Energy Seminar – HT25 Week 6: ‘Seeing inside’ energy materials – understanding why and how materials in electrochemical devices fail
From batteries for electric vehicles to electrolysers for green hydrogen production, the need for electrochemical technologies is clear. These technologies rely on a range of critical minerals, making high performance and long device lifetimes essential in ensuring sufficient materials supply in the decades to come.

This talk will discuss the use of advanced imaging methods to ‘see inside’ electrochemical devices as they are operating and failing. Given the inherent relationship between device performance and materials morphology, by understanding why and how the materials inside these devices fail, we can begin to develop the tools needed for designing the more resilient electrochemical materials of the future.
Date: 25 February 2025, 17:00
Venue: Diversity Room, School of Geography
Speaker: Dr Jennifer Johnstone-Hack (University of Sheffield)
Organisers: Dr Tina Fawcett (ECI, University of Oxford), Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network)
Organiser contact email address: info@energy.ox.ac.uk
Hosts: Dr Tina Fawcett (ECI, University of Oxford), Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network)
Part of: Oxford Energy Network Seminar Series 2024-25
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/37fa6a7a-dcd8-4560-a2c6-1e5763f4cf89@cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91
Booking email: info@energy.ox.ac.uk
Cost: 0
Audience: Public
Editor: Karen Parry