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Organic materials

Binders, separators, electrodes, grafting, electrodes... our researchers are using organic chemistry to improve batteries!

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Synthesis, surfaces, interfaces

We are developing less energy demanding synthesis routes (e.g. biomineralization), we are studying interfaces (e.g. lithium sulfur batteries) and create original architectures (e.g. nano-confining).

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Photovoltaics

Inspired by photosynthesis, our researches focuses on dye-sensitized solar cells that uses organic materials. Compared to inorganic solar cells they are flexible, simple to produce and transparent.

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Electrochemistry

We study the electrochemical properties of new formulations of conventional or innovative battery electrodes (composite porous electrodes for Li or Na batteries, sintered thick electrodes, electrodes for solid batteries, etc...)

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Modeling

To quicken researches, we directly simulate the behaviors of many battery technologies from the material to the system level and from Li-air to redox flow. Our results guide our experimental researchers towards the most promising combinations/materials.

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Solid state chemistry

We study the production of new promising materials for Li-ion, Na-ion... batteries with the goal to decrease their cost, their environmental impact and increase their performances.

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Prototyping

Thanks to our prototyping equipments we can test our fundamental research discovery at an industry-grade level: the 18650 battery cell format (used in electric vehicles).

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Vincent Pignier PhD Defence

On Friday 14th of June in the HUB Amphitheater, Jia Yu will defend her thesis during a talk entitled : "Mesoscale modelling of redox flow batteries". Her jury member will be:Revie... [+]

Vincent Pignier PhD Defence

On Tuesday 4th of June 2024 in the HUB Amphitheater, Vincent Pignier will defend his thesis during a talk entitled : "Vers une électrode organique sans additif conducteur pour le stocka... [+]

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2020-11-19

The LRCS, over 25 years ago.
Inauguration of the old "new" LRCS building on October 21, 1993.
Voice of the Director, Professor Michel FIGLARZ.
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Counteracting thermal degradation of LiPF6-based electrolyte with additives or lithium salts: A gas analysis revealing the impact of NMC

Baptiste Salomez, Sylvie Grugeon, Pierre Tran-Van and Stephane Laruelle

Journal of Power Sources, 2024

Asymmetric dual species copper(ii/i) electrolyte dye-sensitized solar cells with 35.6% efficiency under indoor light

Sruthi Meledath Meethal, Sourava Chandra Pradhan, Jayadev Velore, Sunil Varughese, Renjith S. Pillai, Frédéric Sauvage, Anders Hagfeldt and Suraj Soman

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2024

Fire Hazards of Carbonate-Based Electrolytes for Sodium-Ion Batteries: What Changes from Lithium-Ion Batteries?

Pempa Tshering BHUTIA, Sylvie Grugeon, Jean-Pierre BERTRAND, Ghislain BINOTTO, Arnaud Bordes, Asmae EL MEJDOUBI, Stephane Laruelle, Guy MARLAIR

2024

Exploring the potential of ammonia alane AlH3NH3 as hydrogen carrier

Maxence Vincent, Carlos A. Castilla-Martinez, Raphaël Janot and Umit B. Demirci

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024

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