Granted by the MITI of CNRS. 2023, 2024 + (2025, 2026 for the PhD grant),
within the program "80|Prime" (Call 2022-2023).
Under the joint auspices of CNRS Mathematics (INSMI) and CNRS Chimie (INC)
Hosted at Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV), Amiens (80) France
Keywords: batteries, numerical simulation, extrusion, optimization, machine learning
Members: (alphabetical order)
PhD student: a 3 years grant. This position is filled. Start: Feb 2024. Pei Sun (MSc Paris-Saclay, 2023)
Article / Preprint(s):
§ Discrete Element Method modeling of an extrusion process with recirculation for dry manufacturing of Lithium-Ion battery electrodes.
P. Sun, P. Vigneaux, A. A. Franco. Accepted June, 2025 in Batteries & Supercaps.
DOI, Preprint ChemRxiv, Graphical abstract :
§ Assessing Mesoscale Heterogeneities in Hard Carbon Electrodes through FIB-SEM Characterization, Manufacturing and Electrochemical Modeling. S. Saravanan, I. Cardenas Sierra, P. Sun, H. Raj, D. Duranti, M. Nafees, E. Rossi, M. Sebastiani, P. Vigneaux, M. Petit, M. Moreaud, F. Fernandez, and A. A. Franco. Accepted, February 2026 in Advanced Energy Materials. DOI, Preprint ChemRxiv, Graphical abstract :
§ Accelerated Parameter Optimization of Granular Models of Battery Manufacturing. S. B. Vijayaraghavan, S. Saravanan, M. Alabdali, P. Sun, and A. A. Franco. Submitted, March 2026 Preprint ChemRxiv
Conferences:
- Solvent-Free Electrode Manufacturing for Next-Generation Batteries: A DEM Study on Extrusion Process. Pei Sun, Paul Vigneaux, Alejandro Franco. SWISS BATTERY DAYS 2025, Aug 2025, Zurich, Switzerland. Web
- Solvent-Free Electrode Manufacturing for Next-Generation Batteries - A DEM Study on Extrusion Process. Pei Sun, Paul Vigneaux, Alejandro Franco. MRS Fall Meeting, Dec 2025, Boston (MA), USA. Symposium EN03. Web
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