LEC Seminar Archive
2020
| Date | Speaker | Topic | Moderator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 16 December 2020 | Dino Aegerter | Cobalt based Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Media - From Synthesis to Characterization Join in by Zoom |
E. Fabbri |
| Wednesday 9 December 2020 | Nataša Diklić | OER catalyst’s durability evaluation of IrO2-based materials in RDE configuration Join in by Zoom |
J. Herranz |
| Wednesday 2 December 2020 | Meriem Fikry | Fuel cell performance of an up-scaled Pt-Ni aerogel catalyst for the reduction of oxygen Join in by Zoom |
J. Herranz |
| Wednesday 25 November 2020 | Ricardo Carreón | Energy Selective Neutron Imaging of Li-ion Batteries Join in by Zoom |
P. Boillat |
| Wednesday 18 November 2020 | Casey Beall | Investigating Bifunctional Perovskite-based Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Reactions Join in by Zoom |
E. Fabbri |
| Wednesday 11 November 2020 | No Seminar | --- --- |
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| Wednesday 4 November 2020 | Justus Diercks | A Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Approach to Investigate the Selectivity Determining Factors for CO2 Electroreduction on Pd-Nanoparticles Join in by Zoom |
J. Herranz |
| Wednesday 28 October 2020 | Wenmei Liu | Impact of GDL properties on freezing behavior at subzero temperatures Join in by Zoom |
P. Boillat |
| Wednesday 21 October 2020 | Adrian Mularczyk | ENE/ECL-Seminar Liquid and vapour phase water transport mechanisms in fuel cell gas diffusion layers Join in by Zoom |
J. Eller |
| Wednesday 14 October 2020 | Eric Winter | Pitfalls in Lithium Metal Battery Characterisation Join in by Zoom |
S. Trabesinger |
| Wednesday 7 October 2020 | Mayank Sabharwal | Investigating the Transient Freeze Start Behavior of PE Fuel Cells Join in by Zoom |
J. Eller |
| Wednesday 30 September 2020 | Salvatore de Angelis | Observing oxygen transport in polymer electrolyte water electrolysis Join in by Zoom |
J. Eller |
| Wednesday 23 September 2020 | Adrian Heinritz | Electrochemical kinetics: testing and challenging some concepts Join in by Zoom |
J. Herranz |
| Wednesday September 16, 2020 9:30-16:45h Webinar via Zoom |
7 speakers | 36th Swiss Electrochemistry Symposium Seasonal Energy Storage: The Role of Electrochemistry Past program: https://www.psi.ch/ec20 |
F.N. Büchi |
| Wednesday 9 September 2020 | Aleš Štefančič | Gas-phase surface fluorination of layered transition metal oxide cathode materials for high voltage Li-ions batteries Join in by Zoom |
M. El Kazzi |
| Wednesday 2 September 2020 | Kathrin Ebner | ENE/ECL-Seminar Fe/N/C-Type ORR-Catalysts – from Synthesis to Advanced In Situ Spectroscopic Characterization Join in by Zoom |
J. Herranz |
| 23 July until 31 August 2020 | --- | No Seminars - Summer holidays | --- |
| Wednesday 22 July 2020 11-12h OSGA/EG6 |
Steffen Garbe | Electrical Safety of Laboratory Equipment Attendance compulsory - OSGA/EG6 or join in by Zoom |
F.N. Büchi |
| Wednesday 15 July 2020 | Tym de Wild | Antioxidant strategies for hydrocarbon-based hydrogen fuel cell membranes Join in by Zoom |
L. Gubler |
| Wednesday 8 July 2020 | Simon Schneider LEC/LEA | Model-based assessment of stationary energy storage in batteries and implications for materials research Join in by Zoom |
P. Novák |
| Wednesday 1 July 2020 | Jingfeng Chen | Pump probe experiments for the (photo)electrochemical water splitting reaction Join in by Zoom |
E. Fabbri |
| Wednesday 24 June 2020 | Alexandra Pătru | Overview on various electrochemical reactions and their integration into energy conversion device Join in by Zoom |
E. Fabbri |
| Wednesday 17 June 2020 | Leiting Zhang | Interfacial stability of battery materials investigated by online electrochemical mass spectrometry Join in by Zoom |
S. Trabesinger |
| Wednesday 10 June 2020 | Hong Xu | Advancements in 4D Operando X-ray Tomographic Imaging of Liquid Water in Gas Diffusion Layers of PEFC Join in by Zoom |
J. Eller |
| Wednesday 3 June 2020 | Dr. Andreas Trabesinger, Reinschrift Science Communication | Unlocking science communication Join in by Zoom |
S. Trabesinger |
