTiO₃
J. Euro. Ceram. Soc. 2023

M. M. Adnan, A. Kroyan, C. Srivastava, S. Grammatikos, J. Glaum, M.-H. Glomm Ese, S. K. Schnell, M.-A. Einarsrud
Theoretical and Experimental Determination of Thermomechanical Properties of Epoxy-SiO₂ Nanocomposites
ChemPhysChem 2023

F.H. Fagerli, P. E. Vullum, T. Grande, Z. Wang, S. M. Selbach, K. Wiik, N. P. Wagner
Bulk Substitution of F-terminations from Ti₃C₂T_x MXene by cation pillaring and gas hydrolysation
FlatChem (2023)

I.-E. Nylund, C. R. Zeiger, D. Peng, P. E. Vullum, J. Walker, M.-A. Einarsrud, T. Grande
Centrosymmetric Tetragonal Tungsten Bronzes A₄Bi₂Nb₁₀O₃₀ (A = Na, K, Rb) with a Bi 6s Lone Pair
Chem. Mater. (2023)

2022

E. R. Østli, M. Ebadi, Y. Tesfamhret, M. Mahmoodinia, M. J. Lacey, D. Brandell, A. M. Svensson, S. M. Selbach, N. P. Wagner
On the Durability of Protective Titania Coatings on High-Voltage Spinel Cathodes
ChemSusChem

B. Jiang, D.Y. Lin;  X. Wang,  S. M. Selbach,  K. Page
Special quasirandom structures description of the local structure of disordered Bi_0.5K_0.5TiO₃
J. Appl. Phys.

B. Brekke, R. Malyshev, I-H Svenum, S. M. Selbach, T. Tybell, C. Brüne, and A. Brataas
Low-energy properties of electrons and holes in CuFeS₂
Phys. Rev. B

D.T. Rogstad, M.-A. Einarsrud and A.M. Svensson
High-temperature performance of selected ionic liquids as electrolytes for silicon anodes in Li-ion batteries
J. Electrochem. Soc. 169 (2022)

I.-E. Nylund, N. Løndal, J. Walker, P.E. Vullum, M.-A. Einarsrud, T. Grande
Cation disorder in ferroelectric Ba₄M₂Nb₁₀O₃₀ (M = Na, K, Rb) tetragonal tungsten bronzes
Inorg. Chem., 61 (2022)

V.H. Pedersen, A.B. Blichfeld, K. Bakken, D. Chernyshov, T. Grande, M.-A. Einarsrud
Crystallization and texturing of Sr_xBa_1-xNb₂O₆; thin films prepared by aqueous solution deposition – an in situ X-ray diffraction study
Cryst. Growth Des., 22 (2022)

S.P. Singh, N. Kanas, M.-A. Einarsrud and K. Wiik
The effect of alkaline earth metal substitution on thermoelectric properties of A_0.98La_0.02MnO_3-d (A = Ca, Ba)
Process. Appl. Cer., 16 (2022)

A.R. Terrizzi, M. Fersini, V. Contaldi, S. K. Padmanabhan, M.-A. Einarsrud, A. Lucciulli
Mechanical and tribological properties of injectin molded zirconia-alumina for orthopedic implants
Ceram. Int., 48 (2022)

K. Bakken, O. G. Grendal and M.-A. Einarsrud
In situ characterisation for studying nucleation and growth of nanostructured materials and thin films during liquid-based synthesis
J. Sol-Gel Sci. Technol. (2022)

K. A. Hunnestad, C. Hatzoglou, Z. M. Khalid, P. E. Vullum, Z. Yan, E. Bourret, A. T. J. van Helvoort, S. M. Selbach and D. Meier
Atomic-scale 3D imaging of individual dopant atoms in an oxide semiconductor
Nat. Commun. 13 (2022) 4783

N. Kanas, B. A. D. Williamson, F. Steinbach, R. Hinterding, M.-A. Einarsrud, S. M. Selbach, A. Feldhoff and K. Wiik
Tuning the Thermoelectric Performance of CaMnO₃-Based Ceramics by Controlled Exsolution and Microstructuring
ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 5 (2022) 10

D. Meier and S.M. Selbach
Ferroelectric domain walls for nanotechnology
Nat. Rev. Mater. 7 (2022) 15

E. D. Roede, K. Shapovalov, T. J. Moran, A. B. Mosberg, Z. Yan, E. Bourret, A. Cano, B. D. Huey, A. T. J. van Helvoort and D. Meier
The third dimension of ferroelectric domain walls
Adv. Mater. 34 (2022) 2202614

Y. Tikhonov, J. R. Maguire, C. J. McCluskey, J. P. V. MCConville, A. Kumar, D. Meier, A. Razumnaya, J. M. Gregg, A. Gruverman, V. M. Vinokur and I. Luk'yanchuk
Topological polarization networking in uniaxial ferroelectrics
Adv. Mater. (2022) 2203028

M. Stepanova, J: Masell, E. Lysne, P. Schoenherr, L. Köhler, A. Qaiumzadeh, N. Kanazawa, A. Rosch, Y. Tokura, A. Brataas, M. Garst and D. Meier
Detection of topological spin textures via non-linear magnetic interactions
Nano Lett. 22 (2021) 14

J. Schultheiss, T. Rojac and D. Meier
Unveiling AC electronic properties at ferroelectric domain walls
Adv. Electron. Mater. 8 (2022) 2100996

E. Gradauskaite, K. A: Hunnestad, Q. N. Meier, D. Meier and M. Trassin
Ferroelectric domain engineering using structural defect ordering
Chem. Mater. 34 (2022) 6468

