Researcher and project coordinator with expertise in Energy Engineering, Materials Science, and advanced characterization techniques. Holds a PhD in Materials Science from the University of Twente (The Netherlands), specializing in solid-state lithium batteries.
Currently working in the Inorganic Materials Science group at the University of Twente, where research activities focus on functional oxide materials, thin-film deposition by Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD), solid-state batteries, and Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM). In addition to research, responsibilities include coordination of interdisciplinary projects, laboratory operations, supervision of students and researchers, and fostering collaborations between academic and industrial partners.
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Lithium-ion batteries are the primary power source for many applications, but none of the current devices can fully satisfy all the projected energy storage needs. Common rechargeable batteries are based on liquid electrolytes, which limit their design and safety. Therefore, the need for all-solid-state micro-batteries arises, showing enhanced safety, volumetric energy/power density and chemical stability. Planar 2D solid-state thin-film batteries exhibit undesirable energy vs power balance, which can be improved by applying 3D geometries, increasing the internal surface area.
Vertically aligned nanocomposite (VAN) thin films have been developed as a new materials’ platform for creating self-assembled device architectures and multi functionalities. They show a wide range of attributes arising from the strong interplay among the materials’ properties. Epitaxial VANs are self-assembled through pulsed laser deposition (PLD), without control of the deposition sequence, required for planar multilayer films. Although various epitaxial VANs have been studied in the last decade, lithium-based VANs have yet to be fully explored.
Even though lithium-based self-assembled VANs have been demonstrated1, further aspects of these complex structures need to be investigated.
1. Cunha, D. M., Vos, C. M., Hendriks, R., Singh, D. P., Huijben, M., Morphology Evolution during Lithium-Based Vertically Aligned Nanocomposite Growth. ACS Materials and Interfaces, 11 (47), 44444-44450 (2019).
In the press
Invited piece for 4UT.Federation's Innovative Materials magazine:
'Self-assembled Vertically Aligned Nanocomposites for Solid-State Batteries'
Innovative Materials, Volume 2, 2021, p. 36-37
Mesa+ News June 2021:
‘It’s a big step, using composite pillars in 3D solid-state batteries’ (utwente.nl)
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