Beyond lithium energy storage

Lithium is a scarce resource with limited availability, and its extraction has significant environmental consequences. The Research Department Energy Materials investigates alternative materials to enable more sustainable energy storage solutions.

This includes the development of dry electrode preparation techniques, the creation of high-performance sodium-ion battery electrodes, and the production of CO₂-neutral carbon materials.

A research project funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) focuses on high-performance sodium-ion batteries utilizing vanadium oxide-based electrodes. In collaboration with the *NP Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology, we are advancing plasma-in-liquid synthesis techniques for environmentally friendly electrode materials as part of an IGF-funded research initiative.