Berezkin, A. V.; Kudryavtsev, Y. V.: Effect of Cross-Linking on the Structure and Growth of Polymer Films Prepared by Interfacial Polymerization. Langmuir 31 (44), pp. 12279 - 12290 (2015)
Berezkin, A. V.; Kudryavtsev, Y. V.: Linear interfacial polymerization: Theory and simulations with dissipative particle dynamics. The Journal of Chemical Physics 141 (19), 194906 (2014)
Berezkin, A. V.; Kudryavtsev, Y. V.: Hybrid approach combining dissipative particle dynamics and finite-difference diffusion model: Simulation of reactive polymer coupling and interfacial polymerization. The Journal of Chemical Physics 139 (15), 154102 (2013)
Berezkin, A. V.; Kudryavtsev, Y. V.: End-coupling reactions in incompatible polymer blends: From droplets to complex micelles through interfacial instability. Macromolecules 46 (12), pp. 5080 - 5089 (2013)
The mission of our group is to uncover the fundamental mechanisms of deformation and degradation in battery systems and to leverage mechanical principles to design damage-resilient energy storage systems.
Here the focus lies on investigating the temperature dependent deformation of material interfaces down to the individual microstructural length-scales, such as grain/phase boundaries or hetero-interfaces, to understand brittle-ductile transitions in deformation and the role of chemistry or crystallography on it.
The group aims at unraveling the inner workings of ion batteries, with a focus on probing the microstructural and interfacial character of electrodes and electrolytes that control ionic transport and insertion into the electrode.
The full potential of energy materials can only be exploited if the interplay between mechanics and chemistry at the interfaces is well known. This leads to more sustainable and efficient energy solutions.