Publications

In this page you will find our publications, organized by date. We strive to make them all open access, but if you cannot access one specific publication, email me at a.forner.cuenca@tue.nl

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Preprint

M. C. Erer, E. B. Boz, A. Forner-Cuenca

Exploring polydimethylsiloxane coating strategies to enhance liquid repellency of carbonaceous porous media

ChemRxiv (2025)

Preprint

I. Gimenez-Garcia, M. Tabuyo-Martinez, P. Boillat, R. R. Jacquemond, A. Mularczyk, A. Forner-Cuenca

Exploring polydimethylsiloxane coating strategies to enhance liquid repellency of carbonaceous porous media

ChemRxiv (2025)

Preprint

I. Gimenez-Garcia, A. Forner-Cuenca

Exploring iron-containing electrodes for all-iron redox flow batteries

ChemRxiv (2025)

2025

70. I. Sinisgalli, A. Mularczyk, A. Forner-Cuenca

Hydrophobic Diffusion Media via Electrografted Organosilicons Enables Competitive Performance in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

ACS Electrochemistry, in press (2025)

69. R. J. Horst, R. van der Linde, R. R. Jacquemond, B Liu, A. Forner-Cuenca

Designer diffusion media microstructures enhance polymer electrolyte fuel cell performance

Energy & Environmental Science, in press (2025)

68. B. Liu, R. R. Jacquemond, V. Muñoz-Perales, S. Buzzi, J. Hjelm, A. Forner-Cuenca

Integrating Flow Field Geometries within Porous Electrode Architectures for Enhanced Flow Battery Performance

Small, e11327 (2025)

67. R.R. Jacquemond, A. Forner-Cuenca

How are your molecules feeling? A facile method to monitor degradation pathways of organic molecules

Joule, 9(9), 102101 (2025)

66. S. Noriega Oreiro, R.R. Jacquemond, E.B. Boz, A. Forner-Cuenca, A. Bentien

Investigation of the positive electrode and bipolar plate degradation in vanadium redox flow Batteries

Journal of Energy Storage, 132(A), 117689 (2025)

65. M. van der Heijden, R.R. Jacquemond, E. B. Boz, P. Boillat, A. Forner-Cuenca

Neutron imaging to study the influence of flow fields and porous electrodes on concentration distributions in redox flow cells

Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 9, 5278 (2025)

64. M. Barzegari, A. Forner-Cuenca

Topology optimization of porous electrodes for electrochemical flow reactors using the finite element method and triply periodic minimal surfaces

Chemical Engineering Journal 2025, 512, 161815

63. E.B. Boz, A. Bondre, R. de Bruijne, A. Forner-Cuenca

Conductive polymer coatings control reaction selectivity in all-iron redox flow batteries

Advanced Materials 2025, 2414596

62. Y. Cui, R. van Gorp, T. Bastos, M. Al Murisi, N. Ul Hassan, S. Lateef, Yeju Jang, J. R Varcoe, M. Shao, A. Forner-Cuenca, W. E Mustain

Electrode-level water management strategies for anion exchange membrane fuel cells

Electrochimica Acta 2025, 512, 145538

2024

61. R.J. Horst, A. Forner-Cuenca

Electrode engineering strategies to advance polymer electrolyte fuel cells - recent progress and opportunities

Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering 2024, 46, 101053

60. I. Abánades Lázaro, A. Anastasaki, H. Ann M Ardoña, M. Q. Arguilla, A. SR Bati, M. Batmunkh, Q. A Besford, M. P Browne, S. J Bryant, M. Carlotti, C. Contini, C. Delaney, E. R Draper, A. Elbourne, J. D Evans, L. Florea, A. Forner-Cuenca, A. C Forse, M. I Gonzalez, S. Krause, H. Kwee Lee, M. M Lerch, S. Liu, N. López-Salas, F. J Martin-Martinez, C. Pezzato, L. Protesescu, F. Schaufelberger, P. Sebastián Pascual, A. Sierra Fernández, W. A Tarpeh, G. Vilé, L. KS von Krbek, H. Wang, T. Wu, C. JR Wells, S. W Cranford

35 challenges in materials science being tackled by PIs under 35(ish) in 2024

Matter 2024, 7(11), 3699

59. R. R. Jacquemond, M. van der Heijden, E. B. Boz, E. R. Carreón Ruiz, K. V. Greco, J. A. Kowalski, V. Muñoz-Perales, F. R. Brushett, K. Nijmeijer, P. Boillat, A. Forner-Cuenca

Quantifying Concentration Distributions in Redox Flow Batteries with Neutron Radiography

Nature Communications 15, 7434 (2024)

58. I. Gimenez-Garcia, A. Forner-Cuenca

Elucidating the Influence of Electrolyte Additives on Iron Electroplating Performance

Electrochimica Acta, 2024, 498, 144509.

