Presentation

Education :

  • Engineering diploma Graduate School of Chemistry and Physics of Bordeaux (ENSCBP) 2008
  • PhD University Bordeaux, Bordeaux Institute of Condensed Matter Chemistry (ICMCB) 2011

Professional appointment:

  • 2014-present: CNRS Research Assistant, Collège de France, Solid State Chemistry and Energy Chair
  • 2012-2014: Postdoctoral Associate, Electrochemical Energy Laboratory - Prof. Yang Shao-Horn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Research Interests:

  • Solid state chemistry
  • Electrocatalysis
  • Ionic conduction
  • Fuel cells and metal-air batteries
  • Batteries

Research summary:

I conduct my research in the area of solid state chemistry, electrocatalysis and design of materials for electrochemical energy storage and conversion. My research programs are centered on the fundamental understanding of redox processes of transition metal oxides used as electrodes for a wide variety of application such as low temperature fuel cells and electrolyzers, Li-air, Na-air and Li-ion batteries materials or high temperature solid oxide fuel cells with a special emphasis on applying a solid state chemistry approach for developing new materials through the fine tuning of their electronic structure. These programs include intensive experimental components such synthesis of new oxide materials, investigation of bulk and surface electrochemical processes, study of oxides electronic structure.

Representative publications:

  1. Grimaud A., May K.J., Carlton C.E., Lee Y.-L., Risch M., Zhou J. and Shao-Horn Y., Double Perovskite as a New Family of Highly Active Catalysts for Oxygen Evolution in Alkaline Solution, Nature Communications, 4, art. no. 2439, 2013.
  2. Grimaud A., Carlton C.E., Risch M., Hong W.T., May K.J. and Shao-Horn, Y., Oxygen Evolution Activity and Stability of Ba6Mn5O16, Sr4Mn2CoO9 and Sr6Co5O15: the Influence of Transition Metal Coordination, Journal of the Physical Chemistry C,117, 25926, 2013.
  3. Grimaud A., Bassat, J.-M, Mauvy, F., Pollet, M. Wattiaux, A., Weill, F., Marrony, M. and Grenier, J.-C., Oxygen Reduction Reaction of PrBaCo2-xFexO5+d compounds as H+-SOFC cathode: Correlation with Physical Properties, Journal of Material Chemistry A,2, 3594, 2014.

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