Electrochemical processes in a Li|LiPF6|LFP cell are being explored with new solid-state NMR technologies. Technology partners, Industry, and Academia are all coming together to demonstrate the great potential of this approach in the energy storage industry.
This webinar by Dragonfly Energy, Darmstadt Technical University, ePROBE and BRUKER BioSpin discusses an experimental procedure for the standard application of in-situ Solid-State NMR for battery manufacturing and research.
Webinar Overview
Over the last thirty years, Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have entered the commercial realm and made notable advancements in high-power density, cycling life, and charging conditions. LIBs can be seen powering electric vehicles, portable digital devices, and in stationary energy storage.
McKinsey has predicted a large-scale rise in global LIB demand throughout the next decade. Even with their impressive properties, LIB technologies have some remaining challenges in terms of lifespan, costs, safety concerns, energy density, and environmental sustainability.
Key Learning Objectives
Expand your knowledge of innovative ssNMR technologies for routine analysis in the energy storage industry.
- Learn about in-situ ssNMR and its marked potential to become the industry standard for routine monitoring of electrochemical processes under operating conditions.
- Gain insight into the electrochemical processes of a Li|LiPF6|LFP cell and how they have been explored in terms of applying novel solid-state NMR technologies.
- Understand how in-situ ssNMR enables the analysis of ionic transport and monitors microstructural changes in Li|LiPF6|LFP.
- Explore degradation of the electrolyte and dendrite formation at different states of charge.
What to Expect
This webinar elucidates the structural changes within an electrochemical system featuring lithium as the anode material during charging and discharging processes. Understanding these changes is vital for pinpointing battery failures and facilitating subsequent design enhancements.
Monitoring and identifying structure fractions formed in lithium/lithium-ion electrochemical cells is still challenging. Thus, electrochemical cells that consist of electrodes, electrolytes, etc., represent a complex multicomponent system.
Special analytical techniques are required to complete a structural characterization under working conditions. A powerful tool for this task is in-situ solid-state NMR spectroscopy (ssNMR), which has proven to be suitable for addressing the structural changes in the local environment of electrochemical cell components during operation.
Who Should Attend this Webinar?
- Academic institutions
- Battery manufacturers
- Battery technology experts and engineers
- Electrochemical and analytical chemistry organizations
- Investors interested in the battery market
- Government agencies involved in renewable energy and sustainability
- Material science organizations
- Research and development organizations
- Testing laboratories involved in battery research and development
About the Speakers
Oliver Pecher - CEO ePROBE GmbH Erfurt, Germany
Oliver Pecher is the CEO of ePROBE GmbH (Erfurt, Germany), which provides battery analysis technology solutions in magnetic resonance. Oliver is also an application specialist with Prof. Dame Clare P. Grey in Cambridge, UK. He is a solid-state chemist and completed his Ph.D. in materials/battery sciences.
Dominion Fredericks - Research and Development Scientist Dragonfly Energy Corporation Reno, NV, United States
Dominion Fredericks is an accomplished Research and Development Scientist who specializes in lithium-ion battery technology. He has played a pivotal role at Dragonfly Energy in the development of protocols for the company's proprietary nonflammable solid-state battery since 2021, an innovation that Dragonfly Energy is building toward in its R&D efforts.
Through his academic and professional experience, Dominion has been successful in forging collaborative partnerships and becoming a contributor to joint research initiatives that resulted in his earning a Master of Science in Chemistry from the University of Nevada, Reno.
Fredericks has become a skilled analytical thinker with expertise in project management, quality control, and data analysis. He has also excelled as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Nevada, where he manages Chemistry Labs and has earned many accolades for his teaching methods.
With a passion for advancing renewable energy solutions, Fredericks continues to make significant contributions to the field of energy storage research.
Prof. Torsten Gutmann - Eduard Zintl Institute for Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
Prof. Gutmann earned his doctorate at FSU Jena in 2010. Supported by an MPG-CNRS scholarship, he continued on to earn his post-doc at the LCC-CNRS Toulouse. In 2018, he received his habilitation at TU Darmstadt.
In 2019/2020, he was employed as an interim professor at the University of Kassel. Currently, his research focuses on the development of DNP-enhanced and in-situ solid-state NMR techniques, which he applies to characterize functional cellulose and energy storage systems.
Edina Šić - Eduard Zintl Institute for Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
Upon completion of her BSc/MSc degree in chemistry at TU-Darmstadt, Edina Šić began her doctoral research under the supervision of Prof. Gutmann and Prof. Buntkowsky in 2021.
Currently, her focus is on the exploration of energy storage materials, particularly the characterization of sodium and lithium-based electrochemical systems by in-situ solid-state NMR technique.