Dr. Gustav Åvall
Topics of research
– lithium- and sodium-ion batteries
– electrolytes, espeacially highly concentrated solutions
– density functional theory, semi-empirical methods, and ab initio molecular dynamics no battery electrolytes
Professional career
– October 2020 – present: Postdoctoral researcher
Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
Department of Chemistry
Supervisor: Prof. P. Adelhelm
– 2009 – 2011: Tour guide at an observatory
Slottsskogsobservatoriet, Gothenburg, Sweden
Gave observatory tours to companies, school classes, and the general public
Publications
2020
– Åvall, G., & Johansson, P. (2020). A novel approach to ligand-exchange rates applied to lithium-ion battery and sodium-ion battery electrolytes. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 152(23), 234104. <link>
– Åvall, G., Wallenstein, J., Cheng, G., Johansson, P., & Abraham, D. (2020). Highly concentrated electrolytes: Detailed analysis of the solvation structure of LiPF6 in propylene carbonate lithium-ion battery electrolytes. Manuscript.
2018
– Åvall, G., Mindemark, J., Brandell, D., & Johansson, P. (2018). Sodium‐ion battery electrolytes: Modeling and simulations. Advanced Energy Materials, 8(17), 1703036. <link>
– Lindberg, J., Endrődi, B., Åvall, G., Johansson, P., Cornell, A., & Lindbergh, G. (2018). Li salt anion effect on O2 solubility in an Li–O2 battery. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 122(4), 1913-1920. <link>
2017
– Flores, E., Åvall, G., Jeschke, S., & Johansson, P. (2017). Solvation structure in dilute to highly concentrated electrolytes for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries. Electrochimica Acta, 233, 134-141. <link>
Awards & Accomplishments
– 2019 : Chair of local PhD student council
– 2019: Åforsk travelling grant (ISE 2019 Durban)
– 2018: Third place for best flash presentation (10 min oral) at ISSE 2018 Tours
– 2017: Chalmerska Forskningsfonden 2017 (scholarship to travel to IMLB 2018 in Kyoto)
Educational background
Doctoral degree
– Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden (2015-2020)
Program: Physics, Prof. P. Johansson
Thesis topic: Structure and dynamics in liquid battery electrolytes
Licentiate
– Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden (2015-2018)
Program: Physics, Prof. P. Johansson
Thesis topic: Modelling of battery electrolyte interactions
Master’s degree
– University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden (2013-2015)
Program: Physics, Prof. H. Johannesson
Thesis topic: Investigation of quantum spin hall geometries in search for quantum gates
Bachelor’s degree
– University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden (2009-2013)
Program: Physics, Prof. B. E. W. Nilsson
Thesis topic: Can the boundary of a boundary be non-trivial in AdS/CFT?
Conferences & Visits
2019
– November, 2019: Naperville, US
International Conference on Sodium Batteries, ICNaB
Presentation
– November, 2019: Boston, US
MIT – Chalmers Electrolyte Modelling Workshop
Presentation
– September, 2019: Stockholm, Sweden
European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes, EUROMAT
Presentation
– August 2019: Durban, South Africa
International Society of Electrochemistry, ISE
Presentation
– January 2019: Uppsala, Sweden
Swedish Electromobility Centre – Workshop on Battery Modelling
Presentation
2018
– November, 2018: Saint-Malo, France
International Conference on Sodium Batteries, ICNaB
Presentation
– July, 2018: Tours, France
International Symposium on Solubility Phenomena and Related Equilibrium Processes, ISSP
Poster
– June, 2018: Kyoto, Japan
International Meeting on Lithium Batteries, IMLB
Poster
2016
– August, 2016: Uppsala, Sweden
International Symposium on Polymer Electrolytes, ISPE
Poster