Leon Reinschlüssel

PhD Student
Chair for Technical Electrochemistry
Department of Chemistry
Technische Universität München
Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
E-mail: leon.reinschluessel [] tum.de
Tel.: +49(089)-289-13817
Room: CH-62-109
Research Field
Li-Ion Battery Research: Degradation of cathode active materials and electrolytes. Method development for aging analysis.
Scientific Contribution
Articles
Temperature Dependence of the Chemical vs the Electrochemical Electrolyte Oxidation in Lithium‑Ion Batteries with Ni‑rich CAMs: Gas Evolution, Salt Decomposition, and Metal Dissolution / L. J. Reinschlüssel=, L. Reuter=, P. Rapp, M. Bock, A. Berger, M. A. Schilling, and H. A. Gasteiger / J. Electrochem. Soc., 2025, 172, 060536 (Open Access) – DOI
The OÆSE endstation at BESSY II: operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy for energy materials / R. Garcia‑Diez, J. Frisch, M. v. d. Merwe, R. E. Wibowo, M. Gorgoi, E. Kataev, C. E. Jimenez, M. D. Arce, W. Smith, W. Quevedo‑Garzon, R. G. Wilks, D. Wallacher, L. J. Reinschlüssel, G. C. Tok, H. A. Gasteiger, and M. Bär / J. Synchrotron Radiat., 2025, 32(3), 634-648 – DOI
3-Electrode Setup for the Operando Detection of Side Reactions in Li-Ion Batteries: The Quantification of Released Lattice Oxygen and Transition Metal Ions from NCA / L. Reuter=, L. J. Reinschlüssel=, and H. A. Gasteiger / J. Electrochem. Soc., 2024, 171(10), 100524 (Open Access) – DOI
H2 Evolution from Electrocatalysts with Redox-Active Ligands: Mechanistic Insights from Theory and Experiment vis-à-vis Co-Mabiq / G. C. Tok, S. Reiter, A. T. S. Freiberg, L. J. Reinschlüssel, H. A. Gasteiger, R. d. Vivie‑Riedle, and C. R. Hess / Inorg. Chem., 2021, 60(18), 13888-13902 – DOI
Curriculum Vitae
Work experience:
Since 4/2021: PhD student at the Chair of Technical Electrochemistry (TUM)
2/2020–5/2020: Research Assistant at TU München, Chair of Technical Electrochemistry (Prof. Gasteiger): Operando UV-Vis and Bulk Electrolysis studies of the Co(II)-Mabiq Complex in the presence of acid
Education:
10/2018-2/2021: M.Sc. in Chemistry at TU München. Thesis: Improving the Stability and Durability of PGM‑free Cathodes for PEMFC: The Effect of Radical Scavengers, Chair of Technical Electrochemistry (M.Sc. Yan Sheng Li and Prof. H. A. Gasteiger)
10/2016–9/2018: B. Sc. in Chemistry at TU München. Thesis: Polyamides as Biomaterials: Analytic Investigations towards their modification and functionalization, WACKER-Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry (Dr. Malte Winnacker)