Natalia Katorova

Ph.D. thesis: “The effect of selected electrode-solution interactions on the metal-ion battery electrochemical properties”.

Supervisor: Prof. Keith Stevenson

IDC committee members: Prof. Keith Stevenson, Prof. Artem Abakumov and Prof. Evgeny Antipov

Natalia graduated with honors from Lomonosov Moscow State University in 2015 getting the bachelor degree in Material Science and from Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in 2017 getting the master degree in Material Science as well. Her diploma research was dedicated to the study of the alkali metal ion intercalation in the framework of AVPO₄F-electrode material which is considered to be a perspective cathode for K-ion battery. At Skoltech Natalia also deals with the K-ion batteries which are believed to be a competitive alternative to Li-ion batteries in terms of energy characteristics and cost. Her research is devoted, generally, to the study of electrode-solution interactions in metal-ion cells and, in particular, to the electrolyte development; and their effect on electrochemical performance of the battery. One of the most important outcomes of her work is the demonstration of the working full K-ion battery prototype exhibiting stable cycling with excellent specific discharge capacity values.

List of papers:

1. Natalia S. Katorova, Dmitry P. Rupasov, Stanislav S. Fedotov, Nikita D. Luchinin, Benjamin Delattre, Yet-Ming Chiang, Artem M. Abakumov, Keith J. Stevenson. “Effect of Concentrated Diglyme-Based Electrolytes on the Electrochemical Performance of Potassium-Ion Batteries.”. ACS Applied Energy Materials 2.8 (2019): 6051-6059
2. I.V. Roslyakov, I.V. Kolesnik, E.E. Levin, N.S. Katorova, P.P. Pestrikov, T.Yu. Kardash,e, L.A. Solovyov, and K.S. Napolskii. “Annealing induced structural and phase transitions in anodic aluminum oxide prepared in oxalic acid electrolyte”, Surface and Coatings Technology, 2019, accepted
3. Ilya V. Roslyakov, Natalia S. Kuratova, Dmitry S. Koshkodaev, Hermida D. Merino, Kirill S. Napolskii, Morphology of anodic alumina films obtained by hard anodization: influence of the rate of anodization voltage increase, Journal of Surface Investigation, No.2, (2016) pp.39-46
4. Polina Morozova, Viktorya Nikitina, Natalia Katorova, etc. “Perspectives of the ionic liquids as high potential electrolytes in the potassium ion batteries” In press
5. Natalia S. Katorova,  etc. “The effect of vinylene carbonate additive on the  SEI formation at the hard carbon surface in metal-ion batteries” In press
6. Natalia S. Katorova,  etc.  “The effect of selected electrode-solution interactions on the hard carbon electrode performance in the potassium-ion batteries” In press

List of conferences:

1. 2019, “Electrochemical performance of K-ion batteries utilizing the ether-based electrolytes with the different electrolyte salt concentrations” N.S. Katorova, D.P. Rupasov, S.S. Fedotov A.M.Abakumov, K.J. Stevenson. 4th International Conference of Young Scientists “Topical Problems of Modern Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Materials Science”, Vozdvizhenskoe
2. 2019, “Effect of Electrolyte Salt Concentration on the Electrochemical Performance of K-Ion Batteries Using Diglyme-Based Electrolytes.”, N.S. Katorova, D.P. Rupasov, S.S. Fedotov, N.D. Luchinin, A.M. Abakumov, and K.J. Stevenson. In Meeting Abstracts (No. 5, pp. 257-257). The Electrochemical Society
3. 2019, “Electrochemical performance of K-ion batteries utilizing the ether-based electrolytes with the different electrolyte salt concentrations”, N.S. Katorova (talk), D.P. Rupasov, S.S. Fedotov, N.D. Luchinin, A.M.Abakumov, K.J. Stevenson. XXVI International scientific conference of students and young scientists “Lomonosov-2019″, Subsection “Physical Chemistry-III” Moscow, Russia
4. 2019, “The effect of electrolyte concentration on the electrochemical performance of cathode materials for usage in novel potassium-ion batteries.” N.S. Katorova, D.P. Rupasov, S.S. Fedotov, K.J. Stevenson, A.M. Abakumov. Second Skoltech cross-disciplinary Gen-Y conference, Sochi, Russia
5. 2018, “The effect of electrolyte concentration on the electrochemical performance of novel potassium-ion battery with diglyme-based electrolyte” N.S. Katorova, D.P. Rupasov, S.S. Fedotov A.M.Abakumov, K.J. Stevenson. 3rd International Conference of Young Scientists “Topical Problems of Modern Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Materials Science”, Vozdvizhenskoe
6. 2017, “High voltage potassium-ion battery with novel KVOPO₄-cathode material”, N. Katorova, K.Stevenson, A. Abakumov. Skoltech cross-disciplinary Gen-Y conference, Sochi
7. 2017, “Influence of alkali metal ion intercalation on electrochemical properties of AVPO₄F-cathode” N.S. Katorova, V.A. Nikitina, A.M.Abakumov, K.J. Stevenson. 2nd International Conference of Young Scientists “Topical Problems of Modern Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Materials Science”, Vozdvizhenskoe