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Curriculum Vitae - Dr. Neeraj Sharma

School of Chemistry, 12A Tooronga Terrace,

UNSW Australia (The University of New South Wales), Beverly Hills,

Sydney, NSW 2252, Australia NSW 2209, Australia

Phone: +61 2 93854714 DOB: 21st

of December 1983

Fax: +61 2 93856141

Mobile: +61 419439130

Email: [email protected]

Education

2006-2009: Doctor of Philosophy, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney

Date of award: 10th April 2010

2002-2005: Bachelor of Science (Advanced) Honours 1A, University of Sydney o Majors: Advanced Physics & Chemistry o University Exchange Studies at Uppsala University, Sweden (2003-2004)

2013-current: Graduate Certificate in University Learning and Teaching, UNSW Australia

2007-2009: Graduate Diploma in Innovation and Enterprise

School of Economics and Business, University of Sydney

Employment

2012-current: Research Fellow & Lecturer, Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering

(AINSE) & School of Chemistry, UNSW Australia

2009-2012: Postdoctoral Researcher, The Bragg Institute, Australian Nuclear Science and

Technology Organisation (ANSTO)

Aug-Sept 2009: Research Assistant, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney

2006-2009: Postgraduate Teaching Fellow, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney

Awards & Scholarships

2014: UNSW Faculty of Science Staff Excellence Award for Excellence in Early Career

Research

2014: UNSW Energy Future Collaborative Innovation Award Finalist

2013: New South Wales Young Tall Poppy Award

2013-2014: Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Nyholm Lectureship

2006-2009: Australian Postgraduate Award 2006-2009: AINSE Postgraduate Research Award 2007-2009: Scholarship for Commercialisation Training Scheme, University of Sydney 2008: Joan R. Clarke Scholarship to undertake Oxide Ion Conduction Experiments at the

University of Aveiro, Portugal

2008: Vice Chancellor's Award for Enriching the Student Experience as part of the School of

Chemistry Postgraduate Teaching Fellow Program, University of Sydney 2008: George Harris Scholarship, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney 2006 & 2007: Society of Crystallographers in Australia and New Zealand 'Maslen 1987' Scholarships

2005: Materials Science Summer Scholarship

2005: University of Sydney Honours Scholarship

2004: Dean’s Achievement Award

2003-2004: University of Sydney International Exchange Scholarship

Competitive grants

2012-2015: AINSE Research Fellowship $AUD340,000

2013 -2015: UNSW Early Career Researcher / Faculty Grant $AUD32,000

2007-current: Travel funding for beamtime allocations ∼$AUD23,500

2007-current: Equivalent commercial rates for lead beamtime allocations >$AUD500,000

Professional Participation & Service to Discipline

2015: Organising committee for the 11th International Symposium on Ceramic

Materials and Components for Energy and Environmental Applications –

Advanced Batteries and Supercapacitors for Energy Storage Applications

Section, Canada

2014-current: Asian Crystallographic Association Committee Member and Regional

Representative for Australia

2014-current: Program Advisory Committee Panel Member for the Powder Diffraction

Beamline at the Australian Synchrotron

2014: Chair of the AINSE/ANBUG Neutron Scattering Symposium, Lucas Heights

Chair and Presenter at the Crystallography at the Cutting Edge Event, UNSW

Co-chair of the RACI Materials Division Symposium, Kioloa

Co-chair of the Nanomaterials and Electrochemistry Symposium, Sydney

2014: Co-organiser of the International Battery Association Meeting, Brisbane

2014: Judge for the NSW and National Crystal Growing Competition

2013: Invited lecturer at the Australian Synchrotron/ANSTO Data Analysis School

2013: Organiser of the UNSW Chemical Society 100th Anniversary Symposium

2012-2014: Seminar coordinator for the School of Chemistry, UNSW

2012-current: President UNSW Chemical Society

2012-current: Secretary/Treasurer of the Materials Division, RACI

2012-current: Member of the International Society of Electrochemistry

2011: Tutor and Presenter at the Asia-Oceania Neutron Scattering Association

Neutron School

2011: Science meets Parliament representative for the Bragg Institute, ANSTO

2010-2012: Coordinator of the Bragg Institute Seminar Series

2009-current: Post-Graduate Volunteer AINSE winter school

2005-current: Member of the Royal Australia Chemical Institute (RACI)

2005-current: Member of the Society of Crystallographers in Australia and New Zealand (SCANZ)

Scientific Reviewer

Advanced Materials

Inorganic Chemistry

Electrochimica Acta

Solid State Ionics

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Journal of Power Sources

Powder Diffraction

American Chemical Society Books

Beamtime proposal reviewer

Bragg Institute

Australian Synchrotron

J-PARC MLF

External Thesis Reviewer

University of Auckland Honours/Masters (3)

University of Wollongong Masters (1)

PhD theses

Deakin (1)

University of Sydney (1)

Universidad del Pais Vasco, Spain (1)

Presentations at National & International Symposia and Meetings

Invited Talks

1. Scheduled: In-operando neutron techniques, tutorial/workshop at the 66th International Society

of Electrochemistry Annual Meeting, Taipei, Taiwan (October 2015) – Registration sponsored

2. Scheduled: Time-resolved in-situ neutron and X-ray diffraction studies of batteries, International

conference on Frontiers in Materials Processing, Applications, Research & Technology

(FiMPART), Hyderbad, India (June 2015)

3. Scheduled: Probing electrochemistry and crystal structure simultaneously inside batteries while

they function, International Battery Association and Pacific Power Source Symposium Joint

Meeting, Hawaii, USA (January 2015)

4. Student’s Invited Presentation: James C. Pramudita titled Systematic study of graphene and

selected derivatives as negative electrodes in sodium and lithium-ion batteries at International

Conference on Materials Science and Technology, Serpong, Indonesia (October 2014)

5. Time-resolved in situ neutron diffraction studies of lithium-ion battery components: A lithium-

centred view, 23rd International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) Congress and General Assembly,

