Publications 2016

Publications 2016

Interfacial effects on the catalysis of the hydrogen evolution, oxygen evolution and CO2-reduction reactions for (co-)electrolyzer development J. Herranz, J. Durst, E. Fabbri, A. Patru, X. Cheng, A.A. Permyakova, T.J. Schmidt
Nano Energy 29, 4-28 (2016).
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2016.01.027OG-5423
 
MnSn2 negative electrodes for Na-ion batteries: a conversion-based reaction dissected L.O. Vogt, C. Villevieille
J. Mater. Chem. A, 4, 19116–19122 (2016).
DOI: 10.1039/C6TA07788AOG-5410 , OG-5411
 
Investigating evaporation in gas diffusion layers for fuel cells with X-ray computed tomography I.V. Zenyuk, A. Lamibrac, J. Eller, D.Y. Parkinson, F. Marone, F.N. Büchi, A.Z. Weber
J. Phys. Chem. C 120 (50), 28701-28711 (2016).
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b10658OG-5422
 
Elucidating the surface reactions of an amorphous Si thin film as a model electrode for Li-Ion batteries G. Ferraresi, L. Czornomaz, C. Villevieille, P. Novák, M. El Kazzi
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 8 (43), 29791-29798 (2016).
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b10929OG-5410 , OG-5411 , OG-5414
 
Mechanism of the carbonate-based-electrolyte degradation and its effects on the electrochemical performance of Li1+x(NiaCobMn1-a-b)1-xO2 cells H.-J. Peng, C. Villevieille, S. Trabesinger, H. Wolf, K. Leitner, P. Novák
J. Power Sources 335, 91-97 (2016).
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.10.031OG-5410 , OG-5411 , OG-5413
 
FeSn2 and CoSn2 electrode materials for Na-Ion batteries L.O. Vogt, C. Villevieille
J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (7), A1306-A1310 (2016).
DOI: 10.1149/2.0791607jesOG-5410 , OG-5411
 
Investigating the role of strain toward the oxygen reduction activity on model thin film Pt catalysts S.E. Temmel, E. Fabbri, D. Pergolesi, T. Lippert, T.J. Schmidt
ACS Catalysis 6, 7566–7576 (2016).
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b01836OG-5423
 
XPS study of the interface evolution of carbonaceous electrodes for Li-O2 batteries during the 1st cycle A. Guéguen, P. Novák, E.J. Berg
J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (13), A2545-A2550 (2016).
DOI: 10.1149/2.0351613jesOG-5410 , OG-5412
 
Operando neutron powder diffraction using cylindrical cell design: The case of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 vs Graphite L. Boulet-Roblin, P. Borel, D. Sheptyakov, C. Tessier, P. Novák, C. Villevieille
J. Phys. Chem. C 120 (31), 17268-17273 (2016).
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b05777OG-5410 , OG-5411
 
Versatile approach combining theoretical and experimental aspects of Raman spectroscopy to investigate battery materials: The case of the LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 spinel L. Boulet-Roblin, C. Villevieille, P. Borel, C. Tessier, P. Novák, M. Ben Yahia
J. Phys. Chem. C 120 (30), 16377–16382 (2016).
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b04155OG-5410 , OG-5411
 
Magnetically aligned graphite electrodes for high-rate performance Li-ion batteries J. Billaud, F. Bouville, T. Magrini, C. Villevieille, A.R. Studart
Nature Energy 1, 16097 (2016).
DOI: 10.1038/nenergy.2016.97OG-5410 , OG-5411
 
Performance-enhancing asymmetric separator for lithium–sulfur batteries J. Conder, A. Forner-Cuenca, E. Müller Gubler, L. Gubler, P. Novák, S. Trabesinger
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 8 (29), 18822-18831 (2016).
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b04662OG-5410 , OG-5413 , OG-5421
 
