The Group

The Electrochemistry Group at ETH was created in 2011 in collaboration with PSI's Center for Energy & Environmental Sciences. Our mission is to advance the scientific and technological understanding of electrochemical energy storage and conversion specifically in the context of a sustainable energy system, in which renewable energy is required to be stored in chemicals as e.g., hydrogen and (re-)converted into electricity. Our fundamental and applied R & D, hence, is focused on devices like polymer electrolyte fuel cells, polymer electrolyte electrolysis cells, processes like the co-electrolysis of carbon dioxide and water, and the electrochemistry of nitrogen-containing compunds, respectively.

We are bridging the gap between fundamental science and applied engineering by combining both academically as well as industrially relevant questions. For all outlined devices we not only develop fundamental understanding of materials on atomic and molecular level (electrochemical materials sciences and electrocatalysis), but also on the applied development of technical cells and devices.

On all technical complexity levels, we are developing and utilizing advanced in situ and operando imaging and spectroscopic tools to gain insights on properties and processes from the nanometer to the centimeter scale, respectively.