This page contains joint publications from Energy Storage Systems (INT) and Materials-I (HIU) - the two parts of the Fichtner activities.

 

 

NEWS

- Our paper "Phase evolution in calcium molybdate nanoparticles as a function of synthesis temperature and its electrochemical effect on energy storage" is one of the most popular articles published in Nanoscale Advances so far, see Link.

- The group initiated a proposal for an Excellence Cluster on "Energy Storage Beyond Lithium" in the last round of the German "Excellence Strategy" of the German Research Foundation (DFG). The Cluster is a joint effort of  Ulm University and KIT, with ZSW and Uni Giessen as further beneficiaries. The proposal involves 25 PIs from these institution and was granted as the only battery proposal in this round in Germany. Maximilian Fichtner is spokesperson of the Cluster, together with two colleagues from Uni Ulm and KIT. The Cluster started in January 2019, the funding period is 7 years.

- Dr. Ulrich Ulmer was awarded with the 2017 award from the Peter and Luise Hager Foundation for the best thesis in the field of Chemical Engineering at KIT. Thesis title: "The effect of impurities on performance and cost of V-Fe-Cr-Ti based solid solution alloys"

-  Our paper "Small Ti clusters for catalysis of hydrogen exchange in NaAlH4" from 2003 in Nanotechnology has recently been awarded as one of the TOP 25 papers of the journal of the past 25 years, see also page at IOP .

-  Our "NANOHy" project has been featured by HORIZON 2020 - THe EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation

-  A proposal led by the Fichtner group and NANOMAT has been granted in the highly competitive round of the recent European Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Open Call on "Novel ideas for radically new technologies". Out of 822 proposals submitted the third and final cut-off of the H2020-FETOPEN-2014/2015 call 13 have been retained to prepare for grant agreements. The submitted proposal ("LiRichFCC") outlines research on a new cathode material based on a new storage principle, as a result of which energy storage densities can be increased beyond those of systems known so far.

 

Books

  Magnesium Batteries - Research and Applications
  Maximilian Fichtner (ed.)
  Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Cambridge, UK
  ISBN: 978-1-78801-434-2
 

Book Chapters:
  Non-aqueous electrolytes for Mg batteries
  Solid-State Magnesium-Ion Conductors
  Theoretical modelling of multivalent ions in inorganic hosts
  Anode materials for rechargeable Mg-ion batteries
  Electrochemical properties of magnesium metal and intermetallic anodes
  Insertion Electrodes for Magnesium Batteries: Intercalation and Conversion
  High voltage cathodes
  Organic compounds as electrodes for rechargeable Mg batteries
  Magnesium-sulfur batteries
  Mg-Li Dual-Ion Batteries
  Aqueous Mg batteries
  Life cycle analysis of magnesium-sulfur battery
 

   Materials for sustainable energy production, storage, and conversion

  Thematic Series
  Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, issue 5-6, 2015
  Maximilian Fichtner (Ed.)

  8 selected papers on
 - Electrochemical Storage (Mg, Na, Li)
 - Fuel cells (liquid, HT-PEM)
 - Harvesting of light (perovskites)
 - Multiscale Modelling
 - Thermal Energy Storage

 

Hydrogen Technology

Mobile and Portable Applications
Series: Green Energy and Technology 
Léon, Aline (Ed.) 
2008, XVI, 688 p. 322 illus., Hardcover
ISBN: 978-3-540-79027-3

About this book

This book presents the current state of the hydrogen economy with the focus on applications in the automotive technology and industry - Where are we in the implementation of hydrogen economy? What are the perspectives? Which are the directions to develop this field? This book answers these questions by compiling reviews from internationally recognized researchers on the following subjects:

 - Hydrogen cycle
- State of the art of mobile applications
- State of the art of portable applications
- Advanced tools for the development of new materials
- Perspectives

 

 

Book Chapters

• M. Anji Reddy and M. Fichtner, Ionic Conductivity of Nanocrystalline Metal Fluorides in Alain Tressaud, Kenneth Poeppelmeier (ed.), ‘Photonic & Electronic Properties of Fluoride Materials’, 2016, Elsevier Publishing, ISBN: 978-0-12-801639-8.
• M. Anji Reddy and M. Fichtner, Fluoride Ion Conductors, in Nancy J. Dudney, William C. West, Jagjit Nanda (ed.)Handbook of Solid State Batteries (2nd Edn), World Scientific, New Jersey, 2015, ISBN: 978-981-4651-89-9
• M. Anji Reddy and M. Fichtner, Fluoride Cathodes for Secondary Batteries in: Tsuyoshi Nakajima, Henri Groult (ed.), Advanced Fluoride-Based Materials for Energy Conversion, 2015, Elsevier, Amsterdam, ISBN: 978-0-12-800679-5
• M. Fichtner, Conversion Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage, in S.R.S. Prabaharan, M. Siluvai Michael [ed.] Nanotechnology in Advanced Electrochemical Power Sources, Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd., 2014, ISBN 9789814241434
• M. Fichtner, The Hydrogen Economy / Chapter 5: Fundamental Properties, M. Ball and M. Wietschel (ed.), Cambridge University Press (2009), ISBN-13: 9780521882163
• M. Fichtner, The Hydrogen Economy / Chapter 11: Hydrogen Storage, M. Ball and M. Wietschel (ed.), Cambridge University Press (2009), ISBN-13: 9780521882163
• M. Fichtner, Scientific scope. Leon, A.; [ed.] Hydrogen Technology : Mobile and Portable Applications Berlin [etc.] : Springer, 2008 S.625-35 (Green Energy and Technology) ISBN 978-3-540-79027-3 
• M. Fichtner, Nanoscale Materials For Hydrogen Storage in Nanostructured Materials, G. Wilde (ed.), Elsevier (2008) ISBN-13: 978-0-08-044965-4

 

Covers and Backcovers

 

    

June 2005, Vol.7, No 6                        February 2007, Vol. 46, No. 4               September 2007, Vol. 17, No. 3

   

     

 

February 2010, Vol. 20, No. 10             November 2011, Vol. 21, No. 43                 May 2012, Vol. 2, No. 5

 

                               

              

    
March 2013, Vol. 3, No. 3                       January 2014, Vol. 2                            January 2015, Vol. 5

 

       

 January 2015, Vol. 3                                    May 2015, Vol. 5                                      February 2016, Vol. 4

 

      

  February 2016, Vol. 6                                   October 2016, Vol. 3                            March 2017, Vol. 29

 

  

June 2017                                                 June 2017, Vol. 5                                        Dec. 2018, Vol. 4 7

 

Dec 2018, Vol. 2                                                 June 2019, Vol. 31                                      Dec 2019, Vol. 12

                    
          

Publications by year
 

2020

Multi-electron reactions enabled by anion-participated redox chemistry for high-energy multivalent rechargeable batteries
Z. Li, B. P. Vinayan, P. Jankowski, C. Njel, A. Roy, T. Vegge, J. Maibach, J.M. García Lastra, M. Fichtner, Z. Zhao-Karger
Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. (2020) DOI: 10.1002/anie.202002560 
COVER ARTICLE

Copper Porphyrin as a Stable Cathode for High Performance Rechargeable Potassium Organic Batteries
P. Gao, S. Lv, J. Yuan, Z. Chen, H. Shu, X. Yang, E. Liu, S. Tan, M. Ruben, Z. Zhao-Karger, M. Fichtner
ChemSusChem (2020) doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202000425

Overcoming the Interfacial Limitations Imposed by the Solid-Solid Interface in Solid-State Batteries using Ionic Liquid-based Interlayers
S.A. Pervez, G. Kim, B.P. Vinayan, M. A. Cambaz, M. Kuenzel, M. Hekmatfar, M. Fichtner, S. Passerini,
Small (2020) 2000279

Investigation of Magnesium–Sulfur Batteries using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
J. Häcker, C. Danner, Z. Zhao-Karger, B. Sievert, N. Wagner, K. A. Friedrich
Electrochimica Acta 338 (2020) 135787