Advanced water management in PEFCs: Diffusion layers with patterned wettability: III. Operando characterization with neutron imaging A. Forner-Cuenca, J. Biesdorf, V. Manzi-Orezzoli, L. Gubler, T.J. Schmidt, P. Boillat
J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (13), F1389-F1398 (2016).
DOI: 10.1149/2.0891613jesOG-5420 , OG-5424
 
Bifunctional ion-conducting polymer electrolyte for the vanadium redox flow battery with high selectivity O. Nibel, T.J. Schmidt, L. Gubler
J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (13), A2563-A2570 (2016).
DOI: 10.1149/2.0441613jesOG-5421
 
Alloying behaviour of self-assembled noble metal nanoparticles L. Kühn, A.-K. Herrmann, B. Rutkowski, M. Oezaslan, M. Nachtegaal, M. Klose, L. Giebeler, N. Gaponik, J. Eckert, T.J. Schmidt, A. Czyrska-Filemonowicz, A. Eychmüller
Chem. Eur. J. 22 (38), 13446-13450 (2016).
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201602487OG-5423
 
Statistical analysis of isothermal cold starts of PEFCs: Impact of gas diffusion layer properties J. Biesdorf, A. Forner-Cuenca, M. Siegwart, T.J. Schmidt, P. Boillat
J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (10), F1258-F1266 (2016).
DOI: 10.1149/2.1071610jesOG-5420 , OG-5424
 
Iridium Oxide for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction: Correlation between Particle Size, Morphology, and the Surface Hydroxo Layer from Operando XAS D.F. Abbott, D. Lebedev, K. Waltar, M. Povia, M. Nachtegaal, E. Fabbri, C. Copéret, T.J. Schmidt
Chem. Mater. 28 (18), 6591-6604 (2016).
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b02625OG-5423
 
Vanadium (V) reduction reaction on modified glassy carbon electrodes - Role of Oxygen functionalities and microstructure S.M. Taylor, A. Patru, D. Streich, M. El Kazzi, E. Fabbri, T.J. Schmidt
Carbon 109, 472-478 (2016).
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.08.044OG-5414 , OG-5423
 
Electrochemical flow-cell Setup for in situ X-ray investigations: : II. Cell for SAXS on a Multi-Purpose Laboratory Diffractometer J. Tillier, T. Binninger, M. Garganourakis, A. Patru, E. Fabbri, T.J. Schmidt, O. Sereda
J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (10), H913-H920 (2016).
DOI: 10.1149/2.0211610jesOG-5423
 
Electrochemical flow-cell Setup for in situ X-ray investigations: I. Cell for SAXS and XAS at Synchrotron Facilities T. Binninger, E. Fabbri, A. Patru, M. Garganourakis, J. Han, D.F. Abbott, O. Sereda, R. Kötz, A. Menzel, M. Nachtegaal, T.J. Schmidt
J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (10), H906-H912 (2016).
DOI: 10.1149/2.0201610jesOG-5423
 
Cell performance determining parameters in high pressure water electrolysis M. Suermann, T.J. Schmidt, F.N. Büchi
Electrochim. Acta 211, 989-997 (2016).
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.06.120OG-5422
 
Tuning the surface electrochemistry by strained epitaxial Pt thin film model electrodes prepared by pulsed laser deposition S.E. Temmel, E. Fabbri, D. Pergolesi, T. Lippert, T.J. Schmidt
Adv. Mater. Interfaces 1600222 (2016).
DOI: 10.1002/admi.201600222OG-5423
 
Advanced water management in PEFCs: Diffusion layers with patterned wettability: II. Measurement of capillary pressure characteristic with neutron and synchrotron imaging A. Forner-Cuenca, J. Biesdorf, A. Lamibrac, V. Manzi-Orezzoli, F.N. Büchi, L. Gubler, T.J. Schmidt, P. Boillat
J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (9), F1038-F1048 (2016).
DOI: 10.1149/2.0511609jesOG-5420 , OG-5424
 
