Dr. Simon Engelke

This publication focuses on defining an equivalent circuit model for electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) data to optimize model parameters and deconvolute various resistance, capacitive, inductive, or diffusion responses in electrochemical systems.

This publication discusses the importance of developing processes for fabricating materials with controlled submicron porous structures to meet technological advances in membrane technology, catalysis, and electrochemical energy storage.

This publication addresses the challenges in Li-O2 batteries to reach theoretical capacity and utilize the full electrode pore volume due to the formation of discharge products.

This work demonstrates a continuous plasma process for synthesizing materials from industrial powders to create hierarchical structures for energy storage, highlighting its fast, inexpensive, and scalable production advantages.

This publication explores a process to coat vertically aligned carbon nanotubes, focusing on controlling nanoparticle arrangement and interface for efficient charge, heat, or mechanical load transfer in hybrid nanoparticle mixtures.

This publication uses 1H and 7Li pulsed field gradient (PFG) NMR to measure anisotropic diffusion in non-transparent nanoscale pores of anisotropic battery electrodes, aiming to improve rate performance through enhanced diffusion.

This publication discusses the ambiguous benefits of nanosized active particles in Li-ion batteries, noting their potential for enhancing cyclability and rate performance versus criticisms regarding side reactions and low packing density.

This publication focuses on the development of flexible batteries with electrodes that maintain electrochemical performance during multiple bending cycles for applications in flexible electronics.

This publication investigates lepidocrocite-type titanates as potential anode materials for sodium-ion batteries, using first principles calculations to determine key battery metrics.

This publication investigates two types of recently synthesized and tested titanates as attractive anode materials for sodium ion batteries, highlighting their ability to reversibly intercalate sodium ions at low voltages.

This publication describes lepidocrocite titanates as corrugated layered structures and details their general formula, along with the positions of A and M cations.

This publication discusses the early stage research on sodium-ion batteries and published discoveries, emphasizing their role in transitioning to renewable energy sources given the limitations of common Lithium-ion batteries.