57. E. B. Boz, M. van der Heijden, R. R. Jacquemond, P. Boillat, J. Hjelm, A. Forner-Cuenca

Correlating Electrolyte Infiltration with Accessible Surface Area in Macroporous Electrodes using Neutron Radiography

Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2024, 171, 053509.

56. M. van der Heijden, G. Szendrei, V. de Haas, A. Forner-Cuenca

A versatile optimization framework for porous electrode design

Digital Discovery 2024, 3, 1292-1307.

55. A. Bachs-Herrera, I. Vidal-Daza, E. B. Boz, A. Forner-Cuenca, F. Martin-Martinez

Understanding the role of nitrogen-doping and surface topology in the binding of Fe(III)/Fe(II) to biobased carbon electrodes

Energy Advances 2024, 3, 1271-1282.

54. A. Mularczyk, D. Nibblet, A. Wijpkema, M. van Maris, A. Forner-Cuenca

Manufacturing Free-Standing, Porous Metallic Layers with Dynamic Hydrogen Bubble Templating

Advanced Materials Interfaces 2024, 11(16), 2400052

53. M. A. Costa de Oliveira, C. Schroeder, M. B. Cabre, H. Nolan, A. Forner-Cuenca, T. S. Perova, K. McKelvey, P. E. Colavita

Effects of N-functional groups on the electron transfer kinetics of VO2+/VO2+ at carbon: Decoupling morphology from chemical effects using model systems

Electrochimica Acta 2024, 475, 143640

52. V. Muñoz-Perales, M. van der Heijden, V. de Haas, J. Olinga, M. Vera, A. Forner-Cuenca

Understanding the Role of Electrode Thickness on Redox Flow Battery Performance

ChemElectroChem 2024, 11, e202300380

2023

51. V. Muñoz-Perales, P.A. García-Salaberri, A. Mularczyk, S. Enrique Ibáñez, M. Vera, A. Forner-Cuenca

Investigating the coupled influence of flow fields and porous electrodes on redox flow battery performance

Journal of Power Sources 2023, in press

50. M. van der Heijden, M. Kroese, Z. Borneman, A. Forner-Cuenca

Investigating mass transfer relationships in stereolithography 3D printed electrodes for redox flow batteries

Advanced Materials Technologies 2023, 2300611

49. Y. Chen, G. Stelmacovich, A. Mularczyk, D. Parkinson, S. K. Babu, A. Forner-Cuenca, S. Pylypenko, I. V Zenyuk

A Viewpoint on X‑ray Tomography Imaging in Electrocatalysis

ACS Catalysis 2023, 13, 10010

48. V. Muñoz-Perales, M. van der Heijden, P.A. García-Salaberri, M. Vera, A. Forner-Cuenca

Engineering Lung-inspired Flow Field Geometries for Electrochemical Flow Cells with Stereolithography 3D Printing

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 2023, in press

47. C. T.-C. Wan, R. R. Jacquemond, Y.-M. Chiang, A. Forner-Cuenca, F. R. Brushett

Engineering Redox Flow Battery Electrodes with Spatially Varying Porosity using Non-Solvent Induced Phase Separation

Energy Technology, in press

46. F. Tritscher, A. Mularczyk, A. Forner-Cuenca, V. Hacker, M. Bodner

Surfactant doped polyaniline coatings for functionalized gas diffusion layers in low temperature fuel cells

Materials Advances, in press

45. E. B. Boz, M. Fritz, A. Forner-Cuenca

Electropolymerized poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) coatings on porous carbon electrodes for electrochemical separation of metals

Advanced Materials Interfaces, in press.

44. R. van Gorp, M. van der Heijden, M. A. Sadeghi, J. Gostick, A. Forner-Cuenca

Bottom-up design of porous electrode by combining a genetic algorithm and a pore network model

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 455, 139947

2022

43. L. M. Baumgartner, C. I. Koopman, A. Forner-Cuenca, D. A. Vermaas

When Flooding Is Not Catastrophic – Woven Gas Diffusion Electrodes Enable Stable CO2 Electrolysis

ACS Applied Energy Materials, in press.

