L. Dettmann, F. Gebert, A. J. Naylor

Investigating interfacial chemistry for pre-passivated lithium-ion battery electrodes employing non-flammable methyl(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) carbonate electrolytes

RSC Applied Interfaces, 2026, Just Accepted. DOI: 10.1039/D5LF00364D

S. Mardi, A. J. Naylor, J. Mindemark, G. Hernández

Fluorine-free Li-ion battery features comparable cycling performance to a highly-fluorinated equivalent

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2025, Just Accepted. DOI: 10.1039/D5TA06760J

L. Zhao, S. I. R. Costa, Y. Chen, J. R. Fitzpatrick, A. J. Naylor, O. Kolosov, N. Tapia-Ruiz

A comparative study of solid electrolyte interphase evolution in ether and ester-based electrolytes for Na-ion batteries

PRX Energy, 2025, 4 (3), 033002. DOI: 10.1103/jfvb-wp5w

L. Dettmann, L. O. S. Colbin, A. J. Naylor

Influence of battery electrode chemistry on electrolyte decomposition

Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2025, 12 (13), 2500262. DOI: 10.1002/admi.202500262

J. R. Fitzpatrick, B. E. Murdock, P. K. Thakur, T.-L. Lee, S. Fearn, A. J. Naylor, D. Biswas, N. Tapia-Ruiz

An in-depth study of the solid electrolyte interphase compositional evolution in sodium-ion batteries: unravelling the effects of a Na metal counter electrode on the SEI

Advanced Science, 2025, 12 (32), e04717. DOI: 10.1002/advs.202504717

M. B. Shemirani, F. Gebert, A. J. Naylor

Influence of bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) carbonate flame retarding co-solvent on interfacial chemistry in carbonate ester lithium-ion battery electrolytes

RSC Applied Interfaces, 2025, 2, 764-771. DOI: 10.1039/D4LF00405A

Z. Lu, T. Patranika, A. J. Naylor, J. Mindemark, S. Tardif, G. Hernández, S. Lyonnard

Formation and evolution of the solid electrolyte interphase on silicon electrodes from fluorine-free electrolytes

Small, 2025, 21 (9), 2410654. DOI: 10.1002/smll.202410654

W. W. A. van Ekeren, L. Dettmann, Y. Tesfamhret, A. J. Naylor, R. Younesi

Investigation of electrolyte salts in non-flammable triethyl phosphate for sodium-ion batteries

Batteries & Supercaps, 2024, 8 (3), e202400489. DOI: 10.1002/batt.202400489

F. Gebert, N. Gogoi, D. P. Siriwardena, A. J. Naylor

The origin of rapid capacity loss in 1,1,1-trifluoroethyl methyl carbonate – based lithium-ion battery electrolytes

Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2024, 11 (36), 2400535. DOI: 10.1002/admi.202400535

T. Patranika, K. Märker, S. Paul, A. J. Naylor, J. Mindemark, K. Edström, G. Hernández

Interaction of boron-based cross-linkers with polymer binders for silicon anodes in lithium-ion batteries

ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2024, 6 (20), 12429-12440. DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.4c01523

M.-M. Titirici, P. Johansson, M. C. Ribadeneyra, H. Au, A. Innocenti, S. Passerini, E. Petavratzi, P. Lusty, A. A. Tidblad, A. J. Naylor, R. Younesi, Y. A. Chart, J. Aspinall, M. Pasta, J. Orive, L. M. Babual, M. Reynaud, K. G. Latham, T. Hosaka, S. Komaba, J. Bitenc, A. Ponrouch, H. Zhang, M. Armand, R. Kerr, P. C. Howlett, M. Forsyth, J. Brown, A. Grimaud, M. Vilkman, K. B. Dermenci, S. Mousavihashemi, M. Berecibar, J. E. Marshall, C. R. McElroy, E. Kendrick, T. Safdar, C. Huang, F. M. Zanotto, J. F. Troncoso, D. Z. Dominguez, M. Alabdali, U. Vijay, A. A. Franco, S. Pazhaniswamy, P. S. Grant, S. L. Guzman, M. Fehse, M. G. Mestres, N. Antuñano

2024 roadmap for sustainable batteries

Journal of Physics: Energy, 2024, 6 (4), 041502. DOI: 10.1088/2515-7655/ad6bc0

M. Görlin, R. Le Ruyet, A. J. Naylor, M. Valvo

Exploring the failure mechanisms and embrittlement of liquid metal-coated zinc anodes in aqueous Zn-ion batteries

ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2024, 7 (15), 6548-6559. DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.4c01166

F. Gebert, R. Lundström, W. van Ekeren, A. J. Naylor

Interfacial decomposition behaviour of triethyl phosphate-based electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries

