McDowell Lab

Publications

  1. T. S. Chen, C. Wang, S. C. Wright, K. A. Cavallaro, W. J. Jeong, S. Das, D. Majumdar, R. Gopalaswamy, M. T. McDowell "Effect of Microstructure on Chemo-Mechanical Damage Evolution in Aluminum Foil Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries," PRX Energy, 2024, 3, 043005. 🔗
  2. E. L. Molel, J. A. Lewis, S. E. Sandoval, D. L. Nelson, M. T. McDowell , T. F. Fuller "Effects of Contact Loss at Electrolyte/Negative Electrode Interface on Current Density Distribution in Solid-State Batteries," Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2024, 171, 103504. 🔗
  3. S. Puls, et al. "Benchmarking the Reproducibility of All-Solid-State Battery Cell Performance: An Academic Interlaboratory Study," Nature Energy, 2024, 9, 1310-1320. 🔗
  4. J. R. Chin, B. Gardner, M. B. Frye, D. S.-H. Liu, J. Wahl, S. A. Marini, J. Shallenberger, M. T. McDowell , M. Hilse, S. Law, L. M. Garten "Impact of Long-Term Atmospheric Exposure on Tin Selenide (SnSe) Thin Films," MRS Communications, 2024, 14, 1000-10006. 🔗
  5. S. G. Yoon, B. S. Vishnugopi, E. P. Alsac, W. J. Jeong, S. E. Sandoval, D. L. Nelson, A. Ayyaswamy, P. P. Mukherjee, M. T. McDowell "Synergistic evolution of alloy particles and carbon in solid-state lithium metal anode composites at low stack pressure," ACS Nano, 2024, 18, 31, 20792-20805. 🔗
  6. W. J. Jeong, C. Wang, S. G. Yoon, Y. Liu, T. Chen, M. T. McDowell "Electrochemical Behavior of Elemental Alloy Anodes in Solid-State Batteries," ACS Energy Letters, 2024, 9, 6, 2554-2563. 🔗
  7. S. C. Wright, C. Brea, J. S. Baxter, S. Saini, E. P. Alsac, M. G. Boebinger, G. Hu, M. T. McDowell "Epitaxial Metal Electrodeposition Controlled by Graphene Layer Thickness," ACS Nano, 2024, 18, 21, 13866-13875. 🔗
  8. S. E. Sandoval, J. A. Lewis, B. S. Vishnugopi, D. L. Nelson, M. M. Schneider, F. J. Q. Cortes, C. M. Matthews, J. Watt, M. Tian, P. Shevchenko, P. P. Mukherjee, M. T. McDowell "Structural and Electrochemical Evolution of Alloy Interfacial Layers in Anode-Free Solid-State Batteries," Joule, 2023, 7, 9, 2054-2073. 🔗
  9. Y. Liu, C. Wang, S. G. Yoon, S. Y. Han, J. A. Lewis, D. Prakash, E. J. Klein, T. Chen, D. H. Kang, D. Majumdar, R. Gopalaswamy, M. T. McDowell "Aluminum Foil Negative Electrodes with Multiphase Microstructure for All-Solid-State Li-Ion Batteries," Nature Communications, 2023, 14, 3975. 🔗
  10. S. E. Sandoval, M. T. McDowell "Lithium Metal Anodes in Solid-State Batteries: Metal Microstructure Matters," Matter, 2023, 6, 2099-2105. 🔗
  11. S. G. Yoon, K. A. Cavallaro, B. J. Park, H. Yook, J. W. Han, M. T. McDowell "Controlling Solvation and Solid-Electrolyte Interphase Formation to Enhance Lithium Interfacial Kinetics at Low Temperatures," Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, 2302778. 🔗
  12. C. Wang, T. Chen, Y. Liu, D. H. Kang, D. Majumdar, R. Gopalaswamy, M. T. McDowell "Common Capacity Fade Mechanisms of Metal Foil Alloy Anodes with Different Compositions for Lithium Batteries," ACS Energy Letters, 2023, 8, 2252-2258. 🔗
  13. J. A. Lewis, S. E. Sandoval, Y. Liu, D. L. Nelson, S. G. Yoon, R. Wang, Y. Zhao, M. Tian, P. Shevchenko, E. Martínez-Pañeda, M. T. McDowell "Accelerated Short Circuiting in Anode-Free Solid-State Batteries Driven by Local Lithium Depletion," Advanced Energy Materials, 2023, 2204186. 🔗
