Publications

(September 2016 - 2002)

2016

• E. de la Llave, E. Talaie, E. Levi, P. K. Nayak, M. Dixit, P. T. Rao, P. Hartmann, F. Chesneau, D. T. Major, M. Greenstein, D. Aurbach, and L. F. Nazar. Improving Energy Density and Structural Stability of Manganese Oxide Cathodes for Na-Ion Batteries by Structural Lithium Substitution. Chem. Mater. , 28(24), 9064-9076 (2016). DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b04078 Supporting Information.

• Q. Pang, X. Liang, C. Y. Kwok, and L. F. Nazar. Coupling a multifunctional sulfur composite with an in-situ cross-linked binder: a multifaceted approach towards stable high-areal-capacity Li-S batteries. Advanced Energy Mater. (2016). In press.

• S. Ganapathy, J. Heringa, M. Anastasaki, B.D. Adams, M. van Hulzen, S. Basak, Z. Li, J.P. Wright, L.F. Nazar, N. H. van Dijk and M. Wagemaker. Operando nano-beam diffraction of the decomposition of individual Li2O2 grains in a non-aqueous Li-O2 battery. J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 7, 3388-3394 (2016). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b01368 Supporting Information.

• C. M. Burke, R. Black, I. R. Kochetkov, V. Giordani, D. Addison, L. F. Nazar, and B. D. McCloskey. Implications of 4e- Oxygen Reduction via Iodide Redox Mediation in Li-O2 Batteries. ACS Energy Lett., 1(1), 747-756 (2016). DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.6b00328 Supporting Information.

• E. Talaie, P. Bonnick, X. Sun, Q. Pang, X. Liang, L. Nazar. Methods and Protocols for Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials Research. Chem. Mater. (2016). In press.

• M. R. Busche, D. A. Weber, Y. Schneider, S. Wenzel, C. Dietrich, H. Weigand, D. Walter, S. Sedlmaier, D. Houtarde, L. F. Nazar, and J Janek. In Situ Monitoring of Fast Li-Ion Conductor Li7P3S11 Crystallization Inside a Hot-Press Setup. Chem. Mater., 28(17), 6165-6165 (2016). DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b02163 Supporting Information.

• V. Duffort, X. Sun, and L.F. Nazar. Screening for Positive Electrodes for Magnesium Batteries: A Protocol for Studies at Elevated Temperatures. Chem. Commun., X(XX), XXX-XXX (2016). DOI: 10.1039/C6CC05363G Supporting Information.

• X. Liang, Y. Rangom, C.Y. Kwok, Q. Pang and L. F. Nazar. Interwoven MXene Nanosheet/Carbon-Nanotube Composites as Li-S Cathode Hosts. Adv. Mat. (2016). In press.

• Q. Pang, X. Liang, C.Y. Kwok and L. F. Nazar. Advances in lithium-sulphur batteries based on multifunctional cathodes and electrolytes. Nature Energy (2016). DOI: 10.1038/NENERGY.2016.132

• C. Xia, R. Fernandes, F. Cho, N. Sudhakar, B. Buonacorsi, S. Walker, M. Xu, J. Baugh, L. F. Nazar. Direct Evidence of Solution-Mediated Superoxide Transport and Organic Radical Formation in Sodium-Oxygen Batteries. J. Am. Chem. Soc., X(XX), XXX-XXX (2016). DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b05382 Supporting Information.

• D. Kundu, B. D. Adams, V. Duffort, S. Hosseini and L. F. Nazar. Stabilized Metal Oxides for High-rate and Sustainable Aqueous Zn-ion Batteries. Nature Energy (2016). In press.

• M. Safari, C. Y. Kwok, L. F. Nazar. Transport Properties of Polysulfide Species in Lithium-Sulfur Battery Electrolytes: Coupling of Experiment and Theory. ACS Central Science, 2(8), 2374-7943 (2016). DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.6b00169 Supporting Information.

• D. Aurbach, B. McCloskey, L. F. Nazar and P. G. Bruce. Advances in the Rechargeable Lithium-Air Battery. Nature Energy (2016). In press.

• X. Sun, P. Bonnick, and L. F. Nazar. Layered TiS2 Positive Electrode for Mg Batteries. ACS Energy Lett., 1(1), 297–301 (2016). DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.6b00145 Supporting Information.

• T. Matsuyama, A. Hayashi, C. J. Hart, L. F. Nazar and M. Tatsumisago. Amorphous TiS3/S/C Composite Positive Electrodes with High Capacity for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries. J. Electrochem. Soc., 163(8), A1730-A1735 (2016). DOI: 10.1149/2.1061608jes

• X.Sun, P. Bonnick, V. Duffort, M. Liu, Z. Rong, K. A. Persson, G. Ceder and L. F. Nazar. A high capacity thiospinel cathode for Mg batteries. Energy Environ. Sci., 9(7), 2273-2277 (2016). DOI: 10.1039/C6EE00724D Supporting Information.

