Reeves-McLaren, Nik - University of Sheffield - Department of Materials Science and Engineering

个人简介

Nik Reeves-McLaren obtained his BSc (Hons) in Chemistry with New Materials Technology from The University of Aberdeen in 1999, before moving to The University of Sheffield where he undertook a PhD on "Novel Cathode and Anode Materials for Rechargeable Lithium-ion Batteries”. He was appointed as XRD Research Facility Manager in November 2003, and promoted to Research and Teaching Fellow in 2014.

研究领域

The primary and secondary battery markets are hugely important both to consumers and to the economy, with lithium-ion batteries taking a ~37% share of a $74billion industry. Despite their successes and widespread application, there are still genuine concerns over the use of lithium-ion batteries with regards both to performance and safety, with reports that they can catch fire under certain circumstances. The hazards have several causes, but are due in part to the use of flammable organic electrolytes, the formation of solid-electrolyte interfaces and dendritic growth from electrodes causing short circuits. Smaller ‘coin cell’ designs bring risks through ingestion, particularly by children, which can cause severe, rapid, sometimes fatal, injuries to the oesophagus and stomach. Electrode materials also often contain high levels of toxic, environmentally hazardous materials, e.g. cobalt. Nik’s research focusses on the search for high performance materials that also address these very real safety concerns for the next generation of Lithium-ion batteries.

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Reeves-McLaren N, Sharp J, Beltran-Mir H, Rainforth WM, West AR, Spinel-rock salt transformation in LiCoMnO4-δ. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 472(2185), 2016. Dong B, Jarkaneh R, Hull S, Reeves-McLaren N, Biendicho JJ, West AR, Synthesis, structure and electrical properties of N-doped Li3VO4. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4(4), 1408-1413, 2015. Szumiata T, Gzik-Szumiata M, Brzózka K, Górka B, Gawroński M, Caruana Finkel A, Reeves-McLaren N, Morley, NA, Interface influence on the properties of Co90Fe10 films on soft magnetic underlayers - Magnetostrictive and Mössbauer spectrometry studies. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 401, 943-948, 2016. Chen YC, Reeves-McLaren N, Tan CC, Bingham PA, Forder SD, West AR, Synthesis and characterisation of Li11RE18M4O39-δ: RE = Nd or Sm; M = Al, Co or Fe. Dalton Transactions, 45(1), 315-323, 2015. Morley NA, Finkel AC, Yang W, Reeves-McLaren N, (2014). Magnetic and structural characterization of NiFe/Fe30Co70 Bilayers. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 50(11), 2014. Caruana Finkel A, Reeves-McLaren N, Morley NA, (2014). Influence of soft magnetic underlayers on the magnetic properties of Co90Fe10 films. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 357, 87-92, 2014. Chen, Y. C., Reeves-McLaren, N., Bingham, P. A., Forder, S. D., & West, A. R. (2012). Synthesis and characterization of Li11Nd18Fe4O(39-δ), Inorganic Chemistry, 51(15), 8073- 8082, 2012. Reeves-McLaren N, Smith RI, West AR, Lithium-ion conduction pathways in complex lithium spinels Li2MGe3O8 (M = Ni or Zn), Chemistry of Materials, 23(15) 3556-3563, 2011. Reeves-McLaren N, Ferrarelli MC, Tung YW, Sinclair DC, West AR, Synthesis, structure and electrical properties of Cu3.21Ti1.16Nb2.63O12 and the CuOx–TiO2–Nb2O5 pseudoternary phase diagram, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 184: 1813-1819, 2011. Gillie LJ, de Souza SA, Sheptyakov D, Reeves-McLaren N, Pasero D, West AR, Synthesis, structural characterization and Li+ ion conductivity of a new vanado-molybdate phase, LiMg3VMo2O12, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 183: 2589-2597, 2011.