Battery Electrodes and Cells
The primary goal is the development of a safe, environmentally benign, and cost effective electrochemical energy storage with high energy density. The research work focuses equally on the scientific fundamentals, essential for the development of new technologies, and on the analysis of ageing and safety relevant aspects of current industrial batteries. The investigated systems include both lithium-ion and post-lithium-ion batteries.
Projects
- Metallic Lithium as Negative Electrode
- Silicon-Carbon Composites
- NCM Cathode Materials and Interfaces
- Lithium-Sulphur Batteries
- Na-ion Battery Materials and Interfaces
Team
- Dr. Sigita Urbonaite-Trabesinger, Group Head
- Dr. Lukasz Kondracki, Postdoc
- Dr. Mohammed Srout, Postdoc
- Dr. Thi Thu Diêu Nguyen, Postdoc
- Eric Winter, PhD student
- Laura King, Master project student
- Samuel Gatti, exchange student
Former Team Members
| Mariano Briccola | 2021 | ETH Zurich | Semester project | Enabling nitrate additives in carbonate electrolytes for Li metal batteries |
| Julian Stropp | 2021 | ETH Zurich | Semester project |
NaxLiyMn1-yO2 cathodes and the influence of superstructure on Na-ion battery performance |
| Leiting Zhang | 2018-2021 | Postdoc | ||
| Hieu Quang Pham | 2019-2021 | Postdoc | ||
| Simon Schneider | 2018-2021 | PhD student |
Model-based assessment of stationary energy storage in batteries and implications for materials research |
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| Samuel Steiner | 2020 | ETH Zurich | Semester project |
Synthesis & characterization of Li-doped manganese oxide cathodes for Na-ion batteries |
| Ambra van Liedekerke | 2020 | ETH Zurich | Master Thesis |
Correlation Between Crack Formation and Structural Evolutions in Li[NixCoyMny]O2 Layered Oxide Cathode Materials during Charge and Discharge Process |
| Leon Skarjan | 2020 | Heidelberg University | IAESTE intern |
Synthesis of novel sodium-ion cathode materials |
| David McNulty | 2018-2020 | Postdoc | Inverse-opal structures for rechargeable battery applications | |
| Maximilian Schuster | 2018-2020 | PSI/ETH Zurich | PhD student | Sodium aqueous batteries |
| Emanuele Di Giovani | 2019-2020 | Engineer | Evaluation of commercial batteries | |
| Chrysi Tsolakidou | 2019 | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | IAESTE intern | Operando gas analysis in Na-ion batteries |
| Kai-Hsuan Hung | 2019 | CSC, Taiwan | Visiting scientist | |
| Christoph Bolli | 2015-2019 | Postdoc | OEMS applications for positive electro-active materials for Li-ion batteries | |
| André Müller | 2019 | TU Braunschweig | Master thesis | Investigation of the Influence of Different Binders on the SEI of a Lithium-ion Battery by Means of OEMS |
| Eibar Flores | 2016-2019 | PSI/ETH Zurich | PhD thesis | Development of operando diagnostics for Li-ion cathodes by Raman spectroscopy |
| Fabian Jeschull | 2017-2019 | Postdoc | Si as capacity enhancing electrode additive; dynamic EIS; Si-graphite composites | |
| Paul Kitz | 2017-2019 | PSI/ETH Zurich | PhD thesis | A New Perspective on Interphase Formation in Li-ion Batteries by Combined EIS & EQCM-D |
| Robin Bühler | 2019 | ETHZ | Semester project | Surface Modifications on Si Particles for Lithium-Ion Battery Applications |
| Victor Landgraf | 2018-2019 | Imperial College London/ETH Zurich | Master thesis | Inverse Opal Derived Cathodes for Lithium-Sulfur Cells |
| Lorenz Olbrich | 2019 | ETHZ | Semester project | |
| Juliette Bilaud | 2018 | Postdoc | Metallic lithium anodes | |
| Yuri Surace | 2017-2018 | Postdoc | High Capacity Carbon-Based Composite Anode Active Materials for Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes | |
| Flora Scott | 2018 | University of Manchester & University of British Columbia | IAESTE intern | Carboxylic acids as buffers in aqueous silicon electrode slurries – electrochemistry and infrared studies |
| Reto Suter | 2018 | ETH Zurich | Semester project | Morphology and Electrochemistry of Graphite Electrodes with Silicon as Capacity Enhancing Additive |
| Rokas Paulius Petrauskas | 2017 | Vilnius University | IAESTE intern/Master thesis | Si–C Composites for High-Energy Li-ion Battery Negative Electrodes |
| Neal Cardoza | 2017 | Purdue University | ThinkSwiss internship | Polysulphide analysis in catholytic Li–S cells |
| Tiphaine Schott (Poux) | 2014-2017 | Postdoc | Li–S Battery; Mettalic lithium anodes; Silicon–graphite and tin-oxide–graphite composites | |
| Jan Dundálek | 2016 | University of Chemistry and Technology | IAESTE internship | Understanding the Role of Carbon Properties for Enhanced Li–S Battery Performance |
| Joanna Conder | 2013-2016 | PSI/ETH Zurich | PhD thesis | Asymmetrically Functionalized Separator for Lithium–Sulfur Battery with Polysulfide Barrier Properties |
| Hai-Jung Peng | 2013-2016 | PSI/ETH Zurich | PhD thesis | Unravelling the Cell Aging Phenomena in Aprotic Lithium-Nickel-Cobalt-Manganese-Oxide batteries |
| Markus Gehring | 2016 | RWTH Aachen University | Semester project | Polysulphide-based Li–S Battery |
| John Boland | 2015 | The University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin | Senior Sophister project | Finding the Perfect Carbon for Li–S Batteries |
| Maximilian Tornow | 2015 | ETH Zurich | Semester project | Synthesis of Tunable Porous Carbons and Their Application in Batteries |
| Iván García Torregrosa | 2012 | Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse III | Internship | Investigation of Polymer Electrolytes for Li–S Batteries |
Master and Semester Project Availability
For motivated students we can always offer a possibility to perform their Semester and Master project on the one of the topics listed above under Projects. For more information please contact Dr. Sigita Trabesinger.