• J. H. Ha, B. Adams, J. H. Cho, V. Duffort, J. H. Kim, K. Y. Chung, B. W. Cho, L. F. Nazar, and S. H. Oh. A Conditioning-Free Magnesium Chloride Complex Electrolyte for Rechargeable Magnesium Batteries. J. Mater. Chem. A, 4, 7160-7164 (2016). DOI: 10.1039/C6TA01684G Supporting Information.

• R. Black, A. Shyamsunder, P. Adeli, D. Kundu, G. Murphy, L. F. Nazar. The Nature and Impact of Side Reactions in Glyme-based Sodium–Oxygen Batteries. Chem. Sus. Chem., 9, 1-10 (2016). DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201600034 Supporting Information.

• X. Liang, and L.F. Nazar. In-situ synthesis of scalable S/MnO2 composites for high performance Li/S batteries. ACS Nano, 10(4), 4192-4198 (2016). DOI: 10.1002/acsnano.5b07458 Supporting Information.

• X. Sun, V. Duffort, and L. F. Nazar. Prussian Blue Analogue Mg-Li Hybrid Batteries. Adv. Sci., 1600044 (2016). In press. DOI: 10.1002/advs.201600044 Supporting Information.

• Q. Pang and L. F. Nazar. A Long-life and High Areal Capacity Lithium-Sulfur Battery Enabled by a Light-weight Polar Cathode Host with Intrinsic Polysulfide Adsorption. ACS Nano, 10(4), 4111-4118 (2016). DOI: 10.1002/acsnano.5b07347 Supporting Information.

• X. Sun, V. Duffort, L. Mehdi, N. Browning and L. F. Nazar. Investigation of the Mechanism of Mg Insertion in Birnessite in Non-aqueous and Aqueous Rechargeable Mg-ion Batteries. Chem. Mater. , 28(2), 534-542 (2016) . DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b03983 Supporting Information.

• Q. Pang, D. Kundu, and L. F. Nazar. A Graphene-like Metallic Cathode Host For Long-life and High-loading Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Mater. Horiz., 3, 130-136 (2016) . DOI: 10.1039/C5MH00246J Supporting Information.

• X. Liang, C.Y. Kwok, F. Mori-C. J. Hart, M. Cuisinier, D. Houtarde, Q. Pang, K. Kaup, H. Sommer, T. B. and L. F. Nazar. Tuning transition metal oxide-sulfur interactions for long life lithium sulfur batteries: the ‘Goldilocks’ principle. Adv. Energy Mater., 6, 1501636 (2016) . DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201501636 Supporting Information.

2015

• Q. Pang, J. Tang, H. Huang, X. Liang, C. Hart, K. C. Tam, and L. F. Nazar. A Nitrogen and Sulfur Dual-Doped Carbon Derived from Polyrhodanine@Cellulose for Advanced Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Adv. Mater., 27, 6021-6028 (2015). DOI: 10.1002/adma.201502467 Supporting Information.

• Q. Pang, X. Liang, C. Y. Kwok, and L. F. Nazar. Review—The Importance of Chemical Interactions between Sulfur Host Materials and Lithium Polysulfides for Advanced Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. J. Electrochem. Soc., 162(14), A2567-A2576 (2015) . DOI: 10.1149/2.0171514jes

• E. Talaie, V. Duffort, H.L. Smith, B. Fultz and L. F. Nazar. Structure of the high voltage phase of layered P2-Na_2/3−z[Mn_1/2Fe_1/2]O₂ and the positive effect of Ni substitution on its stability. Energy Environ. Sci., Advance Article (2015). DOI: 10.1039/c5ee01365h Supporting Information.

• Y. Rangom, X.(S.) Tang, and L.F. Nazar. Carbon Nanotube-Based Supercapacitors with Excellent ac Line Filtering and Rate Capability via Improved Interfacial Impedance. ACS Nano, (2015). In press. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b02075 Supporting Information.

• D. Kundu, R. Black, B. Adams, K. Harrison, K. Zavadil, and L.F. Nazar. Nanostructured Metal Carbides for Aprotic Li-O₂ Batteries: New Insights into Interfacial Reactions and Cathode Stability. J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 6(12), 2252-2258 (2015). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b00721 Supporting Information.

• C. Xia, R. Black, R. Fernandes, B. Adams and L.F. Nazar. The critical role of phase-transfer catalysis in aprotic sodium oxygen batteries. Nature Chemistry, 7, 496-501 (2015). DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2260 Supplementary Information.

• V. Duffort, E. Talaie, R. Black, and L.F. Nazar. Uptake of CO₂ in Layered P2-Na_0.67Mn_0.5Fe_0.5O₂: Insertion of Carbonate Anions. Chem. Mater., 27(7), 2515-2524 (2015). DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b00097 Supporting Information.

• S.H. Oh, B.D. Adams, B. Lee, and L.F. Nazar. Direct, Soft Chemical Route to Mesoporous Metallic Lead Ruthenium Pyrochlore and Investigation of its Electrochemical Properties. Chem. Mater., 27(7), 2322-2331 (2015). DOI: 10.1021/cm5034904 Supporting Information.

