Pekka Peljo
Visiting Professor
T105 Chemistry and Materials
Visiting Professor
I am running my own group, the research group of Physical Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Physics (PhysElectrochemPhys), since September 2018. We focus on understanding how charge transfer takes place across solid-liquid interfaces, and within solid materials. Our current projects aim at developing next generation batteries for large scale energy storage.
The group website: https://www.aalto.fi/department-of-chemistry-and-materials-science/physical-electrochemistry-and-electrochemical-physics
Full researcher profile
https://research.aalto.fi/...
Areas of expertise
Electrochemistry, Flow batteries, Operando, Energy storage, 116 Chemical sciences, Physical chemistry
Publications
Enhanced electrochemical discharge of Li-ion batteries for safe recycling
Neha Garg, Simo Pekkinen, Eduardo Martínez González, Rodrigo Serna-Guerrero, Pekka Peljo, Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio
2024
Exploration of Vitamin B6-Based Redox-Active Pyridinium Salts Towards the Application in Aqueous Organic Flow Batteries
Anton A. Nechaev, Gabriel Gonzalez, Prachi Verma, Vsevolod A. Peshkov, Anton Bannykh, Arsalan Hashemi, Jenna Hannonen, Andrea Hamza, Imre Pápai, Kari Laasonen, Pekka Peljo, Petri M. Pihko
2024
N-Alkylated Pyridoxal Derivatives as Negative Electrolyte Materials for Aqueous Organic Flow Batteries: Computational Screening
Andrea Hamza, Flóra B. Németh, Ádám Madarász, Anton Nechaev, Petri M. Pihko, Pekka Peljo, Imre Pápai
2023
Electrochemical characterization of redox activity and stability of various tris(2,2‘-bipyridine) derived complexes of iron(II) in aqueous solutions
Jenna Hannonen, Anniina Kiesilä, Ulriika Mattinen, Petri M. Pihko, Pekka Peljo
2023
Density functional theory and machine learning for electrochemical square-scheme prediction: an application to quinone-type molecules relevant to redox flow batteries
Arsalan Hashemi, Reza Khakpour, Amir Mahdian, Michael Busch, Pekka Peljo, Kari Laasonen
2023
Understanding Electron Transfer Reactions Using Constrained Density Functional Theory: Complications Due to Surface Interactions
Arsalan Hashemi, Pekka Peljo, Kari Laasonen
2023
Ionosomes: Observation of Ionic Bilayer Water Clusters
Haiqiang Deng, Pekka Peljo, Xinjian Huang, Evgeny Smirnov, Sujoy Sarkar, Sunny Maye, Hubert H. Girault, Daniel Mandler
2021
Oxygen Absorption in Electrocatalyst Layers Detected by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy
Mahdi Moghaddam, Pekka Peljo
2021
Electrocatalyst nanoparticles go with the flow
Pekka Peljo, Tanja Kallio
2021
Structure and reactivity of the polarised liquid–liquid interface
Gregoire Gschwend, Astrid J. Olaya, Pekka Peljo, Hubert Girault
2020
Thermally regenerative copper nanoslurry flow batteries for heat-to-power conversion with low-grade thermal energy
Sunny Maye, Hubert H. Girault, Pekka Peljo
2020
Membraneless energy conversion and storage using immiscible electrolyte solutions
Andrés F. Molina-Osorio, Alonso Gamero-Quijano, Pekka Peljo, Micheál D. Scanlon
2020
Vanadium-Manganese Redox Flow Battery : Study of Mn-III Disproportionation in the Presence of Other Metallic Ions
Danick Reynard, Sunny Maye, Pekka Peljo, Vimanshu Chanda, Hubert H. Girault, Solene Gentil
2020
Mesoporous Single-Atom-Doped Graphene-Carbon Nanotube Hybrid
Mohammad Tavakkoli, Emmanuel Flahaut, Pekka Peljo, Jani Sainio, Fatemeh Davodi, Egor V. Lobiak, Kimmo Mustonen, Esko I. Kauppinen
2020
Closed Bipolar Electrochemistry in a Four-Electrode Configuration
Alonso Gamero-Quijano, Andrés Molina-Osorio, Pekka Peljo, Michéal Scanlon
2019
Mechanistic Study on the Photogeneration of Hydrogen by Decamethylruthenocene
Lucie Rivier, Pekka Peljo, Sunny Maye, Manuel A. Méndez, Heron Vrubel, Laurent A.C. Vannay, Clémence Corminboeuf, Micheál D. Scanlon, Hubert H. Girault
2019
Solid electrochemical energy storage for aqueous redox flow batteries
Elena Zanzola, Solène Gentil, Grégoire Gschwend, Danick Reynard, Evgeny Smirnov, C. R. Dennison, Hubert H. Girault, Pekka Peljo
2019
Semi-analytical modelling of linear scan voltammetric responses for soluble-insoluble system
