Dr. Jesum Alves Fernandes

Higher education and research

UK EPSRC-funded research programme focused on fundamental science of metal atoms and clusters at surfaces and interfaces for sustainable technologies.

Public university with strong focus on natural sciences, engineering, and advanced microscopy.

A catalyst surface with microscopic grooves and ridges at the nanoscale level that enhance catalytic activity by providing optimal sites for chemical reactions.

A physical vapor deposition technique used to deposit platinum atoms onto the metal swarf surface.

Electrochemical water splitting is a process in which water molecules are split into hydrogen and oxygen gases by applying an electrical potential across two electrodes, with the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) occurring at the cathode and the oxygen evolution reaction at the anode.[6] It is a cornerstone technology for producing green hydrogen when powered by renewable electricity, and its efficiency strongly depends on the performance of the electrocatalysts used at each electrode.[6]

East Midlands (Nottingham) and Oxfordshire (Diamond Light Source)

Nottinghamshire

Baden-Württemberg (Ulm)

Research project to develop and optimize metal swarf as a substrate for platinum-based catalysts in electrochemical water splitting for hydrogen production.