Publications
J Puelles, M Ghorbani, B Tuck, L Machuca, M Ackland, F Chen, A Somers, M Forsyth
(2023), Vol. 13, Scientific Reports, C1
The impact of electrode conductivity on electrolyte interfacial structuring and its implications on the Na0/+ electrochemical performance
D Rakov, J Sun, P Cherepanov, K Arano, P Howlett, A Simonov, F Chen, M Forsyth
(2023), Energy and Environmental Science, C1
Modelling cetrimonium micelles as 4-OH cinnamate carriers targeting a hydrated iron oxide surface
J Soto Puelles, Mahdi Ghorbani, S Crawford, M Ackland, F Chen, M Forsyth, A Somers
(2022), Vol. 610, pp. 785-795, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
D Rakov, M Hasanpoor, A Baskin, J Lawson, F Chen, P Cherepanov, A Simonov, P Howlett, M Forsyth
(2022), Vol. 34, pp. 165-177, Chemistry of Materials, Washington, D.C., C1
Factors controlling the physical properties of an organic ionic plastic crystal
N Sirigiri, F Chen, C Forsyth, R Yunis, L O'Dell, J Pringle, M Forsyth
(2022), Vol. 22, pp. 1-8, Materials Today Physics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Urbi Pal, Dmitrii Rakov, Bingyu Lu, Baharak Sayahpour, Fangfang Chen, Binayak Roy, Douglas MacFarlane, Michel Armand, Patrick Howlett, Ying Meng, Maria Forsyth
(2022), Vol. 15, pp. 1907-1919, Energy and Environmental Science, Cambridge, Eng., C1
M Ghorbani, J Soto Puelles, M Forsyth, H Zhu, S Crawford, F Chen, P Cáceres-Vélez, P Jusuf, A Somers
(2022), Vol. 10, pp. 2960-2970, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, Washington, D.C., C1
Fangfang Chen
(2022), Vol. 35, pp. 1-13, Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Ultra-stable all-solid-state sodium metal batteries enabled by perfluoropolyether-based electrolytes
X Wang, C Zhang, M Sawczyk, J Sun, Q Yuan, F Chen, T Mendes, P Howlett, C Fu, Y Wang, X Tan, D Searles, P Král, C Hawker, A Whittaker, M Forsyth
(2022), Vol. 21, pp. 1057-1065, Nature Materials, London, Eng., C1
Cationic polymer-in-salt electrolytes for fast metal ion conduction and solid-state battery applications
Fangfang Chen, Xiaoen Wang, Michel Armand, Maria Forsyth
(2022), pp. 1-9, Nature Materials, London, Eng., C1
D Rakov, J Sun, S Ferdousi, P Howlett, A Simonov, F Chen, M Forsyth
(2022), Vol. 4, pp. 1984-1990, ACS Materials Letters, C1
Unravelling the Role of Speciation in Glyme:Ionic Liquid Hybrid Electrolytes for Na-O
L Garcia-Quintana, F Chen, N Ortiz-Vitoriano, Y Zhang, L O'Dell, D MacFarlane, M Forsyth, A Bond, P Howlett, C Pozo-Gonzalo
(2021), Vol. 4, pp. 513-521, Batteries and Supercaps, C1
D Gyabeng, L Qiao, H Zhang, U Oteo, M Armand, M Forsyth, F Chen, L O'Dell
(2021), Vol. 327, Journal of Molecular Liquids, C1
Nanoscale modelling of polymer electrolytes for rechargeable batteries
H Zhang, F Chen, J Carrasco
(2021), Vol. 36, pp. 77-90, Energy Storage Materials, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Predicting gas selectivity in organic ionic plastic crystals by free energy calculations
V Kandagal, J Pringle, M Forsyth, F Chen
(2021), Vol. 11, pp. 19623-19629, RSC advances, Cambridge, Eng., C1
K Arano, S Begic, F Chen, D Rakov, D Mazouzi, N Gautier, R Kerr, B Lestriez, J Le Bideau, P Howlett, D Guyomard, M Forsyth, N Dupre
(2021), Vol. 13, pp. 28281-28294, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Washington, DC, C1
D Gyabeng, L Qiao, H Zhang, U Oteo, M Armand, M Forsyth, F Chen, L O'Dell
(2021), Vol. 125, pp. 14818-14826, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Washington, D.C., C1
T Pathirana, D Rakov, F Chen, M Forsyth, R Kerr, P Howlett
(2021), Vol. 4, pp. 6399-6407, ACS Applied Energy Materials, Washington, D.C., C1
X Wang, R Kerr, F Chen, N Goujon, J Pringle, D Mecerreyes, M Forsyth, P Howlett
(2020), Vol. 32, Advanced Materials, Germany, C1
Water as a catalyst for ion transport across the electrical double layer in ionic liquids
S Begić, F Chen, E Jónsson, M Forsyth
(2020), Vol. 4, Physical Review Materials, C1
Highly Homogeneous Sodium Superoxide Growth in Na-O
N Ortiz-Vitoriano, I Monterrubio, L Garcia-Quintana, J López Del Amo, F Chen, T Rojo, P Howlett, M Forsyth, C Pozo-Gonzalo
(2020), Vol. 5, pp. 903-909, ACS Energy Letters, C1
D Rakov, F Chen, S Ferdousi, H Li, T Pathirana, A Simonov, P Howlett, R Atkin, M Forsyth
(2020), Vol. 19, pp. 1096-1101, Nature Materials, England, C1
