Julia Maibach

I joined the Division of Materials Physics in October 2022. I previously worked at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany) and Uppsala University and hold a PhD in Materials Science from Technische Universität Darmstadt (Germany).

I study interface phenomena at the contact of electrode and electrolyte in energy storage systems like lithium and post-lithium-ion batteries. We use and develop classical and operando photoelectron spectroscopy to follow reactions at critical interfaces such the contact between electrode and electrolyte in a battery under working conditions. Our aim is to establish interfacial structure/property relationships that lead to improved materials and interface design.