I.-E. Nylund, M. Tsoutsouva, T. Grande and D. Meier
Observation of cation-specific critical behavior at the improper ferroelectric phase transition in Gd₂(MoO₄)₃
Phys. Rev. Mater. 6 (2022) 034402

C. Fernandez-Poseda, Ch. Haines, D. M. Evans, Z. Yan, E. Bourret, D. Meier and M. Carpenter
Magnetoelastic properties of multiferroic hexagonal ErMnO₃
Magn. Magn. Mater. (2022) 169277

J. Schultheiß,F. Xue,E. Roede,H. W. Ånes,F. H. Danmo,S. M. Selbach,L.-Q. Chen and D. Meier
Confinement-driven inverse domain scaling in polycrystalline ErMnO₃
Adv. Mater. (2022)

I.-E. Nylund, N. S. Løndal, J. Walker, P. E. Vullum, M.-A. Einarsrud and T. Grande
Cation Disorder in Ferroelectric Ba₄M₂Nb₁₀O₃₀ (M = Na, K, and Rb) Tetragonal Tungsten Bronzes
Inorganic Chemistry 61 (2022) 39

V. H. Pedersen, A. B. Blichfeld, K. Bakken, D. Chernyshov, T. Grande and M.-A. Einarsrud
Crystallization and Texturing of Sr_xBa_1–xNb₂O₆ Thin Films Prepared by Aqueous Solution Deposition─An In Situ X-ray Diffraction Study
Cryst. Growth Des. 22 (2022)10

S.P. Singh, N. Kanas, M.-A. Einarsrud and K. Wiik
The effect of alkaline earth metal substitution on thermoelectric properties of A_0.98La_0.02MnO_3-𝛿 (A=Ca, Ba)
Process. Appl. Cer., 16 (2022) 78-82

F. H. Fagerli, Z. Wang, T. Grande, H. Kaland, S. M. Selbach, N. P. Wagner and K. Wiik
Removing Fluoride-Terminations from Multilayered V₂CTx MXene by Gas Hydrolyzation
ASC Omega (2022)

A. R. Terrizzi, M. Fersini, V. Contaldi, S. K. Padmanabhan, M.-A. Einarsrud and A. Licciulli
Mechanical and tribological properties of injection molded zirconia-alumina for orthopedic implants
Ceramics International (2022)

V. Bråten, D. T. Zhang, M. Hammer, A. Aasen, S. K. Schnell1 and Ø. Wilhelmsen
Equation of state for confined fluids
J. Chem. Phys. 156 (2022) 244504

J. Hadler-Jacobsen and S. K. Schnell
The Importance of Stacking and Coordination for Li, Na and Mg Diffusion and Intercalation in Ti₃C₂T₂ MXene
Adv. Mater. Interfaces (2022)

I. T. Røe and S. K. Schnell
Local surface crystal structure fluctuation on Li, Na and Mg metal anodes
Mol. Phys. (2022)

J. Walker, K. P. Marshall, J. Salgado-Beceiro, B. A. D. Williamson, N. S. Løndal, S. Castro-Garcia, M. S. Andújar, S. M. Selbach, D. Chernyshov and M.-A. Einarsrud
Mesophase transitions in [(C₂H₅)₄N][FeBrCl₃] and [(CH₃)₄N][FeBrCl₃] ferroic plastic crystals
ACS Chem. Mater. (2022)

G. J. Limburn, D. W. Davies, N. Langridge, Z. Malik, B. A. D. Williamson, D. O. Scanlon and G. Hyett
Investigation of factors affecting the stability of compounds formed by isovalent substitution in layered oxychalcogenides, leading to identification of Ba₃Sc₂O₅Cu₂Se₂, Ba₃Y₂O₅Cu₂S₂, Ba₃Sc₂O₅Ag₂Se₂ and Ba₃In₂O₅Ag₂Se₂
J. Mater. Chem. C (2022)

J.Gurauskis, V. Gil, B. Lin and M.-A. Einarsrud
Pilot scale fabrication of lanthanum tungstate supports for H₂ separation membranes
Open Ceramics 9 (2022) 100226

K. Bakken, A. B. Blichfeld, I.-E. Nylund, D. Chernyshov, J. Glaum,T. Grande and M.-A. Einarsrud
Tailoring Preferential Orientation in BaTiO₃-based Thin Films from Aqueous Chemical Solution Deposition
Chemistry-Methods 2 (2022) e20210006

A. Sharma, K, Raghunathan, H. Solhaug, J. Antony, J. Stenvik, A. M. Nilsen, M.-A. Einarsrud and S. Bandyopadhyay
Modulating acrylic acid content of nanogels for drug delivery & biocompatibility studies
J. Colloid Interface Sci. 607 (2022) 76-88

2021

T. Frömling, Y. Liu, A.-P. Hoang, M. Gehringer, S. Steiner, M. Zhuk, J. Glaum and B.-X. Xu,
Modulus spectroscopy for the detection of parallel electric responses in electroceramics
J. Materiomics (2021)

P. Pomyai, D. Munthala, T. Sonklin, R. Supruangnet, P. Janphuang, S. M. Dale, J. Glaum and S. Pojprapai
Electrical fatigue behavior of Ba_0.85Ca_0.15Zr_0.1Ti_0.9O₃ ceramics under different oxygen concentrations
J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. (2021)

M. Rotan, M. Zhuk, P. Boughton and J. Glaum
The influence of low-temperature sterilization procedures on piezoelectric ceramics for biomedical applications
Open Ceramics (2021)

