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  1. Development of Safe and Sustainable Dual‐Ion Batteries Through Hybrid Aqueous/Nonaqueous Electrolytes

    Article • Advanced Energy Materials, January 2020, Wiley

    Dr Tobias Placke

  2. Mechanochemical Synthesis of Fe–Si-Based Anode Materials for High-Energy Lithium Ion Full-Cells

    Article • ACS Applied Energy Materials, December 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Tobias Placke

  3. Tailoring Electrolyte Additives with Synergistic Functional Moieties for Silicon Negative Electrode-Based Lithium Ion Batteries: A Case Study on Lactic Acid O-Carboxyanhydride

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, December 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Tobias Placke

  4. Porous Graphene-like Carbon from Fast Catalytic Decomposition of Biomass for Energy Storage Applications

    Article • ACS Omega, December 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Tobias Placke

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    Article • Batteries & Supercaps, December 2019, Wiley

    Dr Tobias Placke

  6. Enabling High Performance Potassium‐Based Dual‐Graphite Battery Cells by Highly Concentrated Electrolytes

    Article • Batteries & Supercaps, December 2019, Wiley

    Dr Tobias Placke

  7. Correlation of Structure and Performance of Hard Carbons as Anodes for Sodium Ion Batteries

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, September 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Tobias Placke

  8. Enabling High Performance Potassium‐Based Dual‐Graphite Battery Cells by Highly Concentrated Electrolytes

    Article • Batteries & Supercaps, September 2019, Wiley

    Dr Tobias Placke

  9. Unravelling charge/discharge and capacity fading mechanisms in dual-graphite battery cells using an electron inventory model

    Article • Energy Storage Materials, September 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Tobias Placke

  10. Designing Graphite‐Based Positive Electrodes and Their Properties in Dual‐Ion Batteries Using Particle Size‐Adjusted Active Materials

    Article • Energy Technology, July 2019, Wiley

    Dr Tobias Placke

  11. Surface-Modified Tin Nanoparticles and Their Electrochemical Performance in Lithium Ion Battery Cells

    Article • ACS Applied Nano Materials, June 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Tobias Placke

  12. Theoretical versus Practical Energy: A Plea for More Transparency in the Energy Calculation of Different Rechargeable Battery Systems

    Article • Advanced Energy Materials, June 2019, Wiley

    Dr Tobias Placke

  13. Surface Modification of Ni-Rich LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 Cathode Material by Tungsten Oxide Coating for Improved Electrochemical Performance in Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, May 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Tobias Placke

  14. Boosting Aqueous Batteries by Conversion-Intercalation Graphite Cathode Chemistry

    Article • Joule, May 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Tobias Placke

  15. Cross Talk between Transition Metal Cathode and Li Metal Anode: Unraveling Its Influence on the Deposition/Dissolution Behavior and Morphology of Lithium

    Article • Advanced Energy Materials, April 2019, Wiley

    Dr Tobias Placke

  16. Effect of mesoporous carbon support nature and pretreatments on palladium loading, dispersion and apparent catalytic activity in hydrogenation of myrcene

    Article • Journal of Catalysis, April 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Tobias Placke, Dr Alain Favre-Reguillon

  17. Synthesis and Comparative Investigation of Silicon Transition Metal Silicide Composite Anodes for Lithium Ion Batteries

    Article • Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie, January 2019, Wiley

    Dr Tobias Placke

  18. Reversible Anion Storage in a Metal-Organic Framework for Dual-Ion Battery Systems

    Article • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, January 2019, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr Tobias Placke

  19. High Capacity Utilization of Li Metal Anodes by Application of Celgard Separator-Reinforced Ternary Polymer Electrolyte

    Article • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, January 2019, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr Tobias Placke

  20. An Approach for Pre-Lithiation of Li1+xNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Cathodes Mitigating Active Lithium Loss

    Article • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, January 2019, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr Tobias Placke

  21. Theoretical versus Practical Energy: A Plea for More Transparency in the Energy Calculation of Different Rechargeable Battery Systems

    Article • Advanced Energy Materials, December 2018, Wiley

    Dr Tobias Placke

  22. Hydrothermal-derived carbon as a stabilizing matrix for improved cycling performance of silicon-based anodes for lithium-ion full cells

    Article • Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, September 2018, Beilstein Institut

    Dr Tobias Placke

  23. Perspective on Performance, Cost, and Technical Challenges for Practical Dual-Ion Batteries

    Article • Joule, September 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Tobias Placke

  24. A route towards understanding the kinetic processes of bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide anion intercalation into graphite for dual-ion batteries

    Article • Electrochimica Acta, September 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Tobias Placke

  25. Toward High Power Batteries: Pre-lithiated Carbon Nanospheres as High Rate Anode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries

    Article • ACS Applied Energy Materials, August 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Tobias Placke

  26. Pentafluorophenyl Isocyanate as an Effective Electrolyte Additive for Improved Performance of Silicon-Based Lithium-Ion Full Cells

