Prof. Simon Lux, Dr.

2011

1. Place for Solid State Science and Technology, Student Poster Session Award 219th ECS Meeting, Montréal, 2011 – The Electrochemical Society

• Sustainable Synthesis and Recycling of Phosphorus-containing Materials in Lithium Ion Batteries – SuSyPhos (2024 – 2027)
  EU-Project Hosted at University of Münster: MWIKE NRW - EFRE/JTF-Programm - Innovationswettbewerb Green Economy.IN.NRW | Project Number: EFRE-20800147
• SIB-DE_Forschung - Sodium-lon-Battery Deutschland (SIB:DE Initiative) - Eignung der Natriumionen-Technologie für die europäische Energie- und Mobilitätswende (2025 – 2027)
  Participation in Federally Funded Joint Project: Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt | Project Number: 03XP0627G
• Entwicklung einer nachhaltigen Natrium-Ionen Batterie „Made in NRW" – Na.Ion.NRW (2024 – 2027)
  Individual Granted Project: MWIKE NRW - EFRE/JTF-Programm - Innovationswettbewerb Energie.IN.NRW | Project Number: EFRE-20800352
• Manufacturing NextMaterials – MNM (2023 – 2025)
  EU-Project Hosted outside University of Münster: EU - INTERREG VI-Programm Deutschland-Nederland | Project Number: 13105

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• 2009

2025

• Greitemeier, Tim, and Lux, Simon. 2025. “Insights into dry battery electrode manufacturing: Unveiling the patent landscape.” Next Research 3: 101118. doi: 10.1016/j.nexres.2025.101118.
• Hemmelder, André, Sehnal, Anne, Lux, Simon, and Leker, Jens. 2025. “Big data analytics for strategic decision-making across the battery value chain: a review of status, trends, and future directions.” Energy Strategy Reviews 60 101797. doi: 10.1016/j.esr.2025.101797.
• Hemmelder, André, Tietze, Frank, Lux, Simon, Leker, Jens, Jahnke, Lars, and von Delft, Stephan. 2025. “The geostrategic race for leadership in future electric vehicle battery technologies.” Energy and Environmental Science 18 (12): 6117–6130. doi: 10.1039/d5ee00301f.
• Greitemeier, Tim, Kampker, Achim, Tübke, Jens, and Lux, Simon. 2025. “China's hold on the lithium-ion battery supply chain: Prospects for competitive growth and sovereign control.” Journal of Power Sources Advances 32: 100173. doi: 10.1016/j.powera.2025.100173.
• Greitemeier, Tim, and Lux, Simon. 2025. “The intellectual property enabling gigafactory battery cell production: An in-depth analysis of international patenting trends.” Journal of Energy Storage 108: 115083. doi: 10.1016/j.est.2024.115083.
• Voß, Philipp, Gruber, Benedikt, Mitterfellner, Miriam, Plöpst, Jan-Darius, Degen, Florian, Schmuch, Richard, and Lux, Simon. 2025. “Benchmarking state-of-the-art sodium-ion battery cells–modeling energy density and carbon footprint at the gigafactory-scale.” Energy and Environmental Science 2025 (18): 8104–8129. doi: 10.1039/D5EE00415B.
• Ruppert, Jannik; Voß, Philipp; Ihlbrock, Lukas; Palm, Jakob; Lux, Simon; Leker, Jens. 2025. “Analyzing material and production costs for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries using process-based cost modeling-CellEst 3.0.” Journal of Power Sources Advances 36. doi: 10.1016/j.powera.2025.100190.
• Thomsen, Jesper Frost, and Lux, Simon. 2025. “From mine to manufacturer: Assessing transport impacts in the battery supply chain.” Journal of Power Sources Advances 36. doi: 10.1016/j.powera.2025.100187.
• Wesselkämper, Jannis, Hendrickson, Thomas P., Lux, Simon, and von Delf, Stephan. 2025. “Recycling or second use? Supply potentials and climate effects of end-of-life electric vehicle batteries.” Environmental Science and Technology 59 (30). doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c01823.
• Zimmermann, Clara, Tacconis, Camilla, Solchenbach, Sophie, Goldbach, Daniel, Erhard, Simon, Wandt, Johannes, and Lux, Simon. 2025. “Characterization of Cylindrical Lithium-Ion Batteries with Varying Electrolyte Amounts at Beginning of Life.” Journal of The Electrochemical Society 172 (5). doi: 10.1149/1945-7111/add438/meta.
• Ihlbrock, Lukas, Sehnal, Anne, Gutsch, Moritz, and Lux, Simon. 2025. “Future energy demand for automotive and stationary lithium- and sodium-ion battery production towards a European circular economy.” Energy and Environmental Science 18 (19): 8724–8743. doi: 10.1039/D5EE02287H.
• Gottsmann, Vincent, Schmidt, Florian, Wöhrle, Thomas, Stojcevic, Stefan, Trenkler, Astrid, Fröhler, Vanessa, and Lux, Simon. 2025. “Dry processed anodes with a fluorine-free binder for lithium-ion batteries.” Next materials 9. doi: 10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101181.
• Ruppert , Janik; Voß, Philipp; Ihlbrock, Lukas; Palm, Jakob; Lux, Simon; Leker, Jens. 2025. “Analyzing material and production costs for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries using process-based cost modeling - CellEst 3.0.” Journal of Power Sources Advances 36: 1–8. doi: 10.1016/j.powera.2025.100190.