42. A. Forner-Cuenca

Bringing redox organics back to life

Nature Chemistry, 2022, 14, 1091

41. E. B. Boz, P. Boillat, A. Forner-Cuenca

Taurine Electrografting onto Porous Electrodes Improves Redox Flow Battery Performance

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2022

40. R. R. Jacquemond, R. Geveling, A. Forner-Cuenca, K. Nijmeijer

On the Characterization of Membrane Transport Phenomena and Ion Exchange Capacity for Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries

Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2022

39. R. R. Jacquemond, C. T.-C. Wan, Y.-M. Chiang, Z. Borneman, F. R. Brushett, K. Nijmeijer, A. Forner-Cuenca

Microstructural engineering of high-power redox flow battery electrodes via non-solvent induced phase separation

Cell Reports Physical Science, 2022, 100943

38. M. van der Heijden, R. van Gorp, M. A. Sadeghi, J. Gostick, A. Forner-Cuenca

Assessing the Versatility and Robustness of Pore Network Modeling to Simulate Redox Flow Battery Electrode Performance

Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2022, 169, 04050

37. L. M. Baumgartner, C. I. Koopman, A. Forner-Cuenca, D. A. Vermaas

Narrow Pressure Stability Window of Gas Diffusion Electrodes Limits the Scale-Up of CO₂ Electrolyzers

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2022, 10, 4683-4693

36. K. M. Tenny, K. V. Greco, M. van der Heijden, T. Pini, A. Mularczyk, A.-P. Vasile, J. Eller, A. Forner-Cuenca, Y.-M. Chiang, F. R. Brushett

A Comparative Study of Compressive Effects on the Morphology and Performance of Carbon Paper and Cloth Electrodes in Redox Flow Batteries

Energy Technology, 2022, in press

35. K. K. Gleason, F. R. Brushett, C. T.-C. Wan, A. Forner-Cuenca, M. Heydari Gharahcheshmeh, Y. Ashraf Gandomi

Ultrathin Conformal O-CVD PEDOT Coatings on Porous Electrodes and Applications Thereof

US Patent Application 20220013787

34. M. van der Heijden, A. Forner-Cuenca

Transport Phenomena and Cell Overpotentials in Redox Flow Batteries

Encyclopedia of Energy Storage, 2022, 2, 480-499

33. B.A. Simon, A. Gayon-Lombardo, C.A. Pino-Muñoz, C.E. Wood, K.M. Tenny, K.V. Greco, S.J. Cooper, A. Forner-Cuenca, F.R. Brushett, A.R. Kucernak, N.P. Brandon

Combining electrochemical and imaging analyses to understand the effect of electrode microstructure and electrolyte properties on redox flow batteries

Applied Energy, 2022, 306(B), 117678

2021

32. A. Forner-Cuenca C. T.-C. Wan, R. R. Jacquemond, F.R. Brushett

Methods of formulating porous electrodes using phase inversion, and resulting devices from the same

US20210257630A1 Patent Application (priority 2020-02-14)

31. Z. Cheng, K. M. Tenny, A. Pizzolato, A. Forner-Cuenca, V. Verda, Y.-M. Chiang, F. R. Brushett, and R. Behrou

A Generalized Reduced Fluid Dynamic Model for Flow Fields and Electrodes in Redox Flow Batteries

AiChE Journal, 2021, doi.org/10.1002/aic.17540

30. Y.A. Hugo, W. Kout, A. Forner-Cuenca, Z. Borneman, K. Nijmeijer

Wire based electrospun composite short side chain perfluorosulfonic acid/polyvinylidene fluoride membranes for hydrogen-bromine flow batteries

Journal of Power Sources, 2021, 497, 229812

29. S. Abbasi, A. Forner-Cuenca, W. Kout, K. Nijmeijer, Z. Borneman

Low-cost wire-electrospun sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone)/poly (vinylidene fluoride) blend membranes for hydrogen-bromine flow batteries

Journal of Membrane Science, 2021, 628, 119258.