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, July 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Tobias Placke

  27. Iron-Catalyzed Graphitic Carbon Materials from Biomass Resources as Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Article • ChemSusChem, July 2018, Wiley

    Dr Tobias Placke

  28. New insights into electrochemical anion intercalation into carbonaceous materials for dual-ion batteries: Impact of the graphitization degree

    Article • Carbon, May 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Tobias Placke

  29. Performance and cost of materials for lithium-based rechargeable automotive batteries

    Article • Nature Energy, April 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Tobias Placke

  30. Triphenylphosphine Oxide as Highly Effective Electrolyte Additive for Graphite/NMC811 Lithium Ion Cells

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, March 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Tobias Placke

  31. New insights into pre-lithiation kinetics of graphite anodes via nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

    Article • Journal of Power Sources, February 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Tobias Placke

  32. Pre-Lithiation Strategies for Rechargeable Energy Storage Technologies: Concepts, Promises and Challenges

    Article • Batteries, January 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Tobias Placke

  33. Enabling bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide-based ionic liquid electrolytes for application in dual-ion batteries

    Article • Journal of Power Sources, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Tobias Placke

  34. A step towards understanding the beneficial influence of a LIPON-based artificial SEI on silicon thin film anodes in lithium-ion batteries

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Tobias Placke

  35. Towards high-performance dual-graphite batteries using highly concentrated organic electrolytes

    Article • Electrochimica Acta, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Tobias Placke

  36. In Situ Dilatometric Study of the Binder Influence on the Electrochemical Intercalation of Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide Anions into Graphite

    Article • Electrochimica Acta, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Tobias Placke

  37. Carbons from biomass precursors as anode materials for lithium ion batteries: New insights into carbonization and graphitization behavior and into their correlation to electrochemical performance

    Article • Carbon, November 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Tobias Placke

  38. Local structural changes of nano-crystalline ZnFe 2 O 4 during lithiation and de-lithiation studied by X-ray absorption spectroscopy

    Article • Electrochimica Acta, August 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Tobias Placke

  39. Lithium ion, lithium metal, and alternative rechargeable battery technologies: the odyssey for high energy density

    Article • Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Tobias Placke

  40. A Step toward High-Energy Silicon-Based Thin Film Lithium Ion Batteries

    Article • ACS Nano, May 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Tobias Placke

  41. Sodium-Based vs. Lithium-Based Dual-Ion Cells: Electrochemical Study of Anion Intercalation/De-Intercalation into/from Graphite and Metal Plating/Dissolution Behavior

    Article • Electrochimica Acta, February 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Tobias Placke

  42. Anodic Behavior of the Aluminum Current Collector in Imide-Based Electrolytes: Influence of Solvent, Operating Temperature, and Native Oxide-Layer Thickness

    Article • ChemSusChem, January 2017, Wiley

    Dr Tobias Placke

  43. Alternative electrochemical energy storage: potassium-based dual-graphite batteries

    Article • Energy & Environmental Science, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Tobias Placke

  44. A Tutorial into Practical Capacity and Mass Balancing of Lithium Ion Batteries

    Article • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, January 2017, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr Tobias Placke

  45. Running out of lithium? A route to differentiate between capacity losses and active lithium losses in lithium-ion batteries

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Tobias Placke

  46. Evaluation of Allylboronic Acid Pinacol Ester as Effective Shutdown Overcharge Additive for Lithium Ion Cells

    Article • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, December 2016, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr Tobias Placke

  47. Suppression of Aluminum Current Collector Dissolution by Protective Ceramic Coatings for Better High-Voltage Battery Performance

    Article • ChemPhysChem, November 2016, Wiley

    Dr Tobias Placke

  48. Best Practice: Performance and Cost Evaluation of Lithium Ion Battery Active Materials with Special Emphasis on Energy Efficiency

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, October 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Tobias Placke

  49. New insights into the uptake/release of FTFSI− anions into graphite by means of in situ powder X-ray diffraction

    Article • Electrochemistry Communications, October 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Tobias Placke

  50. Nanostructured ZnFe2O4 as Anode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries: Ionic Liquid-Assisted Synthesis and Performance Evaluation with Special Emphasis on Comparative Metal Dissolution

    Article • September 2016, Slovenian Chemical Society

    Dr Tobias Placke

  51. Investigation of a porous NiSi2/Si composite anode material used for lithium-ion batteries by X-ray absorption spectroscopy

    Article • Journal of Power Sources, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Tobias Placke

  52. Does Size really Matter? New Insights into the Intercalation Behavior of Anions into a Graphite-Based Positive Electrode for Dual-Ion Batteries

    Article • Electrochimica Acta, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Tobias Placke

  53. Synthesis and electrochemical characterization of nano-sized Ag4Sn particles as anode material for lithium-ion batteries

    Article • Electrochimica Acta, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Tobias Placke

  54. Dilatometric Study of the Electrochemical Intercalation of Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide and Hexafluorophosphate Anions into Carbon-Based Positive Electrodes

