PSFD research group news

What if one technology could help tackle climate change on Earth and support future missions to Mars? A recent PhD study shows that this is not just science fiction, but a promising reality. On Tuesday 27 May 2025 PhD researcher Xingyu Chen defended her thesis called ‘The Plasma–Solid Oxide Interface: An experimental study of plasma-enhanced surface processes'.

During the 17th International Symposium on Advanced Plasma Science and its Applications for Nitrides and Nanomaterials (ISPlasma2025) and the 18th International Conference on Plasma-Nano Technology & Sciences (IC-PLANTS2025), EIRES director and DIFFER group leader Richard van de Sanden has been awarded the Plasma Materials Science Hall of Fame Prize for 2024.

Travelling by plane without feeling guilty and saying goodbye to a large part of the CO₂ problem. That sounds like magic, doesn't it? In a Universiteit van Nederland video chemist Tess van Eeden explains how plasma chemistry can help to make the chemical industry more sustainable.

An international team of researchers, including scientists from DIFFER, present a plasma-based way to produce and separate oxygen within the Martian environment. They published their findings in the Journal of Applied Physics (open access).

Alex van de Steeg (DIFFER en TU/e) heeft in kaart gebracht welke reacties optreden wanneer CO2 in andere moleculen wordt gesplitst bij temperaturen die heter zijn dan het oppervlak van de zon. Hij promoveerde onlangs cum laude.