| Wednesday 27 May 2020 | Hieu Quang Pham | A Novel Multifunctional Electrolyte Additive for Improving the Interfacial Stability of Ni-Rich Cathode and Graphite Anode for High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries Join in by Zoom |
S. Trabesinger |
| Wednesday 20 May 2020 | Steffen Garbe | Elevated Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis for Reduced Hydrogen Production Cost Join in by Zoom |
L. Gubler |
| Wednesday 13 May 2020 | Christoph Csoklich | New Approaches to Tune Gas Diffusion Layer Properties Join in by Zoom |
F.N. Büchi |
| Wednesday 6 May 2020 | Michael Striednig | Upscaling of Evaporative Cooling for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells – A System-Level Perspective Join in by Zoom |
F.N. Büchi |
| Wednesday 29 April 2020 | Mateusz Zlobinski | Roots of high PEM Water Electrolyzer Overpotential – Analysis through _Operando_ Neutron Imaging Join in by Zoom |
P. Boillat |
| Wednesday 22 April 2020 | Steven Lacey | Exploring all-solid-state batteries from multiple perspectives: thin films to pellets Join in by Zoom |
M. El Kazzi |
| Wednesday 15 April 2020 | Pierre Boillat | Use and Misuse of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy in Fuel Cell Research Join in by Zoom |
L. Gubler |
| Wednesday 8 April 2020 | Alexander Muroyama | Electrochemical CO2 separation using anion exchange membranes Join in by Zoom |
L. Gubler |
| Wednesday 1 April 2020 | Secil Ünsal Dayanık | Tackling the Challenges of Non-Noble Metal Catalyst Preparation for Fuel Cell Application Join in by Zoom |
J. Herranz |
| Wednesday 25 March 2020 | Viktoriia Saveleva | Degradation of Fe/N/C catalysts under fuel cell operation: an XPS study Join in by Zoom |
J. Herranz |
| Wednesday 18 March 2020 | --- | cancelled | --- |
| Wednesday 11 March 2020 | Juan Herranz | Use that catalyst! Balancing electrochemistry vs. spectroscopy data quality in operando measurements | tbd |
| Wednesday 4 March 2020 | Fabio Oldenburg, Gaia Membranes | From Prototype to Product - Challenges of the Commercialization of a Membrane Technology | L. Gubler |
| Wednesday 26 February 2020 | Piyush Chauhan | Electrochemical studies of Au-based nanocatalysts for CO2 reduction | J. Herranz |
| Wednesday 19 February 2020 | Jeremy Yen-Chun Chen | Towards determining water saturation in microporous layers of PEFC by X-ray tomographic microscopy | F.N. Büchi |
| Wednesday 12 February 2020 | Anthony Boucly | Surface modification acts as surface engineering for the oxygen evolution reaction on perovskite oxides in alkaline media | E. Fabbri |
| Thursday 6 February 2020 11-12h OSGA/EG6 |
Tobias Schuler | ENE-Seminar Polymer Electrolyte Water Electrolysis: Towards a Generic Understanding of Porous Transport Layers |
F.N. Büchi |
| Tuesday 28 January 2020 10:30-11:30h OSGA/EG6 |
Prof. Kenji Miyatake, Prof. Makoto Uchida and Prof Katsuyoshi Kakinuma from Fuel Cell Nanomaterial Center, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan | New Materials for Next Generation Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells | E. Fabbri/A. Pătru |
| Thursday 23 January 2020 09:30-10:30h ODRA/111 |
Paul Corbett, Michiel de Heer, visitors, Shell Technology Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Electrochemical Strategy and CO2 electrolysis at Shell | L. Gubler |
| Thursday 16 January 2020 11-12h OSGA/EG6 |
F.N. Büchi, Laboratory Head a.i. | ENE-Seminar ECL/LEC Activities 2019 / Outlook 2020 |
T.J. Schmidt |
| Wednesday 8 January 2020 | Pierre Boillat | Neutron Radiography of Electrochemical Systems Group: History, Recent Highlights and New Projects | F.N. Büchi |
| Friday 20 December 2019 until 7 January 2020 | --- | No Seminars - Christmas holidays | --- |
2019
| Date | Speaker | Topic | Moderator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 20 December 2019 until 7 January 2020 | --- | No Seminars - Christmas holidays | --- |
| Thursday 19 December 2019 11-12h OSGA/EG6 |
Laura Höltschi | ENE-Seminar Advanced characterization of insertion electrodes in sulfide solid-state batteries |
P. Novák |
| Thursday 12 December 2019 11-12h OSGA/EG6 |