Halide-based materials and chemistries for rechargeable batteries: a review
X. Zhao, Z. Zhao-Karger, M. Fichtner, and X. Shen
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59 (2020) 2-50
COVER ARTICLE

Exploits, advances and challenges benefiting beyond Li-ion battery technologies
A. El Kharbachi, O. Zavorotynska, M. Latroche, F. Cuevas, V. Yartys, M. Fichtner
J. Alloys Compounds 817 (2020) 153261

From Trigonal to Cubic LiVO2: A High-Energy Phase Transition toward Disordered Rock Salt Materials
J. Chable, C. Baur, J.H. Chang, S. Wenzel, J.-M. Garcia-Lastra, T. Vegge
J. Phys. Chem. C 124,3 (2020) 2229-2237

Stabilization of decavanadates for the application as cathode materials in lithium-ion batteries
S. Greiner, M. H. Anjass, M. Fichtner, and C. Streb
Inorg. Chemistry Frontiers 7 (2020) 134-139

 

2019

Insights into the electrochemical processes of rechargeable magnesium-sulfur batteries with new cathode design
B.P. Vinayan, H. Euchner, Z. Zhao-Karger, M-A. Cambaz, Z. Li., T. Diemant, R.J. Behm, M. Fichtner
J. Mater. Chemistry A 7 (2019) 25490-25502

Design and tuning of the electrochemical properties of vanadium-based cation disordered rock-salt oxide positive electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries
M. Cambaz, B.P. Vinayan, H. Euchner, S.A. Pervez, H. Geßwein, T. Braun, A. Groß, M. Fichtner
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 11 (2019) 39848-39858

Towards stable and efficient electrolytes for room-temperature rechargeable calcium batteries
Z. Li, O. Fuhr, M. Fichtner, Z. Zhao-Karger
Energy & Environ. Sci. 12 (2019) 3496-3501
COVER ARTICLE

Halide-based materials and chemistries for rechargeable batteries: a review
X. Zhao, Z. Zhao-Karger, M. Fichtner, and X. Shen
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (2019) online

Unlocking the Potential of Fluoride-Based Solid Electrolytes for Solid-State Lithium Batteries
M. Feinauer, H. Euchner, M. Fichtner, and M. Anji Reddy
ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2,10 (2019) 7196-7203

Suppressing dissolution of vanadium from cation-disordered Li2-xVO2F via a concentrated electrolyte approach
M. Cambaz, B. P. Vinayan, S.A. Pervez, R.E. Johnsen, H. Geßwein, A. Guda, Y. Rusalev, M. Kinyanjui, U. Kaiser, M. Fichtner
Chem. Mater. 31,19 (2019) 7941-7950

Calcined chicken eggshell electrode for battery and supercapacitor applications
M. Minakshi, S. Higley, Ch. Baur, D.R.G. Mitchell, R. Jones, and M. Fichtner
RSC Advances 9 (2019) 26981-26095

Improved Cycling Stability in High-Capacity Li-excess Vanadium Disordered Rock Salt Oxyfluoride Cathodes
Ch. Baur, J. Chable, I. Källquist, J. H. Chang, R. E. Johnsen, F. Ruiz‐Zepeda, J.-M. Ateba Mba A.J. Naylore, M. Hahlin, J. M. G. Lastra, T. Vegge, P. Norby, F. Klein, A. R. Schür, K. Edström, and M. Fichtner
J. Mater. Chem. A 7 (2019) 21244-21253

A Lithium-Free Energy Storage Device based on an Alkyne-Substituted-Porphyrin Complex
Z. Chen, P. Gao, W. Wang, S. Klyatskaya, Z. Zhao-Karger, D. Wang, C. Kübel, O. Fuhr, M. Fichtner, and M. Ruben
ChemSusChem 12 (2019) 3737-3741

Interface in solid-state Li battery: challenges, progress and future outlook
S.A. Pervez, M. Cambaz, V. Thangadurai M. Fichtner
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 11,25 (2019) 22029-22050

Degradation mechanisms in Li2VO2F Li-rich disordered rock-salt cathodes
I. Källquist, A. J. Naylor, C. Baur, J. Chable, J. Kullgren, M. Fichtner, K. Edström, D. Brandell, M. Hahlin
Chem. Materials 31 (2019) 6084-6096
COVER ARTICLE

Hetero-layered MoS2/C composites enabling ultrafast and durable Na storage
Z. Li, S. Liu, B.P. Vinayan, Zh. Zhao-Karger, T. Diemant, R.J. Behm, Rüdiger Klingeler, M. Fichtner
Energy Storage Materials 21 (2019) 115-123

Oxygen activity in Li-rich disordered rock-salt oxide and influence of LiNbO3 surface modification on the electrochemical performance
M. Cambaz, B.P. Vinayan, H. Geßwein, A. Schiele, A. Sarapulova, T. Diemant, A. Mazilkin, T. Brezesinski, R.J. Behm, H. Ehrenberg, and M. Fichtner
Chem. Materials 31,12 (2019) 4330-4340

Monitoring the Electrochemical Energy Storage Processes of an Organic Full Rechargeable Battery via Operando Raman Spectroscopy: A Mechanistic Study
X.-M. Lin, D.-Y. Wu P. Gao, Z. Chen, M. Ruben, and M. Fichtner
Chem. Materials 31,9 (2019) 3239-3247

Towards Improving the Areal Energy Density of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries with Ultramicroporous Carbon-Sulfur (UMC-S) Composite Electrodes
H.M. Joseph, M. Fichtner, M.A. Reddy
Energy Technology (2019) 1900183

MgSc2Se4 – a magnesium solid ionic conductor for all-solid-state Mg batteries
L. Wang, Z. Zhao-Karger, F. Klein, J. Chable, T. Braun, A. R. Schür, C. Wang, Y. Guo, and M. Fichtner
ChemSusChem 12 (2019) 1-9

Unlocking the potential of weberite-type metal fluorides in electrochemical energy storage
H. Euchner, O. Clemens and M. Anji Reddy
npj Computational Materials, Volume 5, Article number: 31 (2019)

New Organic Electrode Materials for Ultrafast Electrochemical Energy Storage
Z. Zhao-Karger, P. Gao, T. Ebert, S. Klyatskaya, Z. Chen, M. Ruben and M. Fichtner
Advanced Materials (2019) 1806599

Introducing Interlayer Electrolytes: Toward Room Temperature High Potential Solid State Rechargeable Fluoride Ion Batteries
I. Mohammad, R. Witter, M. Fichtner, M. Anji Reddy
ACS Applied Energy Materials 2 (2) (2019) 1553-1562

Beyond Intercalation Chemistry for Rechargeable Mg Batteries: A Short Review and Perspective
Z. Zhao-Karger and M. Fichtner
Front. Chem. 6 (2019) 656

Differentiating Molecular and Solid-State Vanadium Oxides as Active Materials in Battery Electrodes
M.H. Anjass, M. Deisböck, S. Greiner, M. Fichtner, C. Streb
ChemElectroChem 6,2 (2019) 398-403

Phase evolution in calcium molybdate nanoparticles as a function of synthesis temperature and its electrochemical effect on energy storage
M. Minakshi, D.R.G. Mitchell, C. Baur, J. Chable, A. J. Barlow, and M. Fichtner
Nanoscale Advances 1 (2019) 565-580
BACKCOVER ARTICLE

A quasielastic and inelastic neutron scattering study of the alkaline and alkaline-earth borohydrides LiBH₄, Mg(BH₄)₂ and the mixture LiBH₄+Mg(BH₄)₂
L. Silvi, Z. Zhao-Karger, E. Röhm, M. Fichtner, W. Petry and W. Lohstroh
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 21 (2019) 718-728

 

 

