Prof. Peled is the seventh researcher to win this medal for his scientific research in the field of conversion and storage of electrochemical energy
Prof. Emmanuel Peled from the school of chemistry at the Faculty of Exact Sciences by Raymond and Burley Sackler, was announced as the winner of the International Battery Association's Medal of Excellence. The medal has been awarded since 2016 for an extraordinary and long-term scientific contribution to scientific research and the development of technologies in the field of conversion and storage of electrochemical energy. Prof. Peled is the seventh researcher to win this medal. The first three to win it are Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry, Stanley Whittingham, John Goodenough and Akira Yoshihino. The award will be presented to Prof. Peled at a special session held in his honor as part of the annual IBA convention to be held in Slovenia, in October 2022.
Prof. Peled, an electrochemist and global expert on fuel cells and batteries, is known as the inventor and developer of the solid electrolyte phase model (SEI), which is designed to explain the mechanism of operation of a lithium battery. This model broke the prevailing paradigm of understanding how these batteries work, and enabled the development of safe, stable, high-power, low-cost batteries.
Prof. Peled also led the development of several electrochemical systems, including a lithium-sulfur battery, nanoporous proton-conducting membranes, a methanol-based fuel cell, a tribrominated hydrogen-based regenerative fuel cell, as well as catalysts for fuel cells based on nano- platinum particles. His group developed unique fuel cells that set world records in electricity output. Many of his studies were carried out in collaboration with Prof. Diana Golodnitsky, also from the School of Chemistry. This achievement, apart from the personal respect for Prof. Peled, honors the work of the State of Israel and Tel Aviv University at the forefront of chemical and energy sciences.