• X. Liang, A. Garsuch and L.F. Nazar. Sulfur Cathodes Based on Conductive MXene Nanosheets for High-Performance Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 54, 3907-3911 (2015). DOI: 10.1002/anie.201410174 Supporting Information.

• H.W. Park, D.U. Lee, M.G. Park, R. Ahmed, M.H. Seo, L.F. Nazar, and Z. Chen. Perovskite-Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotube Composite as Bifunctional Catalysts for Rechargeable Lithium-Air Batteries. ChemSusChem, 8, 1058-1065 (2015). DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201402986 Supporting Information.

• D. Kundu, R. Tripathi, G. Popov, W.R.M. Makahnouk, and L.F. Nazar. Synthesis, structure and Na-ion migration in Na₄NiP₂O₇F₂: a prospective high voltage positive electrode material for the Na-ion battery. Chem. Mater., 27(3), 885–891 (2015). DOI: 10.1021/cm504058k Supporting Information.

• C.J. Hart, M. Cuisinier, X. Liang, D. Kundu, A. Garsuch and L.F. Nazar. Rational design of sulphur host materials for Li-S batteries: correlating lithium polysulphide adsorptivity and self-discharge capacity loss. Chem. Commun., 51, 2308-2311 (2015). DOI: 10.1039/c4cc08980d Supplementary Information.

• M. Cuisinier, C. Hart, M. Balasubramanian, A. Garsuch, L.F. Nazar. Radical or not Radical: Revisiting Lithium-Sulfur Electrochemistry in Non-Aqueous Electrolytes. Adv. Energy Mater., 1401801 (2015). DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201401801 Supporting information.

• X. Liang, C. Hart, Q. Pang, A. Garsuch, T. Weiss, and L.F. Nazar. A Highly Efficient Polysulphide Mediator for Lithium Sulfur Batteries. Nature Communications, 6, Article number: 5682 (2015). DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6682

• B.D. Adams, R. Black, Z. Williams, R. Fernandes, M. Cuisinier, E.J. Berg, P. Novak, G.K. Murphy and L.F. Nazar. Towards a Stable Organic Electrolyte for the Lithium Oxygen Battery. Adv. Energy Mater., 5, 1400867 (2015). DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201400867 Supporting Information.

• D. Kundu, E. Talaie, V. Duffort, and L.F. Nazar. The Emerging Chemistry of Sodium Ion Batteries for Electrochemical Energy Storage. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 54(11), 3431–3448 (2015). DOI: 10.1002/anie.201410376

• D. Kundu, R. Black, E.J. Berg and L.F. Nazar. A Highly Active Nanostructured Metallic Oxide Cathode for Aprotic Li-O₂ Batteries. Energy Environ. Sci., 8, 1292-1298 (2015). DOI: 10.1039/c4ee02587c Supplementary Information.

2014

• H.W. Park, D.U. Lee, P. Zamani, M.H. Seo, L.F. Nazar, Z. Chen. Electrospun porous nanorod perovskite oxide/nitrogen-doped graphene composite as a bi-functional catalyst for metal air batteries. Nano Energy, 10, 192–200 (2014). Supplementary Data.

• B.D. Adams, R. Black, C. Radtke, Z. Williams, B.L. Mehdi, N.D. Browning, and L.F. Nazar. The Importance of Nanometric Passivating Films on Cathodes for Li–Air Batteries. ACS Nano, 8(12), 12483–12493 (2014). Supporting Information.

• S. Ganapathy, B.D. Adams, G. Stenou, M.S. Anastasaki, K. Goubitz, X.-F. Miao, L.F. Nazar, and M. Wagemaker. Nature of Li₂O₂ Oxidation in a Li-O₂ Battery Revealed by Operando X-ray Diffraction. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 136(46), 16335–16344 (2014). Supporting Information.

• M. Safari, B.D. Adams, and L.F. Nazar. Kinetics of Oxygen Reduction in Aprotic Li–O₂ Cells: A Model-Based Study. J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 5(20), 3486–3491 (2014).

• Q. Pang, D. Kundu, M. Cuisinier and L.F. Nazar. Surface-enhanced redox chemistry of polysulphides on a metallic and polar host for lithium-sulphur batteries. Nature Communications, 5, 4759 (2014).

• M. Cuisinier, P.-E. Cabelguen, B.D. Adams, A. Garsuch, M. Balasubramanianc and L.F. Nazar. Unique behaviour of nonsolvents for polysulphides in lithium–sulphur batteries. Energy Environ. Sci., 7, 2697-2705 (2014). Supplementary Information.

• M.H. Cho, J. Trottier, C. Gagnon, P. Hovington, D. Clément, A. Vijh, C.-S. Kim, A. Guerfi, R. Black, L. Nazar, K. Zaghib. The effects of moisture contamination in the Li-O₂ battery. Journal of Power Sources, 268, 565-574 (2014).

