Publications

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Data Driven Optimisation of Medium Entropy P2/O3 NaxMO2 (M = Fe, Mn, Cu, Ni) Structures for Na–Ion Batteries.

F. Timen, Y. Ding, T. E. Ashton

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apprOXImate: A Tool for Improved Chemically Informed Featurisation for Machine Learning.

F. Timen, T. E. Ashton

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Ultrafast and Scalable Processing of High-Entropy Na-Ion Cathodes upon Flash Heating.

Y. Ding, F. Timen, J. Liu, T. E. Ashton

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Enhancing Performance LATP Solid Electrolytes with Lanthanum Substitution

J. Zhang, Y. Ding, F. Timen, A. Crasmaru, A. Hashibon and T. E. Ashton

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2025​

Flash Synthesis of High‐Performance Sub‐Micron Low‐Disorder LiNixCoyAlzO2 Cathode Single Crystals.

T. E. Ashton,* S. Wang, M. J. Johnson, C. Chisnall, M. G. Tucker, H. Playford, A. J. E. Rettie, J. Wang, Y. Xu, and J. A. Darr, Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, 2500149, 2025.

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Pulsed muons at ISIS - 40 years and counting.
A. D. Hillier, J. S. Lord, S. P. Cottrell, P. J. Baker, A. Louat, R. Stewart, K. Yokoyama, J. M. Wilkinson, S. Biswas, D. E. Pooley, F. L. Pratt, A. Berlie, M.T. F. Telling, T. E. Ashton, M. A.
Bjorklund, MUONSR, 2025.

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Data-driven Optimization of More Sustainable High Entropy Perovskites for Oxygen Evolution Catalysts.

A. A. Roslan, J. J. Quayle, Y. Zhao, T. E. Ashton, J. Wang, S. Bateman, T. C. Le, Jawwad A. Darr, in submission.

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Continuous Room Temperature Co-Precipitation Scale-up Towards Zr-Doped NMC811 Cathode Materials.
B. Yin, J. J. Quayle, S. Wang, J. Wang, T. E. Ashton, I. P. Parkin, J. A. Darr, SSRN, 5787105, 2025.

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2024

Synthesis of Cerium, Zirconium, and Copper Doped Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles as Potential Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering Applications.

H. Akhtar, H. Alhamoudi, F. Hussain, J. Marshall, T. E. Ashton, J. A. Darr, I. U. Rehman, A. A. Chaudhry, G. Reilly, Heliyon, 10, 7, 2024.

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2023

The Effects of Li-Ni Cation Mixing on Electrochemical Performance for Zr4+ Doped NMC811 Cathodes.

T. E. Ashton, H. Kim, D. Commandeur, J. A. Darr, SSRN, 4215622, 2023.

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Process for the Production of a Cathode Material for Rechargeable Lithium and/or Sodium-Ion Batteries.   

T. E. Ashton, S. Wang, J. A. Darr, Patent Number: WO2023233144A1.

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2022

Synergistic Effect of Co and Mn Co-Doping on SnO2 Lithium-Ion Anodes. 

A. Birrozzi, A. Mullaliu, T. Eisenmann, J. Asenbauer, T. Diemant, D. Geiger, U. Kaiser, D. O. de Souza, T. E. Ashton, A. R. Groves, Inorganics, 2022, 10, 46.

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Toward the Potential Scale‐Up of Sn0.9Mn0.1O2‖LiNi0.6Mn0.2Co0.2O2 Li‐Ion Batteries–Powering a Remote‐Controlled Vehicle and Life Cycle Assessment Advanced Materials Technologies.

A. Birrozzi, S. P. Bautista, J. Asenbauer, T. Eisenmann, T. E. Ashton, A. R. Groves, C. Starkey, J. A. Darr, D. Geiger, U. Kaiser, 7, 11, 2200353, 2022.

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Emerging Chemical Heterogeneities in a Commercial 18650 NCA Li-ion Battery During Early Cycling Revealed by Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction Tomography.

D. Matras, T. E. Ashton, H. Dong, M. Mirolo, I. Martens, J. Drnec, J. A. Darr, P. D. Quinn, S. D. M. Jacques, A. M. Beale, Journal of Power Sources, 539, 231589, 2022.

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Phase Evolution and Li Diffusion in LATP Solid‐State Electrolyte Synthesized via a Direct Heat‐Cycling Method.

Ashton, Thomas E; Baker, Peter J; Shakespeare, Yiana S; Commandeur, Daniel; Darr, Jawwad A;   Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research 3 8 2200017 2022.

Combinatorial Performance Mapping of Near-NMC111 Li-ion Cathodes.

D. Commandeur, C. Sabado, T. E. Ashton, J. A. Darr, Journal of Materiomics, 8, 2, 437-445, 2022.

2021

Cycling Rate‐Induced Spatially‐Resolved Heterogeneities in Commercial Cylindrical Li‐Ion Batteries.

A. Vamvakeros, D. Matras, T. E. Ashton, A. A. Coelho, H. Dong, D. Bauer, Y. Odarchenko, S. W. T. Price, K. T. Butler, O. Gutowski, Small Methods, 5, 9, 2100512, 2021.

Stoichiometrically Driven Disorder and Local Diffusion in NMC Cathodes.

T. E. Ashton, P. J. Baker, C. Sotelo-Vazquez, C. J. M. Footer, K. M. Kojima, T. Matsukawa, T. Kamiyama, J. A. Darr, J. Mater. Chem. A, 9, 16, 10477-104.

Multiple Diffusion Pathways in LiₓNi₀.₇₇Co₀.₁₄Al₀.₀₉O₂ (NCA) Li-ion Battery Cathodes. 