Montreal, Canada (August 2014)

6. In situ diffraction: Simultaneously characterising crystal structure and electrochemistry in fully

functioning batteries, 14th Asian Conference on Solid State Ionics, Singapore (June 2014)

7. Electrochemical-structural relationships probed by in-situ neutron and X-ray diffraction,

Materials Challenges in Alternative & Renewable Energy, Clearwater, USA (2014)

8. Probing electrochemistry and crystal structure simultaneously, Crystal29, Gold Coast, Australia

(2014)

9. In-situ X-ray Diffraction – Leading The Way To An Ambient Temperature Sodium-ion Battery,

Australian X-ray Analytical Association, Perth, Australia (2014)

10. Using time-resolved structural analysis to direct improvements in lithium-ion battery technology,

The 10th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology San Diego, USA (2013)

11. How materials chemistry can solve our energy needs? NSW Materials Australia Branch Meeting,

UNSW (2013)

12. What neutron diffraction can tell us about lithium-ion battery materials? 2nd International

Symposium on Neutron Scattering, Mumbai, India (2013)

13. Using neutrons and X-rays to study lithium-ion batteries and my plans for the Nyholm lectures,

Meeting of the Chemistry Education group of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Sydney

(2012)

14. Investigating Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries using Neutron Diffraction, 10th Spring Meeting

of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Perth, Australia (2012)

15. In situ neutron diffraction of Li-ion batteries: An insight into the real-time structural evolution of

electrode materials, 1st Asia-Oceania Conference on Neutron Scattering, Tsukuba, Japan (2011)

16. Studying batteries using in situ neutron diffraction, IUPAC 7th International Conference on Novel

Materials and their Synthesis, Shanghai, China (2011) – Registration sponsored

17. Using neutron scattering techniques to study Li-ion batteries, Denver X-ray Conference, Colorado

Springs, USA (2011) – $USD2000 funds provided

18. Using neutron diffraction to study Li-ion batteries, Australian X-ray Analytical Association 2011

Conference, Sydney, Australia (2011) – Registration sponsored

19. Using neutrons to study Li-ion batteries, AINSE/ANBUG Neutron Science Symposium (AANSS),

Lucas Heights, Australia (2010)

20. Neutron diffraction studies of lithium-ion batteries, International Conference of Materials

Science and Technology, Puspiptek Serpong, Indonesia (2010)

Invited Seminars

21. Probing electrochemistry and crystal structure simultaneously, University of Western Sydney

(2014)

22. Probing electrochemistry and crystal structure simultaneously, Deakin University (2014)

23. In situ diffraction: Insights into batteries, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada (2014)

24. Using neutrons and X-rays to study batteries & my plans for the Nyholm lectures, RACI Chemistry

Education group, University of Sydney, Australia (2013)

25. Neutron scattering: Tools to study lithium-ion batteries, Institute of Superconducting and

Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong (2012)

26. The inner workings of Li-ion batteries: Perspectives derived from neutron scattering, University of

Technology, Sydney (2012)

27. The inner workings of Li-ion batteries: A crystallographic perspective derived from neutron

diffraction, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan (2011)


diffraction, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University,

Japan (2011)


diffraction, School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Australia (2011)

30. Investigating Li ion batteries using in-situ neutron diffraction, Department of Physics, National

University of Singapore, Singapore (2010)

31. Synthesis, structure and physical properties of some novel transition metal doped bismuth

oxides: from fluorite-type to Aurivillius type, The Bragg Institute, Australian Nuclear Science and

Technology Organisation, Australia (2009)

32. Synthesis and crystal structures of δ-Bi2O3-related phases, School of Chemistry, University of

Auckland, New Zealand (2008)

Conference oral presentations = 15

Session chairs at major conferences > 15

Selected:

Using in situ structural-electrochemical studies to improve battery materials, RACI 2014 National

Conference, Adelaide (2014)

Developing better batteries by understanding the evolution of electrodes as they function, Future

Energy Conference, Sydney (2014)

Using neutron diffraction to study crystalline components in Lithium-ion batteries, Crystal 27 SCANZ

Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand (2011)

Insights into Li ion batteries using in-situ neutron powder diffraction, 1st International Conference on

Materials for Energy, Karlsruhe, Germany (2010)

δ-Bi2O3-type structures in Bi-M-O Systems, M = Nb, W, Mo and Re, International Conference on

Neutron Scattering, Knoxville, USA (2009)

Three-layer Aurivillius phases containing magnetic transition metal cations: Ru (IV), Ir (IV) and Mn (IV),

31st Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting, Wagga Wagga, Australia (2007)

Best Student Oral Presentation

Conference poster presentations > 35

Selected:

N. Sharma, V. K. Peterson, Time dependent structural evolution of electrodes in lithium-ion batteries

studied using in situ neutron diffraction, 16th International Meeting on Lithium Batteries, Korea (2012)

N. Sharma, V.K. Peterson, M. Avdeev, A.J. Studer, In-situ neutron diffraction studies of Li batteries,

International Meeting on Lithium Batteries, Montreal, Canada (2010)

N. Sharma, R. Macquart, C. D. Ling, Preliminary structural refinements and a new synthetic route to δ-

Bi2O3-related phases in the Bi-W-O, Bi-Mo-O and Bi-Nb-O systems, Asia and Oceania Forum on

Synchrotron Radiation Research (AOFSRR), Hsin-Chu, Taiwan and 8th Conference of the Asian

Crystallographic Association (AsCA), Taipei, Taiwan (2007)

3rd

Best Poster Prize at AOFSRR, 2nd

Best Poster Prize at AsCA

Co-author at conference oral and poster presentations > 20

Outreach oral presentations > 25

Selected:

N. Sharma, AINSE Inaugural Lunchtime Talk Series, AINSE (2014)

Advertised on the homepage of AINSE Ltd

N. Sharma, Orange High School special visit to School of Chemistry, UNSW (2014)

N. Sharma, Outreach Enrichment Program (Year 11 High School students), School of Chemistry,

UNSW (2014)

N. Sharma, Headline scientist at the ANSTO Fact or Fiction Event, Monash University, Melbourne

(2012)

N. Sharma, The nuclear debate: From a scientist's perspective, International Grammar School (Year

10 high school students), Sydney (2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011)

N. Sharma, Why do we care about energy? ‘Fastbreak’ as part of the Ultimo Science Festival,

Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, National Science Week (2011)

Refereed Journal Articles

Total publications = 63

Total citations = 434

H-index = 11 (8 years including Ph.D., 4.5 years post Ph.D.)