2024

• Wesselkämper, Jannis, Dahrendorf, Laureen, Mauler, Lukas, Lux, Simon, and von Delft, Stephan. 2024. “A battery value chain independent of primary raw materials: Towards circularity in China, Europe and the US.” Resources, Conservation & Recycling 201 107218. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107218.
• Wesselkämper, Jannis, Dahrendorf, Laureen, Mauler, Lukas, Lux, Simon, and von Delft, Stephan. 2024. “Towards circular battery supply chains: Strategies to reduce material demand and the impact on mining and recycling.” Resources Policy 95 (105160). doi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105160.
• Bokstaller, Jonas, Schneider, Johannes, Lux, Simon, and vom Brocke, Jan. 2024. “Battery Health Index: Combination of Physical and ML-Based SoH for Continuous Health Tracking.” IEEE Internet of Things Journal 11 (20) 10599554. doi: 10.1109/JIOT.2024.3429338.
• Greitemeier, Tim, Albrecht, Carina, Brockington, Reba, Eggers, Sebastian, Hansner, Lars, Kamp, Niklas, Simon, Hauke, and Lux, Simon. 2024. “International M&A transaction volumes along the battery value chain: Strategic investment implications.” Journal of Business Chemistry 21 (3): 86–95. doi: 10.17879/55918720299.

2018

• Gauthier, M., Karayaylali, P., Giordano, L., Feng, S., Lux, S.F., Maglia, F., Lamp, P., and Shao-Horn, Y. 2018. “Probing surface chemistry changes using LiCoO 2 -only electrodes in Li-ion batteries.” Journal of The Electrochemical Society 165 (7): A1377–A1377. doi: 10.1149/2.0431807jes.

2017

• Zheng, Tianyue, Jia, Zhe, Lin, Na, Langer, Thorsten, Lux, Simon, Lund, Isaac, Gentschev, Ann-Christin, Qiao, Juan, and Liu, Gao. 2017. “Molecular spring enabled high-performance anode for lithium ion batteries.” Polymers 9 (12). doi: 10.3390/polym9120657.
• Giordano, Livia, Karayaylali, Pinar, Yu, Yang, Katayama, Yu, Maglia, Filippo, Lux, Simon, and Shao-Horn, Yang. 2017. “Chemical reactivity descriptor for the oxide-electrolyte interface in Li-ion batteries.” Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 8 (16): 3881–3887. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b01655.
• Cheng, Lei, Hou, Huaming, Lux, Simon, Kostecki, Robert, Davis, Ryan, Zorba, Vassilia, Mehta, Apurva, Doeff, and Marca. 2017. “Enhanced lithium ion transport in garnet-type solid state electrolytes.” Journal of Electroceramics 38: 168–175. doi: 10.1007/s10832-017-0080-3.

