Nikita Akhmetov

Ph.D. thesis title: “Novel Lithium Hybrid Redox Flow Batteries for Stationary Applications”.

Supervisor: Prof. Keith Stevenson

Nikita graduated from Novosibirsk State University (NSU) in 2019. His specialty thesis was devoted to the synthesis gas production via catalytic partial oxidation of dimethyl ether. This work was carried out in the Laboratory of the Catalytic processes in Fuel Cells, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk.

Since 2019 Nikita is studying a Ph.D. program at Skoltech and working in the Center for Energy Science and Technology. His research is connected with the synthesis and characterization of Li-conductive composite electrolyte for lithium-ion redox flow batteries.

List of papers:

1. Akhmetov N., et al. (2022). Composite lithium-conductive LATP+PVdF membranes: Development, optimization, and applicability for Li-TEMPO hybrid redox flow batteries. Mem. Sci., 643, 120002. 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.120002
2. Ovsyannikov N., Romadina E., Akhmetov N. et al. (2022). All-Organic Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries with Advanced Composite Polymer-Ceramic Li-Conductive Membrane. Energy Storage, 46, 103810. 10.1016/j.est.2021.103810
3. Gandomi Y., Krasnikova I., Akhmetov N., et al. (2021). Synthesis and Characterization of Lithium-Conducting Composite Polymer–Ceramic Membranes for Use in Nonaqueous Redox Flow Batteries. ACS Mater. Interfaces., 13(45), 53746–53757. 10.1021/acsami.1c13759
4. Badmaev S., Akhmetov N., Sobyanin V. (2021). Partial oxidation of dimethyl ether by air into synthesis gas over Pt-and Rh/Ce₇₅Zr_0.25O_2–δ catalysts. Int. J. Hydrog. Energy. 46(72), 35877-35885. 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.01.229
5. Badmaev S., Akhmetov N., Sobyanin V. (2020). Partial oxidation of dimethoxymethane to syngas over supported noble metal catalysts. Topics in Catalysis, 63(1), 196-202. 10.1007/s11244-019-01207-9
6. Badmaev S., Akhmetov N., et al. (2020). Syngas production via partial oxidation of dimethyl ether over Rh/Ce_0.75Zr_0.25O₂ catalyst and its application for SOFC feeding. Int. J. Hydrog. Energy, 45(49), 26188-26196. 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.01.101
7. Badmaev S., Akhmetov N., et al. (2019). Low-temperature partial oxidation of dimethyl ether to hydrogen-rich gas over CuO–CeO2/γ-Al2O3 catalysts for fuel cell supply. Doklady Physical Chemistry, 487(2), 95-98. 10.1134/S0012501619080013

List of conferences:

1. European-MRS 2021 Fall Meeting. Oral presentation. Warsaw, Poland. September 2021
2. XII International Conference on Chemistry for Young Scientists. 1^st degree diploma for the best oral presentation. Saint-Petersburg, Russia. September 2021
3. 14th International Workshop on Impedance Spectroscopy. Oral presentation. Leibnitz, Germany. December 2020
4. XXIX Mendeleev contest for young chemists. 3^rd degree diploma for the best oral presentation. Ivanovo, Russia. April 2019
5. V International school for young scientists Catalysis: from Science to Industry. Diploma for the best oral presentation. Tomsk, Russia. September 2018