Research Team
Current group members:
- Lorenz Gubler, Head
- Torben Saatkamp, Scientist
- Ivan Zelocualtecatl Montiel, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Sudeshna Patra, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Zheyu Zhang, PhD Student
- Zongyi Han, PhD Student
- Jiaxin Lu, PhD Student
- Qingxin Zhang, PhD Student
- Kilian Stengl, Internship Student (TU Munich)
Zongyi Han
PhD student funded by Johnson Matthey (UK) on the topic of 'Hydrocarbon fuel cell proton exchange membranes (PEMs): chemical durability and testing protocols'
Open Positions
No open positions currently.
Furthermore, we have regular openings for student's projects in different areas: fuel cells, electrolyzers, redox flow cells on topics ranging from materials synthesis and characterization to test system design and implementation.
Projects
Project | Description | Duration | Contact |
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AntioxAEM | Deciphering and Mitigation of Radical Induced Damage in Alkaline Anion Conducting Ionomers for Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers Swiss National Science Foundation | 2023-2027 | Lorenz Gubler |
HCmem | Hydrocarbon Fuel Cell Proton Exchange Membranes (PEMs): Chemical Durability and Testing Protocols Johnson Matthey (UK) | 2023-2027 | Lorenz Gubler |
Ambizione | A novel process for electrochemical direct-air capture of CO2 Swiss National Science Formation, Ambizione grants | 2021-2023 | Alexander Muroyama |
ELYMAT | New materials for electrolysis cells and next generation electrochemical water splitting devices (collaboration with the group Chemical Processes and Materials - CPM at PSI) Swiss Federal Office of Energy | 2021-2024 | Lorenz Gubler |
Industry | Projects funded by industrial partners, subject to confidentiality | Lorenz Gubler | |
RFBsep | Functional composite separator-membrane materials for redox flow batteries Swiss National Science Foundation | 2020-2023 | Lorenz Gubler |
NF-Antiox17 | Radical attack, antioxidants and polymer repair chemistry in hydrocarbon based fuel cell membranes Swiss National Science Foundation | 2018-2022 | Lorenz Gubler |
Recent Publications
A complete publication list can be found on Scopus.
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Appel C, Aliyah K, Lazaridis T, Prehal C, Ammann M, Xu L, et al.
Operando scanning small-/wide-angle X-ray scattering for polymer electrolyte fuel cells: investigation of catalyst layer saturation and membrane hydration- capabilities and challenges
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 2024; 16: 25938-25952. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c11173
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Barros Á, Aranzabe E, Artetxe B, Duburg JC, Gubler L, Gutiérrez-Zorrilla JM, et al.
Polyoxometalate-based symmetric redox flow batteries: performance in mild aqueous media
ACS Applied Energy Materials. 2024; 7(9): 3729-3739. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.4c00085
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Duburg JC, Chen B, Holdcroft S, Schmidt TJ, Gubler L
Design of polybenzimidazolium membranes for use in vanadium redox flow batteries
Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2024; 12(11): 6387-6398. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ta07212f
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Duburg JC, Avaro J, Krupnik L, Silva BFB, Neels A, Schmidt TJ, et al.
Design principles for high-performance meta-polybenzimidazole membranes for vanadium redox flow batteries
Energy and Environmental Materials. 2024: e12793 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1002/eem2.12793
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Hampson E, Duburg JC, Casella J, Schmidt TJ, Gubler L
A simple approach to balancing conductivity and capacity fade in vanadium redox flow batteries by the tunable pretreatment of polybenzimidazole membranes
Chemical Engineering Journal. 2024; 485: 149930 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.149930
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Muroyama AP, Abu-Arja D, Rogerio BK, Masiello D, Winzely M, Gubler L
Performance enhancement of a membrane electrochemical cell for CO2 capture
Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 2024; 171(1): 013504 (7 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ad1acf
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Schuler T, Weber CC, Wrubel JA, Gubler L, Pivovar B, Büchi FN, et al.
Ultrathin microporous transport layers: implications for low catalyst loadings, thin membranes, and high current density operation for proton exchange membrane electrolysis
Advanced Energy Materials. 2024; 14(7): 2302786 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202302786
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Weber CC, De Angelis S, Meinert R, Appel C, Holler M, Guizar-Sicairos M, et al.
Microporous transport layers facilitating low iridium loadings in polymer electrolyte water electrolysis
EES Catalysis. 2024; 2(2): 585-602. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ey00279a
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Zhang Z, Baudy A, Testino A, Gubler L
Cathode catalyst layer design in PEM water electrolysis toward reduced Pt loading and hydrogen crossover
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 2024; 16(18): 23265-23277. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c01827
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Aliyah K, Prehal C, Diercks JS, Diklić N, Xu L, Ünsal S, et al.
Quantification of PEFC catalyst layer saturation via in silico, ex situ, and in situ small-angle X-ray scattering
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 2023; 15(22): 26538-26553. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c00420
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Carreon Ruiz ER, Lee J, Strobl M, Stalder N, Burca G, Gubler L, et al.
Revealing the impact of temperature in battery electrolytes via wavelength-resolved neutron imaging
Science Advances. 2023; 9(39): eadi0586 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adi0586
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Carreón Ruiz ER, Stalder N, Lee J, Gubler L, Boillat P
Prospects of spectroscopic neutron imaging: optimizing experimental setups in battery electrolyte research
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2023; 25(36): 24993-25007. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cp03434h
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Carreón Ruiz ER, Lee J, Márquez Damián JI, Strobl M, Burca G, Woracek R, et al.
Spectroscopic neutron imaging for resolving hydrogen dynamics changes in battery electrolytes
Materials Today Advances. 2023; 19: 100405 (6 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtadv.2023.100405
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Soon WL, Peydayesh M, de Wild T, Donat F, Saran R, Müller CR, et al.
Renewable energy from livestock waste valorization: amyloid-based feather keratin fuel cells
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 2023; 15(40): 47049-47057. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c10218
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Weber CC, Wrubel JA, Gubler L, Bender G, De Angelis S, Büchi FN
How the porous transport layer interface affects catalyst utilization and performance in polymer electrolyte water electrolysis
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 2023; 15(29): 34750-34763. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c04151
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Yazili D, Marini E, Saatkamp T, Münchinger A, de Wild T, Gubler L, et al.
Sulfonated poly(phenylene sulfone) blend membranes finding their way into proton exchange membrane fuel cells
Journal of Power Sources. 2023; 563: 232791 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2023.232791
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de Wild T, Wurm J, Becker P, Günther D, Nauser T, Schmidt TJ, et al.
A nature-inspired antioxidant strategy based on porphyrin for aromatic hydrocarbon containing fuel cell membranes**
ChemSusChem. 2023; 16(21): e202300775 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202300775
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de Wild T, Nemeth T, Becker P, Günther D, Nauser T, Schmidt TJ, et al.
Repair of aromatic hydrocarbon-based membranes tested under accelerated fuel cell conditions
Journal of Power Sources. 2023; 560: 232525 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.232525
DORA PSI