Publications by Sophia Haussener

Optimization of hybrid sensible-latent seasonal heat storage systems

This study presents a coupled techno-economic and environmental model of hybrid sensible-latent thermal energy storage (TES) systems, integrating phase change material (PCM) macro-capsules to enhance storage capacity and performance. The multi-scale model ...

2025

Connecting scales in reaction engineering

Sophia Haussener, Jeremy Luterbacher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC2025

Catalyst layer at the junction of a forward bias bipolar membrane for CO2 electrolysis

Sophia Haussener

CO2 reduction in an electrolysis cell with a forward bias bipolar membrane (BPM) ensures good selectivity and CO2 utilization, but still suffers from large overvoltages. Recent studies have shown that integrating metal-oxide catalysts at the BPM junction i ...

2025

Effect of Operating Conditions on the Degradation of BiVO4 Photoanodes

Sophia Haussener, Isaac Thomas Holmes-Gentle, Franky Esteban Bedoya Lora

This work investigates how irradiance, temperature, and electrolyte properties (pH, concentration, and flow rate), influence the degradation of spray-pyrolyzed BiVO4 photoanodes during water splitting for solar fuel production. A novel four-cell photoelect ...

Wiley2025

Water Management in Zero-Gap CO2 Electrolyzer with Forward Bias Bipolar Membranes

Sophia Haussener

CO2 electrolysis is a promising process to produce synthetic and carbon-neutral chemicals. Zero-gap CO2 electrolyzers featuring a forward bias bipolar membrane (BPM) solve problems like salt precipitation and CO2 crossover but still suffer from limited per ...

2025

Impact of Gas Bubble Evolution Dynamics on Electrochemical Reaction Overpotentials in Water Electrolyser Systems

Sophia Haussener

This study establishes a theoretical framework to elucidate the impact of gas bubble evolution dynamics on the reaction overpotentials in electrolytic hydrogen and oxygen production. By distinguishing between ohmic, activation, and concentration overpotent ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2025

Quantifying mass transport limitations in a microfluidic CO2 electrolyzer with a gas diffusion cathode

Sophia Haussener, Venu Gopal Agarwal

A gas diffusion electrode (GDE) based CO2 electrolyzer shows enhanced CO2 transport to the catalyst surface, significantly increasing current density compared to traditional planar immersed electrodes. A two-dimensional model for the cathode side of a micr ...

2024

Optical characterization of a solar concentrating dish system

Sophia Haussener, Clemens Gregor Suter, Isaac Thomas Holmes-Gentle

Solar dishes concentrate the quasi-collimated sun light towards a focal point. Typically, the optical characterization consists of experimental flux map measurements and Monte-Carlo ray-tracing (MCRT) simulations, which are fitted based on experimental dat ...

Institute of Physics2024

Stability and degradation of (oxy)nitride photocatalysts for solar water splitting

Sophia Haussener, Franky Esteban Bedoya Lora

Advancing towards alternative technologies for the sustainable production of hydrogen is a necessity for the successful integration of this potentially green fuel in the future. Photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical water splitting are promising concepts ...

2024

Contrasting Views of the Electric Double Layer in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction: Continuum Models vs Molecular Dynamics

Sophia Haussener, Evan Fair Johnson

In the field of electrochemical CO2 reduction, both continuum models and molecular dynamics (MD) models have been used to understand the electric double layer (EDL). MD often focuses on the region within a few nm of the electrode, while continuum models ca ...

Amer Chemical Soc2024