• G. He, B. Mandlmeier, J. Schuster, L.F. Nazar, and T. Bein. Bimodal Mesoporous Carbon Nanofibers with High Porosity: Freestanding and Embedded in Membranes for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Chem. Mater., 26(13),3879–3886 (2014). Supporting Information.

• X. Ji, G. He, C. Andrei and L.F. Nazar. Gentle reduction of SBA-15 silica to its silicon replica with retention of morphology. RSC Adv., 4, 22048-22052 (2014). Supplementary Information.

• G. He, C.J. Hart, X. Liang, A. Garsuch, L.F. Nazar. Stable Cycling of a Scalable Graphene-Encapsulated Nanocomposite for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 6(14), 10917–10923 (2014). Supporting Information.

• L.F. Nazar, M. Cuisinier and Q. Pang. Lithium-sulfur batteries. MRS Bulletin, 39(5), 436-442 (2014).

• H. Park, T. Song, R. Tripathi, L.F. Nazar, U. Paik. Li₂MnSiO₄ /carbon nanofiber cathodes for Li-ion batteries. Ionics, 20, 1351-1359 (2014).

• T. Song, H. Cheng, K. Town, H. Park, R.W. Black, S. Lee, W.I. Park, Y. Huang, J.A. Rogers, L.F. Nazar, U. Paik. Electrochemical Properties of Si-Ge Heterostructures as an Anode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries. Adv. Funct. Mater., 24, 1458-1464 (2014).

2013

• G. He, S. Evers, X. Liang, M. Cuisinier, A. Garsuch, and L.F. Nazar. Tailoring Porosity in Carbon Nanospheres for Lithium–Sulfur Battery Cathodes. ACS Nano, 7(12), 10920–10930 (2013).

• H.W. Park, D.U. Lee, Y. Liua, J. Wua, L.F. Nazar and Z. Chen. Bi-Functional N-Doped CNT/Graphene Composite as Highly Active and Durable Electrocatalyst for Metal Air Battery Applications. J. Electrochem. Soc., 160, A2244-A2250 (2013).

• M. Cuisinier, P.-E. Cabelguen, S. Evers, G. He, M. Kolbeck, A. Garsuch, T. Bolin, M. Balasubramanian, and L.F. Nazar. Sulfur Speciation in Li–S Batteries Determined by Operando X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 4, 3227-3232 (2013). Supporting Information.

• D.U. Lee, H.W. Park, D. Higgins, L. Nazar and Z. Chen. Highly Active Graphene Nanosheets Prepared via Extremely Rapid Heating as Efficient Zinc-Air Battery Electrode Material. J. Electrochem. Soc. 160 (9) F910-F915 (2013).

• R. Tripathi, S.M. Wood, M.S. Islam and L.F. Nazar. Na-ion mobility in layered Na₂FePO₄F and olivine Na[Fe,Mn]PO₄. Energy Environ. Sci., 6, 2257-2264 (2013). Supplementary Information.

• B.D. Adams, C. Radtke, R. Black, M.L. Trudeau, K. Zaghib and L.F. Nazar. Current density dependence of peroxide formation in the Li–O₂ battery and its effect on charge. Energy Environ. Sci., 6, 1772-1778 (2013). Supplementary Information.

• M. Mazloumi, S. Shadmehr, Y. Rangom, L.F. Nazar, and X. Tang. Fabrication of Three-Dimensional Carbon Nanotube and Metal Oxide Hybrid Mesoporous Architectures. ACS Nano, 7 (5), 4281-4288 (2013). Supporting Information.

• G. He, G. Popov, and L.F. Nazar. Hydrothermal Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties of Li₂CoSiO₄/C Nanospheres. Chem. Mater., 25 (7), 1024-1031 (2013). Supporting Information.

• K.-H. Ha, S.H. Woo, D. Mok, N.-S. Choi, Y. Park, S.M. Oh, Y. Kim, J. Kim, J. Lee, L.F. Nazar, K.T. Lee. Na_4-αM_2+α/2(P₂O₇)₂ (2/3 ≤ α ≤ 7/8, M = Fe, Fe_0.5Mn_0.5, Mn): A Promising Sodium Ion Cathode for Na-ion Batteries. Adv. Energy Mater., 3, 770-776 (2013). Supporting Information.

• R. Tripathi, G. Popov, X. Sun, D.H. Ryan and L.F. Nazar. Ultra-rapid microwave synthesis of triplite LiFeSO₄F. J. Mater. Chem. A, 1, 2990-2994 (2013). Supplementary Information.

• H.W. Park, D.U. Lee, L.F. Nazar and Z.W. Chen. Oxygen Reduction Reaction Using MnO₂ Nanotubes/Nitrogen-Doped Exfoliated Graphene Hybrid Catalyst for Li-O₂ Battery Applications. J. Electrochem. Soc., 160 (2), A344-A350 (2013).

