{"id":466,"date":"2025-09-02T14:52:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T12:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.unica.it\/superfici\/?page_id=466"},"modified":"2026-02-13T17:40:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T16:40:33","slug":"hydrogen-permeation-barriers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.unica.it\/superfici\/hydrogen-permeation-barriers\/","title":{"rendered":"Hydrogen permeation barriers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hydrogen became one of the most investigated energy carriers after the global energy crisis of 1974: \u201cgreen hydrogen\u201d can be easily generated by electrolysis from renewable sources, and it can replace gas and oil as a clean fuel, becoming the primary energy carrier in the future. The main problem to be solved is the safe storage and long-distance transportation of hydrogen due to hydrogen embrittlement of high-strength steel. This problem has become the <strong>driving force behind research into new materials for use as hydrogen permeation barriers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:41% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.unica.it\/superfici\/files\/2025\/09\/HPB_picture-1024x595.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-474 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.unica.it\/superfici\/files\/2025\/09\/HPB_picture-1024x595.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.unica.it\/superfici\/files\/2025\/09\/HPB_picture-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.unica.it\/superfici\/files\/2025\/09\/HPB_picture-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.unica.it\/superfici\/files\/2025\/09\/HPB_picture-1536x892.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.unica.it\/superfici\/files\/2025\/09\/HPB_picture-2048x1189.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Study of hydrogen diffusion by electrochemical measurements in the Devanathan\u2013Stachurski\u2019s cell <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.unica.it\/superfici\/study-of-hydrogen-diffusion-by-electrochemical-measurements\/\">more &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Contribution of XPS and Electrochemistry to the Understanding of Hydrogen Diffusion in X60 Steel, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.unica.it\/superfici\/xps-and-electrochemistry-to-understand-diffusion-of-x60-steel\/\">more &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ni-P Coatings as Hydrogen Permeation Barriers &#8211; A Review    <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.unica.it\/superfici\/ni-p-coatings-as-hydrogen-permeation-barriers-a-review\/\">more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Principle of hydrogen permeation barrier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>R. Hannachi, D. Biggio, B. Elsener, M. Fantauzzi, N. Zachetti, A. Rossi, <em>A surface analytical method for determining the porosity of tungsten coatings as hydrogen permeation barriers<\/em>, Surface Interface Analysis (2025)  doi:<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/sia.70027\"> 10.1002\/sia.70027<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D. Biggio, B. Elsener, A. Rossi, <em>Ni-P Coatings as Hydrogen Permeation Barriers &#8211; A Review<\/em>, Coatings 15 (2025) 365, doi: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2079-6412\/15\/4\/365\">10.3390\/coatings15040365<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>R. Hannachi, D. Biggio, B. Elsener, M. Fantauzzi, N. Zachetti, A. Rossi,&nbsp;<em>A Contribution of XPS and Electrochemistry to the <\/em><em>Understanding of Hydrogen Diffusion in X60 Steel<\/em>, Coatings 15 (2025) 442. doi:&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ coatings15040442\">10.3390\/coatings15040442<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D. Biggio, B. Elsener, M. Fantauzzi, A. Rossi, <em>XPS study of electroless NiP coating on iron substrate<\/em>, Surface Science Spectra 31 (2024) 024003&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.aip.org\/avs\/sss\/article\/31\/2\/024003\/3310451\/XPS-study-of-electroless-NiP-coating-on-iron\">doi: 10.1116\/6.0003733<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>R. Hannachi, D. Biggio, B. Elsener, M. Fantauzzi, A. Rossi,&nbsp;<em>X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy investigation of X60 steel<\/em>, Surf. Sci. Spectra 31 (2024) 024014. doi:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1116\/6.0003972\">10.1116\/6.0003972<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oral presentations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>D. Biggio, B. Elsener, M. Fantauzzi, A. Rossi, <em>Ni-P alloys as hydrogen permeation barriers &#8211; effect of coating thickness<\/em>, International Workshop on solar applications for environment, NEST spoke 9 internal meeting, 3 -5 December 2025, Palermo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D. Biggio, B. Elsener, M. Fantauzzi, A. Rossi, <em>Evaluation of the effect of the thickness of hydrogen barrier coatings on iron substrates using surface and electrochemical analytical techniques<\/em>, Societ\u00e0 Chimica Italiana, XXXI Congresso di Chimica Analitica, 7 \u2013 11 settembre 2025, Pisa. Book of Abstracts <a href=\"https:\/\/analitica2025.dcci.unipi.it\/images\/doc\/BookofAbstract-SCIAnalitica25-version2.pdf\">published online<\/a> O-SPA-9 page 250<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D. Biggio, B. Elsener, M. Fantauzzi, A. Rossi, <em>A multi-analytical approach for assessing the performance of hydrogen permeation barriers on iron<\/em>, ISA 2025 Incontro di spettroscopia Analitica, Catania 19 \u2013 20 Giugno 2025, Book of Abstracts ISBN: 978-88-94952-55-1 Oral presentation O11 p. 25<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D. Biggio, B. Elsener, M. Fantauzzi, A. Rossi, <em>Quantitative XPS analysis:&nbsp;the case of&nbsp;NiP&nbsp;alloys<\/em>, XXVIII Congresso Nazionale Societ\u00e0 Chimica Italiana SCI, Milano 26 &#8211; 30 August 2024. ANA-OR-079<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B. Elsener, R. Hannachi, D. Biggio, M. Fantauzzi, A. Rossi,&nbsp;<em>Hydrogen diffusion into structural steel \u2013 hydrogen permeation barriers and their characterization<\/em>, Swiss Corrosion Science Day 2024  24. April 2024 &#8211; A European Federation Corrosion Event (n\u00b0 508) on the occasion of the World Corrosion Awareness Day, organized by SwissCorr and by Sika Technology AG, Zurich, Switzerland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Poster Presentations: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>L. Pezzato, S. Fasolin, D. Biggio, A. Rossi, S. Barison, <em>PVD coatings applied to Hydrogen Technology,<\/em> International Workshop on solar applications for environment SAFE2 NEST, 3 -5 December 2025, Palermo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventi.enea.it\/images\/presentazioni2025\/2025_12_03_safe2\/Libro_abstract_SAFE_2__completo.pdf\">Book of Abstract<\/a> p. 72<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>R. Hannachi, D. Biggio, B. Elsener, M. Fantauzzi, N. Zachetti, A. Rossi,\u00a0<em>Tungsten-coating as hydrogen permeation barrier on X60 steel<\/em>, XXVIII Congresso Nazionale Societ\u00e0 Chimica Italiana SCI, Milano 26 &#8211; 30 August 2024. ANA-PO-080<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>R. Hannachi, D. Biggio, B. Elsener, M. Fantauzzi, A. Rossi, <em>Tungsten coating on steel as hydrogen permeation barrier: a surface characterization<\/em>, ECASIA&#8217;24 European conference on applications of surface and interface analysis, ECASIA 2024, Goteborg Sweden, from June 9 to June 14, 2024 page 284<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hydrogen became one of the most investigated energy carriers after the global energy crisis of 1974: \u201cgreen hydrogen\u201d can be easily generated by electrolysis from renewable sources, and it can replace gas and oil as a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":335,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-466","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.unica.it\/superfici\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.unica.it\/superfici\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.unica.it\/superfici\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.unica.it\/superfici\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/335"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.unica.it\/superfici\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=466"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/sites.unica.it\/superfici\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":792,"href":"https:\/\/sites.unica.it\/superfici\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/466\/revisions\/792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.unica.it\/superfici\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}