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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS)

Overview

Michael M. Thackeray is affiliated with Argonne National Laboratory in the United States. Their research focuses predominantly on engineering, with particular specialization in electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, materials chemistry, and polymers and plastics.

Thackeray's work encompasses a broad range of topics in the field of battery materials and technologies. Major topics covered include:

  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials

The scientist's publication record includes papers published in several key journals. Frequent venues of publication include:

  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Nature Energy
  • Advanced Energy Materials
  • Chemical Communications

Notable recent papers, including the year published and venue, are:

  • Layered Li-Ni-Mn-Co oxide cathodes, 2021, Nature Energy
  • LiMn2O4 spinel and substituted cathodes, 2021, Nature Energy
  • Li4Ti5O12 spinel anodes, 2021, Nature Energy
  • Exploiting the Spinel Structure for Li-ion Battery Applications: A Tribute to John B. Goodenough, 2020, Advanced Energy Materials
  • Review-From LiMn 2 O 4 to Partially-Disordered Li 2 MnNiO 4: The Evolution of Lithiated-Spinel Cathodes for Li-Ion Batteries, 2022, Journal of The Electrochemical Society

Collaborations have featured several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Jason R. Croy
  • Eungje Lee
  • Boyu Shi
  • Jihyeon Gim
  • Anh Vu

In recognition of their work, Michael M. Thackeray received the E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry from the American Chemical Society (ACS) in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Electrical energy storage for transportation—approaching the limits of, and going beyond, lithium-ion batteries

    Michael M. Thackeray;Christopher Wolverton;Eric D. Isaacs

  • Li2MnO3-stabilized LiMO2 (M = Mn, Ni, Co) electrodes for lithium-ion batteries

    Michael M. Thackeray;Sun Ho Kang;Christopher S. Johnson;John T. Vaughey

  • Lithium insertion into manganese spinels

    M. M. Thackeray;W. I.F. David;P. G. Bruce;John B Goodenough

  • Improved capacity retention in rechargeable 4 V lithium/lithium- manganese oxide (spinel) cells

    R.J. Gummow;A. de Kock;M.M. Thackeray

  • Manganese oxides for lithium batteries

    Michael M. Thackeray

  • Demonstrating Oxygen Loss and Associated Structural Reorganization in the Lithium Battery Cathode Li[Ni0.2Li0.2Mn0.6]O2

    A. Robert Armstrong;Michael Holzapfel;Petr Novák;Christopher S. Johnson

  • Advances in manganese-oxide ‘composite’ electrodes for lithium-ion batteries

    Michael M. Thackeray;Christopher S. Johnson;John T. Vaughey;N. Li

  • Electrochemical extraction of lithium from LiMn2O4

    M.M. Thackeray;P.J. Johnson;L.A. de Picciotto;P.G. Bruce

  • The significance of the Li2MnO3 component in ‘composite’ xLi2MnO3 · (1 − x)LiMn0.5Ni0.5O2 electrodes

    C.S. Johnson;J-S. Kim;C. Lefief;N. Li

  • Spinel Anodes for Lithium‐Ion Batteries

    E. Ferg;R. J. Gummow;A. de Kock;M. M. Thackeray

  • Synthesis, Characterization and Electrochemistry of Lithium Battery Electrodes: xLi2MnO3·(1 − x)LiMn0.333Ni0.333Co0.333O2 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.7)

    Christopher S. Johnson;Naichao Li;Christina Lefief;John T. Vaughey

  • Structural Considerations of Layered and Spinel Lithiated Oxides for Lithium Ion Batteries

    M. M. Thackeray

  • Electrochemical and Structural Properties of xLi2M‘O3·(1−x)LiMn0.5Ni0.5O2 Electrodes for Lithium Batteries (M‘ = Ti, Mn, Zr; 0 ≤ x ⩽ 0.3)

    Jeom Soo Kim;Christopher S. Johnson;John T. Vaughey;Michael M. Thackeray

  • Structural Fatigue in Spinel Electrodes in High Voltage ( 4 V ) Li / Li x Mn2 O 4 Cells

    Michael M. Thackeray;Yang Shao‐Horn;Arthur J. Kahaian;Keith D. Kepler

  • Studies of Mg-substituted Li4-xMgxTi5O12 spinel electrodes (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) for lithium batteries

    C. H. Chen;J. T. Vaughey;A. N. Jansen;D. W. Dees

  • Spinel Electrodes from the Li‐Mn‐O System for Rechargeable Lithium Battery Applications

    M. M. Thackeray;A. de Kock;M. H. Rossouw;D. Liles

  • Li x Cu6Sn5 ( 0 < x < 13 ) : An Intermetallic Insertion Electrode for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries

    Keith D. Kepler;John T. Vaughey;Michael M. Thackeray

  • Anomalous capacity and cycling stability of xLi2MnO3 · (1 − x)LiMO2 electrodes (M = Mn, Ni, Co) in lithium batteries at 50 °C

    Christopher S. Johnson;Naichao Li;Christina Lefief;Michael M. Thackeray

  • Comments on the structural complexity of lithium-rich Li1+xM1−xO2 electrodes (M = Mn, Ni, Co) for lithium batteries☆

    M.M. Thackeray;S.-H. Kang;C.S. Johnson;J.T. Vaughey

  • Li{sub x}Cu{sub 6}Sn{sub 5} (0

    K. D. Kepler;J. T. Vaughey;M. Thackeray

Frequent Co-Authors

John T. Vaughey
John T. Vaughey Argonne National Laboratory
Christopher S. Johnson
Christopher S. Johnson Argonne National Laboratory
Vilas G. Pol
Vilas G. Pol Purdue University West Lafayette
Chris Wolverton
Chris Wolverton Northwestern University
Stephen A. Hackney
Stephen A. Hackney Michigan Technological University
Jason R. Croy
Jason R. Croy Argonne National Laboratory
William I. F. David
William I. F. David University of Oxford
John B. Goodenough
John B. Goodenough The University of Texas at Austin
Sun-Ho Kang
Sun-Ho Kang Samsung (South Korea)
Mahalingam Balasubramanian
Mahalingam Balasubramanian Argonne National Laboratory

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