Marta Mirolo | ENE-Seminar Understanding the electrode/electrolyte interface reactivity in Li-ion batteries via post mortem and operando XPS, XAS, and XPEEM investigations |
M. El Kazzi |
| Wednesday 11 December 2019 | Emiliana Fabbri | In situ and operando spectroscopy techniques for a better understanding of the oxygen evolution reaction on different metal oxide catalysts | V. Saveleva |
| Wednesday 4 December 2019 | Bernhard Pribyl-Kranewitter | Overcoming challenges in upscaling electrochemical CO2RR processes | A. Pătru |
| Wednesday 27 November 2019 | Dino Aegerter | Cobalt based Perovskite Oxide Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Media - From Synthesis to Characterization | E. Fabbri |
| Wednesday 20 November 2019 | Nataša Diklić | Investigation of supported IrO2 as electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction | A. Pătru |
| Wednesday 13 November 2019 | Lorenz Gubler | Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles in the Context of Renewable Energy Scenarios: Some Thoughts | F.N. Büchi |
| Wednesday 6 November 2019 | Arnaud Schuller | A non invasive tool to measure local membrane conductivity of fuel cells | J. Eller |
| Wednesday 30 October 2019 | David McNulty | Nanostructured Carbons as Sulfur Hosts for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries | E. Winter |
| Wednesday 23 October 2019 | Simon Schneider | Li-ion batteries for stationary applications? Modeling framework and case study for peak shaving and price arbitrage | E. Winter |
| Wednesday 16 October 2019 | --- | No Seminar | --- |
| Wednesday 9 October 2019 | Salvatore de Angelis | Observing air-water two-phase flow in high-Z materials via sub-second X-ray tomography | F.N. Büchi |
| Thursday 3 October 2019 11-12h OSGA/EG6 |
Jens Eller | ENE-Seminar: Tenure Track II Presentation Sub-Second X-Ray Tomographic Imaging of Liquid Water in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells |
F.N. Büchi |
| Wednesday 2 October 2019 | Justus Diercks | Pd-based nanoparticles and bimetallic aerogels for the efficient electroreduction of CO2 to added value products | B. Pribyl-Kranewitter |
| Wednesday 25 September 2019 | --- | No Seminar | --- |
| Friday 20 September 2019 | Dr. Bryan Pivovar, visitor, The National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL, Golden, CO, USA | An overview of H2@Scale and NREL efforts supporting H2 acceleration | F.N. Büchi |
| Thursday 19 September 2019 11-12h OSGA/EG6 |
Dr. Sigita Trabesinger | ENE-Seminar The quest for high energy density batteries |
F.N. Büchi |
| Wednesday 18 September 2019 | --- | No Seminar | --- |
| Wednesday 11 September 2019 | Adrian Mularczyk | How mass transport influences evaporation phenomena in PEFC gas diffusion layers | J. Eller |
| Wednesday 4 September 2019 | Kathrin Ebner | 57Fe-enrichment effect on the composition and performance of Fe-based O2-reduction electrocatalysts | J. Herranz |
| Wednesday 17 July 2019 until 31 August 2019 | --- | No Seminars - Summer holidays | --- |
| Thursday 11 July 2019 11-12h OSGA/EG6 |
Dr. Mario El Kazzi | ENE-Seminar Recent progresses to gain better insight into the electrolytes-electrodes interface in Li-ion batteries |
F.N. Büchi |
| Wednesday 10 July 2019 | --- | No Seminar | --- |
| Wednesday 3 July 2019 | --- | No Seminar | --- |
| Wednesday 26 June 2019 | Adrian Heinritz | Hydrogen oxidation/evolution on Pt and its implications for fuel cells | J. Herranz |
| Wednesday 19 June 2019 | Christoph Bolli | Highlights from OEMS Investigations on Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries | P. Kitz |
| Wednesday 12 June 2019 | Fabian Jeschull | Modification and Understanding of the Si-Binder-Interface – How binders influence the (electro-)chemical properties of Si-electrodes | M. Mirolo |
| Wednesday 5 June 2019 | Hong Xu | Advancements in X-ray Tomographic Imaging of liquid water in gas diffusion layers of PEFC | J. Eller |
| Wednesday 29 May 2019 | Leiting Zhang | Elucidating the degradation of Ni-rich layered oxide in humid environment | Ch. Bolli |
| Thursday 23 May 2019 11-12h OSGA/EG6 |
Dr. Daniel Abraham, visitor, Senior Materials Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory, USA | ENE-Seminar Exploring Safety and Performance of Silicon for Lithium-ion Cells |