M. Fukumoto,Y. Hirose,B. A. D. Williamson, S. Nakao, K. Kimura, K. Hayashi, Y. Sugisawa, D. Sekiba, D. O. Scanlon and T. Hasegawa
Ligand Field-Induced Exotic Dopant for Infrared Transparent Electrode: W in Rutile SnO₂
Adv. Funct. Mater. (2021) 2110832

D.T. Rogstad, M.-A. Einarsrud and A. M. Svensson
Evaluation of Selected Ionic Liquids as Electrolytes for Silicon Anodes in Li-Ion Batteries
J. Electrochem. Soc. 168 (2021) 110506

M. Tabeshfar, M. Salehi, G. Dini, J. He, M.-A. Einarsrud and K. Wiik,
Phase relations and thermomechanical properties of (Gd2Zr2O7)(1-x)(YbSZ)(x) based thermal barrier coatings (0 <= x <= 0.98)
J. Mater. Res. 36 (2021) 3226–3238

S. L. Skjærvø, G. K. Ong, O. G. Grendal, K. H. Wells, W. van Beek, K. Ohara, D. J. Milliron, S. Tominaka, T. Grande and M.-A. Einarsrud
Understanding the Hydrothermal Formation of NaNbO₃: Its Full Reaction Scheme and Kinetics
Inorg. Chem. 60 (2021) 7632–7640

M. M. Adnan, I.-E. Nylund, A. Jaworski, S. Hvidsten, M.-H. G. Ese, J. Glaum and M.-A. Einarsrud
The Structure, Morphology, and Complex Permittivity of Epoxy Nanodielectrics with In Situ Synthesized Surface-Functionalized SiO₂
Polymers 13 (2021) 1469

K.K Poon, S. Schaffoner, M.-A. Einarsrud and J. Glaum
Barium titanate-based bilayer functional coatings on Ti alloy biomedical implants
J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 41 (2021) 2918-2922

M. Tabeshfar, M. Salehi, G. Dini, P. I. Dahl, M.-A. Einarsrud and K. Wiik
Hot corrosion of Gd₂Zr₂O₇, Gd₂Zr₂O₇/YbSZ, YSZ + Gd₂Zr₂O₇/YbSZ, and YSZ thermal barrier coatings exposed to Na₂SO₄ + V₂O₅
Surf. Coat. Technol. 409 (2021) 126718

N. Kanas, R. Bjork, K. H. Wells, R. Schuler, M.-A. Einarsrud, N. Pryds and K. Wiik
Time-Enhanced Performance of Oxide Thermoelectric Modules Based on a Hybrid p-n Junction
ACS Omega 6 (2021) 197-205

K. Kjærnes, I. Hallsteinsen, R. V. Chopdekar, M. Moreau, T. Bolstad, I-H. Svenum, S. M. Selbach and T. Tybell
Uniaxial Néel vector control in perovskite oxide thin films by anisotropic strain engineering
Phys. Rev. B 103 (2021) 224435

E R. Østli, Y. Tesfamhret, S. Wenner, M. J. Lacey, D. Brandell, A. M. Svensson, S. M. Selbach and N. P. Wagner
Limitations of Ultrathin Al₂O₃ Coatings on LNMO Cathodes
ACS Omega 6 (2021) 45

S. E. Hashemi, K. M. Lien, M. Hillestad,S. K. Schnell and B. Austbø
Thermodynamic Insight in Design of Methanation Reactor with Water Removal Considering Nexus between CO₂ Conversion and Irreversibilities
Energies 14 (2021) 7861

M. T. Rauter, S. K. Schnell and S. Kjelstrup
Cassie–Baxter and Wenzel States and the Effect of Interfaces on Transport Properties across Membranes
J. Phys. Chem. B (2021)

P. Schoenherr, M. Stepanova, E. N. Lysne, N. Kanazawa, Y. Tokura, A. Bergman and D. Meier
Dislocation-Driven Relaxation Processes at the Conical to Helical Phase Transition in FeGe
ACS Nano 15 (2021)17508-17514

K. B. Spoonert, A. M. Ganose, W. W. W. Leung, J. Buckeridge, B. A. D. Williamson, R. G. Palgrave and D. O. Scanlon
BaBi₂O₆ : A Promising n-Type Thermoelectric Oxide with the PbSb₂O₆ Crystal Structure
Chem. Mater. 33 (2021) 7441–7456

A. Sharma, K. Raghunathan, H. Solhaug, J. Antony, J. Stenvik, A. M. Nilsen, M.-A. Einarsrud and S. Bandyopadhyay
Modulating acrylic acid content of nanogels for drug delivery & biocompatibility studies
J. Colloid Interface Sci. 607 (2021) 76-88

J. Hadler-Jacobsen, F. H. Fagerli, H. Kaland and S. K. Schnell
Stacking Sequence, Interlayer Bonding, Termination Group Stability and Li/Na/Mg Diffusion in MXenes
ACS Materials Lett. 3 (2021) 1369–1376

D. M. Evans, D. R. Småbråten, T. S. Holstad, P. E. Vullum, A. B. Mosberg, Z. Yan,  E. Bourret, A. T. J. Van Helvoort, S. M. Selbach and D. Meier
Observation of electric-field induced structural dislocations in a ferroelectric oxide
Nano Lett. 21 (2021) 3386

D. Meier, N. Valanoor, Q. Zhang and D. Lee
Domains and domain walls in ferroic materials
J. Appl. Phys. 129 (2021) 230401

