Electrobatt
International Conference on Electrochemistry of Batteries and Energy Storage Technologies
4-6 November, 2026 Rikli Balance Hotel, Bled, Slovenia
Programme
Electrochemistry of batteries and energy storage technologies 2026
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
09:30
Registration
10:45–11:00
Welcome Address
11:00–13:00
Sustainability
Chair:
11:00–11:30
The Price of Circularity: Can Battery Electrochemistry Survive Recycling?
Petr Novak
Invited Lecture
11:30–11:45
Towards Sustainable Prussian Blue Analogues: A Solvent-Free Mechanochemical Approach
Paula Sanz Camacho
11:45–12:00
Regenerated PBA as Active Material in Na-Ion Batteries
José Antonio Coca Clemente
12:00–12:15
Relating Carbon Anode Porosity to Sodium Storage Performance
Jonas Krug von Nidda
12:15–12:30
Nanostructured Vanadium Oxides as High-Performance Cathodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries
Andrea Zambotti
12:30–12:45
Graphene Quantum Dot-Based Nanostructured Electrodes for Advanced Sodium Ion Batteries
Grainne Gilleece
12:45–13:00
Sustainable Aqueous Nanocellulose Biobinder for Lithium-Ion Battery Anode Processing
Carlos Herreros-Lucas
13:00–14:15
Lunch Break
14:15–16:00
Electrochemical Characterization
Chair:
14:15–14:45
A Novel Multi-Channel Online Electrochemical Mass Spectrometer for Battery Gas Analysis Applied to Electrolyte Additive Screening
Michael Metzger
Invited Lecture
14:45–15:00
Ex Situ Degradation Diagnostics of NMC111, NMC622, and NMC811 Cathodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Alicja Glaszczka-Ciftci
15:00–15:15
Probing, Preventing, and Healing Lithium-Ion Batteries: Third-Electrode Integration and Functional Separator
Alexis Martin
15:15–15:30
Impact of CC and CCCV Charging Methods on Degradation in Nickel-Rich Cathodes via In-Situ X-Ray Diffraction and Raman Spectroscopy
Paweł Stępnicki
15:30–15:45
Standardization of Rate Performance Analysis Through Chronoamperometry
Sergio Pinilla
15:45–16:00
The Influence of Potassium Metal Counter Electrodes on the Evaluation of Hazelnut-Derived Hard Carbon Anodes for Potassium-Ion Batteries
Noemi Martín Hernández
16:00–16:30
Coffee Break
16:30–18:00
Post-Lithium Batteries
Chair:
16:30–16:45
Mg Metal Interface Characterization in Chloride Based Electrolytes
Sara Drvarič Talian
16:45–17:00
Decoupling Ion Transport From Interfacial Stability by Mixed Coordination Electrolytes for Magnesium Batteries
Toshihiko Mandai
17:00–17:15
Seeing the Chemical Components of SEI: Nanoscale TERS Imaging of Magnesium Anode Interfaces
Sirshendu Dinda
17:15–17:30
Calcium Electrodeposition From Nitrile Solvents
Zoran Mandić
17:30–17:45
Influence of Additive-Level Sodium Incorporation on the Electrochemical Performance and Morphology of Calcium Deposits in a Fluorinated Alkoxyborate Electrolyte
Tjaša Pavčnik
17:45–18:00
Pd NPs Modified Mg-Ni Alloys – Investigating Physicochemical Properties and Electrochemical Absorption of Hydrogen in Protic Ionic Liquid
Katarzyna Hubkowska
Thursday, 5 November 2026
08:30–10:30
Li-Ion Batteries
Chair:
08:30–09:00
Tracking Electron and Ion Fluxes in Energy Storage Electrodes: Advanced Electrochemical Characterization Approaches
Patrice Simon
Invited Lecture
09:00–09:15
Design and Integration of Core-Shell NMC Structures for High-Stability Lithium-Ion Batteries
Dominika Buchberger
09:15–09:30
High-Performance Electrolyte Compositions for Lithium-Ion Batteries With Solvent-Free Cathodes
Maciej Marczewski
09:30–09:45
Transmission Line Modeling of Li-Ion Insertion Porous Electrodes: The Role of Electrolyte Ambipolar Diffusion
Jože Moškon
09:45–10:00
Post-Mortem Analysis of Synthesized and Commercial NMC111 Cathodes After Long-Term Cycling in Li-Ion Cells
Sai Rashmi Manippady
10:00–10:15
Operando Investigation of Degradation Mechanisms in Silicon Nanoparticle-Based Anodes
Zuzana Vlčková
10:15–10:30
What Electrochemical Impedance Reveals and Hides in Graphite-Silicon Composite Particles
Klemen Zelič
10:30–11:00
Coffee Break
11:00–13:00
Advanced Characterization
Chair:
11:00–11:30
Operando Studies of Intercalation Processes
Clare Grey
Invited Lecture
11:30–11:45
Unravel Battery Ageing Through Advanced Characterization and Modeling
Yaolin Xu
11:45–12:00
Insights Into Silicon Solid-State Battery Mechanical Degradations With Operando FIB-SEM and Digital Image Correlation
Patrice Perrenot
12:00–12:15
Tackling Complexity in Post-Li-Ion Battery Research: From Machine Learning-Assisted Scattering to Data-Driven Experimental Design
Christian Prehal
12:15–12:30
Chemical Transformations in Battery Materials by Operando X-Ray -Based Methods.
