We develop new practical battery chemistries based on low-cost and abundant materials, such as sodium and magnesium. This includes the synthesis and characterization of new intercalation materials, nanostructured compounds, amorphous metal alloys and non-aqueous electrolytes for use in advanced batteries.

M.N. Obrovac* and V.L. Chevrier, Alloy Negative Electrodes for Li-Ion Batteries, Chem. Rev. 114 (2014) 11444. R. Fielden and M. N. Obrovac*, Low Voltage Sodium Intercalation in NaxNix/2Ti1-x/2O2 (0.5 ≤ x ≤ 1.0), (J. Electrochem. Soc., 2014, 161, A1158-A1163.) Zhijia Du, R.A. Dunlap, and M.N. Obrovac*, Investigation of the reversible sodiation of Sn foil by ex-situ X-ray diffractometry and Mössbauer effect spectroscopy, (J. Alloys Compd., 2014, 617, 271-276.) J. S. Thorne, S. Chowdhury, R. A. Dunlap and M. N. Obrovac*, Structure and Electrochemistry of NaxFexTi1-xO2 (1.0 ≥ x ≥ 0.75) for Na-Ion Battery Positive Electrodes, (J. Electrochem. Soc., 2014, 161, A1801-A1805.) T.T. Tran, W.M. Lamanna, M.N. Obrovac*, Evaluation of Mg[N(SO2CF3)(2)](2)/Acetonitrile Electrolyte for Use in Mg-Ion Cells, (J. Electrochem. Soc., 2012, 159 A2005-A2009.)