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Rao LabDepartment of Chemistry · Deccan Institute of Science

Publications

Lab members are highlighted. Every paper since 2021 is open access, with its data and code linked.

YearPublicationJournalLinks
2026Moisture-proof layered oxide cathodes for long-life sodium-ion batteriesP. Natarajan, D. Okafor, L. Fischer, A. RaoNature EnergyCover articleCited by 3
2026Predicting battery lifetime from the first hundred cyclesA. Mehta, J. Brooks, A. RaoJouleCited by 9
2026Coconut-shell hard carbons for sodium-ion anodesS. Kowalski, K. Desai, A. RaoChemRxiv
2025Operando imaging of lithium plating in fast-charging cellsD. Okafor, M. Chen, T. Herrera, A. RaoJouleCited by 41
2025Garnet electrolytes that charge in ten minutesL. Fischer, R. Iyer, A. RaoAdvanced Energy MaterialsCited by 27
2025A fluorinated additive that doubles the life of high-voltage cellsR. Iyer, P. Natarajan, A. RaoACS Energy LettersCited by 18
2025Open battery cycling data for 300 commercial cellsJ. Brooks, A. Mehta, M. Pillai, A. RaoScientific DataDatasetCited by 64
2025Self-healing polymer binders for silicon anodesA. Souza, F. Al-Sayed, A. RaoInternational Battery ConferenceBest Poster AwardCited by 2
2024Polymer electrolytes with a single mobile ionF. Al-Sayed, L. Fischer, A. RaoMacromoleculesCited by 35
2024How cathode particles crack: a three-dimensional viewM. Chen, D. Okafor, A. RaoNature CommunicationsCited by 88
2024Iron and manganese instead of cobalt: a sodium cathode for the gridT. Herrera, P. Natarajan, A. RaoChemistry of MaterialsCited by 52
2023An operando X-ray cell for any labD. Okafor, V. Shah, A. RaoReview of Scientific InstrumentsCited by 140
2023Electrolyte decomposition at the cathode interfaceA. Bello, R. Iyer, A. RaoJournal of the American Chemical SocietyCited by 96
2023Sodium-ion batteries for rural micro-gridsA. Rao, T. HerreraEnergy Policy Report SeriesCited by 23
2022Ion transport in layered oxidesA. BelloDeccan Institute of Science
2022Defects that speed up sodium diffusionV. Shah, A. Bello, A. RaoPhysical Review Materials
2021Electrochemistry of Energy MaterialsA. RaoExample Academic Press
2021Method for coating cathode particles with phosphate shellsA. Rao, D. OkaforPatent application