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The Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division (ESDR) works on developing advanced batteries and fuel cells for transportation and stationary energy storage, grid-connected technologies for a cleaner, more reliable, resilient, and cost-effective future, and demand responsive and distributed energy technologies for a dynamic electric grid.
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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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2017

Ling, Min, Wenjun Yan, ayako Kawase, Hui Zhao, Yanbao Fu, Vincent S Battaglia, and Gao Liu."Electrostatic Polysulfides Confinement to Inhibit Redox Shuttle Process in the Lithium Sulfur Batteries."ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 9.37 (2017) 31741 - 31745. DOI

Wang, Yan, Yonghong Deng, Qunting Qu, Xueying Zheng, Jingyu Zhang, Gao Liu, Vincent S Battaglia, and Honghe Zheng."Ultrahigh-Capacity Organic Anode with High-Rate Capability and Long Cycle Life for Lithium-Ion Batteries."ACS Energy Letters 2.9 (2017) 2140 - 2148. DOI

Fang, Shan, Zhenkun Tong, Ping Nie, Gao Liu, and Xiaogang Zhang."Raspberry-like Nanostructured Silicon Composite Anode for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries."ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 9.22 (2017) 18766 - 18773. DOI

Self, Ethan C, Micahel Naguib, Rose E Ruther, Emily C McRen, Ryszard Wycisk, Gao Liu, Jagjit Nanda, and Peter N Pintauro."High Areal Capacity Si/LiCoO₂ Batteries from Electrospun Composite Fiber Mats."ChemSusChem 10.8 (2017) 1823 - 1831. DOI

Xu, Jing, Min Ling, Lydia Terborg, Hui Zhao, Fen Qiu, Jeffrey J Urban, Robert Kostecki, Gao Liu, and Wei Tong."Facile Synthesis and Electrochemistry of Si-Sn-C Nanocomposites for High-Energy Li-Ion Batteries."Journal of The Electrochemical Society 164.7 (2017) A1378 - A1383. DOI

Wang, Yan, Qunting Qu, Gao Liu, Vincent S Battaglia, and Honghe Zheng."Aluminum fumarate-based metal organic frameworks with tremella-like structure as ultrafast and stable anode for lithium-ion batteries."Nano Energy 39 (2017) 200 - 210. DOI

Heng, Shuai, Qiang Shi, Xueying Zheng, Yan Wang, Qunting Qu, Gao Liu, Vincent S Battaglia, and Honghe Zheng."An organic-skinned secondary coating for carbon-coated LiFePO₄ cathode of high electrochemical performances."Electrochimica Acta 258 (2017) 1244 - 1253. DOI

LiangZhang, LiangZhang, Min Ling, Jun Feng, Gao Liu, and Jinghua Guo."Effective electrostatic confinement of polysulfides in lithium/sulfur batteries by a functional binder."Nano Energy 40 (2017) 559 - 565. DOI

Higa, Kenneth, Hui Zhao, Dilworth Y Parkinson, Harold Barnard, Min Ling, Gao Liu, and Venkat Srinivasan."Electrode Slurry Particle Density Mapping Using X-ray Radiography."Journal of The Electrochemical Society 164.2 (2017) A380 - A388. DOI

Ling, Min, Michael Liu, Tianyue Zheng, Ting Zhang, and Gao Liu."Investigating the Doping Mechanism of Pyrene Based Methacrylate Functional Conductive Binder in Silicon Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries."Journal of The Electrochemical Society 164.4 (2017) A545 - A548. DOI

Zhu, K.J, Gao Liu, Y.J Wang, J Liu, S T Li, L.Y Yang, S.L Liu, H Wang, and T Xie."Metal-Organic Frameworks derived novel hierarchical durian-like nickel sulfide (NiS₂) as an anode material for high-performance sodium-ion batteries."Materials Letters 197 (2017) 180 - 183. DOI

Ling, Min, Liang Zhang, Tianyue Zheng, Jun Feng, Jinghua Guo, Liqiang Mai, and Gao Liu."Nucleophilic substitution between polysulfides and binders unexpectedly stabilizing lithium sulfur battery."Nano Energy 38 (2017) 82 - 90. DOI

