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We work closely with academic, government and industry partners to conduct foundational and applied research that provides the groundwork for the development of transformative new energy technologies in the areas of energy storage and conversion, electrical grid, advanced materials for the energy infrastructure, science of manufacturing and water-energy nexus.

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2006

Kostecki, Robert, Jinglei Lei, Frank R McLarnon, Joongpyo Shim, and Kathryn A Striebel."Diagnostic evaluation of detrimental phenomena in high-power lithium-ion batteries."Journal of The Electrochemical Society 153.4 (2006) A669-A672. DOI

Kostecki, Robert, and Frank R McLarnon."Diagnostic evaluation of power fade phenomena and calendar life reduction in high-power lithium-ion batteries."New Carbon Based Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems: Batteries, Supercapacitors and Fuel Cells 229 (2006) 445-452. DOI

2005

Lei, Jinglei, Lingjie Li, Robert Kostecki, Rolf H Muller, and Frank R McLarnon."Characterization of SEI layers on LiMn₂O₄ cathodes with in situ spectroscopic ellipsometry."Journal of the Electrochemical Society 152.4 (2005) A774-A777. DOI

Lei, Jinglei, Frank R McLarnon, and Robert Kostecki."In situ Raman microscopy of individual LiNi_0.8Co_0.15Al_0.05O₂ particles in a Li-ion battery composite cathode."The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109.2 (2005) 952-957. DOI

2004

Kostecki, Robert, and Frank R McLarnon."Local-Probe Studies of Degradation of Composite LiNi_0.8Co_0.15Al_0.05O₂ Cathodes in High-Power Lithium-Ion Cells."Electrochemical and solid-state letters 7.10 (2004) A380-A383. DOI

Kostecki, Robert, Laura Norin, Xiangyun Song, and Frank R McLarnon."Diagnostic studies of polyolefin separators in high-power Li-ion cells."Journal of the Electrochemical Society 151.4 (2004) A522-A526. DOI

Kostecki, Robert, and Frank R McLarnon."Power and Capacity Fade Mechanism of LiNi_0.8Co_0.15Al_0.05O₂ Composite Cathodes in High-Power Lithium-Ion Batteries."International Symposium on Lithium and Lithium-ion Batteries (2004) 114-119.

2003

Doeff, Marca M, Yaoqin Hu, Frank R McLarnon, and Robert Kostecki."Effect of surface carbon structure on the electrochemical performance of LiFePO₄."Electrochemical and solid-state letters 6.10 (2003) A207-A209. DOI

Kostecki, Robert, and Frank R McLarnon."Microprobe study of the effect of Li intercalation on the structure of graphite."Journal of power sources 119 (2003) 550-554. DOI

2002

Kostecki, Robert, and Frank R McLarnon."Degradation of LiNi_0.8Co_0.2O₂ Cathode Surfaces in High-Power Lithium-Ion Batteries."Electrochemical and solid-state letters 5.7 (2002) A164-A166. DOI

2001

Kostecki, Robert, Xiangyun Song, Kim Kinoshita, and Frank R McLarnon."Nanoscale fabrication and modification of selected battery materials."International Workshop on Electrochemical Systems: Interfaces, Phenomena, and Nanostructures in Lithium Batteries 2000 (2001) 175-183.

2000

Marmorstein, D, Ted H Yu, Kathryn A Striebel, Frank R McLarnon, Jun Hou, and Elton J Cairns."Electrochemical performance of lithium/sulfur cells with three different polymer electrolytes."Journal of Power Sources 89.2 (2000) 219-226. DOI

Kostecki, Robert, and Frank R McLarnon."Nanometer-scale electrochemical lithography on the spinel oxide LiMn₂O₄."Applied Physics Letters 76.18 (2000) 2535-2537. DOI

Bidoia, Ederio D, Frank R McLarnon, and Elton J Cairns."Investigation of anion adsorption on platinum electrodes in aqueous media by probe beam deflection."Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 482.1 (2000) 75-80. DOI

1999

Kostecki, Robert, Fanping Kong, Yoshiaki Matsuo, and Frank R McLarnon."Interfacial studies of a thin-film Li₂Mn₄O₉ electrode."Electrochimica acta 45.1 (1999) 225-233. DOI

1998

Adler, Thomas C, Frank R McLarnon, and Elton J Cairns."Investigations of a New Family of Alkaline−Fluoride−Carbonate Electrolytes for Zinc/Nickel Oxide Cells."Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 37.8 (1998) 3237-3241. DOI

Kong, Fanping, Robert Kostecki, Frank R McLarnon, and Rolf H Muller."Spectroscopic ellipsometry of electrochemical precipitation and oxidation of nickel hydroxide films."Thin Solid Films 313-314 (1998) 775-780. DOI

Kostecki, Robert, Thomas J Richardson, and Frank R McLarnon."Photochemical and photoelectrochemical behavior of a novel TiO₂/Ni(OH)₂ electrode."Journal of the Electrochemical Society 145.7 (1998) 2380-2385. DOI

1997

Kostecki, Robert, and Frank R McLarnon."Electrochemical and In Situ Raman Spectroscopic Characterization of Nickel Hydroxide Electrodes I. Pure Nickel Hydroxide."Journal of the Electrochemical Society 144.2 (1997) 485-493. DOI

Kostecki, Robert, and Frank R McLarnon."In Situ Raman Investigation of Hydrous Nickel Oxide Films with Various Additives in Concentrated Alkaline Electrolytes."Symposium on Electrode Materials and Processes for Energy Conversion and Storage IV 97 (1997).

Lee, Churl Kyoung, Kathryn A Striebel, Frank R McLarnon, and Elton J Cairns."Thermal Treatment of La_0.6Ca_0.4CoO₃ Perovskites for Bifunctional Air Electrodes."Journal of The Electrochemical Society 144.11 (1997) 3801-3806. DOI

1996

Deng, Zhongyi, Jonathan D Spear, James D Rudnicki, Frank R McLarnon, and Elton J Cairns."Infrared photothermal deflection spectroscopy: A new probe for the investigation of electrochemical interfaces."Journal of the Electrochemical Society 143.5 (1996) 1514-1521. DOI

Ridgway, Paul L, Frank R McLarnon, and John S Newman."Sodium/Phosphorus-Sulfur Cells I. Cell Performance."Journal of the Electrochemical Society 143.2 (1996) 406-411. DOI

Ridgway, Paul L, Frank R McLarnon, and Elton J Cairns."Sodium/Phosphorus-Sulfur Cells I. Cell Performance."Journal of the Electrochemical Society 143 (1996) 406-412. DOI

Ridgway, Paul L, Frank R McLarnon, and Elton J Cairns."Sodium/Phosphorus-Sulfur Cells II. Phase Equilibria."Journal of the Electrochemical Society 143 (1996) 412-417. DOI