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
38th Swiss Electrochemistry Symposium
Topic: Electrochemical Valorization of Carbon Dioxide
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
KuK Aarau, Switzerland
Registration opens December 1, 2021 and closes April 30, 2022.
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
Direct evidence of in situ Co-oxyhydroxide formation on the surface of La0.2Sr0.8CoO3-δ water splitting catalyst
We carried out in situ and ex situ ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (APXPS) experiments on a La0.2Sr0.8CoO3-δ perovskite oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst. The study shows that Sr is leached into the electrolyte after immersion, leading to surface Co active site enrichment. Such a Co-enriched surface evolves into a new phase during operation. With the help of theoretical simulations, such a species is assigned to Co-oxyhydroxide, providing direct evidence of its formation during the OER.
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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