Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI)

Postdoctoral Fellow in Zero-Excess Lithium Anode Sulfide-Based All-Solid-State Batteries

📍 5232 Villigen PSI

Role and responsibilities

Develop and optimize zero-excess (anode-free) lithium metal sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries ASSBs for high-energy-density and safe applications. Design and investigate current collector and interface engineering strategies, including thin-film surface modifications and protective interlayers to improve lithium plating/stripping reversibility. Develop and optimize wet-slurry processing routes for the fabrication of sulfide-based composite cathodes and the manufacturing of multilayer pouch-cell ASSBs. Perform comprehensive electrochemical characterization, including cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic cycling, EIS, critical current density and Coulombic efficiency measurements. Publish research findings in high-impact peer-reviewed journals. Present results at international conferences and project meetings within the framework of collaborative industrial and academic research projects.

Team / description

Our institution is based on an interdisciplinary, innovative and dynamic collaboration. You will profit from a systematic training on the job, in addition to personal development possibilities and our pronounced vocational training culture. If you wish to optimally combine work and family life or other personal interests, we are able to support you with our modern employment conditions and the on-site infrastructure.

Qualifications and Skills

  • PhD degree in Electrochemistry, Materials Science, Inorganic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or a closely related field

  • Proven hands-on experience with lithium metal and sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries ASSBs

  • Strong expertise in the assembly, testing, and analysis of coin- and pouch-type ASSBs cells

  • Experience with materials and electrochemical characterization techniques

  • Demonstrated scientific publication record in the field of batteries or energy-storage materials

  • Excellent communication skills and a strong command of spoken and written English