Coordinator: The Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovene: Institut “Jožef Stefan” (https://ijs.si/ijsw/IJS) is the largest research institute in Slovenia. The main research areas are physics, chemistry, biotechnology, information technologies, molecular biology, reactor physics, energy and environment.
The research activities at JSI during VEGA will mostly take place at the department of Gaseous Electronics (F6), led by Prof Dr Uroš Cvelbar and researchers who have vast experience in plasma-enabled techniques for the synthesis and processing of nanostructures, preparation of materials or coatings, design of plasma systems and diagnostics, and use of plasma for designing advanced thin films for energy storage applications.
PI: Prof. Uroš Cvelbar
Funding agency: Ministrstvo za izobraževanje, znanost in šport (MIZS)
Role in the project: JSI will coordinate VEGA and manage the project timely.
Plasma synthesis and processing of Vertical graphene (VG)
Designing VG-based hybrid cathodes for AIBs
Partner 1: The Chalmers University of Technology (CUT) (Swedish: Chalmers tekniska högskola) is a Swedish university located in Gothenburg that conducts research and education in technology and natural sciences at a high international level. The EU’s biggest research initiative – the Graphene Flagship – is coordinated by CUT.
Major research works during ATLAS at CUT will be conducted at the Department of Industrial and Materials Science, and the activities will be led by Dr Jinhua Sun. The team from CUT has more than 10 years of research experience in experience in synthesis of 2D material-based composites, surface chemical functionalization, and advanced characterization techniques, as well as fabrication, characterization and optimization of different types of energy storage devices (e.g., LIBs, sodium ion batteries, Li-S batteries, solid state batteries, and supercapacitors).
PI: Dr Jinhua Sun
Funding agency: Swedish Research Council
Role in project: Electrochemical evaluation of hybrid VGN-electrodes for AIBs
Understanding the energy storage mechanism of VGN Operando electrochemical characterization of VGN for AIBs
Partner 2: University of Orleans (UO)/ Groupe de Recherches sur l’Energétique des Milieux Ionisés (GREMI). UO belongs to one of the oldest universities, founded 1306. It is multidisciplinary university, with about 20000 students enrolled in currently.
The research activities in the GREMI include plasma polymer deposition, plasma applications in the field of microelectronics (etching, patterning), plasma-surface interactions (from diagnostics to deposition and functionalization of nanoalloys, ultrathin polymer films, nanoparticles or nanostructures), PECVD growth of, graphene and 2D structures. Besides fundamental research GREMI is also involved in application-oriented activities: materials for novel fuel cells, batteries, biosensors, novel generation of MOSFET transistors.
PI: Prof. Eva Kovacevic
Funding agency: Agence nationale de la recherche (ANR)
Role in project: Processing of the VGN based materials and monitor the interaction of different plasma species with the graphene lattice
Analysis and simulations of the process and comparison with material diagnostics to analyze the growth mechanism
Develop protocols for the optimization of the graphene-based electrode assembly.