Publications 2016

Publications 2016

Interfacial effects on the catalysis of the hydrogen evolution, oxygen evolution and CO2-reduction reactions for (co-)electrolyzer development J. Herranz, J. Durst, E. Fabbri, A. Patru, X. Cheng, A.A. Permyakova, T.J. Schmidt

Nano Energy 29, 4-28 (2016).

DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2016.01.027OG-5423
 

MnSn2 negative electrodes for Na-ion batteries: a conversion-based reaction dissected L.O. Vogt, C. Villevieille

J. Mater. Chem. A, 4, 19116–19122 (2016).

DOI: 10.1039/C6TA07788AOG-5410 , OG-5411
 

Investigating evaporation in gas diffusion layers for fuel cells with X-ray computed tomography I.V. Zenyuk, A. Lamibrac, J. Eller, D.Y. Parkinson, F. Marone, F.N. Büchi, A.Z. Weber

J. Phys. Chem. C 120 (50), 28701-28711 (2016).

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b10658OG-5422
 

Elucidating the surface reactions of an amorphous Si thin film as a model electrode for Li-Ion batteries G. Ferraresi, L. Czornomaz, C. Villevieille, P. Novák, M. El Kazzi

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 8 (43), 29791-29798 (2016).

DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b10929OG-5410 , OG-5411 , OG-5414
 

Mechanism of the carbonate-based-electrolyte degradation and its effects on the electrochemical performance of Li1+x(NiaCobMn1-a-b)1-xO2 cells H.-J. Peng, C. Villevieille, S. Trabesinger, H. Wolf, K. Leitner, P. Novák

J. Power Sources 335, 91-97 (2016).

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.10.031OG-5410 , OG-5411 , OG-5413
 

FeSn2 and CoSn2 electrode materials for Na-Ion batteries L.O. Vogt, C. Villevieille

J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (7), A1306-A1310 (2016).

DOI: 10.1149/2.0791607jesOG-5410 , OG-5411
 

Investigating the role of strain toward the oxygen reduction activity on model thin film Pt catalysts S.E. Temmel, E. Fabbri, D. Pergolesi, T. Lippert, T.J. Schmidt

ACS Catalysis 6, 7566–7576 (2016).

DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b01836OG-5423
 

XPS study of the interface evolution of carbonaceous electrodes for Li-O2 batteries during the 1st cycle A. Guéguen, P. Novák, E.J. Berg

J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (13), A2545-A2550 (2016).

DOI: 10.1149/2.0351613jesOG-5410 , OG-5412
 

Operando neutron powder diffraction using cylindrical cell design: The case of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 vs Graphite L. Boulet-Roblin, P. Borel, D. Sheptyakov, C. Tessier, P. Novák, C. Villevieille

J. Phys. Chem. C 120 (31), 17268-17273 (2016).

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b05777OG-5410 , OG-5411
 

Versatile approach combining theoretical and experimental aspects of Raman spectroscopy to investigate battery materials: The case of the LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 spinel L. Boulet-Roblin, C. Villevieille, P. Borel, C. Tessier, P. Novák, M. Ben Yahia

J. Phys. Chem. C 120 (30), 16377–16382 (2016).

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b04155OG-5410 , OG-5411
 

Magnetically aligned graphite electrodes for high-rate performance Li-ion batteries J. Billaud, F. Bouville, T. Magrini, C. Villevieille, A.R. Studart

Nature Energy 1, 16097 (2016).

DOI: 10.1038/nenergy.2016.97OG-5410 , OG-5411
 

Performance-enhancing asymmetric separator for lithium–sulfur batteries J. Conder, A. Forner-Cuenca, E. Müller Gubler, L. Gubler, P. Novák, S. Trabesinger

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 8 (29), 18822-18831 (2016).

DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b04662OG-5410 , OG-5413 , OG-5421
 

Advanced water management in PEFCs: Diffusion layers with patterned wettability: III. Operando characterization with neutron imaging A. Forner-Cuenca, J. Biesdorf, V. Manzi-Orezzoli, L. Gubler, T.J. Schmidt, P. Boillat

J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (13), F1389-F1398 (2016).

