Deborah Biggio
Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences
Ruolo: Ricercatore a tempo determinato
Area Scienze Chimiche
Settore CHEM-01 Chimica Analitica
E-mail Deborah.biggio(at)unica.it
Telefono +390706754490
Indirizzo Campus of Monserrato
Curriculum: vedi pagina UNICA
Research projects
Deborah Biggio was Principal Investigator (PI) of the research project IDROSTOP. This is a “proof of concept” with the title “Development of an analytical method and a dual-chamber prototype to study coatings that limit hydrogen permeation into steel in real-world environments”. The project ended by November 2025.
She actively participates in the European research project MITHRIL “Development of permeation barrier coatings for steels in hydrogen applications” from 1. October 2025 to 30. March 2029 in the research unit UNICA. She is first author of a literature review on Ni-P coatings as hydrogen permeation barriers that was published before the start of the project.
Publications:
- R. Hannachi, D. Biggio, B. Elsener, M. Fantauzzi, D. Atzei, N. Zacchetti, A. Rossi, Hydrogen permeation barrier properties and surface characterisation of RF-sputtered tungsten coatings on API X60 steel, Results in Surfaces and Interfaces 25 (2026) Nr 100961 10.1016/j.rsurfi.2026.100961
- R. Hannachi, D. Biggio, B. Elsener, M. Fantauzzi, N. Zachetti, A. Rossi, A surface analytical method for determining the porosity of tungsten coatings as hydrogen permeation barriers, Surface Interface Analysis (2025) doi:10.1002/sia.70027
- D. Biggio, B. Elsener, A. Rossi, Ni-P Coatings as Hydrogen Permeation Barriers – A Review, Coatings 15 (2025) 365, doi: 10.3390/coatings15040365
- R. Hannachi, D. Biggio, B. Elsener, M. Fantauzzi, N. Zachetti, A. Rossi, A Contribution of XPS and Electrochemistry to the Understanding of Hydrogen Diffusion in X60 Steel, Coatings 15 (2025) 442. doi: 10.3390/coatings15040442
- D. Biggio, B. Elsener, M. Fantauzzi, A. Rossi, XPS study of electroless NiP coating on iron substrate, Surface Science Spectra 31 (2024) 024003 doi: 10.1116/6.0003733
- R. Hannachi, D. Biggio, B. Elsener, M. Fantauzzi, A. Rossi, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy investigation of X60 steel, Surf. Sci. Spectra 31 (2024) 024014. doi: 10.1116/6.0003972
- D. Biggio, B. Elsener, G Usai, M. Fantauzzi, A. Rossi, Surface Chemistry of Passive Films on Ni-free stainless steels, The effect of organic components in artificial saliva, Langmuir 40 (2024) 6824 ACS Publications doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03728
- D. Biggion, M. Fantauzzi, B. Elsener, D. Atzei, A. Rossi, The role of organic compounds in artificial saliva for corrosion studies: Evidence from X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Surface and Interface Analysis 55 (2023) 450, doi.org/10.1002/sia.7149
- D. Biggio, B. Elsener, D. Atzei,, A. Rossi, The effect of the saliva formulation on brass corrosion, Materials and …, 2023 –
Oral presentations:
- D. Biggio, B. Elsener, O. Massler, M. Fantauzzi, A. Rossi, XPS and Hydrogen Permeation Analyses of Nanostructured Multilayer Coatings, European Conference on Applications of Surface and Interface Analysis ECASIA ’26, 13.-18. September 2026 Brussels
- D. Biggio, An analytical assessment of methods for determining hydrogen diffusion in ARMCO iron, Società Chimica Italiana, XXXII Congresso di Chimica Analitica, 6 – 10 settembre 2026, Venezia, Book of Abstracts published online O-SPA/ELE-03 page 210
- D. Biggio, B. Elsener, M. Fantauzzi, A. Rossi, Ni-P alloys as hydrogen permeation barriers – effect of coating thickness, International Workshop on solar applications for environment, NEST spoke 9 internal meeting, 3 -5 December 2025, Palermo
- D. Biggio, B. Elsener, M. Fantauzzi, A. Rossi, Evaluation of the effect of the thickness of hydrogen barrier coatings on iron substrates using surface and electrochemical analytical techniques, Società Chimica Italiana, XXXI Congresso di Chimica Analitica, 7 – 11 settembre 2025, Pisa. Book of Abstracts published online O-SPA-9 page 250
- D. Biggio, B. Elsener, M. Fantauzzi, A. Rossi, A multi-analytical approach for assessing the performance of hydrogen permeation barriers on iron, ISA 2025 Incontro di spettroscopia Analitica, Catania 19 – 20 Giugno 2025, Book of Abstracts ISBN: 978-88-94952-55-1 Oral presentation O11 p. 25
- D. Biggio, B. Elsener, M. Fantauzzi, A. Rossi, Quantitative XPS analysis: the case of NiP alloys, XXVIII Congresso Nazionale Società Chimica Italiana SCI, Milano 26 – 30 August 2024. ANA-OR-079