In situ temperature study of Fe, Ni, and CuPcs

This project aims to study the structural evolution of Fe, Ni, and Cu-phthalocyanines supported with aerogel, as materials useful for both Oxygen Reduction Reactions (ORR) and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions (HER.) XAS analyses will be performed at BM08-LISA on the edge of transition metals using the microtome cell of the Sample Environment to heat and pyrolyze the samples. The samples will be analyzed in transmission mode at every 100°C from room temperature to 850°C. We expect to see the change in the structure of the transition metal with the formation of nanoparticles, with XANES and EXAFS data we can then proceed to study at which temperature and how this process take place.