T Young, F Chen, C Burba
(2020), Vol. 124, pp. 3984-3991, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Washington, D.C., C1
U Pal, F Chen, D Gyabang, T Pathirana, B Roy, R Kerr, D MacFarlane, M Armand, P Howlett, M Forsyth
(2020), Vol. 8, pp. 18826-18839, Journal of materials chemistry A, Cambridge, Eng., C1
Suppressed Mobility of Negative Charges in Polymer Electrolytes with an Ether-Functionalized Anion
H Zhang, F Chen, O Lakuntza, U Oteo, L Qiao, M Martinez-Ibañez, H Zhu, J Carrasco, M Forsyth, M Armand
(2019), Vol. 58, pp. 12070-12075, Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, Germany, C1
Xiaoen Wang, Fangfang Chen, Gaetan Girard, Haijin Zhu, Douglas MacFarlane, David Mecerreyes, Michel Armand, Patrick Howlett, Maria Forsyth
(2019), Vol. 3, pp. 2687-2702, Joule, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Overscreening and crowding in electrochemical ionic liquid systems
S Begić, F Chen, E Jónsson, M Forsyth
(2019), Vol. 3, Physical Review Materials, C1
Tuning sodium interfacial chemistry with mixed-anion ionic liquid electrolytes
M Forsyth, M Hilder, Y Zhang, F Chen, L Carre, D Rakov, M Armand, D Macfarlane, C Pozo-Gonzalo, P Howlett
(2019), Vol. 11, pp. 43093-43106, ACS applied materials and interfaces, Washington, D.C., C1
F Chen, M Forsyth
(2019), Vol. 10, pp. 7414-7420, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, United States, C1
Suppressed Mobility of Negative Charges in Polymer Electrolytes with an Ether‐Functionalized Anion
Heng Zhang, Fangfang Chen, Oier Lakuntza, Uxue Oteo, Lixin Qiao, Maria Martinez‐Ibañez, Haijin Zhu, Javier Carrasco, Maria Forsyth, Michel Armand
(2019), Vol. 131, pp. 12198-12203, Angewandte Chemie, London, Eng., C1-1
X Chen, M Forsyth, F Chen
(2018), Vol. 316, pp. 47-52, Solid state ionics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
F Chen, P Howlett, M Forsyth
(2018), Vol. 122, pp. 105-114, Journal of physical chemistry C, Washington, D.C., C1
M Sani, P Martin, R Yunis, F Chen, M Forsyth, M Deschamps, L O'Dell
(2018), Vol. 9, pp. 1007-1011, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, United States, C1
F Chen, R Kerr, M Forsyth
(2018), Vol. 148, Journal of Chemical Physics, United States, C1
V Kandagal, F Chen, J Pringle, M Forsyth
(2018), Vol. 122, pp. 8274-8283, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, United States, C1
P Martin, F Chen, M Forsyth, M Deschamps, L O'Dell
(2018), Vol. 9, pp. 7072-7078, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, United States, C1
Molecular Dynamics Study of a Dual-Cation Ionomer Electrolyte
X Chen, F Chen, E Jónsson, M Forsyth
(2017), Vol. 18, pp. 230-237, ChemPhysChem, Germany, C1
Conformational Dynamics in an Organic Ionic Plastic Crystal
L Jin, K Nairn, C Ling, H Zhu, L O'Dell, J Li, F Chen, A Pavan, L Madsen, P Howlett, D Macfarlane, M Forsyth, J Pringle
(2017), Vol. 121, pp. 5439-5446, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, United States, C1
Molecular dynamics study of the effect of tetraglyme plasticizer on dual-cation ionomer electrolytes
X Chen, F Chen, M Forsyth
(2017), Vol. 19, pp. 16426-16432, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, England, C1
V Kandagal, F Chen, E Jónsson, J Pringle, M Forsyth
(2017), Vol. 147, Journal of Chemical Physics, United States, C1-1
Molecular dynamics simulations of pyrrolidinium and imidazolium ionic liquids at graphene interfaces
S Begić, E Jónsson, F Chen, M Forsyth
(2017), Vol. 19, pp. 30010-30020, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, England, C1
New insights into ordering and dynamics in organic ionic plastic crystal electrolytes
M Forsyth, F Chen, L O'Dell, K Romanenko
(2016), Vol. 288, pp. 160-166, Solid state ionics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
M Forsyth, H Yoon, F Chen, H Zhu, D MacFarlane, M Armand, P Howlett
(2016), Vol. 120, pp. 4276-4286, Journal of physical chemistry C, Washington, D.C., C1
X Chen, F Chen, M Liu, M Forsyth
(2016), Vol. 288, pp. 271-276, Solid state ionics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
F Chen, M Forsyth
(2016), Vol. 18, pp. 19336-19344, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, England, C1
J Rao, R Vijayaraghavan, F Chen, H Zhu, P Howlett, D Macfarlane, M Forsyth
