Recent Publications

Selected publications of Rob Armstrong and his research group. See the full list of research publications.

Polyetherureas as aqueous binders for Li ion batteries

Authors: Garima Saini, Mei Jun Tan, Maximillian G. Stanzione, Ketan Pancholi, Harini Sampathkumar, Matthew Walker, Charlie Patterson, Massimo Vassalli, Aaron B. Naden, Oxana V. Magdysyuk, Jiyu Tian, A. Robert Armstrong, Amit Kumar
Citation: Green Chemistry, 2025, doi: 10.1039/D5GC03953C

Biocompatible β-cyclodextrin-based metal-organic frameworks

Authors: Kirstin Wilson, David B. Cordes, Aidan P. McKay, Aaron B. Naden, Oxana V. Magdysyuk, Daniel N. Rainer, A. Robert Armstrong, Russell E. Morris, Aamod V. Desai, and Romy Ettlinger
Citation: Frontiers in Chemistry, 2025, doi: 10.3389/fchem.2025.1682298

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

Authors: Chuxin Yue, A. Robert Armstrong
Citation: Journal of Power Sources, 2025, doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238399

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

Authors: Aamod V. Desai, Heitor Secco Seleghini, Daniel N. Rainer, Maximillian G Stanzione, David Bradford Cordes, Oxana V. Magdysyuk, Aidan P McKay, Simon Coles, Sharon Elizabeth Ashbrook, Russell Morris, and A. Robert Armstrong
Citation: Chem. Commun, 2025, doi: 10.1039/D5CC03175C

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

Authors: Francesco Tavani, Alessandro Tofoni, Marco Vandone, Matteo Busato, Luca Braglia, Piero Torelli, Maximillian G. Stanzione, Anthony R. Armstrong, Russell E. Morris, Valentina Colombo, Paola D’Angelo
Citation: Chemical Science, 2025, doi: 10.1039/D5SC01482D

Optimisation of a P3 phase with superior high voltage reversibility

Authors: Stephanie F. Linnell, Yong-Seok Choi, Yingling Liao, Ioanna M. Pateli, Aaron B. Naden, John T. S. Irvine, Robert A. House, David O. Scanlon, A. Robert Armstrong
Citation: J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, doi: 10.1039/d4ta07963a

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

Authors: Constantin Puscalau, Aamod V. Desai, Erlantz Lizundia, Romy Ettlinger, Mohamed Adam, Russell E. Morris, A. Robert Armstrong, Begum Tokay, Andrea Laybourn
Citation: Green Chemistry, 2025, doi: 10.1039/d4gc05530f

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

Authors: Zipei Wan, Ioanna M. Pateli, Gavin J. Irvine, David Miller, Ronald I. Smith, Robert Armstrong, Mihkel Vestli, Chengzhi Sun, John T. S. Irvine
Citation: J. Power Sources, 2025, 627, 235801

NaLiFe(C2O4)2: A Polyanionic Li/Na-ion Battery Cathode Exhibiting Cationic and Anionic Redox

Authors: Atin Pramanik, Alexis G. Manche, Fredrik Lindgren, Tore Ericsson, Lennart Häggström, David B. Cordes A. Robert Armstrong
Citation: Energy Storage Mater., 2024, 73, 103821

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

Authors: Xiaoyan Shi, Zhiqiang Hao, Wenqing Zhu, Xunzhu Zhou, Xiaomin Chen, Chenchen Wang, Lin Li, A. Robert Armstrong, Shu-Lei Chou
Citation: Sci. China Mater., 2024, 67, 3622-3628

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

Authors: Aamod V. Desai, Romy Ettlinger, Heitor S. Seleghini, Maximillian G. Stanzione, Joel M. Cabanero Jr., Sharon E. Ashbrook, Russell E. Morris, A. Robert Armstrong
Citation: J. Mater. Chem. A., 2024, 12, 12119-12125

Green Synthesis of Reticular Materials

Authors: Aamod V. Desai, Erlantz Lizundia, Andrea Laybourn, Daniel N. Rainer, A. Robert Armstrong, Russell E. Morris, Stefan Wuttke, Romy Ettlinger
Citation: Adv. Funct. Mater., 2024, 34, 2304660

Investigations into Improved Electrochemical Performance of Sn doped Hard Carbons as Negatives for Na-ion Batteries

Authors: Abhinav Tripathi, Chinnasamy Murugesan, Aaron Naden, Peter Curran, Chris Kavanagh, James M. Condliffe, A. Robert Armstrong, John T. S. Irvine
Citation: Batteries & Supercaps, 2023, 6, e202300225