M. Altthaler, E. Lysne, E. Roede, L. Prodan, V. Tsurkan, M. A. Kassem, S.Krohns, I. Kézsmárki and D. Meier
Magnetic and geometrical control of spin textures in the itinerant kagome magnet Fe₃Sn₂
Phys. Rev. Res. 3 (2021) 043191

J. Schultheiß, E. Lysne, L. Puntigam, J. Schaab, E. Bourret, Z. Yan, S. Krohns and D. Meier
Charged ferroelectric domain walls for deterministic a.c. signal control
Nano Lett 21 (2021) 9560

M. E. Holtz, E. S. Padgett, R. Steinhardt, C. M. Brooks, D. Meier, D. G. Schlom, D. A. Muller and J. A. Mundy
Dimensionality-induced change in topological order in multiferroic oxide superlattices
Phys. Rev. Lett. 126 (2021) 157601

M. A. Carpenter, D. Pesquera, D. O'Flynn, G. Balakrishnan, N. Mufti, A. A. Nugroho, T. Palstra, M. Mihalik Jr., M. Mihalik, M. Zentkova, A. Almeida, J. A. A: Moreira, R. Vilarinho and D. Meier
Strain relaxation dynamics of multiferroic orthorhombic manganites
J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 33 (2021) 125402

C. Zhao, S. Gao, T. Yang, M. Scherer, J. Schultheiß, D. Meier, X. Tan, H.-J. Kleebe, L.-Q. Chen, J. Koruza and J. Rödel
Precipitation Hardening in Ferroelectric Ceramics
Adv. Mater. (2021) 2102421

K. Marshall, S. O. Eidem, D. R. Småbråten, S. M. Selbach, T. Grande and M.-A. Einarsrud
Hydrothermal synthesis of hexagonal YMnO₃ and YbMnO₃ below 250 °C
Dalton Trans. 50 (2021) 9904 - 9913

K.Bakken, N.H.Gaukås, O.G.Grendal ,A.B.Blichfeld, S.Tominaka, K.Ohara, D.Chernyshov, J.Glaum, T.Grande and M.-A.Einarsrud
In situ X-ray diffraction studies of the crystallization of K_0.5Na_0.5NbO₃ powders and thin films from an aqueous synthesis route
Open Ceramics 7 (2021) 100147

M. T. Rauter, S. K. Schnell, B. Hafskjold and S. Kjelstrup
Thermo-osmotic pressure and resistance to mass transport in a vapor-gap membrane
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. (2021)

I. T. Røe and S. K. Schnell
Slow surface diffusion on Cu substrates in Li metal batteries
J. Mater. Chem. A (2021)

H. Kaland, F. H. Fagerli, J. Hadler‐Jacobsen, Z. Zhao‐Karge, M. Fichtner, K. Wiik and N. P. Wagner
Performance Study of MXene/Carbon Nanotube Composites for Current Collector‐ and Binder‐Free Mg–S Batteries
ChemSuSChem (2021)

K. Bakken, V. H. Pedersen, A. B. Blichfeld, I.-E. Nylund, S. Tominaka, K. Ohara, T. Grande and M.-A. Einarsrud
Structures and Role of the Intermediate Phases on the Crystallization of BaTiO₃ from an Aqueous Synthesis Route
ACS Omega (2021)

J. Schultheiß, L. Porz, L. K. Venkataraman, M. Höfling, C. Yildirim, P. Cook, C. Detlefs, S. Gorfman, J. Rödel and H. Simons
Quantitative mapping of nanotwin variants in the bulk
Scr. Mater. 199 (2021) 113878

P. Hartley, R. G. Egdell, K. H. L. Zhang, M. V. Hohmann, L. F. J. Piper, D. J. Morgan, D. O. Scanlon, B. A. D. Williamson and A. Regoutz
Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Electronic Structures of Lanthanide Indium Perovskites LnInO₃
J. Phys. Chem. C (2021)

I.-E. Nylund, T. M. Reader, P.E. Vullum and T. Grande
Epitaxial (100), (110), and (111) BaTiO₃ films on SrTiO₃ substrates—A transmission electron microscopy study
J. Appl. Phys. 129 (2021) 095304

A. Sharma, J. W. Foppen, A. Banerjee, S. Sawssen, N. Bachhar, D. Peddis and S. Bandyopadhyay
Magnetic Nanoparticles to Unique DNA Tracers: Effect of Functionalization on Physico‑chemical Properties
Nanoscale Res. Lett. (2021) 16:24

L. Puntigam, J. Schultheiß and A. Strinic, Z. Yan, E. Bourret, M. Altthaler, I. Kézsmárki, D. M. Evans, D. Meier and S. Krohns
Insulating improper ferroelectric domain walls as robust barrier layer capacitors
J. Appl. Phys. 129 (2021) 074101

V. Bråten, Ø. Wilhelmsen and S. K. Schnell
Chemical Potential Differences in the Macroscopic Limit from Fluctuations in Small Systems
J. Chem. Inf. Model. 61 (2021) 840-855

B. A. Strøm, D. Bedeaux and S. K. Schnell
Adsorption of an Ideal Gas on a Small Spherical Adsorbent
Nanomaterials 11 (2021) 431

A. T. J. van Helvoort, A. Mosberg, U. Ludacka, T. S. Holstad, D. M. Evans and D. Meier
STEM-based analysis of functional defects in ferroelectric ErMnO₃
Microscopy and Microanalysis, 27 (2021) 1188

