SERGIO BRUTTI

Didattica in presenza. Nessuna didattica a distanza o blended è prevista secondo le determinazioni dell'Ateneo. 

Corso di Chimica Fisica 2 (canale 3)

secondo semestre 2024/2025 svolto nel secondo semestre

6 ore settimanali (lunedì 8-10; mercoledì 8-10; giovedì 8-10)

aula C edificio CU035

INIZIO LEZIONI 26/2/2025

Corso di Chimica Generale ed Inorganica alla LT di Scienze Biologiche (Canale 2) 

primo semestre 2024/2025 svolto nel primo semestre inizio lezioni 8 ottobre 2024

7 ore settimanali (martedì 13-15, mercoledì 9-11, giovedì 15-16, venerdì 9-11)

aula II edificio CU032 (secondo piano)

Ricevimento

ricevimento in studio (edificio cannizzaro stanza 284, II piano) venerdì 14-15 o in altro orario concordato

oppure Piattaforma meet: https://meet.google.com/xmr-aqdc-rae (stesso giorno e orario)

Current position and titles
(1) Researcher (RTI a tempo pieno confermato in ruolo) at the Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza – Dipartimento di Chimica (from 2018)
(2) Associate Professor (professore associato) in Physical Chemistry of Materials (from 2020)
(3) Italian national qualification (ASN 2016) as full professor in Physical Chemistry (chim/02)
(4) Board member of the Società Chimica Italiana - Sezione Basilicata (2025-2027) Divisione di Chimica Fisica (2018-2024) Gruppo ACEE (2024-2026)
(5) Associate Member of the Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi –Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (from march 2012)
(6) Associate Member of INSTM (from 2019)
(7) Member of the editorial board of the "Crystals" international peer-reviewed journal (MDPI publishing, IF2018 2.144)
(8) Member of the editorial board of the "Future Battery" international peer-reviewed journal (Elsevier)
(9) President of the Gisel association (2024-2025)

Bibliometrics (checked on Scopus on march 30th 2020)
(2001-2025)
Papers 177
Citations >4200
H-index 35

Education (birth date 2 february 1976)
(i) Master degree in Chemistry: Università di Roma “La Sapienza” – Final dissertation “Thermodynamic stability of the intermediate phases in the Ca-Si system” – supervisor Prof. G.Balducci – Final mark 110/110 cum laude – May 2000
(ii) PhD degree in Chemical Sciences: Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza” – Thesis “Stability and reactivity at high temperatures of metallic borides and silicides” - supervisor Prof. G.Balducci – January 2004

Previous work experiences:
(a) Research Visitor – Supervisor: Prof.T.Terai – Department of Quantum Engineering and System Science – University of Tokyo (Japan) research project “Gas-solid thermodynamics of the Yb-O-H system” – may-june 2003.
(b) Post-doc Fellowship - Supervisor: Prof.B. Scrosati, - Dipartimento di Chimica - Università di Roma La Sapienza – research project: “Amorphous Carbons as anodes for Li-ion batteries” – nov. 2003-apr. 2004
(c) Post-doc Fellowship - Supervisor: Prof. G. De Maria - Dipartimento di Chimica - Università di Roma La Sapienza – research project: “Thermodynamics of the high temperature decomposition of H2SO4” - May- Oct. 2004
(d) Post-doc Fellowship - Supervisor: Prof. D. Pettifor –Department of Materials, University of Oxford (UK)– research project: “Computational study of the energetic of metallic silicides by DFT” – nov. 2004-may 2005
(e) Post-doc Fellowship - Supervisor: Prof. G. De Maria - Istituto per lo Studio dei materiali Nanostrutturati (CNR) Sezione di Roma1 - research project: “Ab initio study of the gaseous adducts H2SO4-SO3-H2O” - May -June 2005
(f) Post-doc Fellowship - Supervisor: Prof. G. Cerri - Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica ed Industriale - Università di Roma Tre - research project: “High temperature decomposition of H2SO4 by direct solar radiation” - July 2005 – Jan. 2007
(g) Post-doc Fellowship - Supervisor: Prof. G. Gigli – Dipartimento di Chimica – Università di Roma “La Sapienza” – research project: “Experimental and computational study of the thermodynamic stability of intermetallic compounds” – Feb. 2007- Jan. 2009
(h) Post-doc Fellowship - Supervisor: Dr. K.Aifantis – General Engineering Department - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) – research project: “Probing the Micro-Nano Transition: Theoretical and Experimental Foundations, Simulations and Applications” – Feb. 2009- June 2009
(i) Co-shared post-doc Fellowship - Supervisors: Prof. Peter Bruce and Prof. Bruno Scrosati, School of Chemistry, University of St.Andrews (UK) and Dipartimento di Chimica, Sapienza Università di Roma (IT), – research project: “TiO2 electrodes for high-performances and safe Li-ion batteries” - July 2009 - June 2011.
(e) Post-doc Fellowship - Supervisor: Dr. Maria Assunta Navarra, Dipartimento di Chimica, Sapienza Università di Roma (IT) – research project: “Synthesis and characterization of nenostrctured ceramic materials for application in Nafion mambreanes” - July 2011 – Dec. 2011.
(f) RTI at the Universty of Basilicata - Department of Science (from 2011 to 2018), member of the board of directors at the SCI (Sezione Basilicata, 2015-2018)

