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M. A. T. Marple, T. A. Wynn, D. Cheng, R. Shimizu, H. E. Mason, and Y. S. Meng, “Local structure of glassy lithium phosphorus oxynitride thin films: a combined experimental and ab initio approach“, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 2–11

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L. Yin, Z. Li, G. S. Mattei, J. Zheng, W. Zhao, F. Omenya, C. Fang, W. Li, J. Li, Q. Xie, E. M. Erickson, J. Zhang, M. S. Whittingham, Y. S. Meng, A. Manthiram and P. G. Khalifah ,”Thermodynamics of anti-site defects in layered NMC cathodes: systematic insights from high-precision powder diffraction analyses“, Chem. Mater. 2020, 32, 3, 1002-1010

D. G. Lee, M. Kim, S. Wang, B. J. Kim, Y. S. Meng and H. S. Jung, “Effect of Metal Electrodes on Aging-Induced Performance Recovery in Perovskite Solar Cells“, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 11, 48497, 2019

J. Doux, H. Nguyen, D. H. S. Tan, A. Banerjee, X. Wang, E. A. Wu, C. Jo, H. Yang and Y. S. Meng, “Stack Pressure Considerations for Room-Temperature All-Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries“, Adv. Energy Mater. 10, 1903253, 2019

J. Holoubek, Y. Yin, M. Li, M. Yu, Y. S. Meng, P. Liu and Z. Chen, “Exploiting Mechanistic Solvation Kinetics for Dual-Graphite Batteries with High Power Output at Extremely Low Temperature“, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 58,18892, 2019

P. Kamat, L. F. J. Piper, A. Manthiram, S. Okada, M. S. Islam, Y. S. Meng, X. Li, B. Mccloskey, Y. Sun, L. Nazar, S. Banerjee, “Energy Spotlight: Personal Reflections of Energy Researchers on the 2019 Chemistry Nobel Laureates“, ACS Energy Lett. 4, 2763−2769, 2019

A. Banerjee, H. Tang, X. Wang, J. Cheng, H. Nguyen, M. Zhang, D. Tan, T. Wynn, E. Wu, J.M. Doux, T. Wu, L. Ma, G. E. Sterbinsky, M. Dsouza, S. P. Ong, and Y. S. Meng, “Revealing Nanoscale Solid-Solid Interfacial Phenomena for Long-Life and High-Energy All-Solid-State Batteries“, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 11, 46, 43138-43145, 2019

Y. S. Meng, “Recognition of the significant contribution of 1 pattern to the Power Diffraction File – Release 2020 to International Centre for Diffraction Data“, ICDD, 2019

Y. S. Meng, “A few words from Dr. Y. Shirley Meng, the new Editor-in-Chief of MRS Energy & Sustainability“, MRS Energy & Sustainability, 6, E13, 2019

D. H. S. Tan, E. A Wu, H. Nguyen, Z. Chen, M. A. T. Marple, J. Doux, X. Wang, H. Yang, A. Banerjee and Y. S. Meng, “Elucidating Reversible Electrochemical Redox of Li6PS5Cl Solid Electrolyte“, ACS Energy Lett. 4, 2418−2427, 2019

D. H. S. Tan, A. Banerjee, Z. Deng, E. A. Wu, H. Nguyen, J. Doux, X. Wang, J. Cheng, S. P. Ong, Y. S. Meng and Z. Chen, “Enabling Thin and Flexible Solid-State Composite Electrolytes by the Scalable Solution Process“, ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2, 9, 6542-6550, 2019

J. Shin, J. K. Seo, R. Yaylian, A. Huang and Y. S. Meng, “A review on mechanistic understanding of MnO2 in aqueous electrolyte for electrical energy storage systems“, INTERNATIONAL MATERIALS REVIEWS, 8, 2019

C. Fang, J. Li, M. Zhang, Y. Zhang, F. Yang, J. Z. Lee, M. Lee, J. Alvarado, M. A. Schroeder, Y. Yang, B. Lu, N. Williams, M. Ceja, L. Yang, M. Cai, J. Gu, K. Xu, X. Wang & Y. S. Meng, “Quantifying inactive lithium in lithium metal batteries“, Nature, 572, 511–515, 2019

H. Chung, A. Grenier, R. Huang, X Wang, Z. Lebens-Higgins, J. Doux, S. Sallis, C. Song, P. Ercius, K. Chapman, L. J. Piper, H. Cho, M. Zhang and Y. S. Meng, “Comprehensive study of a versatile polyol synthesis approach for cathode materials for Li-ion batteries“, Nano Research, 12, 9, 2238, 2019

E. Zhao, M. Zhang, X. Wang, E. Hu, J. Liu, X. Yu, M. Olguin, T. A. Wynn, Y. S. Meng, K. Page, F. Wang, H. Li, X. Yang, X. Huang, L. Chen, “Local structure adaptability through multi cations for oxygen redox accommodation in Li-Rich layered oxides“, Energy Storage Materials, 24, 384–393385, 2020

H. Hirsh, M. Olguin, H. Chung, Y. Li, S. Bai, D. Feng, D.Wang, M. Zhang and Y. S. Meng, “Meso-Structure Controlled Synthesis of Sodium Iron-Manganese Oxides Cathode for Low-Cost Na-Ion Batteries“, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 166 (12) A2528, 2019

Y. Yang, D. M. Davies, Y. Yin, O. Borodin, J. Z. Lee, C. Fang, M. Olguin, Y. Zhang, E. S. Sablina, X. Wang, C. S. Rustomji and Y. S. Meng, “High-Efficiency Lithium-Metal Anode Enabled by Liquefied Gas Electrolytes“, Joule , 3, 1–15, 2019

H. Zhou, H. Liu, Y. Li, X. Yue, X. Wang, M. Gonzalez, Y. S. Meng and P. Liu, “In-situ formed polymer gel electrolytes for lithium batteries with inherent thermal shutdown safety features“, J. Mater. Chem. A, 7, 16984, 2019

D. Wang, H. Liu, M. Li, X. Wang, S. Bai, Y. Shi, J. Tian, Z. Shan, Y. S. Meng, P. Liu, Z. Chen, “Nanosheet-assembled hierarchical Li4Ti5O12 microspheres for high-volumetric-density and high-rate Li-ion battery anode“, Energy Storage Materials, 21, 361–371, 2019

H. Nguyen, A. Banerjee, X. Wang, D. Tan, E. A. Wu, J. Doux, R. Stephens, G. Verbist, Y. S. Meng, “Single-step synthesis of highly conductive Na3PS4 solid electrolyte for sodium all solid-state batteries“, Journal of Power Sources, 435, 126623, 2019

S. Hong, Y. Gu, J. K. Seo, J. Wang, P. Liu, Y. S. Meng, S. Xu, R. Chen, “Wearable thermoelectrics for personalized thermoregulation“, Sci. Adv. 5, 0536, 2019

Z. W. Lebens-Higgins, J. Vinckeviciute, J. Wu, N. V. Faenza, Y. Li, S. Sallis, N. Pereira, Y. S. Meng, G. G. Amatucci, A. V. D. Ven, W. Yang, and L. F. J. Piper, “Distinction Between Intrinsic and X-ray Induced Oxidized Oxygen States in Li-Rich 3d Layered Oxides and LiAlO“, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 123, 21, 13201, 2019

Y. Shi, M. Zhang, Y. S. Meng and Z. Chen, Ambient-Pressure Relithiation of Degraded LixNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 (0 < x < 1) via Eutectic Solutions for Direct Regeneration of Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes Adv. Energy Mater. 1900454, 2019


P. Parikh, M. Sina, A. Banerjee, X. Wang, M. Savio D’Souza, J.-M. Doux, E. A. Wu, O. Y. Trieu, Y. Gong, Q. Zhou, K. Snyder, and Y. S. Meng, “Role of Polyacrylic Acid (PAA) Binder on the Solid Electrolyte Interphase in Silicon Anodes” Chemistry of Materials, 31 (7), 2535, 2019

C.Fang, X.Wang, and Y. S. Meng, “Key Issues Hindering a Practical Lithium-Metal Anode” Trends in Chemistry, 1, 152, 2019