Shi, Qiang, Weijie Liu, Qunting Qu, Tian Gao, Yan Wang, Gao Liu, Vincent S Battaglia, and Honghe Zheng."Robust solid/electrolyte interphase on graphite anode to suppress lithium inventory loss in lithium-ion batteries."Carbon 111 (2017) 291 - 298. DOI

2016

Ai, Guo, Yiling Dai, Wenfeng Mao, Hui Zhao, Yanbao Fu, Xiangyun Song, Yunfei En, Vincent S Battaglia, Venkat Srinivasan, and Gao Liu."Biomimetic Ant-Nest Electrode Structures for High Sulfur Ratio Lithium–Sulfur Batteries."Nano Letters 16.9 (2016) 5365 - 5372. DOI

Zhao, Hui, Qing Yang, Neslihan Yuca, Min Ling, Kenneth Higa, Vincent S Battaglia, Dilworth Y Parkinson, Venkat Srinivasan, and Gao Liu."A Convenient and Versatile Method To Control the Electrode Microstructure toward High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries."Nano Letters 16.7 (2016) 4686 - 4690. DOI

Mao, Jing, Kehua Dai, Minjie Xuan, Guosheng Shao, Ruimin Qiao, Wanli Yang, Vincent S Battaglia, and Gao Liu."Effect of Chromium and Niobium Doping on the Morphology and Electrochemical Performance of High-Voltage Spinel LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O₄ Cathode Material."ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 8.14 (2016) 9116 - 9124. DOI

Feng, Caihong, Xianpu Meng, Xiaolu Song, Xueting Feng, Yun Zhao, and Gao Liu."Controllable synthesis of hierarchical CuS/ZnS hetero-nanowires as high-performance visible-light photocatalysts."RSC Advances 6.111 (2016) 110266 - 110273. DOI

Liu, Tiefeng, Bo Wang, Xingxing Gu, Lei Wang, Min Ling, Gao Liu, Dianlong Wang, and Shanqing Zhang."All-climate sodium ion batteries based on the NASICON electrode materials."Nano Energy 30 (2016) 756 - 761. DOI

Zhao, Hui, Allen Du, Min Ling, Vincent S Battaglia, and Gao Liu."Conductive polymer binder for nano-silicon/graphite composite electrode in lithium-ion batteries towards a practical application."Electrochimica Acta 209 (2016) 159 - 162. DOI

Zhao, Hui, Yanbao Fu, Min Ling, Zhe Jia, Xiangyun Song, Zonghai Chen, Jun Lu, Khalil Amine, and Gao Liu."Conductive Polymer Binder-Enabled SiO–Sn_x Co_yC_zAnode for High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries."ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 8.21 (2016) 13373 - 13377. DOI

He, Min, Zhihui Wang, Xiaodong Yan, Lihong Tian, Gao Liu, and Xiaobo Chen."Hydrogenation effects on the lithium ion battery performance of TiOF₂."Journal of Power Sources 306 (2016) 309 - 316. DOI

Ai, Guo, Zhihui Wang, Yiling Dai, Wenfeng Mao, Hui Zhao, Yanbao Fu, Yunfei En, Vincent S Battaglia, and Gao Liu."Improving the over-all performance of Li-S batteries via electrolyte optimization with consideration of loading condition."Electrochimica Acta 218 (2016) 1 - 7. DOI

Ai, Guo, Zhihui Wang, Hui Zhao, Wenfeng Mao, Yanbao Fu, Ran Yi, Yue Gao, Vincent S Battaglia, Donghai Wang, Sergey Lopatin, and Gao Liu."Scalable process for application of stabilized lithium metal powder in Li-ion batteries."Journal of Power Sources 309 (2016) 33 - 41. DOI

Mao, Jing, Mengze Ma, Panpan Liu, Junhua Hu, Guosheng Shao, Vincent S Battaglia, Kehua Dai, and Gao Liu."The effect of cobalt doping on the morphology and electrochemical performance of high-voltage spinel LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O₄cathode material."Solid State Ionics 292 (2016) 70 - 74. DOI

2015

Feng, Caihong, Le Zhang, Menghuan Yang, Xiangyun Song, Hui Zhao, Zhe Jia, Kening Sun, and Gao Liu."One-Pot Synthesis of Copper Sulfide Nanowires/Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites with Excellent Lithium-Storage Properties as Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries."ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 7.29 (2015) 15726 - 15734. DOI