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Aug 6, 2025

  • Engineering

Special lecture by Professor Wolfgang Zeier on the relationship between solid-state battery structure and ion transport

On August 4, 2025, Professor Wolfgang Zeier from the University of Münster, Germany, visited the Nakamozu Campus to deliver a special lecture on how understanding the structure of solid-state batteries influences ion transport, a key determinant of battery efficiency.

As part of the International Seminar on All Solid-State Batteries series, the lecture entitled ‘Towards Solid-State Batteries: From Material Fundamentals to Transport Limitations in Electrodes’ presented Zeier’s vision for advancing solid-state battery development by focusing on the microscopic structure of the component materials and how it affects the movement of ions by battery electrodes.

Professor Zeier highlighted several key insights from his research, including the effects of mixed particle sizes, lattice strain, and small defects in the crystal structure on ion transport. Using these insights, his team ultimately aims to improve the effective life and charging rate of batteries.

 

The event concluded with a question-and-answer session with the students and researchers at OMU. By fostering discussions and new ideas on ways to innovate material structures and ion transport mechanisms, the event reinforced OMU’s role as a leading institute for cutting-edge energy research and its commitment to advancing sustainable battery technologies through international collaboration.

Reference: Members of the OMU All-Solid-State Battery Research Center

https://www.omu.ac.jp/orp/assb_en/about/members/

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