  14. Q. Wu, M. T. McDowell , Y. Qi "Effect of the Electric Double Layer (EDL) in Multi-Component Electrolyte Reduction and Solid Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) Formation," Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023, 145, 4, 2473-2484. 🔗
  15. S. C. Wright, S. Saini, T. K. Raman, M. Tian, P. P. Shetty, J. Kacher, M. T. McDowell "The Influence of Graphene and its Substrate on the Electrodeposition of Metals," ACS Materials Letters, 2023, 5, 370-378. 🔗
  16. T. Chen, A. C. Thenuwara, W. Yao, S. E. Sandoval, C. Wang, D. H. Kang, D. Majumdar, R. Gopalaswamy, M. T. McDowell "Benchmarking the Degradation Behavior of Aluminum Foil Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries," Batteries & Supercaps, 2022, DOI: 10.1002/batt.202200363. 🔗
  17. K. A. Cavallaro, S. E. Sandoval, A. C. Thenuwara, M. T. McDowell "Low-Temperature Behavior of Alloy Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries," Advanced Energy Materials, 2022, 2201584. 🔗
  18. C. Wang, A. C. Thenuwara, J. Luo, P. P. Shetty, M. T. McDowell , H. Zhu, S. Posada-Perez, H. Xiong, G. Hautier, W. Li "Extending the low-temperature operation of sodium metal batteries combining linear and cyclic ether-based electrolyte solutions," Nature Communications, 2022, 13, 4934. 🔗
  19. J. A. Lewis, K. A. Cavallaro, Y. Liu, M. T. McDowell "The Promise of Alloy Anodes for Solid-State Batteries," Joule, 2022, 6, 1418-1430. 🔗
  20. Z. Sun, B. Wang, M. G. Boebinger, A. Magasinski, S. Jhulki, Y. Zhang, W. Fu, M. T. McDowell , G. Yushin "Stability of FeF3-Based Sodium-Ion Batteries in Nonflammable Ionic Liquid Electrolytes at Room and Elevated Temperatures," ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022, 14, 33447-33456. 🔗
  21. M. T. McDowell "Editorial: Special Issue on Solid-State Battery Materials, Phenomena, and Systems," Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science, 2022, 26, 101006. 🔗
  22. J. A. Lewis, C. Lee, Y. Liu, S. Y. Han, D. Prakash, E. J. Klein, H.-W. Lee, M. T. McDowell "The Role of Areal Capacity in Determining Short Circuiting of Sulfide-Based Solid-State Batteries," ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022, 14, 4051-4060. 🔗
  23. M. Mujica, A. T. Mohabir, P. P. Shetty, M. T. McDowell , V. Breedveld, S. H. Behrens, M. A. Filler "Programming Semiconductor Nanowire Composition with Sub¬–100-nm Resolution via the Geode Process," Nano Letters, 2022, 22, 554-560. 🔗
  24. M. Papakyriakou, M. Lu, Y. Liu, Z. Liu, H. Chen, M. T. McDowell , S. Xia "Mechanical Behavior of Inorganic Lithium-Conducting Solid Electrolytes," Journal of Power Sources, 2021, 516, 230672. 🔗
  25. S. E. Sandoval, F. J. Q. Cortes, E. J. Klein, J. A. Lewis, D. Yeh, M. T. McDowell "Understanding the Effects of Alloy Films on the Electrochemical Behavior of Lithium Metal Anodes with Operando Optical Microscopy," Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2021, 168, 10, 100517. 🔗
  26. B. S. Vishnugopi, E. Kazyak, J. A. Lewis, J. Nanda, M. T. McDowell , N. P. Dasgupta, P. P. Mukherjee "Challenges and Opportunities for Fast Charging of Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries," ACS Energy Letters, 2021, 6, 3734-3749. 🔗
  27. P. P. Shetty, S. C. Wright, M. T. McDowell "Melting, Crystallization, and Alloying Dynamics in Nanoscale Bismuth Telluride," Nano Letters, 2021, 21, 8197-8204. 🔗
