Ammonia synthesis by electrochemical reduction of dinitrogen, including (i) modifying the electrocatalyst // electrolyte design and reactant nature to tune the N₂ reduction selectivity; (ii) designing next-generation electrocatalysts for the N₂ reduction (Ni-based structures, bifunctional electrocatalysts).
The assessment of the electrocatalyst // electrolyte interface properties by the coupling (i) microscopy or physico-chemical methods and (ii) electrochemistry.

Past experience

October 2020 – September 2021: Postdoctoral scholar at the university of Montpellier, in Frédéric Jaouen’s group on the CO₂ reduction reaction in ‘zero-gap’ electrolyzers and the design of noble metal-free and ultra-low noble metal containing electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction and the hydrogen oxidation reaction.
January 2018 – September 2020: Postdoctoral scholar and lab manager at the university of New Mexico and the university of California Irvine, in Plamen Atanassov’s group on the CO₂ reduction reaction on metal-free electrocatalysts, the oxygen reduction reaction on Pt-based electrocatalysts and the nitrogen reduction reaction.
October 2017 – December 2017: Research engineer in the laboratory of electrochemistry and physicochemistry of materials and interfaces (LEPMI), in Marian Chatenet’s group, on the functionalization of carbonaceous materials for PEMFCs applications.
October 2014 – September 2017: PhD student at university of Grenoble and university of Liège, under the supervision of Laëtitia Dubau, Nathalie Job and Frédéric Maillard, on the design and characterization of advanced Pt-based electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction.

Selected publications

K. Kumar, T. Asset, X. Li, Y. Liu, X. Yan, Y. Chen, M. Mermoux, X. Pan, P. Atanassov, F. Maillard, L. Dubau, “Fe-N-C Electrocatalysts’ Durability: Effects of Single Atoms’ Mobility and Clustering”, ACS Catal. (2021) 11, 484−494, DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c04625
T. Asset, P. Atanassov, “Surface Chemistry, Morphology and Reactivity of Iron-Nitrogen-Carbon Catalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells”, Joule, 4 (2020), 33-44, DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2019.12.002
T. Asset, S. T. Garcia, S. Herrera, N. Andersen, Y. Chen, E. J. Petersen, I. Matanovic, K. Artyushkova, J. Lee, S. D. Minteer, S. Dai, X. Pan, K. Chavan, S. C. Barton, P. Atanassov, “Investigating the Nature of the Active Sites for the CO2 Reduction Reaction on Carbon-Based Electrocatalysts”, ACS Catal. 9 (2019) 7668 – 7678, DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b01513
T. Asset, R. Chattot, F. Maillard, L. Dubau, Y. Ahmad, N. Batisse, M. Dubois, K. Guérin, F. Labbé, R. Metkemeijer, S. Berthon-Fabry, M. Chatenet, “Activity and Durability of Platinum-Based Electrocatalysts Supported on Bare or Fluorinated Nanostructured Carbon Substrates”, J. Electrochem. Soc., 165 (6) (2018) F3346-F3358. DOI: 10.1149/2.031806jes
T. Asset, N. Job, Y. Busby, A. Crisci, V. Martin, V. Stergiopoulos, C. Bonnaud, A. Serov, V. Martin, R. Chattot, N. Job, L. Dubau, F. Maillard, “Porous Hollow PtNi/C Electrocatalysts: Carbon Support Considerations to Meet Performance and Stability Requirements”, ACS Catal., 8 (2018) 893-903. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b03539