Jan Pleie
Research topic:
Analysis and cell designs of polymer-based hybrid electrolytes
Team:
Jan Pleie worked in the group of Dr. Gunther Brunklaus, Helmholtz Institute Münster of Forschungszentrum Jülich, from 01.10.2021 until 30.09.2025.
Former Staff
Publications
Dr. Henning Weinrich, Jan Pleie, Bernhard Schmid, Dr. Hermann Tempel, Dr. Hans Kungl, Prof. Dr. Rüdiger-A. Eichel (2022) In Situ Hydrogen Evolution Monitoring During the Electrochemical Formation and Cycling of Pressed-Plate Carbonyl Iron Electrodes in Alkaline Electrolyte, Batteries & Supercaps 2022, https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202100415
Egy Adhitama, Andam Deatama Refino, Tobias Brake, Jan Pleie, Christina Schmidt, Feleke Demelash, Kerstin Neuhaus, Steffen Bornemann, Simon Wiemers-Meyer, Erwin Peiner, Martin Winter, Hutomo Suryo Wasisto and Tobias Placke (2023) On the direct correlation between the copper current collector surface area and ‘dead Li’ formation in zero-excess Li metal batteries https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TA00097D
Dr. Kerstin Neuhaus
Former Managing Director International Graduate School BACCARA
from July 2020 to February 2022
Elina Nazmutdinova
Research topic:
Polymers for thiophosphate-based solid-state batteries.
Team:
Elina has started her PhD in the group of Prof André H. Gröschel at University Münster and has moved to Bayreuth University with Prof Gröschel to finish her PhD studies there.
Publications
E. Nazmutdinova, C. Rosenbach, C. Schmidt, S. Sarawutanukul, K. Neuhaus, A. Gröschel, N.M. Vargas-Barbosa (2023) On the Influence of Li3InCl6-PEDOT:PSS Hybrids in Solid-State Batteries Prepared via an Aqueous One-Pot Approach, Batteries and Supercaps 2023, DOI: 10.1002/batt.202300434
Henry M. Woolley, Martin Lange, Elina Nazmutdinova, Nella M. Vargas-Barbosa (2024) Toward High-Capacity Li–S Solid-State Batteries: The Role of Partial Ionic Transport in the Catholyte, ACS Energy Lett. 2024, 9, XXX, 3547–3556, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.4c01444
Grace Wang, Lukas Ketter, Tong Zhao, Elina Nazmutdinova, Marvin A. Kraft, Wolfgang G. Zeier (2024) High Areal Capacity Cation and Anionic Redox Solid-State Batteries Enabled by Transition Metal Sulfide Conversion, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c07252
Sebastian Puls, Elina Nazmutdinova, Fariza Kalyk, Henry M. Woolley, Jesper Frost Thomsen et al. (2024) Benchmarking the reproducibility of all-solid-state battery cell performance, Nature Energy 2024, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-024-01634-3
Atif Javed
Research topic:
Design and Development of interface for positive active materials to enhance processability, performance, lifetime and safety for liquid and solid-state lithium-ion batteries
Team:
Atif Javed worked in the group of Prof. Dr. Martin Winter, MEET Battery Research Center from December 2020 until May 2024.
Publications
Egy Adhitama, Frederico Dias Brandao, Iris Dienwiebel, Marlena M. Bela, Atif Javed, Lukas Haneke, Marian C. Stan, Martin Winter, Aurora Gomez-Martin, Tobias Placke (2022) Pre-Lithiation of Silicon Anodes by Thermal Evaporation of Lithium for Boosting the Energy Density of Lithium Ion Cells
https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202201455Egy Adhitama, Stefan van Wickeren, Kerstin Neuhaus, Lars Frankenstein, Feleke Demelash, Atif Javed, Lukas Haneke, Sascha Nowak, Martin Winter, Aurora Gomez-Martin, Tobias Placke (2022) Revealing the Role, Mechanism, and Impact of AlF3 Coatings on the Interphase of Silicon Thin Film Anodes
https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202201859Atif Javed, Ardavan Makvandi, Feleke Demelash, Egy Adhitama, Bastian Heidrich, Martin Peterlechner, Gerhard Wilde, Martin Winter, Markus Börner (2024) Interphase design of LiNi0.6Mn0.2Co0.2O2as positive active material for lithium ion batteries via Al2O3 coatings using magnetron sputtering for improved performance and stability, Batteries and Supercaps 2024
https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202300580Egy Adhitama, Feleke Demelash, Tobias Brake, Anindityo Arifiadi, Marc Vahnstiege, Atif Javed, Martin Winter, Simon Wiemers-Meyer,Tobias Placke (2024) Assessing Key Issues Contributing to the Degradation ofNCM-622 || Cu Cells: Competition Between Transition Metal Dissolution and “Dead Li” Formation, Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 14, issue 15, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202303468
Feleke Demelash, Aurora Gomez-Martin, Bastian Heidrich, Egy Adhitama, Patrick Harte, Atif Javed, Anindityo Arifiadi, Marlena M. Bela, Peng Yan, Patrick Harte, Diddo Diddens, Martin Winter, Philip Niehoff (2024) Fluoroethylene Carbonate: Bis(2,2,2,) Trifluoroethyl Carbonate as High Performance Electrolyte Solvent Blend for High Voltage Application in NMC811|| Silicon Oxide-Graphite Lithium Ion Cells, Small Struct. 2024, 2400063, https://doi.org/10.1002/sstr.202400063
Matthias Hartmann
Research topic:
Synthesis and evaluation of alternative ion conductors for the implementation in solid-state ion batteries
Team:
Matthias Hartmann works in the group of Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Zeier, Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry of the University of Münster, from October 2022 until December 2025.
Publications
Oliver Maus, Bibek Samanta, Florian Schreiner, Kyra Strotmann, Martin A. Lange, Marvin A. Kraft, Matthias Hartmann, Niina Jalarvo, Michael Ryan Hansen, Wolfgang G. Zeier (2025), “Connecting Local Structure, Strain and Ionic Transport in the Fast Sodium Ion Conductor Na11+xSn2+xP1−xS12”, Adv. Energy Mater. 2025, 2500861, DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202500861
Lara M. Gronych, Marvin A. Kraft, Matthias Hartmann, Vasiliki Faka, Dana Glikman, Iven Koers, Cheng Li, Jon Newnham, Björn Braunschweig, Wolfgang G. Zeier, Xabier Martinez de Irujo-Labalde(2025), “Proton Ordering Induces a Polar Structure in the Antiferromagnetic Solid Proton Conductor FeH6(PO4)3”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c10508
Minji Han
Former PhD Student International Graduate School BACCARA
from October 2021 to Februray 2023
Jignesh Dhumal
Research topic:
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Polymer Electrolytes used in Batteries
Team:
Jignesh Dhumal performed his research from August 2022 until July 2025 in the group of Prof. Dr. Andreas Heuer, Institute for Physical Chemistry of University of Münster.