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Inorganic chemistry with a focus on materials and energy

AG Lepple is working on the development and investigation of innovative high-performance ceramics for efficient energy conversion and storage.

Central focuses:

New ceramics for high-temperature applications that are stable over long periods in aggressive atmospheres
New ceramics for energy storage (electrode materials, ion conductors)
New ceramics for sustainable energy generation and catalysis

Further information on the research topics of the working group can be found here.

Announcements

2025 E-MRS Spring Meeting, Straßburg	26.05.-30.05.2025
	As part of the E-MRS meeting in Strasbourg, Benjamin and Alexander will participate in the event. Benjamin will present his research in a talk entitled “Multicomponent Li-Garnets as Electrolytes in Solid-State Batteries: Synthesis and Characterization”. Alexander will present the lecture “Thermal Properties and Stability of LPSCl Solid Electrolytes”.

News

New paper published

Structural Analysis of Tin-Substituted High-Entropy Li-Garnet Electrolytes for Solid-State Batteries

We are pleased to announce the first publication of an article by Benjamin, which was written in collaboration with AG Janek from Giessen. He has investigated various high-entropy garnets as possible solid-state electrolytes for lithium batteries.

Congratulations!

2025 MRS Spring Meeting, Seattle	07.04.-11.04.2025
	At this year's MRS Spring Meeting in Seattle, Prof. Lepple was invited to give a lecture entitled “High-Entropy Oxides for Energy Conversion and Storage”. She also discussed the various research areas with other international researchers.

MatFo 2025, Frankfurt a. M.	02.04.2025
	As the opening event of the DGM Materials Week in Frankfurt, the latest research programs of the BMBF were presented as part of the Materials Research Conference (MatFo). Various presentations from research, industry and politics highlighted the current materials science issues.