2016

• Giordano, L., Lamp, P., Shao-Horn, Y., Bachman, J.C., Muy, S., Grimaud, A., Chang, H.H., Pour, N., Lux, S.F., Paschos, O., Maglia, F., and Lupart, S. 2016. “Inorganic Solid-State Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries: Mechanisms and Properties Governing Ion Conduction.” Chemical Reviews 116 (1): 140–162. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00563.
• Amine, K., Lu, J., Chen, Z., Zeng, X., Xu, G.L., Li, Y., Luo, X., Maglia, F., Bauer, C., Lux, S.F., Paschos, O., Kim, S.J., and Lamp, P. 2016. “Kinetic study of parasitic reactions in lithium-ion batteries: A case study on LiNi0.6Mn0.2Co0.2O2.” ACS applied materials & interfaces 8 (5): 3446–3451. doi: 10.1021/acsami.5b11800.

2015

• Vogl, US, Lux, SF, Das, P, Weber, A, Placke, T, Kostecki, R, and Winter, M. 2015. “The mechanism of SEI formation on single crystal Si(100), Si(110) and Si(111) electrodes.” Journal of The Electrochemical Society 162 (12): A2281–A2288.. doi: 10.1149/2.0361512jes.
• Maglia, F., Bauer, C., Lamp, P., Lupart, S., Shao-Horn, Y., Gauthier, M., Carney, T.J., Grimaud, A., Giordano, L., Pour, N., Chang, H.H., Fenning, D.P., Lux, S.F., and Paschos, O. 2015. “Electrode-Electrolyte Interface in Li-Ion Batteries: Current Understanding and New Insights.” Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 6 (22): 4653–4672. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b01727.
• Andre, D., Kim, S.J., Lamp, P., Lux, S.F., Maglia, F., Paschos, O., and Stiaszny, B. 2015. “Future generations of cathode materials: An automotive industry perspective.” Journal of Materials Chemistry A 3 (13): 6709–6732. doi: 10.1039/c5ta00361j.
• Ayache, M., Lux, S.F., and Kostecki, R. 2015. “IR near-field study of the solid electrolyte interphase on a tin electrode.” Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 6 (7): 1126–1129. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b00263.
• Lu, W., Wu, Q., Jansen, A.N., Dees, D.W., Gallagher, K.G., Trask, S.E., Bauer, C., Woehrle, T., Lux, S.F., Tschech, M., Lamp, P., Polzin, B.J., Ha, S., and Long, B. 2015. “Optimizing areal capacities through understanding the limitations of lithium-ion electrodes.” Journal of The Electrochemical Society 163 (2): A138–A149.. doi: 10.1149/2.0321602jes.
• Thelen, J.L., Hallinan, D.T., Lux, S.F., Mecham, S.J., Resnick, P.R., Lapides, A.M., Kostecki, R.M., Meyer, T.J., Desimone, J.M., Balsara, N.P., Wong, D.H.C., Vitale, A., Devaux, D., Taylor, A., and Pandya, A.A. 2015. “Phase behavior and electrochemical characterization of blends of perfluoropolyether, poly(ethylene glycol), and a lithium salt.” Chemistry of Materials 27 (2): 597–603. doi: 10.1021/cm504228a.
• Vogl, Ulrike S, Lux, Simon, Crumlin, Ethan J, Liu, Zhi, Terborg, Lydia, Winter, Martin, and Kostecki, Robert. 2015. “The mechanism of SEI formation on a single crystal Si (100) electrode.” Journal of The Electrochemical Society 162 (4): A603. doi: 10.1149/2.0391504jes/met.

