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Truls Norby
Professor, Department of Chemistry
, University of Oslo
(UiO)
Member of Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology
(SMN),
Central in the
FERMiO
top-tier research group
(toppforskningsmiljø)
Together with Assoc.
Professor Reidar Haugsrud, I run a research group at the Department of
Chemistry:
Group for Solid-State
Electrochemistry
Research
The research group for solid-state
electrochemistry works within defects and defect-related properties in
functional ceramic
materials at high temperatures. This comprises defect chemistry and its
thermodynamics, diffusion and mobility of defects, conductivity and
permeability. A specialty is protons in oxides, and we are currently
interested also in neutral hydrogen species and hydride ions in oxidic
environments. We study and develop proton conductors, oxygen ion conductors,
electronic conductors, and mixed conductors for high temperature fuel cells and
electrolysers, sensors, and dense, inorganic gas separation membranes. We also
engage in studies of fundamental processes involved in the degradation of such
materials. The group has started to approach the emerging field of nano-ionics,
taking tools and concepts from nano-technology into use to understand and
develop the properties of nano-dimensional structures; surfaces,
electrodes, interfaces (phase, grain, and domain boundaries), nano-cages,
and nano-particles.
1
professor, 1 assoc. professor, 4 post-docs/researchers,
2 techn./adm. staff,
1 visiting scientist
14 PhD candidates + 7 PhD candidates co-supervised with external
main supervisors
6 Master
students,
1 trainee/exchange student
See papers in press at the right hand side of this page, plus the
publications page (last two years
plus full list)
Laboratory for electrical
and electrochemical characterisation, diffusion, kinetics, and thermogravimetry
at high temperatures in controlled atmospheres. Instrumentation includes FEG-ESEM, XPS/UPS, SPM,
hot-press, dilatometer,
quadropole mass spectrometers, impedance spectrometers.
Some
instrumentation is available for UiO users and external users. See
terms and prices.
Projects currently funded from RCN,
EU
EU 7FWP Energy-NMP EFFIPRO
RCN Renergi SPECHY
RCN Nanomat FOET A2 Proton conductors for
fuel cells & membranes, A6: The database
project (xMatPro)
FUNMAT@UiO
Proton conductors
RCN
FRINAT:
Hydrogen in
oxides
RCN Nanomat nanoPCFC; Nanostructures for proton conducting fuel cells
RCN Renergi STACKPRO; Stack technology for ceramic proton conducting
fuel cells
RCN N-INNER D-INNER; novel and improved proton conductors
See updates on the right hand side of this page, plus on the
dedicated page for positions/vacancies
and scholarships.
Administrative, editorial, and other engagements
Materials, Energy
and Nanotechnology (MENA) Bachelor and
Master Programmes (Member of programme council)
The Research Council of Norway (RCN)
The Hydrogen Platform (member of Strategic Council)
SINTEF (Consultant + Representative of
UiO in
SINTEF's advisory council)
Solid State Ionics (editor)
NorECs Norwegian Electro Ceramics AS
(Chairman of executive board)
Protia AS
(member of executive board)
The following are courses and other teaching I am
currently engaged in
MENA 3200/4200
Energy Materials
KJM-MENA 4010; Experimental methods. Module: Electrical measurements
For students: University degrees in materials science
and chemistry at
UiO
Materialer, energi og
nanoteknologi (MENA); Se
presentasjon (på norsk) av MENA-programmet (BSc og MSc)
Materials, energy and
nanotechnology (MENA); See
presentation (in Norwegian) of the MENA programme (BSc and MSc)
Kjemi (KJM)
Chemistry (KJM)
Take a
2-year Master of Science (MSc) degree including a 1-year research project, in
the MENA or KJM programmes.
MSc i
Materialer, energi og nanoteknologi (MENA); Se
presentasjon (på norsk) av MENA-programmet (BSc og MSc)
MSc in
Materials, energy and nanotechnology (MENA); See
presentation (in Norwegian) of the MENA programme (BSc and MSc)
MSc i Kjemi
(KJM)
MSc in Chemistry
(KJM)
See examples of
proposed project themes currently available in our group
MENA and KJM bachelor degrees give access to MSc studies in our group. Also
foreign BSc degrees or similar education may give access.
