Amogne Workie Yibeltal

- Development of composite cathode materials(Ni rich cathode with ceramic based solid electrolyte) for solid state lithium metal batteries - Development of Polymer electrolytes for quasi solid state batteries - Physicochemical characterization of battery electrode materials and their potential applications using EC-Lab, CV, GCPL and PEIS techniques. - Electrochemistry of materials and interface characterization - Battery cell assembly and electrochemical performance testing including GCD, CV and EIS

~ Synthesis of tailored transition metal oxide materials for high power fast charging battery ~ Anode materials for high power battery ~ Physicochemical characterization of as-synthesized materials using - XRD, SEM-EDX, FTIR and TGA... ~ Slurry formulation and electrode preparation ~ Assembly of cells using a glovebox ~ Electrochemical measurements, Interpretation and Analysis of data using CV, GCPL and EIS techniques

- Synthesis of organometallic molecular catalyst for potential application in electrochemical and photochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) - Characterization of as synthesized molecular catalyst using NMR, UV-Vis, FTIR, and MS - Analysis, interpreting and quantification of data generated from GC and GC-MS

- Synthesis of nano materials using different synthesis techniques (sol gel and co precipitatio) for potential application in catalysis - Characterization of as-synthesized nano materials by using, XRD, FTIR and UV-Visible spectroscopic techniques. - Photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes

* Structural Characterization of Materials - Thermal, textural and morphological analysis of materials - Modern techniques for the synthesis of nanomaterials - Electrochemical Energy Storage - Large scale facilities for operando studies of energy materials - Thermal Energy Storage - Tools for Bibli

- Fundamental electrochemistry of materials - Solid State Chemistry and Materials Enginneering for potential energy application - Physical and chemical properties of electrolytes - Conductivity mechanisms in liquid, solid and polymer electrolytes - Composite electrolytes, Electrochemical stability,

https://i-mesc.eu/ Erasmus Mundus Master’s in Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion(MESC+) programme consists of four semesters of 30 credits each and is taught entirely in English. During the programme, students attend three or four different universities in three or four different countries