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24. Sharma, A., Jin, S., Deng, Y., Garcia-Mendez, R., Hong, S., Mukherjee, A., Koch, D. L., & Archer, L.A. (2024). Mechanistic Understanding of Long Duration Fast Charge Aqueous Zinc Batteries Using Physically Adsorbed Oligomers as Interphases. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Link

23. Utomo, N. W., Hong, S., Sinha, R., Kim, K. I., Deng, Y., Ochonma, P., Kitahata, M.G., Garcia-Mendez, R., Joo, Y. L. & Archer, L. A. (2024). Solid-state polymer-particle hybrid electrolytes: Structure and electrochemical properties. Science Advances, 10(27), eado4719. Link

22. Cheng, E. J., Yang, T., Liu, Y., Chai, L., Garcia-Mendez, R., Kazyak, E., … & Kato, H. (2024). Correlation between mechanical properties and ionic conductivity of polycrystalline sodium superionic conductors: a relative density-dominant relationship. Materials Today Energy, 101644. Link

21. Kazyak, E*., García-Méndez, R*. (2024). Recent progress and challenges for manufacturing and operating solid-state batteries for electric vehicles. MRS Bulletin. * = Corresponding Author. Link

20. Garcia-Mendez, R., Zheng, J., Bock, D. C., Jaye, C., Fischer, D. A., Marschilok, A. C., … & Archer, L. A. (2023). Understanding the reversible electrodeposition of aluminum in low-cost room-temperature molten salts. Cell Reports Physical Science. Link

19. Jin, S., Deng, Y., Chen, P., Hong, S., Garcia‐Mendez, R., Sharma, A., … & Archer, L. A. (2023). Solid‐Adsorbed Polymer‐Electrolyte Interphases for Stabilizing Metal Anodes in Aqueous Zn and Non‐Aqueous Li Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62(18), e202300823. Link

18. Hong, S., Jin, S., Deng, Y., Garcia-Mendez, R., Kim, K. I., Utomo, N., & Archer, L. A. (2023). Efficient Scalable Hydrothermal Synthesis of MnO2 with Controlled Polymorphs and Morphologies for Enhanced Battery Cathodes. ACS Energy Letters, 8(4), 1744-1751. Link

17. Zheng, J., Deng, Y., Li, W., Yin, J., West, P. J., Tang, T. Tong, X., Bock, D. C., Jin, S., Zhao, Q., Garcia-Mendez, R., Takeuchi, K. J., Takeuchi, E., Marschilock, A. C., & Archer, L. A. (2022). Design principles for heterointerfacial alloying kinetics at metallic anodes in rechargeable batteries. Science Advances, 8(44), eabq6321. Link

16. Zheng, J., Deng, Y., Yin, J., Tang, T., Garcia‐Mendez, R., Zhao, Q., & Archer, L. A. (2022). Textured electrodes: manipulating built‐in crystallographic heterogeneity of metal electrodes via severe plastic deformation. Advanced Materials, 34(1), 2106867. Link

15. Zheng, J., Garcia-Mendez, R., & Archer, L. A. (2021). Engineering multiscale coupled electron/ion transport in battery electrodes. ACS nano, 15(12), 19014-19025. Link

14. Liu, X.*, Garcia-Mendez, R.*, Lupini, A. R., Cheng, Y., Hood, Z. D., Han, F., … & Chi, M. (2021). Local electronic structure variation resulting in Li ‘filament’formation within solid electrolytes. Nature Materials, 20(11), 1485-1490. * = equal contribution Link

13. Connell, J. G., Fuchs, T., Hartmann, H., Krauskopf, T., Zhu, Y., Sann, J., Garcia-Mendez, R., Sakamoto, J., Tepavcevic, S., & Janek, J. (2020). Kinetic versus thermodynamic stability of LLZO in contact with lithium metal. Chemistry of Materials, 32(23), 10207-10215. Link

12. Sato, M.*, Garcia-Mendez, R.*, & Sakamoto, J. (2020). Mapping hot-pressed Li6. 25Al0. 25La3Zr2O12 (LLZO) grains and grain boundaries through a simple thermal grooving technique. Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies, 8(3), 793-803. * = equal contribution Link

11. Garcia‐Mendez, R., Smith, J. G., Neuefeind, J. C., Siegel, D. J., & Sakamoto, J. (2020). Correlating macro and atomic structure with elastic properties and ionic transport of glassy Li2S‐P2S5 (LPS) solid electrolyte for solid‐state Li metal batteries. Advanced Energy Materials, 10(19), 2000335. Link

10. Han, G., Kinzer, B., Garcia-Mendez, R., Choe, H., Wolfenstine, J., & Sakamoto, J. (2020). Correlating the effect of dopant type (Al, Ga, Ta) on the mechanical and electrical properties of hot-pressed Li-garnet electrolyte. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 40(5), 1999-2006. Link

9. Kazyak, E., Garcia-Mendez, R., LePage, W. S., Sharafi, A., Davis, A. L., Sanchez, A. J., …, Sakamoto, J. & Dasgupta, N. P. (2020). Li penetration in ceramic solid electrolytes: operando microscopy analysis of morphology, propagation, and reversibility. Matter, 2(4), 1025-1048. Link

8. Davis, A. L., Garcia-Mendez, R., Wood, K. N., Kazyak, E., Chen, K. H., Teeter, G., … & Dasgupta, N. P. (2020). Electro-chemo-mechanical evolution of sulfide solid electrolyte/Li metal interfaces: operando analysis and ALD interlayer effects. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 8(13), 6291-6302. Link

7. Zhu, Y., Connell, J. G., Tepavcevic, S., Zapol, P., Garcia‐Mendez, R., Taylor, N. J., … & Markovic, N. M. (2019). Dopant‐dependent stability of garnet solid electrolyte interfaces with lithium metal. Advanced Energy Materials, 9(12), 1803440. Link

6. Masias, A., Felten, N., Garcia-Mendez, R., Wolfenstine, J., & Sakamoto, J. (2019). Elastic, plastic, and creep mechanical properties of lithium metal. Journal of materials science, 54(3), 2585-2600. Link

5. Taylor, N. J., Stangeland-Molo, S., Haslam, C. G., Sharafi, A., Thompson, T., Wang, M., Garcia-Mendez, R. & Sakamoto, J. (2018). Demonstration of high current densities and extended cycling in the garnet Li7La3Zr2O12 solid electrolyte. Journal of Power Sources, 396, 314-318. Link

4. Garcia-Mendez, R., Mizuno, F., Zhang, R., Arthur, T. S., & Sakamoto, J. (2017). Effect of processing conditions of 75Li2S-25P2S5 solid electrolyte on its DC electrochemical behavior. Electrochimica Acta, 237, 144-151. Link

3. Nam, K., Wolfenstine, J., Choi, H., Garcia-Mendez, R., Sakamoto, J., & Choe, H. (2017). Study on the mechanical properties of porous tin oxide. Ceramics International, 43(14), 10913-10918. Link

2. Thompson, T., Yu, S., Williams, L., Schmidt, R. D., Garcia-Mendez, R., Wolfenstine, J., Allen, J. L., Kioupakis, E., Siegel, D. J. & Sakamoto, J. (2017). Electrochemical window of the Li-ion solid electrolyte Li7La3Zr2O12. ACS Energy Letters, 2(2), 462-468. Link

1. Yu, S., Schmidt, R. D., Garcia-Mendez, R., Herbert, E., Dudney, N. J., Wolfenstine, J. B., Sakamoto, J. & Siegel, D. J. (2016). Elastic properties of the solid electrolyte Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO). Chemistry of Materials, 28(1), 197-206. Link