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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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2019

Seguin, Trevor J, Nathan T Hahn, Kevin R Zavadil, and Kristin A Persson."Elucidating Non-aqueous Solvent Stability and Associated Decomposition Mechanisms for Mg Energy Storage Applications From First-PrinciplesTable."Frontiers in Chemistry 7 (2019). DOI

Lau, Ka-Cheong, Trevor J Seguin, Emily V Carino, Nathan T Hahn, Justin G Connell, Brian J Ingram, Kristin A Persson, Kevin R Zavadil, and Chen Liao."Widening Electrochemical Window of Mg Salt by Weakly Coordinating Perfluoroalkoxyaluminate Anion for Mg Battery Electrolyte."Journal of The Electrochemical Society 166.8 (2019) A1510 - A1519. DOI

2018

Hahn, Nathan T, Trevor J Seguin, Ka-Cheong Lau, Chen Liao, Brian J Ingram, Kristin A Persson, and Kevin R Zavadil."Enhanced Stability of the Carba- closo -dodecaborate Anion for High-Voltage Battery Electrolytes through Rational Design."Journal of the American Chemical Society 140.35 (2018) 11076 - 11084. DOI

2015

Canepa, Pieremanuele, Gopalakrishnan Sai Gautam, Rahul Malik, Saivenkataraman Jayaraman, Ziqin Rong, Kevin R Zavadil, Kristin A Persson, and Gerbrand Ceder."Understanding the Initial Stages of Reversible Mg Deposition and Stripping in Inorganic Nonaqueous Electrolytes."Chemistry of Materials 27.9 (2015) 3317 - 3325. DOI

Shao, Yuyan, Nav Nidhi Rajput, Jianzhi Hu, Mary Hu, Tianbiao Liu, Zhehao Wei, Meng Gu, Xuchu Deng, Suochang Xu, Kee Sung Han, Jiulin Wang, Zimin Nie, Guosheng Li, Kevin R Zavadil, Jie Xiao, Chongmin Wang, Wesley A Henderson, Ji-Guang Zhang, Yong Wang, Karl T Mueller, Kristin A Persson, and Jun Liu."Nanocomposite polymer electrolyte for rechargeable magnesium batteries."Nano Energy 12 (2015) 750-759. DOI