Awards, honors and international stays
(1) “Premio Luam 2010” for the best poster communication in physical chemsitry at the“Quarto convegno giovani chimici – la chimica nelle nanoscienze e nelle nanotecnologie” conferito dall’Ordine dei Chimici.
(2) “Premio i giovani e la Chimica 2010 – Chimica Fisica” conferito dalla Società Chimica Italiana.
(3) Invited Professor at the University of Evry Val-D’Essonne (may-june 2015), France
(4) Research Visitor at the University of Chalmers (may-june 2017), Sweden
(5) FFARB-2017 grant award winner

Funded research projects
(i) Research Unit Coordinator of the Italian National Project FIRB Futuro in ricerca 2010 “Hydrides as high capacity anodes for Li-ion batteries” (2012- 2016) – (research unit budget: 418 kE, funding agency: Italian Government MIUR)
(ii) Principal Investigator of the research project “Synthesis of a composite material based on LiCoPO4 and its application innovative secondary lithium cells” (2013-2015) – (project budget: 56 kE, funding agency: Area Science Park-Basilicata Innovazione) in collaboration with Johnson-Matthey Ltd.
(iii) Principal Investigator of the research project “Performances and failure analysis of a Na-ion cell” (2014-2015) – (project budget: 20 kE, funding agency: Area Science Park-Basilicata Innovazione) in collaboration with SAES Getters Spa.
(iv) Principal Investigator of the research project “Assessment of the conditioning cycle of a Na-ion cell” (2015) – (project budget: 10 kE, funding agency: Area Science Park-Basilicata Innovazione) in collaboration with SAES Getters Spa.
(v) Principal Investigator of the research contract “Characterization of full Li-ion cells and analysis of via-gas phase degradation mechanisms” (2015-2016) – (project budget: 45 kE, private sponsor: SAES Getters Spa).
(vi) Research Sub-Unit Principal Investigator of the Italian National Project PRIN 2010-2011 “Advanced Nanocomposite Membranes and innovative Electrocatalysts for Durable Polymer Electrolyte Membrane fuel cell” (2013-2016) – (research sub-unit budget: 52 kE, funding agency: Italian Government MIUR)
(vii) Research Sub-OR 2.3.4 Principal Investigator of the PONREC2007-2013 project “Smartbasilicata” (2013-2018) – (research sub-unit budget: 40 kE, funding agency: Italian Government)
(viii) Principal Investigator of the Accordo di Collaborazione between ENEA and Università della Basilicata in the frame of the PAR-2017/PAR-2018 projects; research activity "Metallic lithium as negative electrode material in secondary lithium batteries and beyond" (2017-2018) - (unit budget: 15 kE, funding agency: ENEA)
(ix) Participant to the H2020 project SI-Drive (ISC-CNR) - (2019-2023) (unit budget: 410 kE, funding agency: EU)
(x) Principal Investigator of the "Confined nanometals: strUcture and properties of alkali meTals in mEsopores (CUTE)" project funded by the Unviersity of Roma La Sapienza in the frame of the "Progetti di Ricerca Medi/Piccoli 2019" - (2020-2021) - (unit budget: 14 kE, funding agency: Sapienza University of Rome)
(xi) Participant of the "An FTIR-Microscopy integrated system for chemical imaging resolved in time (microFTIR)" project funded by the Unviersity of Roma La Sapienza in the frame of the "Bando Medie e Grandi Attrezzature Scientifiche 2019" - (2020-2021) - (unit budget: 62 kE, funding agency: Sapienza University of Rome)
(xii) Pi of the REALSEI project (H2020 MCSA) (2020-2023)
(xiii) Co-PI of the SIGNE project (HE) (2022-2026)
(xiv) Co-PI of the OpMetBat project (EU GD) (2022-2025)
(XV) PI of the ACTEA project (Gruppi di Ricerca-2020 Lazioinnaova) (2021-2023)
(xvi) Co-PI of the CN4spoke14 MOST project (Sapienza and DChem unit) (2022-2026)
(xvii) Co-PI of the PE2spoke5 NEST project (DChem/Sapienza unit) (2022-2026)
(xviii) Co-PI of the Casiumbat project (NRF) (2023-2026)
(XIX) Co-PI of the Hymetbat project (EU GD) (2025-2027)