  28. C. Lee, S. Y. Han, J. A. Lewis, P. P. Shetty, D. Yeh, Y. Liu, E. J. Klein, H.-W. Lee, M. T. McDowell "Stack Pressure Measurements to Probe the Evolution of the Lithium-Solid-State Electrolyte Interface," ACS Energy Letters, 2021, 6, 3261-3269. 🔗
  29. S. Y. Han, C. Lee, J. A. Lewis, D. Yeh, Y. Liu, H.-W. Lee, M. T. McDowell "Stress Evolution during Cycling of Alloy-Anode Solid-State Batteries," Joule, 2021, 5, 1-16. 🔗
  30. Z. Sun, M. G. Boebinger, P. Lu, B. Wang, W. Fu, A. Magasinski, A.-Y. Song, Y. Huang, M. T. McDowell , G. Yushin "The Roles of Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) Coatings on the Stability of FeF3 Na-Ion Cathodes," Journal of Power Sources, 2021, 507, 230281. 🔗
  31. M. T. McDowell "The Role of Nanoscale Science for Advancing Batteries," Nano Letters, 2021, 21, 6353-6355. 🔗
  32. A. C. Thenuwara, P. P. Shetty, N. Kondekar, C. Wang, W. Li, M. T. McDowell "Enabling Highly Reversible Sodium Metal Cycling Across a Wide Temperature Range with Dual-Salt Electrolytes," Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021, 9, 10992-11000. 🔗
  33. P. Albertus, et al "Challenges for and Pathways Toward Li-Metal-Based All Solid-State Batteries," ACS Energy Letters, 2021, 6, 4, 1399-1404. 🔗
  34. J. A. Lewis, F. J. Q. Cortes, Y. Liu, J. C. Miers, A. Verma, B. S. Vishnugopi, J. Tippens, D. Prakash, T. S. Marchese, S. Y. Han, C. Lee, P. P. Shetty, H.-W. Lee, P. Shevchenko, F. De Carlo, C. Saldana, P. P. Mukherjee, M. T. McDowell "Linking Void and Interphase Evolution to Electrochemistry in Solid-State Batteries Using Operando X-Ray Tomography," Nature Materials, 2021, 20, 503-510. 🔗
  35. N. Kondekar, P. P. Shetty, S. C. Wright, M. T. McDowell "In Situ Characterization of Transformations in Layered Metal Chalcogenide Materials: A Review," ChemNanoMat, 2021, DOI: 10.1002/cnma.202000575. 🔗
  36. M. T. McDowell "Nanomechanical Measurements Shed Light on Solid-State Battery Degradation," MRS Bulletin, 2020, 45, 889-890. 🔗
  37. M. T. McDowell , F. J. Q. Cortes, A. C. Thenuwara, J. A. Lewis "Toward High-Capacity Battery Anode Materials: Chemistry and Mechanics Intertwined," Chemistry of Materials, 2020, 32, 8755-8771. 🔗
  38. C. Lee, W. Taeung, W.-S. Go, M. F. Rahman, M. T. McDowell , Y. Kim, H.-W. Lee "Unveiling Interfacial Dynamics and Structural Degradation of Solid Electrolytes in a Seawater Battery System," Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020, 8, 21804-21811. 🔗
  39. P. P. Shetty, N. Kondekar, A. C. Thenuwara, M. G. Boebinger, S. C. Wright, M. Tian, M. T. McDowell "In Situ Dynamics During Heating of Copper-Intercalated Bismuth Telluride," Matter, 2020, 3, 1246-1262. 🔗
  40. A. C. Thenuwara, P. P. Shetty, N. Kondekar, S. E. Sandoval, K. Cavallaro, R. May, C.-T. Yang, L. E. Marbella, Y. Qi, M. T. McDowell "Efficient Low-Temperature Cycling of Lithium Metal Anodes by Tailoring the Solid-Electrolyte Interphase," ACS Energy Letters, 2020, 5, 2411-2420. 🔗
  41. M. G. Boebinger, O. Yarema, M. Yarema, K. A. Unocic, R. R. Unocic, V. Wood, M. T. McDowell "Spontaneous and reversible hollowing of alloy anode nanocrystals for stable battery cycling," Nature Nanotechnology, 2020, 15, 475-481. 🔗
  42. S. Y. Han, J. A. Lewis, P. P. Shetty, J. Tippens, D. Yeh, T. S. Marchese, M. T. McDowell "Porous Metals from Chemical Dealloying for Solid-State Battery Anodes," Chemistry of Materials, 2020, 32, 6, 2461-2469. 🔗
