Electrocatalytic Green Engineering Group

Books

Selected Recent Publications

2013

  1. H. SadAbadia, S. Badilescu, M. Packirisamy, R. Wüthrich "Integration of gold nanoparticles in PDMS microfluidics for lab-on-a-chip plasmonic biosensing of growth hormones." Biosensors and Bioelectronics ACCEPTED
  2. A. Allagui, E.A. Baranova, R. Wüthrich "Synthesis of Ni and Pt nanomaterials by cathodic contact glow discharge electrolysis in acidic and alkaline media." Electrochimica Acta, ACCEPTED

2012

  1. E.A. Baranova, A. Cally, A. Allagui, S. Ntais, R. Wüthrich "Nickel particles with increased catalytic activity towards hydrogen evolution reaction." Comptes Rendus Chimie, ACCEPTED
  2. H. SadAbadia, S. Badilescu, M. Packirisamy, R. Wüthrich "PDMS-gold nanocomposite platforms with enhanced sensing properties." Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, 8 (2012) 539-549
  3. J.D. Abou Ziki, T. Fatanat Didar, R. Wüthrich "Micro-Texturing Channel Surfaces on Glass with Spark Assisted Chemical Engraving." International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 57 (2012) 66-72
  4. J.D. Abou Ziki, A. Morrison, A. Dolatabadi, R.Wüthrich "Studying gas bubble dynamics on gas evolving electrodes by electrical impedance spectroscopy over a Wide current Range", 63rd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Aug 19-24, 2012, Prague, Czech Republic
  5. J.D. Abou Ziki, R.Wüthrich "Improving Glass Micro-drilling By Glow Discharge Electrolysis Using Force-feedback Algorithms", 63rd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Aug 19-24, 2012, Prague, Czech Republic
  6. M. Aghasibeig, A. Dolatabadi, R. Wüthrich "Development of Nickel-based Active Electrode Coatings by SPS and SPPS Processes for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction", 63rd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Aug 19-24, 2012, Prague, Czech Republic
  7. R.Wüthrich, J.D. Abou Ziki, M. Aghasibeig, A. Morrison "ECTk-an open source code for driving electrochemical experiments", 63rd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Aug 19-24, 2012, Prague, Czech Republic

2011

  1. J.D. Abou Ziki, R. Wüthrich "Tool wear and tool thermal expansion during micro-machining by spark assisted chemical engraving." International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, IN PRESS
  2. A. Allagui, R. Wüthrich "The electrochemical discharges for the synthesis of nickel oxide nanoparticles: characterization and mechanism", Electrochimica Acta, 58 (2011) 12-18
  3. M. Jalali, S. Dauterstedt, A. Michaud, R. Wüthrich "Electromagnetic shielding of polymer-matrix composites with metallic nanoparticles" Composites Part B: Engineering 42 (2011) 1420-1426
  4. Z.Derhoumi, P.Mandin, R.Wüthrich, H.Roustan "Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Two-Phase Electrolysis Processes - Electrical Energy Conversion in Hydrogen Production" Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics 4 (2011) 81-87
  5. J.Ozhikandathil, A.Morrison, M.Packirisamy, R.Wüthrich "Low resistive silicon substrate as an etch-stop layer for drilling thick SiO2 by spark assisted chemical engraving (SACE)" Microsystem Technologies-Micro-and Nanosystems-Information Storage and Processing Systems 17, (2011) 373-380
  6. H.Sad Abadi, M.Packirisamy, A.Dolatabadi, R.Wüthrich "Effects of electrode switching sequence on ewod droplet manipulation: a simulation study" Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, (2011) 255-260
  7. J.Abou Ziki, N.K.M. Dhawale, R.Wüthrich "Modeling the forces exerted on the tool-electrode during spark assisted chemical engraving constant velocity feed-drilling" Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels (2011) 1303-1311

2010

  1. R.El-Haddad, R.Wüthrich "A mechanistic model of the gas film dynamics during the electrochemical discharge phenomenon" Journal of Applied Electrochemistry 40 (2010) 1853-1858
  2. R.Wüthrich, A.Allagui "Building micro and nanosystems with electrochemical discharges" Electrochimica Acta 55 (2010) 8189-8196
  3. Ph.Mandin, R.Wüthrich, H.Roustan "Polarization Curves for an Alkaline Water Electrolysis at a Small Pin Vertical Electrode to Produce Hydrogen" Aiche Journal, 56 (2010) 2446-2454

2009

  1. E.Herrera Calderon, A.Katsaounis, R.Wüthrich, Ph.Mandin, G.Foti, C.Comninellis "Effectiveness factor of fast (Fe3+/Fe2+), moderate (Cl-2/Cl-) and slow (O-2/H2O) redox couples using IrO2-based electrodes of different loading" Journal of applied electrochemistry 39 (2009) 1827-1833
  2. R.Wüthrich, Ph.Mandin "Electrochemical discharges-Discovery and early applications" Electrochimica acta 54 (2009) 4031-4035
  3. Ph. Mandin, R. Wüthrich and H. Roustan "Electrochemical Engineering Modelling of the Electrodes Kinetic Properties During Two-Phase Sustainable Electrolysis" 10th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering 27 (2009) 435-440
  4. E.Herrera Calderon, R.Wüthrich, Ph.Mandin, G.Foti, C.Comninellis "Estimation of the effectiveness factor of an outer-sphere redox couple (Fe3+/Fe2+) using rotating disk Ti/IrO2 electrodes of different loading" Journal of applied electrochemistry 39 (2009) 1379-1384
  5. A.Allagui, R.Wüthrich "Gas film formation time and gas film life time during electrochemical discharge phenomenon" Electrochimica acta 54 (2009) 5336-5343
  6. M.Jalali, R.Wüthrich "Improving Electromagnetic Shielding of Composite Structures with Metallic Nanoparticles Synthesized by Electrochemical Discharges" EMC EUROPE: 2009 International symposium on electromagnetic compatibility 13-16 (2009)
  7. T.Fatanat Didar, A.Dolatabadi and R.Wüthrich "Local hardness and density variation in glass substrates machined with Spark Assisted Chemical Engraving (SACE)" Materials letters 63 (2009) 51-53
  8. Ph. Mandin, H. Roustan, J. B. Le Graverend, R. Wüthrich "Primary to ternary current distribution at a vertical electrode during two-phase electrolysis" Electrochemical process simulation III 65 (2009) 1-10
  9. M.Mousa, A.Allagui, H.D.Ng, R.Wüthrich "The effect of thermal conductivity of the tool electrode in spark-assisted chemical engraving gravity-feed micro-drilling" Journal of micromechanics and microengineering 19 (2009)
  10. M.Jalali, P.Maillard, R.Wüthrich "Toward a better understanding of glass gravity-feed micro-hole drilling with electrochemical discharges" Journal of micromechanics and microengineering 19 (2009)