2014

• Vogl, U, Das, PK, Weber, AZ, Winter, M, Kostecki, R, and Lux, SF. 2014. “The mechanism of interactions between CMC binder and Si single crystal facets.” Langmuir 30. doi: 10.1021/la501791q.
• Imholt, L, Lux, SF, Meyer, H-W, Winter, M, and Kostecki, R. 2014. “The Effect of Linear Carbonates on HF Formation in LiPF6-based Electrolytes.” ECS Transactions 15 (58): 1–5. doi: 10.1149/05815.0001ecst.
• Lux, Simon, Pollak, Elad, Boesenberg, Ulrike, Terborg, Lydia, Richardson, Thomas, and Kostecki, Robert. 2014. “Electrochemical reactivity of pyrolytic carbon film electrodes in organic carbonate electrolytes.” Electrochemistry Communications 46: 5–8. doi: 10.1016/j.elecom.2014.05.030.
• Terborg, Lydia, Lux, Simon, Lin, Michelle, Kostecki, Robert, and Svec, Frantisek. 2014. “Porous polymer monoliths with incororated single layer graphene.” Scientia Chromatographica 6 (1): 27–33. doi: 10.4322/sc.2014.017.
• Lei, Cheng, Crumlin, Ethan J, Chen, Wei, Qiao, Ruimin, Hou, Huaming, Lux, Simon, Zorba, Vassilia, Russo, Richard, Kostecki, Robert, Liu, Zhi, Persson, Kristin, Yang, Wanli, Cabana, Jordi, Richardson, Thomas, Chen, Guoying, and Doeff, Marca. 2014. “The origin of high electrolyte–electrode interfacial resistances in lithium cells containing garnet type solid electrolytes.” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 16 (34): 18294–18300. doi: 10.1039/C4CP02921F.

2013

• Lux, SF, Terborg, L, Hachmöller, O, Placke, T, Meyer, H, Passerini, S, Winter, M, and Nowak, S. 2013. “LiTFSI Stability in Water and Its Possible Use in Aqueous Lithium-Ion Batteries: pH Dependency, Electrochemical Window and Temperature Stability.” Journal of The Electrochemical Society 160 (10): A1694–A1700.. doi: 10.1149/2.039310jes.
• Placke, T, Rothermel, S, Fromm, O, Meister, P, Lux, SF, Huesker, J, Meyer, H, and Winter, M. 2013. “Influence of Graphite Characteristics on the Electrochemical Intercalation of Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide Anions into a Graphite-based Cathode.” Journal of The Electrochemical Society 160 (11): A1979–A1991.. doi: 10.1149/2.027311jes.
• Norberg, Nick S, Lux, Simon, and Kostecki, Robert. 2013. “Interfacial Side-Reactions at a LiNi0.5Mn1.5O 4 Electrode in Organic Carbonate-Based Electrolytes.” Electrochemistry Communications 34: 29–32. doi: 10.1016/j.elecom.2013.04.007.
• Lux, Simon, Lucas, Ivan, Chevalier, Julie, Richardson, Thomas, and Kostecki, Robert. 2013. “Time-dependent determination of hf formation in lipf6-containing electrolytes in different cell types by spectroscopic ellipsometry.” ECS Transactions 50 (1): 27. doi: 10.1149/05001.0027ecst.
• Lux, Simon, Chevalier, Julie, Lucas, Ivan, and Kostecki, Robert. 2013. “HF formation in LiPF6-based organic carbonate electrolytes.” ECS Electrochemistry Letters 2 (12): A121. doi: 10.1149/2.005312eel.

2012

• Placke, T, Bieker, P, Lux, SF, Fromm, O, Meyer, H-W, Passerini, S, and Winter, M. 2012. “Dual-ion cells based on anion intercalation into graphite from ionic liquid-based electrolytes.” Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie 226 (5-6): 391–407. doi: 10.1524/zpch.2012.0222.
• Nowak, S, Lux, SF, Passerini, S, and Winter, M. 2012. “Stability and Impurities Investigations on Ionic Liquids with ICP-OES, IC/ICP-OES and IC/ESI-MS.” contributed to the 6th Nordic Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Loen.
• Nowak, S, Lux, SF, Passerini, S, and Winter, M. 2012. “Determination of Nano-SiO2 Graphite Particles and Nano-Si coated Particles after Sodium/Potassium Carbonate Digestion with ICP-OES.” contributed to the 6th Nordic Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Loen.
• Rothermel, S, Placke, T, Siozios, V, Meyer, H, Bieker, P, Lux, SF, Passerini, S, and Winter, M. 2012. “Graphite surface modifications by elevated temperature gas treatments.” contribution to the Kraftwerk Batterie 2012, Münster, Germany
• Fromm, O, Placke, T, Meyer, H, Bieker, P, Lux, SF, Passerini, S, and Winter, M. 2012. “Dual ion cells based on anion intercalation into graphite.” contribution to the Kraftwerk Batterie 2012, Münster, Germany
• Meyer, H, Placke, T, Siozios, V, Bieker, P, Lux, SF, Passerini, S, Winter, M, Engelhardt, C, and Wirth, KE. 2012. “Impact of graphite surface modifications on graphite surface properties.” contribution to the Electrochemistry 2012 (GdCH), Technische Universität München, München, Germany
• Lux, SF, Placke, T, Engelhardt, C, Nowak, S, Bieker, P, Wirth, KE, Passerini, S, Winter, M, and Meyer, H. 2012. “Enhanced Electrochemical Performance of Graphite Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries by Dry Coating with Hydrophobic Fumed Silica.” Journal of The Electrochemical Society 159 (11): A1849–A1855.. doi: 10.1149/2.070211jes.
• Placke, T, Fromm, O, Lux, SF, Bieker, P, Rothermel, S, Meyer, H, Passerini, S, and Winter, M. 2012. “Reversible Intercalation of Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide Anions from an Ionic Liquid Electrolyte into Graphite for High Performance Dual-Ion Cells.” Journal of The Electrochemical Society 159 (11): A1755–A1765.. doi: 10.1149/2.011211jes.
• Lux, SF, Lucas, IT, Pollak, E., Passerini, S., Winter, M., and Kostecki, R. 2012. “The mechanism of HF formation in LiPF6 based organic carbonate electrolytes.” Electrochemistry Communications 14 (1): 47–50. doi: 10.1016/j.elecom.2011.10.026.
• Placke, Tobias, Siozios, Vassilios, Schmitz, Rene, Lux, Simon Franz, Bieker, Peter, Colle, Claudia, Meyer, Hinrich-Wilhelm, Passerini, Stefano, and Winter, Martin. 2012. “Influence of graphite surface modifications on the ratio of basal plane to ‘non-basal plane’ surface area and on the anode performance in lithium ion batteries.” Journal of Power Sources 200: 83–91. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2011.10.085.

2011

• Nowak, S, Lux, SF, Passerini, S, and Winter, M. 2011. “ICP Techniques for the Determination of Impurities in Lithium Ion Battery Starting Materials.” contributed to the GDCh-Wissenschaftsforum Chemie 2011, Bremen.
• Nowak, S, Lux, SF, Gallasch, TW, Passerini, S, and Winter, M. 2011. “LA-ICP-MS and ICP-OES for the Determination of Impurities in Li-Ion Battery Materials.” contributed to the Bunsenkolloquium 2011, Goslar.
• Nowak, S, Blaske, F, Wehe, CA, Krüger, S, and Karst, U. 2011. “Application of ICP-OES and ICP-MS for the analysis of silver nanoparticles in consumer products.” contributed to the CANAS 2011, Leipzig.
• Nowak, S, Lux, SF, Gallasch, TW, Passerini, S, and Winter, M. 2011. “Combination of LA-ICP-MS and ICP-OES for the determination of impurities in lithium-ion battery starting materials.” contributed to the 44. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Massenspektrometrie, DGMS, Dortmund.
• Engelhardt, C, Lux, SF, Placke, T, Winter, M, and Wirth, KE. 2011. “Silica dry coated graphite particles for improved performance of lithium ion batteries.” contribution to the Bunsenkolloquium - Grenzflächen in Lithium(ionen)-Batterien, Goslar, Germany
• Placke, T, Siozios, V, Lux, SF, Bieker, P, Meyer, H, Passerini, S, and Winter, M. 2011. “Modified graphites for improved anode performance in lithium-ion batteries.” contribution to the Bunsenkolloquium - Grenzflächen in Lithium(ionen)-Batterien, Goslar, Germany
• Lux, SF, Placke, T, Engelhardt, C, Nowak, S, Rodehorst, U, Meyer, H, Passerini, S, Wirth, KE, and Winter, M. 2011. “Enhanced performance of silica dry-coated graphite.” contributed to the 219th ECS Meeting, Montréal, Montréal.

