Professor Peter R. Slater
I am a Professor in Materials Chemistry at the University of Birmingham and Co-Director of the Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage. I have more than 25 years research experience in the area of solid state/materials chemistry, ranging from battery materials to solid oxide fuel cells. In these areas I have published more than 250 papers in scientific journals, and I have written more than 15 invited review articles. My current research is focusing mainly on the development of novel ionic and mixed conductors for energy storage and conversion applications (e.g. Li/Na ion batteries and solid oxide fuel cells), including the use of novel doping strategies to stabilize new systems/improve materials performance.
I am also active in promoting research into new energy technologies to the general public, and in schools
My research areas include
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New materials for Li/Na ion batteries
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Recycling of Li/Na ion batteries
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New materials for use as electrolytes/electrodes in solid oxide fuel cells/electrolysers
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Novel anion/cation excess systems as new ionic conductors/magnetics materials
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General Solid State Chemistry: synthesis and characterisation of inorganic solids
Recent Publications
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Driscoll, L, Driscoll, L & Slater, P 2020, 'The importance of ionic radii in determining the structure obtained for sodium transition metal sulfates: tuning structure through transition metal and selenate doping', Journal of Solid State Chemistry, vol. 282, 121080.
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Wissel, K, Vogel, T, Dasgupta, S, Fortes, AD, Slater, P & Clemens, O 2020, 'Topochemical fluorination of n = 2 Ruddlesden–Popper type Sr3Ti2O7 to Sr3Ti2O5F4 and its reductive defluorination', Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 1153-1163.
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Dong, B, Yeandel, S, Goddard, P & Slater, P 2020, 'Combined experimental and computational study of Ce-doped La3Zr2Li7O12 garnet solid state electrolyte', Chemistry of Materials, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 215-223.
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wissel, K, malik, AM, vasala, S, Plana-Ruiz, S, Kolb, U, Slater, P, da silva, I, Alff, L & clemens, O 2020, 'Topochemical reduction of La2NiO3F2: the first Ni-based Ruddlesden-Popper n = 1 T’-type structure and the impact of reduction on magnetic ordering', Chemistry of Materials.
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Smith, A, James, M & Slater, P 2019, 'Effect of Si-doping on the structure and conductivity of (Sr/Ca)2MnFeO6-δ systems', ECS Transactions, vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 1425-1436.
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Trussov, I, Driscoll, L, Male, L, Sanjuan, M, Orera, A & Slater, P 2019, 'Synthesis and structures of sodium containing K2-xNaxMg2(SO4)3 langbeinite phases', Journal of Solid State Chemistry, vol. 276, pp. 37-46.
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Trussov, I, Male, L, Sanjuan, ML, Orera, A & Slater, P 2019, 'Understanding the complex structural features and phase changes in Na2Mg2(SO4)3: a combined single crystal and variable temperature powder diffraction and Raman spectroscopy study', Journal of Solid State Chemistry, vol. 272, pp. 157-165.
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Wain-Martin, A, Moran-Ruiz, A, Laguna-Bercero, M, Campana, R, Larranaga, A, Slater, P & Arriortua, MI 2019, 'SOFC cathodic layers using wet powder spraying technique with self synthesized nanopowders', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol. 44, no. 14, pp. 7555-7563.
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Waidha, A, Zhang, H, Lepple, M, dasgupta, S, lambert, A, Slater, P, fortes, D & Clemens, O 2019, 'BaCoO2+δ: A new highly oxygen deficient perovskite-related phase with unusual Co coordination obtained by high temperature reaction with short reaction times', Chemical Communications , vol. 55, no. 20, pp. 2920-2923.
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Morán-Ruiz, A, Wain-Martin, A, Orera, A, Sanjuán, ML, Larrañaga, A, Slater, P & Arriortua, M 2019, 'Synthesis of new Ln4(Al2O6F2)O (Ln = Sm, Eu, Gd) phases with a cuspidine-related structure', IUCrJ, vol. 6, no. Pt 1, pp. 128-135.
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Yeandel, S, chapman, B, Slater, P & goddard, P 2018, 'Structure and Lithium Ion Dynamics in Fluoride Doped Cubic LLZO Garnet for Li Solid State Battery Applications', Journal of Physical Chemistry C.
