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
2022
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Dong, B, Haworth, A, Yeandel, S, Stockham, M, James, M, Xiu, J, Wang, D, Goddard, P, Johnston, K & Slater, P2022, 'Halogenation of Li7La3Zr2O12 solid electrolytes: a combined solid-state NMR, computational and electrochemical study', Journal of Materials Chemistry A. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1TA07309E
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Stockham, M, Dong, B & Slater, P 2022, 'High entropy lithium garnets – Testing the compositional flexibility of the lithium garnet system', Journal of Solid State Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2022.122944
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Song, T, Chen, L, Gastol, D, Dong, B, Marco, JF, Berry, F, Slater, P, Reed, D & Kendrick, E 2022, 'High-voltage stabilization of O3-type layered oxide for sodium-ion batteries by simultaneous tin dual modification', Chemistry of Materials, vol. 34, no. 9, pp. 4153-4165. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c00522
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Majewski, A, Khodimchuk, A, Zakharov, D, Ananyev, M, johnson, I, darr, J, Slater, P & Steinberger-Wilckens, R2022, 'Oxygen surface exchange properties and electrochemical activity of lanthanum nickelates', Journal of Solid State Chemistry, vol. 312, 123228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2022.123228
2021
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Stockham M, Griffiths A, Dong B, Slater P. Assessing the importance of cation size in the tetragonal-cubic phase transition in lithium garnet electrolytes. ChemRxiv. Cambridge. Preprint.
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M. P. Stockham, B. Dong, M. S. James, Y. Li, Y. Ding, E. Kendrick and P. Slater. Evaluation of Ga0.2Li6.4Nd3Zr2O12 garnets: exploiting dopant instability to create a mixed conductive interface to reduce interfacial resistance for all solid state batteries. Dalton Transactions, 2021, advance article
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Reynolds, C. D.; Slater, P. R.; Hare, S. D.; Simmons, M. J. H.; Kendrick, E., A review of metrology in lithium-ion electrode coating processes. Materials & Design 2021, 209, 109971
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Driscoll, E. H.; Orera, A.; Anderson, P. A.; Sanjuán, M. L.; Slater, P. R., Raman spectroscopy insights into the α- and δ-phases of formamidinium lead iodide (FAPbI3). Dalton Transactions 2021, 50 (9), 3315-3323.
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Stockham, M. P.; Dong, B.; James, M. S.; Li, Y.; Ding, Y.; Slater, P. R., Water based synthesis of highly conductive GaxLi7−3xLa3Hf2O12 garnets with comparable critical current density to analogous GaxLi7−3xLa3Zr2O12 systems. Dalton Transactions 2021, 50 (7), 2364-237
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Wissel, K.; Schoch, R.; Vogel, T.; Donzelli, M.; Matveeva, G.; Kolb, U.; Bauer, M.; Slater, P. R.; Clemens, O., Electrochemical Reduction and Oxidation of Ruddlesden–Popper-Type La2NiO3F2 within Fluoride-Ion Batteries. Chemistry of Materials 2021, 33 (2), 499-512.
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Thomas, S. W.; James, M. S.; Stockham, M. P.; Deakin, J.; Jarvis, A.; Slater, P. R., Synthesis of Borate Doped La10Ge6O27: Confirming the Presence of a Secondary Conducting Pathway. ECS Transactions 2021, 103 (1), 1885-1897
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James, M. S.; Berry, F. J.; Marco, J. F.; Slater, P. R., Synthesis and Characterisation of P-Doped Sr2MnFeO6-δ Systems. ECS Transactions 2021, 103 (1), 2185-2194.
2020
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Ford, L. J.; Slater, P. R.; Christie, J. K.; Goddard, P., Carbon dioxide and water incorporation mechanisms in SrFeO3−δ phases: a computational study. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2020, 22 (43), 25146-25155.
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Robles-Fernandez, A.; Orera, A.; Merino, R. I.; Slater, P. R., Suitability of strontium and cobalt-free perovskite cathodes with La9.67Si5AlO26 apatite electrolyte for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells. Dalton Transactions 2020, 49 (40), 14280-14289.
