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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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2012

Zhu, Xiaobing, John B Kerr, Qinggang He, Gisuk Hwang, Zulima Martin, Kyle Clark, Adam Z Weber, and Nana Zhao."Bridge to Fuel Cell Molecular Catalysis: 3D Non-Platinum Group Metal Catalyst in MEAs."ECS Transactions 45.2 (2012) 143 - 152. DOI

2008

Shin, Joon Ho, Pratyay Basak, John B Kerr, and Elton J Cairns."Rechargeable LiFePO₄ Cells Using N-Methyl-N-butyl pyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethane sulfonyl)imide-LiTFSI Electrolyte Incorporating Polymer Additives."Electrochimica Acta 54.2 (2008) 410-414. DOI

Delacourt, Charles, Paul L Ridgway, John B Kerr, and John S Newman."Design of an Electrochemical Cell Making Syngas (CO + H₂) from CO₂ and H₂O Reduction at Room Temperature."Journal of Electrochemical Society 155 (2008) B42-B49. DOI

Hardwick, Laurence J, Marek Marcinek, Leanne Beer, John B Kerr, and Robert Kostecki."An Investigation of the Effect of Graphite Degradation on Irreversible Capacity in Lithium-Ion Cells."Electrochemical Society 155.6 (2008) A442-A447. DOI

2007

Salminen, Justin, Nicolas Papaiconomou, R. R Anand Kumar, Jong-Min Lee, John B Kerr, John S Newman, and John M Prausnitz."Physicochemical properties and toxicities of hydrophobic piperidinium and pyrrolidinium ionic liquids."Fluid Phase Equilibria 261.1-2 (2007) 421-426. DOI

2005

Sun, Xiao-Guang, Jun Hou, and John B Kerr."Comb-shaped single ion conductors based on polyacrylate ethers and lithium alkyl sulfonate."Electrochimica Acta 50.5 (2005) 1139-1147. DOI

2004

Liu, Gao, Craig L Reeder, Xiao-Guang Sun, and John B Kerr."Diffusion coefficients in trimethyleneoxide containing comb branch polymer electrolytes."Solid State Ionics 175.1-4 (2004) 781-783. DOI

Xie, Jiangbing, Robert G Duan, Yongbong Han, and John B Kerr."Morphological, rheological and electrochemical studies of Poly(ethylene oxide) electrolytes containing fumed silica nanoparticles."Solid State Ionics 175.1-4 (2004) 755-758. DOI

Sun, Xiao-Guang, Gao Liu, Jiangbing Xie, Yongbong Han, and John B Kerr."New gel polyelectrolytes for rechargeable lithium batteries."Solid State Ionics 175.1-4 (2004) 713-716. DOI

Liu, Gao, John B Kerr, and Stephen G Johnson."Dark spot formation relative to ITO surface roughness for polyfluorene devices."Synthetic Metals 144.1 (2004) 1-6. DOI

Sun, Xiao-Guang, John B Kerr, Craig L Reeder, Gao Liu, and Yongbong Han."Network Single Ion Conductors Based on Comb-Branched Polyepoxide Ethers and Lithium Bis(allylmalonato)borate."Macromolecules 37.14 (2004) 5133-5135. DOI

Kerr, John B, Yongbong Han, Gao Liu, Craig L Reeder, Jiangbing Xie, and Xiao-Guang Sun."Interfacial behavior of polymer electrolytes."Electrochimica Acta 50 (2004) 235-242. DOI

2003

Sloop, Steven E, John B Kerr, and Kim Kinoshita."The role of Li-ion battery electrolyte reactivity in performance decline and self-discharge."Journal of Power Sources 119-121 (2003) 330-337. DOI

Kerr, John B, Gao Liu, Larry A Curtiss, and Paul C Redfern."Towards room-temperature performance for lithium-polymer batteries."Electrochimica Acta 48 (2003) 2305-2309.

2002

Kerr, John B, Steven E Sloop, Gao Liu, Yongbong Han, Jun Hou, and Shanger Wang."From molecular models to system analysis for lithium battery electrolytes."Journal of Power Sources 110 (2002) 389-400. DOI

2000

Thomas, Karen E, Steven E Sloop, John B Kerr, and John S Newman."Comparison of lithium-polymer cell performance with unity and nonunity transference numbers."Journal of Power Sources 89.2 (2000) 132-138. DOI

Buriez, Olivier, Yongbong Han, Jun Hou, John B Kerr, Jun Qiao, Steven E Sloop, Minmin Tian, and Shanger Wang."Performance limitations of polymer electrolytes based on ethylene oxide polymers."Journal of Power Sources 89.2 (2000) 149-155. DOI

Doeff, Marca M, Ludvig Edman, Steven E Sloop, John B Kerr, and Lutgard C De Jonghe."Transport properties of binary salt polymer electrolytes."Journal of Power Sources 89 (2000) 227-231. DOI

Edman, Ludvig, Marca M Doeff, Anders Ferry, John B Kerr, and Lutgard C De Jonghe."Transport properties of the solid polymer electrolyte system P (EO) n LiTFSI."The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 104 (2000) 3476-3480. DOI

1999

Ogo, Seiji, Olivier Buriez, John B Kerr, and Richard H Fish."Bioorganometallic chemistry: Part 12. Reaction of [Cp*Rh(H₂O)₃](OTf)₂ with nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide in water."Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 589.1 (1999) 66-74. DOI

Doeff, Marca M, Peter Georèn, Jun Qiao, John B Kerr, and Lutgard C De Jonghe."Transport Properties of a High Molecular Weight Poly(propylene oxide)-LiCF₃SO₃ System."Journal of the Electrochemical Society 146 (1999) 2024-2028. DOI