PhD Position on All-Solid-State Batteries

Your tasks

The aim of this PhD project is to investigate lithium- and sodium-based solid-state batteries using muon-based bulk and interface characterization techniques. The main objective is to gain a mechanistic understanding of electrochemical performance, with a focus on ion distribution, transport, and degradation processes during battery operation.

The project addresses key questions such as the formation of Li/Na concentration gradients during charge and discharge, the evolution of interphases, and degradation mechanisms including ageing, material dissolution (leaching), and transition-metal migration. Muon-based methods will be used to probe depth-resolved properties that are difficult to access with conventional techniques, enabling new insights into buried interfaces and bulk transport phenomena.

Your work will focus on electrochemical and structural characterization of battery materials and cells, combined with muon-based experiments. You will de...