New Electrolytes for Capacitive Electrochemical Storage

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Andrea Balducci
• Subject Area: Physical Chemistry of Solids and Surfaces, Material Characterisation ; Solid State and Surface Chemistry, Material Synthesis
• Term: since 2019
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 431337203

In the last years tremendous efforts have been dedicated toward the development of advanced materials suitable for electrochemical energy storage devices such as Electrochemical Capacitors (ECs). Novel electrolytes as well as novel active materials have been proposed, and it has been shown that these materials display favourable properties, which could indeed allow the realization of new storage systems. Nevertheless, it is now necessary to deeply understand the storage process, which is taking place when these novel electrolytes and materials are used together. The aim of this collaborative project between the research groups of Prof. Balducci at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena (Germany) and that of Prof. Simon at the Paul Sabatier University of Toulouse (France) is to understand the storage process/mechanism of carbonaceous and pseudo-capacitive materials in non-conventional, high voltage electrolytes suitable for the realization of high energy ECs.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• International Connection: France
• Cooperation Partner: Professor Patrice Simon, Ph.D.