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The electrolysis of water by means of a proton exchange membrane (PEM) is a very promising technology for the production of green hydrogen. A new publication now shows ways to modify these membranes, which are commonly used in industry, to improve their usability and quality.

In the talk, Prof. Hubert Gasteiger presents the latest research results from his Chair for Technical Electrochemistry (TEC) on the determination of aging phenomena in nickel-rich cathode active materials.

How can synthetic fuels contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions in the transport sector? Will they make it possible to fulfill ambitious reduction targets? This is what the project NaMoSyn is all about – the German acronym stands for „sustainable mobility with synthetic fuels“. The project will be presented in a virtual talk event on June 30. In a podium discussion, experts from different…

LES is continuously engaged in experimental and simulative investigation of the full power-to-X process route. Different reactor concepts for different process configurations (CO2-PtX, biomass gasification with electricity integration, novel biogas conversion) are investigated and optimized.

The third roadmap of the Kopernikus P2X project will be published in July. In the middle of the second project phase, the newest research results on the conversion of electricity into synthetic material, fuels, gas and heat are shown.


MEP Research News

The paper reports investigations of the formation of space charge layers at different electrode polarisations using impedance spectroscopy. Which are analysed with a physical equivalent circuit model describing the response of the solid/solid interfaces under blocking conditions.

The Institute for Electrical Energy Storage Technology exists now for 10 years. Therefore we offer an overview over the research, the projects and the tasks of the Institute in a revised brochure about the Institute. You can download the brochure here.

The study presents in situ electrochemical impedance spectroscopy data measured during (de)sodiation and (de)lithiation of a commercial hard carbon anode material comparing the contributions to the hard carbon electrode resistance (Ranode), i.e., charge transfer (RCT), pore (Rpore), and separator resistance (RHFR).

Today, after almost two years of collaboration in the TUM.Battery network, we can look back on a very successful time. Despite the challenges that Covid-19 pandemic brought to all of us, with restricted laboratory operations in spring and again towards the end of the year, numerous publications and project starts could be reported this year.

Red-phosphorus-impregnated carbon nanofibers for sodium-ion batteries and liquefaction of red phosphorus / Yihang Liu, Qingzhou Liu, Cheng Jian, Dingzhou Cui, Mingrui Chen, Zhen Li, Teng Li , Tom Nilges, Kai He, Zheng Jia & Chongwu Zhou / Nature Communications / Nature communications 11.1 (2020): 1-8 - DOI