Homogeneity and elemental distribution in self-assembled bimetallic Pd-Pt aerogels prepared by a spontaneous one-step gelation process M. Oezaslan, W. Liu, M. Nachtegaal, A.I. Frenkel, B. Rutkowski, M. Werheid, A.-K. Herrmann, C. Laugier-Bonnaud, H.-C. Yilmaz, N. Gaponik, A. Czyrska-Filemonowicz, A. Eychmüller, T.J. Schmidt
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18, 20640-20650 (2016).
DOI: 10.1039/C6CP03527BOG-5423
 
Stability and degradation mechanisms of radiation-grafted polymer electrolyte membranes for water electrolysis A. Albert, T. Lochner, T.J. Schmidt, L. Gubler
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 8 (24), 15297-15306 (2016).
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b03050OG-5421
 
Influence of aqueous electrolyte concentration on parasitic reactions in high-voltage electrochemical capacitors M. He, K. Fic, E. Frąckowiak, P. Novák, E.J. Berg
Energy Storage Mat. 5, 111-115 (2016).
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.ensm.2016.06.001OG-5410 , OG-5412
 
On the correlation between electrode expansion and cycling stability of graphite/Si electrodes for Li-ion batteries J.L. Gómez-Cámer, Ch. Bünzli, M.M. Hantel, T. Poux, P. Novák
Carbon 105, 42-51 (2016).
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.04.022OG-5410
 
Pitfalls in Li-S rate-capability evaluation T. Poux, P. Novák, S. Trabesinger
J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (7), A1139-A1145 (2016).
DOI: 10.1149/2.0181607jesOG-5410
 
Pt-Ni aerogels as unsupported electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction S. Henning, L. Kühn, J. Herranz, J. Durst, T. Binninger, M. Nachtegaal, M. Werheid, W. Liu, M. Adam, S. Kaskel, A. Eychmüller, T.J. Schmidt
J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (9), F998-F1003 (2016).
DOI: 10.1149/2.0251609jesOG-5423
 
Radiation grafted ion-conducting membranes: The influence of variations in base film nanostructure V. Sproll, G. Nagy, U. Gasser, J.P. Embs, M. Obiols-Rabasa, T.J. Schmidt, L. Gubler, S. Balog
Macromolecules 49 (11), 4253–4264 (2016).
DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00180OG-5421
 
The effect of platinum loading and surface morphology on oxygen reduction activity S. Taylor, E. Fabbri, P. Levecque, T.J. Schmidt, O. Conrad
Electrocatalysis 7 (4), 287–296 (2016).
DOI: 10.1007/s12678-016-0304-3OG-5423
 
Interfacial effects on the catalysis of the hydrogen evolution, oxygen evolution and CO2-reduction reactions for (co-)electrolyzer development J. Herranz, J. Durst, E. Fabbri, A. Patru, X. Cheng, A.A. Permyakova, T.J. Schmidt
Nano Energy (2016).
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2016.01.027OG-5423
 
Operando X-ray tomographic microscopy imaging of HT-PEFC: A comparative study of phosphoric acid electrolyte migration S.H. Eberhardt, F. Marone, M. Stampanoni, F.N. Büchi, T.J. Schmidt
J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (8), F842-F847 (2016).
DOI: 10.1149/2.0801608jesOG-5422
 
Advanced water management in PEFCs: Diffusion layers with patterned wettability
I. Synthetic routes, wettability tuning and thermal stability
A. Forner-Cuenca, V. Manzi-Orezzoli, J. Biesdorf, M. El Kazzi, D. Streich, L. Gubler, T.J. Schmidt, P. Boillat
J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (8), F788-F801 (2016).
DOI: 10.1149/2.0271608jesOG-5414 , OG-5420 , OG-5424
 
A simple one-pot Adams method route to conductive high surface area IrO2–TiO2 E. Oakton, D. Lebedev, A. Fedorov, F. Krumeich, J. Tillier, O. Sereda, T.J. Schmidt, Ch. Copéret
New J. Chem. 40, 1834-1838 (2016).
DOI: 10.1039/C5NJ02400EOG-5423
 
