Lithium metal is considered a promising anode material for high-energy-density batteries due to its exceptional specific capacity and low electrochemical potential. Recent advancements in electrolyte materials have made the use of lithium metal as an anode more feasible. However, significant challenges remain, particularly regarding the aggressive chemical nature of lithium metal, which has historically limited its practical application. Addressing these issues necessitates the development of compatible electrolyte materials that can form electrochemically stable interfaces, preventing undesired interfacial reactions and mitigating lithium dendrite growth, which poses potential long-term safety risks. Additionally, breakthroughs in processing and manufacturing are crucial for realizing the full potential of Li-metal all-solid-state batteries in diverse applications, from electric vehicles to IoT devices. This symposium aims to bring together the latest experimental advancements in understanding the electrolyte/anode interface, as well as innovations in processing and manufacturing technologies that are key to the widespread adoption of Li-metal all-solid-state batteries.
- Processing and manufacturing techniques for sulfide, oxide, and polymer solid electrolyte materials and their compatibility with lithium metal architectures.
- Innovative methods for producing solid-state electrolytes and batteries, including thin-film fabrication, additive manufacturing, and wet-chemistry approaches.
- Techniques for processing and manufacturing lithium metal anodes.
- Advanced characterization techniques for studying the electrolyte/anode interface.
- In-situ and operando methodologies for investigating Li-metal all-solid-state batteries.
- Strategies for mitigating lithium dendrite formation.
- Performance evaluation of battery architectures utilizing lithium metal anodes.
- Application of high-throughput synthesis and characterization techniques, including machine learning, in solid-state battery research.
- Technical, economic, and ecological assessments of solid-state battery production.
Juan Carlos Gonzalez-Rosillo obtained holds a M.Sc. in Materials Science and Nanotechnology and a PhD in Materials Science from the University Autonomous of Barcelona. He performed his MSc and PhD research (2011-2017) at the Materials Science Institute of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), where he studied the relation of the resistive switching properties of metallic perovskite oxides with their intrinsic metal-insulator transitions for memristive devices and novel computation paradigms. He also was a visiting researcher at the University of Geneva (CH) and Forschungszentrum Jülich (DE). Then he joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) for a postdoctoral position (2017-2020) working on the memristive properties of lithium-based oxides for neuromorphic computing and processing of next-generation solid-state electrolyte thin films for All-Solid-State Batteries and Microbatteries. Juan Carlos has been awarded with a Tecniospring postdoctoral fellowship to join IREC and to develop thin film microbattery architectures to power micro- and nanodevices for the Internet of Things revolution
Ainara is a Tenured Scientist at the Intituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC and Visiting Reader in Energy Materials in the Department of Materials, Imperial College London. Her research focuses on the quantitative anlysis and optimisation of ion and electron dynamics in complex oxides, bulk surfaces and interfaces. She uses a combination of structural, chemical and electrochemical analysis including surface sensitive techniques and operando characterisation to develop the next generation of solid-state electrochemical devices such as metal anode all-solid-state batteries, low and intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells and electrolysers. She has been awarded with fellowships and grants as PI up to €3,3M and is involved in several UK , Spanish and European Commission projects. She has published over 80 (>3.2k citations h=29, i10=52) research papers in this field and holds 2 patents on their applications.
Julia Amici has a PhD in Material Science and Technology from Politecnico di Torino (Italy), focused on polymers and polymeric coatings. She conducted her Post Doc in the Electrochemistry Group at Politecnico di Torino DISAT, on post Li-ion technologies, in particular Li-Air and Li-Sulfur (Li-S) batteries. She participated to different European and national projects on Li-Air, Li-S and Li-ion systems, preparing, testing and optimizing electrode materials and various electrolytes. She is currently Associate Professor at Politecnico di Torino and her research activities are focused on synthesis and characterization of highly efficient composite polymer electrolytes for Li-ion, Li-air and Li-S batteries. She is the P.I. for Politecnico di Torino in the EU funded projects SUBLIME (H2020) and ADVAGEN (Horizon Europe), both on all solid-state Li-ion batteries. She is actively participating in Battery2030+ initiative (co-author of the Roadmap: “Inventing the Batteries of the Future, Research Needs and Future Actions”) and has been selected as an expert in WG1:” New and Emerging Battery Technologies” of ETIP EBA Batteries Europe Platform. She is author of above 60 publications in international peer-reviewed journals, on materials, Li-ion, Li-Air and Li-S systems and 2 patents.
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