  43. K. B. Hatzell, X. C. Chen, C. L. Cobb, N. P. Dasgupta, M. B. Dixit, L. E. Marbella, M. T. McDowell , P. P. Mukherjee, A. Verma, V. Viswanathan, A. S. Westover, W. G. Zeier "Recent Progress and Future Outlook on Lithium Metal Anodes for Solid-State Batteries," ACS Energy Letters, 2020, 5, 922-934. 🔗
  44. M. G. Boebinger, J. A. Lewis, S. E. Sandoval, M. T. McDowell "Understanding Transformations in Battery Materials Using In Situ and Operando Experiments," ACS Energy Letters, 2020, 5, 335-345. 🔗
  45. A. C. Thenuwara, P. V. Shetty, M. T. McDowell "Distinct Nanoscale Interphases and Morphology of Lithium Metal Electrodes Operating at Low Temperatures," Nano Letters, 2019, 19, 8664-8672. 🔗
  46. F. J. Q. Cortes, J. A. Lewis, J. Tippens, T. S. Marchese, M. T. McDowell "How Metallic Protection Layers Extend the Lifetime of NASICON-Based Solid-State Lithium Batteries," Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2019, 167, 050502. 🔗
  47. G. Nava, J. Schwan, M. G. Boebinger, M. T. McDowell , L. Mangolini "Silicon-Core-Shell Nanoparticles for Lithium-Ion Batteries: Rational Comparison between Amorphous and Graphitic Carbon Coatings," Nano Letters, 2019, 19, 7236-7245. 🔗
  48. S. V. Kalinin, O. Dyck, N. Balke, S. Neumayer, W.-Y. Tsai, R. Vasudevan, D. Lingerfelt, M. Ahmadi, M. Ziatdinov, M. T. McDowell , E. Strelcov "Toward Electrochemical Studies on the Nanometer and Atomic Scales: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities," ACS Nano, 2019, 13, 9, 9735-9780. 🔗
  49. J. A. Lewis, J. Tippens, F. J. Q. Cortes, M. T. McDowell "Chemo-Mechanical Challenges in Solid-State Batteries," Trends in Chemistry, 2019, DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2019.06.013. 🔗
  50. J. Tippens, J. C. Miers, A. Afshar, J. A. Lewis, F. J. Q. Cortes, H. Qiao, T. S. Marchese, C. V. Di Leo, C. Saldana, M. T. McDowell "Visualizing Chemomechanical Degradation of a Solid-State Battery Electrolyte," ACS Energy Letters, 2019, 4, 1475-1483. 🔗
  51. N. Kondekar, M. G. Boebinger, M. Tian, M. H. Kirmani, M. T. McDowell "The Effect of Nickel on MoS2 Growth Revealed with In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy," ACS Nano, 2019, 13, 7117-7126. 🔗
  52. J. A. Lewis, F. J. Q. Cortes, M. G. Boebinger, J. Tippens, T. S. Marchese, N. Kondekar, X. Liu, M. Chi, M. T. McDowell "Interphase Morphology Between a Solid-State Electrolyte and Lithium Controls Cell Failure," ACS Energy Letters, 2019, 4, 591-599. 🔗
  53. V. Augustyn, M. T. McDowell , A. Vojvodic "Towards an Atomistic Understanding of Solid- State Electrochemical Interfaces for Energy Storage," Joule, “Future Energy” article, 2018, 2, 2189-2193. 🔗
  54. M. G. Boebinger, D. Yeh, M. Xu, B. C. Miles, B. Wang, M. Papakyriakou, J. A. Lewis, N. P. Kondekar, F. J. Q. Cortes, S. Hwang, X. Sang, D. Su, R. R. Unocic, S. Xia, T. Zhu, M. T. McDowell "Avoiding Fracture in a Conversion Battery Material through Reaction with Larger Ions" Joule, 2018, 2, 9, 1783-1799. 🔗
  55. S. Y. Han, M. G. Boebinger, N. P. Kondekar, T. J. Worthy, M. T. McDowell "Seeded Nanowire and Microwire Growth from Lithium Alloys" Nano Letters, 2018, 18, 4331-4337. 🔗
  56. M. T. McDowell "Stretched to the Limit for Better Batteries" Joule, 2018, 2, 818-819. 🔗
  57. M. Kirshenbaum, M. G. Boebinger, M. J. Katz, M. T. McDowell , M. Dasog "Solid-State Route for Synthesis of Scalable, Luminescent Si and Ge Nanocrystals" ChemNanoMat, 2018, 4, (4), 423-429. 🔗
