
Dr. Jan-Philipp Hoffknecht
Topics of research
– Operando characterization
– Sodium-sulfur batteries
– Solid-state batteries
Educational background
Doctoral degree
2017 – 2024
MEET Battery Research Center
University of Münster, Germany
Thesis topic: Cyano-substituted Anions for Lithium Battery Electrolytes
Supervisor: Prof. Martin Winter & Prof. Elie Paillard
Master’s degree in chemistry
2013 – 2017
University of Münster
Thesis at Helmholtz Institute Münster (Forschungszentrum Jülich)
Thesis topic: Synthesis and Characterization of Ionic Liquids for the Application in Lithium Ion Batteries
Supervisor: Prof. Martin Winter & Prof. Elie Paillard
Awards & Accomplishments
Selected as participant of the Helmholtz COMPASS program (2024 – 2026)
Publications
2023
J.-P. Hoffknecht, A. Wettstein, J. Atik, C. Krause, J. Thienenkamp, G. Brunklaus, M. Winter, D. Diddens, A. Heuer, E. Paillard, Adv. Energy Mater. 2023, 13, DOI 10.1002/aenm.202202789.
2021
J.-P. Hoffknecht, J. Atik, C. Krause, J. Thienenkamp, G. Brunklaus, M. Winter, E. Paillard, Green Chem. 2021, 23, 9935–9944.
2017
J.-P. Hoffknecht, M. Drews, X. He, E. Paillard, Electrochim. Acta 2017, 250, 25–34.
Professional Career
September 2024 – present:
Visiting Scholar
Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
Department of Chemistry
Supervisor: Prof. P. Adelhelm
February 2024 – present:
Postdoctoral researcher
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Germany
Department of Chemistry
Supervisor: Dr. S. Risse
September 2017 – August 2020:
Research Associate
MEET Battery Research Center
University of Münster, Germany
Supervisors: Prof. M. Winter, Prof. Elie Paillard
June 2017 – August 2017:
Research Assistant
MEET Battery Research Center
University of Münster, Germany
June 2016 – May 2017:
Student Assistant
Helmholtz Institute Münster
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
May 2015 – January 2016:
Student Assistant
MEET Battery Research Center
University of Münster, Germany