P. Novák |
| Wednesday 22 May 2019 9-16h KuK Kultur- und Kongresshaus, Aarau, Switzerland |
6 speakers | 35th Swiss Electrochemistry Symposium Topic: On the Role of Batteries in Future Energy Systems Registration: https://www.psi.ch/ec19 |
F.N. Büchi |
| Wednesday 15 May 2019 | Daniel Abbott | Fundamental Investigations of Oxide Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting Applications | J. Herranz |
| Friday 10 May 2019 11-12h OSGA/EG6 |
Mauro Povia | ENE-Seminar Combined SAXS and XAS apparatus for operando characterization of Pt on Carbon and IrO2 catalysts |
J. Herranz |
| Wednesday 8 May 2019 11-12h OSGA/EG6 |
F.N. Büchi, Ch.P. Lee, R. Blaettler | ECL Lab informations Presentation on Software Licensing Issues |
F.N. Büchi |
| Wednesday 1 May 2019 | --- | No Seminar | --- |
| Wednesday 24 April 2019 | Steffen Garbe | Gas cross-over suppression in polymer electrolyte water electrolysis | L. Gubler |
| Wednesday 17 April 2019 | --- | No Seminar | --- |
| Thursday 11 April 2019 11-12h OSGA/EG6 |
Fabio Oldenburg | ENE-Seminar Ion exchange membranes for vanadium redox flow batteries |
L. Gubler |
| Wednesday 10 April 2019 | Michael Striednig | Upscaling of evaporative cooling for polymer electrolyte fuel cells | F. Büchi |
| Thursday 4 April 2019 11-12h OSGA/EG6 |
Maria Victoria Manzi Orezzoli | ENE-Seminar Modifying Gas Diffusion Layers for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells |
P. Boillat |
| Wednesday 3 April 2019 | Viktoriia Saveleva | Fe-based Cathode Catalysts for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell: Insights on Iron Spin State | J. Herranz |
| Wednesday 27 March 2019 | Christoph Csoklich | Understanding and Improving Liquid Water Management in PEFC Gas Diffusion Layers | F. Büchi |
| Thursday 21 March 2019 11-12h OSGA/EG6 |
Muriel Siegwart | ENE-Seminar Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Studies with Neutrons: Beyond Transmission Imaging |
P. Boillat |
| Wednesday 20 March 2019 | --- | No Seminar | --- |
| Wednesday 13 March 2019 | Mateusz Zlobinski | Investigating overpotential origins through In-Operando neutron imaging of porous transport layers and catalyst coated membranes of PEM water electrolyzers | P. Boillat |
| Wednesday 6 March 2019 | Prof. Ueli Angst, visitor, ETH Zürich, Institute for Building Materials (IfB), Zürich | Challenges and opportunities in corrosion of steel in concrete | L. Gubler |
| Wednesday 27 February 2019 | Anthony Boucly | NAP-XPS: A tool to study the electrode/electrolyte interface | E. Fabbri |
| Thursday 21 February 2019 11-12h OSGA/EG6 |
F.N. Büchi | ENE-Seminar ECL/LEC Activities 2018 / Outlook 2019 |
T.J. Schmidt |
| Wednesday 20 February 2019 | David Vonlanthen | Nano-Polyelectrolyte (PBI, TPS) Membrane-Separators in Vanadium Flow Batteries | L. Gubler |
| Friday 15 February 2019 13-14h OFLG/402 |
one speaker | Internal Seminar | T.J. Schmidt/E. Fabbri/M. Nachtegaal |
| Wednesday 13 February 2019 | Marta Mirolo | Combining different spectroscopy techniques to gain insights into the electrode-electrolyte interface in Li-ion batteries | X. Wu |
| Friday 8 February 2019 11-12h OSGA/EG6 |
Baejung Joseph Kim | ENE Seminar Understanding Perovskites as Catalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Water Electrolysis |
T.J. Schmidt |
| Wednesday 6 February 2019 13-14h OHSA/E13 |
one speaker | Internal Seminar | L. Gubler |
| Wednesday 6 February 2019 | --- | No Seminar | --- |
| Wednesday 30 January 2019 | Maximilian Schuster | Water-in-Salt Sodium-Ion Batteries – Establishing Testing Routines and Exploring Viable Cathode Materials | C. Villevieille |
| Thursday 24 January 2019 10:30-12:30 Auditorium West |
Felix N. Büchi | ENE-Seminar „How to get to PSI?“ Antriebs-Technologien heute und morgen |
T.J. Schmidt |
| Wednesday 23 January 2019 | Magali Cochet | Evaporation Cooling Concept for PEFC | P. Boillat |
| Wednesday 16 January 2019 | Laura Höltschi | Cathode and method development: First stepping stones in understanding sulfide based all-solid-state batteries | C. Villevieille |
| --- | No ECL seminars December 19, 2018 until January 15, 2019 | --- |