William Brant
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory; Structural Chemistry
- E-mail:
- william.brant@kemi.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Lägerhyddsvägen 1
- Postal address:
- Box 538
751 21 Uppsala
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Short presentation
Dynamic non-equilibrium processes in crystalline materials govern the performance of devices and the formation of new materials. These processes take place at the sub-nanometer scale such as the arrangement, movement and relaxation of atoms, to the macroscopic scale where inter-particle interactions drive device performance.
My research focuses on using diffraction techniques to follow these non-equilibrium changes and direct the design of new materials.
Keywords
- batteries
- crystallography
- electrochemical energy storage
- in operando
- in situ
- kinetics
- neutron diffraction
- non-equilibria
- x-ray diffraction
Publications
Selection of publications
- Monitoring LixFeSO4F (x = 1, 0.5, 0) Phase Distributions in Operando To Determine Reaction Homogeneity in Porous Battery Electrodes (2017)
- Probing the origins of electrochemical properties in electrodes for lithium ion batteries through in operando diffraction (2017)
- Towards an Understanding of Li2O2 Evolution in Li-O2 Batteries (2017)
- Growth of NaO2 in Highly Efficient Na–O2 Batteries Revealed by Synchrotron In Operando X-ray Diffraction (2017)
- Tailoring phase transition temperatures in perovskites via A-site vacancy generation (2017)
- A Cheap and Sustainable Cathode Material for Sodium Ion Batteries (2017)
- A large format in operando wound cell for analysing the structural dynamics of lithium insertion materials (2016)
- Real-time in situ monitoring of the topotactic transformation of TlCu5Se3 into metastable o-TlCu4Se3 (2016)
Recent publications
- Visualizing ageing-induced heterogeneity within large prismatic lithium-ion batteries for electric cars using diffraction radiography (2024)
- Reversible Hydration Enabling High-Rate Aqueous Li-Ion Batteries (2024)
- Determining internal porosity in Prussian blue analogue cathode materials using positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (2023)
- Local structure transformations promoting high lithium diffusion in defect perovskite type structures (2023)
- Investigating Surface Reactivity of a Ni-Rich Cathode Material toward CO2, H2O, and O2 Using Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (2023)
All publications
Articles
- Visualizing ageing-induced heterogeneity within large prismatic lithium-ion batteries for electric cars using diffraction radiography (2024)
- Reversible Hydration Enabling High-Rate Aqueous Li-Ion Batteries (2024)
- Determining internal porosity in Prussian blue analogue cathode materials using positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (2023)
- Local structure transformations promoting high lithium diffusion in defect perovskite type structures (2023)
- Investigating Surface Reactivity of a Ni-Rich Cathode Material toward CO2, H2O, and O2 Using Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (2023)
- Rapid determination of solid-state diffusion coefficients in Li-based batteries via intermittent current interruption method (2023)
- Low-Temperature Cation Ordering in High Voltage Spinel Cathode Material (2023)
- Photovoltaic Wafering Silicon Kerf Loss as Raw Material (2023)
- Resolving high potential structural deterioration in Ni-rich layered cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries operando (2023)
- Online electrochemical mass spectrometry on large-format Li-ion cells (2023)
- A comparative analysis of the influence of hydrofluoroethers as diluents on solvation structure and electrochemical performance in non-flammable electrolytes (2023)
- Octahedral tilting in Prussian blue analogues (2022)
- Impact of Compression on the Electrochemical Performance of the Sulfur/Carbon Composite Electrode in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries (2022)
- Understanding the Impact of Precipitation Kinetics on the Electrochemical Performance of Lithium–Sulfur Batteries by Operando X-ray Diffraction (2022)
- Investigation of Valence Mixing in Sodium-Ion Battery Cathode Material Prussian White by Mossbauer Spectroscopy (2022)
- Mind the miscibility gap (2022)
- Synthesis-structure relationships in Li- and Mn-rich layered oxides (2022)
- Water driven phase transitions in Prussian white cathode materials (2022)
- Guest water hinders sodium-ion diffusion in low-defect Berlin green cathode material (2022)
- Design and Operation of an Operando Synchrotron Diffraction Cell Enabling Fast Cycling of Battery Materials (2021)
