Ivana Pivarnikova

Research & Skills

I have a background in chemistry and chemical engineering with the focus on the development of nano- and microstructured materials including synthesis and characterization of Si-Graphite composite materials for Li-ion battery anodes. At TUM I will continue my research on Li-ion battery electrode/electrolyte materials using advanced in-situ and operando neutron techniques and study fundamental mechanisms that take place in the batteries during lithiation and delithiation process such as structural changes, SEI formation, cell degradation or Li diffusion.

Electrode materials:

Graphite, Silicium-Graphite Composites (SiG)

Applied Methods:

X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
Raman Spectroscopy
Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS)

Curriculum vitae

02/2020 –	PhD in Battery Research in the project ExZellTUM III Advanced Materials Group, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ)
09/2018 – 06/2019	Research Intern in Separation and Conversion Materials Laboratory, Korean Institute of Energy Research Research topic: Effects of Silicon/Graphite composites microstructure on their electrochemical properties as Li-ion battery anode.
01/2015 – 08/2018	Undergraduate Research Scientist in Laboratory of Chemical Robotics , University of Chemistry and Technology Prague Research topic: Design, synthesis and characterization of structured nano/micro particles and particle systems.
09/2016 – 06/2018	M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague
09/2016 – 01/2017	Exchange Semester, Erasmus+ Project, Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde Glasgow
09/2013 – 06/2016	B.Sc. in Nano- and Micro- Technology in Chemical Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague

Ivana Pivarnikova
Technische Universität München
Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ)
Advanced Materials Group
Lichtenbergstr. 1
85748 Garching

Phone: +49 (0)89 289-54819
E-Mail: ivana.pivarnikova@frm2.tum.de

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