Maxim Zakharkin

Ph.D. thesis: “Cathode Materials for Na-ion batteries with NASICON structure”.

Supervisor: Prof. Keith Stevenson

IDC committee members: Prof. Artem Abakumov, Prof. Alexei Buchachenko and  Prof. Keith Stevenson

Maxim graduated with honors from St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University (SPbSPU) in 2014. During the studies he investigated ion transport in heterostructures and thin films based on fluoride superionic conductors in the Ioffe Institute and in the Nanocomposite Materials Laboratory of Prof. Sergey Vakhrushev. In addition, he studied dielectric properties of relaxor-ferroelectrics and cryoprotectors at SPbSPU under Dr. Ekaterina Koroleva’s guidance.

Since 2014 at Skoltech Maxim is working on synthesis and characterization of novel cathode and anode materials for lithium and sodium ion batteries. His research also includes investigation of the morphology and composition of the interface between electrode and electrolyte by spectroscopic and microscopic methods.

List of papers

1. Maxim V. Zakharkin, Oleg A. Drozhzhin, Sergey V. Ryazantsev, Dmitry Chernyshov, Evgeny V. Antipov, Keith J. Stevenson. Electrochemical Properties and Evolution of the Phase Transformation Behavior in the NASICON-type Na_3+xMn_xV_2-x(PO₄)₃ (0≤x≤1) Cathodes for Na-ion batteries // submitted
2. Olga V. Lonchakova, Oleg A. Semenikhin, Maxim V. Zakharkin, Evgeny A. Karpushkin, Vladimir G. Sergeyev, Evgeny V. Antipov. Efficient Gel-Polymer Electrolyte for Sodium-Ion Batteries Based on Poly(Acrylonitrile-co-Methyl Acrylate) // revision
3. Maxim V. Zakharkin,  Oleg A. Drozhzhin,  Ivan V. Tereshchenko, Dmitry Chernyshov,  Artem M. Abakumov,  Evgeny V. Antipov,  Keith J. Stevenson. Enhancing Na⁺ Extraction Limit through High Voltage Activation of the NASICON-Type Na₄MnV(PO₄)₃ Cathode // ACS Applied Energy Materials, 11 (1), pp. 5842 – 5846 (2018)
4. Oleg A. Drozhzhin, Vitaly A. Shevchenko,  Maxim V. Zakharkin, Pavel I. Gamzyukov, Lada V. Yashina,  Artem M. Abakumov,  Keith J. Stevenson,  Evgeny V. Antipov. Improving salt-to-solvent ratio to enable high-voltage electrolyte stability for advanced Li-ion batteries // Electrochimica Acta, 263, pp. 127 – 133 (2018)
5. Victoria A. Nikitina,  Maxim V. Zakharkin, Sergey Yu. Vassiliev, Lada V. Yashina,  Evgeny V. Antipov,  Keith J. Stevenson. Lithium-ion Coupled Electron Transfer Rates in Superconcentrated Electrolytes: Exploring the Bottlenecks For Fast Charge Transfer Rates with LiMn₂O₄ Cathode Materials // Langmuir, 33 (37), pp. 9378 – 9389 (2017)
6. Tikhon Yu. Vergentev, Alexandr G. Banshchikov, Ekaterina Yu. Koroleva, Nikolay S. Sokolov,  Maxim V. Zakharkin, Nina M. Okuneva. In-plane conductivity of thin films and heterostructures based on LaF₃-SrF₂ // St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University Journal. Physics and Mathematics, 4-2 (182), p. 76 – 83 (2013)

List of conferences

1. Zakharkin M.V., Drozhzhin O.A., Tereshchenko I.V., Abakumov A.M., Antipov E.V., Stevenson K.J. Enhancing Na⁺ Extraction Limit through High Voltage Activation of the NASICON-Type Na₄MnV(PO₄)₃ Cathode (Poster) 4th International Conference of Young Scientists on “Topical Problems of Modern Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Materials Science”, Vozdvizhenskoe, Russia (2019)
2. Zakharkin M.V., Drozhzhin O.A., Tereshchenko I.V., Abakumov A.M., Antipov E.V., Stevenson K.J. Enhancing Na⁺ Extraction Limit through High Voltage Activation of the NASICON-Type Na₄MnV(PO₄)₃ Cathode (Talk) 21th Mendeleev Congress on General and Applied Chemistry, Saint Petersburg, Russia (2019)
3. Zakharkin M.V., Drozhzhin O.A., Tereshchenko I.V., Abakumov A.M., Antipov E.V., Stevenson K.J. High Voltage Activation of the NASICON-Type Na₄MnV(PO₄)₃ Cathode studied by operando X-ray diffraction (Talk) Electrochemical Conference on Energy and the Environment: Bioelectrochemistry and Energy Storage | ECEE-2019 | Glasgow, UK (2019)
4. Zakharkin M.V. Extention of reversible Na⁺ (de)intercalation limits in Cathode Materials with NASICON structure for Na-ion batteries (3^rd Best Talk Award) International Conference for Students and Young Scientists “Lomonosov-2019″, Innovations in Chemistry: advances and perspectives, Moscow, Russia (2019)
5. Zakharkin M.V., Drozhzhin O.A., Tereshchenko I.V., Abakumov A.M., Antipov E.V., Stevenson K.J. Unusual solid-solution behavior of NASICON-structured сathode materials for sodium-ion batteries (1^st Best Poster Award) 5th International Conference on Sodium Batteries | ICNaB-2018 | , St Malo, France (2018).
6. Zakharkin M.V., Drozhzhin O.A., Tereshchenko I.V., Abakumov A.M., Antipov E.V., Stevenson K.J. Influence of V³⁺ substitution by Mn²⁺ on electrochemical properties of cathode materials with NASICON structure for sodium-ion batteries (2^nd Best Poster Award) 3rd International conference of young scientists “Topical problems of modern electrochemistry and electrochemical materials science”, Vozdvizhenskoe, Russia (2018)
7. Zakharkin M.V., Drozhzhin O.A., Tereshchenko I.V., Abakumov A.M., Antipov E.V., Stevenson K.J. Relation between Na⁺ extraction extent and Na⁺ (de)intercalation mechanism in cathode materials with NASICON structure for sodium-ion batteries (Poster) XV International conference “Topical problems of energy conversion in lithium electroche-mical systems”, Saint-Petersburg, Russia (2018)
8. Zakharkin M.V., Drozhzhin O.A., Tereshchenko I.V., Abakumov A.M., Antipov E.V., Stevenson K.J. Enhancing Na⁺ Extraction Limit through High Voltage Activation of the NASICON-Type Na₄MnV(PO₄)₃ Cathode (Invited Talk) 8th DFG Week of the Young Researcher, Chemical Energy Storage and Conversion, Kazan, Russia (2018)
9. Maxim V. Zakharkin, Drozhzhin Oleg A., Tereshchenko Ivan V., Abakumov Artem M., Antipov Evgeny V., Stevenson Keith J. Unusual solid-solution behavior of NASICON-structured сathode materials for sodium-ion batteries (Poster) 19th International Symposium on the Reactivity of Solids, Bayreuth, Germany (2018)
10. Maxim V. Zakharkin, Drozhzhin Oleg A., Abakumov Artem M., Antipov Evgeny V., Stevenson Keith J. Influence of vanadium substitution with manganese on electrochemical properties of cathode materials with NASICON structure for sodium-ion batteries (Talk) XXV International Conference for Students and Young Scientists “Lomonosov”, Innovations in Chemistry, Moscow, Russia (2018)
11. Maxim V. Zakharkin, Aksyonov Dmitry A., Drozhzhin Oleg A., Abakumov Artem M., Antipov Evgeny V., Stevenson Keith J. Synthesis and study of NASICON-type cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries (Poster) 2nd International Conference of young scientists “Topical Problems of Modern Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Materials Science”, Vozdvizhenskoe, Russia (2017)
12. Maxim V. Zakharkin, Drozhzhin Oleg A., Abakumov Artem M., Antipov Evgeny V., Stevenson Keith J. Cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries with NASICON structure (Talk) XXIV International Conference for Students and Young Scientists “Lomonosov”, Innovations in Chemistry, Moscow, Russia (2017)
13. Maxim V. Zakharkin, V. D. Sumanov, O.A. Drozhzhin, E.V. Antipov, A.M. Abakumov, K.J. Stevenson. Synthesis and study of olivine-based cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries (Poster) XIV International Conference “Topical Problems of Energy Conversion in Lithium Electrochemical Systems”, Suzdal, Russia (2016)
14. Maxim V. Zakharkin, V. D. Sumanov, O.A. Drozhzhin, E.V. Antipov, K.J. Stevenson. Synthesis and study of the cathode materials for lithium- and sodium-ion batteries based on transition metal phosphates and fluorophosphates (Talk) 2nd Annual Skoltech/MIT/MSU Joint Workshop “Electrochemical Energy Storage: Current Progress and Future Opportunities”, Moscow, Russia (2016)
15. Maxim V. Zakharkin, Dmitrieva T.G., Kazansky P.R., Stevenson K.J. Characterization of Solid Electrolyte Interface at Silicon Electrode for Lithium-Ion Batteries (Poster) XXVI Russian conference on Electron Microscopy, Zelenograd, Russia (2016)
16. Maxim V. Zakharkin, Tatiana G. Dmitrieva, Nikita A. Artyomov, Keith J. Stevenson. Characterization of Solid Electrolyte Interface at Silicon Electrode for Lithium-Ion Batteries (Poster) Students’ multidisciplinary conference Skoltech On, Skolkovo, Russia (2015)
17. Maxim V. Zakharkin, Tatiana G. Dmitrieva, Nikita A. Artyomov, Keith J. Stevenson. Characterization of Solid Electrolyte Interface at Silicon Electrode for Lithium-Ion Batteries (Poster) MIT Energy Night, Cambridge, US (2015)
18. Maxim V. Zakharkin , T.G. Dmitrieva, K.J. Stevenson. Characterization of Solid Electrolyte Interface at Silicon Electrode for Lithium-Ion Batteries  (Poster) Materials Day at MIT, Cambridge, US (2015)
19. Maxim V. Zakharkin, V. D. Sumanov, O.A. Drozhzhin, E.V. Antipov, K.J. Stevenson. Synthesis and study of olivine-based cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries (Poster) 1st Annual Skoltech-MIT-MSU Joint Workshop “Electrochemical Energy Storage: Challenges & Prospects”, Moscow, Russia (2015)
20. Maxim V. Zakharkin, Vergentev T.Yu., Korolyova E.Yu. In-plane conductivity of thin films and heterostructures based on LaF₃-SrF₂ (Talk) XLII Week of Science SPbSTU, Saint-Petersburg, Russia (2013)
21. Maxim V. Zakharkin , Korolyova E.Yu. Analysis of low-frequency properties of relaxor-ferroelectrics (Talk) XLI Week of Science SPbSTU, Saint-Petersburg, Russia (2012)