Publications

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2022

  • S. Fahad, Z. Zhang, L. Zhai, and A. Kushima*, A liquid metal electrocatalyst as a self-healing anchor to suppress polysulfide shuttling in lithium sulfur batteries”, Batteries & Supercaps (accepted).
  • J.-H. Hwang, S. Fahad, H. Ryu, K. L. Rodriguez, J. S. Domingo, A. Kushima, and W. H. Lee, “Recycling urine for bioelectrochemical hydrogen production using a MoS2 nano carbon coated electrode in a microbial electrolysis cell”, J. Power Sources, 527 (2022), 231209. [read]
  • S. Koul, Y. Morita, F. Fujisaki, H. Ogasa, Y. Fujiwara, A. Kushima*, “Effect of liquid metal coating on improved cycle performance of anode-free lithium metal battery”, J. Electrochem. Soc., 169 020542 (2022). [read]

2021

  • N. R. Reddy, M. Aubin, A. Kushima, and J. Fang, “Fluorescent H-Aggregate Vesicles and Tubes of a Cyanine Dye and Their Potential as Light-Harvesting Antennae”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 125, 7911 (2021). [read]
  • G. Wang, J. Chang, S. Koul, A. Kushima, and Y. Yang, “CO2 Bubble-Assisted Pt Exposure in PtFeNi Porous Film for High-Performance Zinc-Air Battery”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 143, 11595 (2021). [read]
  • S. Fahad, Z. Wei, and A. Kushima*, “In situ transmission electron microscopy observation of fast and stable reaction of lithium polysulfide infiltrated carbon composite and its application as a lithium sulfur battery electrode for improved cycle lifetime”, J. Power Sources,  506, 230175 (2021). [read]
  • M. Aubin and A. Kushima*, “Direct observation and quantitative analysis of lithium dendrite growth by in-situ transmission electron microscopy”, J. Electrochem. Soc., 168, 020535 (2021). [read]
  • S. Koul, L. Zhou, O. Ahmed, Y. Sohn, T. Jiang, and A. Kushima, “In-situ TEM characterization of microstructure evolution and mechanical behavior of the 3D printed Inconel 718 exposed to high temperature”, Microsc. Microanal., 27, 250 (2021). [read]
  • Z. Zhang, J. E. Calderon, S. Fahad, L. Ju, D.-X. Antony, Y. Yang, A. Kushima, and L. Zhai, “Polymer Derived Ceramic Nanoparticle/Edge Functionalized Graphene Oxide Composites for Lithium Ion Storage”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 13, 9794 (2021). [read]
  • H. Tian, Z. Li, G. Feng, Z. Yang, D. Fox, M. Wang, H. Zhou, L. Zhai, A. Kushima, Y. Du, Z. Feng, X. Shan, and Y. Yang, “Stable, High-performance, Dendrite-free, Seawater-based Aqueous Batteries”, Nat. Commun., 12, 237 (2021). [read]
  • J.- H. Hwang, H. Ryu, K. Rodriguez, S. Fahad, J. W. Santo Domingo, A. Kushima, W. H. Lee, “A strategy for power generation from bilgewater using a photosynthetic microalgal fuel cell (MAFC)”, J. Power Source, 484, 229222 (2021). [read]

2020

  • R. Candeago, K. Kim, H. Vapnik, S. Cotty, M. Aubin, S. Berensmeier, A. Kushima, X. Su, “Semiconducting Polymer Interfaces for Electrochemically Assisted Mercury Remediation”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 12, 49713 (2020). [read]
  • G. Wang, M. Aubin, A. Mehta, H. Tian, J. Chang, A. Kushima, Y. Sohn, Y. Yang, “Stabilization of Sn Anode through Structural Reconstruction of a Cu–Sn Intermetallic Coating Layer”, Adv. Mater., 2020, 2003684 (2020). [read]
  • Y. Chen, Z. Wang, X. Li, X. Yao, C. Wang, Y. Li, W. Xue, D. Yu, S. Y. Kim, F. Yang, A. Kushima, G. Zhang, H. Huang, N, Wu, Y-. W. Mai, J. Goodenough, and J. Li, “Lithium metal deposition and stripping in a solid-state battery via Coble creep”, Nature, 578, 251 (2020). [read]

