Jonathan Flórez Montaño

Contact

• E-mail: j.florez.montano@mana.energy · jonathan.florez.montano@hu-berlin.de
• Phone (DE): +49 30 2093 66418
• LinkedIn: jonathan-florez-montano

Research Profile

Electrochemist and battery technology specialist with 15+ years across electrocatalysis, fuel cells, and Li-ion battery R&D.
Hands-on expertise in silicon-based fast-charging electrodes, Li-ion manufacturing optimization, separator evaluation, and biopolymer integration into electrode systems.
Track record of industry collaboration (ACC – Automotive Cells Company, applied research at TZE Ruhstorf), prototype development, and know-how transfer between academia and SMEs.

Positions

Aug 2025 – Present — Postdoctoral Researcher – Battery Technology Specialist, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Chemistry / CSMB (Berlin, DE)
• Biopolymer integration into electrode systems; prototype development from formulation to coin- and pouch-cell demonstrators; know-how transfer; lead AP2/AP3 within the SuperFlexEl project.

Jun 2024 – Nov 2024 — R&D Support – Battery Components (part-time), ACC – Automotive Cells Company GmbH (DE)
• Separator evaluation and optimization for Li-ion batteries; technical and administrative R&D support.

Mar 2019 – Feb 2025 — Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Applied Sciences Landshut, Technology Centre Energy (TZE) (Ruhstorf a.d. Rott, DE)
• Silicon fast-charging electrodes; Li-ion manufacturing optimization; industry collaboration; student supervision.

Apr 2015 – Feb 2016 — Research Associate, University of La Laguna, Institute for Materials Science and Nanotechnology (Tenerife, ES)
• Graphene-based materials for energy storage and fuel cells; industrial collaboration.

Mar 2010 – Feb 2014 — PhD Researcher, University of La Laguna / Canary Islands Agency for Research, Innovation and Information Society (ACIISI) (Tenerife, ES)
• Doctoral research in electrochemistry and materials science; collaborations across European universities and research institutes.

Oct 2007 – Feb 2010 — Research Associate, University of La Laguna, SEGAI & European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) (Tenerife, ES)
• Materials for fuel cell applications.

Oct 2006 – Oct 2007 — Chemist / Analyst, INCAUCA S.A.S., Quality Department (Cali, CO)
• Quality control in sugar and ethanol production: GC, HPLC, and chemical analysis.

Education

• PhD in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering — University of La Laguna, Faculty of Chemistry, ES — 2009–2015. Thesis: “Nanostructured catalysts for reactions involved in direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFC)”. Grade: summa cum laude.
• M.Sc. (Chemistry) — University of La Laguna, Faculty of Chemistry, ES — 2007–2009. Thesis: “CO and methanol electrooxidation on PtRu and PtSn catalysts with mesoporous structure”. Grade: 9.0 / 10.
• B.Sc. (Chemistry) — Universidad del Valle, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Cali, CO — 2000–2006. Thesis: “Electro-oxidation studies in non-aqueous medium of selected 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives”. Distinction: meritorious thesis.

Patents

• ES 2 638 056 (H01M8/1011, H01M4/92) — High-efficiency multilayer micro fuel cell. University of La Laguna. Link.

Selected Publications

• Zanotto, F. M.; Zapata Dominguez, D.; Ayerbe, E.; Boyano, I.; Burmeister, C.; Duquesnoy, M.; Eisentraeger, M.; Flórez Montaño, J.; et al. “Data Specifications for Battery Manufacturing Digitalization: Current Status, Challenges, and Opportunities.” Batteries & Supercaps 5 (2022) e202200224.
• Kanninen, P.; Luong, N. D.; Sinh, L. H.; Flórez-Montaño, J.; Jiang, H.; Pastor, E.; Seppälä, J.; Kallio, T. “Highly active platinum nanoparticles supported by nitrogen/sulfur dual-doped graphene composite for ethanol electro-oxidation.” Electrochimica Acta 242 (2017) 315–326.
• Celorrio, V.; Quaino, P.; Santos, E.; Flórez-Montaño, J.; Humphrey, J.; Guillén-Villafuerte, O.; Plana, D.; Lázaro, M. J.; Pastor, E.; Fermín, D. J. “Strain effects on the oxidation of CO and HCOOH at Au-Pd core-shell nanoparticles.” ACS Catalysis 7 (2017) 1673–1680.
• Flórez Montaño, J.; Calderón-Cárdenas, A.; Lizcano-Valbuena, W.; Rodríguez, J. L.; Pastor, E. “Ni/Pt nanodisks supported on reduced graphene oxide for methanol electrooxidation in alkaline medium.” Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 41 (2016) 19799–19809.
• Flórez-Montaño, J.; García, G.; Guillén-Villafuerte, O.; Rodríguez, J. L.; Pastor, E. “Mechanism of ethanol electrooxidation on mesoporous Pt electrode in acidic medium studied by a novel electrochemical mass spectrometry set-up.” Electrochimica Acta 209 (2016) 121–131.
• Flórez Montaño, J.; García, G.; Rodríguez, J. L.; Pastor, E.; Cappellari, P.; Planes, G. Á. “On the design of Pt based catalysts. Combining porous architecture with surface modification by Sn for electrocatalytic activity enhancement.” J. Power Sources 282 (2015) 34–44.
• Cappellari, P. S.; García, G.; Flórez Montaño, J.; Barbero, C.; Pastor, E.; Planes, G. A. “Enhanced formic acid oxidation on polycrystalline platinum modified by spontaneous deposition of gold. FTIR studies.” J. Power Sources 296 (2015) 290–297.
• Celorrio, V.; Flórez Montaño, J.; Moliner, R.; Pastor, E.; Lázaro, M. J. “Fuel cell performance of Pt electrocatalysts supported on carbon nanocoils.” Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 39 (2014) 5371–5377.
• Celorrio, V.; Flórez Montaño, J.; Plana, D.; Pastor Tejera, E.; Fermín, D. J. “Tuning CO₂ electroreduction efficiency at Pd shells on Au nanocores.” Chem. Commun. 49 (2013) 10962–10964.
• García, G.; Flórez Montaño, J.; Hernández-Creus, A.; Pastor, E.; Planes, G. A. “Methanol electrooxidation at mesoporous Pt and Pt-Ru electrodes. A comparative study with carbon supported materials.” J. Power Sources 196 (2011) 2979–2986.

Languages

• Spanish (native), English (professional), German (working proficiency)

Technical Skills

Battery R&D: Silicon and silicon-sulfur electrode formulation, fast-charging Li-ion electrodes, slurry rheology and coating, coin- and pouch-cell assembly, separator evaluation, electrolyte handling under inert atmosphere.

Electrochemistry: Cyclic voltammetry, EIS, galvanostatic cycling (GCPL), rate capability, DEMS (differential electrochemical mass spectrometry), rotating disk electrode.

Characterization: FTIR, XRD, SEM/TEM, BET, GC, HPLC, electrochemical mass spectrometry.

Translational: Industrial R&D collaboration, technology transfer, prototype development, student supervision.