NAFISAH OSMAN (PhD)Head of Solid State Ionics Research GroupFaculty of Applied SciencesUiTM Perlis02600 ArauPERLIS Email : fisha@perlis.uitm.edu.my Phone: 04-9882259; fax: 04-9882484 012-5042658

SOLID STATE IONICS GROUPUiTM PERLIS

Group Members: 1) PM Dr Razali Idris 4) Pn Azliana Ramli 2) Mohd Hafiz Yaacob 5) Pn Suhaida Dila Safian3) Dr Ang Lee Sin

Group Members (Researchers/Lecturers)

Assoc. Prof. Dr Razali Idris(Chemistry/Polymer)

En. Mohd Hafiz Yaakob(Chemistry)

Dr Ang Lee Sin(Physic)

Pn. Azliana Ramli(Physic)

Pn. Suhaida Dila Safian(Physic)

Members (Postgraduate Students)

• Abdullah Abdul Samat (MSc Student)

• Anisah Shafiqah Habiballah(MSc Student)

• Najwa ‘Adni Ibarahim (MSc Student)

• Noor Zarina Baderisam (MSc Student)

• Nur Athirah Abdullah (MSc Student)

• Nurul Asyikin Mazlan (MSc Student)

• Nurul Wahida Othman(MSc Student)

• Norizah Abd Karim(MSc Student)

• Surul Huda Din (MSc Student)

• Ismariza Ismail (PhD Student)

Sample Preparation Lab – Makmal Sains

Bahan

Sample Characterization Lab – Makmal Pencirian

Fizik

Discussion Room

Advanced Materials Research Laboratory

ADVANCED MATERIALS LAB

• SAMPLE PREPARATION• pH meter• Fume hood (2 units) • FURNACE - Chamber Furnace (Max Temp. 1500 oC) - Tube furnace (2 units ) – Max Temp. 1200 oC• Hydraulic Press• Oven • Digital balance• Sonicator• Hotplate with stirrer • 3 Personal computers (PC)• Telephone line• Internet/Wireless Access

• Fume hood (1 unit) • Gas system (Flow rate + Gas regulator + gas cylinder)• Electrical measurement - Conductivity Cell - HIOKI ( 5 Hz to 5 MHz) - Electrochemical Workstation

MAKMAL PENCIRIAN FIZIK BAHAN

CONDUCTIVITY

3

10

HIOKI computer

1 – gas in

2 – gas out

Meter Thermocouple

Mini tube furnace

Conductivity cell2

1

SOLID STATE

PHYSICS

CONDUCTORCONDUCTOR

(METAL)

SUPER-CONDUCTOR

SEMI-CONDUCTOR

IONIC CONDUCTOR

AQUEOUS

SOLID

SOLID STATE IONICS

CHEMISTRY

ENGINEERINGMATERIALSCIENCES

PHYSICS

MATHEMATICS + COMPUTER SCIENCES

APPLICATIONS ?????

SOLID STATE IONICS DEVICES

FUEL CELL

SENSOR

BATTERY

SOLAR CELL

FUEL CELL (FC)

Phosphoric Acid FC

Molten Carbonate

FC

Alkaline FC

Direct-Methanol FC

Solid Oxide FC (SOFC)

Proton-Exchange Membrane FC

(PEM)

SOFC

HT-SOFCIT-

SOFC

Single unitPlanar Tubular

H2

Anod Elektrolit Katod

Masuk

O2

2H+

2H+

2H+

2H+

2H+

2e─

2e─

H2O

Beban

Masuk

Keluar

SINGLE UNIT SOFC

ELECTROLYTE

IONIC CONDUCTOR

ANODE&

CATHODE

MIXED CONDUCTOR

ELECTRONIC CONDUCTOR

IONIC CONDUCTOR

IONIC CONDUCTOR

ELECTRONICCONDUCTOR

H+

O2-

Li+

NH4+

Na+

F-

e-

h.

MATERIALS FOR IONIC AND

MIXED CONDUCTOR

CERAMICS

PO

LYM

ER

GLASS

GLASS

-

CERAMIC

SCERAM

ICS-

METAL

COMPOSITE

CERAMICS

Fluorite Structure

Perovskite Structure

Apatites Structure

Companies are focusing on MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT which able to OPERATE AT LOW

TEMPERATURE

Bringing down manufacturing costs

SUCCESSFUL COMMERCIALIZATION OF SOFCs

SAMPLE PREPARATION

SOLID STATE REACTION

METHOD (SSR)

WET CHEMICAL METHODS (WCMs)• SOL-GEL

• PECHINI• OXALATE CO-PRECIPITATION• AUTO-IGNITION• HYDROTERMAL• SPRAY-DRYING• COMBUSTION• +++ more

SUPERCRITICAL FLUID STATE (SCF)

WCMs +

SCF

• Low cost• Low temperature processing• High purity sample• Homogen• Nanoparticle

• Maintain chemical composition

SOURCE OF CATION

Metal carbonate

Metal oxides

Metal acetate

Metal nitrate

Metal chloride

Metal sulfate

SAMPLE CHARACTERIZATION

• TGA/DSC• FTIR• Particle Analyzer• XRD• SEM + TEM• EDX + XRF + ICP• Impedance Complex• I-V characteristics• Emf measurement• Fuel Cell Testing

LOOKING FOR COLLABORATION ….

