Educational Background:
-Ph.D.,Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India (1980)
-M.S.,Chemistry, Madurai University, Madurai, India (1976)
-B.S.,Chemistry, Madurai University, Madurai, India (1974)
Research Interests:
Batteries: Lithium-ion, sodium-ion, multivalent-ion, metal-sulfur, mediator-ion, lithium-metal, and all-solid-state batteries
Fuel cells: proton exchange membrane, direct methanol, and solid oxide fuel cells
Solid state chemistry: metal oxides, novel synthesis, electronic and ionic transport
Biography:
Arumugam Manthiram is a Professor at the University of Texas at Austin and holds the Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering. He is a leader in the field of electrochemical energy conversion and storage, with a focus on the design and development of sustainable, low-cost, durable materials for batteries and fuel cells. His work includes the design of new materials based on basic chemistry and physics concepts, novel chemical synthesis and processing, advanced materials characterization, physical and chemical property measurements, fabrication and evaluation of prototype devices, and a fundamental understanding of the structure-property-performance relationships of materials. He has published more than 800 peer-reviewed articles and has received numerous awards and honors, including the Inaugural John B. Goodenough Award from The Electrochemical Society in 2023. He is also an Academician of the World Academy of Ceramics and has delivered the Chemistry Nobel Prize Lecture on behalf of Professor John Goodenough in 2019.
Publications:
- J.Langdon, R. Sim, and A. Manthiram. Gas Generation in Lithium Cells with High-nickel Cathodes and Localized High-concentration Electrolytes. ACS Energy Lett. 2022, 7, 2634–2640
- L.Su, X. Zhao, M. Yi, H. Celio, Y. Liu, and A. Manthiram. Uncovering the Solvation Structure of LiPF6-based Localized Saturated Electrolytes and Their Effect on LiNiO2-based Lithium-metal Batteries. Advanced Energy Materials. 2022, 12, 2201911: 1-13
- H.Sul, A. Bhargav, and A. Manthiram. Lithium Trithiocarbonate as a Dual-function Electrode Material for High-performance Lithium-sulfur Batteries. Advanced Energy Materials. 2022, 12, 2200680: 1-9
- R.Pan, Z. Cui, M. Yi, Q. Xie, and A. Manthiram. Ethylene Carbonate-free Electrolytes for Stable, Safer High-nickel Lithium-ion Batteries. Advanced Energy Materials. 2022, 9, 1901152: 1-11
- J.He, A. Bhargav, and A. Manthiram. Covalent Organic Framework as an Efficient Protection Layer for Stable Lithium-metal Anode. Angewandte Chemie. 2022, 61, e202116586: 1-7