E. D. Roede, A. B. Mosberg, D. M. Evans, E. Bourret, Z. Yan, A. T. J. von Helvoort and D. Meier
Contact-free reversible switching of improper ferroelectric domains by electron and ion irradiation
APL Mater. 9 (2021) 021105

A . Delic, E. Mariussen, E. D. Roede, A. Krivokapic, A. Erbe, M. Lindgren, M. Benelmekki and M.-A. Einarsrud
Fluorescent Nanocomposites: Hollow Silica Microspheres with Embedded Carbon Dots
ChemPlusChem 86 (2021) 176-183

T. M. Raeder, T. S. Holstad, I.-E. Nylund, M.-A. Einarsrud, J. Glaum, D. Meier and T. Grande
Anisotropic in-plane dielectric and ferroelectric properties of tensile-strained BaTiO₃ films with three different crystallographic orientations
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M. Martinsen, K. O. Hed, J. S. Diget and H. L. Lein
A novel approach for the evaluation of ice release performance of coatings using static friction measurements
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S. P. Singh, N. Kanas, T. D. Desissa, M.-A. Einarsrud, T. E. Norby and K. Wiik
Thermoelectric properties of non-stoichiometric CaMnO₃-δ composites formed by redox-activated exsolution
J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 40 (2020) 1344-1351

T. M. Reader, U. Hanke, E. Halvorsen and T. Grande
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H. Kaland, J. Hadler-Jacobsen, F. H. Fagerli, N. P. Wagner, S. K. Schnell and K. Wiik
Dipentamethylene Thiuram Tetrasulfide-Based Cathodes for Rechargeable Magnesium Batteries
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G. J. Limburn, M. J. P. Stephens, B. A. D. Williamson, A. Iborra-Torres, D. O. Scanlon and G. Hyett
Photocatalytic, structural and optical properties of mixed anion solid solutions Ba₃Sc_2−xIn_xO₅Cu₂S₂ and Ba₃In₂O₅Cu₂S_2−ySe_y†
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N. H. Gaukås, Q.-S. Huynh, A. A. Pratap, M.-A. Einarsrud, T. Grande, R. M. D. Holsinger and J. Glaum
In Vitro Biocompatibility of Piezoelectric K_0.5Na_0.5NbO₃ Thin Films on Platinized Silicon Substrates
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D. R. Småbråten, A. Nakata, D. Meier, T. Miyazaki and S. M. Selbach
First-principles study of topologically protected vortices and ferroelectric domain walls in hexagonal YGaO₃
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Application of a long short-term memory for deconvoluting conductance contributions at charged ferroelectric domain walls
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M. A. Carpenter, D. Pesquera, D. O'Flynn, G. Balakrishnan, N. Mufti, A. A. Nugroho, T. Palstra, M. Mihalik, M. Mihalik, M. Zentkova, A. Almeida, J. A. A: Moreira, R. Vilarinho and D. Meier
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H. Liu, O. G. Grendal, S. L. Skjærvø, A. R. M. Dalod, W. van Beek, A. Sekkat, M.-A. Einarsrud and D. Muñoz-Rojas
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G. F. Nataf, M. Guennou, J. M. Gregg, D. Meier, J. Hlinka, E. K. H. Salje and J. Kreisel
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D. M. Evans, T. S. Holstad, A. B. Mosberg, D. R. Småbråten, P. E. Vullum, A. L. Dadlani, K. Shapovalov, Z. Yan, E. Bourret, D. Gao, J. Akola, J. Torgersen, A. T. J. van Helvoort, S. M. Selbach and D. Meier
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Y. A. Genenko, R. Khachaturyan, I. S. Vorotiahin, J. Schultheiß, J. E. Daniels, A. Grünebohm and J. Koruza
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Phys. Rev. B 102 (2020) 064107.

P. Barrozo, D. R Småbråten, Y.‐L. Tang, B. Prasad, S. Saremi, R. Ozgur, V. Thakare, R. A. Steinhardt, M. E. Holtz, V. A. Stoica, L. W. Martin, D. G. Schlom, S. M. Selbach and R. Ramesh
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C. Koyama, S. Tahara, S. Kohara, Y. Onodera, D. R. Småbråten, S. M. Selbach, J. Akola, T. Ishikawa, A. Masuno, A. Mizuno, J. T. Okada, Y. Watanabe, Y. Nakata, K. Ohara, H. Tamaru, H. Oda, I. Obayashi, Y. Hiraoka and O. Sakata
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D. R. Småbråten, T. S. Holstad, D. M. Evans, Z. Yan, E. Bourret, D. Meier and S. M. Selbach
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Phys. Rev. Research 2 (2020) 033159.

K. Bakken, A. B. Blichfeld, D. Chernyshov, T. Grande, J. Glaum and Mari-Ann Einarsrud
Mechanisms for texture in BaTiO₃ thin films from aqueous chemical solution deposition
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E. Khomyakova, S. Wenner, K. Bakken, J. Schultheiß, T. Grande, J. Glaum and M.-A. Einarsrud
On the formation mechanism of Ba_0.85Ca_0.15Zr_0.1Ti_0.15O₃ thin films by aqueous chemical solution deposition
J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 40 (2020) 5376-5383.

A. B. Blichfeld, K. Bakken, D. Chernyshov, J. Glaum, T. Grande and M.-A. Einarsrud
Experimental setup for high-temperature in situ studies of crystallization of thin films with atmosphere control
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J. Schultheiß, J. Schaab, D. R. Småbråten, S. H. Skjærvø, E. Bourret, Z. Yan, S. M. Selbach and D. Meier
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Appl. Phys. Lett. 116 (2020) 262903.