- Synthetic Pathway Determines the Nonequilibrium Crystallography of Li- and Mn-Rich Layered Oxide Cathode Materials (2021)
- Moisture-Driven Degradation Pathways in Prussian White Cathode Material for Sodium-Ion Batteries (2021)
- 2021 roadmap for sodium-ion batteries (2021)
- Simultaneous Monitoring of Crystalline Active Materials and Resistance Evolution in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries (2020)
- Understanding the Roles of Tris(trimethylsilyl) Phosphite (TMSPi) in LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 (NMC811)/Silicon-Graphite (Si-Gr) Lithium-Ion Batteries (2020)
- Influence of Synthesis Routes on the Crystallography, Morphology, and Electrochemistry of Li2MnO3 (2020)
- Short-range ordering in the Li-rich disordered rock salt cathode material Li2VO2F revealed by Raman spectroscopy (2020)
- Influence of sodium content on the thermal behavior of low vacancy Prussian white cathode material (2020)
- Cation Ordering and Oxygen Release in LiNi0.5-xMn1.5+xO4-y (LNMO) (2019)
- Temperature dependence of electrochemical degradation in LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2/Li4Ti5O12 cells (2019)
- Selective Control of Composition in Prussian White for Enhanced Material Properties (2019)
- Neutron Pair Distribution Function Study of FePO4 and LiFePO4 (2019)
- Rechargeability of aqueous sulfate Zn/MnO2 batteries enhanced by accessible Mn2+ ions (2018)
- On the Stability of NaO2 in Na–O2 Batteries (2018)
- A free standing Ru–TiC nanowire array/carbon textile cathode with enhanced stability for Li–O2 batteries (2018)
- Novel insight into the structure and properties of lead-free dielectric Sr3TiNb4O15 (2018)
- The Role of LiTDI Additive in LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2/ Graphite Lithium-Ion Batteries at Elevated Temperatures (2018)
- Monitoring LixFeSO4F (x = 1, 0.5, 0) Phase Distributions in Operando To Determine Reaction Homogeneity in Porous Battery Electrodes (2017)
- Towards an Understanding of Li2O2 Evolution in Li-O2 Batteries (2017)
- Growth of NaO2 in Highly Efficient Na–O2 Batteries Revealed by Synchrotron In Operando X-ray Diffraction (2017)
- Evolution of the solid electrolyte interphase on tin phosphide anodes in sodium ion batteries probed by hard x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (2017)
- Tailoring phase transition temperatures in perovskites via A-site vacancy generation (2017)
- Comparative analysis of ex-situ and operando X-ray diffraction experiments for lithium insertion materials (2016)
- A large format in operando wound cell for analysing the structural dynamics of lithium insertion materials (2016)
- Real-time in situ monitoring of the topotactic transformation of TlCu5Se3 into metastable o-TlCu4Se3 (2016)
- Electrochemically driven non-equilibrium phase transitions in disordered rock-salt cathode material
- Low Temperature Cation Ordering in High Voltage Spinel Cathode Material
- Insights into the Stability of Discharge Products in Na-O2 Batteries
- A Crystallographic Reinvestigation of Li1.2Mn0.6Ni0.2O2
- Synthesis–Structure Relationships in Li- and Mn-rich Layered Oxides
Conferences
- Cation Ordering and Oxygen Release in LiNi0.5-xMn1.5+xO4-y (LNMO)—In Situ Neutron Diffraction and Performance in Li-Ion Full Cells (2018)
- Controlling Cation Ordering and Oxygen Release in LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 (2018)
- Electrochemical Cells for Neutron Diffraction (2018)
- Decoupling cation ordering and oxygen release: An in situ neutron study of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 positive electrode materials (2018)
- Neutron Diffraction for Lithium Ion Battery Materials (2018)
- Why Structure Matters: (2018)
- Development of operando XRD coin cells for lithium-sulfur batteries (2018)
- In Operando X-ray and Neutron Diffraction for Lithium Ion Batteries (2017)
- Probing the origins of electrochemical properties in electrodes for lithium ion batteries through in operando diffraction (2017)
- The solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) of tin phosphide anodes for sodium-ion batteries (2017)
- A Cheap and Sustainable Cathode Material for Sodium Ion Batteries (2017)
Patents
Other
- In Operando X-ray and Neutron Diffraction for Lithium Ion Batteries (2017)
- Towards an Understanding of Li2O2 Evolution in Li–O2Batteries: An In Operando Synchrotron X-ray DiffractionStudy (2017)
- Insights into the Stability of Discharge Products in Na-O2 Batteries (2017)
- Free Standing Ru-TiC Nanowire Array/Carbon Textile Cathode with Enhanced Stability for Li-O2 Batteries (2017)