J. Liu, Z. Bao, Y. Cui, E. J. Dufek, J. B. Goodenough, P. Khalifah, Q. Li, B. Y. Liaw , P. Liu, A. Manthiram , Y. S. Meng, V. R. Subramanian, M. F. Toney , V. V. Viswanathan, M. S. Whittingham, J. Xiao, W. Xu, J. Yang, X.-Q. Yang and J.-G. Zhang, “Pathways for practical high-energy long-cycling lithium metal batteries” Nature Energy, 4, 180, 2019

J. Alvarado, M. A Schroeder, T. P Pollard, X. Wang, J. Z Lee, M. Zhang, T. Wynn, M. Ding, O. A Borodin, Y. S. Meng, K. Xu “Bisalt ether electrolytes_ a pathway towards lithium metal batteries with Ni-rich cathodes”  Energy Environ. Sci. 12, 780, 2019

J.-P. Correa-Baena, Y. Luo, T. M. Brenner, J. Snaider, S. Sun, X. Li, M. A. Jensen, N. T. P. Hartono, L. Nienhaus, S. Wieghold, J. R. Poindexter, S. Wang, Y. S. Meng, T Wang, B. Lai, M. V. Holt, Z. Cai, M. G. Bawendi, L. Huang, T. Buonassisi, D. P. Fenning, “Homogenized halides and alkali cation segregation in alloyed organic-inorganic perovskites” Science, 363(6427), 727, 2019

D. M. Davies, M. G. Verde, O. Mnyshenko, Y. R. Chen, R. Rajeev, Y. S. Meng and G. Elliott “Combined economic and technological evaluation of battery energy storage for grid applications” Nature Energy, 4(1), 42, 2019

J. Z. Lee, T. A. Wynn, M. A. Schroeder, J. Alvarado, X. Wang, K. Xu, and Y. S. Meng, “Cryogenic Focused Ion Beam Characterization of Lithium Metal Anodes“ ACS Energy Letters, 4, 489, 2019


C. Wang, Y. S. Meng, and Kang Xu “Fluorinating Interphases” Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 166 (3), A5184, 2019

H. Xia, X. Zhu, J. Liu, Q. Liu, S. Lan, Q. Zhang, X. Liu, J. K. Seo, T. Chen, L. Gu and Y. S. Meng “A monoclinic polymorph of sodium birnessite for ultrafast and ultrastable sodium ion storage” Nature Comm, 9, 5100, 2018

T. A. Wynn,  C. Fang,  M. Zhang,  H. Liu,  D. M Davies,  X. Wang,  D. Lau, J. Z Lee,  B.-Y. Huang,  K. Z. Fung,  C.-T. Ni  and  Y. S. Meng “Mitigating Oxygen Release in Anionic-Redox-Active Cathode Materials by Cationic Substitution through Rational Design” JMCA, 6, 24651, 2018


S. Wang, Z. Huang, X. Wang, Y. Li, M. Günther, S. Valenzuela, P. Parikh, A. Cabreros, W. Xiong, and Y. S. Meng “Unveiling the Role of tBP−LiTFSI Complexes in Perovskite Solar Cells” J.Am.Chem.Soc. 140 (48), 16720, 2018

X. Wang, Y. Li, and Y.S.Meng “Cryogenic Electron Microscopy for Characterizing and Diagnosing Batteries” Joule, 2, 1, 2018


T.A. Wynn, J.Z. Lee , A. Banerjee and Y.S. Meng “In situ and operando probing of solid– solid interfaces in electrochemical devices” MRS Bulletin, 43 (10), 768, 2018

L. Yin, G. S. Mattei, Z. Li, J. Zheng, W. Zhao, F. Omenya, C. Fang, W. Li, J. Li, Q. Xie, J.-G. Zhang, M. S. Whittingham, Y. S. Meng, A. Manthiram, and P. G. Khalifah “Extending the limits of powder diffraction analysis_ Diffraction parameter space, occupancy defects, and atomic form factors”  Review of Scientific Instruments, 89, 093002, 2018

Y. Fang, S. Ran, W. Xie, S. Wang, Y. S. Meng, and M. B. Maple”Evidence for a conducting surface ground state in high-quality single crystalline FeSi“, PNAS, 115 (34) 8558, 2018

X. Wang, Y. Li, X. Bi, L. Ma, T. Wu, M. Sina, S. Wang, M. Zhang, J. Alvarado, B. Lu, A. Banerjee, K. Amine, J. Lu, and Y. S. Meng “Hybrid Li-Ion and Li-O2 Battery Enabled by Oxyhalogen-Sulfur Electrochemistry“, Joule. 2, 2381–2392, 2018


S. M. Wood, C. Fang, E. J. Dufek, S. C. Nagpure, S. V. Sazhin, B. Liaw, and Y. S. Meng“Predicting Calendar Aging in Lithium Metal Secondary Batteries_ The Impacts of Solid Electrolyte Interphase Composition and Stability”, Adv. Energy Mater. 8(26), 1801427, 2018


A. Singer, M. Zhang, S. Hy, D. Cela, C. Fang, T. A. Wynn, B. Qiu, Y. Xia, Z. Liu, A. Ulvestad, N. Hua, J. Wingert, H. Liu, M. Sprung, A. V. Zozulya, E. Maxey, R. Harder, Y. S. Meng, and O. G. Shpyrko,”Nucleation of Dislocations and Their Dynamics in Layered Oxide Cathode Materials During Battery Charging‘ ,Nature Energy, 3, 641, 2018


M. Zhang, H.D. Liu, Z. Liu, C. Fang, and Y. S. Meng, “Modified Coprecipitation Synthesis of Mesostructure-Controlled Li-Rich Layered Oxides for Minimizing Voltage Degradation“, ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 1(7), 3369, 2018


X. Ren, S. Chen, H. Lee, D. Mei, M. H. Engelhard, S. D. Burton, W. Zhao, J. Zheng, Q. Li, M. S. Ding, M. Schroeder, J. Alvarado, K. Xu, Y. S. Meng, J. Liu, J-G. Zhang, W. Xu, ” Localized High-Concentration Sulfone Electrolytes for High-Efficiency Lithium-Metal Batteries“, Chem, 4, 1, 2018

Y. Shi, M. Zhang, C. Fang, and Y. S. Meng, “Urea-based hydrothermal synthesis of LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 cathode material for Li-ion battery“, Journal of Power Sources, 394, 114, 2018

H.D. Liu, X. Wang, H. Zhou, H.-D. Lim, X. Xing, Q. Yan, Y. S. Meng, and P. Liu, “Structure and Solution Dynamics of Lithium Methyl Carbonate as a Protective Layer For Lithium Metal“, ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 1(5),1864, 2018


J. K. Seo, J.W. Shin, H. Chung, P. Y. Meng, X. Wang, and Y. S. Meng, “Intercalation and Conversion Reactions of Nanosized β-MnO2 Cathode in the Secondary Zn_MnO2 Alkaline Battery“, J. Phys. Chem. C. 122 (21), 11177, 2018


J. Alvarado, M. A. Schroeder, M. Zhang, O. Borodin, E. Gobrogge, M. Olguin, M. S. Ding, M. Gobet, S. Greenbaum, Y. S. Meng, K. Xu, “A carbonate-free, sulfone-based electrolyte for high-voltage Li-ion batteries” “supplementary data” Materials Today, 21(4), 341, 2018


H. Li, H. Tang, C. Ma, Y. Bai, J. Alvarado, B. Radhakrishnan, S. P. Ong, F. Wu, Y. S. Meng, and C. Wu “Understanding the Electrochemical Mechanisms Induced by Gradient Mg2+ Distribution of Na-Rich Na3+xV2–xMgx(PO4)3_C for Sodium Ion Batteries” Chem. Mater. 30 (8), 2498, 2018


E. A. Wu, C. S. Kompella, Z. Zhu, J. Z. Lee, S. C. Lee, I.-H. Chu, H. Nguyen, S. P. Ong, A. Banerjee, and Y. S. Meng,”New Insights into the Interphase between the Na Metal Anode and Sulfide Solid-State Electrolytes_ A Joint Experimental and Computational Study” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 10 (12), 10076, 2018

J. Z. Lee, T. A. Wynn, Y. S. Meng, D. Santhanagopalan, “Focused Ion Beam Fabrication of LiPON-based Solid-state Lithium-ion Nanobatteries for In Situ Testing” . J. Vis. Exp, e56259, 2018


