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Energy Technologies Area (ETA) researchers are continually building on the strong scientific foundation we have developed over the past 50 years. We address the world’s most pressing scientific challenges across the buildings, transportation, and industrial sectors. ETA is at the forefront of improving the country's aging electrical grid and innovating distributed energy and storage solutions; developing grid-integrated building systems; and providing the most comprehensive market and data analysis worldwide.
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The Energy Technologies Area (ETA) is unique in translating fundamental scientific discoveries into scalable technology adoption. Our approach combines an understanding of the marketplace and the role of state and federal regulation and policies. ETA's research drives real-world, practical results that affect and improve the everyday lives of Americans and those across the globe. Saving energy and increasing reliability are key to the foundation of our research, which is driven by techno-economic analysis and in-lab experimentation and discovery.

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Building & Industrial Energy Systems (BIES)

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2012

Same, Adam, Vincent S Battaglia, Hong-Yue Tang, and Jae Wan Park."In situ neutron radiography analysis of graphite/NCA lithium-ion battery during overcharge."Journal of Applied Electrochemistry 42.1 (2012) 1-9. DOI

Liu, Gao, Honghe Zheng, Xiangyun Song, and Vincent S Battaglia."Particles and polymer binder interaction: a controlling factor in lithium-ion electrode performance."Journal of The Electrochemical Society 159.3 (2012) A214-A221. DOI

2011

Xun, Shidi, Xiangyun Song, Linwang Wang, Michael E Grass, Zhi Liu, Vincent S Battaglia, and Gao Liu."The Effects of Native Oxide Surface Layer on the Electrochemical Performance of Si Nanoparticle-Based Electrodes."Journal of The Electrochemical Society 158 (2011) A1260-A1266. DOI

Liu, Gao, Shidi Xun, Nenad Vukmirovic, Xiangyun Song, Paul Olalde-Velasco, Honghe Zheng, Vincent S Battaglia, Linwang Wang, and Wanli Yang."Polymers with tailored electronic structure for high capacity lithium battery electrodes."Advanced Materials 23.40 (2011) 4679-4683. DOI

Chong, Jin, Shidi Xun, Honghe Zheng, Xiangyun Song, Gao Liu, Paul L Ridgway, Ji Q Wang, and Vincent S Battaglia."A comparative study of polyacrylic acid and poly (vinylidene difluoride) binders for spherical natural graphite/LiFePO₄ electrodes and cells."Journal of Power Sources 196.18 (2011) 7707-7714. DOI

Cabana, Jordi, Honghe Zheng, Alpesh K Shukla, Chunjoong Kim, Vincent S Battaglia, and Muharrem Kunduraci."Comparison of the Performance of LiNi_1/2Mn_3/2O₄ with Different Microstructures."Journal of the Electrochemical Society 158.9 (2011) A997-A1004. DOI

Ji, Liwen, Zhongkui Tan, Tevye R Kuykendall, Eun J An, Yanbao Fu, Vincent S Battaglia, and Yuegang Zhang."Multilayer nanoassembly of Sn-nanopillar arrays sandwiched between graphene layers for high-capacity lithium storage."Energy & Environmental Science 4.9 (2011) 3611-3616. DOI

Zhang, Xiaofeng, Honghe Zheng, Vincent S Battaglia, and Richard L Axelbaum."Electrochemical performance of spinel LiMn₂O₄ cathode materials made by flame-assisted spray technology."Journal of Power Sources 196.7 (2011) 3640-3645. DOI

Ji, Liwen, Zhongkui Tan, Tevye R Kuykendall, Shaul Aloni, Shidi Xun, Eric Lin, Vincent S Battaglia, and Yuegang Zhang."Fe₃O₄ nanoparticle-integrated graphene sheets for high-performance half and full lithium ion cells."Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 13.15 (2011) 7170-7177. DOI

Zhang, Xiaofeng, Honghe Zheng, Vincent S Battaglia, and Richard L Axelbaum."Flame synthesis of 5V spinel-LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O₄ cathode-materials for lithium-ion rechargeable-batteries."Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 33.2 (2011) 1867-1874. DOI

Chong, Jin, Shidi Xun, and Vincent S Battaglia."Insight into Iron Heat-Powder Combustion Products for Thermal Batteries: Core-Shell Structure and Semi-Conductive Properties."Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters 14 (2011) A123-A125. DOI

