"Lithium Sulfur, Solid-State, and Seawater Batteries as a strategic approach to diversified electrochemical energy storage."- Electrolyte and Separator modification to prevent the shuttle effect in Lithium Sulfur batteries.- PEO-based polymer interlayers to enhance the interfacial stability between lithium metal and Argyrodite sulfide-type solid electrolyte.- In-situ forming redox-mediated solid electrolyte interphase for highenergy and reversible anode-less Seawater Batteries

Lithium-sulfur batteries cathodes and electrolytes

- Solid-state batteries- Sulfide solid-state electrolytes- Polymer electrolytes- Hybrid solid-state electrolytes- Seawater Batteries

Preparation and characterization of electrolyte systems with an innovative ionic liquid and the evaluation the electrochemical performances in different Li/C electrodes systems.Skills acquired:- electrodes (cathodes and anodes) and electrolyte preparation;- setup and data analysis of voltametric techniques (cyclic voltammetry, linear sweep voltammetry, stripping/plating).- setup and data analysis of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.- setup and data analysis of controlled-current techniques (galvanostatic cycling, GITT, current interruption).- synthesis and characterization of ionic liquids.- materials characterization (SEM, FTIR, Raman, XRD).

Student Assistant at Chemistry Department

Remediation of groundwater contaminated with chlorinated solvents through a bio-electrochemical system able to pair a first cathodic reduction for most-chlorinated compounds with a second anodic oxidation for less-chlorinated compounds.Skills acquired:- setup of Gas chromatography (FID and TCD) and analysis of data;- setup of Ionic chromatography and analysis of data;- fundamentals in the continuous reactor management;- control and management of the electrochemical parameters.