(2016), Vol. 52, pp. 14097-14100, Chemical Communications, England, C1
M Forsyth, G Girard, A Basile, M Hilder, D MacFarlane, F Chen, P Howlett
(2016), Vol. 220, pp. 609-617, Electrochimica acta, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Insights into the transport of alkali metal ions doped into a plastic crystal electrolyte
F Chen, J Pringle, M Forsyth
(2015), Vol. 27, pp. 2666-2672, Chemistry of materials, Washington, D.C, C1
Insight into local structure and molecular dynamics in organic solid-state ionic conductors
H Zhu, F Chen, L Jin, L O'Dell, M Forsyth
(2014), Vol. 15, pp. 3720-3724, Chemphyschem, Weinheim, Germany, C1
F Chen, H Zhu, M Forsyth
(2014), Vol. 15, pp. 3530-3535, Chemphyschem, Weinheim, Germany, C1
F Chen, L De, M Forsyth
(2013), Vol. 4, pp. 4085-4089, Journal of physical chemistry letters, Washington, D.C., C1
Molecular insights : structure and dynamics of a Li ion doped organic ionic plastic crystal
L Jin, S De Leeuw, M Koudriachova, J Pringle, P Howlett, F Chen, M Forsyth
(2013), Vol. 15, pp. 19570-19574, Physical chemistry chemical physics, London, England, C1
F Chen, L Jin, S de Leeuw, J Pringle, M Forsyth
(2013), Vol. 138, pp. 1-12, Journal of chemical physics, College Park, Md., C1
Methylation of zebularine investigated using density functional theory calculations
L Selvam, F Chen, F Wang
(2011), Vol. 32, pp. 2077-2083, Journal of computational chemistry, Hoboken, N. J., C1-1
Blue shifted intramolecular C-H···O improper hydrogen bonds in conformers of zidovudine
F Chen, L Selvam, F Wang
(2010), Vol. 493, pp. 358-363, Chemical physics letters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Solvent effects on blue shifted improper hydrogen bond of C-H···O in deoxycytidine isomers
L Selvam, F Chen, F Wang
(2010), Vol. 500, pp. 327-333, Chemical physics letters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
F Chen, F Wang
(2009), Vol. 14, pp. 2656-2668, Molecules, Basel, Switzerland, C1-1
Corrosion behavior of bulk amorphous Zr 55 A1 10 Cu 30 Ni 5-x Pdx alloys
F Qin, H Zhang, P Chen, F Chen, D Qiao, Z Hu
(2004), Vol. 58, pp. 1246-1250, Materials letters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Molecular dynamics study of atomic transport properties in rapidly cooling liquid copper
F Chen, H Zhang, F Qin, Z Hu
(2004), Vol. 120, pp. 1826-1831, Journal of chemical physics, College Park, Md., C1-1
F Chen, H Zhang, Z Hu
(2004), Vol. 40, pp. 731-735, Jin shu xue bao = Acta metallurgica sinica, Beijing, China, C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Sustainable high energy sodium batteries with enhanced safety & cycle life
Prof Maria Forsyth, A/Prof Luke O'Dell, Prof Patrick Howlett, Dr Fangfang Chen, Prof Agilio Padua, Prof Michel Armand
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2023: $195,702
- 2022: $237,336
- 2021: $193,018
Industry and Other Funding
Novel Ionic Liquid based Solid-State Electrolytes for Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries (SSLMBs).
Dr Mega Kar, Prof Maria Forsyth, Prof Jenny Pringle, Prof Patrick Howlett, Dr Fangfang Chen
Petronas Research SDN BHD
- 2023: $153,368
- 2022: $85,204
Sovereign Advanced Battery (SABRE)
Prof Patrick Howlett, Dr Danah Al-Masri, Dr Urbi Pal, Dr Fangfang Chen, Dr Hamid Ilbeygi, Mr Will Yang, Dr Timothy Khoo, A/Prof Robert Kerr, Prof Maria Forsyth
Calix Limited
- 2023: $2,596,215
Other Funding Sources
Future Electrolyte Systems
Prof Maria Forsyth, Prof Patrick Howlett, A/Prof Robert Kerr, A/Prof Luke O'Dell, Dr Fangfang Chen, Dr Xiaoen Wang
Future Battery Industries CRC
- 2023: $337,124
- 2022: $363,707
- 2021: $79,372
- 2020: $83,000
Supervisions
Dmitrii Rakov
Thesis entitled: Molecular behaviour of electrode/ionic liquid electrolyte interface for rechargeable batteries
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Vinay Shekhar Kandagal
Thesis entitled: Molecular Modelling Studies of an Organic Ionic Plastic Crystal for Gas Absorption and Electrolyte Applications
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Srdan Begic
Thesis entitled: The Physics of the Electrode-Electrolyte Interface in Ionic Liquids
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Xingyu Chen
Thesis entitled: Molecular Dynamics Study of Ion Dynamics in Ionomer Electrolytes
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials