The pre-competitive research projects address the development of new materials as well as novel and advanced analytical methods to study structures and elucidate processes in battery cells in the field of post-lithium-ion technologies with a focus on solid-state batteries. The projects combine complementary expertise in Germany and Japan and contribute to a better qualitative and quantitative understanding of the addressed issues through a continuous exchange of young researchers.
The projects are funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Japanese New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).
Specifically, the projects are as follows:
- AReLiS-2: Analysis of cathode and electrolyte reactions in lithium-sulfur and lithium-metal sulfide batteries- solid state electrolytes
- SolidSafe: Solid State Battery Safety Testing
- InCa²: Interfaces in All-Solid-State Composite Cathodes – Improving Performance and Under-standing Protective Layers
- OsabanPlus: Operando surface analysis for batteries with 3D-structured anodes with high performance and longer service life
An overview of the individual projects and project partners by Dr. Lothar Mennicken, Head of the Science and Technology Section, German Embassy Tokyo can be found on the DWIH Tokyo website.