H.D. Liu, H. Liu, I. D. Seymour, N. Chernova, K. M. Wiaderek, N. M. Trease, S. Hy, Y. Chen, K. An, M. Zhang, O. J. Borkiewicz, S. H. Lapidus, B. Qiu, Y. Xia, Z. Liu, P. Chupas, K. Chapman, M. S. Whittingham, C. P. Grey and Y. S. Meng, “Identifying the chemical and structural irreversibility in LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2 – A model compound for classical layered intercalation” J. Mater. Chem. A. 6, 4189, 2018

S. E. Root, C. W. Carpenter, L. V. Kayser, D. Rodriquez, D. M. Davies, S. Wang, S. T. M. Tan, Y. S. Meng , and D. J. Lipomi, “Ionotactile Stimulation_ Nonvolatile Ionic Gels for Human–Machine Interfaces” ACS Omega, 3 (1), 662, 2018

J. Huang, H.D. Liu, T. Hu, Y. S. Meng, and J. Luo, “Enhancing the electrochemical performance of Li-rich layered oxide Li1.13Ni0.3Mn0.57O2 via WO3 doping and accompanying spontaneous surface phase formation“, Journal of Power Sources, 375, 21, 2018

X. Wang, M. Zhang, J. Alvarado, S. Wang, M. Sina, B. Lu, J. Bouwer, W. Xu, J. Xiao, J.-G. Zhang, J. Liu, and Y. S. Meng “New Insights on the Structure of Electrochemically Deposited Lithium Metal and Its Solid Electrolyte Interphases via Cryogenic TEM“, Nano Letters, 17 (12), 7606, 2017


M. D. Radin, J. Alvarado, Y. S. Meng, and A. V. der Ven “Role of Crystal Symmetry in the Reversibility of Stacking-Sequence Changes in Layered Intercalation Electrodes”,Nano Letters, 17(12), 7789, 2017


F. Lin, Y. Liu, X/ Yu, L. Cheng, A. Singer, O. G. Shpyrko, H. L. Xin, N. Tamura, C. Tian, T-C Weng, X-Q Yang, Y. S. Meng, D. Nordlund, W. Yang, and M. M. Doeff ” Synchrotron X-ray Analytical Techniques for Studying Materials Electrochemistry in Rechargeable Batteries” Chem. Rev. 117 (21), 13123, 2017


J. Huang, H.D. Liu, N. Zhou, K. An, Y.S. Meng, J. Luo”Enhancing the Ion Transport in LiMn1.5Ni0.5O4 by Altering the Particle Wulff Shape via Anisotropic Surface Segregation” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 9 (42), 36745, 2017

M. Wang,  Y. Shi,  D. J. Noelle,  A. V. Le,  H. Yoon,  H. Chung,  M. Zhang,  Y. S. Meng and  Y. Qiao “Internal short circuit mitigation of high-voltage lithium-ion batteries with functional current collectors” RSC Advances, 7, 45662, 2017

M. Zhang, K. Yin, Z. D. Hood,  Z. Bi, C. A. Bridges, S. Dai, Y. S. Meng, M. P. Paranthaman and M. Chi “In situ TEM observation of the electrochemical lithiation of N-doped anatase TiO2 nanotubes as anodes for lithium-ion batteries” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 38, 20651, 2017

R. Kumar, J. Wang, and Y.S. Meng, “Conformal, Wearable Batteries: Powering Warfighter Equipment”  HDIAC Journal, 4(3), 4, 2017

H. Liu, H.D. Liu, S. H. Lapidus, Y. S. Meng, P. J. Chupas, and K. W. Chapman “Sensitivity and Limitations of Structures from X-ray and Neutron-Based Diffraction Analyses of Transition Metal Oxide Lithium-Battery Electrodes” Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 164 (9), 1802, 2017

T. Yu, Q. Li, X. Zhao, H. Xia, L. Ma, J. Wang, Y. S. Meng, and X. Shen “Nanoconfined Iron Oxychloride Material as a High-Performance Cathode for Rechargeable Chloride Ion Batteries”,ACS Energy Lett. 2, 2341, 2017


P. Parikh, C. Senowitz, D. Lyons, I. Martin, T. J. Prosa, M. DiBattista, A. Devaraj, and Y. S. Meng, “Three-Dimensional Nanoscale Mapping of State-of-the-Art Field-Effect Transistors (FinFETs)“, Microscopy and Microanalysis, 23(5), 916, 2017

S. Kim, J. K. Seo, J. H. Park, Y. Song, Y. S. Meng, M. J. Heller, “White-light emission of blue-luminescent graphene quantum dots by europium (III) complex incorporation” Carbon, 124, 479, 2017


J. Alvarado, C. Ma, S. Wang, K. Nguyen, M. Kodur, and Y. S. Meng, “Improvement of the Cathode Electrolyte Interphase on P2-Na2_3Ni1_3Mn2_3O2 by Atomic Layer Deposition“ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 9(31), 26518, 2017

K. Yin, M. Zhang, Z. D. Hood, J. Pan, Y. S. Meng, and M. Chi, “Self-Assembled Framework Formed During Lithiation of SnS2 Nanoplates Revealed by in Situ Electron Microscopy” Acc. Chem. Res. 50(7), 1495, 2017

M. D. Radin, S. Hy, M. Sina, C. Fang, H. Liu, J. Vinckeviciute, M. Zhang, M. S. Whittingham, Y. S. Meng,
and Anton Van der Ven “Narrowing the Gap between Theoretical and Practical Capacities in Li-Ion Layered Oxide Cathode Materials“, Adv. Energy Mater. 7, 1602888, 2017

C. S. Rustomji, Y. Yang, T. K. Kim, J. Mac, Y. J. Kim, E. Caldwell, H. Chung, Y. S. Meng, “Liquefied Gas Electrolytes for Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices“, Science, 356, 1351, 2017

H. Shobukawa, J. Alvarado, Y. Yang, Y. S. Meng, “Electrochemical performance and interfacial investigation on Si composite anode for lithium ion batteries in full cell”, Journal of Power Sources, 359, 173, 2017


A. V Le, M. Wang, D. J Noelle, Y. Shi, H. Yoon, M. Zhang, Y. S. Meng, Y. Qiao, “Effects of macromolecular configuration of thermally sensitive binder in lithium-ion battery“, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 134, 31, 2017

C. Ma, J. Alvarado, J. Xu, R. J. Clément, M. Kodur, W. Tong, C. P. Grey, and Y. S. Meng,”Exploring Oxygen Activity in the High Energy P2-Type Na0.78Ni0.23Mn0.69O2 Cathode Material for Na-Ion Batteries“, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 139(13), 4835, 2017

M. Wang, A. V. Le, D. J. Noelle, Y. Shi, Y. S. Meng, Y. Qiao, “Internal-short-mitigating current collector for lithium-ion battery“, Journal of Power Sources, 349, 84, 2017

M. Samiee, B. Radhakrishnan, Z. Rice, Z. Deng, Y. S. Meng, S. P. Ong, J. Luo, “Divalent-doped Na3Zr2Si2PO12 natrium superionic conductor_ Improving the ionic conductivity via simultaneously optimizing the phase and chemistry of the primary and secondary phases”, Journal of Power Sources, 347, 229, 2017

J. K. Seo, H.-M. Cho, K. Takahara, K. W. Chapman, O. J. Borkiewicz, M. Sina, and Y. S. Meng, “Revisiting the conversion reaction voltage and the CuF2 electrode in Li-ion batteries“, Nano Research, 1, 2017


Y. Shi, D. J. Noelle, M. Wang, A. V. Le, H. Yoon, M. Zhang, Y. S. Meng, J. Fan, D. Wu, and Y. Qiao, “Mitigating thermal runaway of lithium-ion battery through electrolyte displacement“, Applied Physics Letters, 110(6), 063902, 2017


C. Zhu, L. Yang, J. K. Seo, X. Zhang, S. Wang, J.W. Shin, D. Chao, H. Zhang, Y. S. Meng, H. J. Fan, “Self-branched a-MnO2_d-MnO2 heterojunction nanowires with enhanced pseudocapacitance“, Materials Horizons, 4, 415, 2017

A. Devaraj, D. E. Perea, J. Liu, L. M. Gordon, T. J. Prosa, P. Parikh, D. R. Diercks, S. Meher, R. P. Kolli, Y. S. Meng & S. Thevuthasan, “Three-dimensional nanoscale characterisation of materials by atom probe tomography“, International Materials Reviews, 1, 2017