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Harrison, C. M.; Slater, P. R.; Steinberger-Wilckens, R., A review of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell cathode materials with respect to their resistance to the effects of chromium poisoning. Solid State Ion. 2020, 354, 115410.
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Majewski, A. J.; Slater, P. R.; Steinberger-Wilckens, R., Understanding the effect of water transport on the thermal expansion properties of the perovskites BaFe0.6Co0.3Nb0.1O3−δ and BaCo0.7Yb0.2Bi0.1O3−δ. Journal of Materials Science 2020, 55 (28), 13590-13604.
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dos Santos-Gómez, L.; Porras-Vázquez, J. M.; Losilla, E. R.; Marrero-López, D.; Slater, P. R., Investigation of PO43- oxyanion-doping on the properties of CaFe0.4Ti0.6O3−δ for potential application as symmetrical electrodes for SOFCs. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2020, 835, 155437.
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Dong, B.; Stockham, M. P.; Chater, P. A.; Slater, P. R., X-ray pair distribution function analysis and electrical and electrochemical properties of cerium doped Li5La3Nb2O12 garnet solid-state electrolyte. Dalton Transactions 2020, 49 (33), 11727-11735.
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Dong, B., Li, L., Tao, X., Stockham, M. P., Li, C., Li, Y., Ding, Y., and Slater, P. (2020). Enhanced Densification and Conduction Properties of Li5+xLa3Nb2-xZrxO12 Garnet Solid-State Electrolytes Through Zn Doping on the Nb/Zr Site. ChemRxiv. Cambridge. Preprint.
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Trussov, I. A.; Kokhmetova, S. T.; Driscoll, L. L.; Smith, R.; Berry, F. J.; Marco, J. F.; Galeyeva, A. K.; Kurbatov, A. P.; Slater, P. R., Synthesis, structure and electrochemical performance of Eldfellite, NaFe(SO4)2, doped with SeO4, HPO4 and PO3F. Journal of Solid State Chemistry 2020, 289, 121395.
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Stockham, M. P.; Dong, B.; Ding, Y.; Li, Y.; Slater, P. R., Evaluation of the effect of site substitution of Pr doping in the lithium garnet system Li5La3Nb2O12. Dalton Transactions 2020, 49 (30), 10349-10359.
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Driscoll, E. H.; Hayward, E. C.; Patchett, R.; Anderson, P. A.; Slater, P. R., The Building Blocks of Battery Technology: Using Modified Tower Block Game Sets to Explain and Aid the Understanding of Rechargeable Li-Ion Batteries. Journal of Chemical Education 2020, 97 (8), 2231-2237.
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Dong, B.; Driscoll, L. L.; Stockham, M. P.; Kendrick, E.; Slater, P. R., Low temperature synthesis of garnet solid state electrolytes: Implications on aluminium incorporation in Li7La3Zr2O12. Solid State Ion. 2020, 350, 115317.
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Jarvis, A.; Berry, F. J.; Marco, J. F.; Sanchez-Arenillas, M.; Cibin, G.; Clemens, O.; Slater, P. R., Synthesis and characterisation of Sr4Fe3-xCrxO10-δ: Stabilisation of n=3 Ruddlesden-Popper phases through Cr doping. Journal of Solid State Chemistry 2020, 287, 121372.
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Driscoll, L. L.; Driscoll, E. H.; Slater, P. R., Investigation into the ability of langbeinite-type K2M2(SO4)3 (M = Mn, Fe, Co and Ni) materials to accommodate Na: The importance of the electronegativity of the framework cation. Journal of Solid State Chemistry 2020, 287, 121363.
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Xiu, J.; Dong, B.; Driscoll, E.; Feng, X.; Muhammad, A.; Chen, S.; Du, Z.; Zhu, Y.; Zhang, Z.; Tang, Z.; He, Z.; Slater, P. R., Degradation induced lattice anchoring self-passivation in CsPbI3−xBrx. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2020, 8 (19), 9963-9969.
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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.