T. E. Ashton*, P. J. Baker, J. A. Darr, J. Mater Chem. A., 2021, 9, 10477-10486.

2020

Enhancing Bifunctional Catalytic Activity of Cobalt–Nickel Sulfide Spinel Nanocatalysts Through Transition Metal Doping and its Application in Secondary Zinc–Air Batteries.

Y. Xu, A. Sumboja, A. R. Groves, T. E. Ashton, Y. Zong and J. A. Darr*, RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 418-41882.

High Throughput Synthesis and Screening of Oxygen Reduction Catalysts in the MTiO3 (M = Ca, Sr, Ba) Perovskite Phase Diagram.

A. R. Groves, T. E. Ashton, J. A. Darr*, ACS Comb. Sci., 2020, 22,12,750–756.

Characterization and Optimization of Co-Doped SnO2 As Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries.

A. Birrozzi, A. Adele, J. Asenbauer, T. E. Ashton, A. R. Groves, J. A. Darr, D. Bresser, Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts, 2020, 2, 247-247.

Multiple Diffusion Pathways in LixNi0.77Co0.14Al0.09O2 (NCA) Li-Ion Battery Cathodes.

T. E. Ashton*, P. J. Baker, D. Bauer, A. R. Groves, C. Sotelo-Vazquez, T. Kamiyama, T. Matsukawa, K. M. Kojima and J.A. Darr, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8, 11545–11552.

Continuous Hydrothermal Synthesis of Metal Germanates (M2GeO4; M = Co, Mn, Zn) for High‐Capacity Negative Electrodes in Li‐Ion Batteries.

D. Bauer, T. E. Ashton, A. R. Groves, A. Dey, S. Krishnamurthy, N. Matsumi, J. A. Darr*, Energy Technol., 2020, 8, 1900692, 1–11.

Tailoring the Charge/Discharge Potentials and Electrochemical Performance of SnO2 Lithium‐Ion Anodes by Transition Metal Co‐Doping. 

Birrozzi, J. Asenbauer, T. E. Ashton, A. R. Groves, D. Geiger, U. Kaiser, J. A. Darr and D. Bresser, Batteries & Supercaps, 2020, 3, 3, 284–292.

2019

Tailoring the Electrochemical Activity of Magnesium Chromium Oxide Towards Mg Batteries Through Control of Size and Crystal Structure.

L. Hu, I. D. Johnson, S. Kim, G. M. Nolis, J. W. Freeland, H. D. Yoo, T. T. Fister, L. McCafferty, T. E. Ashton, J. A. Darr and J. Cabana*, Nanoscale, 2019, 11, 2, 639–646.

Magnesium Chromium Oxide Nanocrystals: Synthesis and Electrochemistry.

L. Hu, I. D. Johnson, S. Kim, G. M. Nolis, J. W. Freeland, H. D. Yoo, T. T. Fister, L. McCafferty, T. E. Ashton, J. A. Darr and J. Cabana*, ECS Meeting Abstracts, 235, 2, 386-386, 2019

Mixed Molybdenum and Vanadium Oxide Nanoparticles with Excellent High-Power Performance as Li-Ion Battery Negative Electrodes.

D. Bauer, T. E Ashton, D. J. L. Brett, P. R. Shearing, N. Matsumi and J. A. Darr*, Electrochimica Acta, 2019, 322, 134695, 1–12.

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2018

High-Power Sodium Titanate Anodes; A Comparison of Lithium vs Sodium-Ion Batteries.

Y. Xu, D. Bauer, M. Lubke, T. E. Ashton, Y. Zong, J. A. Darr*, J. Power Sources, 2018, 408, 28–37.

Mechanistic Insights of Li+ Diffusion Within Doped LiFePO4 from Muon Spectroscopy.

I. D. Johnson, T. E. Ashton, E. Blagovidova, G. J. Smales, M. L., P. J. Baker, S. A. Corr and J. A. Darr*, Sci. Rep., 2018, 8, 4114, 1–6.

Probing Li+ Diffusion Mechanics in NCA Nano and Bulk Materials.

T. E. Ashton*, P. J. Baker and J. A. Darr, 2018, STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, 

Probing Li+ Diffusion Mechanics in NMC Bulk and Nanomaterials with Varying Nickel Concentration.

T. E. Ashton*, P. J. Baker and J. A. Darr, 2018, STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, 

2016

Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Local Analyses of Positive Insertion Electrodes for Li-Ion Batteries.

T. E. Ashton, Doctoral Thesis, University of Glasgow.

Fast Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Li-Stuffed Garnets and Insights into Li Diffusion from Muon Spin Spectroscopy.

M. Amores, T. E. Ashton, P. J. Baker, E. J. Cussen and S. A. Corr*, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 1729–1736.

2015

Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Electrochemical Evaluation of VO2(B) Nanostructures.

T. E. Ashton, D. Hevia Borrás, A. Iadecola, K. M. Wiaderek, P. J. Chupas, K. W. Chapman and S. A. Corr*, Acta Cryst. B, 2015, B71, 722–726.

Muon Studies of Li+ Diffusion in High Capacity Electrodes and High Voltage Solid Electrolytes.

S. A. Corr*, M. Amores, T. E. Ashton, E. J. Cussen, P. J. Baker, 2015, STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source.

2014

Muon Studies of Li⁺ Diffusion in LiFePO₄ Nanoparticles of Different Polymorphs.

T. E. Ashton, J. Vidal-Laveda, D. A. MacLaren, P. J. Baker, A. Porch, M. O. Jones and S. A. Corr*, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2, 6238–6245.