Average citations per publication = 9.23

Journal covers = 3

Refereed conference papers = 2

Submitted manuscripts = 4

Other publications for the promotion of Science > 6

Full publication list (* indicates corresponding author)

2014

1. J. C. Pramudita, D. Pontiroli,G. Magnani, M. Gaboardi, M. Riccò, C. Milanese, H. E. A. Brand, N.

Sharma*, Graphene and selected derivatives as negative electrodes in sodium and lithium-ion

batteries, ChemElectroChem, Accepted December 2014, DOI: 10.1002/celc.201402352

2. P. Naeyaert, M. Avdeev, N. Sharma, H. Yahia, C. D. Ling, Synthetic, structural and

electrochemical study of monoclinic Na4Ti5O12 as a sodium ion battery anode material,

Chemistry of Materials, 26, 7067–7072 (2014)

DOI:10.1021/cm5035358

(2012 Journal Impact Factor: 8.238)

3. J. C. Pramudita, R. Aughterson, W. M. Dose, S. W. Donne, H. E. A. Brand, N. Sharma*, Using in

situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction to study lithium- and sodium-ion batteries: A case study with

an unconventional battery electrode, Gd2TiO5, Journal of Materials Research, Accepted

October 2014

DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2014.311


4. W. M. Dose, N. Sharma, N. A. S. Webster, V. K. Peterson, S. W. Donne, Kinetics of the

Thermally-induced Structural Rearrangement of γ-MnO2, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 118,

24257−24265 (2014)

DOI: 10.1021/jp506914j


5. W. K. Pang, M. Alam, V. K. Peterson, N. Sharma, Structural evolution of electrodes in the NCR

and CGR cathode-containing commercial lithium-ion batteries cycled between 3.0 and 4.5 V:

An operando neutron powder-diffraction study, Journal of Materials Research, Accepted

September 2014

DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2014.297


6. G. Du, B. R. Winton, I. M. Hashim, N. Sharma, K. Konstantinov, M. V. Reddy, Z. Guo, Mass

production of Li4Ti5O12 with conductive network via In-situ spray pyrolysis as a long cycle life,

high rate anode material for lithium ion batteries, RSC Advances, 4, 38568-38574 (2014)

DOI: 10.1039/c4ra05178e


7. M. M. Rahman, T. Ramireddy, N. Sharma, A. M. Glushenkov, Y. Chen, Carbon coated

Na7Fe7(PO4)6F3: A novel intercalation cathode for sodium-ion batteries, Journal of Power

Sources, 271, 497-503 (2014)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.08.039


8. W. R. Brant, S. Schmid, G. Du, H. E. A. Brand, W. K. Pang, V. K. Peterson, Z. Guo, N. Sharma*, In

situ neutron powder diffraction using custom made lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Visualized

Experiments, Issue 93 (DOI:10.3791/52284) Invited Article available from

www.jove.com/video/52284/

9. J. C. Pramudita, S. Schmid, T. Godfrey, T. Whittle, M. Alam, T.

Hanley, H. E. A. Brand, N. Sharma*, Sodium uptake in cell

construction and subsequent in operando electrode

behaviour of Prussian Blue Analogues, Fe[Fe(CN)6]1-x×yH2O

and FeCo(CN)6, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 16,

24178-24187 (2014) Journal Cover

DOI: 10.1039/c4cp02676d


10. W. M. Dose, N. Sharma, S. W. Donne, Mechanistic and

structural investigation of LixMnO2 cathodes during cycling in

Li-ion batteries, Electrochimica Acta, 137, 736-743 (2014)

DOI:10.1016/j.electacta.2014.06.059


11. N. Sharma*, Paula Serras, Veronica Palomares, Helen E. A. Brand, Javier Alonso, Pierre Kubiak,

María L. Fdez-Gubieda, Teófilo Rojo, The sodium distribution and reaction mechanisms of a

Na3V2O2(PO4)2F electrode during use in a sodium-ion battery, Chemistry of Materials, 26, 3391–

3402 (2014)

DOI:10.1021/cm5005104


12. M. Alam, T. Hanley, W. K. Pang, V. K. Peterson, N. Sharma*, Comparison of the so-called CGR

and NCR cathodes in commercial lithium-ion batteries using in-situ neutron powder diffraction,

Powder Diffraction, Accepted June 2014


13. W. K. Pang, V. K. Peterson, N. Sharma, J.-J. Shiu, S.-H. Wu, Structure of the Li4Ti5O12 Anode

during Charge-Discharge Cycling, Powder Diffraction,

Accepted June 2014


14. P. Serras, V. Palomares, T. Rojo, H. E. A. Brand, N.

Sharma*, Structural evolution of high energy density

V3+/V4+ mixed valent Na3V2O2x(PO4)2F3-2x (x = 0.8)

sodium vanadium fluorophosphate using in-situ

synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction, Journal of

Materials Chemistry A, 2, 7766 - 7779 (2014) Journal

cover

DOI: 10.1039/c4ta00773e

(2012 Journal Impact Factor: 6.101 – J. Mater. Chem.)