2019

  • Gupta, T. S. Sakthivel, C. J. Neal, S. Koul, S. Singh, A. Kushima, S. Seal, “Antioxidant properties of ALD grown nanoceria films with tunable valency”, Biomater. Sci., 7, 3050 (2019). [read]
  • Ali, S. Koul, G. Gregory, J. Bullock, A. Javey, A. Kushima, and K. O. Davis, “In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Study of Molybdenum Oxide Contacts for Silicon Solar Cells”, Phys. Status Solidi A, 1800998 (2019). [read]
  • K. Liang, L. Ju, S. Koul, A. Kushima, and Y. Yang, “Self‐Supported Tin Sulfide Porous Films for Flexible Aluminum‐Ion Batteries”, Adv. Energy Mater., 9, 1802543 (2019). [read]

2018

  • X. Su, A. Kushima, C. Halliday, J. Zhou, J. Li, and T. A. Hatton, “Electrochemically-Mediated Remediation of Heavy Metal Oxyanions by Redox-Active Metallopolymers: Selective Separation of Chromium and Arsenic”, Nat Commun. 9, 4701 (2018).  [read]
  • Bai, J. Guo, M. Wang, A. Kushima, L. Su, J. Li, F. R. Brushett, and M. Z. Bazant, “Interactions between Lithium Growths and Nanoporous Ceramic Separators”, Joule, 2, 2434 (2018). [read]
  • Shi, W. Zhou, Z. Li, S. Koul, A. Kushima, Y. Yang, “Periodically Ordered Nanoporous Perovskite Photoelectrode for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting”, ACS Nano, 12, 6335 (2018). [read]
  • H. Ali, S. Koul, G. Gregory, J. Bullock, A. Javey, A. Kushima, and K. O. Davis, “Thermal Stability of Hole-Selective Tungsten Oxide: In Situ Transmission  Electron Microscopy Study”, Sci Rep., 8, 12651 (2018). [read]
  • Z. Li, L. Shi, D. Franklin, S. Koul, A. Kushima, Y. Yang, “Drastic enhancement of photoelectrochemical water splitting performance over plasmonic Al@TiO2 heterostructured nanocavity arrays”, Nano Energy, 51, 400 (2018). [read]
  • Y. Yang, A. Kushima, W. Han, H. L. Xin, and J. Li, “Liquid-like, self-healing aluminum oxide during deformation at room temperature“, Nano Lett., 14, 2492 (2018).  [read]
  • P. Kao, K. A. Dahmen, A. Kushima, W. J. Wright, H. S. Park, M. P. Short, and S. Yip, “Nanomechanics of Slip Avalanches in Amorphous Plasticity”, J. Mech. Phys. Solid, 114, 158 (2018). [read]
  • K. P. So, A. Kushima, J. G. Park, X. Liu, D. H. Keum, H. Y. Jeong, F. Yao, S. H. Joo, H. S. Kim, H. Kim, J. Li, and Y. H. Lee, “Intragranular Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes Comprehensively Improves Aluminum Alloys”, Adv. Sci., (2018), 1800115. [read]
  • C. A. Dennett, K. P. So, A. Kushima, D. L. Buller, K. Hatter, and M. P. Short, “Detecting self-ion irradiation-induced void swelling in pure copper using transient grating spectroscopy”, Acta Materialia, 145, 496 (2018). [read]

