Project Goals
This project aims to develop a multi-scale imaging workflow combining lab- and synchrotron-based tomography, laminography, and correlative microscopy for battery materials. We will establish non-destructive 3D/4D imaging of large-format pouch cells using laminography. Our approach generates quantitative 3D/4D datasets resolving key degradation phenomena (e.g., lithium dendrite growth, interfacial void formation, active material cracking), along with standardized 3D/4D X-ray imaging and reconstruction protocols that are transferrable across lab and synchrotron platforms. This data furthermore supports predictive models of chemo-mechanical digital twins.
Place of Employment
Institute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/164, 1060 Wien
Supervisory Team
Thomas L. Sheppard & Katherine Mazzio (TU Wien; primary co-supervisors), Christian Ellersdorfer (TU Graz), Reinhard Lerchbammer (MU Leoben)
Secondments
3 months secondment at industrial partner (Vienna), multiple short visits
Admission Requirements
Master degree in chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, physics, or similar areas
Essential Qualifications
- Experience in the field of materials characterisation (especially X-ray based analytics or microscopy)
- Experience with energy storage materials, as well as programming experience in Python, is an advantage.
Offered Employment
Full time (40h/week) for 48 months
