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2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
97
Citations
32402
World Ranking
1472
National Ranking
23

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in France Leader Award

Overview

J.-M. Léger is affiliated with the University of Poitiers in France and primarily conducts research in the field of Materials Science. Their work emphasizes several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover various aspects of solid oxide fuel cells and catalytic processes, featuring the following main themes:

  • Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes

J.-M. Léger has contributed to several recent papers that focus on carbon deposition and thermodynamic analyses related to reversible solid oxide cells, as well as hybrid power systems for electric aviation. Notable publications include:

  • "Theoretical Analysis of Carbon Deposition in the Fuel Electrode of a Reversible Solid Oxide Cell," 2024, ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • "Theoretical analysis of carbon deposition in the fuel electrode of a reversible solid-oxide cell," 2025, Physical Review Applied
  • "Thermodynamic Analysis of Carbon Deposition on the Fuel Electrode of a Reversible Solid Oxide Cell," 2023, ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • "Model Development and Optimization of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell/Gas Turbine Hybrid Power System for Electric Aviation," 2023, ECS Meeting Abstracts

Their frequent coauthors reflect collaborations across related research topics, including:

  • Yudong Wang
  • Xiao-Dong Zhou
  • Yang Gang
  • Nengneng Xu
  • Joshua Wilson

J.-M. Léger's publications appear mostly in ECS Meeting Abstracts and Physical Review Applied, indicating a concentration on venues that focus on electrochemical and applied physics research.

Best Publications

  • Synthesis and Design of Superhard Materials

    J. Haines;J. M. Leger;G. Bocquillon

  • Recent advances in the development of direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFC)

    Claude Lamy;Alexandre Lima;Véronique LeRhun;Fabien Delime

  • Electrocatalytic oxidation of aliphatic alcohols: Application to the direct alcohol fuel cell (DAFC)

    C. Lamy;E.M. Belgsir;J-M. Léger

  • Recent progress in the direct ethanol fuel cell: development of new platinum–tin electrocatalysts

    C Lamy;S Rousseau;E.M Belgsir;C Coutanceau

  • Direct ethanol fuel cell (DEFC): Electrical performances and reaction products distribution under operating conditions with different platinum-based anodes

    S. Rousseau;C. Coutanceau;C. Lamy;J.-M. Léger

  • In situ FTIRS study of the electrocatalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide and methanol at platinum–ruthenium bulk alloy electrodes

    A Kabbabi;R Faure;R Durand;B Beden

  • X-ray diffraction study of the phase transitions and structural evolution of tin dioxide at high pressure:ffRelationships between structure types and implications for other rutile-type dioxides

    J. Haines;J. M. Léger

  • A kinetic analysis of the electro-oxidation of ethanol at a platinum electrode in acid medium

    H. Hitmi;E.M. Belgsir;J.-M. Léger;C. Lamy

  • How bimetallic electrocatalysts does work for reactions involved in fuel cells?: Example of ethanol oxidation and comparison to methanol

    J.-M. Léger;S. Rousseau;C. Coutanceau;F. Hahn

  • Aromatic δ-Peptides

    Hua Jiang;Jean-Michel Léger;Ivan Huc

  • Electrocatalysis for the Direct Alcohol Fuel Cell

    Fabrice Vigier;Séverine Rousseau;Christophe Coutanceau;Jean-Michel Leger

  • Electroreduction of dioxygen (ORR) in alkaline medium on Ag/C and Pt/C nanostructured catalysts—effect of the presence of methanol

    L Demarconnay;C Coutanceau;J.-M Léger

  • Structural effects in electrocatalysis

    C. Lamy;J.M. Leger;J. Clavilier;R. Parsons

  • Relative stability of ZrO 2 and HfO 2 structural phases

    J. E. Lowther;J. K. Dewhurst;J. M. Leger;J. Haines

  • Oxygen reduction reaction in acid medium at iron phthalocyanine dispersed on high surface area carbon substrate: tolerance to methanol, stability and kinetics

    Steve Baranton;Steve Baranton;Christophe Coutanceau;Claude Roux;Françoise Hahn

  • Electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol on platinum nanoparticles electrodeposited onto porous carbon substrates

    Frédéric Gloaguen;J. M. Leger;C. Lamy

  • Electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol on platinum-based binary electrodes

    B. Beden;F. Kadirgan;C. Lamy;J.M. Leger

  • Development of electrocatalysts for solid alkaline fuel cell (SAFC)

    C. Coutanceau;L. Demarconnay;C. Lamy;J.-M. Léger

  • Electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol and C1 molecules on highly dispersed electrodes Part 1: Platinum in polyaniline

    H. Laborde;J.-M. Léger;C. Lamy

  • Electro-reduction of carbon dioxide to formate on lead electrode in aqueous medium

    B. Innocent;D. Liaigre;D. Pasquier;F. Ropital

  • Methanol tolerant oxygen reduction on carbon-supported Pt–Ni alloy nanoparticles

    Hui Yang;Christophe Coutanceau;Jean-Michel Léger;Nicolas Alonso-Vante

Frequent Co-Authors

Claude Lamy
Claude Lamy University of Montpellier
Bernard Beden
Bernard Beden University of Poitiers
Christophe Coutanceau
Christophe Coutanceau University of Poitiers
Germano Tremiliosi-Filho
Germano Tremiliosi-Filho Universidade de São Paulo
Frédéric Gloaguen
Frédéric Gloaguen University of Western Brittany
Ernesto R. Gonzalez
Ernesto R. Gonzalez Universidade de São Paulo
Robert Durand
Robert Durand École Normale Supérieure
Teko W. Napporn
Teko W. Napporn University of Poitiers
Andrzej Wieckowski
Andrzej Wieckowski University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Artur de Jesus Motheo
Artur de Jesus Motheo Universidade de São Paulo

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