J. Walker, S. Scherrer, N. S. Løndal, T. Grande and M.-A. Einarsrud
Domain switching in ferroelectric tetramethylammonium bromotrichloroferrate(III) plastic crystals
Appl. Phys. Lett. 116 (2020) 242902.

A. Marthinsen, T. Grande and S. M. Selbach
Microscopic Link between Electron Localization and Chemical Expansion in AMnO₃ and ATiO₃ Perovskites (A = Ca, Sr, Ba)
J. Phys. Chem. C 124 (2020) 12922-12932.

S. S. Aamlid, S. M. Selbach and T. Grande
Structural evolution of ferroelectric and ferroelastic barium sodium niobate tungsten bronze
Inorg. Chem. 59 (2020) 8514-8521.

J. Schultheiß, S. Checchia, H. Uršič, T. Frömling, J. E. Daniels, B. Malič, T. Rojac and J. Koruza
Domain wall-grain boundary interactions in polycrystalline Pb(Zr_0.7Ti_0.3)O₃ piezoceramics
J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 40 (2020) 3965-3973.

M.-H. Zhang, Y.-X. Liu, K. Wang, J. Koruza and J. Schultheiß
Origin of high electromechanical properties in (K,Na)NbO₃-based lead-free piezoelectrics modified with BaZrO₃
Phys. Rev. Mater. 4 (2020) 064407.

N. Dawass, P. Krüger, S. K. Schnell, ,O. A. Moultos, I. G. Economou, T. J. H. Vlugt and J.-M. Simon
Kirkwood–Buff Integrals Using Molecular Simulation: Estimation of Surface Effects
Nanomaterials 10 (2020) 771.

N. Kanas, G. Skomedal, T. D. Desissa, A. Feldhoff, T. Grande, K. Wiik and M.-A. Einarsrud
Performance of a Thermoelectric Module Based on n-Type (La_0.12Sr_0.88)_0.95TiO_3−δ and p-Type Ca₃Co_4−xO_9+δ
J. Electron. Mater. 49 (2020) 4154-4159.

I. T. Røe, S. M. Selbach and S. K. Schnell
Crystal Structure Influences Migration along Li and Mg Surfaces
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 11 (2020) 2891-2895.

H. Kaland, J. Hadler-Jacobsen, F. H. Fagerli, N. P. Wagner, Z. Wang, S. M. Selbach, F. Vullum-Bruer, K. Wiik and S. K. Schnell
Are MXenes Suitable as Cathode Material for Rechargeable Mg Batteries?
Sustainable Energy Fuels 4 (2020) 2956-2966.

M. T. Rauter, O. Galteland, M. Erdős, O. A. Moultos, T. J. H. Vlugt, S. K. Schnell, D. Bedeaux and S. Kjelstrup
Two-Phase Equilibrium Conditions in Nanopores
Nanomaterials 10 (2020) 608.

H. Chang, E. Bjørgum, O. Mihai, J. Yang, H. L. Lein, T. Grande, S. Raaen, Y.-A. Zhu, A. Holmen and D. Chen
Effects of Oxygen Mobility in La–Fe-Based Perovskites on the Catalytic Activity and Selectivity of Methane Oxidation
ACS Catal. 10 (2020) 3707-3719.

R. Miranti, M. S. Qayyum, A. Sharma, M.-A. Einarsrud, N. Mestres and M. Benelmekki
Spectroscopic study of partially oxidized BN nanoscrolls induced by low frequency ultrasonic irradiation
Appl. Surf. Sci. 515 (2020) 146055.

K. Marshall, A. B. Blickfeld, S. L. Skjaervo, O. G. Grendal, W. van Beek, S. M. Selbach, T. Grande and M.-A. Einarsrud
A fast, low temperature synthesis method for hexagonal YMnO3: Kinetics, purity, size and shape as studied by in situ X‐ray diffraction
Chem. Eur. J. 26 (2020) 1-9.

M. M. Adnan, E. G. Tveten, R. Miranti, S. Hvidsten, M.-H. G. Ese, J. Glaum and M.-A. Einarsrud
In situ synthesis of epoxy nanocomposites with hierarchical surface-modified SiO₂ clusters
J. Sol-Gel Sci. Technol. (2020).

N. H. Gaukås, J. Glaum, M.-A. Einarsrud and T. Grande
Ferroelectric and dielectric properties of Ca²⁺-doped and Ca²⁺-Ti⁴⁺ co-doped K_0.5Na_0.5NbO₃ thin films
J. Mater. Chem. C 8 (2020) 5102-5111.

J. Walker, R. Miranti, S. L. Skjærvø, T. Rojac, T. Grande and M.-A. Einarsrud
Super-coercive electric field hysteresis in ferroelectric plastic crystal tetramethylammonium bromotrichloroferrate(III)
J. Mater. Chem. C 8 (2020) 3206-3216.

O. G. Grendal, I.-E. Nylund, A. B. Blichfeld, S. Tominaka, K. Ohara, S. M. Selbach, T. Grande and M.-A. Einarsrud
Controlled growth of Sr_xBa_1‐xNb₂O₆ hopper‐ and cube‐shaped nanostructures by hydrothermal synthesis
Chem. Eur. J. 26 (2020) 1-9.