  58. M. T. McDowell , K. L. Jungjohann, U. Celano "Dynamic Nanomaterials Phenomena Investigated with in Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy: A Nano Letters Virtual Issue" Nano Letters, Editorial, 2018, 18, 2, 657-659. 🔗
  59. F. J. Q. Cortes, M. G. Boebinger, M. Xu, A. Ulvestad, M. T. McDowell "Operando Synchrotron Measurement of Strain Evolution in Individual Alloying Anode Particles within Lithium Batteries" ACS Energy Letters, 2018, 3, 349-355. 🔗
  60. M. T. McDowell "Pulley Protection in Batteries" Nature, News & Views, 2017, 549, 37-38. 🔗
  61. N. P. Kondekar, M. G. Boebinger, E. V. Woods, M. T. McDowell "In Situ Investigation of Transformations at Crystallographically Oriented MoS2 Interfaces" ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017, 9, 32394-32404. 🔗
  62. J. D. Wiensch, J. John, D. A. Torelli, J. M. Velazquez, A. Pieterick, M. T. McDowell , K. Sun, X. Zhao, B. B. Brunschwig, N. S. Lewis "A Comparative Study in Acidic and Alkaline Media of the Interplay of pH and Crystallinity on the Hydrogen-Evolution Reaction on MoS2 and MoSe2" ACS Energy Letters, 2017, 2, 2234-2238. 🔗
  63. W. Hu, S. Guo, J. Gaul, M. G. Boebinger, M. T. McDowell , M. A. Filler "Reversible Tuning of the Surface Plasmon Resonance of Indium Tin Oxide Nanocrystals by Gas-Phase Oxidation and Reduction" The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2017, 121, 15970-15976. 🔗
  64. M. G. Boebinger, M. Xu, X. Ma, H. Chen, R. R. Unocic, M. T. McDowell "Distinct Nanoscale Reaction Pathways in a Sulfide Material for Sodium and Lithium Batteries" Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5, 11701-11709. Invited for the 2017 Emerging Investigators Themed Issue.. 🔗
  65. M. Varenberg, G. Ryk, A. Yakhnis, Y. Kligerman, N. Kondekar, M. T. McDowell "Mechano-Chemical Surface Modification with Cu2S: Inducing Superior Lubricity" Tribology Letters, 2016, 64, 28. 🔗
  66. F. M. Toma, J. K. Cooper, V. Kunzelmann, M. T. McDowell , J. Yu, D. Larson, N. J. Borys, C. Abelyan, J. W. Beeman, K. M. Yu, J. Yang, L. Chen, M. R. Shaner, J. Spurgeon, F. A. Houle, K. A. Persson, I. D. Sharp "Mechanistic Insights into Chemical and Photochemical Transformations of Bismuth Vanadate Photoanodes" Nature Communications, 5 July 2016, 12012. 🔗
  67. M. T. McDowell , S. Xia, T. Zhu "The Mechanics of Large-Volume-Change Transformations in High-Capacity Battery Materials" Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2016, 9, 3, 480-494. 🔗
  68. M. R. Shaner, M. T. McDowell , A. Pien, H. A. Atwater, N. S. Lewis "Si/TiO2 Tandem-Junction Microwire Arrays for Unassisted Solar-Driven Water Splitting" Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2016, 163 (5). 🔗
  69. M. F. Lichterman, K. Sun, S. Hu, X. Zhou, M. T. McDowell , M. R. Shaner, M. H. Richter, E. J. Crumlin, A. I. Carim, F. H. Saadi, B. S. Brunschwig, N. S. Lewis "Protection of Inorganic Semiconductors for Sustained, Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation" Catalysis Today, 2015, DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2015.08.017. 🔗
  70. X. Zhou, R. Liu, K. Sun, D. Friedrich, M. T. McDowell , F. Yang, S. T. Omelchenko, F. H Saadi, A. C. Nielander, S. Yalamanchili, K. M. Papadantonakis, B. S. Brunschwig, N. S. Lewis "Interface Engineering of the Photoelectrochemical Performance of Ni-Oxide-Coated n-Si Photoanodes by Atomic Layer Deposition of Ultrathin Films of Cobalt Oxide" Energy & Environmental Science, 2015, 8, 2644-2649. 🔗
