His research focuses on electrochemical energy storage materials, electrolytes and reaction mechanisms for advanced non-aqueous battery chemistries and their ageing behaviour. He is author of over 30 peer reviewed publications, including in Science, Nature Materials and Nature Chemistry, furthermore four patents and two book chapters. His work was presented at numerous lectures at major conferences, many of which invited. In 2012 Freunberger moved to ICTM at Graz University of Technology to build his own research.