A. E. Gunnæs, R. Tofan, K. Berland, S. Gorantla, T. Storaas, T. D. Desissa, M. Schrade, C. Persson, M.-A. Einarsrud, K. Wiik, T. Norby and N. Kanas
Chemical stability of Ca₃Co_4-xO_9+δ/CaMnO_3-δ p–n junction for oxide-based thermoelectric generators
RSC Adv. 10 (2020) 5026.

S. P. Singh, N. Kanas, T. D. Desissa, M. Johnsson, M.-A. Einarsrud, T. Norby and K. Wiik
Thermoelectric properties of A-site deficient La-doped SrTiO₃ at 100–900 °C under reducing conditions
J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 40 (2020) 401-407.

O. Bak, T. S. Holstad, Y. Tan, H. Lu, D. M. Evans, K. A. Hunnestad, B. Wang, J. P. V. McConville, P. Becker, L. Bohatý, I. Lukyanchuk, V. M. Vinokur, A. T. J. van Helvoort, J. M. Gregg, L.-Q. Chen, D. Meier and A. Gruverman
Observation of Unconventional Dynamics of Domain Walls in Uniaxial Ferroelectric Lead Germanate
Adv. Funct. Mater. (2020).

D. M. Evans, V. Garcia, D. Meier and M. Bibes
Domains and domain walls in multiferroics
Phys. Sci. Rev. (2020).

D. M. Evans, D. R. Småbråten, T. S. Holstad, P. E. Vullum, A. B. Mosberg, Z. Yan, E. Bourret, A. T. J. Van Helvoort, S. M. Selbach and D. Meier
Controlling local resistance via electric-field induced dislocations
arXiv:2006.15252 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci] (2020).

T. Lottermoser and D. Meier
A short history of multiferroics
Phys. Sci. Rev. psr-2020-0032 (2020).

L. Kuerten, S. Krohns, P. Schoenherr, K. Holeczek, E. Pomjakushina, Th. Lottermoser, M. Trassin, D. Meier and M. Fiebig
Local control of improper ferroelectric domains in YMnO₃
Phys. Rev. B 102 (2020) 094108

S. Senanu, Z. Wang, A. P. Ratvik and T. Grande
Carbon Cathode Wear in Aluminium Electrolysis Cells
JOM 72 (2020) 210-217.

L. Rioja-Monllor, C. Bernuy-Lopez, M.-L. Fontaine, T. Grande and M.-A. Einarsrud
Microstructural and compositional optimization of La_0.5Ba_0.5Co_O3-δ - BaZr_1-zY_zO_3-δ (z = 0, 0.05 and 0.1) nanocomposite cathodes for protonic ceramic fuel cells
J. Phys. Energy 2 (2020) 015001.

Upcoming Events:

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Group News 2024

Congratulations to Ida Cathrine Skogvoll for winning a prestigious poster prize at this year's DPG (German Physical Society) in Berlin with her poster:  DFT Study of Local Ferroic Properties at Twin Walls in Ferroelastic CaMnO₃

ISCREAM Internal Seminar 2024

In March, the yearly ISCREAM seminar day (Internal Sustainability Conference for Research on Energy and Advanced Materials) was held at Skistua in Bymarka. The day was filled with excellent presentations by PhD and Postdoc members of the FACET group. During lunch we enjoyed the time skiing, hiking, and making pancakes on an open fire and generally socialising. The day ended with dinner and social activities.

Congratulations to Dr Jiali He who successfully defended her PhD Thesis Titled: 
"Electronic Property Engineering in a Ferroelectric Oxide: Nanostructuring and Advanced Characterization". 
Pictured in the top panel from left to right:  Opponent Associate Professor Julian Walker, Opponent Professor Brahim Dkhil  (Universitè Paris-Saclay, France), Supervisor Professor Dennis Meier, PhD Candidate Dr Jiali He, Opponent Dr Neus Domingo Marimon (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA), and Co-supervisor Professor Sverre M. Selbach. 

Prof. Mari-Ann Einarsrud received the "Årets Foreleser" award for providing outstanding lectures in the subject "Inorganic Chemistry" in 2024. Årets Foreleser" (Eng: "Lecturer of the year") is the annual prize awarded by the chemical engineering students (through the student organization Høiskolens Chemikerforening) at NTNU to lecturers that have shown extraordinary scientific and pedagogic qualities.

NKS FUM Annual Meeting 2024

FACET group members attended and presented their work at this year's NKS FUM conference in Oslo. Congratulations to all those who contributed!

The Ocean Grid project just released a video explaining the work done on water trees by one of our PhD students. Water trees are microscopic structures that can appear in certain types of cable and result in catastrophic failure. PhD student Sofie Brandtzæg Hårberg is investigating their causes, together with supervisors Mari-Ann Einarsrud and Sverre Hvidsen (SINTEF).

www.oceangridproject.no

Congratulations to Hilde Lea Lein who won the prize for outstanding work in education in this year's NV Faculty Day. 

Group News 2023

Wishing you the Best for the Coming Season and a Happy New Year!

Congratulations to Dr Harald Norrud Pollen who successfully defended his PhD Thesis Titled: "Developing High-Energy Cathodes for Li-ion Batteries Based on Ni-rich Layered Oxides". Pictured from left to right: Co-supervisor Professor Ann-Mari Svensson, Opponent Associate Professor Johannes Martin Landesfeind (University of Agder, Norway), Dr Harald Pollen, Opponent Professor, Dr Sc. Ulla Lassi (University of Oulu, Finland), Co-supervisor Dr Julian Tolchard, and main supervisor Associate Professor Nils Peter Wagner.