Selected Publications
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Pham HQ, Nguyen MT, Tarik M, El Kazzi M, Trabesinger S
Cross-talk-suppressing electrolyte additive enabling high voltage performance of Ni-rich layered oxides in Li-Ion batteries
ChemSusChem. 2021; 14(11): 2461-2474. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202100511
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Seidl L, Grissa R, Zhang L, Trabesinger S, Battaglia C
Unraveling the voltage-dependent oxidation mechanisms of poly(ethylene oxide)-based solid electrolytes for solid-state batteries
Advanced Materials Interfaces. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202100704
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Zhang L, Tsolakidou C, Mariyappan S, Tarascon J-M, Trabesinger S
Unraveling gas evolution in sodium batteries by online electrochemical mass spectrometry
Energy Storage Materials. 2021; 42: 12-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2021.07.005
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Armand M, Axmann P, Bresser D, Copley M, Edström K, Ekberg C, et al.
Lithium-ion batteries - current state of the art and anticipated developments
Journal of Power Sources. 2020; 479: 228708 (26 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.228708
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Jeschull F, Surace Y, Zürcher S, Lari G, Spahr ME, Novák P, et al.
Graphite particle-size induced morphological and performance changes of graphite-silicon electrodes
Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 2020; 167(10): 100535 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ab9b9a
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Mcnulty D, Landgraf V, Trabesinger S
Simplifying the synthesis of carbon inverse opals
RSC Advances. 2020; 10(40): 24108-24114. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ra03693e
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Mcnulty D, Landgraf V, Trabesinger S
The importance of sulfur host structural preservation for lithium-sulfur battery performance
Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2020; 8(48): 26085-26097. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ta08690h
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Pham HQ, Mirolo M, Tarik M, El Kazzi M, Trabesinger S
Multifunctional electrolyte additive for improved interfacial stability in Ni-rich layered oxide full-cells
Energy Storage Materials. 2020; 33: 216-229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2020.08.026
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Ting M, Burigana M, Zhang L, Finfrock YZ, Trabesinger S, Jonderian A, et al.
Impact of nickel substitution into model Li-rich oxide cathode materials for Li-ion batteries
Chemistry of Materials. 2020; 32(2): 849-857. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b04446
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Yin W, Grimaud A, Rousse G, Abakumov AM, Senyshyn A, Zhang L, et al.
Structural evolution at the oxidative and reductive limits in the first electrochemical cycle of Li1.2Ni0.13Mn0.54Co0.13O2
Nature Communications. 2020; 11(1): 1252 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14927-4
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Jeschull F, Surace Y, Zürcher S, Spahr ME, Novák P, Trabesinger S
Electrochemistry and morphology of graphite negative electrodes containing silicon as capacity-enhancing electrode additive
Electrochimica Acta. 2019; 320: 134602 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2019.134602
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Jeschull F, Scott F, Trabesinger S
Interactions of silicon nanoparticles with carboxymethyl cellulose and carboxylic acids in negative electrodes of lithium-ion batteries
Journal of Power Sources. 2019; 431: 63-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.05.036
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Surace Y, Jeschull F, Schott T, Zürcher S, Spahr ME, Trabesinger S
Improving the cycling stability of SnO2-graphite electrodes
ACS Applied Energy Materials. 2019; 2(10): 7364-7374. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.9b01344
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Berg EJ, Trabesinger S
Viability of polysulfide-retaining barriers in Li-S battery
Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 2018; 165(1): A5001-A5005. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0021801jes
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