Other minor research projects
(a) Principal Investigator of the research grants RIL2012, RIL2013 and RIL2015 (2012-2016) – (total projects budget: 10 kE, funding agency: University of Basilicata).
(b) Principal Investigator of the computational research project “Electronic and dynamic properties of MgB2 and related composition-modulated superstructures” - Bando B 2007 – Caspur – (2007 –2009)
(c) Principal Investigator of the computational research project “DFT modelling of metallic nanoparticles for lithium intercalation” - Standard HPC Grant 2009 – Caspur (2009- 2010)
(d) Principal Investigator of the computational research project “Thermodynamic modelling by first principles calculations of metallic substitution in the TiO2 lattice” - Standard HPC Grant 2010 – Caspur (2010- 2011)
(e) Principal Investigator of the computational research project “Firsts principles study of metallic and hydride-based clusters” – ISCRA class C projects - (2012 – 2013)
(f) Principal Investigator of the experimental campaign project “Diffraction study of the self-discharge phenomena of LiCoPO4 in rechargeable lithium cells” (project number 20130017 MCX beamline – Elettra synchrotron radiation facility) (2013)
(g) Principal Investigator of the experimental campaign project “In situ diffraction study of the HCR of NaAlH4 in lithium cells” (project number 20140458 MCX beamline – Elettra synchrotron radiation facility) (2014)
(h) Principal Investigator of the experimental campaign project “In situ diffraction study of sodium alanates in lithium cells” (project number 20150410 MCX beamline – Elettra synchrotron radiation facility) (2015)
(i) Principal Investigator of the experimental campaign project “Electrochemical lithium de-intercalation/intercalation in Li(Co1/3Fe1/3Mn1/3)PO4 cathodes by ex-situ X-ray diffraction” (project number 20165060 MCX beamline – Elettra synchrotron radiation facility) (2016)
(j) Principal Investigator of the experimental campaign project “Investigation on Cr3+- doped NiCo2O4@Ni foam cathodes for Li-O2 cells by ex-situ and in-situ X-ray diffraction” (project number 20170198 MCX beamline – Elettra synchrotron radiation facility) (2017)
(k) Principal Investigator of the experimental campaign project “In operando analysis of the structural degradation of LMNO spinel positive electrodes in Li-ion batteries” (project number 20197001 CERIC – Elettra synchrotron radiation facility) (2019)

Professional societies
(a) Member of the Italian Society of Chemistry from 2004 (former member of the board of directors of the Basilicata Section 2016-2018)
(b) Member of the American Chemical Society from 2010
(c) Member of the Electrochemical Society from 2012
(d) Member of the International Society of Electrochemistry from 2014

Invited Lectures in National and International Conferences
(1) 13th IUPAC conference on high temperature material chemistry (HTMC-XIII) – 14-19 September 2009, Davis (California, USA), lecture title “Thermodynamics at finite temperatures of the intermediate phases in the Re-B system by density functional theory and perturbational dft calculations”.
(2) IUPAC NMS-VII & FCFP-XXI conferences – 16-21 October 2013, Shanghai (China), lecture title “MgH2 conversion reaction in a lithium cells”
(3) Italian Crystal Growth 2017 conference - 20-21 November 2017, Milan (Italy), lecture title "Structural properties of inorganic materials for lithium-ion batteries and beyond"
(4) GEI 2018 conference - 21-25 January 2018, Sestriere (Italy), lecture title "Gas release mitigation in Li-ion pouch cells"