2018

Fast multivalent intercalation enabled by solvated Mg²⁺ ions into self-established metallic layered materials
Z. Li, X. Mu, Zh. Zhao-Karger, T. Diemant, R.J. Behm, Ch. Kübel, and M. Fichtner
Nature Communications 9 (2018) 5115

Differentiating Molecular from Solid-State Vanadium Oxides as Active Materials in Battery Electrodes
M. Anjass, M. Deisböck, S. Greiner, M. Fichtner, C. Streb
ChemElectroChem (2018) DOI: 10.1002/celc.201801406R1

Facile Synthesis of C-FeF2 Nanocomposites from CFx: Influence of Carbon Precursor on Reversible Lithium Storage
M. Anji Reddy, B. Breitung, V.S.K. Chakhravadhanula, M. Helen, R. Witte, C. Rongeat, Ch. Kübel, H. Hahn, and M. Fichtner
RSC Advances 8 (2018) 36802-36811

Insight into Sodium Storage Mechanism in Hard Carbon
M. Anji Reddy, M. Helen, A. Groß, M. Fichtner, and H. Euchner
ACS EnergyLetters 3 (2018) 2851-2857
COVER ARTICLE

Bio-waste chicken eggshells to store energy
M. Minakshi, H. Visbal, D.R.G. Mitchell, and M. Fichtner
Dalton Trans. 47,47 (2018) 16828-16834
COVER ARTICLE

Effect of oxidizer in the synthesis of NiO anchored nanostructure nickel molybdate for sodium metal anode
M. Minakshi, M. Barmi, D.R.G. Mitchell, A. Barlow and M. Fichtner
Materials Today Energy 10 (2018) 1-14

Insight into Sulphur Confined in Ultramicroporous Carbon
M. Helen, T. Diemant, S. Schindler, R.J. Behm, M. Danzer, U. Kaiser, M. Fichtner and M. Anji Reddy,
ACS Omega 3 (2018) 11290-11299

Room Temperature Rechargeable Solid State Fluoride Ion Batteries
I. Mohammad, R. Witter, M. Fichtner, M.A. Reddy
ACS Applied Energy Materials 1,9 (2018) 4766-4775

Towards Highly Reversible Magnesium-sulfur Batteries with Efficient and Practical Mg[B(hfip)₄]₂ Electrolyte
Z. Zhao-Karger, R. Liu, W. Dai, Z. Li, T. Diemant, B. P. Vinayan, C. Bonatto Minella, X. Yu, A. Manthiram, R.J. Behm, M. Ruben, M. Fichtner
ACS Energy Letters 3 (2018) 2005-2013

New insights into the electrochemistry of magnesium molybdate hierarchical architectures for high performance sodium devices
M. Minakshi, D.R.G. Mitchell, M. Anji Reddy, A. Barlow and M. Fichtner
Nanoscale 10 (2018) 13277-13288

Design of Nickel-Based Cation-Disordered Rock-Salt Oxides: The Effect of Transition Metal (M = V, Ti, Zr) Substitution in LiNi0.5M0.5O2 Binary Systems
M.A. Cambaz, B. P. Vinayan, H. Euchner,  R. E. Johnsen,  A. A. Guda, Y. V. Rusalev, A. L. Trigub, A. Groß, M. Fichtner
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 10,26 (2018) 21957-21964

Performance boost for primary magnesium cells using iron complexing agents as electrolyte additives
D. Hoeche, S.V. Lamaka, B. Vaghefinazari, T. Braun, R.P. Petrauskas, M. Fichtner, M. L. Zheludkevich
Scientific Reports 8 (2018) 7578

Synthesis of Fast Fluoride Ion Conductive Fluorite-type Ba1-xSbxF2+x (0.1 ≤ x ≤ 0.4): A Potential Solid Electrolyte for Fluoride Ion Batteries
I. Mohammad, J. Chable, R. Witter, M. Fichtner, M. Anji Reddy
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 10 (2018) 17249-17256

Reversible Delithiation of Disordered Rock Salt LiVO2
Ch. Baur, J. Chable, F. Klein, V.S.K. Chakravadhanula, M. Fichtner
ChemElectroChem 5,11 (2018) 1484-1490

Structure and electrochemical properties of Na_2+-xV₃P₂O₁₃ (x = 0 and 1): a promising cathode material for sodium-ion batteries
M. Anji Reddy, H. Euchner, R. Witter, O. Clemens
J. Mater. Chem. A 6 (2018) 6947

Spectroscopic Investigations on the Mechanism of the Improved Performance of Nanoparticles/ Graphene Sheets Composites as Anode for Lithium Ion Batteries
X.-M. Lin, T. Diemant, X. Mu, P. Gao, R. J. Behm, and M. Fichtner
Carbon 127 (2018) 47-56

Role of hydrogen tanks in the Life Cycle Assessment of fuel cell-based Auxiliary Power Units
A. Agostini, N. Belmonte, A. Masala, JJ Hu, P. Rizzi, M. Fichtner, P. Moretto, C. Luetto, M. Sgroi, M. Baricco
Applied Energy 215 (2018) 1-12

Performance improvement of V-Fe-Cr-Ti solid state hydrogen storage materials in impure hydrogen gas
U. Ulmer, D. Oertel, T. Diemant, Ch. Bonatto Minella, T. Bergfeldt, Roland Dittmeyer, R. J. Behm and M. Fichtner
ACS Materials & Interfaces 10,2 (2018) 1662-1671

Polysulphides formation in different electrolytes from the perspective of X-ray absorption spectroscopy
R. Dominko, G. Aquilanti, I. Arcon, M. Helen, M.A. Reddy, M. Fichtner
Journal of The Electrochemical Society 165,1 (2018) A5014-A5019

Modeling the degradation mechanisms of C6/LiFePO4 Batteries
D. Li, D. L. Danilov, B. Zwikirsch, M. Fichtner, Y. Yang, R.-A. Eichel and P. H. L. Notten
J. Power Sources 375 (2018) 106-117

Electrochemical performance of all solid state fluoride ion batteries based on thin film electrolyte using alternative conductive additives and anodes
L. Zhang, M. Anji Reddy, M. Fichtner
Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry 22,4 (2018) 996-1006

 

2017

Magnesium–sulfur battery: its beginning and recent progress
Z. Zhao-Karger and M. Fichtner
MRS Communications 7,4 (2017) 770-784

Porphyrin complex as self-conditioned electrode material for high performance energy storage
P. Gao, Z. Chen, Zh. Zhao-Karger, J.E. Mueller, Ch. Jung, S. Klyatskaya, T. Diemant, O. Fuhr, T. Jacob, R.J. Behm, M. Ruben, M. Fichtner
Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 129 (2017) 1-7

Li-Mg Hybrid battery with Vanadium Oxychloride as Electrode Material
C. Bonatto Minella, P. Gao, Z. Zhao-Karger, T. Diemant, R. J. Behm, M. Fichtner
ChemistrySelect 2 (2017) 7558-7564

Metal-semiconductor core-shell nanomaterials for energy applications
R. Nagar, B.P. Vinayan
Metal Semiconductor Core-shell Nanostructures for Energy and Environmental Applications, Pages 99-132

Tri-iodide reduction activity of ultra-small size PtFe nanoparticles supported nitrogen-doped graphene as counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cell
D. Nechiyil , B.P. Vinayan, S. Ramaprabhu
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 88 (2017) 309-316

A Novel Conversion Anode Composite for Lithium Ion Batteries Based on MnF2/Carbon Nanotubes with Hierarchical Structure
L. Zhang, M. Anji Reddy, X.M. Lin, Z. Zhao-Karger, P. Gao, M. Fichtner
J. Alloys Compd. 724 (2017) 1101-1108

Study of the Structural, Thermodynamic and Cyclic Effects of Vanadium and Titanium Substitution in Laves-Phase AB2 Hydrogen Storage Alloys
U. Ulmer, M. Dieterich, A. Pohl, R. Dittmeyer, M. Linder, and M. Fichtner
Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 42,31 (2017) 20103-20110