• R. Black, J.-H. Lee, B. Adams, C.A. Mims, L.F. Nazar. The Role of Catalysts and Peroxide Oxidation in Lithium–Oxygen Batteries. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 52, 392-396 (2013). Supporting Information.

• S. Evers and L.F. Nazar. New Approaches for High Energy Density Lithium–Sulfur Battery Cathodes. Acc. Chem. Res., 46 (5), 1135-1143 (2013).

2012

• B.L. Ellis, K. Town and L.F. Nazar. New composite materials for lithium-ion batteries. Electrochimica Acta, 84, 145-154 (2012).

• K.T. Lee, R. Black, T. Yim, X. Ji, and L.F. Nazar. Surface-Initiated Growth of Thin Oxide Coatings for Li–Sulfur Battery Cathodes. Adv. Energy Mater., 2 (12), 1490-1496 (2012).

• S.H. Oh, R. Black, E. Pomerantseva, J.-H. Lee and L.F. Nazar. Synthesis of a metallic mesoporous pyrochlore as a catalyst for lithium–O₂ batteries. Nature Chemistry, 4, 1004-1010 (2012).

• S. Evers, T. Yim, and L.F. Nazar. Understanding the Nature of Absorption/Adsorption in Nanoporous Polysulfide Sorbents for the Li-S Battery. J. Phys. Chem. C, 116(37), 19653-19658 (2012). Supporting information.

• J.-H. Lee, R. Black, G. Popov, E. Pomerantseva, F. Nan, G.A. Botton and L.F. Nazar. The role of vacancies and defects in Na_0.44MnO₂ nanowire catalysts for lithium-oxygen batteries. Energy Environ. Sci., 5, 9558-9565 (2012). Supplementary Info.

• N.-S. Choi, Z. Chen, S.A. Freunberger, X. Ji, Y.-K. Sun, K. Amine, G. Yushin, L.F. Nazar, Jaephil Cho, and P.G. Bruce. Challenges Facing Lithium Batteries and Electrical Double-Layer Capacitors. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51, 9994-10024 (2012).

• B.L. Ellis and L.F. Nazar. Reply to Comment on “Positive Electrode Materials for Li-Ion and Li-Batteries”. Chem. Mater., 24, 2244-2245 (2012).

• S.H. Oh, L.F. Nazar. Oxide Catalysts for Rechargeable High-Capacity Li-O₂ Batteries. Adv. Energy Mater., 2, 903-910 (2012).

• R. Black, B. Adams, and L.F. Nazar. Non-Aqueous and Hybrid Li-O₂ Batteries. Adv. Energy Mater., 2, 801-815 (2012).

• B.L. Ellis, and L.F. Nazar. Sodium and sodium-ion energy storage batteries. Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science, 16, 168-177 (2012).

• A. Kim, R. Black, Y.J. Hyun, L.F. Nazar and E. Prouzet. Synthesis of monolithic meso–macroporous silica and carbon with tunable pore size. Chem. Commun., 48, 4335-4337 (2012). Supplementary Info.

• B.L. Ellis, and L.F. Nazar. Anion-Induced Solid Solution Electrochemical Behavior in Iron Tavorite Phosphates. Chem. Mater., 24(6), 966–968 (2012). Supporting information.

• J. Schuster, G. He, B. Mandlmeier, T. Yim, K.T. Lee, T. Bein, and L.F. Nazar. Spherical Ordered Mesoporous Carbon Nanoparticles with High Porosity for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51, 3591-3595 (2012).

• R. Black, S.H. Oh, J.-H. Lee. T. Yim, B. Adams, and L.F. Nazar. Screening for Superoxide Reactivity in Li-O₂ Batteries: Effect on Li₂O₂/LiOH Crystallization. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134, 2902-2905 (2012).

• B.L. Ellis, T.N. Ramesh, W.N. Rowan-Weetaluktuk, D.H. Ryan and L.F. Nazar. Solvothermal synthesis of electroactive lithium iron tavorites and structure of Li₂FePO₄F. J. Mater. Chem., 22, 4759-4766 (2012).

• R. Tripathi, G. Popov, B.L. Ellis and L.F. Nazar. Lithium Metal Fluorosulfate Polymorphs as Positive Electrodes for Li-ion Batteries: Synthesis Strategies and Effect of Cation Ordering. Energy Environ. Sci. 5 (3), 6238-6246 (2012). Supporting Information.

• S. Evers and L.F. Nazar. Graphene-Enveloped Sulfur in a One Pot Reaction: a Cathode with Good Coulombic Efficiency and High Practical Sulfur Content. Chem. Commun., 48 (9), 1233-1235 (2012).

2011

• B. Ellis, T.N. Ramesh, L.J.M. Davis, G. Goward, and L.F. Nazar. Structure and Electrochemistry of Two-Electron Redox Couples in Lithium Metal Fluorophosphates Based on the Tavorite Structure. Chem. Mater., 23 (23), 5138-5148 (2011).