Batteries & Supercaps, 2024, 7 (12), e202400342. DOI: 10.1002/batt.202400342

M. Longhini, F. Gebert, F. Conti, A. J. Naylor

Enabling a non-flammable methyl(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) carbonate electrolyte in NMC622-graphite Li-ion cells by electrode pre-passivation

Energy Advances, 2024, 3, 1087-1091. DOI: 10.1039/D4YA00052H

M. C. Heintz, J. Grins, A. Jaworski, G. Svensson, T. Thersleff, W. R. Brant, R. Lindblad, A. J. Naylor, K. Edström, G. Hernández

Photovoltaic wafering silicon kerf loss as raw material: example of negative electrode for lithium-ion battery

ChemElectroChem, 2023, 10, e202300331. DOI: 10.1002/celc.202300331

F. Mohimont, R. Le Ruyet, R. Younesi, A. J. Naylor

Study of the electrochemical and self-healing processes of galinstan as an anode material for Li-ion batteries

Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2023, 170 (5), 50535. DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/acd420

A. Mohammadi, S. Djafer, S. Sayegh, A. J. Naylor, M. Bechelany, R. Younesi, L. Monconduit, L. Stievano

Assessing Coulombic efficiency in lithium metal anodes

Chemistry of Materials, 2023, 35 (6), 2381-2393. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c03518

J. Welch, R. Mogensen, W. van Ekeren, H. Eriksson, A. J. Naylor, R. Younesi

Optimization of sodium bis(oxalato)borate (NaBOB) in triethyl phosphate (TEP) by electrolyte additives

Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2022, 169, 120523. DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/acaa5e

F. Gebert, M. Longhini, F. Conti, A. J. Naylor

An electrochemical evaluation of state-of-the-art non-flammable liquid electrolytes for high-voltage lithium-ion batteries

Journal of Power Sources, 2023, 556, 232412. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.232412

I. Källquist, R. Le Ruyet, H. Liu, R. Mogensen, M.-T. Lee, K. Edström, A. J. Naylor

Advances in studying interfacial reactions in rechargeable batteries by photoelectron spectroscopy

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022, 10, 19466-19505. DOI: 10.1039/D2TA03242B

M. A. Cabañero Martínez, N. Boaretto, A. J. Naylor, F. Alcaide, G. D. Salian, F. Palombardini, E. Ayerbe, M. Borras, M. Casas-Cabanas

Are polymer-based electrolytes ready for high-voltage lithium battery applications? An overview of degradation mechanisms and battery performance

Advanced Energy Materials, 2022, 12, 2201264. DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202201264

R. Le Ruyet, J. Kullgren, A. J. Naylor, R. Younesi

Electrochemical sodiation and desodiation of gallium

Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2022, 169 (6), 60525. DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/ac766b

L. O. S. Colbin, R. Mogensen, A. Buckel, Y.-L. Wang, A. J. Naylor, J. Kullgren, R. Younesi

A halogen-free and flame-retardant sodium electrolyte compatible with hard carbon anodes

Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2021, 8, 2101135. DOI: 10.1002/admi.202101135

R. Gond, W. van Ekeren, R. Mogensen, A. J. Naylor, R. Younesi

Non-flammable liquid electrolytes for safe batteries

Materials Horizons, 2021, 8, 2913-2928. DOI: 10.1039/D1MH00748C

R. Gond, H. D. Asfaw, O. Hosseinaei, K. Edström, R. Younesi, A. J. Naylor

A lignosulfonate binder for hard carbon anodes in sodium-ion batteries: a comparative study

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2021, 9 (37), 12708-12717. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c05263

N. Tapia-Ruiz, A. R. Armstrong, H. Alptekin, M. A. Amores, H. Au, J. Barker, R. Boston, W. R. Brant, J. M. Brittain, Y. Chen, M. Chhowalla, Y.-S. Choi, S. I. R. Costa, M. C. Ribadeneyra, S. A. Cussen, E. J. Cussen, W. I. F. David, A. V. Desai, S. A. M. Dickson, E. I. Eweka, J. D. Forero-Saboya, C. P. Grey, J. M. Griffin, P. Gross, X. Hua, J. T. S. Irvine, P. Johansson, M. O. Jones, M. Karlsmo, E. Kendrick, E. Kim, O. V. Kolosov, Z. Li, S. F. L. Mertens, R. Mogensen, L. Monconduit, R. E. Morris, A. J. Naylor, S. Nikman, C. A. O'Keefe, D. M. C. Ould, R. G. Palgrave, P. Poizot, A. Ponrouch, S. Renault, E. M. Reynolds, A. Rudola, R. Sayers, D. O. Scanlon, S. Sen, V. R. Seymour, B. Silván, M. T. Sougrati, L. Stievano, G. S. Stone, C. I. Thomas, M.-M. Titirici, J. Tong, T. J. Wood, D. S. Wright, R. Younesi