Li-Mg-N-H Hydrogen Storage Materials for an Auxiliary Power Unit
J.J. Hu, M. Barricco, M. Fichtner
Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 42,27 (2017) 17144-17148

Chloride Ion Battery Review: Theoretical Calculations, State of the Art, Safety, Toxicity, and an outlook towards future developments
F. Gschwind, H. Euchner, G. Rodriguez-Garcia
Eur. J. Inorg. Chemistry (2017) 2784-2799

New class of non-corrosive, highly efficient electrolytes for rechargeable magnesium batteries
Zh. Zhao-Karger, E.G. Bardaji, Olaf Fuhr, and M. Fichtner
J. Materials Chem. A 5 (2017) 10815-10820
COVER ARTICLE

CuF2 as Reversible Cathode for Fluoride Ion Batteries
D. Tho Thieu, M. Hammad Fawey, H. Bhatia, T. Diemant, V. S. K. Chakravadhanula, R. J. Behm, Ch. Kübel, and M. Fichtner
Adv. Func. Materials (2017) 1701051
COVER ARTICLE

LaSrMnO4: Reversible Electrochemical Intercalation of Fluoride Ions in the Context of Fluoride Ion Batteries
M. Ali Nowroozi, K. Wissel, J. Rohrer, Anji Reddy M., and O. Clemens
Chem. Mater. 29 (2017) 3441 - 3453
COVER ARTICLE

Conductivity optimization of tysonite-type La1-xBaxF3-x solid electrolyte for advanced Fluoride Ion Battery
H. Bhatia, D. Tho Thieu, V. S. K Chakravadhanula, M.H. Fawey, A. Pohl, Ch. Kübel, M. Fichtner
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 9,28 (2017) 23707-23715

Interlayer-Expanded VOCl as Electrode Material for Magnesium-Based Batteries
C. Bonatto Minella, P. Gao, Z. Zhao-Karger, X. Mu, T. Diemant, Maxim Pfeifer, V. S. K. Chakravadhanula, J. R. Behm, M. Fichtner
ChemElectroChem 4 (2017) 738-745

SSH2S: hydrogen storage in complex hydrides for an auxiliary power unit based on high temperature polymeric fuel cells
M. Baricco, B. Hauback, M. Fichtner, M. Linder, C. Luetto, M. Bang, M. Sgroi, P. Moretto
J. Power Sources 342 (2017) 853-860

Study of all solid-state rechargeable fluoride ion batteries based on thin-film electrolyte
L. Zhang, M. Anji Reddy, P. Gao, T. Diemant, R.J. Behm, M. Fichtner
J. Solid State Electrochem. 21 (2017) 1243-1251

Konzept zur Chemischen Wärmespeicherung mit flüssigen organischen Hydriden - Concept for chemical heat storage using liquid organic hydrogen carriers
Ch. Wagner, M. Cholewa, U. Ulmer, D. Poncette, A. Patyk, M. Fichtner, R. Dittmeyer, P. Pfeifer
Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik 89,3 (2017) 341-345

 

2016

Facile Preparation of Chloride-Conducting Membranes: First Step towards a Room-Temperature Solid-State Chloride-Ion Battery
F. Gschwind, D. Steinle, D. Sandbeck, C. Schmidt, E. von Hauff
ChemistryOpen 5 (2016) 525-530

Simple One-Pot Syntheses and Characterizations of Free Fluoride- and Bifluoride-Containing Polymers Soluble in Non-Aqueous Solvents
D. Steinle, L. Dietrich, N. Bevilacqua, E. von Hauff, F. Gschwind
Materials 9,12 (2016) 965

Vanadium and Chromium Molecular Cluster Batteries (MCB): Li- Storage in Transition Metal Complexes
J. Rinck, B. Das and M. Fichtner
ECS Meeting Abstracts 3 (2016) 246

Nitrogen rich hierarchically organized porous carbon/sulfur composite cathode electrode for high performance Li/S battery: A mechanistic investigation by operando spectroscopic studies
B.P. Vinayan, T. Diemant, X.-M. Lin, M.A. Cambaz, U. Kaiser, U. Golla-Schindler, R.J. Behm, M. Fichtner
Advanced Materials Interfaces (2016) DOI: 10.1002/open.201600109
COVER ARTICLE

Electrochemical behaviour of layered vanadium oxychloride in rechargeable lithium ion batteries
P. Gao, X. Lin, M. Anji Reddy, L. Zhang, T. Diemant, R. J. Behm, and M. Fichtner
J. Electrochem. Soc. 163,10 (2016) A2326-A2332

Development of dense thin-film electrolyte for fluoride ion batteries
L. Zhang, M. Anji Reddy, P. Gao, M. Fichtner
J. Alloys Compd. 684 (2016) 733 – 738

Selenium and selenium-sulfur based cathode materials for rechargeable magnesium batteries
Zh. Zhao-Karger, X. Lin, Ch. Bonatto Minella, D. Wang, T. Diemant, R. J. Behm and M. Fichtner
J. Power Sources 323 (2016) 213-219

Thermochemical Energy Storage through De/Hydrogenation of Organic Liquids: Reactions of Organic Liquids on Metal Hydrides
U. Ulmer, M. Cholewa, T. Diemant, Ch. Bonatto Minella, Roland Dittmeyer, R. J. Behm and M. Fichtner
ACS Materials & Interfaces 18 (2016) 14323-14332

Hydrogen dynamics in β-Mg(BH4)2 on the picosecond timescale
L. Silvi, E. Röhm, M. Fichtner, W. Lohstroh, and W. Petry
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. (2016) 

Vanadium oxyfluoride/few layer graphene composite as high performance cathode material for lithium batteries
M. A. Cambaz, Vinayan B.P., O. Clemens, M. Anji Reddy, VSK Chakravadhanula, Ch. Kübel, M. Fichtner
Inorg. Chemistry 55 (2016) 3789-3796

In situ TEM studies of micron-sized all-solid-state Fluoride ion batteries: Preparation, Prospects and Challenges
M. Hammad, V. S. K. Chakravadhanula, A. R. Munnangi, C. Rongeat, T. Scherer, H. Hahn, M. Fichtner, Ch. Kübel
Microscopy Research and Technique (2016) DOI: 10.1002/jemt.22675

Phase-structural transformations in a metal hydride battery anode La1.5Nd0.5MgNi9 alloy and its electrochemical performance
A.A. Volodin, Chubin Wan, R.V. Denys, G.A. Tsirlina, B.P. Tarasov, M. Fichtner, U. Ulmer, Yingda Yu, C.C. Nwak, V.A. Yartys
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 41,23 (2016) 9954-9967

Development of a water based process for stable conversion cathodes on the basis of FeF3
A. Pohl, M. Faraz, A. Schroeder, M. Baunach, W. Schabel, A. Guda, V. Shapovalov, A. Soldatov, V.S.K. Chakravadhanula, C. Kübel, R. Witte, H. Hahn, T. Diemant, R.J. Behm, H. Emerich, M. Fichtner
Journal of Power Sources 313 (2016) 213-222

VOCl as Cathode for Rechargeable Chloride Ion Batteries
P. Gao, M. Anji Reddy, X. Mu, T. Diemant, L. Zhang, Z. Zhao-Karger, V.S.K. Chakravadhanula, O. Clemens, J. Behm, and M. Fichtner
Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 53 (2016) 4285-4290
HIGHLIGHTED in NATURE ENERGY 1, 7 April, 2016, 16044–16047

Facile Synthesis of Carbon-Metal Fluoride Nanocomposites for Lithium Batteries
M. Anji Reddy, B.Breitung, C. Wall, Sh. Trivedi, V. S. K. Chakravadhanula, M. Helen and M. Fichtner
Energy Technology 4 (2016) 201-211
COVER ARTICLE

