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.
PSI Electrochemistry Symposium
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)
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.
Scientific Highlight
Damage-Repair Cycle in Hydrocarbon Based Membranes for Fuel Cells
The development of next generation fuel cell membranes based on aromatic hydrocarbon chemistry calls for a new antioxidant strategy to tackle radical induced membrane degradation. Although damage by radicals cannot be prevented, the formed aromatic intermediates can be repaired by a suitable additive. Fuel cell experiments demonstrate that the approach is viable on the device level and that repair is a catalytic mechanism.
News
LEC on TV and Radio
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
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