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Antonio Barbucci is Italian chemist and researcher in the Laboratory of Electrochemistry, Corrosion and Protection of Metallic Materials workgroup, and professor with the University of Genoa. In addition to his research activities, he regularly lectures in the subjects of Chemistry, Technologies of Applied Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Electrochemistry for the environment and energy production, Materials for Renewable Energy, and Materials Science.

Genoa Joint Laboratories
Prof. Barbucci is a founding member of Genoa Joint Laboratories, a research effort shared between the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering – University of Genova, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry  – University of Genova, and the Institute for Energetics and Interphases  – National Research Council. The GJL was founded in 2002, and this collaborative effort was expanded at the European Science Foundation-hosted exploratory workshop entitled "Proton Conducting Materials for Next-Generation Solid Oxide Fuel Cells".

Research
Prof. Barbucci is best know for his research on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, especially Third Generation low-temperature SOFC's, operating below 600 °C. In these Gen. III SOFC's, the cathode element is a composite LSM/YSZ (Lanthanum Strontium Manganite/Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia):  the YSZ increases the ionic conductivity, while the composite structure increases the cathode interface reaction. This greater efficiency reduces the operating temperature range, thereby reducing thermal management difficulties experienced in Generation I and II SOFC's, and creates an entirely new development market for ceramic materials.

Concurrently, he has continued research of High-Temperature Fuel Cells (HTFC), with a focus on enhanced electrode materials.