Main Research Activities
My research activity is focused on the characterisation of Lithium-Sulfur battery materials. In particular I work on cathode materials and analyse them before and after electrochemical cycling. The aim is to gain a better understanding on the structural modification that take place at the electrode upon cycling in order to provide guidelines for the development of the next generation of batteries. My work is supported by the ALISTORE - European Research Institute and is carried out in collaboration with members of the HELiS consortium.Academic Training
- 2015 Postdoc, L.R.C.S UMR CNRS 7314, Université de Picardie Jules Verne.
« Fine structural studies of the mechanisms involved in Lithium-Sulfur battery by (S)TEM and associated techniques ». Encadrants : Carine Davoisne and Arnaud Demortière. - 2014 Ph.D., Experimental Geosciences, University of Bayreuth (Germany).
« The crystal chemistry of hibonite: an indicator for oxygen fugacity during Solar Nebula condensation? ». Supervisors : Prof. Dr. Falko Langenhorst and Dr. Tiziana Boffa Ballaran. - 2009 M.Sc., Chemistry, University of Pavia (Italy).
Professional skills
Electron microscopy (TEM, STEM, Atomic-resolution, Electron diffraction, EELS, EDXS, SEM), In-situ characterisation, Solid state synthesis, Electrochemical measurements.
Cooperative Jahn-Teller effect and the role of strain in the tetragonal-to-cubic phase transition in MgxCu1-xCr2O4
S. C.Tarantino, M. Giannini, M. A. Carpenter, M. Zema
IUCrJ, 2016
Single crystal elasticity of majoritic garnets: Stagnant slabs and thermal anomalies at the base of the transition zone
M. G. Pamato, A. Kurnosov, T. B. Ballaran, D. J. Frost, L. Ziberna, M. Giannini, S. Speziale, S. N. Tkachev, K. K. Zhuravlev, V. B. Prakapenka
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2016
