Linda Nazar
Professor
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
University of Waterloo
Canada
Biography
"Linda Nazar carries out research in inorganic materials chemistry, solid state chemistry and electrochemistry. Her research is focused on the development of electrochemical energy storage devices and materials. One of the most interesting aspects of materials chemistry is the design of structures with specific physical properties. Using guided principles, Prof. Nazar’s team synthesizes new materials, determines their structures and investigates their physical properties. She is, in particular, interested in ion and electron transport in materials as these properties are central to solid state electrochemistry and energy storage batteries. Her group is proficient in a range of methods and fields of investigation including X-ray and neutron diffraction, electrochemistry, ac impedance and solid state inorganic and nanomaterials synthesis. Highly citedLinda was recently named an Officer for the Order of Canada in recognition of her excellence in research. She holds the Canada Research Chair in Solid State Energy Materials, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada."
Research Interest
Solid state electrochemistry Li-ion, Na-ion, Zn-ion and Mg-ion batteries; Li-S and Li-O2Â batteries Nanostructured materials
Publications
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Choi NS, Chen Z, Freunberger SA, Ji X, Sun YK, Amine K, Yushin G, Nazar LF, Cho J, Bruce PG. Challenges facing lithium batteries and electrical doubleâ€layer capacitors. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2012 Oct 1;51(40):9994-10024.
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Ellis BL, Lee KT, Nazar LF. Positive electrode materials for Li-ion and Li-batteries. Chemistry of Materials. 2010 Jan 20;22(3):691-714.
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Ji X, Lee KT, Nazar LF. A highly ordered nanostructured carbon-sulphur cathode for lithium-sulphur batteries. Nature materials. 2009 Jun 1;8(6):500.