2010

• Lux, SF, Schmuck, M, Jeong, S, Passerini, S, Winter, M, and Balducci, A. 2010. “Li-ion anodes in air-stable and hydrophobic ionic liquid-based electrolyte for safer and greener batteries.” International Journal of Energy Research 34 (2): 97–106. doi: 10.1002/er.1557.
• Lux, SF, Schappacher, F, Balducci, A, Passerini, S, and Winter, M. 2010. “Low Cost, Environmentally Benign Binders for Lithium-Ion Batteries.” Journal of The Electrochemical Society 157 (3): A320–A325. doi: 10.1149/1.3291976.
• Lux, SF, Jeong, S, Kim, GT, Passerini, S, Winter, M., and Balducci, A. 2010. “Greener and cheaper batteries containing fluorine-free binder in combination with ionic liquid based electrolytes.” ECS Transactions 25 (36): 21–25. doi: 10.1149/1.3393836.
• Lux, S.F., Balducci, A., Schappacher, F., Passerini, S., and Winter, M. 2010. “Na-CMC as possible binder for LiFePO4/C composite electrodes: The role of the drying procedure.” ECS Transactions 25 (36): 265–270. doi: 10.1149/1.3393862.
• Meyer, H, Lux, SF, Gallasch, T, Wedi, A, Baither, D, Oberdorfer, C, Placke, T, Lux, M, Schmitz, G, and Winter, M. 2010. “Computational methods for the characterization of aqueous processed cellulose-based LiFePO4/C composite electrodes.” contribution to the 218th ECS Meeting, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, USA
• Lux, Simon, Nowak, Sascha, Terborg, Lydia, Holtkamp, Michael, Krämer, Elisabeth, Schappacher, Falko, Rodehorst, Uta, Gallasch, Tobias, Meyer, Hinirich-Wilhelm, Karst, Uwe, and Winter, Martin. 2010. “Application of LA-ICP-MS/LA-ICP-OES and ICP-OES for the Determination of Impurities in Li-Ion Battery Compounds.” contribution to the 218th ECS Meeting, Las Vegas doi: 10.1149/MA2010-02/1/66.

2009

• Lux, SF, Schmuck, M, Rupp, B, Kern, W, Appetecchi, GB, Passerini, S, Winter, M, and Balducci, A. 2009. “Mixtures of ionic liquids in combination with graphite electrodes: The role of Li-salt.” ECS Transactions 16 (35): 45–49. doi: 10.1149/1.3123126.
• Lux, SF, Schmuck, M, Appetecchi, GB, Passerini, S, Winter, M, and Balducci, A. 2009. “Lithium insertion in graphite from ternary ionic liquid-lithium salt electrolytes: II. Evaluation of specific capacity and cycling efficiency and stability at room temperature.” Journal of Power Sources 192 (2): 599–605. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.12.095.
• Appetecchi, GB, Montanino, M, Balducci, A, Lux, SF, Winterb, M, and Passerini, S. 2009. “Lithium insertion in graphite from ternary ionic liquid-lithium salt electrolytes I. Electrochemical characterization of the electrolytes.” Journal of Power Sources 192 (1): 599–605. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.12.095.
• Appetecchi, Giovanni B., Montanino, Maria, Balducci, Andrea, Lux, Simon, Winter, Martin, and Passerini, Stefano. 2009. “Lithium insertion in graphite from ternary ionic liquid-lithium salt electrolytes I. Electrochemical characterization of the electrolytes.” Journal of Power Sources 192 (2). doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.12.095.