Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS
Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS

Active components for energy and storage technology

Topic

Gas-tight sintering ZrO2 layer on porous substrate
Messplatz-fuer MEA Charakterisierung
Messplatz für MEA-Charakterisierung

MEAs for SOFC and SOEC

 

It is the objective of our research to reduce the polarization resistance of the oxygen electrode and fuel gas electrode by optimizing the composition, microstructure and thickness of the electrode layers.

 

Services offered

 

  • Paste and electrode development for SOFC 
  • Paste and electrode development for high-temperature electrolysis 
  • Material and technology development for electrodes applied on different substrate materials (e.g. metal-supported substrate) 
  • Gas-tight sintering ZrO2 pastes 
  • MEA screening 
  • Measurement and analysis of impedance spectra under varying conditions
Viskositaet
Viscosity of cathode pastes optimized for screen printing
Lade-Entladekurvengr
Charge/discharge curves of a metal sample with a cathode screen-printed on an Al tape in a 2- electrode Swagelock cell

Materials for lithium batteries

 

Lithium-containing compounds of different lithium stoichiometry based on lithium-nickel oxides and lithium-cobalt oxides as well as derived compounds such as  LiCo0,33Ni0,33Mn0,33O4, LiNi0,5Mn0,5O4 and others are traditional materials for commercial lithium ion batteries. As part of the developments related to electric and/or hybrid cars, lithium ion batteries, which do not only have a high energy density but also a high power density, are developed. The fast charge/discharge processes are realized by developing nanostructured cathode materials and optimizing paste and coating technologies.

 

Services offered

 

  • Selection of methods for powder synthesis which is suitable for the precise adjustment of the chemical composition and an up-scaling of cathode production
  • Development of paste composition for standard cathode and anode powders as well as their optimization with the help of electrochemical characterization
  • Paste and electrode development based on different powders, and manufacturing of samples using screen printing
  • Investigations on upscaling
Carbon-based electrode tape on aluminum substrate
Metal collector for the manufacturing of lithium batteries or capacitors

Slurry-based coatings for supercaps and lithium batteries

 

Tape casting is a cost-effective shaping method to manufacture thin, large-size and planar substrates. Using this technology, Fraunhofer IKTS develops electrode tapes for lithium batteries and supercaps. Here, slurry is applied onto a metal collector tape and dried. The resulting electrode tape is subsequently integrated into batteries and capacitors.

 

Services offered

 

  • Formulation and characterization of ceramic, metal and non-metal slurries and tapes
  • Dispersion technology
  • Development and manufacture of tapes made of different materials
  • Customized slurry development

Publications

2019

Dietrich, Stefan; Michaelis, Alexander (1. Gutachter); Guth, Ulrich (2. Gutachter):
Funktionale Schichten für gassensorische Anwendungen.
Stuttgart: Fraunhofer Verlag, 2019, V, S. 193 (Zugl.: Dresden, TU, Diss., 2019)
(Kompetenzen in Keramik. Schriftenreihe, 48)
(ISBN 978-3-8396-1500-3)

Zea, Miguel; Moya, Ana; Fritsch, Marco; Ramon, Eloi; Villa, Rosa; Gabriel, Gemma:
Enhanced performance stability of iridium oxide-based pH sensors fabricated on rough inkjet-printed platinum.
In: ACS applied materials & interfaces 11 (2019), Nr.16, S.15160-15169
(DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b03085)

 

2018

Calgar, Burak; Fischer, Peter; Hagen, Markus; Tübke, Jens; Althues, Holger; Dörfler, Susanne; Guntow, Uwe; Schulz, Jochen; Endler, Ingolf; Fritsch, Marco; Meißner, Frank; Wolter, Mareike: Nanomaterialien für elektrische Energiespeicher.
In: Haas, Karl-Heinz; Tovar, Günter ; Fraunhofer Allianz Nanotechnologie -NANOTECH-, Würzburg: Angewandte Nanotechnologie. Beispiele aus der Fraunhofer-Allianz Nanotechnologie
Stuttgart: Fraunhofer Verlag, 2018, S.288-302

Fritsch, Marco; Standke, Gisela; Heubner, Christian; Langklotz, Ulrike; Michaelis, Alexander: 3D-cathode design with foam-like aluminum current collector for high energy density lithium-ion batteries.
In: Journal of energy storage 16 (2018), S.125-132
(DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2018.01.006)

