Selected Electrochemical Research, Technology, & Engineering Group Publications and Patents -- 2011
Publications
E.J. Brandon, M. Vozoff, E.A. Kolawa, G.F.Studor, F. Lyons, M.W. Keller, B. Beiermann, S.R. White, N.R. Sottos, M.A. Curry, D.L. Banks, R. Brocato, L. Zhou, S. Jung, T.N. Jackson, K. Champaigne, "Structural health management technologies for inflatable/deployable structures: Integrating sensing and self-healing," Acta Astronautica, 68, 883 (2011).
G.K. Surya Prakash, Frederick C. Krause, Federico A. Viva, S.R. Narayanan, George A. Olah, "Study of operating conditions and cell design on the performance of alkaline anion exchange membrane based direct methanol fuel cells", J. Power Sources, 196, 7967 (2011).
W. C. West, R.J. Staniewicz, C. Ma, J. Robak, J. Soler, M. C. Smart, and B. V. Ratnakumar, "Implications of the First Cycle Irreversible Capacity on Cell Balancing for Li2MnO3-LiMO2 (M = Ni, Mn, Co) Li-Ion Cathodes", J. Power Sources, 196, 9696 (2011).
M. C. Smart, F. C. Krause, C. Hwang, W. C. West, J. Soler, G. K. S. Prakash, and B. V. Ratnakumar, "The evaluation of triphenyl phosphate as a flame retardant additive to improve the safety of lithium-ion battery electrolytes", ECS Trans. 35 (13), 1 (2011).
S. R. Narayanan, A. Kindler, A. Kisor, T. Valdez, R. J. Roy, C. Eldridge, B. Murach, M. Hoberecht, and J. Graf, "Investigation of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts Using a Robust Combinatorial Technique", J. Electrochem. Soc. 158 B1348 (2011).
N. E. Rivera-Vélez, T. Valdez, I. González, E. Fachini, M. Manzo, and C. R. Cabrera, "Iridium and Ruthenium Electrodeposition at Platinum Nanopowder Using the Rotating Disc Slurry Electrode Technique", ECS Trans. 35 (34), 47 (2011).
N. Leifer, M. C. Smart, G. K. S. Prakash, L. Gonzalez, L. Sanchez, K. A. Smith, P. Bhalla, C. P. Grey, and S. G. Greenbaum, "13C Solid State NMR Study of SEI Formation in Carbon Lithium Ion Anodes Cycled in Isotopically Enriched Electrolytes Suggests Unusual Breakdown Products", J. Electrochem. Soc., 158 (5), A471-A480 (2011).
M. C. Smart and B. V. Ratnakumar, "Effect of Cell Design Parameters on Lithium Plating in Lithium-Ion Cells", J. Electrochem. Soc., 158 (4), A379-A389 (2011).
S. R. Narayanan, B. Haines, J. Soler, and T. I. Valdez, Electrochemical Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Formate in Alkaline Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Cells, J. Electrochem. Soc. 158 A167 (2011).
W. C. West, J. Soler, M. C. Smart, B. V. Ratnakumar, S. Firdosy, V. Ravi, M. S. Anderson, J. Hrbacek, E. S. Lee, and A. Manthiram, "Electrochemical Behavior of Layered Solid Solution Li2MnO3-LiMO2 (M = Ni, Mn, Co) Li-Ion Cathodes with and without Alumina Coatings", J. Electrochem. Soc., 158, A883 (2011).
Issued Patents
E. Brandon, M. Smart, and W. West, "Low Temperature Double-Layer Capacitors", U. S. Patent No. 8,081,418, (2011).
Jack A. Jones, Yi Chao, Thomas I. Valdez, "Phase change material thermal power generator", U.S. Patent No. 7,987,674, (2011).