About the project
This project will focus on electrolyte design to address critical scientific and engineering challenges in next-generation flow batteries, aiming to understand the relationship among redox couples, electrode materials, transport phenomena, and electrochemical mechanisms. It will develop high-performant semi-organic flow batteries with increased capacity retention.
This project will focus on electrolyte design to address critical scientific and engineering challenges in next-generation flow batteries, aiming to understand the relationship among redox couples, electrode materials, transport phenomena under flow, and the electrochemical mechanisms that govern performance and durability.
The research will further develop semi-organic flow batteries with increased capacity retention through more stable electrolytes. Anthraquinone- and viologen-based chemistries will be considered alongside iron complexes. Advanced vanadium flow batteries will be used as benchmark. New concepts will be also explored.
You will integrate electrochemical characterisation with chemical engineering and materials science, contributing to the development of energy storage systems compatible with the demands of renewable energy. This position is embedded within a broader research initiative on sustainable electrochemical processes engineering. The work will be carried ethically under strict quality standards.
You will have access to advanced facilities, including:
- flow battery testbeds
- chemical analysis
- spectroscopy and microscopy platforms
- computerized tomography
- computational tools
You will develop expertise in the scale-up principles of electrode reactions. This position offers the opportunity to learn from world experts in electrochemical engineering and electrochemistry.