R. J. Clément,   J. Xu,   D. Middlemiss,  J. Alvarado,   C. Ma,   Y. S. Meng and  C. P. Grey, “Direct evidence for high Na+ mobility and high voltage structural processes in P2-Na x [Li y Ni z Mn 1− y− z] O 2 (x, y, z≤ 1) cathodes from solid-state NMR and DFT calculations”  J. Mater. Chem. A, 5, 4129, 2017


B. Qiu, M. Zhang, Y. Xia, Z. Liu, and Y. S. Meng, “Understanding and Controlling Anionic Electrochemical Activity in High-Capacity Oxides for Next Generation Li-Ion Batteries“, Chemistry of Materials, 29, 908, 2017

J. Z. Lee, Z. Wang, H. L. Xinb, T. A. Wynn, and Y. S. Meng, “Amorphous Lithium Lanthanum Titanate for Solid-State Microbatteries“, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 164(1), 6268, 2017


R. Kumar; J. Shin; L. Yin; J.-M. You; Y. S. Meng; Joseph J Wang, “All-Printed, Stretchable Zn-Ag2O Rechargeable Battery via, Hyperelastic Binder for Self-Powering Wearable Electronics“, Advanced Energy Materials, 1602096, 2017

Y. Shi, D. J Noelle, M. Wang, A. V Le, H. Yoon, M. Zhang, Y. S. Meng, and Yu Qiao, “Role of Amines in Thermal-Runaway-Mitigating Lithium-ion Battery“, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2016, 8 (45), 30956

M. Wang, A. V. Le, Y. Shi, D. J. Noelle, H. Yoon, M. Zhang, Y. S. Meng, and Y. Qiao, “Effects of Angular Fillers on Thermal Runaway of Lithium-Ion Battery“, Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2016, 32(11), 1117

A. Orita, M. G. Verde, M. Sakai, and Y. S. Meng “A biomimetic redox flow battery based on flavin mononucleotide“, Nature. Commun., 2016, 7, 13230

N. M. Trease, I. D. Seymour, M. Radin, H.D. Liu, H. Liu, S. Hy, N. Chernova, P. Parikh, A. Devaraj, K. M. Wiaderek, P. J. Chupas, K. W Chapman, M. S. Whittingham, Y. S. Meng, A. V. der Ven, and C. P. Grey “Identifying the distribution of Al3+ in LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2“, Chemistry of Materials,  2016, 28, 8170

I.-H. Chu, C. S. Kompella, H. Nguyen, Z. Zhu, S. Hy, Z. Deng, Y. S. Meng and S. P. Ong “Room-Temperature All-solid-state Rechargeable Sodium-ion Batteries with a Cl-doped Na3PS4 Superionic Conductor”, Scientific Reports, 2016, 6, 33733

H. Shobukawa, J.W. Shin, J. Alvarado, C. S. Rustomji and Y. S. Meng, “Electrochemical reaction and surface chemistry for performance enhancement of a Si composite anode using a bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide-based ionic liquid”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A., 2016, 4, 15117

Y. Shi, D. J. Noelle, M. Wang, A. V. Le, H. Yoon, M. Zhang, Y. S. Meng, and Y. Qiao, “Exothermic behaviors of mechanically abused lithium-ion batteries with dibenzylamine“, Journal of Power Sources, 2016, 326, 514

M. Zhang, A. C. MacRaea, H.D. Liu, and Y. S. Meng, “Investigation of Anatase-TiO2 as an Efficient Electrode Material for Magnesium-Ion Batteries”  Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2016, 163(10), A2368

M. Sina, J. Alvarado, H. Shobukawa, C. Alexander, V. Manichev, L. Feldman, T. Gustafsson, K. Stevenson, Y. S. Meng,”Direct Visualization of the Solid Electrolyte Interphase and Its Effects on Silicon Electrochemical Performance”  Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 1600438

S. Wang, M. Sina, P. Parikh, T. Uekert, B. Shahbazian, A. Devaraj, and Y. S. Meng, “Role of 4-tert-Butylpyridine as a Hole Transport Layer Morphological Controller in Perovskite Solar Cells” Nano Letters, 2016, 16, 5594

J.W. Shin, J.-M. You, J. Z. Lee, R. Kumar, L. Yin, J. Wang, and Y. S. Meng,”Deposition of ZnO on bismuth species towards a rechargeable Zn-based aqueous battery” , Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.,  2016, 18, 26376     (Front Cover)

H. Nguyen, S. Hy, E. Wu, Z. Deng, M. Samiee, T. Yersak, J. Luo, S. P. Ong, Y. S. Meng, “Experimental and Computational Evaluation of a Sodium-Rich Anti-Perovskite for Solid State Electrolytes”,  Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2016, 163(10), A2165

M. Wang, A. V Le, D. J Noelle, Y. Shi, H. Yoon, M. Zhang, Y. S. Meng, Y. Qiao, “Effects of electrode pattern on thermal runaway of lithium-ion battery“, International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 2016, 1056789516660176

X. He, J. Wang, B. Qiu, E. Paillard, C. Ma, X. Cao, H.D. Liu, M. C. Stan, H. Liu, T. Gallash, Y. S. Meng, “Durable high-rate capability Na0.44MnO2 cathode material for sodium-ion batteries“, NanoEnergy, 2016, 27, 602

B. Qiu, M. Zhang, L. Wu, J. Wang, Y. Xia, D. Qian, H.D. Liu, S. Hy, Y. Chen, K. An, Y. Zhu, Z. Liu, Y. S. Meng, “Gas–solid interfacial modification of oxygen activity in layered oxide cathodes for lithium-ion batteries“, Nature Communication 2016, 7,12108

B. J. Hertzberg, A. Huang, A. Hsieh, M. Chamoun, G. Davies, J. K. Seo, Z. Zhong, M. Croft, C. Erdonmez, Y. S. Meng, and D. Steingart, “Effect of Multiple Cation Electrolyte Mixtures on Rechargeable Zn–MnO2 Alkaline Battery”,  Chem. Mater.,  2016, 28 (13), 4536

Z. Wang, J. Z. Lee, H. L. Xin, L. Han, N. Grillon, D. Guy-Bouyssou, E. Bouyssou, M. Proust, Y. S. Meng, “Effects of cathode electrolyte interfacial (CEI) layer on long term cycling of all-solid-state thin-film batteries” Journal of Power Sources, 2016, 324, 342

Z. Wang, D. Santhanagopalan, W. Zhang, F. Wang, H. L. Xin, K. He, J. Li, N. Dudney, and Y. S. Meng,”In Situ STEM-EELS Observation of Nanoscale Interfacial Phenomena in All-Solid-State Batteries“, Nano Letters,   2016, 16 (6), 3760

A. Orita, M.G. Verde, M. Sakai, Y.S. Meng,”The impact of pH on side reactions for aqueous redox flow batteries based on nitroxyl radical compounds“, Journal of Power Sources., 2016, 324, 342

Sunny Hy, H.D. Liu, M. Zhang, D. Qian, B.-J. Hwang, Y. S. Meng, “Performance and design considerations for lithium excess layered oxide positive electrode materials for lithium ion batteries“, Energy & Environmental Science, 2016, 9, 1931

Y. Shi, M. Zhang, D. Qian and Y. S. Meng, “Ultrathin Al2O3 Coatings for Improved Cycling Performance and Thermal Stability of LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 Cathode Material“, Electrochemica Acta, 2016, 203(10), 154

M. G. Verde, L. Baggetto, N. Balke, G. M. Veith, J. K. Seo, Z. Wang, and Y. S. Meng, “Elucidating the Phase Transformation of Li4Ti5O12 Lithiation at the Nanoscale“, ACS Nano, 2016, 10 (4), 4312

I.-H. Chu, H. Nguyen, S. Hy, Y.-C. Lin, Z. Wang, Z. Xu, Z. Deng, Y. S. Meng, and S. P. Ong, “Insights into the Performance Limits of the Li7P3S11 Superionic Conductor_ A Combined First-Principles and Experimental Study“, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2016, 8 (12), 7843

H.D. Liu, J. Huang, D. Qian, S. Hy, C. Fang, J. Luo, and Y. S. Meng, “Communication_Enhancing the Electrochemical Performance of Lithium-Excess Layered Oxide Li1.13Ni0.3Mn0.57O2 via a Facile Nanoscale Surface Modification“,  Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2016, 163 (6), A971