Alexey Koposov
12:30–12:45
Compositionally Complex Spinel Oxides and Oxyhalides With Enhanced Electrochemical Properties
Martin Fabián
12:45–13:00
Beyond Superoxide & Peroxide: (Su)peroxocarbonates and Their Reactivity With Battery Electrolytes
Bhargavi Pant
13:00–14:15
Lunch Break
14:15–16:00
Post-Li-Ion Batteries
Chair:
14:15–14:45
Scaling Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries: From Stack Development to Utility-Scale Energy Storage
Michal Bumbák
Invited Lecture
14:45–15:00
Designing Li-S and Redox Flow Hybrid Storage Through Advanced Material Modelling and Development
Andrea Straková Fedorková
15:00–15:15
Ionic Liquids for Next Generation Hydride Batteries. Unlocking the Potential of Mg-Ni-Based Alloys
Małgorzata Pająk
15:15–15:30
From Lean to Viscous Electrolytes in Lithium Sulfur Batteries: A Combined Experimental and Modeling Investigation
Tommaso Filippo Lupatelli
15:30–15:45
Data-Driven Benchmarking and Design Rules for Practical Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
Saeed Yari
15:45–15:55
Industry Talk:
Modular Inert-Gas Mini-Environments for Lithium-Ion and All-Solid-State Battery Cell Production
16:00–16:30
Coffee Break
16:30–17:50
Aqueous Batteries
Chair:
16:30–16:45
Design of Aqueous Electrolyte for High-Performance Iron-Air Battery
Xizheng Liu
16:45–17:00
Challenging the Paradigm: CEI Formation on the Oxide Surface in a Conventional Aqueous Electrolyte
Milica Vujković
17:00–17:15
Designing Stable Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries via Electrolyte and Interface Regulation
Jiří Červenka
17:15–17:30
Redox-Selective Control of Perylene Diimide for Ultrafast, Durable Aqueous Sodium-Ion Storage
Engelbert Portenkirchner
17:30–17:40
Industry Talk:
Powering Battery Innovation Through Flexible Automation
17:40–17:50
Short Info
18:00–19:15
Poster Session
Friday, 6 November 2026
09:00–11:00
Solid-State Batteries
Chair:
09:00–09:30
New Solutes, PFAS-Free, for Polymer Electrolytes
Michel Armand
Invited Lecture
09:30–09:45
Turning Waste Into Value: Biosourced and Recycled Polymers for Safe, Sustainable, High-Performing Li-Based Batteries
Hamideh Darjazi
09:45–10:00
High-Transference-Number Polymer-in-Solvent Single-Ion Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries
Yassine Eddahani
10:00–10:15
Single- Ion Conducting Nanohybrid Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries
Athira Mullakkal Ravikumar
10:15–10:30
Photocrosslinked PEO–PEC Electrolytes Enabling Long-Life Lithium and Sodium-Metal Solid-State Batteries
Rijul Bajaj
10:30–10:45
Toward Scalable Dry Processing of Composite Single-Ion-Conducting Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries
Meisam Hasanpoor
10:45–11:00
Cathode Engineering in Sulfide Solid-State Batteries: From Insertion-Type NMC to Conversion-Type Li–Te Chemistries
Remith Pongilat
11:00–11:30
Coffee Break
11:30–13:00
Solid-State Batteries and Material Processing
Chair:
11:30–11:45
Modeling Ion Transport in Solid-State Electrolytes: From the Perspective of Potential Energy Surfaces
Amber Mace
11:45–12:00
Interface Structural Stability and Li-Ion Transport in Anode-Side Li₉N₂Cl₃|Li₂ZrCl₆ Solid-Electrolyte Bilayer for All-Solid-State Batteries by Large-Scale Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Sparse Gaussian Process Regression Potential
Sudeshna Madhual
12:00–12:15
Non-Crystalline Chlorides as New Electrolytes for Sodium-Ion Solid-State Batteries
Jean Rouveyrolles
12:15–12:30
Optimization of Slurry Preparation and Coating Parameters in Ni-Rich NMC/LMFP Blended Cathodes and Their Electrochemical Performance
Kartal Arslan
12:30–12:45
Interface Engineering of Micro-Sized Silicon Particles by Atomic Layer Deposited ZnO for Advanced Silicon/Graphite Composite Anodes
Adarsh Sunilkumar
12:45–13:00
Lithiophilic Sn@MXene Composite Electrodes as Hosts for Stable Lithium Metal Anodes
Nicholas Vallana
13:00–14:15
Lunch Break
14:15–15:45
Electrolytes and Post-Li-Ion Batteries
Chair:
14:15–14:45
Novel Electrolyte Components for Batteries and Supercapacitors
Guinevere Giffin
Invited Lecture
14:45–15:00
Heat-Capacity-Mediated Driving Force Crossover for Solvation-Structure Evolution in Battery Electrolytes
Aiping Wang
15:00–15:15
Improving Reversible Deposition of Li for Anode-Free Technology by Tuning Electrolyte Composition.
Emma Mourey Pineira
15:15–15:30
Polyimide-Linked Hexaazatriphenylene-Based Porous Organic Polymer With Multiple Redox-Active Sites as a High-Capacity Organic Cathode for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Arindam Mal
15:30–15:45
Enhancing Energy Density in Non-Aqueous Redox Supercapacitors Through Interfacial Electron-Transfer Control
Suparna Das
15:45–16:05
Closing Ceremony & Concluding Remarks
Saturday, 7 November 2026
08:30–17:00
Optional Facility Visit
08:30 · Bus departure from Bled