Ionic Mobilty And Transport Number In Solid Electrolyte

Defect chemistry

Mathematics Mathematical Modeling Mathematic of Diffusion Laplace, Fourier and Kramers-Kronig

Transforms

Computer Sciences Simulation

SOFC/SOLAR CELL/SENSOR/BATTERY

SYSTEM ..

GRANTS AND THESIS

No. Title of Research Research Grant Date of ProjectStart Finish

1. Oxide Cathode Chemical Stability Against Cerate-Zirconate Electrolyte (Project Leader)

RACE, KPTRM 50, 000.00 Dec 2012

Nov 2015

2. Surface Active Agent Role in Enhancing Metal Complexes and Ligand Interaction (Project Member)

RAGS, KPTRM 80, 000.00 Dec 2012

Dec 2014

3. Dielectric Relaxations in Protonic Conductors of Cerate Ceramic System (Project Member)

RAGS, KPTRM 71, 500.00 Sept

2013

Sept 2015

4. Nanograin Effects and Its Correlation on the Electrical Conductivity of Polycrystalline Ceramics Based on Cerate-Zirconate (Project Member)

RAGS, KPTRM 80, 000.00 Dec 2012

Dec 2014

5. Nano-layer Barium Titanate Adaptive High Frequency Dielectric Permittivity (Project Member)

NRGS, KPTRM 521,000.00 Dec 2013

Nov 2018

6. Processing Cerate-Zirconate Nanopowder at Supercritical Conditions Via Batch-Wise Reactor System (Project Leader)

ERGS, KPTRM 113,00.00 Jun 2013 Mei 2016

7. Processing Cerate-Zirconate Nanopowder at Supercritical Conditions Via Batch-Wise Reactor System - Part 2(Project Member)

PSI, UiTMRM60,000.00 Dec 2013

Nov 2015

8. Performance of Single-Cell Cerate Zirconate Based Solid Oxide Fuel Cell at Intermediate Temperatures (Project Member)

Science Fund, MOSTI

RM 143, 500

Sept 2012

Aug 2014

9. Structural and Electronic Structural of the Ligand Metal Complexes in the Formation of Cerate Zirconate (Project Member)

RAGS, KPTRM 69, 000.00

Sept 2013

Sept 2015

No. Title of Research Research Grant Date of ProjectStart Finish

10. Phenomena of ion exchange and diffusion in solid-solid interaction (Project Leader)

Dana KecemerlanganRM9,000.00 Nov 2011

Oct 2013

11. Thermodynamic Stability of Ba(Ce,Zr)O3 Solid Electrolyte in CO2 And H2O-Containing Atmospheres (Project Member)

Dana KecemerlanganRM9,000.00 Nov 2011 Oct 2012

12. Low Temperature Ceramics Processing of Solid Electrolyte Based on Cerate-Zirconate (Project Leader)

Dana KecemerlanganRM7,000.00 Apr 2011 Mac 2013

13. Synthesis of Cerate-Zirconate Ceramics Nanopowders at Supercritical Fluids State by HP-HT reactor system (Project Leader)

Dana KecemerlanganRM7,000.00 Apr 2011 Mac 2013

14. Nano-polycrystalline Garnet-type solid Electrolyte Li ion Conductor (Project Member)

FRGS, KPTRM47,200.00 Dec 2010

Nov 2012

15. Partial Zirconium Substitution at Cerium Sites in Cerate Ceramics Electrolyte: Correlation between crystal structure and conductivity (Project Member)

FRGS, KPTRM47,200.00 Dec 2010

Nov 2012

16. Modelling of an X-Ray Fluorescene Analyzer and Its Correlation on the Elemental Composition Defects of Ceramics Electrolyte (Project Member)

FRGS, KPTRM47,200.00 Dec 2010

Nov 2012

17. Grain Boundary Effects And Nanoionics Of Polycrystalline Proton Conductor Based On Cerate-Zirconate (Project Leader)

FRGS, KPTRM47,200.00 Mac 2010

Feb 2012

No. Title of Research Research Grant Date of ProjectStart Finish

18. Fabrication Of Dense Solid Electrolyte From Nanopowders Of Ceramics Materials By Low Temperature Processing (Project Leader)

Dana KecemerlanganRM 16,000.00 Jun 2009 Jun 2011

19. Perfomance Of Half Cell Based On Ceramic Electrolyte As A Single Unit Sofc At Intermediate Temperatures (Project Member)

