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Electrochemical Energy Materials

Division 3.6

Electrical energy applications are highly efficient. The switch from conventional technologies to electrochemical energy conversion and storage reduces the energy demand - an important step on the road to the energy transition and the creation of a sustainable economy. Devices such as batteries, fuel cells or electrolysers can be regarded as (electro)chemical machines. The device performance depends on the (electro)chemical interplay of the active materials. Qualitative improvements are achieved by developing new materials and improving their interactions. In the Electrochemical Energy Materials division, we combine materials research and electrochemistry to design, investigate and further develop new energy materials. We take sustainability and safety aspects into account at an early stage.

  • Fields of expertise

    • Synthesis of nano- and subnanostructured materials
    • Material processing in an inert gas atmosphere
    • Modification/activation of materials into energy materials
    • Chemistry and properties of carbon materials
    • Porosimetry (micropore analysis, Kr, Ar, N2, CO2 sorption)
    • Energy storage: coin cell production, coin cell tests, 3-electrode cell tests (impedance spectroscopy in Swagelok cells), in-situ/operando techniques
    • Energy conversion: rotating disk/ring-disk electrode, 5 cm2* single cell tests with operando gas analysis, PEM fuel cell tests

  • Main activities

    • Sodium-ion batteries
    • PEM fuel cells
    • CO2 electrolysis
    • Development of nano- and subnanostructured energy materials
    • Development of in-situ/operando techniques
    • Training of PhD students

  • Range of services/technical equipment

    Inert gas/reactive gas tube furnace (up to 1100 °C)
    3-zone inert gas/reactive gas tube furnace (up to 1100 °C)
    Inert gas/reactive gas chamber furnace (up to 1100 °C)
    Inert gas/vacuum chamber furnace (up to 1100 °C)
    Ball mill (mixer mill)
    Rotating disks/ring disks Electrode test stands
    Hot press
    5 cm2 single cell for CO2 electrolysis with operando gas chromatography
    5 cm2 PEM fuel cell test
    Argon battery glovebox with vacuum transfer oven (up to 250 °C)
    Argon glovebox for chemicals
    Coin cell production
    Various battery cell cyclers with temperature cabinets
    Microelemental analysis (CHNS/O)
    Capillary gas chromatograph (GC)
    High-performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC)
    PEM fuel cell test stand
    Flexible electrolysis/redox flow cell test stand
    Thermochemical analysis unit (TG-DSC-MS)
    Chemisorption analyzer
    Physisorption analyzers (incl. micropore analysis, Kr, Ar, N2, CO2)
    Four-point probe conductivity test stand

     

  • Projects

  • Publications of the division

    In the database PUBLICA you will find publications by BAM employees.

    PUBLICA

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