Michael M. Thackeray

Professional experience

• 1994-present: Argonne National Laboratory, Group Leader and Senior Scientist, Battery Technology Department, Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division
• 1983-1994: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), National Institute for Materials Research, Pretoria, South Africa (Group Leader, Senior Researcher, Research Manager)
• 1981/82; 1985: Oxford University (Postdoctoral Appointee, Academic Visitor)
• 1973-1982: CSIR, National Physical Research Laboratory, Pretoria, South Africa (Research Officer, Chief Research Officer)

Education

• PhD, Chemistry, University of Cape Town, South Africa
• MSc, Chemistry, University of Cape Town, South Africa
• BSc (Honors), Chemistry, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Awards

• 2005: Recognized on the Commemorative Wall at The Innovation Hub ( South Africa ) for Contributions as a South African to International Science and Technology
• 2005: Research Award of the Battery Division of the Electrochemical Society
• 2003: University of Chicago Distinguished Performance Award
• 2003: International Battery Association Service Certificate
• 2001: Institute of Scientific Information (ISI) Highly Cited Researcher
• 1996: Argonne National Laboratory Pacesetter Award
• 1993: International Battery Association Research Award
• 1990: CSIR Outstanding Achiever Award
• 1983: South African Institute of Physics Silver Medal

Selected Professional Activities

• Electrochemical Society Technology Award Committee (2004-2007, Chairman 2006/7)
• Electrochemical Society Publications Committee (2005-present)
• International Battery Association (Board Member and Trustee: 1994-present; IBA President: 1999-2002)
• International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), Commission II.3 (High Temperature and Solid State Chemistry, Associate Member 1988-1995).
• Editorial Board, Journal of Power Sources (1994-present)
• Editorial Board, Journal of Materials Science and Engineering B, (2003-present)
• International Scientific Committee, 7 th to 13 th International Meetings on Lithium Batteries (1994-2006)
• Organizing Committee: IBA Symposia ( Chicago, 2000; South Africa, 2001, Hawaii 2003)
• Testifying expert in an international lawsuit (2003-present)
• Technical expert and advisor to the Judge of the Boston Court in a civil action (2002)
• Membership: Electrochemical Society, Materials Research Society
• Pre-1994 ( South Africa ): Served on Committees of: SA Chemical Institute ( Northern Transvaal Section), SA Crystallographic Society, and National Program for Energy Research

Research interests

• Energy materials
• Solid state electrochemistry – structure-electrochemical property relationships
• Structural design of electrode and electrolyte materials for battery systems
• Ionic and electronic transport phenomena in solids – phase transitions
• Surface phenomena – electrode/electrolyte interactions

Patents and Publications

• 28 patents
• 180 publications

Selected Publications

• “Li 2 MnO 3 -stabilized LiMO 2 (M=Mn, Ni, Co) Electrodes for High Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries”, M. M. Thackeray, S.-H. Kang, C. S. Johnson, J. T. Vaughey, R. Benedek, and S. A. Hackney, J. Mater. Chem. 17, 3112 (2007).
• “Demonstrating Oxygen Loss and Associated Structural Reorganization in the Lithium Battery Cathode Li[Ni 0.2 Li 0.2 Mn 0.6 ]O 2 “, A. R. Armstrong, M. Holzhapfel, P. Novak, C. S. Johnson, S-H. Kang, M. M. Thackeray and P. G. Bruce, J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 128, 8694 (2006).
• “Reaction Energy for LiMn 2 O 4 Spinel Dissolution in Acid”, R. Benedek and M. M. Thackeray, Electrochem. Solid State Lett. 9, A265 (2006).
• “Lithium Manganese Oxide Electrodes with Layered-Spinel Composite Structures xLi 2 MnO 3 •(1-x)Li 1+y Mn 2-y O 4 (0<x<1, 0 £ y £ 0.33) for Lithium Batteries”, C. S. Johnson, N. Li, J. T. Vaughey, S. A. Hackney, and M. M. Thackeray, Electrochem. Comm. 7, 528 (2005).
• “The Electrochemical Stability of Spinel Electrodes Coated with ZrO 2, Al 2 O 3 and SiO 2 from Colloidal Suspensions”, J-S. Kim, C. S. Johnson, J. T. Vaughey, S. A. Hackney, K. A. Walz, W. Zeltner, M. A. Anderson and M. M. Thackeray, J. Electrochem. Soc. 151, A1755 (2004).
• “Electrochemical and Structural Properties of xLi 2 M ¢ O 3 · (1-x)Li x Mn 0.5 Ni 0.5 O 2 Electrodes for Lithium Batteries (M ¢ =Ti, Mn, Zr; 0 £ x £ 0.3)”, J-S. Kim, C. S. Johnson, J. T. Vaughey, M. M. Thackeray, S. A. Hackney, W. Yoon and C. P. Grey, Chem. Mater. 16, 1996 (2004).
• “In-Situ X-ray Absorption Studies of Electrochemically Induced Phase Changes in Lithiated InSb”, H. Tostmann, A. J. Kropf, C. S. Johnson, J. T. Vaughey, and M. M. Thackeray, Phys. Rev. B. 66, 014106 (2002).
• “Li x Cu 6 Sn 5 (0<x<13): An Intermetallic Insertion Electrode for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries”, K. D. Kepler, J. T. Vaughey and M. M. Thackeray, Electrochem. and Solid State Lett. 2, 307 (1999).
• “Structural Fatigue in Spinel Electrodes in High-Voltage (4 V) Li/Li x Mn 2 O 4 Cells”, M.M. Thackeray, Y. Shao-Horn, A. J. Kahaian, K. D. Kepler, E. Skinner, J. T. Vaughey and S. A. Hackney, Electrochem. and Solid State Lett. 1, 7 (1998).
• “Manganese Oxides for Lithium Batteries”, M. M. Thackeray, Prog. in Solid State Chem. 25, 1 (1997).
• “Improved Capacity Retention of Lithium Manganese Oxide Spinel Cathodes in Lithium Cells”, R. J. Gummow, A. de Kock and M. M. Thackeray, Solid State Ionics 69, 59 (1994).
• “Lithium Insertion into Manganese Spinels”, M. M. Thackeray, W. I. F. David, P. G. Bruce and J. B. Goodenough, Mater. Res. Bull. 18, 461-472 (1983).