• Controlling the Electrical Properties of Reactively Sputtered High Entropy Alloy CrFeNiCoCu Films 

      Mayandi, Jeyanthinath; Finstad, Terje Gunnar; Stange, Marit Synnøve Sæverud; Vasquez, Geraldo Cristian; Sunding, Martin Fleissner; Løvvik, Ole Martin; Diplas, Spyridon; Almeida Carvalho, Patricia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Oxide-containing films were made by reactively sputtering a high-entropy alloy target of CrFeCoNiCu. We report on a wide range of changes to the electrical properties made by different heat treatments in oxidizing and ...
    • Development of novel metal-supported proton ceramic electrolyser cell with thin film BZY15–Ni electrode and BZY15 electrolyte 

      Stange, Marit Synnøve Sæverud; Stefan, Elena; Denonville, Christelle; Larring, Yngve; Rørvik, Per Martin; Haugsrud, Reidar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Metal supports for planar MS-PCEC were manufactured using tape-casting of low-cost ferritic stainless steel. A coating protecting the metal support against oxidation was applied by vacuum infiltration and a buffer layer ...
    • Fabrication of a Silicide Thermoelectric Module Employing Fractional Factorial Design Principles 

      Graff, Joachim Moe; Schuler, Raphael; Song, Xin; Castillo-Hernandez, Gustavo; Skomedal, Gunstein; Enebakk, Erik; Wright, Daniel Nilsen; Stange, Marit Synnøve Sæverud; de Boor, Johannes; Løvvik, Ole Martin; Schrade, Matthias (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Thermoelectric modules can be used in waste heat harvesting, sensing, and cooling applications. Here, we report on the fabrication and performance of a four-leg module based on abundant silicide materials. While previously ...
    • Flux-Reducing Tendency of Pd-Based Membranes Employed in Butane Dehydrogenation Processes 

      Peters, Thijs; Stange, Marit Synnøve Sæverud; Bredesen, Rune (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      We report on the effect of butane and butylene on hydrogen permeation through thin state-of-the-art Pd–Ag alloy membranes. A wide range of operating conditions, such as temperature (200–450 °C) and H2/butylene (or butane) ...
    • Formation of hydrogen bubbles in Pd-Ag membranes during H2 permeation 

      Peters, Thijs; Almeida Carvalho, Patricia; Stange, Marit Synnøve Sæverud; Bredesen, Rune (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Palladium membranes used for hydrogen separation seemingly develop cavities filled with hydrogen, i.e. hydrogen bubbles, along the grain boundaries. These bubbles may represent initial stages of pinhole formation that lead ...
    • High entropy alloy CrFeNiCoCu sputter deposited films: Structure, electrical properties, and oxidation 

      Mayandi, Jeyanthinath; Schrade, Matthias; Vajeeston, Ponniah; Stange, Marit Synnøve Sæverud; Lind, Anna Maria; Sunding, Martin Fleissner; Deuermeier, Jonas; Fortunato, Elvira; Løvvik, Ole Martin; Ulyashin, Alexander; Diplas, Spyridon; Almeida Carvalho, Patricia; Finstad, Terje Gunnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      High entropy alloy (HEA) films of CrFeCoNiCu were deposited by sputtering. Their structure was characterized and their electric transport properties were studied by temperature-dependent Hall and Seebeck measurements. The ...
    • Increasing the thermal expansion of proton conducting Y-doped BaZrO3 by Sr and Ce substitution 

      Dayaghi, Amir Masoud; Haugsrud, Reidar; Stange, Marit Synnøve Sæverud; Larring, Yngve; Strandbakke, Ragnar; Norby, Truls Eivind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Proton conducting oxide electrolytes find potential application in proton ceramic fuel cells and electrolyzers operating at intermediate temperatures, e.g. 400–600 °C. However, state-of-the-art proton conducting ceramics ...
    • Increasing the thermal expansion of proton conducting Y-doped BaZrO3 by Sr and Ce substitution 