• H. Han, T. Song, J.Y. Bae, L.F. Nazar, H. Kim and U. Paik. Nitridated TiO₂ Hollow Nanofibers as an Anode Material for High Power Lithium Ion Batteries. Energy Environ. Sci., 4 (11), 4532-4536 (2011).

• S.H. Oh, T.E. Yim, E. Pomerantseva and L.F. Nazar. Decomposition Reaction of Lithium Bis(oxalato)borate in the Rechargeable Lithium-Oxygen Cell. Electrochem. Solid-State Lett., 14 (12), A185-A188 (2011).

• L.J.M. Davis, B.L. Ellis, T.N. Ramesh, L.F. Nazar, A.D. Bain and G.R. Goward. ⁶Li 1D EXSY NMR Spectroscopy: A New Tool for Studying Lithium Dynamics in Paramagnetic Materials Applied to Monoclinic Li₂VPO₄F. J. Phys Chem. C, 115 (45), 22603-22608 (2011).

• K.T. Lee, T.N. Ramesh, F. Nan, G. Botton and L.F. Nazar. Topochemical Synthesis of Sodium Metal Phosphate Olivines for Sodium-Ion Batteries. Chem. Mater., 23 (16), 3593-3600 (2011).

• G. He, X. Ji and L.F. Nazar. High "C" Rate Li-S Cathodes: Sulphur Imbibed Bimodal Porous Carbons. Energy and Environ. Sci., 4, 2878-2883 (2011).

• R. Tripathi, G.R. Gardiner, M.S. Islam and L.F. Nazar. Alkali-ion Conduction Paths in LiFeSO₄F and NaFeSO₄F Tavorite-Type Cathode Materials. Chem. Mater., 23 (8), 2278-2284 (2011).

• S.-P. Badi, M. Wagemaker, B.L. Ellis, D.P. Singh, W.J.H. Borghols, W.H. Kan, D.H. Ryan, F.M. Mulder and L.F. Nazar. Direct synthesis of nanocrystalline Li_0.90FePO₄: observation of phase segregation of anti-site defects on delithiation. J. Mater. Chem., 21, 10085-10093 (2011).  Themed Issue on Advanced Battery Materials.

• X. Ji, S. Evers, R. Black, and L.F. Nazar. Stabilizing Lithium-Sulphur Cathodes Using Polysulphide Reservoirs. Nature Comm., 2, 325-331 (2011).

• G. He, J. Herbst, T.N. Ramesh, F.E. Pinkerton, M.S. Meyer and L.F. Nazar. Investigation of Hydrogen Absorption in Li₇MnN₄ and Li₇VN₄. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 13, 8889-8893 (2011).

• D.R. Rolison and L.F. Nazar. Electrochemical energy storage to power the 21st century. MRS Bulletin, 36, 486 (2011).

• L.J.M. Davis, I. Heinmaa, B.L. Ellis, L.F. Nazar and G.R. Goward. Influence of particle size on solid solution formation and phase interfaces in Li_0.5FePO₄ revealed by ³¹P and ⁷Li solid state NMR spectroscopy. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 13 (11), 5171-5177 (2011).

2010

• R. Tripathi, T.N. Ramesh, B. Ellis and L.F. Nazar. Scalable Synthesis of Tavorite LiFeSO₄F and NaFeSO₄F Cathode Materials. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 49 (46), 8738-8742 (2010).

• L.S. Cahill, Y. Iriyama, L.F. Nazar, and G.R. Goward. Synthesis of Li₄V(PO₄)₂F₂ and ^6,7Li NMR studies of its lithium ion dynamics. J. Mater. Chem., 20 (21), 4340-4346 (2010).

• H.K. Song, K.T. Lee, M.G. Kim, L.F. Nazar, and J. Cho. Recent Progress in Nanostructured Cathode Materials for Lithium Secondary Batteries. Adv. Funct. Mater., 20 (22), 3818-3834 (2010).

• S.H. Oh and L.F. Nazar. Direct synthesis of electroactive mesoporous hydrous crystalline RuO₂ templated by a cationic surfactant. J. Mater. Chem., 20 (19), 3834-3839 (2010).

• X. Ji, S. Evers, K.T. Lee  and L.F. Nazar. Agitation induced loading of sulfur into carbon CMK-3 nanotubes: efficient scavenging of noble metals from aqueous solution. Chem. Commun., 46, 1658-1660 (2010).

• T.N. Ramesh, K.T. Lee, B.L. Ellis, and L. F. Nazar. Tavorite Lithium Iron Fluorophosphate Cathode Materials: Phase Transition and Electrochemistry of LiFePO₄F-Li₂FePO₄F. Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, 13 (4) A43-A47 (2010).

• X. Ji and L.F. Nazar. Advances in Li-S batteries. J. Mater. Chem., 20 (44), 9821-9826 (2010).

