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

• Grant Stone
• Zhi Xia
• Joel Jr Cabanero
• Pech Thongkam
• Max Stanzione
• Megan Smeaton
• Garima .
• Alexandra Knebel
• Chuxin Yue

Selected publications

• 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

• 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.

  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

• 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 preparation of binary mixtures of sodium carboxylates as anodes in sodium-ion batteries

  Desai, A. V., Ettlinger, R., Seleghini, H. S., Stanzione, M. G., Cabañero, J., Ashbrook, S. E., Morris, R. & Armstrong, A. R., 28 May 2024, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12, 20, p. 12119-12125

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

• Open access

  Azo-functionalised metal-organic framework for charge storage in sodium-ion batteries

  Desai, A. V., Seymour, V., Ettlinger, R., Pramanik, A., Manche, A. G., Rainer, D. N., Wheatley, P. S. S., Griffin, J., Morris, R. & Armstrong, A. R., 4 Feb 2023, In: Chemical Communications. 59, 10, p. 1321-1324 4 p.

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

• Open access

  High energy density Li/Ni/Co-free O3/P2 sodium layered oxide intergrowth for sodium-ion batteries

  Maughan, P. A., Naden, A. B., Irvine, J. & Armstrong, A. R., 1 Jul 2023, In: Batteries & Supercaps. 6, 7, 9 p., e202300089.

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

• Open access

  Investigations into improved electrochemical performance of Sn doped Hard carbons as negatives for sodium-ion batteries

  Tripathi, A., Murugesan, C., Naden, A. B., Curran, P., Kavanagh, C. M., Condlifee, J. M., Armstrong, R. & Irvine, J. T. S., 8 Nov 2023, In: Batteries & Supercaps. 6, 11, e202300225.

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

• Open access

  K₂Fe(C₂O₄)₂: an oxalate cathode for Li/Na ion batteries exhibiting a combination of multielectron cation and anion redox

  Pramanik, A., Manche, A. G., Sougrati, M. T., Chadwick, A., Lightfoot, P. & Armstrong, R., 28 Mar 2023, In: Chemistry of Materials. 35, 6, p. 2600-2611 12 p.

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

• Surface-Functionalized Metal-Organic Frameworks for Binding Coronavirus Proteins

  Desai, AV., Vornholt, SM., Major, LL., Ettlinger, R., Jansen, C., Rainer, DN., de Rome, R., So, V., Wheatley, PS., Edward, AK., Elliott, CG., Pramanik, A., Karmakar, A., Armstrong, R., Janiak, C., Smith, TK. & Morris, RE., 14 Feb 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 8 p.

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

 

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