DOI: 10.1149/2.0891613jesOG-5420 , OG-5424
 

Bifunctional ion-conducting polymer electrolyte for the vanadium redox flow battery with high selectivity O. Nibel, T.J. Schmidt, L. Gubler

J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (13), A2563-A2570 (2016).

DOI: 10.1149/2.0441613jesOG-5421
 

Alloying behaviour of self-assembled noble metal nanoparticles L. Kühn, A.-K. Herrmann, B. Rutkowski, M. Oezaslan, M. Nachtegaal, M. Klose, L. Giebeler, N. Gaponik, J. Eckert, T.J. Schmidt, A. Czyrska-Filemonowicz, A. Eychmüller

Chem. Eur. J. 22 (38), 13446-13450 (2016).

DOI: 10.1002/chem.201602487OG-5423
 

Statistical analysis of isothermal cold starts of PEFCs: Impact of gas diffusion layer properties J. Biesdorf, A. Forner-Cuenca, M. Siegwart, T.J. Schmidt, P. Boillat

J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (10), F1258-F1266 (2016).

DOI: 10.1149/2.1071610jesOG-5420 , OG-5424
 

Iridium Oxide for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction: Correlation between Particle Size, Morphology, and the Surface Hydroxo Layer from Operando XAS D.F. Abbott, D. Lebedev, K. Waltar, M. Povia, M. Nachtegaal, E. Fabbri, C. Copéret, T.J. Schmidt

Chem. Mater. 28 (18), 6591-6604 (2016).

DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b02625OG-5423
 

Vanadium (V) reduction reaction on modified glassy carbon electrodes - Role of Oxygen functionalities and microstructure S.M. Taylor, A. Patru, D. Streich, M. El Kazzi, E. Fabbri, T.J. Schmidt

Carbon 109, 472-478 (2016).

DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.08.044OG-5414 , OG-5423
 

Electrochemical flow-cell Setup for in situ X-ray investigations: : II. Cell for SAXS on a Multi-Purpose Laboratory Diffractometer J. Tillier, T. Binninger, M. Garganourakis, A. Patru, E. Fabbri, T.J. Schmidt, O. Sereda

J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (10), H913-H920 (2016).

DOI: 10.1149/2.0211610jesOG-5423
 

Electrochemical flow-cell Setup for in situ X-ray investigations: I. Cell for SAXS and XAS at Synchrotron Facilities T. Binninger, E. Fabbri, A. Patru, M. Garganourakis, J. Han, D.F. Abbott, O. Sereda, R. Kötz, A. Menzel, M. Nachtegaal, T.J. Schmidt

J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (10), H906-H912 (2016).

DOI: 10.1149/2.0201610jesOG-5423
 

Cell performance determining parameters in high pressure water electrolysis M. Suermann, T.J. Schmidt, F.N. Büchi

Electrochim. Acta 211, 989-997 (2016).

DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.06.120OG-5422
 

Tuning the surface electrochemistry by strained epitaxial Pt thin film model electrodes prepared by pulsed laser deposition S.E. Temmel, E. Fabbri, D. Pergolesi, T. Lippert, T.J. Schmidt

Adv. Mater. Interfaces 1600222 (2016).

DOI: 10.1002/admi.201600222OG-5423
 

Advanced water management in PEFCs: Diffusion layers with patterned wettability: II. Measurement of capillary pressure characteristic with neutron and synchrotron imaging A. Forner-Cuenca, J. Biesdorf, A. Lamibrac, V. Manzi-Orezzoli, F.N. Büchi, L. Gubler, T.J. Schmidt, P. Boillat

J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (9), F1038-F1048 (2016).

DOI: 10.1149/2.0511609jesOG-5420 , OG-5424
 

Homogeneity and elemental distribution in self-assembled bimetallic Pd-Pt aerogels prepared by a spontaneous one-step gelation process M. Oezaslan, W. Liu, M. Nachtegaal, A.I. Frenkel, B. Rutkowski, M. Werheid, A.-K. Herrmann, C. Laugier-Bonnaud, H.-C. Yilmaz, N. Gaponik, A. Czyrska-Filemonowicz, A. Eychmüller, T.J. Schmidt

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18, 20640-20650 (2016).