    Article • ECS Transactions, December 2015, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr Tobias Placke

  55. Investigating the Mg–Si Binary System via Combinatorial Sputter Deposition As High Energy Density Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, September 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Tobias Placke

  56. Synthesis of Spherical Graphite Particles and Their Application as Cathode Material in Dual-Ion Cells

    Article • ECS Transactions, July 2015, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr Tobias Placke

  57. Batterien für medizinische Anwendungen

    Article • Zeitschrift für Herz- Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Tobias Placke

  58. Assessment of Surface Heterogeneity: a Route to Correlate and Quantify the 1st Cycle Irreversible Capacity Caused by SEI Formation to the Various Surfaces of Graphite Anodes for Lithium Ion Cells

    Article • Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, January 2015, De Gruyter

    Dr Tobias Placke

  59. Facile Synthesis and Lithium Storage Properties of a Porous NiSi2/Si/Carbon Composite Anode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, January 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Tobias Placke

  60. In situ X-ray diffraction study on the formation of α-Sn in nanocrystalline Sn-based electrodes for lithium-ion batteries

    Article • CrystEngComm, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Tobias Placke

  61. The Mechanism of SEI Formation on Single Crystal Si(100), Si(110) and Si(111) Electrodes

    Article • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, January 2015, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr Tobias Placke

  62. Influence of Thermal Treated Carbon Black Conductive Additive on the Performance of High Voltage Spinel Cr-Doped LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Composite Cathode Electrode

    Article • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, December 2014, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr Tobias Placke

  63. Reversible Storage of Lithium in Three-Dimensional Macroporous Germanium

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, September 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Mr Richard Kloepsch, Dr Tobias Placke

  64. Synthesis and electrochemical performance of surface-modified nano-sized core/shell tin particles for lithium ion batteries

    Article • Nanotechnology, August 2014, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Tobias Placke

  65. In situ X-ray Diffraction Studies of Cation and Anion Inter­calation into Graphitic Carbons for Electrochemical Energy Storage Applications

    Article • Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie, July 2014, Wiley

    Mr Richard Kloepsch, Dr Tobias Placke

  66. Dual-Ion Cells based on the Electrochemical Intercalation of Asymmetric Fluorosulfonyl-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide Anions into Graphite

    Article • Electrochimica Acta, June 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Tobias Placke

  67. Study of the Electrochemical Behavior of Dual-Graphite Cells Using Ionic Liquid-Based Electrolytes

    Article • ECS Transactions, February 2014, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr Tobias Placke

  68. Study of the Electrochemical Intercalation of Different Anions from Non-Aqueous Electrolytes into a Graphite-Based Cathode

    Article • ECS Transactions, February 2014, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr Tobias Placke

  69. Dual-graphite cells based on the reversible intercalation of bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide anions from an ionic liquid electrolyte

    Article • Energy & Environmental Science, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Tobias Placke

  70. One-step synthesis of novel mesoporous three-dimensional GeO2and its lithium storage properties

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Tobias Placke, Mr Richard Kloepsch, Dr Tobias Placke

  71. Investigation of PF6− and TFSI− anion intercalation into graphitized carbon blacks and its influence on high voltage lithium ion batteries

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Tobias Placke

  72. X-ray diffraction studies of the electrochemical intercalation of bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide anions into graphite for dual-ion cells

    Article • Journal of Power Sources, October 2013, Elsevier

    Mr Richard Kloepsch, Dr Tobias Placke

  73. Influence of Graphite Characteristics on the Electrochemical Intercalation of Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide Anions into a Graphite-Based Cathode

    Article • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, September 2013, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr Tobias Placke

  74. Electrochemical Intercalation of Bis(Trifluoromethanesulfonyl) Imide Anion into Various Graphites for Dual-Ion Cells

    Article • ECS Transactions, April 2013, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr Tobias Placke

  75. LiTFSI Stability in Water and Its Possible Use in Aqueous Lithium-Ion Batteries: pH Dependency, Electrochemical Window and Temperature Stability

    Article • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, January 2013, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr Tobias Placke

  76. Enhanced Electrochemical Performance of Graphite Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries by Dry Coating with Hydrophobic Fumed Silica

    Article • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, September 2012, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr Tobias Placke

  77. Reversible Intercalation of Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide Anions from an Ionic Liquid Electrolyte into Graphite for High Performance Dual-Ion Cells

    Article • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, August 2012, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr Tobias Placke

  78. The influence of activated carbon on the performance of lithium iron phosphate based electrodes

    Article • Electrochimica Acta, August 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Tobias Placke

  79. Dual-ion Cells Based on Anion Intercalation into Graphite from Ionic Liquid-Based Electrolytes

    Article • Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, June 2012, De Gruyter

    Dr Tobias Placke

  80. Influence of graphite surface modifications on the ratio of basal plane to “non-basal plane” surface area and on the anode performance in lithium ion batteries

    Article • Journal of Power Sources, February 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Tobias Placke