– 2017

  • L. Suo, D. Oh, Y. Lin, Z. Zhuo, O. Borodin, T. Gao, F. Wang, A. Kushima, Z. Wang, H. -C. Kim, Y. Qi, W. Yang, F. Pan, J. Li, K. Xu, and C. Wang, “How Solid-Electrolyte Interphase Forms in Aqueous Electrolytes”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 139, 18670 (2017). [read]
  • G. Xu, A. Kushima*, J. Yuan, H. Dou, W. Xue, X. Zhang*, X. Yang, and J. Li*, “Ad hoc solid electrolyte on acidized carbon nanotube paper improves cycle life of lithium-sulfur batteries”, Energy Environ. Sci., 10, 2544 (2017). [read]
  • D. Popovic*, A. Kushima*, M. I. Bogdanovic, J. S. Chai, B. Kasalica, M. Trtica, J. Stasic, and A. A. Zekic, “Continuous wave laser for tailoring the photoluminescence of silicon nanoparticles produced by laser ablation in liquid”, J. Appl. Phys., 122, 113107 (2017). [read]
  • G. Xu, Q. Yan, S. Wang, A. Kushima, P. Bai, K. Liu, X. Zhang, Z. Tang, and J. Li, “A thin multifunctional coating on a separator improves the cyclability and safety of lithium sulfur batteries”, Chem. Sci, 8, 6619 (2017). [read]
  • B. Y. Guan, A. Kushima, L. Yu, S. Li, J. Li, and X. W. Lou, “Coordination polymers derived general synthesis of multishelled mixed metal-oxide particles for hybrid supercapacitors”, Adv. Mater., 29, 1605902 (2017). [read]
  • A. Kushima, K. P. So, C. Su, P. Bai, N. Kuriyama, T. Maebashi, Y. Fujiwara, M. Z. Bazant, J. Li, “Liquid cell transmission electron microscopy observation of lithium metal growth and dissolution: Root growth, dead lithium and lithium flotsams”, Nano Energy, 32, 271 (2017). [read]
  • G. Xu, Q. Yan, A. Kushima, X. Zhang, J. Pan, and J. Li, “Conductive graphene oxide-polyacrylicacid (GOPAA) binder for lithium-sulfur battery”, Nano Energy, 31, 568 (2017). [read]
  • Y. Jin, S. Li, A. Kushima, X. Zheng, Y. Sun, J. Xie, J. Sun, W. Xue, G. Zhou, J. Wu, F. Shi, R. Zhang, Z. Zhu, K. So, Y. Cui, and J. Li, “Self-healing SEI enables full-cell cycling of a silicon-majority anode with a coulombic efficiency exceeding 99.9%”, Energy Environ. Sci., 10, 580 (2017) [read].
  • Z. Zhu, A. Kushima, Z. Yin, L. Qi, K. Amine, J. Lu, and J. Li, “Anion-redox nanolithia cathodes for Li-ion batteries”, Nature Energy, 1, 16111 (2016). [read]
  • K. P. So, X. Liu, H. Mori, A. Kushima, J. G. Park, H. S. Kim, S. Ogata, Y. H. Lee, and J. Li, “Ton-scale metal-carbon nanotube composite: The mechanism of strengthening while retaining tensile ductility”, Extreme Mech. Lett., 8, 245 (2016). [read]
  • K. P. So, D. Chen, A. Kushima, M. Li, S. Kim, Y. Yang, Z. Wang, J. G. Park, Y. H. Lee, R. I. Gonzalez, M. Kiwi, E. M. Bringa, L. Shao, and Ju Li, “Dispersion of carbon nanotubes in aluminum improves radiation resistance”, Nano Energy, 22, 319 (2016). [read]
  • A. Kushima, T. Koido, Y. Fujiwara, N. Kuriyama, N. Kusumi, and J. Li, “Charging/Discharging Nanomorphology Asymmetry and Rate-Dependent Capacity Degradation in Li–Oxygen Battery”, Nano Lett., 15, 8260 (2015). [read]
  • C. Wang, X. Wang, Y. Yang, A. Kushima, J. Chen, J. Li, Y. Huang, “Slurryless Li2S/Reduced Graphene Oxide Cathode Paper for High-Performance Lithium Sulfur Battery”, Nano Lett., 15, 1796 (2015). [read]
  • A. Kushima, X. Qian, P. Zhao, S. Zhang, and J. Li, “Ripplocations in van der Waals Layers”, Nano Lett., 15, 1302 (2015). [read]
  • J. Niu, A. Kushima, M. Li, Z. Wang, W. Li, and J. Li, “Scalable Synthesis of Sulfur NanospongeCathode for Lithium-Sulfur Battery with Improved Cyclability”, J. Mater. Chem. A., 2, 19788 (2014). [read]