      Dayaghi, Amir Masoud; Haugsrud, Reidar; Stange, Marit Synnøve Sæverud; Larring, Yngve; Strandbakke, Ragnar; Norby, Truls Eivind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
    • Layered microstructures based on BaZr0.85Y0.15O3−δ by pulsed laser deposition for metal-supported proton ceramic electrolyser cells 

      Stefan, Elena; Stange, Marit Synnøve Sæverud; Denonville, Christelle; Larring, Yngve; Hildenbrand, Nicolas; Norby, Truls Eivind; Haugsrud, Reidar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Planar metal-supported cell designs provide cost-effective scaling-up of solid oxide fuel cells and electrolysers. Here, we report on the fabrication of a BaZr0.85Y0.15O3−δ–NiO (BZY15–NiO) composite electrode and ...
    • Palladium (Pd) membranes as key enabling technology for precombustion CO2 capture and hydrogen production 

      Peters, Thijs; Rørvik, Per Martin; Sunde, Tor Olav Løveng; Stange, Marit Synnøve Sæverud; Roness, Frode; Reinertsen, Torkild; Ræder, Henrik; Larring, Yngve; Bredesen, Rune (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Palladium (Pd) membranes are a promising enabling technology for power generation and hydrogen production with CO2 capture. SINTEF has developed and patented a flexible technology to produce Pd-alloy membranes that ...
    • Plasmonic properties of aluminium nanowires in amorphous silicon 

      Thøgersen, Annett; Jensen, Ingvild Julie Thue; Belle, Branson Delano; Stange, Marit Synnøve Sæverud; Reinertsen, Vilde Mari; Kjeldstad, Torunn; Prytz, Øystein; Monakhov, Eduard; Kepaptsoglou, Demie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Plasmonic structures can help enhance optical activity in the ultraviolet (UV) region and therefore enhancing photocatalytic reactions and the detection of organic and biological species. Most plasmonic structures are ...
    • Selective etching of nanostructured a-Si:Al and its effect on porosity, Al gradient and surface oxidation 

      Kjeldstad, Torunn; Thøgersen, Annett; Stange, Marit Synnøve Sæverud; Jensen, Ingvild Julie Thue; Nilsen, Ola; Galeckas, Augustinas; Monakhov, Eduard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Nanoporous amorphous silicon (a-Si) with <5 nm cylindrical pores have been fabricated by phase separation of aluminum (Al) and silicon, forming self-assembled Al nanowires (NWs), followed by subsequent removal of Al by wet ...
    • Stability investigation of micro-configured Pd-Ag membrane modules - Effect of operating temperature and pressure 

      Peters, Thijs; Stange, Marit Synnøve Sæverud; Sunding, Martin Fleissner; Bredesen, Rune (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      The long-term stability over a period of up to 50 days has been reported for various designs of microstructured Pd77Ag23 membrane modules for H2 production and purification. Even though microchannels provide sufficient ...
    • Surface effects and optical properties of self-assembled nanostructured a-Si:Al 

      Kjeldstad, Torunn; Thøgersen, Annett; Stange, Marit Synnøve Sæverud; Jensen, Ingvild Julie Thue; Monakhov, Eduard; Galeckas, Augustinas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      We present a study of the surface effects and optical properties of the self-assembled nanostructures comprised of vertically aligned 5 nm-diameter Al nanowires embedded in an amorphous Si matrix (a-Si:Al). The controlled ...
    • Valence charge distribution in homogenous silicon-aluminium thin-films 

      Thøgersen, Annett; Jensen, Ingvild Julie Thue; Stange, Marit Synnøve Sæverud; Røyset, Arne Karstein; Løvvik, Ole Martin; Ulyashin, Alexander; Diplas, Spyridon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      Homogenous aSi1−xAlxHy alloyed thin films, made by magnetron sputtering, has been found to exhibit tunable band gap and dielectric constant depending on their composition. The optical properties of alloys are largely defined ...