2021 roadmap for sodium-ion batteries

Journal of Physics: Energy, 2021, 3 (3), 31503. DOI: 10.1088/2515-7655/ac01ef

L. A. Ma, R. Mogensen, A. J. Naylor, R. Younesi

Solid electrolyte interphase in Na-ion batteries

From the book: Na-ion batteries

ISTE & John Wiley and Sons: London, New York, 2021. ISBN: 9781789450132

J. K. Papp, N. Li, L. A. Kaufman, A. J. Naylor, R. Younesi, W. Tong, B. D. McCloskey

A comparison of high voltage outgassing of LiCoO₂, LiNiO₂, and Li₂MnO₃ layered Li-ion cathode materials

Electrochimica Acta, 2020, 365, 137505. DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.137505

L. A. Ma, A. J. Naylor, L. Nyholm, R. Younesi

Strategies of mitigating dissolution of solid electrolyte interphases in sodium-ion batteries

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020, 60 (9), 4855-4863. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202013803

S. I. R. Costa, Y.-S. Choi, A. J. Fielding, A. J. Naylor, J. M. Griffin, Z. Sofer, D. O. Scanlon, N. Tapia Ruiz

Surface engineering strategy using urea to improve the rate performance of Na₂Ti₃O₇ in Na-ion batteries

Chemistry—A European Journal, 2020, 27 (11), 3875-3886. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003129

G. Hernández, A. J. Naylor, Y.-C. Chien, D. Brandell, J. Mindemark, K. Edström

Elimination of fluorination: the influence of fluorine-free electrolytes on the performance of LiNi_1/3Mn_1/3Co_1/3O₂/silicon-graphite Li-ion battery cells

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2020, 8 (27), 10041-10052. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c01733

H. Liu, A. J. Naylor, A. S. Menon, W. R. Brant, K. Edström, R. Younesi

Understanding the roles of tris(trimethylsilyl) phosphite (TMSPi) in LiNi_0.8Mn_0.1Co_0.1O₂ (NMC811)/silicon–graphite (Si–Gr) lithium-ion cells

Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2020, 7, 2000277. DOI: 10.1002/admi.202000277

A. J. Naylor, I. Källquist, D. Peralta, J.-F. Martin, A. Boulineau, J.-F. Colin, C. Baur, J. Chable, M. Fichtner, K. Edström, M. Hahlin, D. Brandell

Stabilization of Li-rich disordered rocksalt oxyfluoride cathodes by particle surface modification

ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2020, 3 (6), 5937-5948. DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.0c00839

I. Källquist, J.-F. Martin, A. J. Naylor, C. Baur, M. Fichtner, J.-F. Colin, D. Brandell, K. Edström, M. Hahlin

Influence of electrolyte additives on the degradation of Li₂VO₂F Li-rich cathodes

Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2020, 124 (24), 12956-12967. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c02840

J. G. Lozano, F. Dillon, A. J. Naylor, L. Y. Lee, C. Lippard, D. Johnstone, P. G. Bruce, N. Grobert

Single source precursor route to iron sulfide nanomaterials for energy storage

Chemical Physics Letters, 2019, 739, 136993. DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2019.136993

A. J. Naylor, M. Carboni, M. Valvo, R. Younesi

Interfacial reaction mechanisms on graphite anodes for K-ion batteries

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2019, 11 (49), 45636-45645. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b15453

L. A. Ma, F. Massel, A. J. Naylor, L.-C. Duda, R. Younesi

Understanding charge compensation mechanisms in Na_0.56Mg_0.04Ni_0.19Mn_0.70O₂

Nature Communications Chemistry, 2019, 2, 125. DOI: 10.1038/s42004-019-0227-z

A. J. Naylor, E. Makkos, J. Maibach, N. Guerrini, A. Sobkowiak, E. Björklund, J. G. Lozano, A. S. Menon, R. Younesi, M. R. Roberts, K. Edström, M. S. Islam, P. G. Bruce

Depth-dependent oxygen redox activity in lithium-rich layered oxide cathodes

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019, 7 (44), 25355-25368. DOI: 10.1039/C9TA09019C

C. Baur, I. Källquist, J. Chable, J. H. Chang, R. E. Johnsen, F. R. Zepeda, J.-M. Ateba Mba, A. J. Naylor, J. M. García-Lastra, T. Vegge, F. Klein, A. R. Schür, P. Norby, K. Edström, M. Hahlin, M. Fichtner

Improved cycling stability in high-capacity Li-rich vanadium containing disordered rock salt oxyfluoride cathodes