Imene Atek, Sunny Maye, Hubert H. Girault, Abed M. Affoune, Pekka Peljo
2018
Effect of Chaotropes on the Transfer of Ions and Dyes across the Liquid-Liquid Interface
Pekka Peljo, Elena Vladimirova, Evgeny Smirnov, Grégoire Gschwend, Lucie Rivier, Hubert H. Girault
2018
Electrochemical Dynamics of a Single Platinum Nanoparticle Collision Event for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
Pekka Peljo
2018
Electrochemical potential window of battery electrolytes
Pekka Peljo, Hubert H. Girault
2018
Simulations employing finite element method at liquid|liquid interfaces
Pekka Peljo, Micheál D. Scanlon, T. Jane Stockmann
2018
Gold Nanofilms at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces
Micheál D. Scanlon, Evgeny Smirnov, T. Jane Stockmann, Pekka Peljo
2018
Gold Raspberry-Like Colloidosomes Prepared at the Water-Nitromethane Interface
Evgeny Smirnov, Pekka Peljo, Hubert H. Girault
2018
Solvent effect in photo-ionic cells
Elena Vladimirova, Pekka Peljo, Hubert H. Girault
2018
Electrovariable gold nanoparticle films at liquid-liquid interfaces
Grégoire C. Gschwend, Evgeny Smirnov, Pekka Peljo, Hubert H. Girault
2017
Single Organic Droplet Collision Voltammogram via Electron Transfer Coupled Ion Transfer
Cheng Liu, Pekka Peljo, Xinjian Huang, Wenxue Cheng, Lishi Wang, Haiqiang Deng
2017
Understanding Digestive Ripening of Ligand-Stabilized, Charged Metal Nanoparticles
José A. Manzanares, Pekka Peljo, Hubert H. Girault
2017
Mediated water electrolysis in biphasic systems
Pekka Peljo
2017
Redox Electrocatalysis of Floating Nanoparticles
Pekka Peljo, Micheál D. Scanlon, Astrid J. Olaya, Lucie Rivier, Evgeny Smirnov, Hubert H. Girault
2017
Self-assembly and redox induced phase transfer of gold nanoparticles at a water-propylene carbonate interface
Pekka Peljo
2017
Variation of the Fermi level and the electrostatic force of a metallic nanoparticle upon colliding with an electrode
Pekka Peljo, José A. Manzanares, Hubert H. Girault
2017
Photoproduction of Hydrogen by Decamethylruthenocene Combined with Electrochemical Recycling
Lucie Rivier, Pekka Peljo, Laurent A.C. Vannay, Grégoire C. Gschwend, Manuel A. Méndez, Clémence Corminboeuf, Micheál D. Scanlon, Hubert H. Girault
2017
Redox Solid Energy Boosters for Flow Batteries
Elena Zanzola, C. R. Dennison, Alberto Battistel, Pekka Peljo, Heron Vrubel, Véronique Amstutz, Hubert H. Girault
2017
High energy density MnO4-/MnO42- redox couple for alkaline redox flow batteries
Alejandro N. Colli, Pekka Peljo, Hubert H. Girault
2016
Enhanced Reactivity of Water Clusters towards Oxidation in Water/Acetonitrile Mixtures
Jonnathan C. Hidalgo-Acosta, Micheál D. Scanlon, Manuel A. Méndez, Pekka Peljo, Marcin Opallo, Hubert H. Girault
2016
Charge distribution and Fermi level in bimetallic nanoparticles
Nico Holmberg, Kari Laasonen, Pekka Peljo
2016
All-vanadium dual circuit redox flow battery for renewable hydrogen generation and desulfurisation
Pekka Peljo, Heron Vrubel, Veronique Amstutz, Justine Pandard, Joana Morgado, Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio, David Lloyd, Frederic Gumy, C. R. Dennison, Kathryn E. Toghill, Hubert H. Girault
2016
Contact Potentials, Fermi Level Equilibration, and Surface Charging
Pekka Peljo, José A. Manzanares, Hubert H. Girault
2016
Heterogeneous versus homogeneous electron transfer reactions at liquid–liquid interfaces
Pekka Peljo, Evgeny Smirnov, Hubert H. Girault
2016
Ion transfer battery
Pekka Peljo, Marie Bichon, Hubert H. Girault
2016
Gold Nanofilm Redox Catalysis for Oxygen Reduction at Soft Interfaces
Evgeny Smirnov, Pekka Peljo, Micheál D. Scanlon, Hubert H. Girault
2016
Self-healing gold mirrors and filters at liquid-liquid interfaces
Evgeny Smirnov, Pekka Peljo, Micheál D. Scanlon, Frederic Gumy, Hubert H. Girault
2016
Chaotropic agents boosting the performance of photoionic cells
Romain Bourdon, Pekka Peljo, Manuel A. Méndez, Astrid J. Olaya, Jelissa De Jonghe-Risse, Heron Vrubel, Hubert H. Girault
2015
Redox flow batteries, hydrogen and distributed storage
C. R. Dennison, Heron Vrubel, Véronique Amstutz, Pekka Peljo, Kathryn E. Toghill, Hubert H. Girault