Fluoride ion batteries: Theoretical performance, safety, toxicity, and a combinatorial screening of new electrodes
F. Gschwind, G. Rodriguez-Garcia, D.J.S. Sandbeck, A. Gross, M. Weil, M. Fichtner, N. Hörmann
J. Fluorine Chemistry 182 (2016) 76-90
MOST DOWNLOADED ARTICLE

Mechanical milling assisted synthesis and electrochemical performance of high capacity LiFeBO3 for Li-Ion Batteries
M. A. Cambaz, M. Anji Reddy, Vinayan B.P., R. Witte, A. Pohl, X. Mu, VSK Chakravadhanula, Ch. Kübel, M. Fichtner
ACS Materials and Interfaces 8,3 (2016) 2166–2172

Performance study of magnesium–sulfur battery using a graphene based sulfur composite cathode electrode and a non-nucleophilic Mg electrolyte
B. P. Vinayan, Z. Zhao-Karger, T. Diemant, N. I. Schwarzburger, M.A. Cambaz, R.J. Behm, Ch. Kuebel, M. Fichtner
Nanoscale 8 (2016) 3296
BACKCOVER ARTICLE

 

 

2015

Entwicklung der nächsten Speichergeneration für mobile und stationäre Anwendungen
D. Oertel, D. Messling und M. Fichtner
Technikfolgenabschätzung – Theorie und Praxis 24. Jg., Heft 3, Dezember 2015 (in German)

Vanadium oxychloride as electrode material for sodium ion batteries
P. Gao, C. Wall, L. Zhang, M. Anji Reddy, M. Fichtner
Electrochem. Commun. 60 (2015) 180-184

Cost reduction possibilities of vanadium-based solid solutions – Microstructural, thermodynamic, cyclic and environmental effects of ferrovanadium substitution
U. Ulmer, K. Asano, A. Patyk, H. Enoki, Y. Nakamura, A. Pohl, R. Dittmeyer, and M. Fichtner
J. Alloys Compd. 648 (2015) 1024-1030

Carbon-Nanofibers Encapsulated Metal Oxide Nanocomposite and Its Application as Conversion Anode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries
S. Ren, X. Zhao, R. Chen, M. Fichtner
ECS Transactions 64,22 (2015) 155-164

Fluorescence X-Ray Absorption Study of ScCl3 doped Sodium Alanate
A. Léon, N. Finck, J. Rothe, M. Felderhoff, M. Fichtner
J. Phys. Chem. C, 2015, 119 (28), pp 15810–15815

Materials for sustainable energy production, storage, and conversion; Editorial
M. Fichtner
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 6 (2015) 1601-1602

Single step transformation of sulphur to Li2S2/Li2S in Li-S batteries
M. Helen, M. Anji Reddy, T. Diemant, U. Golla-Schindler, R. J. Behm, and M. Fichtner
Scientific Reports 5 (2015) 12146

Disordered Rock-Salt Li2VxCr1-xO2F as High-performance Intercalation Cathodes for Enhanced Li+ Storage
S. Ren, R. Chen, E. Maawad, O. Dolotko, A. A. Guda, D. Wang, H. Hahn and M. Fichtner
Advanced Science 2,6 (2015) 1500128

Li+ Intercalation in Isostructural Disordered Rocksalt Li2VO3 and Li2VO2F with Mono O2- and Dual O2-/F- Anions
R. Chen, S. Ren, M. Yavuz, A. A. Guda, R. Witter, M. Fichtner, and H. Hahn
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 17 (2015) 17288-17295

Disordered Lithium-Rich Oxyfluoride as Promising Intercalation Cathode for Lithium-Ion Batteries
R. Chen, Shuhua Ren, M. Knapp, D. Wang, R. Witter, M. Fichtner, and H. Hahn
Advanced Energy Materials 5,9 (2015) 1401814
COVER ARTICLE

Magnesium Sulphide as Anode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries
M. Helen and M. Fichtner
Elecctrochimica Acta 169 (2015) 150-185

Parametric Investigation of Room-temperature Fluoride-ion Batteries: Assessment of Electrolytes, Mg-based Anodes, and BiF3-Cathodes
F. Gschwind and J. Bastien
J. Mater. Chem. A 3 (2015) 5628-5634

Development of tysonite-type thin film electrolytes for fluoride ion conduction
L. Zhang, M. Anji Reddy, M. Fichtner
Solid State Ionics 272 (2015) 239-244

Synthesis of highly nitrogen doped 2D – 1D hybrid carbon nanomaterial using MnO2 nanorods template for high performance Li-ion battery application
V. B. Parambath, N. Schwarzburger, M. Fichtner
J. Mater. Chem. A 3 (2015) 6810-6815
BACKCOVER ARTICLE

Hydrogen Diffusion in La1.5Nd0.5MgNi9 Alloy Electrodes of the Ni/MH Battery
A.A. Volodin, R.V. Denys, G.A. Tsirlina, B.P. Tarasov, M. Fichtner, V.A. Yartys
J. Alloys Compd. 645 (2015) S288-S291

On the rehydrogenation of decomposed Ca(BH4)2
M. D. Riktor, M. H. Sørby, J. Muller, E. G. Bardají, M. Fichtner, B. C. Hauback
J. Alloys and Compounds 632 (2015) 800-804

Magnesium sulfur battery with improved non-nucleophilic electrolyte
Zh. Zhao-Karger, X. Zhao, D. Wang, T. Diemant and M. Fichtner
Adv. Energy Mater. 5,3 (2015) 1401155
COVER ARTICLE

 

 

2014

A Simple Synthesis of MnN0.43∂C Nanocomposite: Characterization and Application as Battery Material
B. Milke, C. Wall, S. Metzke, M. Fichtner, C. Giordano
Journal of Nanoparticle Research 16 (2014) 2795

Vanadium Oxychloride/Magnesium Electrode Systems for Chloride Ion Batteries
P. Gao, X. Zhao, Zh. Zhao-Karger, Th. Diemant, R. J. Behm, and M. Fichtner
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 6,24 (2014) 22430-22435

Corrosion Resistance of Current Collector Materials in Bisamide Based Electrolyte for Magnesium Batteries
C. Wall, Zh. Zhao-Karger, and M. Fichtner
ECS Electrochemistry Letters 4 (1) (2014) C8-C10

Effect of oxygen on the microstructure and hydrogen storage properties of V-Ti-Cr-Fe quaternary solid solutions
U. Ulmer, K. Asano, Th. Bergfeldt, V.S.K. Chakravadhanula, R. Dittmeyer, H. Enoki, Ch. Kübel, Y. Nakamura and M. Fichtner
Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 39,35 (2014) 20000-20008

Electrochemical fluorination of perovskite type BaFeO2.5
O. Clemens, C. Rongeat, M. Anji Reddy, M. Fichtner, H. Hahn
Dalton Transactions 43, 42 (2014) 15771-15778

Development of New Anode Composite Materials for Fluoride Ion Batteries
C. Rongeat, M. A. Reddy, T. Diemant, R. J. Behm and M. Fichtner
J. Materials Chemistry A 2,48 (2014) 20861 - 20872

Magnesium anode for chloride ion batteries
X. Zhao, Q. Li, Zh. Zhao-Karger, P. Gao, K. Fink, and M. Fichtner
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 6,14 (2014) 10997-11000

LiF/Fe/V2O5 nanocomposite as high capacity cathode for lithium ion batteries
B. Das, A. Pohl, V.S.K. Chakravadhanula, C. Kübel, and M. Fichtner
J. Power Sources 267 (2014) 203-211

Nanomilling of lithium fluoride in a planetary ball-mill
C. Wall, A. Pohl, M. Knapp, H. Hahn, and M. Fichtner
Powder Technol. 264 (2014) 409-417

Novel transmetalation reaction for electrolyte synthesis for rechargeable magnesium batteries
Z. Zhao-Karger, J.E. Mueller, Olaf Fuhr and M. Fichtner
RSC Advances 4 (2014) 26924–26927

