Dr. Ines Escher
Topics of research
– Carbon material for anodes in sodium-ion batteries
– Graphite and hard carbon
– Glyme-based electrolytes
Publications
2021
– I. Escher, Y. Kravets, G. A. Ferrero, M. Goktas, P. Adelhelm, Strategies for Alleviating Electrode Expansion of Graphite Electrodes in Sodium-Ion Batteries Followed by In Situ Electrochemical Dilatometry, Energy Technology 9(3) (2021) 2000880.
– I. Escher, G. A. Ferrero, M. Goktas, P. Adelhelm, In Situ (Operando) Electrochemical Dilatometry as a Method to Distinguish Charge Storage Mechanisms and Metal Plating Processes for Sodium and Lithium Ions in Hard Carbon Battery Electrodes, Advanced Materials Interfaces 2100596 (2021)
2018
– Medenbach, L., Escher, I., Köwitsch, N., Armbrüster, M., Zedler, L., Dietzek, B., & Adelhelm, P. (2018). Sulfur spillover on carbon materials and possible impacts on metal-sulfur batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 57 (41), 13666-13670. <link>
Educational background
Bachelor’s degree
Chemistry (2012 – 2015)
Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena, Germany
Bachelor thesis:
Topic: „Evaluation piezokatalytischer Oxidationsprozesse am Beispiel von Bariumtitanat“
supervisor: Dr. Patrick Bräutigam
Master’s degree
Chemistry, energy and environment (2015 – 2017)
Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena, Germany
Master thesis:
Topic: „Transportprozesse in Metall-Schwefel-Batterien und Ansätze zur Verbesserung der Zyklenfestigkeit“
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Philipp Adelhelm
Doctoral degree
Chemistry (2018 – 2019)
Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena, Germany
Thesis topic: Carbon materials as anodes for sodium-ion batteries
Supervisor: Prof. Adelhelm
Chemistry (2020 – present)
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Thesis topic: Carbon materials as anodes for sodium-ion batteries
Supervisor: Prof. Adelhelm
Conferences & Visits
Conferences
– November, 2018: Jena, Germany
1st SIB workshop
– May, 2019: Jena, Germany
Bunsentagung 2019 – 118th General Assembly of the German Bunsen Society
Poster topic: “Reversible intercalation of solvated ions into graphite” (dilatometry study of graphite and hard carbon electrodes with different binders)
– September, 2019: Aachen, Germany
GDCh-Wissenschaftsforum Chemie 2019
Poster topic: “Reversible intercalation of solvated ions into graphite” (ss-NMR investigation of t-GICs)
– September, 2020: online
Electrochemistry undercover – GDCh
Poster topic: “Monitoring and manipulating volume changes of graphite electrodes in sodium-ion batteries during cycling”
– January, 2021: online
International sodium battery symposium SBS2 – Fraunhofer
Poster topic: “Strategies for Alleviating Electrode Expansion of Graphite Electrodes in Sodium-Ion Batteries Followed by In Situ Electrochemical Dilatometry”
Third price – poster
– February, 2021: online
Weinheim Symposium
Talk topic: “Strategies for Alleviating Electrode Expansion of Graphite Electrodes in Sodium-Ion Batteries Followed by In Situ Electrochemical Dilatometry”
Visits to other institutions
– September, 2018: Beijing, China
National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
Receiving side: Prof. Zhao, Prof. Han
Project title: Sodium-ion storage in nanostructured carbon materials
– May, 2019: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
CIC Energigune
Receiving side: Dr. Galceran, Dr. Lopez del Amo, Prof. Rojo
Project title: LIBRA