A highly flexible electrochemical flow cell designed for the use of model electrode materials on non-conventional substrates S.E. Temmel, S.A. Tschupp, T.J. Schmidt
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 87, 045115 (2016).
DOI: 10.1063/1.4947459OG-5423
 
Decomposition of LiPF6 in high energy lithium-ion batteries studied with online electrochemical mass spectrometry A. Guéguen, D. Streich, M. He, M. Mendez, F.F. Chesneau, P. Novák, E.J. Berg
J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (6), A1095-A1100 (2016).
DOI: 10.1149/2.0981606jesOG-5410 , OG-5412
 
Online electrochemical mass spectrometry of high energy lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide/graphite half- and full-cells with ethylene carbonate and fluoroethylene carbonate based electrolytes D. Streich, A. Guéguen, M. Mendez, F. Chesneau, P. Novák, E.J. Berg
J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (6), A964-A970 (2016).
DOI: 10.1149/2.0801606jesOG-5410 , OG-5412
 
Effects of solvent, lithium salt, and temperature on stability of carbonate-based electrolytes for 5.0 V LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 electrodes M. He, L. Boulet-Roblin, P. Borel, C. Tessier, P. Novák, C. Villevieille, E.J. Berg
J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (2), A83-A89 (2016).
DOI: 10.1149/2.0201602jesOG-5410 , OG-5411 , OG-5412
 
Ageing phenomena in high-voltage aqueous supercapacitors investigated by in situ gas analysis M. He, K. Fic, E. Frąckowiak, P. Novák, E.J. Berg
Energy Environ. Sci. 9, 623 (2016).
DOI: 10.1039/c5ee02875bOG-5410 , OG-5412
 
Investigation of Li-Ion solvation in carbonate based electrolytes using near ambient pressure photoemission M. El Kazzi, I. Czekaj, E.J. Berg, P. Novák, M.A. Brown
Top Catal 59, 628–634 (2016).
DOI: 10.1007/s11244-015-0518-2OG-5410 , OG-5412 , OG-5414
 
Fuel electrode carbon corrosion in high temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cells—crucial or irrelevant? T. Engl, L. Gubler, T.J. Schmidt
Energy Technol. 4 (1), 65-74 (2016).
DOI: 10.1002/ente.201500354OG-5421
 
Electrode-electrolyte interface characterization of carbon electrodes in Li-O2 batteries: capabilities and limitations of infrared spectroscopy D. Streich, P. Novák
Electrochim. Acta 190, 753–757 (2016).
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.12.061OG-5410 , OG-5412
 
Size-resolved identification, characterization, and quantification of primary biological organic aerosol at a European rural site C. Bozzetti, K.R. Daellenbach, Ch. Hueglin, P. Fermo, J. Sciare, A. Kasper-Giebl, Y. Mazar, G. Abbaszade, M. El Kazzi, R. Gonzalez, T. Shuster-Meiseles, M. Flasch, R. Wolf, A. Křepelová, F. Canonaco, J. Schnelle-Kreis, J.G. Slowik, R. Zimmermann, Y. Rudich, U. Baltensperger, I. El Haddad, A.S.H. Prévôt
Environmental Science & Technology 50 (7), 3425-3434 (2016).
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b05960OG-5410 , OG-5414
 
Grafting design: a strategy to increase the performance of radiation-grafted membranes V. Sproll, T.J. Schmidt, L. Gubler
Polym. Int. 65, 174–180 (2016).
DOI: 10.1002/pi.5041OG-5421
 
Structure–property correlations of ion-containing polymers for fuel cell applications V. Sproll, G. Nagy, U. Gasser, S. Balog, S. Gustavsson, T.J. Schmidt, L. Gubler
Radiat. Phys. Chem. 118, 120–123 (2016).
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2015.01.036OG-5421
 
Pt/IrO2-TiO2 cathode catalyst for low temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cell - Application in MEAs, performance and stability issues A. Patru, A. Rabis, S.E. Temmel, R. Kötz, T.J. Schmidt
Catal. Today 262, 161-169 (2016).
DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2015.09.009OG-5423