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Scanning electron micrograph of crystallised lithium salt on a copper current collector.

Welcome to the Electrochemistry Laboratory (LEC)

The Electrochemistry Laboratory (LEC), established 1988, is part of the Energy and Environment Research Division (ENE) at the Paul Scherrer Institute. The laboratory comprises 6 interacting research groups that deal with almost all aspects of electrochemical energy storage and conversion. PSI’s Electrochemistry Laboratory is Switzerland’s largest Center for Electrochemical Research.

39th Swiss Electrochemistry Symposium
Topic: Future Materials in Electrochemical Systems
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Kultur & Kongresshaus Aarau, Schlossplatz 9, 5000 Aarau, Switzerland
Registration opens December 1, 2022
https://www.psi.ch/ses23 (Firefox or Chrome)

38th Swiss Electrochemistry Symposium
Topic: Electrochemical Valorization of Carbon Dioxide
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Kultur & Kongresshaus Aarau, Schlossplatz 9, 5000 Aarau, Switzerland
https://youtu.be/O72YyZPr0aE
Past program: https://www.psi.ch/ses22 (Firefox or Chrome)

 

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1. November 2021

PSI-Impuls-Preis 2021 geht an Tobias Schuler

Mitteilung PSI-Impuls

Den PSI-Impuls-Preis 2021 erhält Tobias Schuler für seine Doktorarbeit “Towards a Generic Understanding of Porous Transport Layers in Polymer Electrolyte Water Electrolysis”

Further details: Electrochemistry Scientific Highlight 1st May 2020 - Tobias Schuler et al.

27 May 2022
Proposed mechanism for structure and gas evolution and cathode-electrolyte interfacial reactions

Stable Performance of High Capacity Cobalt-Free Li-ion Battery

Lithium-rich layered oxides, containing cobalt, despite being promising high-capacity cathode materials, need alternatives to eliminate toxic and geopolitically restricted cobalt. An ongoing search for low-cost, Co-free Li-rich cathode materials with a better structural stability lead to investigation of Li1.16Ni0.19Fe0.18Mn0.46O2 (LNFM), where cobalt is replaced by abundant iron. Our LNFM not only delivered a high capacity of 229 mAh/g but also has a stable average discharge voltage when cycled to upper cutoff potential of 4.8 V in additive-free electrolyte.

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4 December 2020
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LEC Contribution to the SCCER Mobility Project

Two groups from the Electrochemistry Laboratory, together with a team from ZHAW and EPFL have developed a novel evaporative cooling concept for polymer electrolyte fuel cells from the material to the cell level.

The 5 min movie explains and summarizes the development.

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Swiss Radio: SRF Regionaljournal Aargau Solothurn, May 8, 2017, 17:30h
Paul Scherrer Institut entwickelt Akku der Zukunft
Swiss TV: Kassensturz, January 17, 2017, 21:10h
Knopfbatterien im Test: Enorme Preisunterschiede
Swiss TV: Einstein, November 26, 2015, 21:07h
Die Renaissance der Batterie
Swiss TV: Einstein, November 21, 2013, 21:07h
Mobilität ohne Treibhausgase
Wasserstofftankstellen für die Schweiz?

Contact

Electrochemistry Laboratory
Paul Scherrer Institut
5232 Villigen-PSI
Switzerland

Laboratory Head a.i.
Dr. Felix N. Büchi
Telephone: +41 56 310 24 11
E-mail: felix.buechi@psi.ch

Secretary
Cordelia Gloor
Telephone: +41 56 310 29 19
E-mail: cordelia.gloor@psi.ch

Annual Report 2021

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LEC Events

The Electrochemistry Laboratory holds a seminar typically once a week during the semester on Wednesdays at 11.00am in ODRA/111

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