  • Niu*, A. Kushima*, X. Qian, L. Qi, K. Xiang, Y. -M. Chiang, and J. Li, “In Situ Observation of Random Solid Solution Zone in LiFePO4 Electrode”, Nano Lett., 14, 4005 (2014). *equal contribution [read]
  • M. Gu, A. Kushima, Y. Shao, J. -G. Zhang, J. Liu, N. D. Browning, J. Li, and C. Wang, “Probing the Failure Mechanism of SnO2 Nanowires for Sodium-Ion Batteries”, Nano Lett., 13, 5203, (2013). [read]
  • Y. Zhu, J. W. Wang, Y. Liu, X. H. Liu, A. Kushima, Y. Liu, Y. Xu, S. X. Mao, J. Li, C. Wang, J. Y. Huang, “In Situ Atomic-Scale Imaging of Phase Boundary Migration in FePO4 Microparticlesduring Electrochemical Lithiation”, Adv. Mater., 25, 5461, (2013). [read]
  • J. Y. Huang, Y. -C. Lo, J. J. Niu, A. Kushima, X. Qian, L. Zhong, S. Mao, and J. Li, “Nanowire Liquid Pumps”, Nature Nanotech., 8, 277 (2013). [read]
  • A. Kushima, J. Y. Huang, and J. Li, “Quantitative Fracture Strength and Plasticity Measurements of Lithiated Silicon Nanowires by In Situ TEM Tensile Experiments”, ACS Nano, 6, 9425 (2012). [read]
  • Y. Fan, A. Kushima, S. Yip, and B. Yildiz, ”Comment on “Mechanism of Void Nucleation and Growth in bcc Fe: Atomistic Simulations at Experimental Time Scales” Reply”, Phys. Rev. Lett., 108, 219602 (2012). [read]
  • X. H. Liu, Y. Liu, A. Kushima, S. Zhang, T. Zhu, J. Li, and J. Y. Huang, “In Situ TEM Experiments of Electrochemical Lithiation and Delithiation of Indivisual Nanostructures”, Adv. Energy Mater, 2, 722 (2012). [read]
  • X. H. Liu, J. W. Wang, Y. Liu, H. Zheng, A. Kushima, S. Huang, T. Zhu, S. X. Mao, J. Li, S. Zhang, W. Lu, J. M. Tour, and J. Y. Huang, “In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy of Electrochemical Lithiation, Delithiation and Deformation of Individual Graphene Nanoribbons”, Carbon, 50, 3836 (2012). [read]
  • A. Kushima, X. H. Liu, G. Zhu, J. Li, Z. L. Wang, and J. Y. Huang, “Leapfrog cracking and nano-amorphization of ZnO nanowire during in-situ electrochemical lithiation”, Nano Lett., 11, 4535 (2011). [read]
  • A. Kushima, J. Eapen, J. Li, S. Yip, and T. Zhu, “Time scale bridging in atomistic simulation of slow dynamics: viscous relaxation and defect activation”, E. Phys. J. B, 82, 271 (2011). [read].
  • Y. Liu, H. Zheng, X. H. Liu, T. Zhu, J. Wang, A. Kushima, N. S. Hudak, X. Huang, S. Zhang, S. X. Mao, X. Qian, J. Li, and J. Y. Huang, “Lithiation-induced embrittlement of multiwalledcarbon nanotubes”, ACS Nano, 5, 7245 (2011). [read]
  • X. H. Liu, H. Zheng, L. Zhong, S. Huang, K. Karki, L. Q. Zhang, Y. Liu, A. Kushima, W. T. Liang, J. W. Wang, J. -H. Cho, E. Epstein, S. A. Dayeh, S. T. Picraux, T. Zhu, J. Li, J. P. Sullivan, J. Cumings, C. Wang, S. X. Mao, Z. Z. Ye, S. Zhang, and J. Y. Huang, “Anisotropic swelling and fracture of silicon nanowire during lithiation”, Nano Lett., 11, 3312 (2011). [read]
  • J. Li, A. Kushima, J. Eapen, X. Lin, X. Qian, J.C. Mauro, P. Diep, S. Yip, “Computing the viscosity of supercooled liquids: Markov network model,” PLoS ONE, 6, e17909 (2011). [read]
  • Y. Fan, A. Kushima, S. Yip, and B. Yildiz, “Mechanism of void nucleation and growth in bcc Fe: Atomistic simulations at experimental time scales”, Phys. Rev. Lett., 106, 125501 (2011). [read]
