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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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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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Organic materials

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

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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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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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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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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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PhD, engineering positions, permanent research positions, postdocs, internship in chemistry…

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Rita Salloum PhD Defense

On March 31, 2025 at 2pm, in the Hub amphitheater, Rita Salloum will defend her thesis entitled: “Understanding and Modeling the Internal Short-Circuit in Lithium-Ion Batteries”. The jury w... [+]

Bi-annual meeting of the RS2E network

On March 18 & 19, 2025, the LRCS hosts the biannual RS2E meeting. More than 130 consortium members (laboratories, universities, industrialists, EPICs) are present to attend scientific co... [+]

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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.
Source: VHS SECAM

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Metaverse For Battery Manufacturing: Connecting Students From Different Geographical Locations To Solve Battery Manufacturing Problems In The Virtual Reality Space

Soorya Saravanan, Utkarsh Vijay, Sophie Tran, Maris Minna Mathew, Desislava Yordanova Apostolova, Inaki Gandarias, Aubin Leclere, Romain Lelong, Alejandro A. Franco

Batteries & Supercaps, 2025

Revitamize LFP! Ascorbic Acid‐Assisted Direct Regeneration of Spent LiFePO4 for Li‐ion Batteries

Tassadit Ouaneche, Lorenzo Lorenzo, François Rabuel, Arash Jamali, Claude Guéry, laure Monconduit, Moulay-Tahar Sougrati, Nadir Recham

Batteries & Supercaps, 2025

Integration of lithium-ion battery recycling into manufacturing through digitalization: A perspective

Imelda Cardenas-Sierra, Utkarsh Vijay, Frederic Aguesse, Néstor Antuñano, Elixabete Ayerbe, Lukas Gold, Aleksandra Naumann, Laida Otaegui, Nadir Recham, Simon Stier, Sandro Süß, Lalitha Subramanian, Nicolas Vallin, Gabriela Ventura Silva, Nicolas Von Drachenfels, Dennis Weitze, Alejandro A. Franco

Journal of Power Sources, 2025

A computational workflow for the simulation of solid state battery electrodes from manufacturing to electrochemical performance

Siwar Ben Hadj Ali, Mohammed Alabdali, Virginie Viallet, Vincent Seznec, Alejandro A. Franco

Journal of Power Sources, 2025

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