KFe(C2O4)F: A Fluoro-oxalate Cathode Material for Li/Na-Ion Batteries

Authors: Atin Pramanik, Alexis G. Manche, Megan T. Smeaton, Moulay-Tahar Sougrati, Philip Lightfoot, A. Robert Armstrong
Citation: ChemElectroChem, 2023, 10, e202300192

High Energy Density Li/Ni/Co-Free O3/P2 Sodium Layered Oxide Intergrowth for Na-ion Batteries

Authors: Philip A. Maughan, Aaron B. Naden, John T. S. Irvine, A. Robert Armstrong
Citation: Batteries & Supercaps, 2023, 6, e202300089

K2Fe(C2O4)2: An Oxalate Cathode for Li/Na-Ion Batteries Exhibiting a Combination of Multielectron Cation and Anion Redox

Authors: Atin Pramanik, Alexis G. Manche, Moulay Tahar Sougrati, Alan V. Chadwick, Philip Lightfoot, A. Robert Armstrong
Citation: Chem. Mater., 2023, 35, 2600-2611

Manipulating O3/P2 Phase Ratio in Bi-phasic Sodium Layered Oxides via Ionic Radius Control

Authors: Philip A. Maughan, Aaron B. Naden, John T. S. Irvine, A. Robert Armstrong
Citation: Commun. Mater., 2023, 4, 6

(Book Chapter) Sodium Layered Oxide Cathode Materials

Authors: A. Robert Armstrong, Stephanie F. Linnell, Philip A. Maughan, Begoña Silván, Nuria Tapia-Ruiz
Citation: Chapter 4 in Sodium-Ion Batteries: Materials, Characterization, and Technology (Volume 1&2), 2023, pages 93-127, ePDF ISBN: 978-3-527-82575-2.

Azo-Functionalised Metal-Organic Framework for Charge Storage in Sodium-ion Batteries

Authors: Aamod V. Desai, Valerie R. Seymour, Romy Ettlinger, Atin Pramanik, Alexis G. Manche, Daniel N. Rainer, Paul S. Wheatley, John M. Griffin, Russell E. Morris, A. Robert Armstrong
Citation: Chem. Commun., 2023, 59, 1321-1324

Effect of Cu Substitution anion redox behaviour in P3-type sodium manganese oxides

Authors: Stephanie Linnell, Alexis Manche, Yingling Liao, Moritz Hirsbrunner, Saki Imada, Aaron B. Naden, John T. S. Irvine, Laurent Duda, A. Robert Armstrong
Citation: J. Phys. Energy, 2022, 4, 044006

Effect of Ti Substitution on the Properties of P3 Structure Na2/3Mn0.8Li0.2O2 Showing a Ribbon Superlattice

Authors: Stephanie Linnell, Eun Jeong Kim, Le Anh Ma, Aaron Naden, John Irvine, Reza Younesi, Laurent Duda, A. Robert Armstrong
Citation: ChemElectroChem, 2022, 9, e202200929

Exploiting anion and cation redox chemistry in lithium-rich perovskite oxalate: A novel next-generation Li/Na-ion battery electrode

Authors: Atin Pramanik, Alexis G. Manche, Rebecca Clulow, Philip Lightfoot, A. Robert Armstrong
Citation: Dalton Trans., 2022, 51, 12467-12475

Enhanced Cycling Stability in the Anion Redox Material P3-Type Zn-Substituted Sodium Manganese Oxide

Authors: Stephanie F. Linnell, Moritz Hirsbrunner, Saki Imada, Giannantonio Cibin, Aaron B. Naden, Alan V. Chadwick, John T. S. Irvine, Laurent C. Duda, A. Robert Armstrong
Citation: ChemElectroChem, 2022, 9, e202200240

Enhanced Oxygen Redox Reversibility and Capacity Retention of Titanium‑Substituted Na_4/7[□_1/7Ti_1/7Mn_5/7]O₂ in Sodium-Ion Batteries

Authors: Stephanie Linnell, Eun Jeong Kim, Yong-Seok Choi, Moritz Hirsbrunner, Saki Imada, Atin Pramanik, Aida Fuente Cuesta, David Miller, Edoardo Fusco, Bela E. Bode, John Irvine, Laurent Duda, David O. Scanlon and A. Robert Armstrong
Citation: Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022, 10, 9941 – 9953

A Structural Investigation of Organic Battery Anode Materials by NMR Crystallography