28. C. T.-C. Wan, R. R. Jacquemond, Y.-M. Chiang, K. Nijmeijer, F. R. Brushett, A. Forner-Cuenca

Non-Solvent Induced Phase Separation Enables Designer Redox Flow Battery Electrodes

Advanced Materials, 2021, 33, 2006716

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27. S. Yadav, M. D. R. Kok, A. Forner-Cuenca, K. M. Tenny, Y.-M. Chiang, F. R. Brushett, R. Jervis, P. R. Shearing, D. Brett, E. P. L. Roberts, J. T. Gostick

Fabrication of high surface area ribbon electrodes for use in redox flow batteries via coaxial electrospinning

Journal of Energy Storage, 2021, 33, 102079

2020

26. Y. A. Hugo, W. Kout, G. Dalessi, A. Forner-Cuenca, Z. Borneman, K. Nijmeijer

Techno-Economic Analysis of a Kilo-Watt Scale Hydrogen-Bromine Flow Battery System for Sustainable Energy Storage

Processes, 2020, 8, 1492

25. M. E. Leonard, M. J. Orella, N. Aiello, Y. Román-Leshkov, A. Forner-Cuenca and F. R. Brushett

Flooded by Success: On the Role of Electrode Wettability in CO₂ Electrolyzers that Generate Liquid Products

Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2020, 167(12), 124521

24. M. Heydari Gharahcheshmeh, C. T. Wan, Y. Ashraf Gandomi, K. V. Greco, A. Forner-Cuenca, Y.-M. Chiang, F. R. Brushett, and K. K. Gleason

Ultrathin Conformal oCVD PEDOT Coatings on Carbon Electrodes Enable Improved Performance of Redox Flow Batteries

Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2020 DOI: 10.1002 / admi.202000855

23. T. G. Tranter, P. Boillat, A. Mularczyk, V. Manzi-Orezzoli, P. R. Shearing, D. J. L. Brett, J. Eller, J. T. Gostick and A. Forner-Cuenca

Pore Network Modelling of Capillary Transport and Relative Diffusivity in Gas Diffusion Layers with Patterned Wettability

Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2020, 167(11), 114512

22. Z. Cheng, K. M. Tenny, A. Pizzolato, A. Forner-Cuenca, V. Verda, Y.-M. Chiang, F. R. Brushett, and R. Behrou

Data-Driven Electrode Parameter Identification for Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries Through Experimental and Numerical Methods

Applied Energy, 2020 DOI: 10. 1016 / j.apenergy. 2020. 115530

21. M. Cochet, A. Forner-Cuenca, V. Manzi-Orezzoli, M. Siegwart, D. Scheuble and P. Boillat

Enabling High Power Density Fuel Cells by Evaporative Cooling with Advanced Porous Media

AJournal of the Electrochemical Society, 2020

20. Charles Tai-Chieh Wan, Diego López Barreiro, A. Forner-Cuenca, Jack-William Barotta, Morgan Hawker, Gang Han, Hyun-Chae Loh, Admir Masic, David L Kaplan, Yet- Ming Chiang, Fikile R. Brushett, Francisco J. Martin-Martinez, and Markus J. Buehler

Exploration of Biomass-derived Activated Carbons for Use in Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering , 2020, DOI: 10.1021/ acssuschemeng.0c0242

19. Kevin M. Tenny, A. Forner-Cuenca, Yet-Ming Chiang, Fikile R. Brushett

Comparing Physical and Electrochemical Properties of Different Weave Patterns for Carbon Cloth Electrodes in Redox Flow Batteries

Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage , 2020, Vol. 17 / 041108-13

18. Duo Zhang, A. Forner-Cuenca, Oluwadamilola O. Taiwo, Vladimir Yufit, Fikile R. Brushett, Nigel P. Brandon , Sai Gu, Qiong Cai

Understanding the role of the porous electrode microstructure in redox flow battery performance using an experimentally validated 3D pore-scale lattice Boltzmann model

Journal of Power Sources, 2020, 447, 227249

2019

17. A. Forner-Cuenca and Fikile R. Brushett

Engineering porous electrodes for next-generation redox flow batteries: recent progress and opportunities

Current Opinion in Electrochemistry. 2019

16. McLain Leonard, Lauren E Clarke, A. Forner-Cuenca, Steven M. Brown, and Fikile Brushett

Investigating Electrode Flooding in a Flowing Electrolyte, Gas-Fed Carbon Dioxide Electrolyzer

