Mission We strive to solve industry-relevant challenges for sustainable energy conversion and storage technologies through materials and device innovation.

Expertise Our laboratory possesses strong competencies in the synthesis and processing of functional electronic and ion conducting materials, the characterization of their structural, electronic, ionic and thermal transport properties, as well as their integration and performance assessment in operational devices.

Research Our research aims at developing fundamental knowledge through experiment and modeling enabling new materials and processes that improve device performance, stability, cost, and sustainability. We focus on the following application-driven topics: batteries for short-term energy storage and electrochemical fuels for long-term energy storage.

 

 

News
 

November 2021: We welcome Roy as new member of our lab.

October 2021: We welcome Lea and Mariano as new members of our lab.

September 2021: Congratulations to Francesco for winning the best poster award at the Swiss Summer School 2021: Catalysis and Sustainability, organized by the Swiss Chemical Society and NCCR Catalysis.

September 2021: We welcome Peter, Mayan and Ulrich as new members of our lab.

August 2021: We welcome Sufu as new member of our lab.

July 2021 Congratulations to Ryo for successfully defending his PhD at the University of Geneva.

July 2021: We welcome Nicolas as new member of our lab.

June 2021: We welcome Walid as new member of our lab.

May 2021: Our lab on national TV in the infotainment show Einstein. Watch the podcast here.

May 2021: Our lab is happy to join the NCCR Catalysis consortium as associate partners. More information here.

May 2021: We welcome Aliki, Francesco, and Gerrit as new members of our lab.

March 2021: We welcome Roman as new member of our lab.

February 2021: 3rd edition of the Swiss Battery Days in honor of Prof. Petr Novak coorganized online by PSI and our lab taking place from February 15-17 with a surprise talk by Noble laureate Prof. Stanley Wittingham. More information and registration here.

February 2021: Kick-off meeting for the H2020 project Solstice focusing on molten salt and liquid metal batteries for stationnary storage. More information here and on the project's website https://www.solstice-battery.eu/.

February 2021: We welcome Angelina as new member of our lab.

January 2021: Congratulations to Benjamin for completing his degree in electrical engineering at Höhere Fachschule Uster with the best grade of his class!

January 2021: We welcome Tu and Louis as new members of our lab.

December 2020: Our lab head Corsin Battaglia confirmed as executive committee member of the newly founded Swiss Battery Association iBAT.swiss. More information here.

December 2020: Congratulations to Daniel for winning the MRS Best Presentation Award at the virtual MRS Spring/Fall Meeting.