Material properties and empirical rate equations for hydrogen sorption reactions in 2 LiNH2 - 1.1 MgH2 - 0.1 LiBH4 - 3 wt.% ZrCoH3
I. Bürger, J.J. Hu, J. G Vitillo, G. N. Kalantzopoulos, S. Deledda, M. Fichtner; M. Baricco, M. Linder
Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 39,16 (2014) 8283-8292

Reversible In Situ TEM Electrochemical studies of Fluoride Ion Battery
V.S.K. Chakravadhanula, M. H. Fawey, Ch. Kübel, T. Scherer, C. Rongeat, M. Anji Reddy, M. Fichtner, Horst Hahn
Microsc. Microanal. 20, 3 (2014) 1620-1621

A facile synthesis of encapsulated CoFe2O4 into carbon nanofibers and its application as conversion anodes for lithium ion batteries
Sh. Ren, X. Zhao, R. Chen, and M. Fichtner
J. Power Sources 260 (2014) 205-210

Effect of NaH/MgB2 ratio on the hydrogen absorption kinetics of the system NaH+MgB2
C. Pistidda, D. Pottmaier, F. Karimi, S. Garroni, A. Rzeszutek, M. Tolkien, M. Fichtner, W. Lohstroh, M. Baricco, Th. Klassen, M. Dornheim
Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 39 (2014) 5030-5036

Oxidation state and local structure of a high capacity LiF/Fe(V2O5) conversion cathode for Li-ion batteries
A. Pohl, A. Guda, V. Shapovalov, R. Witte, B. Das, F. Scheiba, J. Rothe, A. Soldatov, H. Hahn, and M. Fichtner
Acta Materialia 68 (2014) 179-186

Fluoride-doped PEG matrix as an electrolyte for anion transportation in a room-temperature fluoride ion battery
F. Gschwind, Z. Zhao-Karger and M. Fichtner
J. Materials Chemistry A 2 (2014) 1214 - 1218
Backcover Article

Solid Electrolytes for Fluorides Ion Batteries: Ionic Conductivity in Polycrystalline Tysonite-type Fluorides
C. Rongeat , M. Anji Reddy , R. Witter , and M. Fichtner
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 6,3 (2014) 2103-2110

Beneficial effects of stoichiometry and nanostructure for LiBH4-MgH2 hydrogen storage system
J.J. Hu, R. Witter, H. Shao, M. Felderhoff, M. Fichtner
J. Mater. Chem. A 2 (2014) 66-72

Chloride ion battery: a new member in the rechargeable battery family
X. Zhao, Sh. Ren, M. Bruns, M. Fichtner
J. Power Sources 245 (2014) 706-711

Lithium Insertion in Micrometer Sized Rutile TiO2 at Room Temperature: Facilitated by Crystal Chemical Substitution
M. Anji Reddy and U. V. Varadaraju
Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 161 (1) (2014) A149-A153

 

 

2013

Facile synthesis of a carbon encapsulated Fe3O4 nanocomposite and its performance as anode in lithium-ion batteries
R. Prakash, K. Fanselau, Sh. Ren, T. K. Mandal, Ch. Kübel, H. Hahn and M. Fichtner
Beilstein J. Nanotech. 4 (2013) 699-704

Metal oxychlorides as cathode material for chloride ion batteries
X. Zhao, Zh. Zhao-Karger, D. Wang, and M. Fichtner
Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 52 (2013) 13621-13624

Improving the energy density and power density of CFx by mechanical milling: a primary lithium battery electrode
M. Anji Reddy, B. Breitung, and M. Fichtner
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 5, 21 (2013) 11207-11211

Influence of particle size and fluorination ratio of CFx precursor compounds on the electrochemical performance of C-FeF2 nanocomposites for reversible lithium storage
B. Breitung, M. Anji Reddy, V.S.K. Chakravadhanula, M. Engel, Ch. Kübel, A. K. Powell, H. Hahn, M. Fichtner
Beilstein J. Nanotechnology 4 (2013) 705-713

Ge-Cu nanoparticle produced by inert gas condensation and its application as anode material for lithium ion batteries
X. Zhao, Ch. Wang, D. Wang, H. Hahn, M. Fichtner
ELECTROCHEM. COMM. 35 (2013) 116-11

Konversionsmaterialien für die Energiespeicherung
M. Fichtner
CHEMIE IN UNSERER ZEIT 47 (2013) 230-238

Bisamide based Non-nucleophilic Electrolytes for Rechargeable Magnesium Batteries
Zh. Zhao-Karger, X. Zhao, O. Fuhr and M. Fichtner
RSC ADVANCES 3 (2013) 16330-16335

TEM Investigations on FeF2 based Nanocomposite Battery Materials
V.S.K. Chakravadhanula, Ch. Kübel, M. Anji Reddy, B. Breitung, A. K. Powell, M. Fichtner, and Horst Hahn 
Microsc. Microanal. 19, 2 (2013) 1524-1525

CFx Derived Carbon-FeF2 Nanocomposites for Reversible Lithium Storage
M. Anji Reddy, B. Breitung, V.S.K. Chakravadhanula, C. Wall, M. Engel, C. Kübel, A.K. Powell, H. Hahn and M. Fichtner
ADV. ENERGY MATER. 3 (2013) 274
Cover Article & Top 10 Article in 12/2012

Nanostructured Fluorite-type Fluorides as Electrolyte for Fluoride Ion Batteries
C. Rongeat, M. Anji Reddy, R. Witter, M. Fichtner
J. PHYS. CHEM C 117 (2013) 4943-4950

Altered reaction pathways of eutectic LiBH4–Mg(BH4)2 by nanoconfinement
Zh. Zhao-Karger, R. Witter, E.G. Bardají, D. Wang, D. Cossement and M. Fichtner
J. MATER. CHEM. A 1 (2013) 3379-3386

Preparation, scale-up and testing of nanoscale, doped amide systems for hydrogen storage
U. Ulmer, J.J. Hu, M. Franzreb and M. Fichtner
INT. J. HYD. ENERGY 38 ( (2013) 1439-1449

 

 

Temperature tolerance study of high performance electrochemically gated SnO2 nanowire field-effect transistors
B. Nasr, Zh. Zhao-Karger, D. Wang, R. Kruk, H. Hahn and S. Dasgupta
J. Materials Chem. C 1 (2013) 2534-2539

 

 

 

Synthesis and electrochemical performance of nanocrystalline Al0.4Mg0.2Sn0.4O1.6 and Al0.25Mg0.38Sn0.38O1.5 investigated by in situ XRD, 27Al/119Sn MAS NMR, 119Sn Mössbauer spectroscopy, and galvanostatic cycling.
Issac, I.; Heinzmann, R.; Kaus, M.; Zhao-Karger, Z.; Gesswein, H.; Bergfeldt, T. ; Chakravadhanula, V.S.K.; Kübel, C.; Hahn, H.; Indris, S.
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 1(2013) S.13842-13852
 

2012

Influence of Nanoconfinement on Reaction Pathways of Complex Metal Hydrides
Z. Zhao-Karger, R. Witter, E.G. Bardají, D. Wang, D. Cossement, M. Fichtner
ENERGY PROCEDIA 29 (2012) 731-737

Catalytic Influence of Various Cerium Precursors on the Hydrogen Sorption Properties of NaAlH₄
J.J. Hu, R. Witter, Sh. Ren, and M. Fichtner
ADV. ENERGY MATER. 2 (2012) 560-568
Cover Article

Synthesis of nanocrystalline solid solutions AlySn12yO22y/2 ( y = 0.57, 0.4) investigated by XRD, 27Al/119Sn MAS NMR, and Mössbauer spectroscopy
I. Issac, R. Heinzmann, S.M. Becker, T. Bräuniger, Z. Zhao-Karger, C. Adelhelm, V.S.K. Chakravadhanula, C. Kuebel, A. Ulrich and S. Indris
RSC Advances 2 (2012) 10700-10707
 

