"Next-Gen" Safety:
Solid-State and Sodium-Ion-Batteries

The advent of next-generation batteries will potentially change the safety of battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are facing safety issues such as dendrite formation and flammable electrolytes, which is sparking interest in solid-state batteries (SSBs) with potentially safer electrolytes and sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) with lower oxygen release on the cathode side during thermal events. This presentation will cover safety aspects, recent developments and current challenges of SSBs and SIBs with a focus on BEVs.

Curriculum vitae

Florian Salk is a scientist in the field of battery research and solid state chemistry. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with a focus on solid state chemistry at the University of Tübingen in 2014. He then gained practical experience as a student assistant in battery research at the MEET Battery Research Center under Prof. Winter in 2018 and 2019.

In 2019, Florian Salk completed his Master's degree in Business Chemistry at the University of Münster with a focus on next-generation batteries. He then worked as a coordinator for the newly founded "Hydrogen Network" at the Reutlingen Chamber of Industry and Commerce from 2021 to 2022.

Florian Salk is currently working on his doctorate at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) under the supervision of Prof. Jens Tübke, where he is researching the safety of solid-state batteries.