Dana KecemerlanganRM 15,000.00 Jun 2009 Jun 2011

20. Development Of Cerate-Zirconate Ceramics For Application In Intermediate Temperature protonic Conductors (Project Member)

e-Science, MOSTiRM 196, 200.00 Dec 2006 Jun 2009

21. Kajian Sifat-sifat Elektrik Seramik Mengkonduksi Ion Hidrogen Berasaskan Butiran Nanosaiz BaZrCeO3 Yang Disediakan Menerusi Kaedah Sol-Gel (Project Member)

FRGS, KPTRM 62,000.00 July 2007 Jun 2009

22. Pencirian Bahan Elektrolit Pepejal Berasaskan Ba(Ce,Zr)O3 Yang Didopkan Dengan Yb3+ Sebagai Konduktor Proton Pada SuhuPertengahan, (400 ≤ T oC ≤ 750)

PhD Thesis Dec 2005 Jun 2009

23. The synthesis of ceramic materials based on BaCeZrO3 as electrolyte for protonic devices (Project Member)

Short grant IRDC : RM 20,000.00 Apr 2005 Apr 2006

24. A fabrication of multi-layer thin-film based on ceramic using spin-coating technique

Industrial/ ProfessionalTraining

Apr 2005 Jun 2005

25.The synthesis of ceramic materials as electrolytes for Li-ion battery (Project Leader)

Short grant IRDC : RM 20,000.00 Sept

2004Oct 2005

26.A study on proton conductivity in BaCeZrO3 for use in intermediate temperature fuel cell (Project Leader) Short grant IRDC:

RM 15,000.00Nov 2003 Apr 2005

27. Kajian Kekonduksian Proton Bahan Seramik Berasaskan BaCeZrO3 Yang didopkan Dengan Yb3+ Pada suhu Tinggi Master Thesis Oct 1999 Oct 2001

SUPERVISION

• DIPLOMA - 10 students• DEGREE - 26 students• MASTER - 10 students• PhD - 2 students

RESEARCH TOPICS (FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDY)

MATERIALS APPLICATIONSCONCEPT

PROTONCONDUCTOR

SMIXED

CONDUCTORS

MIXEDCONDUCTOR

S

CHEMICAL

SENSORS

FUEL CELL

S

DEFECT CHEMISTRY

ELECRICAL + CHEMICALS

TRANSPORT IN SOLID

INTERFACIAL PROCESSES AND

REACTIONS

DEFECT MODEL

DEFECT –DEFECT

INTERACTIONSDEFECT CHEMISTRY

IN FROZEN-IN SITUATIONS

DEFECT CHEMISTRY

IN BOUNDARY REGIONS

FORMAL INTERFACIAL

KINETICS

SOLID/GAS – INTERACTION

S

ELECTRODE KINETICS AT

SOLID ELECTROLYTESOLID-SOLID

INTERACTIONS IN

COMPOSITE

ELECRICAL + CHEMICALS

TRANSPORT IN SOLID

MECHANISMS OF ION

TRANSPORT

IRREVERSIBLE THERMODYNAMICS AND

MASTER EQUATION APPROACH TO

DIFFUSION

INFLUENCE OF ION-ELECTRON

INTERACTION ON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES

TRANSPORT ACROSS AND ALONG HOMO-AND

HETEROJUNCTIONS

CONSTRICTION EFFECTS

ACTIVITIES

A visit to Badan Tenaga Nuklir Nasional, Serpong

Indonesia, 2013

Atomic Arrangement and Binding Energy Workshop

2013, UiTM Perlis

Materials Analysis Workshop 2014, UiTM

Perlis

Invention, Innovation and Design Competitions

(National and International Level)

Impedance Spectroscopy Workshop, 2012, UiTM Perlis

Monthly Group Meeting and Presentation

CONFERENCES

ACHIEVEMENTS Invention, Innovation, Design and Expo (iideX) 2013

– 1 GOLD MEDAL International Innovation, Design and Articulation

(i-IDeA) 2013 – 2 SILVER MEDALS and 1 BRONZE MEDAL

2nd International Invention, Innovation and Design (IID) 2012, UiTM Kedah – 1 SILVER MEDAL and 1 BRONZE MEDAL

Invention, Innovation and Design (IID) UiTM Perlis 2012 – 2 GOLD MEDALS, 2 SILVER MEDALS and 1 BRONZE MEDAL

Invention, Innovation and Design (IID) UiTM Perlis 2011 – 2 GOLD MEDALS

• Article = 35 (Non-indexed, indexed, IF)• Proceeding = 60• General publication = 25

PUBLICATIONS

Ionics (2006) 12: 379 - 384 Ionics (2010) 16: 561 - 563 Int. J. Electrochem. Sci. 7(2012)

9401 – 9409

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Solid State Ionics - The Science and Technology of Ions in Motion