H. Xia, Q. Xia, B. Lin, J. Zhu, J. K. Seo, and Y. S. Meng, “Self-standing porous LiMn2O4 nanowall arrays as promising cathodes for advanced 3D microbatteries and flexible lithium-ion batteries“, Nano Energy, 2016, 22, 475

H.D. Liu, Y. Chen, S. Hy, K. An, S. Venkatachalam, D. Qian, M. Zhang , and Y. S. Meng, “Operando Lithium Dynamics in the Li-Rich Layered Oxide Cathode Material via Neutron Diffraction“, Adv. Energy Mater. 2016, 6,1502143

S. Wang, W. Yuan, and Y. S. Meng. “Spectrum-Dependent Spiro-OMeTAD Oxidization Mechanism in Perovskite Solar Cells“, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2015, 7 (44), 24791

H.D. Liu, D. Qian, M. G. Verde, M. Zhang, L. Baggetto, K. An, Y. Chen, K. J. Carroll, D. Lau, M. Chi, G. M. Veith, and Y. S. Meng. “Understanding the Role of NH4F and Al2O3 Surface Co-modification on Lithium-Excess Layered Oxide Li1.2Ni0.2Mn0.6O2“, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2015, 7 (34), 19189

K. Schroder, J. Alvarado, T. A. Yersak, J. Li, N. Dudney, L. J. Webb, Y. S. Meng, and K. J. Stevenson. “The Effect of Fluoroethylene Carbonate as an Additive on the Solid Electrolyte Interphase on Silicon Lithium-Ion Electrolytes“, Chem. Mater., 2015, 27 (16), 5531

C. Ma, J. Xu, J. Alvarado, B. Qu, J. Somerville, J. Y. Lee, and Y. S. Meng, “Investigating the Energy Storage Mechanism of SnS2-rGO Composite Anode for Advanced Na-Ion Batteries“, Chem. Mater., 2015, 27 (16), 5633

J. Xu, H. D. Liu, Y. S. Meng, “Exploring Li substituted O3-structured layered oxides NaLixNi1_3 − xMn1_3 + xCo1_3 − xO2 (x = 0.07, 0.13, and 0.2) as promising cathode materials for rechargeable Na batteries“, Electrochemistry Communications, 2015, 60, 13

H. Cho, M. V. Chen, A. C. MacRae, and Y. S. Meng, “Effect of Surface Modification on Nano-Structured LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Spinel Materials“, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2015, 7 (30), 16231

D. Qian, C. Ma, K. L More, Y. S. Meng and M. Chi,  “Advanced analytical electron microscopy for lithium-ion batteries“, NPG Asia Materials, 2015, 7, e193 

Y. C. Lu, C. Ma, J. Alvarado, T. Kidera, Y. S. Meng, and S. Okada, “Improved electrochemical performance of tin-sulfide anodes for sodium-ion batteries“, Journal of Materials Chemistry A., 2015,3, 16971

Y-S. Yu, C. Kim, D. A. Shapiro, M. Farmand,D. Qian, T. Tyliszczak, A. L. D. Kilcoyne, R. Celestre, S. Marchesini, J. Joseph, P. Denes, T. Warwick, F. C. Strobridge, C. P. Grey, H. Padmore, Y. S. Meng, R. Kostecki, and J. Cabana, “Dependence on Crystal Size of the Nanoscale Chemical Phase Distribution and Fracture in LixFePO4“, Nano Letters, 2015, 15(7), 4282


A. Ulvestad, A. Singer, J. N. Clark, H. M. Cho, J. W. Kim, R. Harder, J. Maser, Y. S. Meng,
and O. G. Shpyrko, “Topological defect dynamics in operando battery nanoparticles“, Science, 2015, 348(6241), 1344

C. S. Rustomji, J. Mac, C. Choi, T. K. Kim, D. Choi, Y. S. Meng, S. Jin, “Thin-film electrochemical sensor electrode for rapid evaluation of electrolytic conductivity, cyclic voltammetry, and temperature measurements“, Journal of Applied Electrochemistry., 2015, 1-9

Y. C. Lu, C. Ma, J. Alvarado, T. Kidera, N. Dimov, Y. S. Meng, and S. Okada, “Electrochemical properties of tin oxide anodes for sodium-ion batteries“,  Journal of Power Sources., 2015, 284, 287

B. Han, D. Qian, M. Risch, H. Chen, M. Chi, Y. S. Meng, and Yang S-H., “Role of LiCoO2 Surface Terminations in Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Kinetics“, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2015, 6, 1357

 

A. Ulvestad, J. N. Clark, A. Singer, D. Vine, H. Cho, R. Harder, Y. S. Meng and O. G. Shpyrko, “In situ strain evolution during a disconnection event in a battery nanoparticle“, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2015,17, 10551

Y-S. Yu, C. Kim, Y. Liu, A. v. d. Ven, Y. S. Meng, R. Kostecki , and J. Cabana, “Nonequilibrium Pathways during Electrochemical Phase Transformations in Single Crystals Revealed by Dynamic Chemical Imaging at Nanoscale Resolution” Adv. Energy Mater. 2015, 5, 1402040

 A. Saracibar, Z. Wang, K. J. Carroll, Y. S. Meng and M. E. Arroyo-de Dompablo, “New insights into the electrochemical performance of Li2MnSiO4_ effect of cationic substitutions”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A., 2015, 3, 6004

H. D. Liu, J. Xu, C. Ma and Y. S. Meng, “A new O3-type layered oxide cathode with high energy_power density for rechargeable Na batteries“,  Chem. Comm., 2015, 51,4693

Q. Zhang, M. G. Verde, J. K. Seo, X. Li, Y. S. Meng, “Structural and electrochemical properties of Gd-doped Li4Ti5O12 as anode material with improved rate capability for lithium-ion batteries“, Journal of Power Sources., 2015, 1, 124

H. Zheng, Y. S. Meng and Y. Zhu, “Frontiers of in situ electron microscopy“, MRS Bulletin., 2015, 40, 12

J. Shin, M. Kim, J. Cirera, S. H. Chen, G. Halder, T. A. Yersak, F. Paesani, S. M. Cohen and Y. S. Meng, “MIL-101(Fe) as a lithium-ion battery electrode material_ a relaxation and intercalation mechanism during lithium insertion” , Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015, 3, 4738

T. A. Yersak, J. Shin, Z. Wang, D. Estrada, J. Whiteley, S-H Lee, M. J. Sailor, and Y. S. Meng, “Preparation of Mesoporous Si@PAN Electrodes for Li-Ion Batteries via the In-Situ Polymerization of PAN“,ECS Electrochemistry Letters, 2015, 4 (3), A33

H. Yoon, A. Xu, G. E. Sterbinsky, D. A. Arena, Z. Wang, P. W. Stephens, Y. S. Meng and K. J. Carroll, “In situ non-aqueous nucleation and growth of next generation rare-earth-free permanent magnets“, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2015, 17, 1070

D. Santhanagopalan, D. K. Schreiber, D. E. Perea, R. L. Martens, Y. Janssen, P. Khalifah, and Y. S. Meng, “Effects of laser energy and wavelength on the analysis of LiFePO4 using laser assisted atom probe tomography“, Ultramicroscopy, 2015, 148, 57

M. G. Verde, H. D. Liu, K. J. Carroll, L. Baggetto, G. M. Veith, and Y. S. Meng, “Effect of Morphology and Manganese Valence on the Voltage Fade and Capacity Retention of Li[Li2_12Ni3_12Mn7_12]O2“, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces., 2014, 6, 18868

D. A. Shapiro, Y-S. Yu, T. Tyliszczak, J. Cabana, R. Celestre, W. Chao,  K. Kaznatcheev, A. L. D. Kilcoyne, F. Maia, S. Marchesini, Y. S. Meng, T. Warwick, L. L. Yang and H. A. Padmore, “Chemical composition mapping with nanometre resolution by soft X-ray microscopy“, Nature Photonics, 2014, 8, 765

J. Xu, C. Ma, M. Balasubramanian, and Y. S. Meng, “Understanding Na2Ti3O7 as an ultra-low voltage anode material for a Na-ion battery“, Chem. Comm., 2014, 50, 12564

 