ChemSusChem, 2019, 10.1002/cssc.201902547

15. A. Forner-Cuenca, Emily E. Penn, Alexandra M. Oliveira, and Fikile R. Brushett

Exploring the Role of Electrode Microstructure on the Performance of Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries

Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2019, 166 (10) A2230-A2241

14. Reza Behrou, Alberto Pizzolato, A. Forner-Cuenca

Topology optimization as a powerful tool to design advanced PEMFCs flow fields

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2019, 135, 72–92

2018

13. K. V. Greco , A. Forner-Cuenca, A. Mularczyk, J. Eller, F. R. Brushett

Elucidating the Nuanced Effects of Thermal Pretreatment on Carbon Paper Electrodes for Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2018, 10 (51), pp 44430 - 44442

12. M. Cochet, A. Forner-Cuenca, V. Manzi, M. Siegwart, D. Scheuble, P. Boillat

Novel Concept for Evaporative Cooling of Fuel Cells: an Experimental Study Based on Neutron Imaging

Fuel Cells, 2018, 5, 619-626

11. J. Dujc, A. Forner-Cuenca, P. Marmet, M. Cochet, R. Vetter, J. O. Schumacher, P. Boillat

Modeling the Effects of Using Gas Diffusion Layers With Patterned Wettability for Advanced Water Management in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Journal of The Electrochemical Energy Conversion & Storage, 2018, 15, 021001-1

2017

10. A. Forner-Cuenca.

Novel Gas Diffusion Layers with Patterned Wettability for Advanced Water Management Strategies in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

ETH Zurich PhD Thesis, 2017

9. A. Forner-Cuenca, V. Manzi-Orezzoli, P.M. Kristiansen, L. Gubler, T.J. Schmidt, P. Boillat

Mask-assisted electron radiation grafting for localized through-volume modification of porous substrates: influence of electron energy on spatial resolution

Radiation Physics & Chemistry, 2017, 135, 133-141

8. A. Forner-Cuenca, J. Biesdorf, V. Manzi-Orezzoli, L. Gubler, T.J. Schmidt, P. Boillat

Advanced Water Management in PEFCs: Diffusion Layers with Patterned Wettability. III. Operando Characterization with Neutron Imaging

Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2017, 163 (13), F1389-F1389

2016

7. J. Biesdorf, A. Forner-Cuenca, M. Siegwart, T. J. Schmidt, P. Boillat

Statistical Analysis of Isothermal Cold Starts of PEFCs: Impact of Gas Diffusion Layer Properties

Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2016, 163 (10), F1258-F1266.

6. J. Conder, A. Forner-Cuenca, E. Müller Gubler, L. Gubler, P. Novak, S. Trabesinger

Performance-Enhancing Asymmetric Separator for Lithium − Sulfur Batteries

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2016, 8, 18822-18831

5. A. Forner-Cuenca, J. Biesdorf, A. Lamibrac, V. Manzi-Orezzoli, F. N. Büchi, L. Gubler, T. J. Schmidt, P. Boillat

Advanced Water Management in PEFCs: Diffusion Layers with Patterned Wettability. II. Measurement of Capillary Pressure Characteristic with Neutron and Synchrotron Imaging

Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2016, 163 (9), F1038-F1048

4. A. Forner-Cuenca, V. Manzi-Orezzoli, J. Biesdorf, M. El Kazzi, D. Streich, L. Gubler T. J. Schmidt, P. Boillat

Advanced Water Management in PEFCs: Diffusion Layers with Patterned Wettability. I. Synthetic Routes, Wettability Tuning and Thermal Stability

Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2016, 163 (8), F788-F801

2015

3. A. Forner-Cuenca, J. Biesdorf, L. Gubler, M. Kristiansen, T. J. Schmidt, P. Boillat

Engineered Water Highways in Fuel Cells: Radiation Grafting of Gas Diffusion Layers

Advanced Materials, 2015, 27, 6317-6322

2. J. Biesdorf, A. Forner-Cuenca, T. J. Schmidt, P. Boillat.

Impact of Hydrophobic Coating on Mass Transport Losses in PEFCs

Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2015, 162(10), F1243-F1252

1. P. Boillat, A. Forner-Cuenca, F. Buechi, Lorenz Gubler, Celestino Padeste

Method to produce a gas diffusion layer and fuel cell comprising a gas diffusion layer

Patent Application US20170250414A1, 2015