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Organizer Institute of Physics, Photonics Center
Date/time 2026-07-22 (Wednesday), 12:00
Venue Institute of Physics Belgrade, "Dragan Popović" hall
Presenter(s) Michael Pravica
Affiliation University of Nevada, USA
Language English
Title Driving novel chemistry with X-rays to benefit battery science
Abstract/Intro We have been developing useful hard X-ray photochemistry as a means to perform novel chemistry by taking advantage of the highly penetrating and ionizing properties of hard X-rays (>7keV) which allows us to access regions of the thermodynamic free energy phase space that are currently inaccessible via modern synthetic methods.  Recently, we realized that hard X-rays might be useful as a means of altering battery electrochemistry.  This is particularly relevant as no one really knows how to properly dispose of lithium batteries and it is more expensive to recycle them than to make new batteries.  This talk will discuss recent discoveries made in the effort to drive lithium chemistry with hard X-rays.
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In memory of our dear collaegu dr Antun Balaž, the Institute of Physics Belgrade organizes memorial conference "In memory of Antun Balaž - insights into complex systems" June 11th and 12th, 2026 in the Institute of Physics Belgrade. Besides his achievements in science and being angaged in management, Antun was one of the founders and a long-time member of the Optical Society of Serbia.

Official pages of the conference are:

https://www.scl.rs/in-memory-of-antun-balaz
https://www.ipb.ac.rs/in-memory-of-antun-balaz

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