PhD
Possibilities mainly depend on funding of various projects. For scholarships, see
positions & vacancies.
Student carrieer & jobs. Karriere og jobber
Where do our students work? Hvor og med hva arbeider studentene våre
etter utdannelsen?
See example
list from Department of Chemistry.
Examples of job ads:
REC
Contact Information
- Telephone
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+47-22840654
Mobile: +47-99257611 FERMIO admin:
+47-22840664
- FAX
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+47-22840651
- Postal address
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University of Oslo, FERMIO, Gaustadalleen 21, NO-0349 Oslo, Norway
- Visiting address
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University of Oslo, FERMIO, Gaustadalleen 21, NO-0349 Oslo, Norway
- Electronic mail
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General Information:
Truls Norby
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The 2009 evaluation of basic
chemistry research in Norway is published.
Download the pdf report.
Events
International
Symposium on Defects, Transport and Related Phenomena, at MS&T,
Pittsburgh, Oct. 25-29, 2009
SSPC15, Santa Barbara, USA, August 15-19, 2010.
(Note new dates!)
Publications in press
 H.
Fjeld, D. M. Kepaptsoglou, R. Haugsrud, T. Norby,
“Charge
carriers in grain boundaries of 0.5 % Sr-doped LaNbO4”,
Solid State Ionics, (2009)
doi:10.1016/j.ssi.2009.04.019.
N.
Jalarvo, C. Haavik, C. Kongshaug, P. Norby, T. Norby, “Conductivity
and water uptake of Sr4(Sr2Nb2)O11·nH2O
and Sr4(Sr2Ta2)O11·nH2O”,
Solid State Ionics, 180 (2009) 1151-1156.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssi.2009.05.021.
 Zuoan
Li, R. Haugsrud, J. B. Smith, T. Norby,
“Steady state permeation of oxygen through La1.9Sr0.1NiO4+d”,
J. Electrochem. Soc., (2009)
DOI:
10.1149/1.3156551.
T.
S. Bjørheim, A. Kuwabara, I. Ahmed, R. Haugsrud, S. Stølen, T. Norby, “A
combined conductivity and DFT study of protons in PbZrO3 and the
alkaline earth zirconates”,
Solid State Ionics,
(2009)
 doi:10.1016/j.ssi.2009.04.013.
 R. Strandbakke, C. Kongshaug, R. Haugsrud, T. Norby, “High
temperature hydration and conductivity of mayenite, Ca12Al14O33”,
J. Phys. Chem. C,
113 [20] (2009) 8938-8944.
DOI:
10.1021/jp9009299.
E-print.
 A. Kuwabara, R. Haugsrud, S. Stølen, T. Norby, ”Local condensation of
oxygen vacancies in
t-LaNbO4
from first principle calculation“,
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.,
11
[27] (2009) 5550-5553,
DOI:10.1039/ B813881H.
T. Norby, “Proton conductivity in perovskite oxides”, in
“Perovskite oxides for solid oxide fuel cells“, T. Ishihara, ed.,
Springer, 2009,
ISBN
978-0-387-77707-8.
Published articles and full list
New personnel
autumn 09
Odd-Arne Ertzeid took his M.Sc. in October.
Christian Kjølseth defended his PhD October 16. He now works
in Protia AS and in our research group (EU EFFIPRO)
Nora Pilar Salas Iilanes started MSc studies in the MENA program this
autumn.
Camilla Kaori Vigen started in a PhD research fellowship in the BIGCCS FME October 2009
Ragnhild Hancke started in a PhD research fellowship in the KINOXPRO
project September 2009.
Jonthan M. Polfus started in a PhD research fellowship in the NITROX
project September 2009.
Andreas Løken started as MSc student in Chemistry August 2009.
Open positions and
scholarships
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None listed here at present.
INote: All vacancies and
scholarships in our research group are announced here. Please send
applications and requests ONLY for
announced positions; we have no funds to support other positions.
Moreover, please use the addresses specified in the announcements. Do
not send emails directly to me or other group members.
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