• electrochemistry
• electrodeposition, thin films
• heterogeneous catalysis
• energy storage, batteries, supercapacitors
• fluid dynamics, hydrodynamics
• surface modification, surface science, surface chemistry
• nano-technology, nano-materials, new materials

Recent projects

• Exploring the cathodic deposition of highly connected metal-organic layers (01/11/2024 - 31/10/2027) - Promotor
• Functionalized Ionic Liquid and Incongruent Melting Salt Systems for Advanced Energy Storage Materials (11/10/2024 - 11/10/2028) - Promotor
• Cathodic Deposition of Highly-connected Metal-organic Framework Films with Controlled Morphology (01/04/2024 - 31/10/2024) - Promotor
• High performance transition metal chalcogenides for water splitting catalyst prepared by anodic electrodeposition (29/11/2023 - 29/11/2027) - Promotor
• Degradation mechanism study of lithium-sulfur pouch cells based on electrodeposition (01/10/2023 - 30/09/2026) - Promotor
• Novel MOFs/polymer composite electrolytes (28/08/2023 - 28/08/2027) - Promotor
• Interface Stability of Novel Sulfide-Based Solid-State Electrolytes in All-Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Batteries (30/01/2023 - 30/01/2027) - Promotor
• Flexibele, voorspellende en hernieuwbare elektrochemische gereedschapskist op elektriciteit Voor een duurzame transitie van de op katalysatoren gebaseerde Europese chemische industrie (01/01/2023 - 31/12/2026) - Promotor
• Understanding and optimization of mass transport effects for electrolytic water splitting and CO2 electroreduction at nanoconfined catalytic electrode architectures (22/09/2022 - 22/09/2026) - Co-promotor
• Electrocoordination chemistry of s-block elements in organic media for future batteries (01/01/2022 - 31/12/2025) - Co-promotor

Recent publications

• launch Arslanova, A., Babkin, I., Haeverans, E., Reddy, N., Hens, Z., Bernaerts, K., Teughels, W., Van den Mooter, G., McKinley, G.H., Lettinga, M.P., Fransaer, J., Vermant, J., Clasen, C. (2025). Core-shell microstructured particles for protection, controlled release, and other applications. Presented at the The 8th European Symposium on Electrohydrodynamic Atomization and Electrospinning 2025, Nicosia, Cyprus, 28 Apr 2025-30 Apr 2025.
• launch Xie, S., Tan, X., Zhang, X., Fransaer, J. with Tan, X. (corresp. author), Zhang, X. (corresp. author), Fransaer, J. (corresp. author) (2025). Probing the Critical Metal Node and Ligand Concentrations for MOF Nucleation on a Substrate. ACS MATERIALS LETTERS, 7 (4), 1526-1532. doi: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.5c00361
• launch Zhang, W., Han, N., Dou, Y., Zhang, X., Luo, J., Dou, S., Fransaer, J. with Dou, Y. (corresp. author), Zhang, X. (corresp. author), Luo, J. (corresp. author), Fransaer, J. (corresp. author) (2025). Applications of Cobalt Phosphide-Based Materials in Electrocatalysis. ACS CATALYSIS, 15 (7), 5457-5479. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.5c00623
• launch Martinez Mora, O., Fransaer, J. (sup.), Dominguez Benetton, X. (cosup.) (2025). Recovery of Platinum Group Metals into Electrocatalytic Nanoparticles by Gas-Diffusion Electrocrystallization (GDEx).
• launch Bossio, A.M., Basilico, E., Gielen, R., Blommaert, M., Fransaer, J., Baelmans, M. with Bossio, A.M. (corresp. author) (2024). Numerical analysis of industrial electrolytic pickling for cold-rolled flat stainless steel using secondary current distribution. RESULTS IN ENGINEERING, 24, Art.No. ARTN 103384. doi: 10.1016/j.rineng.2024.103384 via repository
• launch You, J., Wübbenhorst, M. (sup.), Fransaer, J. (cosup.) (2024). Study on Charge Transport and Structural Dynamics of Protic Ionic Liquids Derived from Zwitterionic Precursors.
• launch Monnens, W., Billiet, N., Binnemans, K., Fransaer, J. with Fransaer, J. (corresp. author) (2024). Electrodeposition of indium antimonide (InSb) from dimethyl sulfoxide-based electrolytes. JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMISTRY, 28 (10), 3755-3768. doi: 10.1007/s10008-024-05947-x
• launch Zhou, Z., Xie, S., Cai, H., Colli, A.N., Monnens, W., Zhang, Q., Guo, W., Zhang, W., Han, N., Pan, H., Zhang, X., Pan, H., Xue, Z., Zhang, X., Yao, Y., Zhang, J., Fransaer, J. with Zhou, Z. (corresp. author), Zhang, X. (corresp. author), Yao, Y. (corresp. author), Zhang, J. (corresp. author), Fransaer, J. (corresp. author) (2024). A synchronous-twisting method to realize radial scalability in fibrous energy storage devices. SCIENCE ADVANCES, 10 (29), Art.No. ARTN eado7826. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.ado7826 via repository
• launch Colli, A.N., Dominguez-Benetton, X., Fransaer, J. with Colli, A.N. (corresp. author) (2024). Modeling Electrode Shape Changes in Electrodeposition and Electrochemical Dissolution. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, 171 (7), Art.No. ARTN 073501. doi: 10.1149/1945-7111/ad5b1f via repository
• launch Zhang, W., Zheng, R., Han, N., Guo, W., Liu, Q., Chen, Z., Dou, Y., Zhang, X., Luo, J., Fransaer, J. with Han, N. (corresp. author), Zhang, X. (corresp. author), Luo, J. (corresp. author), Fransaer, J. (corresp. author) (2024). Insights on Water of Crystallization in Autologous Cobalt Phosphates for Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation. ACS MATERIALS LETTERS, 6 (8), 3291-3300. doi: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c00853 via repository