A. Singer, A. Ulvestad, H. Cho, J. W. Kim, J. Maser, R. Harder, Y. S. Meng, and O. G. Shpyrko, “Nonequilibrium Structural Dynamics of Nanoparticles in LiNi1_2Mn3_2O4 Cathode under Operando Conditions“, Nano Letters, 2014, 14 (9), 5295

A. Ulvestad, A. Singer, H. Cho, J. N. Clark, R. Harder, J. Maser, Y. S. Meng, and O. G. Shpyrko, “Single Particle Nanomechanics in Operando Batteries via Lensless Strain Mapping“, Nano Letters, 2014, 14 (9), 5123

A. Bandodkar, W. Jia, J. Ramirez, Y. S. Meng and J. Wang, “An epidermal alkaline rechargeable Ag-Zn printable tattoo battery for wearable electronics”, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2(38), 15788

  H. Fei, J. Shin, Y.S. Meng, M. Adelhardt, J. Sutter, K. Meyer, S. M. Cohen,”Reusable Oxidation Catalysis Using Metal-Monocatecholato Species in a Robust Metal–Organic Framework“, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2014, 136(13), 4965

D. Qian, B. Xu, M. Chi, Y.S. Meng, “Uncovering the roles of oxygen vacancies in cation migration in lithium excess layered oxides“, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics., 2014,16, 14665

H. Liu , H. Cho , Y. S. Meng, Quan Li, “Engineering Three-Dimensionally Electrodeposited Si-on-Ni Inverse“, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces., 2014, 6 (12), 9842

 D. Qian, N. M. Hagh, Y.S. Meng, “Insight into Designing High-Energy, High-Power Cathode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries“, ECS Electrochemistry Letters., 2014, 3(7), A72

J. Zhao, J. Xu, D. H. Lee, N. Dimov, Y. S. Meng, S. Okada, “Electrochemical and thermal properties of P2-type Na2_3Fe1_3Mn2_3O2“, Journal of Power Sources., 2014, 264, 235

L. Baggetto, K. J.  Carroll, H-Y. Hah, C.E. Johnson,  D. R. Mullins, R. R. Unocic, J. A. Johnson, Y.S Meng, G. M. Veith,”Probing the Mechanism of Sodium Ion Insertion into Copper Antimony Cu2 Sb Anodes“, J. Phys. Chem. C., 2014, 118(15), 7856.

B. Qu, C. Ma, G. Ji, C. Xu, J. Xu, Y. S. Meng, T. Wang, J. Y. Lee, “Layered SnS 2 -Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite – A High-Capacity, High-Rate, and Long-Cycle Life Sodium-Ion Battery Anode Material“, Advanced Materials., 2014, 26(23), 3854

L. Baggetto, K. J. Carroll, R. R. Unocic, C. A. Bridges, Y. S. Meng, G. M. Veith, “Sodium Manganese Oxide Thin Films as Cathodes for Na-Ion Batteries“, ECS Transactions., 2014, 58, 47

A. Ulvestad, H. M. Cho, R. Harder, J. W. Kim, S. H. Dietze, E. Fohtung, Y. S. Meng, O. G. Shpyrko, “Nanoscale strain mapping in battery nanostructures“, Applied Physics Letters., 2014, 104(7), 073108.

J. Xu, D. H. Lee, R. J. Clement, X. Yu, M. Leskes, A. J. Pell,G. Pintacuda, X.-Q. Yang, C. P. Grey, Y. S. Meng, “Identifying the Critical Role of Li Substitution in P2-Nax[LiyNizMn1-y-z]O2″, Chem. Mater., 2014, 26, 1260

D. Santhanagopalan, D. Qian, T. Mcgilvary, Z. Wang, F. Wang, F. Camino, J. Graetz, N. Dudney, Y. S. Meng, “Interface Limited Lithium Transport in Solid-State Batteries“, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2014, 5, 298

D. H. Lee, K. J. Carroll, K. W. Chapman, O. J. Borkiewicz, S. Calvin, E. E. Fullerton, Y. S. Meng, “Understanding improved electrochemical properties of NiO-doped NiF2–C composite conversion materials by X-ray absorption spectroscopy and pair distribution function analysis“, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014, 16, 3095

 H. Xia, M. Z. Hu, Y. S. Meng, J. P. Xie, X. Y. Zhao, “Nanostructured Materials for Clean Energy and Environmental Challenges“, Journal of Nanomaterials., 2014, 1

Y. Janssen, D. Santhanagopalan, D. Qian, M. Chi, X. Wang, C. Hoffman, Y. S. Meng and P. Khalifah, “Reciprocal Salt Flux Growth of LiFePO4 Single Crystals with Controlled Defect Concentrations“, Chem. Mater., 2013, 25(22), 4574

R. Qing, M-C. Yang, Y. S. Meng, W. Sigmund, “Synthesis of LiNixFe1-xPO4 solid solution as Cathode materials for lithium ion batteries“, Electrochimica Acta., 2013, 108, 827

B. Dunn, P. Liu, Y. S. Meng, “Nanoscience and nanotechnology in next generation Lithium batteries“, Nanotechnology, 2013, 24, 420201

H. Liu, L. Hu, Y. S. Meng, Q. Li, “Electrodeposited three-dimensional Ni_Si nanocable arrays as high performance anode for the lithium ion batteries“, Nanoscale, 2013, 5, 10376

H.-M. Cho, Y. S. Meng, “Effect of Ni/Mn ordering on elementary polarizations of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 spinel and its nanostructured electrode“, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2013, 160(9), A1482

H. D. Liu, C. R. Fell, K. An, L. Cai, Y. S. Meng, “In-situ neutron diffraction study of the xLi2MnO3.(1-x)LiMO2“, Journal of Power Sources, 2013, 240, 772

K. J. Carroll, D. Qian, C. R. Fell, S. Calvin, G. M. Veith, M. Chi, L. Baggetto, Y. S. Meng, “Probing the electrode/electrolyte interface in the Li-excess material Li_1.2Ni_0.2Mn_0.6O₂“, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013, 15, 11128

Y. S. Meng, M. S. Whittingham, “Introduction and foreword to focus issue on intercalation compounds for rechargeable batteries“, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2013, 160(5), Y2

H. Liu, Y. S. Meng, Q. Li, “Three-dimensional nanocable arrays with a copper core and cupric oxide shell for high power lithium ion batteries“, RSC Advances, 2013, 3, 11586

C. R. Fell, D. Qian, K. J. Carroll, M. Chi, J. L. Jones, Y. S. Meng, “Correlation Between Oxygen Vacancy, Microstrain, and Cation Distribution in Lithium-Excess Layered Oxides During the First Electrochemical Cycle“, Chem. Mater., 2013, 25(9), 1621

M. G. Verde, K. J. Carroll, Z. Wang, A. Sathrum, Y. S. Meng, “Achieving high efficiency and cyclability in inexpensive soluble lead flow batteries“, Energy & Environmental Science, 2013, 6, 1573

J. Xu, D. H. Lee, Y. S. Meng, “Recent advances in sodium intercalation positive electrode materials for sodium ion batteries“, Functional Material Letters, 2013, 6, 1330001

D. H. Lee, J. Xu, Y. S. Meng, “An advanced cathode for Na-ion batteries with high rate and excellent structural stability“, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013, 15, 3304

X. Yu, Q. Wang, Y. Zhou, H. Li, X. Q. Yang, K. -W. Nam, S. N. Ehrlich, S. Khalid, Y. S. Meng, “High rate delithiation behaviour of LiFePO4 studied by quick X-ray absorption spectroscopy“, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48(94), 11537

D. Qian, B. Xu, H.-M. Cho, T. Hatsukade, K. J. Carroll, Y. S. Meng, “Lithium Lanthanum Titanium Oxides: A Fast Ionic Conductive Coating for Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes“, Chemistry of Materials, 2012, 24(14), 2744

B. Xu, D. Qian, Z. Wang, Y. S. Meng, “Recent Progress in Cathode Materials Research for Advanced Lithium Ion Batteries“, Materials Science and Engineering R,  2012, 73(5), 51

Y. S. Meng, M. E. A.-d. Dompablo, “Recent Advances in First Principles Computatinal Research of Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries“, Accounts of Chemical Research,  2012, 46(5), 1171

D. Qian, Y. Hinuma, H. Chen, L-S Du, K. Carroll, G. Ceder, C. P. Grey, Y. S. Meng, “Electronic spin transition in nanosize stoichiometric lithium cobalt oxide“, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2012, 134(14), 6096