15. W. K. Pang, V. K. Peterson, N. Sharma, J.-J. Shiu, S.-H. Wu, Lithium migration in Li4Ti5O12 studied

using in-situ neutron powder diffraction, Chemistry of Materials, 26, 2318–2326 (2014)

DOI: 10.1021/cm5002779


16. W. K. Pang, V. K. Peterson, N. Sharma, C. Zhang, Z. Guo, Evidence of solid solution reaction

upon lithium insertion into Cryptomelane-K0.25Mn2O4 Material, Journal of Physical Chemistry C,

118, 3976-3983 (2014)

DOI:10.1021/jp411687n


17. N. Sharma*, In situ experimentation with batteries using neutron and synchrotron X-ray

diffraction, Ceramic Transactions, 246, 167-179 (2014) Invited Article

18. R. Aughterson, G. Lumpkin , M. de los Reyes, N. Sharma, C. D. Ling, G. Thorogood, B. Gault, K.

Smith, M. Avdeev, J. Cairney, Crystal structures of orthorhombic, hexagonal, and cubic

compounds of the SmxYb2-xTiO5 series, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Journal of Solid State

Chemistry, 213, 182-192 (2014)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2014.02.029


19. R. J. Gummow, G. Han, N. Sharma, Y. He, Li2MnSiO4 cathodes modified by phosphorous

substitution and the structural consequences, Solid State Ionics, 259, 29-39 (2014)

DOI: 10.1016/j.ssi.2014.02.002


20. W. M. Dose, N. Sharma, S. Donne, Discharge Mechanism of the Heat Treated Electrolytic

Manganese Dioxide Cathode in a Primary Li/MnO2 Battery: An In-situ and Ex-situ Synchrotron

X-ray Diffraction Study, Journal of Power Sources, 258, 155-163 (2014)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.01.102


21. J. Rana, S. Glatthaar, H. Gesswein, N. Sharma, J. R. Binder, R. Chernikov, G. Schumacher, J.

Banhart, Local structural changes in LiMn1.5Ni0.5O4 spinel cathode material for lithium ion

batteries, Journal of Power Sources, 255, 439-449 (2014)

DOI:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.01.037


22. Y. Guo, Y. Huang, D. Jia, X. Wang, N. Sharma, Z. Guo, X. Tang, Preparation and electrochemical

properties of high-capacity LiFePO4–Li3V2(PO4)3/C composite for lithium-ion batteries, Journal of

Power Sources, 246, 912–917 (2014)

DOI:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.08.047

(2012 Journal Impact Factor: 4.675, Citations: 2)

23. W. K. Pang, N. Sharma, V. K. Peterson, J.-J. Shiu, S.-H. Wu, In-situ neutron diffraction study of

the simultaneous structural evolution of a LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode and a Li4Ti5O12 anode in a

LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 || Li4Ti5O12 full cell, Journal of Power Sources, 246, 464-472 (2014)

DOI:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.07.114


2013

24. P. Serras, V. Palomares, J. Alonso, N. Sharma, J. M. Lopez del Amo, P. Kubiak, M. L. Fdez-

Gubieda, T. Rojo, The electrochemical Na extraction/insertion of Na3V2O2x(PO4)2F3-2x, Chemistry

of Materials, 25, 4917-4925 (2013)

DOI:10.1021/cm403679b


25. R. J. Gummow, N. Sharma, R. Feng, G. Han, Y. He, High Performance Composite Lithium-Rich

Nickel Manganese Oxide Cathodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries, Journal of the Electrochemical

Society, 160, A1556-A1862 (2013)

DOI:10.1149/2.093310jes


26. C. D. Ling, S. A. Schmid, P. E. R. Blanchard, V. Petricek, G. J. McIntyre, N. Sharma, A. Maljuk, A.

A. Yaremchenko, V. V. Kharton, M. J. Gutmann, R. L. Withers, A (3 + 3)-Dimensional

“Hypercubic” Oxide-Ionic Conductor: Type II Bi2O3−Nb2O5, Journal of the American Chemical

Society, 135, 6477-6484 (2013)

DOI:10.1021/ja3109328


27. W. Brant, S. Schmid, Q. Gu, G. Du, N. Sharma, A simple electrochemical cell for in-situ

fundamental structural analysis using synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction, Journal of Power

Sources, 244, 109-114 (2013)

DOI:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.03.086


28. C.-W. Hu, N. Sharma, C.-Y. Chiang, H.-C. Su, V. K. Peterson, H.-W. Hsieh, Y.-F. Lin, W.-C. Chou,

B.-Y. Shew, C.-H. Lee, Real-time investigation of the structural evolution of electrodes in a

commercial lithium-ion battery containing a V-added LiFePO4 cathode using in-situ neutron

powder diffraction, Journal of Power Sources, 244, 159-163 (2013)

DOI:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.02.074


29. N. Sharma*, D. Yu, Y. Zhu, Y. Wu, V. K. Peterson, Non-equilibrium structural evolution of the

lithium rich Li1+yMn2O4 cathode within a battery, Chemistry of Materials, 25, 754-760 (2013)

DOI:10.1021/cm303851w


30. R. P. Rao, N. Sharma, V. K. Peterson, S. Adams, Formation and conductivity studies of lithium

argyrodite solid electrolytes using in-situ neutron diffraction, Solid State Ionics, 230, 72-76

(2013)

DOI:10.1016/j.ssi.2012.09.014


31. T. Tao, D. Zhou, H. Zhang, S. Liu, R. Amal, Y. Chen, N. Sharma, A. M. Glushenkov, Expanding the

applications of the ilmenite mineral to the preparation of nanostructures: TiO2 nanorods and

their photocatalytic properties in the degradation of oxalic acid, Chemistry, A European

Journal, 19, 1091-1096 (2013)

DOI:10.1002/chem.201202451


32. Y. Wang, N. Sharma, D. Su, D. Bishop, H. Ahn, G. Wang, High capacity spherical

Li[Li0.24Mn0.55Co0.14Ni0.07]O2 positive electrode material for lithium ion batteries, Solid State

Ionics, 233, 12-19, (2013)

DOI:10.1016/j.ssi.2012.12.003


Published 21st Feb 2013 – in the 25 most downloaded articles from Solid State Ionics until 19th