Heubner, Christian; Seeba, Jann; Liebmann, Tobias; Nickol, Alexander; Börner, Stefan; Fritsch, Marco; Nikolowski, Kristian; Wolter, Mareike; Schneider, Michael; Michaelis, Alexander: Erratum to "Semi-empirical master curve concept describing the rate capability of lithium insertion electrodes" [J. Power Sources 380 (2018) 83-91].
In: Journal of power sources 396 (2018), S.833
(DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.06.077)

Heubner, Christian; Seeba, Jann; Liebmann, Tobias; Nickol, Alexander; Börner, Stefan; Fritsch, Marco; Nikolowski, Kristian; Wolter, Mareike; Schneider, Michael; Michaelis, Alexander: Semi-empirical master curve concept describing the rate capability of lithium insertion electrodes.
In: Journal of power sources 380 (2018), S.83-91
(DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.01.077)

 

2017

Fritsch, Marco; Vinnichenko, Mykola; Sauchuk, Viktar; Trofimenko, Nikolai: Synthesis, formulation, rapid curing of particle-based inkjet/aerosol-jet printed films for electronic and sensory devices : Poster presented at Printed and Flexible Electronics Congress, London, 21.-22.2.2017.
2017, 1 Folie
(URL: http://publica.fraunhofer.de/documents/N-445927.html. Erstelldatum: 2.6.2017. Zugriffsdatum: 23.9.2019)

Megel, Stefan; Dosch, Christian; Rothe, Stefan; Folgner, Christoph; Trofimenko, Nikolai; Rost, Axel; Kusnezoff, Mihails; Reichelt, Erik; Jahn, Matthias; Michaelis, Alexander; Bienert, Christian; Brandner, Marco: Co-electrolysis with CFY-stacks.
In: Singhal, S.C. ; Electrochemical Society -ECS-: Solid oxide fuel cells 15 (SOFC-XV) : Hollywood, Fla., 23-28 July 2017
Pennington, NJ: ECS, 2017, S.3089-3102
(ECS transactions 78, Nr.1)
(DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/07801.3089ecst)

Jaumann, Tony; Balach, Juan; Langklotz, Ulrike; Sauchuk, Viktar; Fritsch, Marco; Teltevskij, Valerij; Oswald, Steffen; Klose, Markus; Stephani, Günter; Hauser, Ralf; Michaelis, Alexander; Eckert, Jürgen; Giebeler, Lars: Lifetime vs. rate capability: Understanding the role of FEC and VC in high-energy Li-ion batteries with nano-silicon anodes.
In: Energy storage materials 6 (2017), S.26-35
(DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2016.08.002)

Trofimenko, Nikolai; Kusnezoff, Mihails; Michaelis, Alexander: Optimization of ESC performance for co-electrolysis operation.
In: Singhal, S.C. ; Electrochemical Society -ECS-: Solid oxide fuel cells 15 (SOFC-XV) : Hollywood, Fla., 23-28 July 2017
Pennington, NJ: ECS, 2017, S.3025-3037
(ECS transactions 78, Nr.1)
(DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/07801.3025ecst)

 

2016

Bienert, Christian; Brandner, Marco; Skrabs, S.; Venskutonis, Andreas; Sigl, L.S.; Megel, Stefan; Beckert, Wieland; Trofimenko, Nikolai; Kusnezoff, Mihails; Michaelis, Alexander: CFY-stack technology: The next design.
In: Singhal, S. C. (Ed.) ; Electrochemical Society -ECS-: Solid oxide fuel cells 14 (SOFC-XIV)
Pennington, NJ: ECS, 2015, S.2159-2168
(ECS transactions 68.2015, Nr.1)
(URL: http://publica.fraunhofer.de/documents/N-360120.html. Erstelldatum: 16.4.2016. Zugriffsdatum: 23.9.2019)
(DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/06801.2159ecst)

Kusnezoff, Mihails; Trofimenko, Nikolai; Müller, Martin; Michaelis, Alexander: Influence of electrode design and contacting layers on performance of electrolyte supported SOFC/SOEC single cells.
In: Materials 9 (2016), Nr.11, Art. 906, 13 S.
(DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma9110906)