• B.L. Ellis, W.R.M. Makahnouk, W.N. Rowan-Weetaluktuk, D.H. Ryan, and L.F. Nazar. Crystal Structure and Electrochemical Properties of A₂MPO₄F Fluorophosphates (A = Na, Li; M = Fe, Mn, Co, Ni). Chem. Mater., 22, 1059-1070 (2010).

• B.L. Ellis, K.T. Lee, and L.F. Nazar. Positive Electrode Materials for Li-Ion and Li-Batteries. Chem. Mater., 22, 691-714 (2010).

• X. Ji, K.T. Lee, R. Holden, L. Zhang, J. Zhang, G.A. Botton, M. Couillard and L.F. Nazar. Nanocrystalline intermetallics on mesoporous carbon for direct formic acid fuel cell anodes. Nature Chemistry, 2, 286-293 (2010).

• B.L. Ellis, M. Wagemaker, F.M. Mulder, and L.F. Nazar. Comment on "Aliovalent Substitutions in Olivine Lithium Iron Phosphate and Impact on Structure and Properties". Adv. Funct. Mater., 20, 186-188 (2010).

2009

• K.T. Lee, X. Ji, M. Rault, and L.F. Nazar. Simple Synthesis of Graphitic Ordered Mesoporous Carbon Materials by a Solid-State Method Using Metal Phthalocyanines. Angew. Chem., 121, 5771-5775 (2009).

• K.T. Lee, W.H. Kan, and L.F. Nazar. Proof of Intercrystallite Ionic Transport in LiMPO₄ Electrodes (M = Fe, Mn). J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131, 6044-6045 (2009).

• X. Ji, K.T. Lee and L.F. Nazar. A highly ordered nanostructured carbon-sulphur cathode for lithium-sulphur batteries. Nature Materials, 8, 500-506 (2009).

2008

• M. Wagemaker, B.L. Ellis, D. Luetzenkirchen-Hecht, F.M. Mulder, and L.F. Nazar. Proof of Supervalent Doping in Olivine LiFePO₄. Chem. Mater., 20, 6313-6315 (2008).

• X. Ji, K.T. Lee, M. Monjauze and L.F. Nazar. Strategic synthesis of SBA-15 nanorods. Chem. Commun., 36, 4288-4290 (2008).

• The importance of nanotechnology in developing better energy storage materials for automotive transport. L.F. Nazar, S.H. Oh. Society of Automotive Engineers, SP (2008), SP-2177 (Nanotechnology for Automotive Applications - Nanomaterial for Energy Devices), 13-21.

• Y. Makimura, L.S. Cahill, Y. Iriyama, G.R. Goward, and L.F. Nazar. Layered Lithium Vanadium Fluorophosphate, Li₅V(PO₄)₂F₂: A 4V Class Positive Electrode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Chem. Mater., 20, 4240-4248 (2008).

2007

• B.L. Ellis, W.R.M. Makahnouk, Y. Makimura, K. Toghill and L.F. Nazar. A multifunctional 3.5 V iron-based phosphate cathode for rechargeable batteries. Nature Materials, 6, 749-753 (2007).

• B. Ellis, W.H. Kan, W.R.M. Makahnouk and L.F. Nazar. Synthesis of nanocrystals and morphology control of hydrothermally prepared LiFePO₄. J. Mater. Chem., 17, 3248-3254 (2007).

• Y.-H. Rho, L.F. Nazar, L. Perry, and D. Ryan. Surface Chemistry of LiFePO₄ Studied by Mössbauer and X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Its Effect on Electrochemical Properties. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 154 (4), A283-A289 (2007).

• X. Ji, P. Subramanya Herle, Y. Rho, and L.F. Nazar. Carbon/MoO₂ Composite Based on Porous Semi-Graphitized Nanorod Assemblies from In Situ Reaction of Tri-Block Polymers. Chem. Mater., 19, 374-383 (2007).

• B. Ellis, P. Subramanya Herle, Y.-H. Rho, L.F. Nazar, R. Dunlap, L.K. Perry and D.H. Ryan. Nanostructured materials for lithium-ion batteries: Surface conductivity vs. bulk ion/electron transport. Faraday Discuss., 134, 119-141 (2007).

• M. Koltypin, D. Aurbach, L. Nazar, B. Ellis. More on the performance of LiFePO₄ electrodes - The effect of synthesis route, solution composition, aging, and temperature. Journal of Power Sources, 174, 1241-1250 (2007).

• D. Aurbach, B. Markovsky, G. Salitra, E. Markevich, Y. Talyossef, M. Koltypin, L. Nazar, B. Ellis, D. Kovacheva. Review on electrode-electrolyte solution interactions, related to cathode materials for Li-ion batteries. Journal of Power Sources, 165, 491-499 (2007).

• M. Koltypin, D. Aurbach, L. Nazar, and B. Ellis. On the Stability of LiFePO₄ Olivine Cathodes under Various Conditions (Electrolyte Solutions, Temperatures). Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, 10(2), A40-A44 (2007).

