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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.

 


  • Metallic Lithium as Negative Electrode
  • Silicon-Carbon Composites
  • NCM Cathode Materials and Interfaces
  • Lithium-Sulphur Batteries
  • Na-ion Battery Materials and Interfaces
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
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

 

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.

  • Surace Y, Leanza D, Mirolo M, Kondracki Ł, Vaz CAF, El Kazzi M, et al.
    Evidence for stepwise formation of solid electrolyte interphase in a Li-ion battery
    Energy Storage Materials. 2022; 44: 156-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2021.10.013
    DORA PSI
  • Baster D, Kondracki Ł, Oveisi E, Trabesinger S, Girault HH
    Prussian blue analogue-sodium-vanadium hexacyanoferrate as a cathode material for Na-Ion batteries
    ACS Applied Energy Materials. 2021; 4(9): 9758-9765. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.1c01832
    DORA PSI
  • Jeschull F, Trabesinger S
    Fast-charge limitations for graphite anodes with Si as capacity-enhancing additive
    Batteries and Supercaps. 2021; 4(1): 131-139. https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202000177
    DORA PSI
  • 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
    DORA PSI
  • 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
    DORA PSI
  • Winter E, Schmidt TJ, Trabesinger S
    Identifying pitfalls in lithium metal battery characterization
    Batteries and Supercaps. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202100145
    DORA PSI
  • 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
    DORA PSI
  • 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
    DORA PSI
  • 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
    DORA PSI
  • 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
    DORA PSI
  • 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
    DORA PSI
  • 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
    DORA PSI
  • 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
    DORA PSI
  • 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
    DORA PSI
  • 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
    DORA PSI
  • 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
    DORA PSI
  • 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
    DORA PSI
  • 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
    DORA PSI
  • Schott T, Robert R, Ulmann PA, Lanz P, Zürcher S, Spahr ME, et al.
    Cycling behavior of silicon-containing graphite electrodes, part A: effect of the lithiation protocol
    Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 2017; 121(34): 18423-18429. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b05919
    DORA PSI

Group Head 
Dr. Sigita Trabesinger

Paul Scherrer Institut 
Forschungsstrasse 111
5232 Villigen, Switzerland
Phone: +41 56 310 5775 
E-Mail: sigita.trabesinger@psi.ch

Administrator
Cordelia Gloor

Phone: +41 56 310 29 19
E-mail: cordelia.gloor@psi.ch