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A Quantum Leap Forward for Li-Ion Battery Cathodes

Larsson, P., Ahuja, R., Liivat, A. and J. O. Thomas. “Structural and electrochemical aspects of Mn substitution into Li2FeSiO4 from DFT calculations.” Computational Materials Science, 47 (3), 678-684, doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2009.10.008 (2010).
Kam, K. C., Gustafsson, T. and J. O. Thomas. “Synthesis and electrochemical properties of nano-structured Li2FeSiO4/C cathode materials for Li-ion batteries.” Solid State Ionics, doi:10.1016/j.ssi.2010.03.030 (2010).
Liivat, A. and J. O. Thomas. “A DFT study of VO43- polyanion substitution into the Li-ion battery cathode material Li2FeSiO4.” Comp. Mater. Sci. (submitted, 2010).
Liivat, A. and J. O. Thomas. “Li-ion migration in LFS cathode materials: a DFT study.” Solid State Ionics, doi:10.1016/j.ssi.2009.12.009 (2009).
Lo, M. F. “Solvothermal, Microwave and Polyol Medium Synthesis of Li2FeSiO4.” EuroMaster Thesis (2009.)
Liivat, A. and J. O. Thomas. “DFT-assisted design of orthosilicate-based cathode materials for Li-ion batteries.” Electrochem. Commun. (Submitted, 2009).
Kam, K. C., D. Ensling, A. Liivat, L. Häggström, and J. O. Thomas. “Enhanced capacity in the non-stoichiometric lithium iron silicate cathode material, Li2-2xFe1+xSiO4.” Ms. (In preparation, 2009.
Kam, K.C., D. Ensling, L. Häggström, and J. O. Thomas. “Manganese substitution into the non stoichiometric lithium iron silicate cathode material, Li1.5Fe1.25-zMnzSiO4.” Ms. (In preparation, 2009).
Ensling, D., M. Stjerndahl, M., Nyten, A., Gustafsson, T. and J. O. Thomas. “A comparative XPS surface study of Li2FeSiO4/C cycled with LiTFSI- and LiPF6-based electrolytes.” Journal of Materials Chemistry, Vol. 19, pp. 82-88, doi:10.1039/b813099j (2009).
Ensling, D., Y. Jiang, T. Gustafsson, M. Armand, and J. O. Thomas. “Electrolyte stability for stoichiometric Li2FeSiO4.” (In preparation, 2009).
Jiang, Y. “The Role of the Electrolyte in Surface-layer Formation Li2FeSiO4.” EuroMaster Thesis (2008).
Larsson, P., A. Rajeev, A. Liivat, and J. O. Thomas. “Structural and electrochemical aspects of Mn-substitution into Li2FeSiO4.” Chem. Mater. (Submitted, 2008).
Stjerndahl, M. “Stability Phenomena in Novel Electrode Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries.” PhD Thesis, ISBN 978-91-554-6969-6, urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-8214 (2007).
Zakrezewski, P. “The Relationship Between Synthesis Parameters, Crystal Structure and Perfomance Li2FeSiO.” Euromaster Thesis (2007).

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High-Energy Organic Battery Electrodes

Poizot, P. and F. Dolhem. “Clean energy new deal for a sustainable world: from non-CO₂ generating energy sources to greener electrochemical storage device,” Energy and Environmental Science, doi:10.1039/C0EE00731E (2011).
Renault, S., J. Geng, F. Dolhem, and P. Poizot. “Evaluation of polyketones with N-cyclic structure as electrode material for electrochemical energy storage: Case of pyromellitic diimide dilithium salt,” Chemical Communications, 47, 8, 2414-2416, doi:10.1039/C0CC04440G (2011).

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Nanowire Lithium-Ion Batteries as Electrochemical Energy Storage for Electric Vehicles

Cui, F., L. Hu, H. Wu, J. W. Choi, and Y. Cui. “Inorganic glue enabling high performance of silicon particles as lithium ion battery anode,” Electrochemical Society, 158, 5, A592-A596 (2011).
Y. Yang, C. Xie, R. Ruffo, H. Peng, D. K. Kim, Y. Cui “Single nanorod devices for battery diagnostics: A case study on LiMn2O4.” Nano Letters, 9 (12), 4109-4114, doi:10.1021/nl902315u (2009).
Cui, L-F., R. Ruffo, C. K. Chan, H. Peng, and Y. Cui. “Crystalline-amorphous core−shell silicon nanowires for high capacity and high current battery electrodes.” Nano Letters, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 491–495, doi: 10.1021/nl8036323 (2009).
Chan, C. K., R. Ruffo, S. S. Hong, R. A. Huggins, and Y. Cui. “Structural and electrochemical study of the reaction of lithium with silicon nanowires.” Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 189, No. 1, pp. 34–39, doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.12.047 (2009).
Chan, C. K., S. T. Connor, C-M. Hsu, R. A. Huggins and Y. Cui. “Nanowire batteries for next generation of electronics.” IEDM, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/IEDM.2008.4796644 (2008).
Ruffo, R. S. S. Hong, C. K. Chan, R. A. Huggins, and Y. Cui. “Impedance analysis of silicon nanowire lithium-ion battery anodes.” Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 113, No. 26, pp. 11390-11398, doi: 10.1021/jp901594g (2009).
C. K. Chan, H. Peng, G. Liu, K. McIlwrath, X. F. Zhang, R. A. Huggins, Y. Cui “High Performance Lithium Battery Anodes Using Silicon Nanowires” Nature Nanotech. 3, 31-35 (2008).
C. K. Chan, X. F. Zhang, Y. Cui “High Capacity Li-ion Battery Anodes Using Ge Nanowires” Nano Lett. 8, 307-309 (2008).
Kim, D. K., P. Muralidharan, H.-W. Lee, R. Ruffo, Y. Yang, C. K. Chan, H. Peng, R. A. Huggins, and Y. Cui. “Spinel LiMn2O4 nanorods as Li-ion battery cathodes.” Nano Letters, Vol. 8, No. 11, pp. 3948-3952, 10.1021/nl8024328 (2008).

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