Topics Covered
Main Research Activities
We perform multiscale modelling of the manufacturing process for electrode materials used in Li-ion batteries. Special attention is directed towards blended electrodes. Microstructure simulations are carried out by Coarse-grained molecular dynamics. These results feed our electrochemical and mechanical models, which are solved by using the finite element method.Academic Training
- Postdoc: 2020-2021, Florida State University (United States). Supervisor: Dr. Oliver Steinbock.
- PhD: 2015-2019, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba – INFIQC-CONICET (Argentina). Supervisor: Dr. Sergio Dassie.
Professional skills
Continuum simulations: Finite element method, finite difference.
Mass transport, kinetics.
Molecular dynamics simulations.
Running Projects
BIG-MAP
Time-Dependent Deep Learning Manufacturing Process Model for Battery Electrode Microstructure Prediction
Diego E. Galvez-Aranda, Tan Le Dinh, Utkarsh Vijay, Franco M. Zanotto, Alejandro A. Franco
Advanced Energy Materials, 2024
Influence of the mixing speed in the rheology of NMC622-based Li-ion battery electrode slurries
Diana Zapata Dominguez, Jiahui Xu, Yasmina Boudjema, Siwar Ben Hadj Ali, Franco M. Zanotto and Alejandro A. Franco
Journal of Power Sources Advances, 2024
Mesoscopic Model of Extrusion during Solvent-Free Li-Ion Battery Electrode Manufacturing
Brayan Paredes-Goyes; Franco M. Zanotto; Victor Boudeville; Sylvie Grugeon; Loic Dupont; Alejandro A. Franco
ChemPhysChem, 2023
Three-dimensional physical modeling of the wet manufacturing process of solid-state battery electrodes
Mohammed Alabdali, Franco M. Zanotto, Marc Duquesnoy, Anna-Katharina Hatz, Duancheng Ma, Jérémie Auvergniot, Virginie Viallet, Vincent Seznec, Alejandro A. Franco
Journal of Power Sources, 2023
Lithium ion battery electrode manufacturing model accounting for 3D realistic shapes of active material particles
Jiahui Xu, Alain C. Ngandjong, Chaoyue Liu, Franco M. Zanotto, Oier Arcelus, Arnaud Demortière, Alejandro A. Franco
Journal of Power Sources, 2023
