Nataliya Gvozdik

PhD thesis: ‘Advanced Characterization Methods of Materials and Redox Mechanisms in Flow Batteries’

Supervisor: Keith Stevenson

IDC committee members: Buchachenko Alexei, Prof. Nasibulin Albert, Prof. Stevenson Keith

Materials chemistry and electrochemistry experience.

Polymer membranes characterization | Redox processes in Flow batteries | Carbon electrode modification | Bipolar plate material development | New redox-active compounds characterization | Battery cell design and manufacturing | Solid-boosters 

Research interest: Flow battery designs | Electrodes and membranes for Organic Flow batteries | Degradation mechanisms of Vanadium Flow battery | Li-ion batteries recycling | Second-life batteries |

List of Papers:

1. Ovsyannikov, N. A., Romadina, E. I., Akhmetov, N. O., Gvozdik, N. A., Akkuratov, A. V., Pogosova, M. A., & Stevenson, K. J. (2022). All-organic non-aqueous redox flow batteries with advanced composite polymer-ceramic Li-conductive membrane. Journal of Energy Storage, 46, 103810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2021.103810 
2. Akhmetov, N., Ovsyannikov, N., Gvozdik, N., Pogosova, M., Ryazantsev, S., Lipovskikh, S., … & Stevenson, K. (2022). Composite lithium-conductive LATP+ PVdF membranes: Development, optimization, and applicability for Li-TEMPO hybrid redox flow batteries. Journal of Membrane Science, 643, 120002. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2021.120002 
3. Gvozdik, N. A., & Stevenson, K. J. (2021). In situ spectroelectrochemical Raman studies of vanadyl-ion oxidation mechanisms on carbon paper electrodes for vanadium flow batteries. Electrochimica Acta, 383, 138300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138300 
4. Loktionov, P., Kartashova, N., Konev, D., Abunaeva, L., Antipov, A., Ruban, E., Gvozdik, N, … & Stevenson, K. (2021). Fluoropolymer impregnated graphite foil as a bipolar plates of vanadium flow battery. International Journal of Energy Research. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.7088 
5. Ruban, E., Stepashkin, A., Gvozdik, N., Konev, D., Kartashova, N., Antipov, A., …, Stevenson K. & Usenko, A. (2021). Carbonized elastomer composite filled with hybrid carbon fillers for vanadium redox flow battery bipolar plates. Materials Today Communications, 26, 101967. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2020.101967 
6. Kozhunova, E. Y., Gvozdik, N. A., Motyakin, M. V., Vyshivannaya, O. V., Stevenson, K. J., Itkis, D. M., & Chertovich, A. V. (2020). Redox-Active Aqueous Microgels for Energy Storage Applications. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 11(24), 10561-10565. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03164 
7. Gvozdik, N. A., Sanginov, E. A., Abunaeva, L. Z., Konev, D. V., Usenko, A. A., Novikova, K. S., .. Stevenson K.J., Dobrovolsky, Y. A. (2020). A Composite Membrane Based on Sulfonated Polystyrene Implanted in a Stretched PTFE Film for Vanadium Flow Batteries. ChemPlusChem, 85(12), 2580-2585. https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202000618 
8. Gvozdik, N. A., Zefirov, V. V., El’manovich, I. V., Karpushkin, E. A., Stevenson, K. J., Sergeyev, V. G., & Gallyamov, M. O. (2018). Pretreatment of Celgard Matrices with Peroxycarbonic Acid for Subsequent Deposition of a Polydopamine Layer. Colloid Journal, 80(6), 761-770. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1061933X1901006X 
9. Karpushkin, E. A., Gvozdik, N. A., Levitskiy, O. A., Stevenson, K. J., Sergeyev, V. G., & Magdesieva, T. V. (2018). Sol-gel-modified membranes for all-organic battery based on bis-(tert-butylphenyl) nitroxide. Colloid and Polymer Science, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-018-4387-7 
10. Stauber, J. M., Zhang, S., Gvozdik, N., Jiang, Y., Avena, L., Stevenson, K. J., & Cummins, C. C. (2018). Cobalt and vanadium trimetaphosphate polyanions: synthesis, characterization, and electrochemical evaluation for non-aqueous redox-flow battery applications. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140(2), 538-541.  https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b08751 
11. Karpushkin, E. A., Klimenko, M. M., Gvozdik, N. A., Stevenson, K. J., & Sergeyev, V. G. (2017). Polyacrylonitrile-Based Membranes for Aqueous Redox-Flow Batteries. ECS Transactions, 77(11), 163-171. https://doi.org/10.1149/07711.0163ecst 
12. Karpushkin, E. A., Gvozdik, N. A., Stevenson, K. J., & Sergeyev, V. G. (2017). Membranes based on carboxyl-containing polyacrylonitrile for applications in vanadium redox-flow batteries. Mendeleev Communications, 4(27), 390-391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mencom.2017.07.024 
13. Kondratenko, M. S., Karpushkin, E. A., Gvozdik, N. A., Gallyamov, M. O., Stevenson, K. J., & Sergeyev, V. G. (2017). Influence of aminosilane precursor concentration on physicochemical properties of composite Nafion membranes for vanadium redox flow battery applications. Journal of Power Sources, 340, 32-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.11.045 

    
    List of Conferences:

1. Nataliya A. Gvozdik, Keith J. Stevenson, Factors leading to improved vanadium flow battery performance with thermally treated carbon paper electrodes // International Flow Battery Forum, July 2019, Lyon, France. PP 100.
2. Nataliya A. Gvozdik, Keith J. Stevenson, Membrane Issue in All Organic Flow Batteries // IV International Conference of Young Scientists “Topical problems of modern electrochemistry and electrochemical materials science”. September 2019, Moscow, Russia. PP 39.
3. Nataliya A. Gvozdik, Keith J. Stevenson, Raman Spectroelectrochemical Studies of Vanadyl-Ion Oxidation on Carbon Paper Electrodes for Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries // 39th ECS Meeting with the 18th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors (IMCS), May 2021, Online, Presentation.