We are excited to announce that registration for the 240th ECS Meeting in Orlando, FL is now open! The meeting takes place from October 10-14, 2021, at the Orange County Convention Center.
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ECS Corrosion Division Rusty Award for Mid-Career Excellence
Nominations are now being accepted for the new ECS Corrosion Division Rusty Award for Mid-Career Excellence. The award was established recently by the ECS Honors and Awards Program and Corrosion Division to recognize a mid-career scientist or engineer’s achievements and contributions to the field of corrosion science and technology.
Award
A framed certificate; US $1,000 prize; and complimentary meeting registration are awarded to the recipient. The award is bestowed at the fall ECS biannual meeting; the recipient is expected to lecture on their research at a designated ECS Corrosion Division symposium during that meeting. Up to US $1,000 may be available to assist with travel expenses to facilitate attendance at the meeting. (more…)
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ECS Webinar: Thermodynamic origins of reaction heterogeneity in lithium battery electrodes
Posted on July 14, 2021 by Kellie GilbertMing Tang
Associate Professor
Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering
Rice University, U.S.
Date: July 28, 2021
Time: 1000h ET
Sponsor: Hiden Analytical
During battery (dis)charging, lithium (de)intercalation in electrodes is usually spatially non-uniform across multiple length scales. Such a phenomenon is a major impediment to battery performance and life as it causes energy under-utilization and induces over-(dis)charging, etc. While reaction heterogeneity is often attributed to mass transport limitation, this talk highlights the important roles of thermodynamic factors including elastic energy and phase transformations, the understanding of which is important for the development of mitigation strategies. Through combined modeling and characterization, how stress could destabilize the lithium (de)lithiation front in single crystalline and polycrystalline intercalation compounds is elucidated. Also, a fundamental driving force for dendrite growth on the lithium metal anode during electrodeposition is provided. Stress relief thus offers a promising approach to improving reaction uniformity at the particle level. At the cell level, the reaction distribution that within the porous electrode is strongly influenced by how the electrode’s equilibrium potential varies with the state of charge, is discovered. Two types of prototypical reaction behavior emerge from common electrode materials with significant impact on the thick electrode performance. This finding leads to an efficient analytical model for optimizing battery configurations in place of common battery cell simulations. (more…)
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The publishing staff of The Electrochemical Society Interface is pleased to announce that 1996-1997 issues are now digitized. We are working issue by issue to get this exclusive back content to you. Thank you for being a valued reader of Interface. (more…)
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Short Courses Return in September and October – Virtually!
Posted on July 12, 2021 by Frances Chaves
Register now!
ECS is offering virtual Short Courses beginning in September 2021 and as part of the 240th ECS Meeting in October 2021.
Popular ECS Short Courses deliver in-depth education for students and seasoned professionals on a wide range of electrochemical and solid state science topics. Novices and experts advance their technical expertise and knowledge through personalized instruction by academic and industry experts in an intensive short time period.
Don’t miss the opportunity to participate online in these courses! (more…)
ECS Pacific Northwest Section Webinar: Tuning the activity of nickelates for oxygen electrocatalysis
Posted on July 12, 2021 by Kellie GilbertPresented by Kelsey A. Stoerzinger on July 26
Kelsey A. Stoerzinger
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Oregon State University
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Date: July 26, 2021
Time: 1000h PT
Price: There is no cost to register for this event.
The webinar is open to the public; ECS membership is not required.
You must pre-register through ECS My Account.
Don’t have one? It’s easy to create–visit Create an Account now.
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ECS Transactions presents its latest publication, 17th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC-XVII) July 18-23, 2021 | Digital Meeting. Volume 102 features 208 papers from the digital meeting. It is available online through the ECS Digital Library and can be purchased as instantly downloadable electronic (PDF) editions through the ECS Online Store.
Link to Volume 102: https://iopscience.iop.org/volume/1938-5862/103
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Iwnetim Abate Receives 2021 ECS San Francisco Section Daniel Cubicciotti Student Award
Posted on July 1, 2021 by Genevieve Goldy
Sarah Berlinger and Eric McShane awarded Honorable Mentions
Each year, a deserving undergraduate student from a college or university in Northern California is acknowledged through the ECS San Francisco Section’s Daniel Cubicciotti Student Award. Established in 1994, the award honors distinguished researcher Daniel Cubicciotti and assists a praiseworthy student to pursue a career in the physical sciences or engineering. First prize recipients receive a plaque and US $2,000 prize. In addition, up to two students receive Honorable Mentions consisting of framed certificates and US $500 prizes. (more…)
Microfluidic Systems for the Skin: Quantitative Sensing of Biomarkers in Sweat – Webinar Q&A with Prof. John A. Rogers
Posted on June 30, 2021 by Kellie GilbertThe Electrochemical Society hosted Prof. John A. Rogers’ live online webinar, “Microfluidic Systems for the Skin: Quantitative Sensing of Biomarkers in Sweat,” on June 23, 2021. Below are answers to questions posed during the presentation.
NOTE: Registration is required to view the webinar.
Professor John A. Rogers is the Louis Simpson and Kimberly Querrey Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Neurological Surgery at Northwestern University, with affiliate appointments in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Chemistry. He is also Director of Northwestern’s recently endowed Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics. Rogers completed an SM in physics and chemistry in 1992, and PhD in physical chemistry in 1995, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was a Junior Fellow in the Harvard University Society of Fellows from 1995 to 1997; worked at Bell Labs from 1997 to 2002; then served on the faculty of the University of Illinois for 13 years. Rogers received many important awards including a MacArthur Fellowship and membership in the National Academies of Engineering, Sciences, Medicine, Inventors, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Rogers has published more than 750 papers, is a co-inventor on more than 100 patents, and co-founded several successful technology companies. (more…)
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ECS Webinar: Application of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy in Lithium Ion Batteries
Posted on June 30, 2021 by Frances ChavesChockkalingam (Chock) Karuppaiah
Founder and Chairman, Vetri Labs, U.S.
Chief Technology Officer, Ohmium, U.S.
Date: July 14, 2021
Time: 1300h ET
Sponsor: Gamry Instruments & Hiden Analytical
Be it improving energy density or cycle life or reducing cost, understanding the failure modes of batteries in a non-destructive mode is critical during the design, product development, and manufacturing of lithium ion batteries. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) provides the ability to access and decouple the failure modes based on the processes’ time scale. Analysis of recorded EIS can be done either through phenomenological modelling or equivalent circuit modelling, with each having its own pros and cons.
This webinar reviews the basics of applying EIS for understanding the phenomena in lithium ion batteries, the experimental details and protocols, and the types of models with a few case studies. (more…)