Senior Scientist

Department of Energy

ENEA Casaccia

Via Anguillarese 301

I-00060 Santa Maria di Galeria (Roma) Italy

Tel: 0039 06 30486552

Fax: 0039 06 30486357

M.S. in Chemistry, Genova University, Italy, 1979

M.S. in Physics, Genova University, Italy, 1985

ENI Postdoctoral Fellow at Genova University, 1985

1996- Senior Scientist

1996. Researcher

1986. Researcher

Over 40 paper and 2 review in such journals as Solid State Ionics, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Journal of Physics, Il Nuovo Cimento, Physica Status Solidi, Applied Superconductivity, Journal of Materials Chemistry and Journal of European Ceramic Society.

Three Italian Patents and one European Patent on the preparation of electrodes for molten carbonate fuel cells.

Served as a reviewer for the following journals: Journal of Power Sources, Superconductor Science and Technology.

Served as Visiting Scientist at Ecole National Superieur de Chimie de Paris, France.

School of Materials Science, Genova University, Italy, April 4, 1992, invited seminar, Materiali per celle a combustibile a carbonati fusi.

Institute of Chemical Physics, Genova University, Italy, October 20 1994, invited seminar, Elettrodi alternativi per celle a combustibile a carbonati fusi.

S.Gemme (1994, Genova University, M.S. in Chemistry)

Thesis title: Preparazione di elettrodi di nichel mediante non-acquoso tape casting.

M.Daturi (1991, Genova University, M.S. in Physics)

Thesis title: Preparazione e caratterizzazione di catodi in ossido di nichel litiato per celle a combustibile a carbonati fusi.

Kinetics and mechanism of solid solution formation, particularly Li_xNi_1-xO and Li_xCo_1-xO. Synthesis and sintering of inorganic materials. Stability of solid solutions at high temperatures. Effect of doping on microstructure and phase transitions of metal oxides. Liquid phase sintering. Alternative cathodes for molten carbonate fuel cells. CO-tolerant anodes for polymer electrolyte fuel cells.