Xun, Shidi, Xiangyun Song, Michael E Grass, Daniel K Roseguo, Zhi Liu, Vincent S Battaglia, and Gao Li."Improved Initial Performance of Si Nanoparticles by Surface Oxide Reduction for Lithium-Ion Battery Application."Electrochemical Solid-State Letters 14.5 (2011) A61-A63 . DOI

2010

Stadler, Michael, Ilan Momber, Olivier Mégel, Tomás Gómez, Chris Marnay, Sebastian Beer, Judy Lai, and Vincent S Battaglia."The added economic and environmental value of plug-in electric vehicles connected to commercial building microgrids."2nd European Conference on SmartGrids and E-Mobility, October 20 -21, 2010 (2010).

Zheng, Honghe, Gao Liu, Xiangyun Song, Paul L Ridgway, Shidi Xun, and Vincent S Battaglia."Cathode performance as a function of inactive material and void fractions."Journal of The Electrochemical Society 157.10 (2010) A1060-A1066. DOI

Momber, Ilan, Tomás Gómez, Giri Venkataramanan, Michael Stadler, Sebastian Beer, Judy Lai, Chris Marnay, and Vincent S Battaglia."Plug-in Electric Vehicle Interactions with a Small Office Building: An Economic Analysis using DER-CAM." (2010) 12.

Zheng, Honghe, Gao Liu, and Vincent S Battaglia."Film-forming properties of propylene carbonate in the presence of a quaternary ammonium ionic liquid on natural graphite anode."The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 114.13 (2010) 6182-6189. DOI

Zheng, Honghe, Gao Liu, Xiangyun Song, Paul L Ridgway, Shidi Xun, and Vincent S Battaglia."An Optimization of Electrode Energy and Power Density through of Variations in Inactive Material and Electrode Porosity."J. Elec. Chem (2010).

Momber, Ilan, Tomás Gómez, Giri Venkataramanan, Michael Stadler, Sebastian Beer, Judy Lai, and Vincent S Battaglia."Plug in Electric Vehicle Interactions with a small office Building: An Economic Analysis Using DER-CAM."IEEE 2010 Power And Energy General Meeting (2010).

2009

Zhang, Yuxi, Honghe Zheng, Gao Liu, and Vincent S Battaglia."Synthesis and electrochemical studies of a layered spheric TiO₂ through low temperature solvothermal method."Electrochimica Acta 54.16 (2009) 4079-4083. DOI

Ridgway, Paul L, Honghe Zheng, Xiangyun Song, Gao Liu, Philip N Ross, and Vincent S Battaglia."Effect of Vinylene Carbonate on Graphite Anode Cycling Efficiency."Electrochemical Society 19.25 (2009) 51-57. DOI

2008

Liu, Gao, Honghe Zheng, S Kim, Yonghong Deng, Andrew M Minor, Xiangyun Song, and Vincent S Battaglia."Effects of Various Conductive Additive and Polymeric Binder Contents on the Performance of a Lithium-Ion Composite Cathode."Journal of The Electrochemical Society 155.12 (2008) A887-A892. DOI

Thomas, Edward V, Ira Bloom, Jon P Christophersen, and Vincent S Battaglia."Statistical methodology for predicting the life of lithium-ion cells via accelerated degradation testing."Journal of Power Sources 184.1 (2008) 312-317. DOI

Zheng, Honghe, Gao Liu, Xiangyun Song, and Vincent S Battaglia."Li[Ni_1/3Mn_1/3Co_1/3]O₂-based electrodes for PHEV applications: an optimization."ECS Transactions 11.32 (2008) 1-9. DOI

Ridgway, Paul L, Honghe Zheng, Xiangyun Song, Abdelbast Guerfi, Patrick Charest, Karim Zaghib, and Vincent S Battaglia."Performance of Lithium Ion Cell Anode Graphites Under Various Cycling Conditions."ECS Trans. 13 (2008).

2007

Chen, Yimin, C W Wang, Gao Liu, Xiangyun Song, Vincent S Battaglia, and Ann M Sastry."Selection of Conductive Additives in Li-Ion Battery Cathodes A Numerical Study."Journal of the Electrochemical Society 154 (2007) A978-A986. DOI