Fabrication of porous rhodium nanotube catalysts by electroless plating
F. Muench, C. Neetzel, S. Kaserer, J. Brötz, J.-C. Jaud, Z. Zhao-Karger, S. Lauterbach, H.-J. Kleebe, C. Roth and W. Ensinger
J. MATER. CHEM. 22 (2012) 12784-12791

Influence of the crystal structure of bulk phase on the stability of nanoscale phases: Investigation of MgH2 derived nanostructures
P. Vajeeston, P. Ravindran, M. Fichtner, H. Fjellvåg
J. Phys. Chem. C 116, 35 (2012) 18965-18972

Additive Effects of LiBH4 and ZrCoH3 on the hydrogen sorption of the Li-Mg-N-H hydrogen storage system
J.J. Hu, A. Pohl, Sh. Wang, J. Rothe, and M. Fichtner
J. PHYS. CHEM. C 116 (2012) 20246-20253

Fe3O4-anchored helical carbon nanofibers as high performance anode in lithium ion batteries
S. Ren, R. Prakash, D. Wang, V.S.K. Chakravadhanula, M. Fichtner
CHEMSUSCHEM 5 (2012) 1397

Hydrogen-storage materials dispersed into nanoporous substrates studied through incoherent inelastic neutron scattering
D. Colognesi, M. Zoppi, T. Ramirez-Cuesta, M. Fichtner, E.G. Bardají, Zh. Zhao-Karger
J. ALLOYS COMPD. 538 (2012) 91-99

Effect of a Ti-based additive on the desorption in isotope labeled LiB(H,D)4-Mg(H,D)2 nanocomposites
N. Boucharat, D. Wang, E.G. Bardají, Zh. Zhao-Karger, M. Fichtner, W. Lohstroh
J. PHYS. CHEM. C 116 (2012) 11877-11885

Effects of Ce-Based Dopants on the Hydrogen Storage Material NaAlH4
J.J. Hu, R. Witter, Sh. Ren, and M. Fichtner
MATER. RES. SOC. SYMP. PROC. Vol. 1441 (2012) 6-12

Influence of nanoconfinement on morphology and dehydrogenation of the Li11BD4-Mg(11BD4)2 system
S. Sartori, K.D. Knudsen, F. S. Hage, R.H. Heyn, E.G. Bardaji, Zh. Zhao-Karger, M. Fichtner, B.C. Hauback
NANOTECHNOLOGY 23 (2012) 255704

Synthesis of [Co/LiF/C] nanocomposite and its application as cathode in lithium-ion batteries
C. Wall, R. Prakash, Ch. Kübel, H. Hahn and M. Fichtner
J. ALLOYS COMPD. 530 (2012) 121-126.

Small-angle scattering investigations on nanoconfined sodium alanate for hydrogen storage applications
S. Sartori, K. D. Knudsen, A. Roth, M. Fichtner, B. C. Hauback
NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS 4 (2012) 173-177.

Synthesis and characterisation of a mesoporous carbon/calcium borohydride nanocomposite for hydrogen storage
A. Ampoumogli, Th. Steriotis, P. Trikalitis, E. Gil Bardaji, M. Fichtner, A. Stubos, G. Charalambopoulou
INT. J. HYD. ENERGY 37,21 (2012) 16631-16635

Experimental study of powder bed behavior of sodium alanate in a lab-scale H₂ storage tank with flow-through mode
I. Utz, M. Linder, J. J. Hu, M. Fichtner, N. Schmidt, A. Wörner
INT. J. HYD. ENERGY 37,9 (2012) 7645-7653

Tailored heat transfer characteristics of pelletized LiNH2-MgH2 and NaAlH4 hydrogen storage materials
C. Pohlmann, L. Röntzsch, JJ Hu, Th. Weißgärber, B. Kieback and M. Fichtner
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES 205 (2012) 173-179

Hindered rotational energy barriers of BH4- tetrahedra in β-Mg(BH4)2 from quasielastic neutron scattering and DFT calculations
D. Blanchard, M. D. Riktor, H. S. Jacobsen, J. B. Maronsson, J. Kheres, D. Sveinbjorsson, E. Gil Bardají, A. Léon, F. Juranyi, J. Wuttke, K. Lefmann, B. C. Hauback, M. Fichtner and T. Vegge
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C 116, 2 (2012) 2013-2023

 

2011

Novel batteries based on fluoride shuttle
M. Anji Reddy and M. Fichtner
J. MATER. CHEM. 21, 17059 (2011)
Cover Article
& Highlight Article

Nanoconfinement effects in energy storage materials
M. Fichtner
PHYS. CHEM. CHEM. PHYS. 13, 21186 (2011)
Perspective Article
& Top 10 Article

Conversion materials for hydrogen storage and electrochemical applications - concepts and similarities
M. Fichtner
J. ALLOYS COMPD. 509S, S529-S534(2011)

Nanocrystalline Ti_2/3Sn_1/3O₂ as Anode Material for Li-Ion Batteries
Ibrahim Issac, Marco Scheuermann, Sebastian M. Becker, Elisa Gil Bardaji, Christel Adelhelm, Di Wang, Christian Kübel, Sylvio Indris
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES 196 (22) 9689-9695 (2011)

On the decomposition of the 0.6 LiBH₄-0.4 Mg(BH₄)₂ eutectic mixture for hydrogen storage
A. Nale, M. Catti, E.G. Bardají, M. Fichtner
INT. J. HYD. ENERGY 36 (12) 13676-13682 (2011)

²⁷Al, ²³Na and ⁴⁵Sc solid-state NMR studies of ScCl₃-doped NaAlH₄
M. Verkuijlen, P. van Bentum, O. Zabara, M. Fichtner, A. Kentgens
J. PHYS. CHEM. C 115 (26) 13100-13006 (2011)

Effect of several metal chlorides on the thermal decomposition behaviour of a-Mg(BH₄)₂
E.G. Bardají, N. Hanada, O. Zabara and M. Fichtner 
INT. J. HYD. ENERGY 36, 12313-12318 (2011)

Raman and Inelastic Neutron Scattering Study on a Melt-Infiltrated Composite of NaAlH₄ and Nano-Porous Carbon
D. Colognesi, A. Giannasi, L. Ulivi, M. Zoppi, J. Ramirez-Cuesta, A. Roth, and M. Fichtner
J. PHYS. CHEM. A 115, 26, 7502-7510 (2011)

Feasibility and Performance of the Mixture of MgH₂ and LiNH₂ (1:1) as a Hydrogen Storage Material
J. J. Hu, E. Roehm, and M. Fichtner
ACTA MATERIALIA 59, 5821–5831 (2011)

Structure and thermodynamic properties of the NaMgH₃ perovskite: a comprehensive study
D. Pottmaier, E. R. Pinatel, J. G. Vitillo, S. Garroni, M. Orlova, M. D. Baro, G. Vaughan, M. Fichtner, W. Lohstroh, M. Baricco
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS 23, 9, 2317-2326 (2011)

Polarization dependent Raman spectroscopy of LiBH4 single crystals and Mg(BH₄)₂ powders
F. Gebert, B. Willenberg, M.J. van Setten, E. G. Bardají, M. Fichtner and J. Schoenes
J. RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY 42, 9, 1796-1801 (2011)

The crystal structure of the first borohydride borate, Ca₃(BD₄)₃(BO₃)
M. D. Riktor, Y. Filinchuk, P. Vajeeston, E. G. Bardají, M. Fichtner, H. Fjellvåg, M. H. Sørby and B. C. Hauback
J. MATER. CHEM. 21, 7188-7193 (2011)

LiBH₄−Mg(BH₄)₂: A Physical Mixture of Metal Borohydrides as Hydrogen Storage Material
E.G. Bardaji, Zh. Zhao-Karger, N. Boucharat, A. Nale, M.J. van Setten, E. Röhm, W. Lohstroh, M. Catti, and M. Fichtner
J. PHYS. CHEM. C 115, 13, 6095-6101 (2011)