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019, 7 (37), 21244-21253. DOI: 10.1039/C9TA06291B

M. Carboni, A. J. Naylor, M. Valvo, R. Younesi

Unlocking high capacities of graphite anodes for potassium-ion batteries

RSC Advances, 2019, 9, 21070-21074. DOI: 10.1039/C9RA01931F

I. Källquist, A. J. Naylor, C. Baur, J. Chable, J. Kullgren, M. Fichtner, K. Edström, D. Brandell, M. Hahlin

Degradation mechanisms in Li₂VO₂F Li-rich disordered rock-salt cathodes

Chemistry of Materials, 2019, 31 (16), 6084-6096. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b00829

E. Björklund, A. J. Naylor, W. Brant, D. Brandell, R. Younesi, K. Edström

Temperature dependence of electrochemical degradation in LiNi_1/3Mn_1/3Co_1/3O₂/Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ cells

Energy Technology, 2019, 7 (9), 1900310. DOI: 10.1002/ente.201900310

I. Capone, K. Hurlbutt, A. J. Naylor, A. Xiao, M. Pasta

Effect of the particle-size distribution on the electrochemical performance of a red phosphorus–carbon composite anode for sodium-ion batteries

ACS Energy & Fuels, 2019, 33 (5), 4651-4658. DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b00385

R. A. House, U. Maitra, L. Jin, J. G. Lozano, J. W. Somerville, N. H. Rees, A. J. Naylor, L. C. Duda, F. Massel, A. V. Chadwick, S. Ramos, D. M. Pickup, D. E. McNally, X. Lu, T. Schmitt, M. R. Roberts, P. G. Bruce

What triggers oxygen loss in oxygen redox cathode materials?

Chemistry of Materials, 2019, 31 (9), 3293-3300. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b00227

M. R. Burton, A. J. Naylor, I. S. Nandhakumar

Electrochemically copper-doped bismuth tellurium selenide thin films

Electrochemistry Communications, 2018, 97, 56-59. DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2018.10.006

R. Mogensen, J. Maibach, A. J. Naylor, R. Younesi

Capacity fading mechanism of tin phosphide anodes in sodium-ion batteries

Dalton Transactions, 2018, 47, 10752-10758. DOI: 10.1039/C8DT01068D

J. A. Dawson, A. J. Naylor, C. Eames, M. Roberts, W. Zhang, H. J. Snaith, P. G. Bruce, M. S. Islam

Mechanisms of lithium intercalation and conversion processes in organic–inorganic halide perovskites

ACS Energy Letters, 2017, 2 (8), 1818-1824. DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.7b00437

J. Billaud, C. Eames, N. Tapia-Ruiz, M. R. Roberts, A. J. Naylor, A. R. Armstrong, M. S. Islam, P. G. Bruce

Evidence of enhanced ion transport in Li-rich silicate intercalation materials

Advanced Energy Materials, 2017, 7 (11), 1601043. DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201601043

J. G. Lozano, F. Dillon, A. J. Naylor, L. Y. Lee, C. Lippard, D. Johnstone, P. G. Bruce, N. Grobert

Structural and chemical characterisation of novel FeS nanostructures for energy storage synthesised using a single-source precursor

European Microscopy Congress 2016: Proceedings, 2016, 508-509. DOI: 10.1002/9783527808465.emc2016.6534

C. Lang, A. J. Naylor, F. Richter, C. Birkl, S. Zekoll, S. Burgess, G. Hughes, D. Howey, P. G. Bruce

Progress in analysing lithium ion battery materials in the SEM

European Microscopy Congress 2016: Proceedings, 2016, 872-873. DOI: 10.1002/9783527808465.emc2016.6278

A. J. Naylor, N. M. White, I. S. Nandhakumar

Electrodeposition of thermoelectric materials

From the book: Thermoelectric materials and devices.

Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016. DOI: 10.1039/9781782624042-00204

L. Lutz, W. Yin, A. Grimaud, D. A. D. Corte, M. Tang, L. Johnson, E. Azaceta, V. Sarou-Kanian, A. J. Naylor, S. Hamad, J. A. Anta, E. Salager, R. Tena-Zaera, P. G. Bruce, J. M. Tarascon

High capacity Na-O₂ batteries: key parameters for solution mediated discharge

Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2016, 120 (36), 20068-20076. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b07659

A. J. Naylor

Towards highly-efficient thermoelectric power harvesting generators

Doctoral Thesis

University of Southampton, Chemistry, 2014. http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/366984

A. J. Naylor, E. Koukharenko, I. S. Nandhakumar, N. M. White

Surfactant-mediated electrodeposition of bismuth telluride films and its effect on microstructural properties

Langmuir, 2012, 28 (22), 8296-8299. DOI: 10.1021/la301367m