I
am
a
PhD
student
co-supervised
by
Prof.
Luis
and
Prof.
Eric
at
the
Chemical
Engineering
Department of
the
University
of
Waterloo.
My
research
mainly
focus
on
solid
oxide
electrolysis
cell
(SOEC)
for
the
direct
conversion
of
CO2 to
carbon
monoxide
(CO).
Co-electrolysis
of
steam
and
carbon
dioxide
using
high
temperature
electrolysis
cells
to
fabricate
syngas
has
been
attracting
widespread
interest
for
carbon
capture
and
utilization
because
it
is
a
novel
method
of
reutilization
of
the
captured
carbon
dioxide
(CO2).
However,
cathode
materials
currently
used
for
HT-SOEC
have
not
met
the
requirements
of
satisfactory
electrochemical
performance
and
high
electrolysis
efficiency.
CO2 reduction
reaction
mechanism
on
SOEC
cathode
materials
will
be
studied
in
my
research
to
explore
the
structural,
electronic
and
energetic
properties
of
cathode
catalysts
using
Density
Functional
Theory
(DFT)
analysis.
These
properties
are
key
to
improve
the
design
and
operability
of
catalytic
processes.
Molecular
simulations
will
also
provide
insight
and
guide
my
experiments
for
cathode
catalyst
preparation
and
fabrication
of
highly
efficient
SOEC.
Thesis:
Multiscale
Simulation
of
CO2 Reduction
in
Solid
Oxide
Electrolysis
Cells