  71. M. T. McDowell , M. F. Lichterman, A. I. Carim, R. Liu, S. Hu, B. S. Brunschwig, N. S. Lewis "The Influence of Structure and Processing on the Behavior of TiO2 Protective Layers for Stabilization of n-Si/TiO2/Ni Photoanodes for Water Oxidation" ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2015, 7 (28) 15189-15199. 🔗
  72. R. H. Coridan, A. C. Nielander, S. A. Francis, M. T. McDowell , V. Dix, S. M. Chatman, N. S. Lewis "Methods for Comparing the Performance of Energy-Conversion Systems for Use in Solar Fuels and Solar Electricity Generation" Energy & Environmental Science, 2015, 8, 2886-2901. 🔗
  73. B. Zhu, N. Liu, M. T. McDowell , Y. Jin, Y. Cui, J. Zhu "Interfacial Stabilizing Effect of ZnO on Si Anodes for Lithium Ion Batteries" Nano Energy, 2015, 13, 620-625. 🔗
  74. M. T. McDowell , Z. Lu, K. J. Koski, J. H. Yu, G. Zheng, Y. Cui "In Situ Observation of Divergent Phase Transformations in Individual Sulfide Nanocrystals" Nano Letters, 2015, 15 (2) 1264-1271. 🔗
  75. K. Sun, M. T. McDowell , A. C. Nielander, S. Hu, M. R. Shaner, F. Yang, B. S. Brunschwig, N. S. Lewis "Stable Solar-Driven Water Oxidation to O2(g) by Ni-Oxide-Coated Silicon Photoanodes" The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2015, 6, 592-598. 🔗
  76. J. Zhao, Z. Lu, N. Liu, H.-W. Lee, M. T. McDowell , Y. Cui "Dry Air-Stable Lithium Silicide-Lithium Oxide Core-Shell Nanoparticles as High-Capacity Prelithiation Reagents" Nature Communications, 2014, 5, 5088. 🔗
  77. M. T. McDowell , M. F. Lichterman, J. M. Spurgeon, S. Hu, I. D. Sharp, B. S. Brunschwig, N. S. Lewis "Improved Stability of Polycrystalline Bismuth Vanadate Photoanodes by use of Dual-Layer Thin TiO2/Ni Coatings" The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2014, 118 (34) 19618-19624. 🔗
  78. M. F. Lichterman, A. I. Carim, M. T. McDowell , S. Hu, H. B. Gray, B. S. Brunschwig, N. S. Lewis "Stabilization of n-Cadmium Telluride Photoanodes for Water Oxidation to O2(g) in Aqueous Alkaline Electrolytes using Amorphous TiO2 Films Formed by Atomic Layer Deposition" Energy & Environmental Science, 2014, 7, 3334-3337. 🔗
  79. H. Yao, G. Zheng, P.-C. Hsu, D. Kong, J. Cha, W. Li, Z. W. Seh, M. T. McDowell , K. Yan, Z. Liang, V. Narasimhan, Y. Cui "Improving Lithium Sulfur Batteries through Spatial Control of Sulfur Species Deposition on Hybrid Electrode Surface" Nature Communications, 2014, 5, 3943. 🔗
  80. N. Liu, Z. Lu, J. Zhao, M. T. McDowell , H.-W. Lee, W. Zhao, Y. Cui "A pomegranate-inspired nanoscale design for large-volume change lithium battery anodes" Nature Nanotechnology, 2014, 9, 187-192. 🔗
  81. J. M. Spurgeon, J. M. Velazquez, M. T. McDowell "Improving O2 Production of WO3 Photoanodes with IrO2 in Acidic Aqueous Electrolyte" Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2014, 16, 3623-3631. 🔗
  82. M. Pasta, C. D. Wessells, N. Liu, J. Nelson, M. T. McDowell , R. A. Huggins, M. F. Toney, Y. Cui "Full Open-Framework Batteries for Stationary Energy Storage" Nature Communications, 2014, 5 3007. 🔗
  83. M. Gu, L. R. Parent, L. Mehdi, R. R. Unocic, M. T. McDowell , W. Xu, J. G. Connell, P. Xu, P. Apellan, X. Chen, Y. Zhang, D. E. Perea, L. J. Lauhon, I. Arslan, J.-G. Zhang, J. Liu, Y. Cui, N. D. Browning, C.-M. Wang "Demonstration of an Electrochemical Liquid Cell for Operando Transmission Electron Microscopy Observation of the Lithiation/Delithiation Behavior of Si Nanowire Battery Anodes" Nano Letters, 2013, 13 (12) 6106-6112. 🔗