Modified synthesis of [Fe/LiF/C] nanocomposite, and its application as conversion cathode material in lithium batteries
R. Prakash, C. Wall, A.K. Mishra, Ch. Kübel, M. Ghafari, H. Hahn and M. Fichtner
J. POWER SOURCES 196, 5936-5944 (2011)

Hydrogen sensing with diameter and chirality sorted carbon nanotubes
M. Ganzhorn, A. Vijayaraghavan, S. Dehm, F. Hennrich, A. A. Green, M. Fichtner, A. Voigt, M. Rapp, H. v. Löhneysen, M. C. Hersam, M.M. Kappes, R. Krupke
ACS NANO 5, 1670-1676 (2011)

Carbon encapsulated-iron lithium fluoride nanocomposite as high cyclic stability cathode material in lithium batteries
R. Prakash, C. Kübel, M. Fichtner
CERAMIC TRANSACTIONS 224, 173-181 (2011)

Experimental results of an air-cooled lab-scale H₂ storage tank based on sodium alanates
I. Utz, N. Schmidt, A. Wörner, JJ. Hu, O. Zabara, M. Fichtner 
INTERN. J. HYD. ENERGY 36, 3556-3665 (2011)

Nanostructured composites of mesoporous carbons and boranates as hydrogen storage materials
A. Ampoumogli, Th. Steriotis, P. Trikalitis, D. Giasafaki, E. Gil Bardaji, M. Fichtner and G. Charalambopoulou
J. ALLOYS COMPD. 509S, S705-S708 (2011)

Hydrogen release and structural transformations of the LiNH₂-MgH₂ system
D. Pottmaier, F. Dolci, M. Orlova, W. Lohstroh, G. Vaughan, M. Fichtner, and M. Baricco
J. ALLOYS. COMPD. 509S, S719-S723 (2011)

Temperature behavior of the AlH₃ polymorph by in-situ investigation using high resolution Raman scattering
A. Giannasi, D. Colognesi, M. Fichtner, E. Röhm, L. Ulivi, C. Ziparo, M. Zoppi
J. PHYS. CHEM. A 115, 691-699 (2011)

Magnesium imide: synthesis and structure determination of an unconventional alkaline earth imide from decomposition of magnesium amide.
F. Dolci, E. Napolitano, E. Weidner, S. Enzo, P. Moretto, M. Brunelli, T. Hansen, M. Orlova, M. Fichtner, W. Lohstroh
INORG. CHEM. 50, 1116–1122 (2011).

Experimental evidence of librational vibrations determining the stability of calcium borohydride
A. Borgschulte, R. Gremaud, A. Züttel, A. Remhof, A. J. Ramirez-Cuesta, K. Refson, E. G. Bardaji, W. Lohstroh, M. Fichtner, and H. Hageman
PHYS. REV. B 83, 024102 (2011)

 

2010

Pressure Effect on the 2NaH + MgB₂ Hydrogen Absorption Reaction
C. Pistidda, S. Garroni, G. Barkhordarian, Ch. Bonatto Minella, F. Dolci, T. Jensen, P. Nolis, U. Bösenberg, Y. Cerenius, W. Lohstroh, M. Fichtner, M.D. Baró, R. Bormann, M. Dornheim
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C 114, 21816–21823 (2010)

LaF₃-BaF₂-KF derived electrolyte in solid state fluoride-ion battery
Dechao Wang, M. Anji Reddy, H. Hahn, M. Fichtner
MATER. RES. SOC. SYMP. PROC. Vol. 1266, CC05-07 (2010).

Rotational and diffusional dynamics in calcium borohydride from DFT and quasi elastic neutron scattering
D. Blanchard, M. D. Riktor, H. S. Jacobsen, J. B. Maronsson, J. Kheres, D. Sveinbjorsson, E. Gil Bardají, A. Léon, F. Juranyi, J. Wuttke, B. C. Hauback, M. Fichtner and T. Vegge
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C 114 (2010) 20249-20257

Molecular vibrations as the origin of solid state effects in borohydrides
A. Borgschulte, R. Gremaud, F. Buchter, Z. Lodziana, A. Züttel, A. J. Ramirez-Cuesta, E. G. Bardaji, W. Lohstroh and M. Fichtner
MATERIALS RESEARH SOCIETY SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS 1216, 31-36 (2010)

In-situ neutron diffraction study of magnesium amide/lithium hydride stoichiometric mixtures with lithium hydride excess
F. Dolci, E. Weidner, M. Hoelzel, Th. Hansen, P. Moretto, C. Pistidda, M. Brunelli, M. Fichtner, W. Lohstroh
INT. J. HYDROGEN ENERGY 35, 5448-5453 (2010)

Functions of LiBH₄ in the hydrogen sorption reactions of 2LiH-Mg(NH₂)₂ system
JJ Hu, E. Weidner, M. Hoelzel and M. Fichtner
DALTON TRANSACTIONS 39, 9100-9107 (2010)

Synthesis of amorphous Mg(BH₄)₂ from MgB₂ and H₂ at room temperature
C. Pistidda, S. Garroni, F. Dolci, A. Khandelwal, Elisa G. Bardají, P. Nolis, M. Dornheim, R. Gosalawit, T. Jensen,  Y. Cerenius, S. Suriñach, M. D. Baró, W. Lohstroh, and M. Fichtner
J. ALLOYS COMPD. 508, 212-215 (2010)

Altered Thermodynamic and Kinetic Properties of MgH₂ Infiltrated in Microporous Scaffold
Zh. Zhao-Karger, JJ. Hu, A. Roth, D. Wang, Ch. Kübel, W. Lohstroh and M. Fichtner
CHEM. COMM. 46, 8353-8355 (2010)

Nano-confined Mg-borohydride for hydrogen storage applications investigated by SANS and SAXS
S. Sartori, K. D. Knudsen, Zh. Zhao-Karger, E. G. Bardají, J. Muller, M. Fichtner, B. C. Hauback
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C 114, 18785-18789 (2010)

Thermodynamic effects in nanoconfined NaAlH₄
W. Lohstroh, A. Roth, H. Hahn, and M. Fichtner
CHEM. PHYS. CHEM. 11, 789 (2010)

High Resolution Raman and Neutron Investigation of Mg(BH₄)₂ in an Extensive Temperature Range
A. Giannasi, D. Colognesi, L. Ulivi, M. Zoppi, A. J. Ramirez-Cuesta, E. G. Bardají, E. Roehm, and M. Fichtner
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A 114, 2788 (2010)

Carbon-Confined Iron-Lithium Fluoride Nanocomposite as Stable Electrode Material in Lithium Batteries
R. Prakash, A. K. Mishra, A. Roth, Ch. Kübel, T. Scherer, M. Ghafari, H. Hahn, and M. Fichtner
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY 20, 1871 (2010)
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First-principles modelling of magnesium titanium hydrides
Er S., van Setten M.J., de Wijs G.H. and Brocks G.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS: CONDENSED MATTER 22, 074208 (2010)

Binding in alkali and alkaline-earth tetrahydroborates: Special position of magnesium tetrahydroborate
Łodziana Z and van Setten M.J.
PHYSICAL REVIEW B 81, 024117 (2010)

Hydrogenography of Mg_yNi_1−yH_x gradient thin films: Interplay between the thermodynamics and kinetics of hydrogenation
Gremaud R., Broedersz C.P., Borgschulte A., van Setten M.J., Schreuders H., Slaman M., Dama B., and Griessen R.
ACTA MATERIALIA 85, 658 (2010)

 

2009

Structural phase transitions of Mg(BH₄)₂ under pressure
George L., Drozd V., Saxena S.K., Bardaji E.G. and Fichtner M.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C 113 (1) 486 (2009)

 

 

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