Megel, Stefan; Kusnezoff, Mihails; Beckert, Wieland; Trofimenko, Nikolai; Dosch, Christian; Weder, Aniko; Jahn, Matthias; Michaelis, Alexander; Bienert, Christian; Brandner, Marco; Skrabs, Stefan; Schulmeyer, Werner; Sigl, Lorenz S.: CFY-Stacks: Progress in Development : Poster presented at 12th European SOFC & SOEC Forum - EFCF 2016, Lucerne, July 5-8, 2016.
2016, 1 Folie
(URL: http://publica.fraunhofer.de/documents/N-423265.html. Erstelldatum: 25.11.2016. Zugriffsdatum: 23.9.2019)

Megel, Stefan; Kusnezoff, Mihails; Beckert, Wieland; Trofimenko, Nikolai; Dosch, Christian; Weder, Aniko; Jahn, Matthias; Michaelis, Alexander; Bienert, Christian; Brandner, Marco; Skrabs, Stefan; Schulmeyer, Werner; Sigl, Lorenz S.: CFY-Stacks: Progress in Development.
In: European Fuel Cell Forum -EFCF-: 12th European SOFC & SOE Forum 2016. Proceedings. CD-ROM : 5 - 8 July 2016, Lucerne/Switzerland. Oberrohrdorf/Switzerland: European Fuel Cell Forum, 2016, Paper A0908, S.66-75 (Chapter 3, A12)
(URL: http://publica.fraunhofer.de/documents/N-423476.html. Erstelldatum: 30.11.2016. Zugriffsdatum: 23.9.2019)

Trofimenko, Nikolai; Kusnezoff, Mihails; Michaelis, Alexander: Improvement of interface between electrolyte and electrodes in solid oxide electrolysis cell.
In: European Fuel Cell Forum -EFCF-: 12th European SOFC & SOE Forum 2016. Proceedings. CD-ROM : 5 - 8 July 2016, Lucerne/Switzerland. Oberrohrdorf/Switzerland: European Fuel Cell Forum, 2016, Paper 73

 

2015

Belda, Charif; Dietzen, Egle; Kusnezoff, Mihails; Trofimenko, Nikolai; Vashook, Uladimir; Michaelis, Alexander; Guth, Ulrich: Interaction of perovskite type lanthanum-calcium-chromites-titanates La1-xCaxCr1-yTiyO3-δ with solid electrolyte materials.
In: Kusnezoff, M. ; American Ceramic Society -ACerS-, Westerville/Ohio: Advances in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells X : This issue contains 13 papers from The American Ceramic Society’s 38th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, held in Daytona Beach, Florida, January 26-31, 2014. Hoboken: Wiley, 2015, S.41-53
(Ceramic engineering and science proceedings Vol.35, Nr.3)
(DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119040637.ch5)

Hildebrandt, Stefanie; Kinski, Isabel; Mosch, Sindy; Waltinger, Andreas; Uhlig, Florian; Michaelis, Alexander: Non-contact printing: Conductive track geometry affected by ink rheology and composition.
In: Microsystem Technologies 21 (2015), Nr.6, S.1363-1369
(DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00542-014-2275-8)

Jurk, Robert; Michaelis, Alexander (Hrsg.): Synthese von Edelmetalltinten für den Inkjetdruck funktioneller Schichten mit dem Anwendungsbeispiel der Frontseitenmetallisierung kristalliner Solarzellen. Stuttgart : Fraunhofer Verlag, 2015, IV, 180 S.
(Zugl.: Dresden, TU, Diss., 2015)
(Kompetenzen in Keramik. Schriftenreihe, 30)
(ISBN 3-8396-0924-0 ; ISBN 978-3-8396-0924-8)

Jurk, Robert; Fritsch, Marco; Eberstein, Markus; Schilm, Jochen; Uhlig, Florian; Waltinger, Andreas; Michaelis, Alexander: Ink jet printable silver metallization with zinc oxide for front side metallization for micro crystalline silicon solar cells.
In: Journal of micromechanics and microengineering 25 (2015), Nr.12, Art.125021, 7 S.
(DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0960-1317/25/12/125021)

Trofimenko, Nikolai; Kusnezoff, Mihails; Klemm, D.; Schimanke, Danilo: Development of electrolyte supported cells based on a thin 3YSZ substrate : Through optimized contact layer to high power density.
In: Singhal, S. C. (Ed.) ; Electrochemical Society -ECS-:Solid oxide fuel cells 14 (SOFC-XIV) Pennington, NJ: ECS, 2015, S.1933-1942
(ECS transactions 68.2015, Nr.1)
(DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/06801.1933ecst)

