Vito Roberto Giampietro
Professor
Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering
ETH Zürich - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich
Switzerland
Biography
Vito Roberto Giampietro is currently working as professor, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich.
Research Interest
Graphite micropowder is used as the anode material in most lithium-ion batteries. In order to ensure a good compatibility between the electrolyte solution and the anode material, a carbon coating of the graphite powder is made. The properties of this coating reduce capacitance losses during charge and discharge cycles. This makes it possible to significantly extend the life of the battery. In the near future, conventional coating techniques using toxic and carcinogenic substances within Europe will be banned.
Publications
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Applying the Macroscopic Kinetic Approach to Plasma Polymerization to the Plasma Surface Modification of Micropowders: Attempt of Correlating Powder Flowability and Plasma Process Parameters Vito Roberto Giampietro, Christian Roth, Michal Gulas, Vanessa Wood and Philipp Rudolf von Rohr Plasma processes and polymers, 13 (3): 334-340, Weinheim: Wiley, 2016.
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Plasma afterglow treatment of polymer powders: Process parameters, resistance improvement, and aging effects Gina Oberbossel, Christian Probst, Vito Roberto Giampietro, Philipp Rudolf von Rohr and giampietro Plasma processes and polymers, 14 (3): 1600144, Weinheim: Wiley, 2017.
