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 two sections and 5 interacting 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
36th Swiss Electrochemistry Symposium
Seasonal Energy Storage: The Role of Electrochemistry
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Kultur & Kongresshaus Aarau, Schlossplatz 9, 5000 Aarau, Switzerland
Registration opens January 2020: https://www.psi.ch/ec20
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
Wasserstofftankstellen für die Schweiz?
PSI Electrochemistry Symposium
36th Swiss Electrochemistry Symposium
Seasonal Energy Storage: The Role of Electrochemistry
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Kultur & Kongresshaus Aarau, Schlossplatz 9, 5000 Aarau, Switzerland
Registration opens January 2020: https://www.psi.ch/ec20
35th Swiss Electrochemistry Symposium
Topic: On the Role of Batteries in Future Energy Systems
May 22, 2019
Kultur & Kongresshaus Aarau, Schlossplatz 9, 5000 Aarau, Switzerland
view our past program 2019 ...
34th PSI Electrochemistry Symposium
Topic: Pushing Limits of Characterization in Electrochemistry
April 25, 2018
Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen PSI
view our past program 2018 ...
See more about our past Symposia:
33rd PSI Electrochemistry Symposium
Topic: From the Lab to the Market
May 10, 2017
Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen PSI
view our past program 2017 ...
32nd PSI Electrochemistry Symposium
Topic: Electrolytes - The Underestimated Player in Electrochemical Processes
April 27, 2016
Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen PSI
view our past program 2016 ...
31st PSI Electrochemistry Symposium
Topic: Electrochemical Energy Storage: A Key for Future Energy Systems
May 06, 2015
Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen PSI
view our past program 2015 ...
News
Vom Walkman zum Elektroauto
Media Release October 14, 2019
Brennstoffzellen zum Durchbruch verhelfen
Media Release June, 29, 2018
Strom on demand
Media Release March, 8, 2018
Nanomaterial hilft Sonnenenergie zu speichern: effizient und kostengünstig
Media Release July 17, 2017
Next Generation Catalysts for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
Media Release June 21, 2017
Quarzpulver für den Akku der Zukunft
Media Release May 8, 2017
So halten Akkus länger und laden schneller
Media Release July 4, 2016
Wasserkanäle machen Brennstoffzellen effizienter
Media Release September 23, 2015
The key to charging a lithium-ion battery rapidly
Media Release September 08, 2015
Das Kompetenzzentrum Speicherung zieht nach einem Jahr Bilanz
Media Release November 14, 2014
Ice in fuel cells imaged directly for the first time
Media Release June 16, 2014
Fuel cell know-how from the Paul Scherrer Institute at the core of the SBB minibar
Media Release April 4, 2014
The Paul Scherrer Institute runs two of the energy competence centres (SCCERs) of the Swiss government
Media Release December 12, 2013
Fuel cell membrane from the Paul Scherrer Institute better than its commercial counterparts
Media Release November 28, 2013
Zukünftige Computerchips mit "elektronischem Blutkreislauf"
Media Release November 14, 2013
Five times less platinum: fuel cells could become economically more attractive thanks to novel aerogel catalyst.
Media Release August 08, 2013
An ultrathin energy storage device made of carbon
Media Release April 26, 2013
Memory effect now also found in lithium-ion batteries
Media Release April 14, 2013
Scientific Highlight
Progress Towards Designed Membranes For All-Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries
Grid-scale storage of electricity is vital in energy scenarios with a high share of renewable electricity generation, such as wind and solar power. Redox flow batteries are particularly suited for intra-day time-shifting storage applications, yet investment costs need to be lowered for economic viability of the technology. We demonstrate a new ion conducting membrane that improves shortcomings of currently used materials and is potentially cheaper to produce.
Dosing Differential Electrochemical Mass Spectrometry (D-DEMS) for Li-O2 Batteries
The high-energy rechargeable Li-O2 battery has been subject to intensive research worldwide during the past years. The Li-O2 cell mainly comprises a negative (e.g. Li metal) and positive (e.g. porous carbon) electrode separated by an electronically insulating, but Li+ conducting electrolyte layer. In order to study the cell chemistry, a differential electrochemical mass spectrometry setup based on a set of valves, a pressure sensor and a quadrupole mass spectrometer has been developed.
Header Picture:
X-ray CT cross-section of a gas diffusion layer for polymer electrolyte fuel cells (SGL 24).