Wagner, Dörte; Rost, Axel; Schilm, Jochen; Fritsch, Marco; Kusnezoff, Mihails; Michaelis, Alexander: Glass ceramic separators for room temperature operating sodium batteries.
In: Matyáš, J. ; American Ceramic Society -ACerS-, Westerville/Ohio: Ceramic materials for energy applications V : A collection of papers presented at the 39th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, January 25 - 30, 2015, Daytona Beach, Florida. Hoboken/NJ: Wiley, 2016, S.59-68
(Ceramic engineering and science proceedings 36.2015, Nr.7)
(DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119211709.ch6)

 

2014

Dietzen, Egle; Trofimenko, Nikolai; Kusnezoff, Mihails; Sauchuk, Viktar: Kathoden-Elektrolyt-Anodeneinheit von Hochtemperatur-Brennstoffzellen.
Priorität: DE 102013007637 A1: 20130429
(URL: http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=worldwide.espacenet.com&locale=en_EP&FT=D&CC=DE&NR=102013007637A1. Zugriffsdatum: 23.9.2019)

Eberstein, Markus; Schmidt, Ulrike; Körner, Stefan; Reinhardt, Kathrin; Jurk, Robert; Partsch, Uwe: In-situ observations of glass frit related effects during the front side paste contact formation.
In: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers -IEEE-: 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014 : Denver, Colorado, 08.06.2014-13.06.2014. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 2014, S.3463-3469
(DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925678)

Jurk, Robert; Mosch, Sindy; Fritsch, Marco; Ihle, Martin: Synthesis of nano metal particles for low sintering conductive inks.
In: Demmer, Axel ; Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionstechnologie -IPT-, Aachen: DDMC 2014, Fraunhofer Direct Digital Manufacturing Conference. Proceedings : March 12-13 2014, Berlin
Stuttgart: Fraunhofer Verlag, 2014, S.269-273

Mosch, S.; Fritsch, M.; Trofimenko, N.; Jurk, R.: Metal nano-inks: From synthesis to application.
In: Coating international 47 (2014), Nr.9, S.16-17

Reinhardt, Kathrin; Schmidt, Ulrike; Körner, Stefan; Jurk, Robert; Partsch, Uwe; Eberstein, Markus: Observation of the contact formation of PV frontside pastes by in-situ contact resistance measurement.
In: Energy Procedia 55 (2014), S.702–707.
(DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.08.047)

Swiecinski, K.; Ihle, Martin; Jurk, Robert; Dietzen, E.; Partsch, Uwe; Eberstein, Markus: Aerosol jet printing of two component thick film resistors on LTCC.
In: Eitel, R. ; International Microelectronics and Packaging Society -IMAPS-; American Ceramic Society -ACerS-, Westerville/Ohio: IMAPS/ACerS 9th International Conference and Exhibition on Ceramic Interconnect and Ceramic Microsystems Technologies, CICMT 2013 : April 23-25, 2013, Orlando, Florida, USA. Red Hook, NY: Curran, 2014, S.240-246

 

2013

Brandner, Marco; Bienert, Christian; Megel, Stefan; Kusnezoff, Mihails; Trofimenko, Nikolai; Sauchuk, Viktar; Venskutonis, Andreas; Kraussler, Wolfgang; Michaelis, Alexander; Sigl, Lorenz S.: Long term performance of stacks with chromium-based interconnects (CFY).
In: Kawada, T. ; Electrochemical Society -ECS-: 13th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, SOFC 2013 : 6.-11. October 2013, Okinawa, Japan. Pennington, NJ: ECS, 2013, S.2235-2244
(ECS transactions 57.2013,Nr.1)
(DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/05701.2235ecst)

Dietzen, Egle; Trofimenko, Nikolai; Kusnezoff, Mihails; Sauchuk, Viktar; Belda, Chriffe Omar; Michaelis, Alexander: Novel in-situ sintering spinel composite cathodes for metal supported SOFCs.
In: Kawada, T. ; Electrochemical Society -ECS-: 13th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, SOFC 2013 : 6.-11. October 2013, Okinawa, Japan. Pennington, NJ: ECS, 2013, S.1665-1672
(ECS transactions 57.2013,Nr.1)
(DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/05701.1665ecst)

