Dr Robert Armstrong

Principal Research Fellow

Researcher profile

Phone

+44 (0)1334 46 3623

Email

ara@st-andrews.ac.uk

 

Research areas

My research is concerned with the synthesis and characterisation of novel electrode materials for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries.  There is particular emphasis in correlating structure and properties using powder X-ray and neutron diffraction combined with electrochemical studies. We have pioneered the use of powder neutron diffraction to study the evolution of structures of battery materials as a function of charge/discharge.  I am project leader on the Faraday Institution sodium-ion battery project NEXGENNA

PhD supervision

• Garima -
• Alexandra Knebel
• Ishika Shah
• Nida Shahbaz
• Megan Smeaton
• Max Stanzione
• Grant Stone
• Pech Thongkam
• Zhi Xia

Selected publications

• Open access

  A combined soft x-ray and theoretical investigation discloses the water harvesting behaviour of Mg-MOF-74 at the crystal surface

  Tavani, F., Tofoni, A., Vandone, M., Busato, M., Braglia, L., Torelli, P., Stanzione, M. G., Armstrong, A. R., Morris, R. E., Colombo, V. & D'Angelo, P., 7 Jun 2025, In: Chemical Science. 16, 21, p. 9462-9471 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  Inactivating SARS-CoV-2 virus with MOF-composites as smart face masks

  Ettlinger, R., Desai, A. V., Cheong, H. L. J., Major, L. L., Smith, T. K., Naden, A. B., Hilton, J., Adamson, C. S., Armstrong, A. R. & Morris, R. E., 2 Oct 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Advanced Functional Materials. Early View, p. 1-7 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  Optimisation of a P3 phase with superior high voltage reversibility

  Linnell, S. F., Choi, Y.-S., Liao, Y., Pateli, I. M., Naden, A. B., Irvine, J. T. S., House, R. A., Scanlon, D. O. & Armstrong, A. R., 21 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13, 7, p. 5017-5032 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  Optimising lithium lanthanum cerate garnet ceramic electrolytes for fast lithium-ion conduction

  Wan, Z., Pateli, I., Irvine, G. J., Miller, D., Smith, R. I., Armstrong, R., Vestli, M., Sun, C. & Irvine, J. T. S., Jan 2025, In: Journal of Power Sources. 627, 9 p., 235801.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  Rapid gram-scale microwave-assisted synthesis of organic anodes for sodium-ion batteries with environmental impact assessment

  Puscalau, C., Desai, A. V., Lizundia, E., Ettlinger, R., Adam, M., Morris, R. E., Armstrong, A. R., Tokay, B. & Laybourn, A., 21 Feb 2025, In: Green Chemistry. 27, 7, p. 2035-2045 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  Role of Ni to Mn ratio in Ca-pillared O3-type cathodes: decoupling structural dynamics and electrochemical performance via operando characterization

  Yue, C. & Armstrong, A. R., 15 Dec 2025, In: Journal of Power Sources. 659, 10 p., 238399.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  Structure–property relationships in disodium anthracene dicarboxylate for sodium-ion storage via 3D electron diffraction

  Desai, A. V., S. Seleghini, H., Rainer, D. N., Stanzione, M. G., Cordes, D. B., Magdysyuk, O. V., McKay, A. P., Coles, S. J., Ashbrook, S. E., Morris, R. E. & Armstrong, A. R., 7 Aug 2025, In: Chemical Communications. 61, 61, p. 11433-11436 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  Green synthesis of reticular materials

  Desai, A. V., Lizundia, E., Laybourn, A., Rainer, D. N., Armstrong, R., Morris, R. E., Wuttke, S. & Ettlinger, R., 22 Oct 2024, In: Advanced Functional Materials. EarlyView, 31 p., 2304660.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

• Open access

  Na4Fe3(PO4)2(P2O7)/C composite with porous structure enabling all climate and long-life sodium-ion batteries

  Shi, X., Hao, Z., Zhu, W., Zhou, X., Chen, X., Wang, C., Li, L., Armstrong, R. & Chou, S.-L., 23 Aug 2024, In: Science China Materials. 67, p. 3622–3628

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  NaLiFe(C₂O₄)₂: a polyanionic Li/Na-ion battery cathode exhibiting cationic and anionic redox

  Pramanik, A., Manche, A. G., Lindgren, F., Ericsson, T., Häggström, L., Cordes, D. B. & Armstrong, R., 1 Nov 2024, In: Energy Storage Materials. 73, 12 p., 103821.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

 

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