Aktuelle Nachrichten der AG Oschatz

Uli published his first paper with the title "Controlling and Understanding the Impact of Closed Pore Size on Sodium Storage in Hard Carbons via Controlled Pyrolysis of Molecular Precursors" in ChemElectroChem. Cyclodextrins as model materials were investigated to correlate the sodium storage to the pore size of hard carbon. By varying the heat treatment temperature different pore sizes can be adjusted leading to different electrochemical behaviour which can be observed in charge/discharge curves. For more information check out the publication: https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202500241

The CilCat study investigates the interface formed between carbon pore structures and ionic liquids (IL) in microporous carbons with a special focus on the gas adsorption properties of the hybrid materials. The results demonstrate how ionic liquids can be used to modify pore structures and influence solid-liquid-gas interfaces, providing insights into tailoring properties such as gas uptake by their interaction with porous carbon materials. More information about the work: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smll.202501928

Carlyn Danese spent three months in our group through the DAAD RISE program, collaborating with HIPOLE Jena on polymer–carbon composites for CO2 utilisation. She now returns to her home institution, Mount Holyoke College. It was a pleasure hosting you in Jena, and we hope our paths cross again soon!

Recently, Dr. Abdullah Khan joined our team as a Postdoc on the ERC Starting grant project CilCat. He will be working on the adsorption and conversion of small molecules on carbon. Welcome to Jena!

Dr. Tarekegn Heliso Dolla spent 3 months in our group to study high-entropy sodium ion batteries. His stay was supported by the TWAS program of the DFG. It was very nice to welcoming you in Jena Tarekegn and hopefully see you soon again.

We are happy to welcome Dr. Felix Nagler in our CoLi-SCo project team! Felix will be working in HIPOLE Jena together with Dr. Eneli Monerjan and in close collaboration with Dr. Tilmann Neubert from our group on the operando characterization of Li-S batteries and pouch cell design. We look forward to work with you, Felix!

Prof. Devi from the Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden gave a great talk about nanostructured functional materials triggered by precursor chemistry. It was a pleasure to welcome you here for our GDCh Kolloquium.

Recently, Dr. Lindner, Principal Scientist at BASF SE, visited the institute and gave an excellent talk on "Lignin Valorisation in the Chemical Industry." Gaining an industrial perspective on this process was particularly valuable for the scientists involved in the LignUp project and provided a great opportunity to discuss future challenges. Many thanks for your visit!

Yesterday, Dr. Sudarsanam Putla from the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad visit our institute here in Jena. He is an expert in Biomass and plastic recycling using heterogeneous nanocatalysts. It was a pleasure to have you here.

Today, our dear Henrik successfully defended his Master thesis in which he developed Sodium ion battery full cells based on Hard Carbons and Prussian White. Congratulations Henrik, we wish you all the best for your future in Sweden! You will be missed here in Jena.

Martin was recently invited to give a talk at the RESOLV summer school in Bochum. The session topics of the school were 'Solvation in Charge and Electron Transfer, in Complex Processes and in Biophysics.' Thanks to the Graduate School Solvation Science for the invitation.

Uni Jena triumphs again at the Unibund-Pokal 2025! 🏆 The team claimed victory over Halle and Leipzig — with Martin on the field and our group (the inofficial trainers of the team apparently) cheering from the sidelines. Here are also some impressions from the tournament.