Megel, Stefan; Dosch, Christian; Rothe, Stefan; Kusnezoff, Mihails; Trofimenko, Nikolai; Sauchuk, Viktar; Michaelis, Alexander; Bienert, Christian; Brandner, Marco; Venskutonis, Andreas; Kraussler, Wolfgang; Sigl, Lorenz S.: CFY-stacks for use in stationary SOFC and SOEC applications.
In: Kawada, T. ; Electrochemical Society -ECS-: 13th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, SOFC 2013 : 6.-11. October 2013, Okinawa, Japan. Pennington, NJ: ECS, 2013, S.89-98
(ECS transactions 57.2013,Nr.1)
(DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/05701.0089ecst)

Swiecinski, K.; Ihle, M.; Jurk, R.; Dietzen, E.; Partsch, U.; Eberstein, M.: Aerosol jet printing of two component thick film resistors on LTCC.
In: Journal of microelectronics and electronic packaging 10 (2013), Nr.3, S.109-115

Wolter, Mareike; Leiva Pinzon, Diana Marcela; Fritsch, Marco; Börner, Stefan: Process development and optimization for Li-ion battery production.
In: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers -IEEE-: World Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition, EVS 2013 : 17-20 November 2013, Barcelona, Spain. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 2013, 5 S.
(DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EVS.2013.6914828)

 

2012

Ihle, M.; Partsch, U.; Mosch, S.; Goldberg, A.: Aerosol printing of high resolution films for LTCC-multilayer components.
In: Müller, Jens ; International Microelectronics and Packaging Society -IMAPS-; American Ceramic Society -ACerS-, Westerville/Ohio: IMAPS/ACerS 8th International Conference and Exhibition on Ceramic Interconnect and Ceramic Microsystems Technologies, CICMT 2012. Proceedings : April 16-19, 2012, Erfurt, Germany. Erfurt, 2012, S.71-76
(URL: http://publica.fraunhofer.de/documents/N-207006.html. Erstelldatum: 03.07.2013. Zugriffsdatum: 23.9.2019)

Ihle, M.; Partsch, U.; Mosch, S.; Goldberg, A.: Aerosol printing of high resolution films for LTCC-multilayer components.
In: Journal of microelectronics and electronic packaging 9 (2012), Nr.3, S.133-137

Khavrus, Vyacheslav O.; Weiser, Mathias; Fritsch, Marco; Ummethala, Raghunandan; Salvaggio, Maria Grazia; Schneider, Michael; Kusnezoff, Mihails; Leonhardt, Albrecht: Application of carbon nanotubes directly grown on aluminum foils as electric double layer capacitor electrodes.
In: Chemical vapor deposition: CVD 18 (2012), Nr.1-3, S.53-60
(DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cvde.201106942)

Megel, S.; Kusznezoff, M.; Trofimenko, N.; Sauchuk, V.; Schilm, J.; Schöne, J.; Beckert, W.; Michaelis, A.; Bienert, C.; Brandner, M.; Venskutonis, A.; Skrabs, S.; Sigl, L.S.: CFY-stack: From electrolyte supported cells to high efficiency SOFC stacks.
In: European Fuel Cell Forum -EFCF-: 10th European Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Forum, SOFC 2012. Proceedings : Fundamentals, Materials, Systems, Applications; 26 - 29 June 2012, Lucerne/Switzerland. Oberrohrdorf/Switzerland: European Fuel Cell Forum, 2012, S.18-28

Toma, F.-L.; Berger, L.-M.; Scheitz, S.; Langner, S.; Rödel, C.; Potthoff, A.; Sauchuk, V.; Kusnezoff, M.: Comparison of the microstructural characteristics and electrical properties of thermally sprayed Al2O3 coatings from aqueous suspensions and feedstock powders.
In: Journal of thermal spray technology 21 (2012), Nr.3-4, S.480-488
(DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11666-012-9761-2)

Trofimenko, N.; Kusnezoff, M.; Michaelis, A.: Electrochemical characterisation of high temperature solid oxide electrolysis cell based on scandia stabilized zirconia with enhanced electrode performance.
In: European Fuel Cell Forum -EFCF-: 10th European Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Forum, SOFC 2012. Proceedings : Fundamentals, Materials, Systems, Applications; 26 - 29 June 2012, Lucerne/Switzerland. Oberrohrdorf/Switzerland: European Fuel Cell Forum, 2012, S.14-22

 

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