Research

In our research we aim to:

• Elucidate correlations between material composition (chemistry), atomic structure (crystallography) and material performance
• Obtain structural information on multiple length scales ranging from the Ångström to the micron scale. To achieve this, we make use of a variety of characterization techniques.
• Understand functional materials under dynamic operating conditions. Hence, we utilize operando X-ray scattering techniques, which allows us to follow changes in atomic structures while they function, e.g. within a battery during charge and discharge.

Read more by clicking on the topics:

• Phase transitions in high power electrodes for Li-ion batteries
• Novel amorphous electrode materials for Li- and Na-ion batteries
• Li-intercalation mechanism in battery electrodes
• Cathode materials for Mg-ion batteries
• Structural aging in Li-ion battery electrodes
• Metal-hydride anodes for conversion-type batteries
• Operando X-ray scattering – typically performed at synchrotron sources are at the very heart of our work. Now we are expanding our expertise into operando neutron scattering as well.