Building Solid-State Batteries: Insights from Swiss Research Labs
Kostiantyn V. Kravchyk,
Corsin Battaglia,
Valerie Siller,
Barthélémy Lelotte,
Mario El Kazzi,
Jedrzej Morzy,
Moritz Futscher,
Yaroslav Romanyuk,
Michael Stalder,
Axel Fuerst,
Maksym Kovalenko
Affiliations
Kostiantyn V. Kravchyk
Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland; Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland;
Corsin Battaglia
Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland; Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Gloriastrasse 35, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland; Institute of Materials, School of Engineering, EPFL, Station 17, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland;
Valerie Siller
Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen PSI – Switzerland
Barthélémy Lelotte
Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen PSI – Switzerland
Mario El Kazzi
Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen PSI – Switzerland
Jedrzej Morzy
Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Moritz Futscher
Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Yaroslav Romanyuk
Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Michael Stalder
Institute for Intelligent Industrial Systems I3S, Berner Fachhochschule, Pestalozzistrasse 20, CH-3400 Burgdorf, Switzerland.
Axel Fuerst
Institute for Intelligent Industrial Systems I3S, Berner Fachhochschule, Pestalozzistrasse 20, CH-3400 Burgdorf, Switzerland.
Maksym Kovalenko
Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland; Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
This review article delves into the growing field of solid-state batteries as a compelling alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries. The article surveys ongoing research efforts at renowned Swiss institutions such as ETH Zurich, Empa, Paul Scherrer Institute, and Berner Fachhochschule covering various aspects, from a fundamental understanding of battery interfaces to practical issues of solid-state battery fabrication, their design, and production. The article then outlines the prospects of solid-state batteries, emphasizing the imperative practical challenges that remain to be overcome and highlighting Swiss research groups’ efforts and research directions in this field.