DOI: 10.1039/C6CP03527BOG-5423
 

Stability and degradation mechanisms of radiation-grafted polymer electrolyte membranes for water electrolysis A. Albert, T. Lochner, T.J. Schmidt, L. Gubler

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 8 (24), 15297-15306 (2016).

DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b03050OG-5421
 

Influence of aqueous electrolyte concentration on parasitic reactions in high-voltage electrochemical capacitors M. He, K. Fic, E. Frąckowiak, P. Novák, E.J. Berg

Energy Storage Mat. 5, 111-115 (2016).

DOI: doi:10.1016/j.ensm.2016.06.001OG-5410 , OG-5412
 

On the correlation between electrode expansion and cycling stability of graphite/Si electrodes for Li-ion batteries J.L. Gómez-Cámer, Ch. Bünzli, M.M. Hantel, T. Poux, P. Novák

Carbon 105, 42-51 (2016).

DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.04.022OG-5410
 

Pitfalls in Li-S rate-capability evaluation T. Poux, P. Novák, S. Trabesinger

J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (7), A1139-A1145 (2016).

DOI: 10.1149/2.0181607jesOG-5410
 

Pt-Ni aerogels as unsupported electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction S. Henning, L. Kühn, J. Herranz, J. Durst, T. Binninger, M. Nachtegaal, M. Werheid, W. Liu, M. Adam, S. Kaskel, A. Eychmüller, T.J. Schmidt

J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (9), F998-F1003 (2016).

DOI: 10.1149/2.0251609jesOG-5423
 

Radiation grafted ion-conducting membranes: The influence of variations in base film nanostructure V. Sproll, G. Nagy, U. Gasser, J.P. Embs, M. Obiols-Rabasa, T.J. Schmidt, L. Gubler, S. Balog

Macromolecules 49 (11), 4253–4264 (2016).

DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00180OG-5421
 

The effect of platinum loading and surface morphology on oxygen reduction activity S. Taylor, E. Fabbri, P. Levecque, T.J. Schmidt, O. Conrad

Electrocatalysis 7 (4), 287–296 (2016).

DOI: 10.1007/s12678-016-0304-3OG-5423
 

Interfacial effects on the catalysis of the hydrogen evolution, oxygen evolution and CO2-reduction reactions for (co-)electrolyzer development J. Herranz, J. Durst, E. Fabbri, A. Patru, X. Cheng, A.A. Permyakova, T.J. Schmidt

Nano Energy (2016).

DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2016.01.027OG-5423
 

Operando X-ray tomographic microscopy imaging of HT-PEFC: A comparative study of phosphoric acid electrolyte migration S.H. Eberhardt, F. Marone, M. Stampanoni, F.N. Büchi, T.J. Schmidt

J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (8), F842-F847 (2016).

DOI: 10.1149/2.0801608jesOG-5422
 

Advanced water management in PEFCs: Diffusion layers with patterned wettability
I. Synthetic routes, wettability tuning and thermal stability A. Forner-Cuenca, V. Manzi-Orezzoli, J. Biesdorf, M. El Kazzi, D. Streich, L. Gubler, T.J. Schmidt, P. Boillat

J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (8), F788-F801 (2016).

DOI: 10.1149/2.0271608jesOG-5414 , OG-5420 , OG-5424
 

A simple one-pot Adams method route to conductive high surface area IrO2–TiO2 E. Oakton, D. Lebedev, A. Fedorov, F. Krumeich, J. Tillier, O. Sereda, T.J. Schmidt, Ch. Copéret

New J. Chem. 40, 1834-1838 (2016).

DOI: 10.1039/C5NJ02400EOG-5423
 

A highly flexible electrochemical flow cell designed for the use of model electrode materials on non-conventional substrates S.E. Temmel, S.A. Tschupp, T.J. Schmidt

Rev. Sci. Instrum. 87, 045115 (2016).