H. Xia, Y. S. Meng, G. Yuan, C. Cui, L. Li, “A symmetric RuO2/RuO2 supercapacitor operating at 1.6V using a neutral aqueous electrolyte” Electrochemical and Solid State Letters, 2012, 15(4), A60

K. Carroll, M. Yang, G. M. Veith, N. J. Dudney, Y. S. Meng, “Intrinsic surface stability in LiMn2-xNixO4-δ (x=0.45, x=0.5) high voltage spinel materials for lithium ion batteries“, Electrochemical and Solid State Letters, 2012, 15(5), A72

M. Yang, Y. Lee, B. Xu, K Powers, Y. S. Meng, “TiO₂ flakes as anode materials for Li-ion-batteries“, Journal of Power Source, 2012, 207, 166

C. R. Fell, D. Lee, Y. S. Meng, J. M. Gallardo-Amores, E. Moran, M. E. A.-d. Dompablo, “High pressure driven structural and electrochemical modifications in layered lithium transition metal intercalation oxides“, Energy & Environmental Science, 2012, 5, 6214

D. Lee，K. Carroll，S. Calvin， S. Jin， Y. S. Meng, “Conversion Mechanism of Nickel Fluoride and NiO-Doped Nickel Fluoride in Li Ion Batteries“, Electrochimica Acta, 2012, 59, 213

C. R. Fell, M. Chi, Y. S. Meng, J. L. Jones, “In situ X-ray diffraction study of the lithium excess layered oxide compound Li[Li_0.2Ni_0.2Mn_0.6]O₂ during electrochemical cycling“, Solid State Ionics, 2011, 207, 44

Y. S. Meng, T. Mcgilvray, M. Yang, D. Gostovic, F. Wang, D. Zeng, Y. Zhu, J. Graetz, “In Situ Analytical Electron Microscopy for Probing Nanoscale Electrochemistry“, The Electrochemical Society Interface, 2011, 20(3), 49

H. Xia, Y. S. Meng, X. Li, G. Yuan, C. Cui, “Porous manganese oxide generated from lithiation/delithiation with improved electrochemical oxidation for supercapacitors“, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2011, 21(39), 15521

M. Yang, B. Xu, J. Cheng, C. Pan, B. Hwang, and Y. S. Meng, “Electronic, Structural, and Electrochemical Properties of LiNixCuyMn2-x-yO4 (0 < x < 0.5, 0 < y < 0.5) High-Voltage Spinel Materials“, Chemistry of Materials, 2011, 23(11), 2832

B. Xu, C. R. Fell, M. Chi, and Y. S. Meng, “Identifying surface structural changes in layered Li-excess nickel manganese oxides in high voltage lithium ion batteries: A joint experimental and theoretical study“, Energy & Environmental Science, 2011, 4, 2223

C. R. Fell, K. J. Carroll, M. Chi, and Y. S. Meng, “Synthesis–Structure–Property Relations in Layered, “Li-excess” Oxides Electrode Materials Li[Li_1/3-2x/3Ni_xMn_2/3-x/3]O₂ (x=1/3, 1/4, and 1/5)“, Journal of the Electrochemical Society,  2010, 157 (11), A1202

K. Persson, Y. Hinuma, Y. S. Meng, A. Van der Ven, and G. Ceder, “Thermodynamic and kinetic properties of the Li-graphite system from first-principles calculations“, Physical Review B, 2010, 82, 125416

K. Persson, V. A. Sethuraman, L. J. Hardwick, Y. Hinuma, Y. S. Meng, A. Van der Ven, V. Srinivasan, R. Kostecki, and G. Ceder, “Lithium diffusion in graphitic carbon“, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2010, 1, 1176

M. K. Y. Chan, J. Reed, D. Donadio, T. Mueller, Y. S. Meng, G. Galli, and G. Ceder, “Cluster expansion and optimization of thermal conductivity in SiGe nanowires“, Physical Review B, 2010, 81, 174303 

B. Xu, Y. S. Meng, “Factors affecting Li mobility in spinel LiMn₂O₄ – A first-principles study by GGA and GGA+U methods“, Journal of Power Sources, 2010, 195 (15), 4971

H. Xia, Y. S. Meng, M. O. Lai, L. Lu, “Structural and Electrochemical Properties of LiNi_0.5Mn_0.5O₂ Thin-Film Electrodes Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition“, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2010, 157 (3), A348

M. Jiang, B. Key, Y. S. Meng, C. P. Grey, “Electrochemical and Structural Study of the Layered, “Li-Excess” Lithium-Ion Battery Electrode Material Li[Li_1/9Ni_1/3Mn_5/9]O₂“. Chemistry of Materials, 2009, 21, 2733

Y. S. Meng, M. E. A.-d. Dompablo, (invited review) “First principles computational materials design for energy storage materials in lithium ion batteries“, Energy & Environmental Science, 2009, 2, 589

J. L. Jones, J. Hung, Y. S. Meng, “Intermittent X-ray diffraction study of kinetics of delithiation in nano-scale LiFePO₄“, Journal of Power Sources, 2009, 189, 702

R. E. Doe, K. A. Persson, Y. S. Meng, G. Ceder, “First-Principles Investigation of the Li-Fe-F Phase Diagram and Equilibrium and Nonequilibium Conversion Reactions of Iron Fluorides with Lithium“, Chemistry of Materials, 2008, 20, 5274

C. Wang, Y. S. Meng, G. Ceder and Y. Li, “Electrochemical Properties of Nano-structured Al_1-xCu_x Alloy as Anode Materials for Rechargeable Lithium Ion Batteries“, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2008, 155 (9), A615

Y. Hinuma, Y. S. Meng and G. Ceder, “Temperature-Concentration Phase Diagram of P2-Na_xCoO₂ by First Principles Calculations“, Physical Review B, 2008, 77, 224111

J. Li, W. Yao, Y. S. Meng and Y. Yang, “Effects of Vinyl Ethylene Carbonate (VEC) Additive on Elevated-Temperature Performance of Cathode Material in Lithium ion Batteries“, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2008, 112, 12550

W. W. Pai, S. H. Huang, Y. S. Meng, Y. C. Chao, C. H. Lin, H. L. Liu, F. C. Chou, “Sodium Trimer Ordering on Na_xCoO₂ Surface“, Physical Review Letters, 2008, 100, 206404

Y. S. Meng, Y. Hinuma and G. Ceder, “An Investigation of Sodium Patterning in Na_xCoO₂ (0.5 = x = 1) by DFT Methods“, Journal of Chemical Physics, 2008, 128, 104708

H. Xia, L. Lu and Y. S. Meng, “Growth of layered LiNi_0.5Mn_0.5O₂ Thin Films by Pulsed Laser Deposition for Application in Microbatteries“, Applied Physics Letters, 2008, 92, 011912

H. Xia, Y.S. Meng, L. Lu, and G. Ceder, “Electrochemical behavior and Li Diffusion study of LiCoO2 thin film electrodes prepared by PLD“, 2007

K. Tibbetts, C. Miranda, Y. S. Meng and G. Ceder, “An Ab Initio study of lithium diffusion in titanium disulfide nanotubes“, Chemistry of Materials, 2007, 19 (22), 5302

X. Ma, K. Kang, G. Ceder and Y. S. Meng, “Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties of Layered LiNi_2/3Sb_1/3O₂“, Journal of Power Sources, 2007, 173(1), 550

L. Wang, F. Zhou, Y. S. Meng and G. Ceder, “A first-principles study of surface properties of LiFePO₄: surface energy, equilibrium morphology and surface redox potential“, Physical Review B, 2007, 76, 165435

H. Xia, Y. S. Meng, L. Lu and G. Ceder, “Nonstoichiometric LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O_4-d thin film electrodes prepared by pulsed laser deposition“, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2007, 154(8), A737

H. H. Li, N. Yabuuchi, Y. S. Meng, G. Ceder, J. Breger, C. P. Grey and Y. Shao-Horn, “Changes in the Cation Ordering of Layered O3 Li_xNi_0.5Mn_0.5O₂ During Electrochemical Cycling to High Voltages: An Electron Diffraction Study“, Chemistry of Materials, 2007, 19, 2551

Y. Hinuma, Y. S. Meng, K. Kang and G. Ceder, “Phase transition in the LiNi_0.5Mn_0.5O₂ system upon temperature change“, Chemistry of Materials, 2007, 19 (7), 1790

H. Xia, L. Lu, Y. S. Meng and G. Ceder, “Phase transitions and high-voltage electrochemical behavior of LiCoO₂ thin films grown by PLD“, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2007, 154 (4), A337

H. Xia, S. B. Tang, L. Lu, Y. S. Meng and G. Ceder, “The influence of preparation conditions on electrochemical properties of LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O₄ thin film electrodes by PLD“, Electrochimica Acta, 2006, 52, 1120

J. Breger, Y.S. Meng, Y. Hinuma, S. Kumar, Y. Shao-Horn, G. Ceder and C.P. Grey, “The effect of high voltages on the structure and electrochemistry of LiNi_0.5Mn_0.5O₂: a joint experimental and theoretical study“, Chemistry of Materials, 2006, 18, 4768

K. Kang, Y.S. Meng, J. Breger, C.P. Grey and G. Ceder, “Electrodes with high power and high capacity for rechargeable lithium batteries“, Science, 2006, 311, 977

Y. S. Meng, “Combining Ab initio computation with experiments for designing/understanding high energy density electrode materials for advanced lithium batteries“, PhD thesis, The Singapore-MIT Alliance, 2005.