Congratulation to Dr Florian Flatscher NTNU Teknologi og naturvitenskap for defending his thesis on “Lithium dendrites in solid-state batteries – Where they come from and how to mitigate them”.  Pictured from left to Right: Examiner Professor Dr. Jürgen Janek, Examiner Bernhard Gollas, Dr Florian Flatscher, Supervisor Professor Daniel Rettenwander and Professor Julia Glaum.

Congratulations to Dr Kasper Aas Hunnestad who successfully defended his PhD thesis “Nanoscale Chemical Analysis of Ferroic Materials and Phenomena" on Friday 24th November. We are incredibly proud of his great performance.

From left to right: Supervisor Prof. Dennis Meier, Examiners Dr Miryam Arredondo-Arechavala (The Queen's University of Belfast, UK), Professor Baptiste Gault (Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Germany), and Associate Professor Hendrik Bentmann, (NTNU, Norway).

Photo Credits: Leonie Richarz

Associate Professor Ingrid Hallsteinsen shines light on the recent Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry. The article can be found here: forskning.no .

The LLZO4WC (LLZO 4th World Conference) was successfully hosted by Professor Daniel Rettenwander and his group in Tromsø Norway attracting researchers in solid electrolytes from around the world. 

PhD candidate Kristoffer Eggestad presenting his work on "Doping Implications for Garnet Li₇La₃Zr₂O₁₂" as the first in a series new IMA Friday Seminars - showcasing work from across the department. (waffles included)

FACET group leader Professor Mari-Ann Einarsrud has won a prestigious Fellowship of the American Ceramic Society.

Dr Frida Hemstad Danmo successfully defended her PhD thesis “Oxygen Absorption in Hexagonal Manganites” on Friday 23rd June.

International Workshop on "Advanced Characterization of Li-ion Batteries by Neutrons and X-rays".

on 20th - 22nd June, FACET helped to organise and host the International workshop on Advanced Characterization of Li-ion Batteries by Neutrons and X-rays. 

SUSTBATT Consortium Meeting

The 19^th -20^th of June we had a Consortium Meeting of the Project SUSTBATT (Sustainable scalable anodes for Li-ion batteries by structural design, https://project-sustbatt.eu/).

ISCREAM Internal Seminar 2023

March heralded in the yearly ISCREAM seminar day (Internal Sustainability Conference for Research on Energy and Advanced Materials) at Skistua in Bymarka. The day was filled with excellent presentations by PhD and Postdoc members of the FACET group. During lunch we enjoyed the time sledding, skiing, making snowmen/cats and generally socialising. The day ended with dinner and social activities.

NKS FUM Annual Meeting 2023

15 FACET group members presented their work at this year's NKS FUM conference in Værnes. Special congratulations to Frida Hemstad Danmo for winning the best presentation prize for her work on "Kinetics of Oxidation in RMnO3+δ".

Dr Frode Håskjold Fagerli successfully defended his PhD thesis "A study on multilayered MXenes for rechargeable battery electrodes through surface termination control" on Friday 20th January

earlier group news can be found here

Vacancies

Current:

There are no current vacancies

The PhD admission requirements for admission to PhD program can be found here.

Open positions (PhD and post doc.) are also posted here.

Currently Funded Projects

COMposite electrolytes for solid-state BATteries by design (COMBAT)

Years: 2023-2026

Origin: Research Council of Norway

Awarded: 12,0 million NOK

Project Manager: Daniel Rettenwander

Scalable Sustainable Anodes for Li-ion Batteries by Structural Design (SUSTBATT)

Years: 2022-2025

Origin: Research Council of Norway

Awarded: 5 million NOK

Project Manager: Maria Valeria Blanco

Enhancing the mechanical stability of interfaces in solid state Li batteries for energy-intensive applications

Years: 2022-2025

Origin: Research Council of Norway

Awarded: 4 million NOK

Project Manager: Daniel Rettenwander

Heterostructure optimization and novel epitaxy yielding chalcogenide-oxide magnetic bilayers

Years: 2021-2026

Origin: Research Council of Norway

Awarded: 8 million NOK

Project Manager: Ingrid Hallsteinsen

Exploiting the full potential of SiO₂ anodes for Li-ion Batteries

Years: 2021-2024

Origin: Research Council of Norway

Awarded: 8 million NOK

Project Manager: Maria Valeria Blanco

High-Temperature Lead-Free Ferroelectrics based on Tungsten Bronzes

Years: 2020-2025

Origin: Research Council of Norway

Awarded: 12,0 million NOK

Project Manager: Tor Grande

Domain Walls as Oxide Synapses for Neuromorphic Circuitry

Years: 2020-2026

Origin: Research Council of Norway

Awarded: 12 million NOK

Project Manager: Sverre Magnus Selbach

Creating building blocks for atomic-scale electronics (ATRONICS)

Years: 2020-2025

Origin: European Research Council, Horizon 2020

Awarded: 1.85 million euros

Project Manager: Dennis Meier

Nanothermodynamics for Molecular Machines

Years: 2018-2024

Origin: Research Council of Norway

Awarded: 8 million NOK

Project Manager: Sondre Kvalvåg Schnell

Group Leader:
Professor Mari-Ann Einarsrud
E-mail: mari-ann.einarsrud@ntnu.no
Phone: +47 48 13 65 21

Visiting address:
Sem Sælandsvei 12
NTNU
N-7034 TRONDHEIM
Norway

Postal address:
Functional Materials and Materials Chemistry Research Group
att: Mari-Ann Einarsrud
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
N-7491 TRONDHEIM
Norway