  • X. H. Liu, L. Zhong, L. Q. Zhang, A. Kushima, S. X. Mao, J. Li, Z. Z. Ye, J. P. Sullivan, and J. Y. Huang, “Lithium fiber growth on the anode in a nanowire lithium ion battery during charging”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 98, 183107 (2011). [read]
  • A. Kushima, D. Parfitt, A. Chroneos, B. Yildiz, J. A. Kilner, and R. W. Grimes, “Interstitialcydiffusion of oxygen in tetragonal La2CoO4+δ”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 13, 2242 (2011). [read]
  • J. Huang, L. Zhong, C. M. Wang, J. P. Sullivan, W. Xu, L. Q. Zhang, S. X. Mao, N. S. Hudak, X. H. Liu, A. Subaramanian, H. Fan, L. Qi, A. Kushima, J. Li, “In-situ observation of the electrochemical lithiation of a single SnO2 nanowire electrode”, Science, 330, 1515 (2010). [read]
  • A. Kushima, S. Yip and B. Yildiz, “Competing strain effects in reactivity of LaCoO3 with oxygen”, Phys. Rev. B, 82, 115435 (2010). [read]
  • A. Kushima and B. Yildiz, “Oxygen ion diffusivity in strained yttria stabilized zirconia: where is the fastest strain?”, J. Mater. Chem., 20, 4809 (2010). [read]
  • T. T. Lau, A. Kushima, and S. Yip, “Atomistic simulation of creep in nanocrystal”, Phys, Rev. Lett., 104, 175501 (2010). [read]
  • A. Kushima, X. Lin, and S. Yip, “Commentary on the temperature-dependent viscosity of supercooled liquids: a unified activation scenario”, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 21, 504104 (2009). [read]
  • R. J. -M. Pellenq, A. Kushima, R. Shahsavari, K. J. Van Vliet, M. J. Buehler, S. Yip, and F. -J. Ulm, “A realistic molecular model of cement hydrates”, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 106, 16102 (2009). [read]
  • Y. Fan, A. Kushima, and B. Yildiz, “Unfaulting mechanism of self-interstitial atom clusters in bcc Fe: A kinetic study based on the potential landscape”, Phys. Rev. B, 81, 104102 (2010). [read]
  • A. Kushima and B. Yildiz, “Role of Lattice Strain and Defect Chemistry on the Oxygen Vacancy Migration at the (8.3% Y2O3-ZrO2)/SrTiO3 Hetero-Interface: A First Principles Study”, ECS Trans., 25, 1599 (2009). [read]
  • A. Kushima, X. Lin, J. Li, X. Qian, J. Eapen, J. C. Mauro, P. Diep, and S. Yip, “Computing the viscosity of supercooled liquids. II. Silica and strong-fragile crossover behavior”, J. Chem. Phys., 131, 164505 (2009). [read]
  • A. Kushima, X. Lin, J. Li, J. Eapen, J. C. Mauro, X. Qian, P. Diep, and S. Yip, “Computing the viscosity of supercooled liquids”, J. Chem. Phys., 130, 224504 (2009). [read]
  • T. Lau, A. Kushima, and S. Yip, “An atomistic method for slow structural deformations”, Mater. Sci. Eng., 3, 012002 (2009). [read]
  • A. Kushima, Y. Umeno, and T. Kitamura, “Ideal strength of a Cu multi-shell nano-wire”, Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng., 14, 1031 (2006). [read]
  • Y. Umeno, A. Kushima, T. Kitamura, P. Gumbsch, and J. Li, “Ab initio study of the surface properties and ideal strength of (100) silicon thin films”, Phys. Rev. B, 72, 165431 (2005). [read]
  • T. Kitamura, Y. Umeno, A. Kushima, “Ideal strength of nano-components”, Mater. Sci. Forum, 483, 25 (2005). [read]
  • Y. Umeno, T. Kitamura, and A. Kushima, “Metallic-semiconducting transition of single-walled carbon nanotubes under high axial strain”, Comput. Mater. Sci., 31, 33 (2004). [read]
  • Y. Umeno, T. Kitamura, and A. Kushima, “Theoretical analysis on electronic properties of zigzag-type single-walled carbon nanotubes under radial deformation”, Comput. Mater. Sci., 30, 283 (2004). [read]