  84. C. Wang, H. Wu, Z. Chen, M. T. McDowell , Y. Cui, Z. Bao "Self-Healing Chemistry Enables the Stable Operation of Silicon Microparticle Anodes for High-Energy Lithium-ion Batteries" Nature Chemistry, 2013, 5 1042-1048. 🔗
  85. M. T. McDowell , S. W. Lee, W. D. Nix, Y. Cui "Understanding the Lithiation of Silicon and Other Alloying Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries" Advanced Materials, invited review for AM's 25th anniversary, 2013, 25 (36) 4966-4985. 🔗
  86. H. Yao, G. Zheng, W. Li, M. T. McDowell , Z. W. Seh, N. Liu, Z. Lu, Y. Cui "Crab Shells as Sustainable Templates from Nature for Nanostructured Battery Electrodes" Nano Letters,, 2013, 13 (7) 3385-3390. 🔗
  87. H. Wu, G. Yu, L. Pan, N. Liu, M. T. McDowell , Z. Bao, Y. Cui "Stable Li-ion Battery Anodes by in situ Polymerization of Conducting Hydrogel to Conformally Coat Silicon Nanoparticles" Nature Communications, 2013, 4 1943. 🔗
  88. N. Liu, K. Huo, M. T. McDowell , J. Zhao, Y. Cui "Rice Husks as a Sustainable Source of Nanostructured Silicon for High Performance Li-ion Battery Anodes" Scientific Reports, 2013, 3 1919. 🔗
  89. M. T. McDowell , S. W. Lee, J. T. Harris, B. A. Korgel, C. Wang, W. D. Nix, Y. Cui "In Situ TEM of Two-Phase Lithiation of Amorphous Silicon Nanospheres" Nano Letters, 2013, 13 (2) 758-764. 🔗
  90. Z. W. Seh, W. Li, J. J. Cha, G. Zheng, Y. Yang, M. T. McDowell , P.-C. Hsu, Y. Cui "Sulphur-TiO2 Yolk-Shell Nanoarchitecture with Internal Void Space for Long-Cycle Lithium-Sulphur Batteries" Nature Communications, 2013, 4 (1331). 🔗
  91. S. W. Lee, L. A. Berla, M. T. McDowell , W. D. Nix, Y. Cui "Reaction Front Evolution during Electrochemical Lithiation of Crystalline Silicon Nanopillars" Isreal Journal of Chemistry, special issue honoring Wolf Prize recipients Profs. Lieber and Alivisatos, 2012, 52 (11) 1118-1123. 🔗
  92. M. T. McDowell , I. Ryu, S. W. Lee, C. M. Wang, W. D. Nix, Y. Cui "Studying the Kinetics of Crystalline Silicon Nanoparticle Lithiation with In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy" Advanced Materials, 2012, 24 (45), 6034-6041. 🔗
  93. N. Liu, H. Wu, M. T. McDowell , Y. Yao, C. M. Wang, Y. Cui "A Yolk-Shell Design for Stabilized and Scalable Li-ion Battery Alloy Anodes" Nano Letters, 2012, 12 (6), 3315-3321. 🔗
  94. Y. Yao, N. Liu, M. T. McDowell , M. Pasta, Y. Cui "Improving the Cycling Stability of Silicon Nanowire Anodes with Conducting Polymer Coatings" Energy and Environmental Science, 2012, (5) 7927-7930. 🔗
  95. P.-C. Hsu, H. Wu, T. J. Carney, M. T. McDowell , Y. Yang, E. C. Garnett, M. Li, L. Hu, Y. Cui "Passivation Coating on Electrospun Copper Nanofibers for Stable Transparent Electrodes" ACS Nano, 2012, 6 (6) 5150-5156. 🔗
  96. H. Wu, G. Chan, J. W. Choi, I. Ryu, Y. Yao, M. T. McDowell , S. W. Lee, A. Jackson, Y. Yang, L. Hu, Y. Cui "Stable Cycling of Double-Walled Silicon Nanotube Battery Anodes through Solid-Electrolyte Interphase Control" Nature Nanotechnology, 2012, 7, 310-315. 🔗
  97. M. T. McDowell , S. W. Lee, C. M. Wang, Y. Cui "The Effect of Metallic Coatings and Crystallinity on the Volume Expansion of Silicon During Electrochemical Lithiation/Delithiation" Nano Energy, 2012, 1 (3), 401-410. 🔗