July 2013 (ranked 13th for at least for 90 days prior to this date). Most downloaded article for

the publication year (all other papers before 2009)

33. N. Sharma*, V. K. Peterson, Overcharging a lithium-ion battery: Effect on the LixC6 negative

electrode determined by in situ neutron diffraction, Journal of Power Sources, 244, 695-701

(2013)

DOI:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2012.12.019


34. N. Sharma*, V. K. Peterson, Current dependency of lattice fluctuations and phase evolution of

electrodes in lithium-ion batteries investigated by in situ neutron diffraction, Electrochimica

Acta, 101, 79-85 (2013)

DOI:10.1016/j.electacta.2012.09.101

Invited Article (2012 Journal Impact Factor: 3.777, Citations: 6)

2012

35. C.-Y. Chiang, H.-C. Su, P.-J. Wu, H. Liu, C.-W. Hu, N. Sharma, V. K. Peterson, H.-W. Hsieh, Y.-F.

Lin, W.-C. Chou, C.-H. Lee, J.-F. Lee, B.-Y. Shew, Vanadium substitution of LiFePO4 cathode

materials to enhance the capacity of LiFePO4‑based lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Physical

Chemistry C, 116, 24424−24429 (2012)

DOI:10.1021/jp307047w


36. Y. Sang, D. Yu, M. Avdeev, R. O. Piltz, N. Sharma, N. Ye, H. Liu, J. Wang, X-ray and neutron

diffraction studies of flux and hydrothermally grown nonlinear optical material KBe2BO3F2,

CrystEngComm, 14, 6079-6084 (2012)

DOI:10.1039/C2CE25828E


37. Z. Peining, W. Yongzhi, M. V. Reddy, A. Sreekumaran Nair, P. Shengjie, N. Sharma, V. K.

Peterson, B. V. R. Chowdari, S. Ramakrishna, TiO2 nanoparticles synthesized by the molten salt

method as a dual function material for dye-sensitized solar cells, RSC Advances, 2, 5123-5126

(2012) DOI:10.1039/C2RA00041E


38. N. Sharma*, G. Du, Z. Guo, J. Wang, Z. Wang, V. K. Peterson, Direct evidence of concurrent

solid-solution and two-phase reactions and the non-equilibrium structural evolution of LiFePO4,

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, 7867-7873 (2012)

DOI:10.1021/ja301187u


39. D. Li, Y. D. Huang, N. Sharma, Z. X. Chen, D. Z. Jia, Z. P. Guo, Enhanced electrochemical

properties of LiFePO4 by Mo-substitution and graphitic carbon-coating via a facile and fast

microwave-assisted solid-state reaction, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 14, 3634-3639

(2012)

DOI:10.1039/C2CP24062A


1st in the Top 20 articles published on this topic (until March - October 2012)

40. W. Miiller, M. Avdeev, Q. Zhou, B. J. Kennedy, N. Sharma, R. Kutteh, G. J. Kearley, S. Schmid, K.

S. Knight, P. E. R. Blanchard, C. D. Ling, Giant magnetoelastic effect at the opening of a spin-gap

in Ba3BiIr2O9, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, 3265-3270 (2012)

DOI:10.1021/ja211517h


41. R. J. Gummow, N. Sharma, V. K. Peterson, Y. He, Crystal

chemistry of the Pmnb polymorph of Li2MnSiO4, Journal of Solid

State Chemistry 188, 32-37, (2012)

DOI:10.1016/j.jssc.2012.01.051


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42. J. Auckett, A. J. Studer, N. Sharma, C. D. Ling, Floating-zone

growth of Sr2Fe2O5 and observation of a chain-ordered superstructure by single-crystal neutron

diffraction, Solid State Ionics 225, 432-436 (2012)

DOI:10.1016/j.ssi.2012.01.005


43. R. P. Rao, N. Sharma, V. K. Peterson, S. Adams, Variation in Structure and Li+-ion Migration in

Argyrodite-type Li6PS5X (X = Cl, Br, I) Solid Electrolytes, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry,

16, 1807-1813 (2012)

DOI:10.1007/s10008-011-1572-8


44. N. Sharma*, V. K. Peterson, In situ neutron diffraction experiments on lithium-ion batteries,

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 16, 1849-1856 (2012)

DOI:10.1007/s10008-011-1567-5


45. R. J. Gummow, N. Sharma, V. K. Peterson, Y. He, Synthesis, structure and electrochemical

performance of magnesium substituted lithium manganese silicate cathodes for lithium-ion

batteries Journal of Power Sources, 197, 231-237 (2012)

DOI:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2011.09.013


2011

46. M. V. Reddy, M. J. Silvister Raju, N. Sharma, P. Y. Quan, S. H. Nowshad, H. E. Emmanuel, V. K.

Peterson, B. V. R. Chowdari, Preparation of Li1.03Mn1.97O4 and Li1.06Mn1.94O4 by polymer

precursor method and its structural and electrochemical characterisation, Journal of the

Electrochemical Society, 158, A1231-A1236 (2011)

DOI:10.1149/2.074111jes


47. N. Sharma*, G. Du, A. J. Studer, Z. Guo, V. K. Peterson, In situ neutron diffraction study of the

MoS2 anode using a custom-built Li-ion battery, Solid State Ionics, 199-200, 37-43 (2011)

DOI:10.1016/j.ssi.2011.07.015


48. G. Du, N. Sharma*, V. K. Peterson, J. Kimpton, Z. Guo, Br-doped Li5Ti4O12 and composite TiO2

anodes for Li-ion batteries: Synchrotron X-ray and in-situ neutron diffraction studies, Advanced

Functional Materials, 21, 3990-3997 (2011)

DOI:10.1002/adfm.201100846


49. N. Sharma*, M. V. Reddy, G. Du, S. Adams, B. V. R. Chowdari, Z. Guo, V. K. Peterson, Time-

dependent in-situ neutron diffraction investigation of Li(Co0.16Mn1.84)O4 cathode, Journal of

