The Technical University of Denmark
- developing in situ diffraction methods for interface studies
- computational studies of interfaces using e.g. DFT calculations
- advanced characterization
- electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
University of Tours
- development of new solvent formulation design to better SEI formation
- understanding the role and the formation of solid electrolyte interface layers (SEI)
- developing new additives for enhancing the solid electrolyte interface main properties,
- manufacturing SEI mimetic membranes using polymers similar to those spontaneously formed on the electrodes
Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
- formulation and preparation of electrode material for in situ characterization
- electrochemical characterization and cell preparation
- investigation of solid electrolyte interface
- in-operando monitoring provided by acoustic phenomena
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- provides materials for investigation of intra-grain interfaces, coatings and boundary layers, solid electrolyte interface layers, and interfaces in phase transformations
- development of novel analysis techniques like tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) and make studies by in-situ X-ray diffraction (XRD) and in-situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
- optimize materials based on feedback. The optimized materials shall be distributed and tested both on the structural properties and on the electrochemical properties
- full cells will be tested for the cycling stability, rate capabilities, storage capacities, and kinetic barriers
Uppsala University
- development of in situ electrochemical high pressure photoelectron spectroscopy for studying formation of SEI in the electrode/electrolyte interfaces at realistic condition,
- depth profiling the solid electrolyte interface formed on different electrode materials using both soft and hard (HAXPES) X-ray synchrotron based photoelectron spectroscopy
- use deposition techniques to form artificial protective layers on electrode materials and to evaluate the electrochemical performance in pouch cells,
- materials modeling of ion transport in the SEI layer and the SEI layer influence on battery performance.
Haldor Topsøe A/S
- new revolutionary analytical STEM tools, based on EELS and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) that will become available to the company
- enhancing the sensitivity of chemical mapping of battery electrode materials to the atomic level
Uniscan
- design and use of scanning electrochemical microscope (SECM) technology,
- spatially resolved electrochemical measurements in controlled atmospheres to enable direct surface measurement during battery operation
VARTA
- supply coated electrodes
- in situ surface analysis experiments using scanning electrochemical microscopy and tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS)
- in situ determination of chemical gradients in the electrodes during charge/discharge
- develop and test full battery cells