Publications
2014
Guan, Peng, Guixin Wang, Chunhui Luo, Kangping Yan, Elton J Cairns, and Xueshan Hu. "Comparisons of heat treatment on the electrochemical performance of different carbons for lithium-oxygen cells." Electrochimica Acta 129 (2014) 318-326. Read More DOI
Nan, Caiyun, Zhan Lin, Honggang Liao, Min-Kyu Song, Yadong Li, and Elton J Cairns. "Durable Carbon-Coated Li2S Core–Shell Spheres for High Performance Lithium/Sulfur Cells." Journal of the American Chemical Society 136 (2014) 4659-4663. Read More DOI
Feng, Xuefei, Min-Kyu Song, Wayne C Stolte, David Gardenghi, Duo Zhang, Xuhui Sun, Junfa Zhu, Elton J Cairns, and Jinghua Guo. "Understanding the degradation mechanism of rechargeable lithium/sulfur cells: a comprehensive study of the sulfur–graphene oxide cathode after discharge–charge cycling." Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 16.13 (2014) 16931-16940. Read More DOI
2013
Song, Min-Kyu, Yuegang Zhang, and Elton J Cairns. "A long-life, high-rate lithium/sulfur cell: a multifaceted approach to enhancing cell performance." Nano Letters 13 (2013) 5891-5899. Read More DOI
Lin, Zhan, Caiyun Nan, Yifan Ye, Jinghua Guo, Junfa Zhu, and Elton J Cairns. "High Performance Lithium/Sulfur Cells with a Bi-functionally Immobilized Sulfur Cathode." Nano Energy 9 (2013) 408-416. Read More DOI
Song, Min-Kyu, Elton J Cairns, and Yuegang Zhang. "Lithium/sulfur batteries with high specific energy: old challenges and new opportunities." Nanoscale 5 (2013) 2186-2204. Read More DOI
2012
Rao, Mumin, Xiangyun Song, Honggang Liao, and Elton J Cairns. "Carbon nanofiber–sulfur composite cathode materials with different binders for secondary Li/S cells." Electrochimica Acta 65 (2012) 228-233. Read More DOI
Rao, Mumin, Xiangyun Song, and Elton J Cairns. "Nano-carbon/sulfur composite cathode materials with carbon nanofiber as electrical conductor for advanced secondary lithium/sulfur cells." Journal of Power Sources 205 (2012) 474-478. Read More DOI
Lei, Jianfei, Weishan Li, Xiaoping Li, and Elton J Cairns. "Nanoconic TiO2 hollow spheres: novel buffers architectured for high-capacity anode materials." Journal of Materials Chemistry 22 (2012) 22022-22027. Read More DOI
Cai, Kunpeng, Min-Kyu Song, Elton J Cairns, and Yuegang Zhang. "Nanostructured Li2S–C composites as cathode material for high-energy lithium/sulfur batteries." Nano Letters 12 (2012) 6474-6479. Read More DOI
Rao, Mumin, Weishan Li, and Elton J Cairns. "Porous carbon-sulfur composite cathode for lithium/sulfur cells." Electrochemistry Communications 17 (2012) 1-5. Read More DOI
Ji, Liwen, Huolin L Xin, Tevye R Kuykendall, Shao-Ling Wu, Haimei Zheng, Mumin Rao, Elton J Cairns, Vincent S Battaglia, and Yuegang Zhang. "SnS2 nanoparticle loaded graphene nanocomposites for superior energy storage." Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 14.19 (2012) 6981-6986. Read More DOI
2011
Park, Bongok, and Elton J Cairns. "Electrochemical performance of TiO2 and NiO as fuel cell electrode additives." Electrochemistry Communications 13 (2011) 75-77. Read More DOI
Ji, Liwen, Mumin Rao, Haimei Zheng, Liang Zhang, Yuanchang Li, Wenhui Duan, Jinghua Guo, Elton J Cairns, and Yuegang Zhang. "Graphene oxide as a sulfur immobilizer in high performance lithium/sulfur cells." Journal of the American Chemical Society 133.46 (2011) 18522-18525. Read More DOI
Ji, Liwen, Mumin Rao, Shaul Aloni, Lei Wang, Elton J Cairns, and Yuegang Zhang. "Porous carbon nanofiber–sulfur composite electrodes for lithium/sulfur cells." Energy & Environmental Science 4.12 (2011) 5053-5059. Read More DOI
2010
Cairns, Elton J. "Aqueous carbonate electrolyte fuel cells." Handbook of Fuel Cells. Ed. Vielstich, Wolf, Arnold Lamm, Hubert A Gasteiger, and Harumi Yokokawa. Fundamentals and Survey of Systems. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2010. 4 Vol. Read More DOI
Cairns, Elton J, and Paul Albertus. "Batteries for electric and hybrid-electric vehicles." Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 1 (2010) 299-320. Read More DOI
Braun, Artur, Hongxin Wang, Tobias Funk, Soenke Seifert, and Elton J Cairns. "Depth profile analysis of a cycled lithium ion manganese oxide battery electrode via the valence state of manganese, with soft X-ray emission spectroscopy." Journal of Power Sources 195.22 (2010) 7644-7648. Read More DOI
Sandstede, Gerd, Elton J Cairns, Vladimir S Bagotsky, and Klaus Wiesener. "History of low temperature fuel cells." Handbook of Fuel Cells. Ed. Vielstich, Wolf, Arnold Lamm, Hubert A Gasteiger, and Harumi Yokokawa. Fundamentals Technology and Applications. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2010. 4 Vol. Read More DOI
Rumble, C., Thomas E Conry, Marca M Doeff, Elton J Cairns, James E Penner-Hahn, and Aniruddha Deb. "Structural and Electrochemical Investigation of Li(Ni0.4Co0.15Al0.05Mn0.4)O2 Cathode Material." Journal of the Electrochemical Society 157 (2010) A1317-A1322. Read More DOI
2009
McGrath, Patrick, Aurora Marie Fojas, Jeffrey A Reimer, and Elton J Cairns. "Electro-oxidation kinetics of adsorbed CO on platinum electrocatalysts." Chemical Engineering Science 64 (2009) 4765-4771. Read More DOI
2008
Shin, Joon Ho, and Elton J Cairns. "Characterization of N-methyl-N-butylpyrrolidinium bis (trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide-LiTFSI-tetra (ethylene glycol) dimethyl ether mixtures as a Li metal cell electrolyte." Journal of the Electrochemical Society 155 (2008) A368-A373. Read More DOI
Shin, Joon Ho, and Elton J Cairns. "N-Methyl-(n-butyl)pyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide-LiTFSI-poly(ethylene glycol) dimethyl ether mixture as a Li/S cell electrolyte." Journal of Power Sources 177 (2008) 537-545. Read More DOI
Shin, Joon Ho, Pratyay Basak, John B Kerr, and Elton J Cairns. "Rechargeable LiFePO4 Cells Using N-Methyl-N-butyl pyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethane sulfonyl)imide-LiTFSI Electrolyte Incorporating Polymer Additives." Electrochimica Acta 54.2 (2008) 410-414. Read More DOI
McGrath, Patrick, Aurora Marie Fojas, Jeffrey A Reimer, and Elton J Cairns. "Site-dependent Read More DOI