Physical Chemistry C, 115, 21473-21480 (2011)

DOI:10.1021/jp2026237


50. M. Minakshi, N. Sharma, D. Ralph, D. Appadoo, K. Nallathamby, Synthesis and characterization

of Li(Co0.5Ni0.5)PO4 cathode for aqueous battery applications, Electrochemical Solid-State

Letters, 14, A86-A89 (2011)

DOI:10.1149/1.3561764


51. W. Miiller, M. Christensen, A. Khan, N. Sharma, R. Macquart, M. Avdeev, G. McIntyre, R. Piltz,

C. D. Ling, YCa3(VO)3(BO3)4: A Kagomé compound based on vanadium(III) with a highly

frustrated ground state, Chemistry of Materials, 23, 1315-1322 (2011)

DOI:10.1021/cm1034003


52. M. Minakshi, P. Singh, N. Sharma, M. Blackford, M. Ionescu, Lithium extraction-insertion

from/into LiCoPO4 in aqueous batteries, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 50, 1899-

1905 (2011)

DOI:10.1021/ie102267x (2012 Journal Impact Factor: 2.206, Citations: 11)

53. Z. Yang, G. Du, Z. Guo, X. Yu, Z. Chen, S. Cheng, N. Sharma, H. Liu, Novel anatase@TiO2(B)

hybrid nanowires with highly reversible electrochemical performance, Electrochemistry

Communications, 13, 46-49 (2011)

DOI:10.1016/j.elecom.2010.11.009


2010

54. N. Sharma*, V. K. Peterson, M. M. Elcombe, M. Avdeev, A. J. Studer, N. Blagojevic, R. Yusoff, N.

Kamarulzaman, Structural changes in a commercial lithium ion battery during electrochemical

cycling: An in-situ neutron diffraction study, Journal of Power Sources, 195, 8258-8266 (2010)

DOI:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.06.114


55. N. Sharma*, R. B. Macquart, M. Avdeev, M. Christensen, G. J. McIntyre, Y. Chen, C. D. Ling, Re-

investigation of the structure and crystal chemistry of the Bi2O3–W2O6 ‘Type Ib’ solid solution

using single crystal neutron and synchrotron X-ray diffraction, Acta Crystallographica Section B

– Structural Science, 66, 165-172 (2010)

DOI:10.1107/S0108768110001874


56. N. Sharma*, T. Söhnel, G. J. McIntyre, R. Piltz, C. D. Ling, Structure of BiRe2O6 re-investigated

using single-crystal neutron Laue diffraction, Proceedings of the International Conference on

Neutron Scattering, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 251, 012028 (2010)

DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/251/1/012028

2009

57. C. D. Ling, M. Avdeev, V. V. Kharton, A. A. Yaremchenko, S. Fialkova, N. Sharma, R. B.

Macquart, M. Hoelzel, M. Gutmann, Structures, phase transitions, hydration and ionic

conductivity of Ba4Nb2O9, Chemistry of Materials, 21, 3853-3864 (2009)

DOI:10.1021/cm901644e


58. N. Sharma*, R. L. Withers, K. S. Knight, C. D. Ling, Structure, crystal chemistry, and thermal

evolution of the δ-Bi2O3-related phase Bi9ReO17, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 182, 2468-

2474 (2009)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2009.07.008


59. N. Sharma*, R. B. Macquart, M. Christensen, Y. Chen, C. D. Ling, Structure and crystal

chemistry of fluorite-related Bi38Mo7O78 from single crystal X-ray diffraction and ab initio

calculations, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 182, 1312-1318 (2009)

DOI:10.1016/j.jssc.2009.02.030


2008

60. Q. Zhou, P. J. Saines, N. Sharma, J. Ting, B. J. Kennedy, Z. M. Zhang, R. L. Withers, K. S.

Wallwork, Crystal structures and phase transitions in A-site deficient perovskites Ln1/3TaO3,

Chemistry of Materials, 20, 6666-6676 (2008)

DOI:10.1021/cm8014868


61. N. Sharma*, B. J. Kennedy, M. M. Elcombe, Y. Liu, C. D. Ling, Coexistence of ferroelectricity and

magnetism in transition-metal-doped n = 3 Aurivillius phases, Journal of Physics: Condensed

Matter, 20, 025215 (2008)

DOI:10.1088/0953-8984/20/02/025215


2007

62. N. Sharma, G. E. Wrighter, P. Y. Chen, B. J. Kennedy, P. L. Lee, C. D. Ling, Three-layer Aurivillius

phases containing magnetic transition metal cations: Bi(2-x)Sr(2+x)(Nb,Ta)(2+x)M(1-x)O12, M=Ru4+,

Ir4+, Mn4+, x≈0.5, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 180, 370-376 (2007)

DOI:10.1016/j.jssc.2006.10.031


63. C. Gilliéron, N. Sharma, B. K. Nauta, T. W. Schmidt, Structure of the naphthalene dimer from

rare gas tagging, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 111, p4211-4214 (2007)

DOI:10.1021/jp0687504


Refereed conference papers

1. N. Sharma, V. K. Peterson, M. M. Elcombe, M. Avdeev, A. J. Studer, N. Kamarulzaman, Insights

into Li ion batteries using in-situ neutron powder diffraction, Extended abstracts of the 1st

International Conference on Materials for Energy, DECHEMA e.V., ISBN 978-3-89746-117-8

(2010)

2. N. Sharma, B. J. Kennedy, M. M. Elcombe, M. Avdeev, C. D. Ling, Neutron diffraction results for

three-layer Aurivillius phases containing magnetic transition metal cations: Ru(IV), Ir(IV) and

Mn(IV), Proceedings of the 31st Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting of the

Australian Institute of Physics, ISBN 978–0–9598064–9–6 (2007)

Other publications for the promotion of Science

Selected:

1. N. Sharma, Improving Battery Technology, Science Education News, 61 (1), p23-26, 2012,

(Official journal of the Science Teachers’ Association of New South Wales Inc.)

