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

• Zhi Xia
• Alexis Manche
• Chinnasamy Murugesan
• Russell Main
• Grant Stone
• Maximillian Stanzione
• Yingling Liao
• Joel Jr Cabanero
• Pech Thongkam
• Garima .
• Chuxin Yue

Selected publications

• 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., 12 Apr 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A.

  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

  Green synthesis of reticular materials

  Desai, A. V., Lizundia, E., Laybourn, A., Rainer, D. N., Armstrong, R., Morris, R. E., Wuttke, S. & Ettlinger, R., 1 Sept 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Advanced Functional Materials. EarlyView, 31 p., 2304660.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review 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

• Open access

  KFe(C₂O₄)F: a fluoro-oxalate cathode material for Li/Na-ion batteries

  Pramanik, A., Manche, A. G., Smeaton, M. T., Sougrati, M-T., Lightfoot, P. & Armstrong, A. R., 17 Jul 2023, In: ChemElectroChem. 10, 14, 8 p., e202300192.

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

• Open access

  Manipulating O3/P2 phase ratio in bi-phasic sodium layered oxides via ionic radius control

  Maughan, P. A., Naden, A. B., Irvine, J. T. S. & Armstrong, A. R., 2 Feb 2023, In: Communications Materials. 4, 1, 7 p., 6.

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

• Open access

  Surface-Functionalized Metal-Organic Frameworks for Binding Coronavirus Proteins

  Desai, A. V., Vornholt, S. M., Major, L. L., Ettlinger, R., Jansen, C., Rainer, D., de Rome, R., So, V., Wheatley, P. S., Edward, A. K., Elliott, C., Pramanik, A., Karmakar, A., Armstrong, R., Janiak, C., Smith, T. K. & Morris, R. E., 22 Feb 2023, In: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15, 7, p. 9058–9065 8 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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