  98. S. W. Lee, M. T. McDowell , L. A. Berla, W. D. Nix, Y. Cui "Fracture of Crystalline Silicon Nanopillars During Electrochemical Lithium Insertion" Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012, 109 (11), 4080-4085. 🔗
  99. C. D. Wessells, M. T. McDowell , S. V. Peddada, M. Pasta, R. A. Huggins, Y. Cui "Tunable Reaction Potentials in Open Framework Nanoparticle Battery Electrodes for Grid-Scale Energy Storage" ACS Nano, 2012, 6 (2), 1688-1694. 🔗
  100. N. Liu, Y. Yao, J. J. Cha, M. T. McDowell , Y. Han, Y. Cui "Functionalization of Silicon Nanowire Surfaces with Metal-Organic Frameworks" Nano Research, 2011, 5 (2), 109-116. 🔗
  101. C. D. Wessells, S. V. Peddada, M. T. McDowell , R. A. Huggins, Y. Cui "The Effect of Insertion Species on Nanostructured Open Framework Hexacyanoferrate Battery Electrodes" Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2011, 159 (2), A98-A103. 🔗
  102. Y. Yao, K. Huo, L. Hu, N. Liu, J. J. Cha, M. T. McDowell , P. K. Chu, Y. Cui "Highly Conductive, Mechanically Robust, and Electrochemically Inactive TiC/C Nanofiber Scaffold for High-Performance Silicon Anode Batteries" ACS Nano, 2011, 5 (10), 8346-8351. 🔗
  103. M. T. McDowell , S.W. Lee, I. Ryu, W. D. Nix, J.W. Choi, Y. Cui "Novel Size and Surface Oxide Effects in Silicon Nanowires as Lithium Battery Anodes" Nano Letters, 2011, 11 (9), 4018-4025. 🔗
  104. M. T. McDowell , Y. Cui "Single Nanostructure Electrochemical Devices for Studying Electronic Properties and Structural Changes in Lithiated Si Nanowires" Advanced Energy Materials, 2011, 1 (5), 894-900. 🔗
  105. N. Liu, L. Hu, M. T. McDowell , A. Jackson, Y. Cui "Prelithiated Silicon Nanowires as an Anode for Lithium Ion Batteries" ACS Nano, 2011, 5 (8), 6487-6493. 🔗
  106. S. Jeong, M. T. McDowell , Y. Cui "Low-Temperature Self-Catalytic Growth of Tin Oxide Nanocones over Large Areas" ACS Nano, 2011, 5 (7), 5800-5807. 🔗
  107. Y. Yao, M. T. McDowell , I. Ryu, H. Wu, N. Liu, L. Hu, W. D. Nix, Y. Cui "Interconnected Silicon Hollow Nanospheres for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes with Long Cycle Life" Nano Letters, 2011, 11 (7), 2949-2954. 🔗
  108. S. W. Lee, M. T. McDowell , J. W. Choi, Y. Cui "Anomalous Shape Changes of Silicon Nanopillars by Electrochemical Lithiation" Nano Letters, 2011, 11 (7), 3034-3039. 🔗
  109. N. P. Dasgupta, H. J. Jung, O. Trejo, M. T. McDowell , A. Hryciw, M. Brongersma, R. Sinclair, F. B. Prinz "Atomic Layer Deposition of Lead Sulfide Quantum Dots on Nanowire Surfaces" Nano Letters, 2011, 11 (3), 934-940. 🔗
  110. Y. Yang, M. T. McDowell , A. Jackson, J.J. Cha, S.S. Hong, Y. Cui "New Nanostructured Li2S/Si Rechargeable Battery with High Specific Energy" Nano Letters, 2010, 10 (4), 1486-1491. 🔗
  111. M. T. McDowell , A. Leach, K. Gall "On the Elastic Modulus of Metallic Nanowires" Nano Letters, 2008, 8 (11), 3613-3618. 🔗
  112. M. T. McDowell , A. Leach, K. Gall "Bending and Tensile Deformation of Metallic Nanowires" Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 2008, 16, 045003. 🔗
  113. M. Lucas, A. Leach, M. T. McDowell , S. E. Hunyadi, K. Gall, C. J. Murphy, E. Riedo "Plastic Deformation of Pentagonal Silver Nanowires: Comparison Between AFM Nanoindentation and Atomistic Simulations" Physical Review B, 2008, 77, 245420. 🔗
  114. A. Leach, M. T. McDowell , K. Gall "Deformation of Top-Down and Bottom-Up Silver Nanowires" Advanced Functional Materials, 2007, 17 (1), 43-53. 🔗