In operando techniques for elucidation of reaction mechanisms and simultaneous characterization of the catalysts

Co-PI: Pablo Sebastián Fernández – UNICAMP – Chemistry Institute – pablosf@unicamp.br

The main objective of this project is the development of a versatile instrumentation toperform in situ and/or operando electrochemical and photoelectrochemical reactions under controlled operational conditions.Many catalysts based on metals and semiconductorsnanoparticles will be investigated to boost the reactions. We intend to reach a deeper understanding of the relationship between the structure-activity/selectivity of the catalysts, identification of intermediates and reaction mechanismsaiming to the developmentof novel materials for energy conversion.