Y. S. Meng, A. Van der Ven, M. C. K. Chan and G. Ceder, “Ab-initio study of sodium ordering in Na_0.75CoO₂ and its relation to Co³⁺/Co⁴⁺ charge ordering“, Physical Review B 2005, 72, 172103

A. Van der Ven, D. Morgan, Y. S. Meng and G. Ceder, “Phase stability of nickel hydroxides and oxyhydroxides“, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2005, 153 (2), A210

J. Breger, M. Jiang, N. Dupré, Y. S. Meng, Y. Shao-Horn, G. Ceder, C.P. Grey, “High resolution X-ray diffraction, DIFFaX, NMR and first principles study of disorder in the Li₂MnO₃ – Li(NiMn)_1/2O₂ solid solution“, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2005, 178, 2575

Y. S. Meng, G. Ceder, C. P. Grey, W.-S. Yoon, M. Jiang, J. Greger and Y. Shao-Horn, “Cation ordering in layered O₃ Li[Ni_xLi_1/3-2x/3Mn_2/3-x/3]O₂ (0 = x = 1/2) compounds“, Chemistry of Materials, 2005, 17 (9), 2386

Y. S. Meng, G. Ceder, C. P. Grey, W.-S. Yoon, and Y. Shao-Horn, “Understanding the crystal structure of layered LiNi_0.5Mn_0.5O₂ by electron diffraction and powder diffraction simulation“, Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, 2004, 7(6), A155

Y. S. Meng, Y. W. Wu, B.J. Hwang, Y. Li and G. Ceder, “Combining ab-initio computation with experiments for designing new electrode materials for advanced lithium batteries: LiNi_1/3Fe_1/6Co_1/6Mn_1/3O₂“, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2004, 151(8), A1134

• M. Yang, “Strategies to improve the electrochemical performance of electrodes for Li-ion batteries“, University of Florida, 2012 Spring
• C. R. Fell, “Structural factors affecting lithium transport in lithium-excess layered cathode materials“, University of Florida, 2012 Spring
• B. Xu, “Develop high energy high power Li-ion battery cathode materials — A first principles computational study“, University of California, San Diego, 2012 Summer
• D. H. Lee, “Beyond Conventional Cathode Materials for Li-ion Batteries and Na-ion Batteries Nickel fluoride conversion materials and P2 type Na-ion intercalation cathodes“, University of California, San Diego, 2013 Summer
• J. Xu,”Designing and Diagnosing Novel Electrode Materials for Na-ion Batteries“, University of California, San Diego, 2014 Summer
• H. M. Cho, “Effect of Nano-Size on Lithium-Ion Batteries: High Voltage LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Spinel and Rechargeable NiO-CuF2 conversion materials“, University of California, San Diego, 2015
• M. Verde, “Tailoring Nanoscale Properties to Enable Advanced Energy Storage Materials“, University of California, San Diego, 2015
• C. S. Rustomji, “Compressed Gas Solvent Based Electrolytes for Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices“, University of California, San Diego, 2015
• D. Qian, “Understanding the Surface and Interface Properties of Electrode Materials in Alkali-Ion Batteries“, University of California, San Diego, 2015 Spring
• A. Ulvestad, “Structure-function Investigation of Operando Nanostructured Materials Using Coherent X-ray Diffractive Imaging“, University of California, San Diego, 2015
• H.D. Liu, “Diagnosing, Optimizing and Designing Ni & Mn based Layered Oxides as Cathode Materials for Next Generation Li-ion Batteries and Na-ion Batteries“, University of California, San Diego, 2016 Spring
• J. Shin, “Relaxation Phenomena in Rechargeable Battery Electrode Materials Beyond Li Intercalation“, University of California, San Diego, 2016
• Z. Wang, “In situ Analytical Characterization of Interfacial Phenomena in All-Solid-State Lithium Ion Thin Film Batteries“, University of California, San Diego, 2016 Spring
• H. C. Yoon, “Influence of Synthetic Conditions of Polyol Process on High Power High Energy Materials: Structural and Electrochemical Properties“, University of California, San Diego, 2016 Spring
• C. Ma, “Beyond Lithium_ Novel Electrode Materials for Room Temperature Na-ion Batteries“, University of California, San Diego, 2017 Spring
• J. E. Alvarado, “Investigating and Optimizing Interfacial Properties of Electrode Materials for Lithium-ion and Sodium-ion Batteries“, University of California, San Diego, 2017 Winter
• M. Zhang, “Investigation of Cathodes for Next Generation High Energy: Lithium-ion Batteries and Post“, University of California, San Diego, 2017 Winter
• J. K. Seo, “Electrochemical and Thermodynamic Study of Electrode Materials on Li-ion Batteries and Aqueous Energy Storage and Conversion Applications“, University of California, San Diego, 2017
• J. Z. Lee, “Advancing Focused Ion Beam Characterization for Next Generation Lithium-Ion Batteries“, University of California, San Diego, 2017
• S. Wang, “Function of Hole Transport Layer Components in Perovskite Solar Cells“, University of California, San Diego, 2018
• H. Q. Nguyen, “Solid State Electrode-Electrolyte Interface Engineering and Material Processing For All Solid State Batteries“, University of California, San Diego, 2019
• C. Fang, “New Materials and Methods towards High-Energy Lithium Metal Batteries“, University of California, San Diego, 2019
• Dr. Yangyuchen Yang, “Invention and Development of Liquefied Gas Electrolytes for Lithium Ion Batteries and Beyond“, University of California, San Diego, 2020
• Dr. Dan Davies, “Multiscale Approach Towards the Development and Usage of Electrochemical Energy Storage“, University of California, San Diego, 2020
• Dr. Hyeseung (Haelie) Chung, “Tuning Nanoparticle Synthesis to Enable Anionic and Cationic Redox in Cathode Materials“, University of California, San Diego, 2020
• Dr. Erik Wu, “New Materials and Methods towards High-Energy Lithium Metal Batteries“, University of California, San Diego, 2020
• Dr. Hayley Hirsh, “Sodium-ion Batteries for Grid Storage: Investigation of Bulk and Interfacial Properties of Electrode Materials“, University of California, San Diego, 2021
• Dr. Jonathan Scharf, “Characterization of Degradation Mechanisms in Energy Generation and Storage Devices for Extended Lifetimes“, University of California, San Diego, 2021

WO2015035138 A1 “Lithium and sodium containing cathodes-electrochemical cells“

Inside Innovation: Shirley Meng – The Global Race for Better Batteries

TIME: A Global Race

• I.-H. Chu, M. Zhang, S. P. Ong, and Y. S. Meng, “Handbook of Materials Modeling-Battery Electrodes, Electrolytes, and Their Interfaces“
• Z. Wang, Y.S. Meng, “Handbook of Solid State Batteries-Chapter 4 Analytical Electron Microscopy — Study of All Solid-State Batteries“

Our group alumni, Dr. Shen Wang, writes essays about the UCSD artworks/facilities. His pieces are serialized here 🙂

• Story in UCSD part 1
• Story in UCSD part 2
• Story in UCSD Part 3
• Story in UCSD Part 4

Yixuan wrote a poem for the group retreat event in 2019. Her talent is shown below:

• Poem