DOI: 10.1063/1.4947459OG-5423
 

Decomposition of LiPF6 in high energy lithium-ion batteries studied with online electrochemical mass spectrometry A. Guéguen, D. Streich, M. He, M. Mendez, F.F. Chesneau, P. Novák, E.J. Berg

J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (6), A1095-A1100 (2016).

DOI: 10.1149/2.0981606jesOG-5410 , OG-5412
 

Online electrochemical mass spectrometry of high energy lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide/graphite half- and full-cells with ethylene carbonate and fluoroethylene carbonate based electrolytes D. Streich, A. Guéguen, M. Mendez, F. Chesneau, P. Novák, E.J. Berg

J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (6), A964-A970 (2016).

DOI: 10.1149/2.0801606jesOG-5410 , OG-5412
 

Effects of solvent, lithium salt, and temperature on stability of carbonate-based electrolytes for 5.0 V LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 electrodes M. He, L. Boulet-Roblin, P. Borel, C. Tessier, P. Novák, C. Villevieille, E.J. Berg

J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (2), A83-A89 (2016).

DOI: 10.1149/2.0201602jesOG-5410 , OG-5411 , OG-5412
 

Ageing phenomena in high-voltage aqueous supercapacitors investigated by in situ gas analysis M. He, K. Fic, E. Frąckowiak, P. Novák, E.J. Berg

Energy Environ. Sci. 9, 623 (2016).

DOI: 10.1039/c5ee02875bOG-5410 , OG-5412
 

Investigation of Li-Ion solvation in carbonate based electrolytes using near ambient pressure photoemission M. El Kazzi, I. Czekaj, E.J. Berg, P. Novák, M.A. Brown

Top Catal 59, 628–634 (2016).

DOI: 10.1007/s11244-015-0518-2OG-5410 , OG-5412 , OG-5414
 

Fuel electrode carbon corrosion in high temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cells—crucial or irrelevant? T. Engl, L. Gubler, T.J. Schmidt

Energy Technol. 4 (1), 65-74 (2016).

DOI: 10.1002/ente.201500354OG-5421
 

Electrode-electrolyte interface characterization of carbon electrodes in Li-O2 batteries: capabilities and limitations of infrared spectroscopy D. Streich, P. Novák

Electrochim. Acta 190, 753–757 (2016).

DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.12.061OG-5410 , OG-5412
 

Size-resolved identification, characterization, and quantification of primary biological organic aerosol at a European rural site C. Bozzetti, K.R. Daellenbach, Ch. Hueglin, P. Fermo, J. Sciare, A. Kasper-Giebl, Y. Mazar, G. Abbaszade, M. El Kazzi, R. Gonzalez, T. Shuster-Meiseles, M. Flasch, R. Wolf, A. Křepelová, F. Canonaco, J. Schnelle-Kreis, J.G. Slowik, R. Zimmermann, Y. Rudich, U. Baltensperger, I. El Haddad, A.S.H. Prévôt

Environmental Science & Technology 50 (7), 3425-3434 (2016).

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b05960OG-5410 , OG-5414
 

Grafting design: a strategy to increase the performance of radiation-grafted membranes V. Sproll, T.J. Schmidt, L. Gubler

Polym. Int. 65, 174–180 (2016).

DOI: 10.1002/pi.5041OG-5421
 

Structure–property correlations of ion-containing polymers for fuel cell applications V. Sproll, G. Nagy, U. Gasser, S. Balog, S. Gustavsson, T.J. Schmidt, L. Gubler

Radiat. Phys. Chem. 118, 120–123 (2016).

DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2015.01.036OG-5421
 

Pt/IrO2-TiO2 cathode catalyst for low temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cell - Application in MEAs, performance and stability issues A. Patru, A. Rabis, S.E. Temmel, R. Kötz, T.J. Schmidt

Catal. Today 262, 161-169 (2016).

DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2015.09.009OG-5423