Authors: Tommy Whewell, Valerie R. Seymour,Kieran Griffiths, Nathan R. Halcovitch, Aamod V. Desai, Russell E. Morris, A. Robert Armstrong, John M. Griffin
Citation: Magn. Reson. Chem., 2022, 60, 489-503

Importance of Superstructure in Stabilizing Oxygen Redox in P3-Na_0.67Li_0.2Mn_0.8O₂

Authors: Eun Jeong Kim, Philip A. Maughan, Euan N. Bassey, Raphaële J. Clément, Le Anh Ma, Laurent C. Duda, Divya Sehrawat, Reza Younesi, Neeraj Sharma, Clare P. Grey, and A. Robert Armstrong
Citation: Advanced Energy Materials, 2021, 2102325

Solvothermal Synthesis of a Novel Calcium Metal-Organic Framework: High Temperature and Electrochemical Behaviour

Authors: Russell M. Main, David B. Cordes, Aamod V. Desai, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Paul Wheatley, A. Robert Armstrong, Russell E. Morris
Citation: Molecules, 2021, 26(22), 7048

Rapid microwave-assisted synthesis and electrode optimization of organic anode materials in sodium-ion batteries

Authors: Aamod V. Desai, Daniel N. Rainer, Atin Pramanik, Joel M. Cabañero, Russell E. Morris, A. Robert Armstrong.
Citation: Small Methods, 2021, 5, 202101016

Mechanochemical synthesis of sodium carboxylates as anode materials in sodium ion batteries

Authors: Daniel N. Rainer, Aamod V. Desai, A. Robert Armstrong, Russell E. Morris
Citation: Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021, 9, 27361 – 27369

2021 roadmap for sodium-ion batteries

Authors: Nuria Tapia-Ruiz,∗ A Robert Armstrong∗, Hande Alptekin, Marco A Amores, Heather Au, Jerry Barker, Rebecca Boston, William R Brant, Jake M Brittain, Yue Chen, Manish Chhowalla, Yong-Seok Choi, Sara I R Costa, Maria Crespo Ribadeneyra, Serena A Cussen, Edmund J Cussen, William I F David, Aamod V Desai, Stewart A M Dickson, Emmanuel I Eweka, Juan D Forero-Saboya, Clare P Grey, John M Griffin, Peter Gross, Xiao Hua, John T S Irvine, Patrik Johansson, Martin O Jones, Martin Karlsmo, Emma Kendrick, Eunjeong Kim, Oleg V Kolosov, Zhuangnan Li, Stijn F L Mertens, Ronnie Mogensen, Laure Monconduit, Russell E Morris, Andrew J Naylor, Shahin Nikman, Christopher A O’Keefe, Darren M C Ould, R G Palgrave, Philippe Poizot, Alexandre Ponrouch, Stéven Renault, Emily M Reynolds, Ashish Rudola, Ruth Sayers, David O Scanlon, S Sen, Valerie R Seymour, Begoña Silv´an, Moulay Tahar Sougrati, Lorenzo Stievano, Grant S Stone, Chris I Thomas, Maria-Magdalena Titirici, Jincheng Tong, Thomas J Wood, Dominic S Wright2,18 and Reza Younesi.
Citation: J. Phys. Energy, 2021, 3, 031503

Na₂Fe(C₂O₄)(HPO₄): a promising new oxalate-phosphate based mixed polyanionic cathode for Li/Na ion batteries

Authors: Atin Pramanik, Alasdair J Bradford, Stephen L Lee, Philip Lightfoot and A Robert Armstrong.
Citation: J. Phys. Mater., 2021, 4, 024004

Vacancy-Enhanced Oxygen Redox Reversibility in P3-Type Magnesium-Doped Sodium Manganese Oxide Na_0.67Mg_0.2Mn_0.8O₂

Authors: Eun Jeong Kim, Le Anh Ma, David M. Pickup, Alan V. Chadwick, Reza Younesi, Philip Maughan, John T. S. Irvine, and A. Robert Armstrong
Citation: ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2020, 3, 11, 10423–10434

Activation of anion redox in P3 structure cobalt-doped sodium manganese oxide via introduction of transition metal vacancies

Authors: Eun Jeong Kim, Kenza Mofredj, David M. Pickup, Alan V. Chadwick, John T. S. Irvine, A. Robert Armstrong.
Citation: J. Power Sources, 2021, 481, 229010

Advances in Organic Anode Materials for Na-/K-Ion Rechargeable Batteries

Authors: Aamod V. Desai, Russell E. Morris, A. Robert Armstrong.
Citation: ChemSusChem, 2020, 27, (18), 4866-4884