PUBLICATION LIST

1. E.Antolini, B.Valenti, G.Barbero, R.Bartolino and F.Simoni, "Electro-optics of the hybrid nematic cells", Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 127 (1985) 215.
2. F.Valerio, E.Antolini and A.Lazzarotto, "A model to evaluate half-lives of PAHs naturally occurring on airborne particulate", International Journal Environ. Anal. Chem. 28 (1987) 185.
3. A.Turturro, S.Russo, E.Antolini and S.Cirafici, "Physical properties of anionic poly(e -caprolactam) synthesized in the presence of calcium chloride", Polymer 30 (1989) 1099.
4. E.Antolini, M.Leonini, V.Massarotti, A.Marini, V.berbenni and D.Capsoni, "On the role of lithium carbonate in the preparation of doped nickel oxide cathodes for molten carbonate fuel cells", Solid State Ionics 39 (1990) 251.
5. A.Marini, V.Massarotti, V.Berbenni, D.Capsoni, R.Riccardi, E.Antolini and B.Passalacqua, "On the thermal stability and defect structure of the soild solution LixNi1-xO", Solid State Ionics 45 (1991) 143.
6. V.Massarotti, D.Capsoni, V.Berbenni, R.Riccardi, A.Marini and E.Antolini, "Structural characterization of nickel oxide", Z. Naturforsch 46a (1991) 503.
7. V.Berbenni, V.Massarotti, D.Capsoni, R.Riccardi, A.Marini and E.Antolini, "Structural and microstructural study of the formation of the solid solution LixNi1-xO", Solid State Ionics 48 (1991) 101.
8. E.Antolini and M.Giordani, Effect of lithium carbonate on the densification of LixNi1-xO solid solutions at temperatures up to 900°C", Materials Letters 12 (1991) 117.
9. E.Antolini, "Fabbricazione di catodi in ossido di nichel litiato per celle a combustibile a carbonati fusi", Ceramurgia 22 (1992) 64.
10. E.Antolini, A.Marini, V.Berbenni, V.Massarotti, D.Capsoni and R.Riccardi, "The role of thermal treatment in the preparation of lithiated nickel oxide cathodes for molten carbonate fuel cells", Solid State Ionics 57 (1992) 217.
11. E.Antolini, "Sintering of LixNi1-xO solid solutions at 1200°C", Journal Materials Science 27 (1992) 3335.
12. E.Antolini, "A new way of obtaining LixNi1-xO cathodes for molten carbonate fuel cells", Journal Power Sources 40 (1992) 265.
13. E.Antolini, "Effect of the method of obtaining Li2CO3/LiyNi1-yO mixtures on the densification of the resulting LixNi1-xO solid solutions", Ceramics International 18 (1992) 399.
14. E.Antolini, "Formation of LixNi1-xO solid solution from Ni/Li2CO3 mixtures", Materials Letters 16 (1993) 286.
15. E.Antolini and M.Ferretti, "Preparation and characterization of superconducting Yba2Cu3O7-x thick films from powders of non-homogeneous grain size", Applied Superconductivity 1 (1993) 1773.
16. E.Antolini, "A review study of the preparation of porous lithioum doped nickel oxide", Journal European Ceramic Society 12 (1993) 139.
17. E.Antolini, "The way of LixNi1-xO solid solution formation from Ni/Li2CO3 powder mixture", Journal Materials Science Letters 12 (1993) 1947.
18. E.Antolini, "Kinetics of Li2O evaporation from lithium-rich LixNi1-xO solid solutions at 870°C", Journal Materials Science Letters 13 (1994) 2234.
19. A.Marini, V.Berbenni, V.Massarotti, D.Capsoni and E.Antolini, "Phase composition, microstructure and sintering in the system Co-Li2CO3", Journal Solid State Chemistry 116 (1995) 23.
20. E.Antolini and M.Ferretti, "Synthesis and thermal stability of LiCoO2", Journal Solid State Chemistry 117 (1995) 1.
21. E.Antolini and M.Ferretti, "Thermal treatment of Co/Li2CO3 mixtures at 1200°C", Materials Letters 24 (1995) 89.
22. E.Antolini, M.Daturi and M.Ferretti, "Formation of LixCo1-xO solid solution at 1300°C from Co/Li2CO3 powder mixture", Journal Materials Science Letters 15 (1996) 416.
23. E.Antolini, M.Ferretti and S.Gemme, "Preparation of porous nickel electrodes for molten carbonate fuel cells by nonaqueous tape casting" Journal Materials Science 31 (1996) 2187.
24. E.Antolini, "Formation of lithium cobalt spinel oxide by solid state reaction of a Li2CO3-Co3O4 powder mixture", Materials Research Bulletin 32 (1997) 9.
25. E.Antolini and M.Ferretti, "Structural change of LixNi1-xO during synthesis", Materials Letters 30 (1997) 59.
26. E.Antolini and M.Ferretti, "Effect of CoO presence on the structure of LixCo1-xO obtained by LiCoO2 decomposition", Materials Letters 31 (1997) 335.
27. E.Antolini, "Effect of moisture on some properties of lithium chloride-poly(e -caprolactam) mixtures", Journal Materials Science Letters 16 (1997)
28. E.Antolini and L.Giorgi, "Morphological characteristics of low density and high lithium content LixNi1-xO cathodes for MCFC" Ceramics International 24 (1998) 117.
29. E.Antolini, "Sintering of LixNi1-xO solid solutions at 750°C", Materials Chemistry Physics 52 (1998) 152.
30. E.Antolini, A.Pozio, L.Giorgi and E.Passalacqua, "Morphological characteristics of carbon/polytetrafluoroethylene films deposited on porous carbon support" Journal Materials Science 33 (1998) 1837.
31. E.Antolini, "Phase transition of pure and lithium doped CoO thermal treated at 1300°C", Journal Physics D: Applied physics 31 (1998) 334.
32. E.Antolini and E.Zhecheva, "Lithiation of spinel cobalt oxide by solid state reaction of Li2CO3 and Co3O4: an EPR study", Materials Letters 35 (1998) 380.
33. L.Giorgi, E.Antolini, A.Pozio and E.Passalacqua, "Influence of the PTFE content in the diffusion layer of low-pt loading electrodes for polymer electrolyte fuel cells" Electrochimica Acta 43 (1998) 3675.
34. E.Antolini, "Preparation and properties of Li-Co-O compounds", Journal European Ceramic Society 18 (1998) 1405.
35. E.Antolini, Effect of lithium doping on phase transition and microstructure development of CoO", Il Nuovo Cimento D 20 (1998) 1735.
36. E.Antolini, L.Giorgi and M.Carewska, " Formation of Li- and Mg-doped LiCoO2: a BET analysis", Journal Materials Science Letters 18 (1999) 325.
37. E.Antolini, "On Li2O evaporation from LixNi1-xO solid solution", Ceramics International, accepted for publication.
38. E.Antolini, "Lithium loss kinetics from polycrystalline LiNi1-xO at high temperature", Journal Materials Chemistry 8 (1998) 2783.
39. E.Antolini, L.Giorgi, A.Pozio and E.Passalacqua, "Influence of Nafion loading in the catalyst layer of gas-diffusion electrodes for PEFC", Journal Power Sources 77 (1999) 136.
40. E.Antolini, "Hexagonal-to-cubic phase transition by Li2O evaporation from ordered LixNi1-xO solid solution", physica status solidi (a) 173 (1999) 357.
41. E.Antolini, "Behaviour of Ni, NiO and LixNi1-xO in molten alkali carbonates", Journal Materials Science in press.