2015
Decamethylruthenocene Hydride and Hydrogen Formation at Liquid|Liquid Interfaces
Lucie Rivier, T. Jane Stockmann, Manuel A. Méndez, Micheál D. Scanlon, Pekka Peljo, Marcin Opallo, Hubert H. Girault
2015
Charging and discharging at the nanoscale
Micheál D. Scanlon, Pekka Peljo, Manuel A. Méndez, Evgeny Smirnov, Hubert H. Girault
2015
Interfacial Redox Catalysis on Gold Nanofilms at Soft Interfaces
Evgeny Smirnov, Pekka Peljo, Micheál D. Scanlon, Hubert H. Girault
2015
Electrochemical oxygen reduction at soft interfaces catalyzed by the transfer of hydrated lithium cations
Haiqiang Deng, T. Jane Stockmann, Pekka Peljo, Marcin Opallo, Hubert H. Girault
2014
Kinetic differentiation of bulk/interfacial oxygen reduction mechanisms at/near liquid/liquid interfaces using scanning electrochemical microscopy
Haiqiang Deng, Pekka Peljo, Dmitry Momotenko, Fernando Cortes-Salazar, T. Jane Stockmann, Kyösti Kontturi, Marcin Opallo, Hubert H. Girault
2014
Surprising acidity of hydrated lithium cations in organic solvents
Haiqiang Deng, Pekka Peljo, T. Jane Stockmann, Liang Qiao, Tuomas Vainikka, Kyösti Kontturi, Marcin Opallo, Hubert H. Girault
2014
Mechanism of oxygen reduction by metallocenes near liquid|liquid interfaces
T. Jane Stockmann, Haiqiang Deng, Pekka Peljo, Kyösti Kontturi, Marcin Opallo, Hubert H. Girault
2014
Photo-ionic cells
Manuel A. Méndez, Pekka Peljo, Micheál D. Scanlon, Heron Vrubel, Hubert H. Girault
2014
Towards a thermally regenerative all-copper redox flow battery
Pekka Peljo, David Lloyd, Nguyet Doan, Marko Majaneva, Kyosti Kontturi
2014
Parylene C coated microelectrodes for scanning electrochemical microscopy
Fernando Cortes-Salazar, Haiqiang Deng, Pekka Peljo, Carlos M. Pereira, Kyösti Kontturi, Hubert H. Girault
2013
Electrochemically controlled “proton transfer catalyzed” reactions at liquid-liquid interfaces: Nucleophilic substitution on ferrocene methanol
P. Peljo, L. Qiao, L. Murtomäki, C. Johans, H.H. Girault, K. Kontturi
2013
Proton Transfer Controlled Reactions at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces
Pekka Peljo
2013
Oxygen and hydrogen peroxide reduction by 1,2-diferrocenylethane at a liquid/liquid interface
Haiqiang Deng, Pekka Peljo, Fernando Cortés-Salazar, Peiyu Ge, Kyösti Kontturi, Hubert H. Girault
2012
Hydrogen evolution across nano-Schottky junctions at carbon supported MoS2 catalysts in biphasic liquid systems
Peiyu Ge, Micheál Scanlon, Pekka Peljo, Xiaojun Bian, Heron Vubrel, Arlene "O'Neill", Jonathan N. Coleman, Marco Cantoni, Xile Hu, Kyösti Kontturi, BaoHong Liu, Hubert H. Girault
2012
Biomimetic Oxygen Reduction at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces: From Electrocatalysis to Fuel Cell Applications
Pekka Peljo
2012
Biomimetic oxygen reduction by cofacial porphyrins at a liquid-liquid interface
Pekka Peljo, Lasse Murtomäki, Tanja Kallio, H.J. Xu, Michel Meyer, C. Gros, J.M. Barbe, H. Girault, Kari Laasonen, Kyösti Kontturi
2012
Cofacial porphyrins as bio-inspired oxygen reduction catalysts at the liquid-liquid interface
Pekka Peljo, Lasse Murtomäki, Tanja Kallio, Hubert H. Girault, Kari Laasonen, Kyösti Kontturi
2012
Liquid/Liquid Interfaces, Electrochemistry
Pekka Peljo, Hurbert H. Girault
2012
Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry
Electrocatalysis at Liquid/Liquid Interface for Energy Applications
Pekka Peljo, Christoffer Johans, Lasse Murtomäki, Tanja Kallio, Kyösti Kontturi
2011
18th Conference on Solid State Ionics. Varsova, Puola. 3.-8.7.2011
Oxygen reduction at a water-1,2-dichlorobenzene interface catalyzed by cobalt tetraphenyl porphyrine - A fuel cell approach
Pekka Peljo, Taina Rauhala, Lasse Murtomäki, Tanja Kallio, Kyösti Kontturi
2011
Molecular Fuel Cell utilizing a Liquid-Liquid Interface
Pekka Peljo, Lasse Murtomäki, Tanja Kallio, Kyösti Kontturi
2010
61st Annual Meeting of International Society of Electrochemistry, Nice, France, 26.9.-1.10.2010
Methanol, Ethanol and Iso-propanol Performance in Alkaline Direct Alcohol Fuel Cell (ADAFC)
Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio, Pekka Peljo, Eero Aspberg, Kyösti Kontturi, Tanja Kallio
2010