Thin Film Technology at European Coating Symposium (ECS)

It was our pleasure to be part of this years’ 16th European Coating Symposium (ECS) at the University of A Coruña! The ECS community is an amazing platform to foster international research collaboration and exchange.

Picture of the TFT group during the ECS 2025 conference in Spain.

President of the ECS, Prof. Schabel, opens this years 16th conference (picture):

 

This year, the TFT was representing our research in the following 7 talks and posters:

Day 1:

Talk: Drying of Sodium-Ion-Battery (SIB) Electrodes (David Burger, Julian Klemens, Philip Scharfer and Wilhelm Schabel)

Talk: Post-Drying of Coated Electrodes for Lithium Ion Battery Production (Philipp Barbig, T. Heckmann, P. Scharfer and W. Schabel)

Talk: Enhancing Recirculation in Convection Dryers for Improved Drying Efficiency of Water-Based Battery Electrodes (Jonas Mohacsi, Julian Borho, Kevin Ly, Philip Scharfer and Wilhelm Schabel)

Day 2:

Talk: Towards Higher Production Speeds in Battery Electrode Drying Using IR and Laser (Julian Borho, Kevin Ly, Philip Scharfer and Wilhelm Schabel)

Talk: Investigation of the Direct Coating Process of Catalyst Layers on the Membrane for Water Electrolysis (Linus Janning, Philipp Quarz, Nadine Zimmerer, Alexandra Decker, Philip Scharfer, Wilhelm Schabel)

Day 3:

Talk: Crack Formation During Processing of Catalyst Layers for PEM Fuel Cells and Electrolysers (Nadine Zimmerer, Linus Janning, Philip Scharfer and Wilhelm Schabel)

Talk: Influences of process parameters in the membrane direct coating of catalyst coated membranes for PEM fuel cells (Philipp Quarz, Nadine Zimmerer, Linus Janning, Philip Scharfer and Wilhelm Schabel)

Posters:

  • Structural Optimization for Drying of Sodium-Ion Battery (SIB) Electrodes – D. Burger, P. Scharfer, W. Schabel
  • Interdiffusion of PMMA-PVAc Multilayers during Toluene Evaporation – L. Janning, L. Eser, P. Scharfer, W. Schabel
  • Enhanced Inline Monitoring for Improved Battery Electrode Drying Process – J. Mohacsi, K. Ly, M. Birg, J. Hohlweck, P. Scharfer, W. Schabel
  • Unique Experimental Setup for Advanced Investigations on Sorption, Drying and Coating in Battery Production and Recycling – J.Doerr, L. Loedige, P. Scharfer, W. Schabel

    Winner of ECS 2nd poster award.
  • Environmentally friendly fluorine-free catalyst layers for PEM electrolysis
    Authors: A. Decker, N. Zimmerer, P. Quarz, L. Janning, P. Scharfer, W. Schabel
  • Format-flexible processing of battery electrodes: Exploring screen printing and IR-drying for enhanced efficiency – K. Ly, J. Borho, P. Scharfer, W. Schabel
  • Quantitative Investigation of Convection Flows in Drying Polymer Films using 3D Micro Particle Tracking Velocimetry– A. Decker, L. Janning, M. Tönsmann, P. Cavadini, P. Scharfer, W. Schabel

    Winner of ECS 1st poster award.

Looking back on a week of fruitful exchange and discussions, we thank the ECS organizing committee and University of A Coruña for this wonderful conference.

We are already looking forward to the next ECS in Cambridge, UK.