2. N. Sharma, Science at Altitude: The 60th Annual Denver X-ray Conference, AXAA e-newsletter

Issue 3 2011.

3. Tracking lithium for better batteries, Stories of Australian Science (2012),

http://www.scienceinpublic.com.au/stories/

Outreach

Organiser of the “Crystals in the City” project to celebrate the International Year of Crystallography –

large crystal structures in major cities of Australia:

http://www.chemistry.unsw.edu.au/research/research-groups/sharma-group/international-year-

crystallography-iycr-2014 or https://www.facebook.com/UNSWMegaPerovskite

� Exposure of the UNSW Perovskite crystal on the Today Show Channel 9 12th August � In the Daily Telegraph � AXAA newsletter � ABC Radio National – interview and website write-up “crystallography an Australian science”

Science in the Swamp at Centennial Park 16th August, one of the UNSW coordinators (see

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152640562098094.1073741831.94403673093&type=

1)

Profile and interviewed for National Youth Science Forum, “NYSF a four letter word” (available from

http://outlook.nysf.edu.au/nysf-four-letter-

word/?utm_source=wysija&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=News+from+NYSF+Outlook+-

+October+2014)

Interviewed by Polly Simmons for an article appearing in the Daily Telegraph “Science Week: Atoms to

get Crystal Clear” 9th August 2014 (available at http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/science-

week-atoms-to-get-crystal-clear/story-fn5fsgyc-1227018377982)

Radio Interview with Ann Jones, ABC Radio National 7th September 2014 (available at

http://www.chemistry.unsw.edu.au/research/research-groups/sharma-group)

Radio Interview with James O’Loghlin, ABC radio 30th March 2014 (available at

http://www.chemistry.unsw.edu.au/research/research-groups/sharma-group)

Designed and specially-made 3D printed models for travelling “crystallography in everyday life”

exhibition for 2014 organised by Australian Academy of Science (see

https://www.science.org.au/crystallography-everyday-life-travelling-photo-exhibition)

Designed and specially-made exhibition of 3D printed models at Southern

Cross University Library (August 2014) – see picture on the right.

UNSW National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) academic volunteer 2013,

scheduled for 2015

Co-facilitator of the Matrix Education / UNSW School of Chemistry

Experimental Day 2014

Judge for the NSW and National Crystal Growing Competition

Academic volunteer UNSW Open Day 2013, 2014 assisting in tents and delivering lectures about

Chemistry and the School of Chemistry at UNSW

Academic volunteer UNSW Advisory Day 2013, 2014

Guest speaker (occasional address) for Speech Day Sydney Technical High School 2013

ANSTO representative at National Youth Science Forum events and π-day at the University of

Wollongong (2010-2012)

Headline scientist at the ANSTO Fact or Fiction Event, Monash University 2012

Why do we care about energy? Fastbreak as part of the Ultimo Science Festival, Powerhouse

Museum, Sydney, National Science Week 2011

Teacher Professional Development Day’s scientist @ ANSTO 2011

The nuclear debate: From a scientist's perspective, International Grammar School (Year 10), Sydney,

2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011

Research students

Name Start

date

Degree /

Project

Finish date Project

Moshiul Alam

James Christian

2013 S1

2015 S1

Ph.D.

Ph.D.

2018 S1

2017 S2

In situ structural characterisation of

commercial cathodes used in lithium-ion

batteries

All things carbon

James Christian

Completed 1st

class

ranked 2nd

2014 S1 Science

Honours

2014 S2 Graphene and its derivatives as anode

materials in lithium- and sodium-ion

batteries

Hieu Nguyen

Completed 2nd

class

(2:2)

2014 S1 Science

Honours

2014 S2 NaFeO2 and its polymorphs as electrodes in

sodium-ion batteries

Saud Al Balushi 2014 S1 Science

Honours

2014 S2 RuO2 and Li4Ti5-xRuxO12 anodes

Ken Jianjian Zheng 2014 S1 Engineering

Honours

2015 S1 Portable battery impedance tester

Charith Perera

Completed

2013 S2 Engineering

Honours

2014 S1 In application electrochemical

impedance spectroscopy for automotive

Li-ion battery monitoring

Justin Tan 2015

Summer

Summer

Project

2015 Summer Ln2TiO5 series as Na/Li hosts

Paige Hawkins

Completed

2014

Summer

Summer

Project

2014 Summer Ru-doping of lithium titanate anodes and a

comparison of rutile and anatase titanates

Mackenzie Hagan

Completed

2014

Summer

Summer

Project

2014 Summer Tungsten oxide as a potential anode

material for use in Li-ion and Na-ion

batteries

James Christian

Completed

2014

Summer

Summer

Project

2014 Summer Prussian blue analogues as sodium hosts

Charlotte Serre

ENSIACET, France

Completed

2013 S2 Visiting

Practicum

Student

2013 S2 Insertion/extraction of sodium from

Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3

Peter O’Mara 2014 S2 Talented

Students

Program

2015 S1 Graphitic carbons in Li/Na batteries

Emily Cheung

Completed

2013 S2 Talented

Students

Program

2014 S1 Na-Se batteries: What happens to the

structure of Se during charge/discharge?

