PUBLICATIONS

Papers

1. Blasius, J.; Kirchner, B. 2023. Selective chirality transfer to the bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide anion of an ionic liquid. Chemistry–A European Journal, 29(51), e202301239.
   https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202301239

    

2. Frömbgen, T.; Drysch, K.; Zaby, P.; Dölz, J.; Ingenmey, J.; Kirchner, B. 2024. Quantum cluster equilibrium theory for multicomponent liquids. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 20(5), 1838–1846.
   https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.3c00799

3. Blasius, J.; Drysch, K.; Pilz, F. H.; Frömbgen, T.; Kielb, P.; Kirchner, B. 2023. Efficient prediction of mole fraction related vibrational frequency shifts. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 14(47), 10531–10536.
   https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02761

4. Geysens, P.; Tie, D.; Vlad, A.; Fransaer, J.; Binnemans, K. 2023. Fluorine-free organic electrolytes for the stable electrodeposition of neodymium metal. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 25(32), 21397–21407.
   https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CP01262J

5. Zhou, Z.; Xie, S.; Cai, H.; Colli, A. N.; Monnens, W.; Zhang, Q.; et al. 2024. A synchronous-twisting method to realize radial scalability in fibrous energy storage devices. Science Advances, 10(29), eado7826.
   https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ado7826

6. Zhang, X. L.; Ma, L.; Cai, Y. P.; Fransaer, J.; Zheng, Q. 2024. A low-Fermi-level current collector enables anode-free lithium metal batteries with long cycle life. Matter, 7(2), 583–602.
   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2023.11.017

    

7. Beaujean, P. 2024. Solvent effects on the prediction of redox potentials: application to nitroxides. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 414, 126207.
   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2024.126207

    

8. Li, Z.; Li, Y.; Zhan, Y.; Lin, X.; Yao, Y.; Zhao, T.; et al. 2024. On the origin of capacity increase in rechargeable magnesium batteries with manganese oxide cathodes and copper metal current collectors. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, e202416960.
   https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202416960

9. Bakuru, V. R.; Apostol, P.; Rambabu, D.; Pal, S.; Lin, X.; Markowski, R.; et al. 2025. A hexaanionic carboxyphenolate framework for high energy alkali cation storage. Energy & Environmental Science, Advance Article.
   https://doi.org/10.1039/D4EE05701E

10. Tie, D.; Apostol, P.; Du, M.; Li, Z.; Lin, X.; Pal, S.; et al. 2025. Performance limitations of CaCoSO as a positive electrode material for calcium storage. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 8(6), 3688–3697.
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.4c03288

     

11. Rambabu, D.; Goossens, T.; Bakuru, V. R.; Apostol, P.; Mairesse, F.; Steenhaut, T.; et al. 2025. Mixed proton-electron conductivity in a dynamic 3D metal-organic framework. Chem, 102590.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102590

12. Beaujean, P.; Champagne, B. 2025. Binding energies of molecules grafted onto calcium surfaces: a periodic DFT investigation. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 129, 9189.
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.5c01160

     

13. Guo, X.; Markowski, R.; Black, A.; Apostol, P.; Rambabu, D.; Lužanin, O.; et al. 2025. Amorphous coordination polymers for versatile Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺, Sr²⁺, Ba²⁺, and Zn²⁺ cation storage. Energy & Environmental Science, Advance Article.
    https://doi.org/10.1039/D5EE02567B

     

14. Kachmar, A.; Markowski, R.; Purkait, T.; Rambabu, D.; Apostol, P.; Tie, D.; et al. 2026. A fluorine-free electrolyte for calcium metal batteries. EES Batteries, Advance Article.
    https://doi.org/10.1039/D5EB00162E

15. Geysens, P.; Heyns, R.; Markowski, R.; Ingenmey, J.; Van Meervelt, L.; Vlad, A.; et al. 2026. Solvation structures of potassium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide–glyme highly concentrated electrolytes and cycling on organic cathodes. Dalton Transactions, 114.
    https://doi.org/10.1039/D5DT02781K

     

16. Monnens, W.; Markowski, R.; Kachmar, A.; Zhou, Z.; Heyns, R.; Vlad, A.; et al. 2026. Substrate-dependent calcium plating on late-transition and p-block metals. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2026.
    https://doi.org/10.1039/D6EB00039H

     

17. Markowski, R.; Rambabu, D.; Ramackers, A.; Vlad, A. 2026. Decoupling ion size from electrochemistry: cation-size-independent accommodation of Li⁺ to Cs⁺ in an amorphous sulfonamide coordination polymer. Chemical Science.
    https://doi.org/10.1039/D6SC00585C