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M. Stanley Whittingham

M. Stanley Whittingham

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Chemistry

D-Index
95
Citations
49106
World Ranking
1591
National Ranking
609

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Nobel Prize for the development of lithium-ion batteries
  • 2018 - David Turnbull Lectureship, Materials Research Society "For fundamental contributions to solid state ionics including the discovery of the key role of intercalation mechanisms, and the development and commercialization of rechargeable Li-ion batteries
  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For pioneering the application of intercalation chemistry for energy storage materials.
  • 2013 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society

Overview

M. Stanley Whittingham is affiliated with Binghamton University in the United States and has an extensive research record focusing on engineering, specifically in electrical and electronic engineering. Their work spans automotive engineering, mechanical engineering, polymers and plastics, and materials chemistry.

The main research topics they cover include:

  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Advanced battery technologies research

Whittingham's publication record includes papers in a variety of notable journals and conferences. Frequent publication venues include:

  • ACS Energy Letters
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society
  • Nature Energy
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts

Selected recent papers demonstrate a focus on lithium battery technologies and energy storage materials:

  • "Understanding and applying coulombic efficiency in lithium metal batteries," 2020, Nature Energy
  • "Balancing interfacial reactions to achieve long cycle life in high-energy lithium metal batteries," 2021, Nature Energy
  • "Energy and environmental aspects in recycling lithium-ion batteries: Concept of Battery Identity Global Passport," 2020, Materials Today
  • "Pushing the limit of 3d transition metal-based layered oxides that use both cation and anion redox for energy storage," 2022, Nature Reviews Materials
  • "What is the Role of Nb in Nickel-Rich Layered Oxide Cathodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries?" 2021, ACS Energy Letters

Frequent co-authors with whom Whittingham has collaborated include Hui Zhou, Mateusz Zuba, Louis F. J. Piper, Fengxia Xin, and Natasha A. Chernova.

The scientist has received several awards recognizing contributions to the field of energy storage and materials research:

  • Nobel Prize, 2019, for the development of lithium-ion batteries
  • David Turnbull Lectureship, Materials Research Society, 2018, "For fundamental contributions to solid state ionics including the discovery of the key role of intercalation mechanisms, and the development and commercialization of rechargeable Li-ion batteries"
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 2018, "For pioneering the application of intercalation chemistry for energy storage materials."
  • Fellow of the Materials Research Society, 2013

Best Publications

  • Lithium Batteries and Cathode Materials

    M. Stanley Whittingham

  • Pathways for practical high-energy long-cycling lithium metal batteries

    Jun Liu;Zhenan Bao;Yi Cui;Eric J. Dufek

  • Chemistry of intercalation compounds: Metal guests in chalcogenide hosts

    M.Stanley Whittingham

  • Ultimate Limits to Intercalation Reactions for Lithium Batteries

    M. Stanley Whittingham

  • Layered vanadium and molybdenum oxides: batteries and electrochromics

    Natasha A. Chernova;Megan Roppolo;Anne C. Dillon;M. Stanley Whittingham

  • Lithium–oxygen batteries: bridging mechanistic understanding and battery performance

    Yi-Chun Lu;Betar M. Gallant;David G. Kwabi;Jonathon R. Harding

  • Understanding and applying coulombic efficiency in lithium metal batteries

    Jie Xiao;Jie Xiao;Qiuyan Li;Yujing Bi;Mei Cai

  • The Role of Ternary Phases in Cathode Reactions

    M. Stanley Whittingham

  • Hydrothermal synthesis of lithium iron phosphate cathodes

    Shoufeng Yang;Peter Y. Zavalij;M. Stanley Whittingham

  • History, Evolution, and Future Status of Energy Storage

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  • Materials Challenges Facing Electrical Energy Storage

    M. Stanley Whittingham

  • High-energy lithium metal pouch cells with limited anode swelling and long stable cycles

    Chaojiang Niu;Hongkyung Lee;Shuru Chen;Qiuyan Li

  • Narrowing the Gap between Theoretical and Practical Capacities in Li‐Ion Layered Oxide Cathode Materials

    Maxwell D. Radin;Sunny Hy;Mahsa Sina;Chengcheng Fang

  • Conversion Reaction Mechanisms in Lithium Ion Batteries: Study of the Binary Metal Fluoride Electrodes

    Feng Wang;Rosa Robert;Natasha A. Chernova;Nathalie Pereira

  • Reactivity, stability and electrochemical behavior of lithium iron phosphates

    Shoufeng Yang;Yanning Song;Peter Y. Zavalij;M. Stanley Whittingham

  • High-performance LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 spinel controlled by Mn3+ concentration and site disorder.

    Jie Xiao;Xilin Chen;Peter V. Sushko;Maria L. Sushko

  • Balancing interfacial reactions to achieve long cycle life in high-energy lithium metal batteries

    Chaojiang Niu;Dianying Liu;Joshua A. Lochala;Cassidy S. Anderson

  • Critical Parameters for Evaluating Coin Cells and Pouch Cells of Rechargeable Li-Metal Batteries

    Shuru Chen;Chaojiang Niu;Hongkyung Lee;Qiuyan Li

  • Hydrothermal synthesis of lithium iron phosphate

    Jiajun Chen;M. Stanley Whittingham

  • The lithium intercalates of the transition metal dichalcogenides

    M.Stanley Whittingham;Fred R. Gamble

  • Hydrothermal Synthesis of Vanadium Oxides

    Thomas Chirayil;Peter Y. Zavalij;M. Stanley Whittingham

  • Measurement of Sodium Ion Transport in Beta Alumina Using Reversible Solid Electrodes

    M. Stanley Whittingham;Robert A. Huggins

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Y. Zavalij
Peter Y. Zavalij University of Maryland, College Park
Louis F. J. Piper
Louis F. J. Piper University of Warwick
Clare P. Grey
Clare P. Grey University of Cambridge
Jie Xiao
Jie Xiao Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Guangwen Zhou
Guangwen Zhou Binghamton University
Karena W. Chapman
Karena W. Chapman Stony Brook University
Shyue Ping Ong
Shyue Ping Ong University of California, San Diego
Jun Liu
Jun Liu Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Allan J. Jacobson
Allan J. Jacobson University of Houston
Peter J. Chupas
Peter J. Chupas Stony Brook University

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