2006

• B. Ellis, L.K. Perry, D.H. Ryan, and L.F. Nazar. Small Polaron Hopping in Li_xFePO₄ Solid Solutions: Coupled Lithium-Ion and Electron Mobility. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128 (35), 11416-11422 (2006).

• S.-C. Yin, Y.-H. Rho, I. Swainson, and L.F. Nazar. X-ray/Neutron Diffraction and Electrochemical Studies of Lithium De/Re-Intercalation in Li_1-xCo_1/3Ni_1/3Mn_1/3O₂ (x = 0 → 1). Chem. Mater., 18 (7), 1901-1910 (2006).

• S.-C. Yin, P. Subramanya Herle, A. Higgins, N.J. Taylor, Y. Makimura, and L.F. Nazar. Dimensional Reduction: Synthesis and Structure of Layered Li₅M(PO₄)₂F₂ (M = V, Cr). Chem. Mater., 18 (7), 1745-1752 (2006).

• R. Stevens, J.L. Dodd, M.G. Kresch, R. Yazami, and B. Fultz, B. Ellis and L.F. Nazar. Phonons and Thermodynamics of Unmixed and Disordered Li_0.6FePO₄. J. Phys. Chem. B, 110 (45), 22732-22735 (2006).

2005

• L.S. Cahill, S.-C. Yin, A. Samoson, I. Heinmaa, L.F. Nazar, and G.R. Goward. ⁶Li NMR Studies of Cation Disorder and Transition Metal Ordering in Li[Ni_1/3Mn_1/3Co_1/3]O₂ Using Ultrafast Magic Angle Spinning. Chem. Mater., 17, 6560-6566 (2005).

2004

• O. Crosnier and L.F. Nazar. Facile Reversible Displacement Reaction of Cu₃P with Lithium at Low Potential. Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, 7 (7), A187-A189 (2004).

• S.-C. Yin, P.S. Strobel, H. Grondey, and L.F. Nazar. Li_2.5V₂(PO₄)₃: A Room-Temperature Analogue to the Fast-Ion Conducting High-Temperature γ-Phase of Li₃V₂(PO₄)₃. Chem. Mater., 16 (8), 1456–1465 (2004).

• P. Subramanya Herle, B. Ellis, N. Coombs and L.F. Nazar. Nano-network electronic conduction in iron and nickel olivine phosphates. Nature Materials, 3, 147-152 (2004).

2003

• O. Crosnier, C. Mounsey, P. Subramanya Herle, N. Taylor, and L.F. Nazar. Crystal Structure and Electrochemical Behavior of Li₂CuP: a Surprising Reversible Crystalline−Amorphous Transformation. Chem. Mater., 2003, 15 (26), 4890-4892 (2003).

• S.-C. Yin, H. Grondey, P. Strobel, M. Anne, and L.F. Nazar. Electrochemical Property: Structure Relationships in Monoclinic Li_3-yV₂(PO₄)₃. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125 (34), 10402-10411 (2003).

• J.L.C. Rowsell, N.J. Taylor, L.F. Nazar. Crystallographic investigation of the Co–B–O system. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 174, 189-197 (2003).

• D.C.C. Silva, O. Crosnier, G. Ouvrard, J. Greedan, A. Safa-Sefat, and L.F. Nazar. Reversible Lithium Uptake by FeP₂. Electrochem. Solid-State Lett., 6 (8), A162-A165 (2003).

• S.-C. Yin, H. Grondey, P. Strobel, H. Huang, and L.F. Nazar. Charge Ordering in Lithium Vanadium Phosphates: Electrode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125 (2), 326-327 (2003).

2002

• H. Huang, S.-C. Yin, T. Kerr, N. Taylor, L.F. Nazar. Nanostructured Composites: A High Capacity, Fast Rate Li₃V₂(PO₄)₃/Carbon Cathode for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries. Adv. Mater., 14 (21), 1525 (2002).

• F. Leroux, P.J. Dewar, M. Intissar, G. Ouvrard and L.F. Nazar. Study of the formation of mesoporous titania via a template approach and of subsequent Li insertion. J. Mater. Chem., 12, 3245-3253 (2002).

• T.T. Emons, J. Li, and L.F. Nazar. Synthesis and Characterization of Mesoporous Indium Tin Oxide Possessing an Electronically Conductive Framework. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124 (29), 8516-8517 (2002).

• D.C.S. Souza, V. Pralong, A.J. Jacobson and L.F. Nazar. A Reversible Solid-State Crystalline Transformation in a Metal Phosphide Induced by Redox Chemistry. Science, 296, 2012 (2002).

• V. Pralong, D.C.S. Souza, K.T. Leung, L.F. Nazar. Reversible lithium uptake by CoP₃ at low potential: role of the anion. Electrochemistry Communications, 4 516-520 (2002).

• J.L.C. Rowsell, N.J. Taylor, and L.F. Nazar. Structure and Ion Exchange Properties of a New Cobalt Borate with a Tunnel Structure “Templated” by Na⁺. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124 (23), 6522-6523 (2002).