Newcastle University

Electro Chemical Research Group at the Technische Universität München

• The working group is carrying out research at the interface between Materials Science and Electrochemistry, with a focus on Materials for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage link to homepage

The Electrochemical Research Group at TUM emerged from the former chair E19 of Prof. Stimming in the TUM Physics Department. It is hosted by the Chair of Robotics and Embedded Systems (Prof. Knoll). It is associated with the Chair of Physical Chemistry (Prof. Heiz). It is led by PD Dr. Oliver Schneider, who has many years’ experience in electrochemistry and materials science. The working group is carrying out research at the interface between Materials Science and Electrochemistry, with a focus on Materials for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage. One pillar of the research consists in fundamental studies on the mechanism of electrochemical processes in electrochemical energy conversion. Examples are the formation of the solid-electrolyte interface in battery materials, the actual ion insertion processes in materials, and particle size and strain effects in catalyst materials. A second pillar lies in the development and synthesis of materials for electrochemical energy storage and conversion, using chemical, electrochemical and sono(electro)chemical techniques.