Othman Al Bahri 2015

Summer

CHEM 3998

Project

2015 Summer NTE in ZrW2O8 and ZrV2O7

Cameron Dover 2015

Summer

CHEM 3998

Project

2015 Summer In situ studies of Cu5SbO6 as a Na/Li host

Emily Cheung

Completed

2014 S2 CHEM 3998

Project

2014 S2 Cu5SbO6 as a Na/Li host

highest mark awarded to a student in

this course

Laura Jeffress

Completed

2014 S2 CHEM 3998

Project

2014 S2 Tuning NTE in ZrW2O8

2nd highest mark awarded to a student

in this course

Damian

Goonetilleke

Completed

2014 S2 CHEM 3998

Project

2014 S2 Single and multi-walled nanotubes as Na

hosts

Research students continued

Name Start

date

Degree /

Project

Finish date Project

James Christian

Completed

2013 S2 CHEM 3998

Project

2013 S2 Gd2TiO5: An unconventional Na/Li host?

Visiting Research Students (undertaking experiments/research in our laboratories)

From the Ling group at the University of Sydney

Li2CoSiO4 cathodes - Zakiah Mohamed (2013/2014)

Sodium titanate anodes - Pierre Naeyaert (2014)

From the Schmid group at the University of Sydney

Perovskite-based cathodes - William Brant (2013/2014)

Framework-based electrode materials - Thomas Godfrey (2013/2014)

Na2MnSiO4 cathodes - Dennisa Murphy (2013/2014)

From the D'Alessandro group at the University of Sydney

In situ studies using frameworks with radicals - Chanel Leong (2014)

Student Awards

James Christian - Invited Presentation: titled Systematic study of graphene and selected derivatives

as negative electrodes in sodium and lithium-ion batteries at the International Conference on

Materials Science and Technology, Serpong, Indonesia (October 2014)

James Christian - Best Honours Student Presentation at the 2014 Symposium on Materials

Chemistry, ANU Kioloa Campus (October 2014)

Zakiah Mohamed – Best Poster Award at the AANSS 2014 (November 2014)

University Teaching

Honours theses graded 10

Title & Level of

Course

Year &

sessions

taught

No. of

students

No. of

teaching hours

per session

Form of teaching Information on level of

participation in each

course

Fourth year

CHEM6701

2012 S1

2014 S1

5

40

1

9

12

Lecture

Lectures

Workshops

Guest lecture

1 workshop and 2 lectures

developed from scratch,

remainder filling in for a

colleague

Third year

CHEM3011 2013 S1

2014 S1

2015 S1

80

90

Sch.

7

7

Lectures

Lectures

The lectures were

modified significantly from

previous years.

CHEM3998 2013 S2

2014 S1

2014 S2

30

10

35

10

5

12

Thesis grading

Thesis grading

Thesis grading

Assessing theses

Second year

CHEM2031/2039 2013 S2

2014 S2

150

150

9

18

9

18

Lectures

Laboratories

Lectures

Laboratories

The lectures were

developed from scratch.

CHEM2011 2014 S1 24 44 Laboratories

(+ marking)

Academic in charge.

First year

CHEM1831 2014 S1

2015 S1

250

Sch.

8

8

Lectures

Lectures

Notes specifically

developed with syllabus

outline and adapted for

medical chemistry

students

NANO1001

Coordinator

2014 S1

2015 S1

2015 S1

20

Sch.

12

11

24

Workshops

Lectures

Workshops

Developed new project for

students to investigate

Develop from scratch

CHEM1101 /

CHEM1001

2006-

2009

30 230 Tutorials Developed and modified

Other Teaching

Activities

RACI Nyholm

Lectures

2013 &

2014

~1300

(total)

18 Lectures Specifically developed

lecture delivered at 12

locations around

NSW/ACT targeted to high

school students.

AINSE Winter

School

2013 &

2011

50 36 Hands-on

tutorial/laboratory

exercises

Pre-existing laboratories

that I previously helped to

develop.

Australian

Synchrotron /

ANSTO Data

Analysis School

2013 50 3

9

Lectures

Tutorials

Lecture and tutorial

materials were developed

from scratch.

Active Collaborators* *Note other projects with other collaborators are also underway

Name Institute Country Papers

published

Example of a project

Dr. Veronica

Palomares

Universidad de Pais

Vasco

Spain 3 Na3V2O2x(PO4)2F3-2x cathodes

Prof. Teofilo Rojo CIC Energigune Spain 3 Na(MnMg)O2 cathodes

Prof. Bing-Joe

Hwang

National Taiwan

University of Science

and Technology

Taiwan - Li1.2Ni0.2Mn0.6O2 cathodes

Prof. She-Huang

Wu

Tatung University Taiwan 3 Li4Ti5O12 anodes

Prof. Ru-Shi Liu National Taiwan

University

Taiwan - Li-rich Li2MnO3-

LiMn1/3Ni1/3Co1/3O2

Prof. Yuping Wu Fudan University China 1 Li1+yMn2O4 cathodes

A/Prof. Stefan

Adams

National University

of Singapore

Singapore 3 Solid state electrolytes

Prof. Jeff Dahn Dalhousie University Canada - LiNi0.4Mn0.4Co0.2O2 cathodes

Prof. Zaiping Guo University of

Wollongong

Australia 9 Na(FeMn)O2 cathodes

A/Prof. Chris Ling University of Sydney Australia 12 Magnetic properties of battery

materials

Prof. Cameron

Kepert

University of Sydney Australia - Metal-organic frameworks as

lithium hosts

A/Prof. Siegbert

Schmid

University of Sydney Australia 4 Na2MnSiO4 electrodes

Dr. Deanna

D’Alessandro

University of Sydney Australia - Observing electrochemical

processes in situ

Dr. Vanessa

Peterson

ANSTO Australia 22 In situ structural changes of

electrodes used in lithium-ion

batteries

Dr. Maxim

Avdeev

ANSTO Australia 7 Low temperature magnetic

structures

Prof. Scott Donne The University of

Newcastle

Australia 4 In situ structural evolution of

manganese oxides

Dr. Patrick

Howlett

Deakin University Australia - Plastic crystal electrolytes

Dr. Alexey

Glushenkov

Deakin University Australia 2 MoO3 as anode for sodium-ion

batteries

Previous Collaborators

Prof. Guoxiu Wang, University of Technology Sydney

Dr. Rosalind Gummow, James Cook University

Dr. Manickam Minakshi, Murdoch University

Documents

Curriculum Vitae - Dr. Neeraj Sharma - UNSW … · Curriculum Vitae - Dr. Neeraj Sharma ... 4. Student’s Invited Presentation: ... δ-Bi2O3-type structures in Bi-M-O Systems, M