Welcome to the Freunberger laboratory website!
Our primary research interest lies in the fundamental science of electron and ion conducting and redox active materials (inorganic, organic and polymeric) and their mutual interactions in the working environment of electrochemical devices. Particularly materials science related to electrochemical energy storage devices such as rechargeable batteries. This field has expanded greatly due to the increasing need for clean and efficient mobile energy sources. The foundations of our research are (i) synthesis of new conducting and redox active materials and fundamental understanding of charge carrier transport and electrochemical reactions, (ii) advanced physical‐chemical and spectroscopic investigations to understand the mutual behaviour of the materials in the working environment and the surface and interface processes, and (iii) the application in the electrochemical device that is a complex electrochemical reactor.
Nature Catalysis | March 2022
Threshold potentials for fast kinetics during mediated redox catalysis of insulators in Li–O2 and Li–S batteries
D. Cao, […], S. Shi, S.A. Freunberger, Y. Chen
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. | March 2021
In situ small-angle X-ray scattering reveals solution phase discharge of Li–O2 batteries with weakly solvating electrolytes
C.Prehal, […], S.A. Freunberger
Nature Chemistry | March 2021
Mechanism of mediated alkali peroxide oxidation and triplet versus singlet oxygen formation
Y. Petit, […], S.A. Freunberger
Nature Communications | September 2020
Persistent and reversible solid iodine electrodeposition in nanoporous carbons
C. Prehal, […], S.A. Freunberger, Q. Abbas
Electrochimica Acta | September 2020
Surface and catalyst driven singlet oxygen formation in Li-O2 cells
A. Samojlov, […], S.A. Freunberger
Angewandte Chemie | August 2020
2‐Methoxyhydroquinone from Vanillin for Aqueous Redox‐Flow Batteries
W. Schlemmer, [...], S.A. Freunberger, W. Kern, S. Spirk
Angewandte Chemie | May 2020
Competitive Salt Precipitation/ Dissolution During Free‐Water Reduction in Water‐in‐Salt Electrolyte
R. Bouchal, [...], S.A. Freunberger, M. Salanne, O. Fontaine
Chemical Reviews | March 2020
Lithium–Oxygen Batteries and Related Systems: Potential, Status, and Future
W.-J. Kwak, […] S.A. Freunberger, D. Aurbach
Energy & Environmental Science | July 2019
Singlet oxygen from cation driven superoxide disproportionation and consequences for aprotic metal-O2 batteries
E. Mourad, Y.K. Petit, […], S. Brutti, S.A. Freunberger
Nature Communications | March 2019
Deactivation of redox mediators in lithium-oxygen batteries by singlet oxygen
W-J. Kwak, […], Y.K. Petit, […], S.A. Freunberger, Y.-K. Sun
Angewandte Chemie | March 2019
DABCOnium: An Efficient and High‐voltage Stable Singlet Oxygen Quencher for Metal‐O2 Cells
Y.K. Petit, C. Leypold, N. Mahne, […] S.A. Freunberger
Nature Energy | March 2017
Singlet oxygen generation as a main cause for parasitic reactions during cycling of aprotic lithium-oxygen batteries
N. Mahne, O. Fontaine […] S.A. Freunberger
03.03.2022:
The paper with the Yuhui Chen’s group at Nanjing Tech and Siqi Shi’s group at Shanghai just appeared in Nature Catalysis, revealing threshold potentials for fast kinetics during mediated redox catalysis of insulators. Thanks guys for the excellent collaboration!
07.02.2022:
Our ERC Proof of Concept grant LiquidS has been granted!
15.03.2021:
Christian’s paper revealing solution phase discharge of Li–O2 batteries with weakly solvating electrolytes using in situ small-angle X-ray scattering just appeared in Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.. Many thanks to Manfred, Manfred, Heinz and Ludek for your collaborations!
15.03.2021:
Our work revealing the mechanism of mediated (su)per oxide oxidation and singlet versus triplet oxygen evolution just appeared at Nature Chemistry. Thanks guys for tireless efforts!
1.04.2020:
The Freunberger Lab moves to IST Austria.
16.07.2019:
Our Energy & Environmental Science paper revealing a unified mechanism of 1O2 generation and hence side reactions in metal-O2 cells just appeared. Great collaboration with Sergio’s group at Sapienza University and colleagues from Montpellier, Basilicata and Paris.
26.03.2019:
Our Nature Communications on the deactivation of redox mediators by 1O2 just appeared. Great collaboration with the groups of Y.K. Sun from Hanyang University and L. Curtiss from Argonne.
18.03.2019:
Our Angew. Chem. communication reporting on DABCOnium as high-voltage stable 1O2 quencher for metal-O2 cells just appeared as Very Important Paper.
08.10.2018:
Christian published in Nature Communications on the charge storage mechanism in supercapacitors. Congratulations!
10.08.2018:
Stefan has won the Tajima Prize 2018 of the International Society of Electrochemistry.
01.07.2018:
Welcome to Alen and Daniel as new (visiting) group members.
25.05.2018:
Nika’s Ph.D. exam concludes a series of 3 exams in a row after Bettina and Lukas. All well done!
31.01.2018:
Our Angew. Chem. communication that identifies 1O2 upon oxidizing Li2CO3 was just accepted as Very Important Paper. Great collaboration with the McCloskey Lab
31.01.2018:
Congrats to Eléonore, Oli and the team for receiving Le Prix 2017 la Recherche for the Nature Materials paper.
18.12.2017:
Our paper on quantification of total (su)peroxide and carbonaceous compounds is now online at ACS Energy Letters .
30.11.2017:
The 2012 Nature Materials review reached 3000 citations on ISI Web ob Knowledge.
8.11.2017:
A contribution to the Junge Akademie blog went online on derStandard.at about our recent papers on 1O2 in Nature Energy and Angew. Chem.
11.10.2017:
Our paper on 1O2 in the Na-O2 cell was accepted as Very Important Paper for Angew. Chem. and is now online.
16.9.2017:
Congratulations to Bettina for winning the Best Lecturer Award at the Danube Vlatava Sava Polymer Meeting for her presentation "Porous poly(dicyclopentadiene) based cathode materials for lithium-oxygen batteries".
16.9.2017:
Our new homepage is online. Thanks to Michael Süßenbacher for the great programming!