Spiros Zafeiratos

Thèmes de recherche

  • Heterogeneous Catalysis: preparation, characterization and evaluation of model and realistic catalytic formulations.
  • Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (SOEC): surface chemistry of cathode and anode electrodes.
  • H2 generation and CO2 utilisation: water and CO2 electrolysis, CO2 methanation.
  • Advanced surface characterization: quasi in situ XPS, NAP-XPS, NEXAFS, EXAFS, XANES, etc.).

Formation

2011

HDR (habilitation à diriger des recherches) Univ. of Strasbourg, France

2000

Ph.D. in Surface Science,   Chemical Engineering Department, University of Patras, Greece

2000

Master of Science in «Science and Technology of materials»

Chemical Engineering Department, University of Patras, Greece

1995

Bachelor of Science –Department of Physics, University of Patras, Greece

Parcours professionnel

10/2007 - 9/2018

Chargé de recherche au CNRS de classe normale, ICPEES, UMR7515 du CNRS, Strasbourg, France

7/2004 – 9/2007

Post doctoral fellow, Max Plank Gesellschaft, Fritz Haber Institute, Inorganic Chemistry Department, Berlin

1/2002 – 6/2004

Post doctoral fellow, Catalysis and Electrochemistry Laboratory, ICE-HT/FORTH, Patras

Publications récentes et actualités

  • D. Chen, J. Zhang, M. Barreau, S. Turczyniak-Surdacka, O. Joubert, A.L.G. la Salle & S. Zafeiratos, S. (2023). Ni-doped CeO2 nanoparticles to promote and restore the performance of Ni/YSZ cathodes for CO2 electroreduction. Applied Surface Science, 611, 155767. doi.org/10.1016/J.APSUSC.2022.155767
  • D. Chen, M. Barreau, S. Turczyniak-Surdacka, K. Sobczak, M. Strawski, A.L.G. La Salle, A. Efimenko, D. Teschner, C. Petit, S. Zafeiratos, A. Le Gal La Salle, A. Efimenko, D. Teschner, C. Petit, S. Zafeiratos, Ceria nanoparticles as promoters of CO2 electroreduction on Ni/YSZ: an efficient preparation strategy and insights into the catalytic promotion mechanism, Nano Energy. 101 (2022) 107564. doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2022.107564.
  • M. Barreau, D. Chen, J. Zhang, V. Papaefthimiou, C. Petit, D. Salusso, E. Borfecchia, S. Turczyniak-Surdacka, K. Sobczak, S. Mauri, L. Braglia, P. Torelli, S. Zafeiratos, Synthesis of Ni-doped ceria nanoparticles and their unusual surface reduction in hydrogen, Mater. Today Chem. 26 (2022) 101011. doi:10.1016/j.mtchem.2022.101011.
  • L. Zhong, M. Barreau, V. Caps, V. Papaefthimiou, M. Haevecker, D. Teschner, W. Baaziz, E. Borfecchia, L. Braglia, S. Zafeiratos, Improving the Catalytic Performance of Cobalt for CO Preferential Oxidation by Stabilizing the Active Phase through Vanadium Promotion, ACS Catal., 2021, 11 5369–5385.
  • L. Zhong, M. Barreau, D. Chen, V. Caps, M. Haevecker, D. Teschner, D.H. Simonne, E. Borfecchia, W. Baaziz, B. Šmíd, S. Zafeiratos, Effect of manganese promotion on the activity and selectivity of cobalt catalysts for CO preferential oxidation, Appl. Catal. B Environ. 2021, 297, 120397.