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Characterization and Reporting Protocols for Structural Power Composites: A Perspective (2025)
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Greenhalgh, E. S., Nguyen, S., Asp, L. E., Bici, A., Bismarck, A., Fam, D., Johansson, M., Lindbergh, G., Lutkenhaus, J. L., Shaffer, M. S., Shirshova, N., Srinivasan, M., Xu, J., & Zenkert, D. (online). Characterization and Reporting Protocols for Structural Power Composites: A Perspective. Advanced Energy Materials, Article e04702. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202404702

Structural power composites, multifunctional materials that can withstand mechanical loads while storing/delivering electrical energy, are gaining significant interest. However, a consequence of melding disparate structural and electrochemical techno... Read More about Characterization and Reporting Protocols for Structural Power Composites: A Perspective.

Mechanistic Origins of Yielding in Hybrid Double-Network Hydrogels (2025)
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Kopnar, V., O’Connell, A., Shirshova, N., & Aufderhorst-Roberts, A. (2025). Mechanistic Origins of Yielding in Hybrid Double-Network Hydrogels. Macromolecules, 58(16), 8610-8621. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.4c02431

Hybrid double-network hydrogels comprise transiently and permanently cross-linked polymer networks and exhibit enhanced toughness, arising from a local yielding transition. Here, we examine the precise nature of this yielding transition by constructi... Read More about Mechanistic Origins of Yielding in Hybrid Double-Network Hydrogels.

Addressing the stiffness–toughness conflict in hybrid double-network hydrogels through a design of experiments approach † (2025)
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Kopnar, V., Carlyle, L., Liu, E., Khaenyook, S., O'Connell, A., Shirshova, N., & Aufderhorst-Roberts, A. (2025). Addressing the stiffness–toughness conflict in hybrid double-network hydrogels through a design of experiments approach †. Soft Matter, 21, 3604-3612. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sm01470g

An open challenge in soft matter science is the ability to create hydrogels that are soft but also have high fracture energy. A possible solution to this stiffness–toughness conflict has arisen through a class of material known as hybrid double-netwo... Read More about Addressing the stiffness–toughness conflict in hybrid double-network hydrogels through a design of experiments approach †.

Decarbonising electrical grids using photovoltaics with enhanced capacity factors (2023)
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Williams, C., Michaels, H., Crossland, A. F., Zhang, Z., Shirshova, N., MacKenzie, R. C. I., …Groves, C. (2023). Decarbonising electrical grids using photovoltaics with enhanced capacity factors. Energy & Environmental Science, 16(10), 4650-4659. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ee00633f

Many scenarios for Net Zero anticipate substantial growth of Solar PV generation to satisfy 30% of our electricity needs. However, this scale of deployment introduces challenges as supply may not meet demand, thereby necessitating energy storage and... Read More about Decarbonising electrical grids using photovoltaics with enhanced capacity factors.

A critical review of structural supercapacitors and outlook on future research challenges (2023)
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Greenhalgh, E. S., Nguyen, S., Valkova, M., Shirshova, N., Shaffer, M. S., & Kucernak, A. (2023). A critical review of structural supercapacitors and outlook on future research challenges. Composites Science and Technology, 235, Article 109968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2023.109968

Structural composites and electrochemical energy storage underpin electrification of transportation, but advances in electric vehicles are shackled by parasitic battery mass. The emergence of structural power composites, multifunctional materials tha... Read More about A critical review of structural supercapacitors and outlook on future research challenges.

Biphasic epoxy-ionic liquid structural electrolytes: minimising feature size through cure cycle and multifunctional block-copolymer addition (2021)
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Wendong, Q., Dent, J., Arrighi, V., Cavalcanti, L., Shaffer, M. S., & Shirshova, N. (2021). Biphasic epoxy-ionic liquid structural electrolytes: minimising feature size through cure cycle and multifunctional block-copolymer addition. Multifunctional materials, 4(3), Article 035003. https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-7532/ac1ea7

Structural electrolytes provide mechanical properties approaching structural resin combined with a high degree of ionic conductivity. Here, structural electrolytes based on bisphenol A diglycidyl ether and the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium... Read More about Biphasic epoxy-ionic liquid structural electrolytes: minimising feature size through cure cycle and multifunctional block-copolymer addition.

The combustion behavior of epoxy‐based multifunctional electrolytes (2021)
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Shirshova, N., Rogaume, T., Najmi, H., & Poisson, M. (2022). The combustion behavior of epoxy‐based multifunctional electrolytes. Fire and Materials, 46(1), 192-204. https://doi.org/10.1002/fam.2967

Multifunctional or structural electrolytes are characterized by ionic conductivity high enough to be used in the electrochemical devices and mechanical performance suitable for the structural applications. Preliminary insights are provided into the c... Read More about The combustion behavior of epoxy‐based multifunctional electrolytes.

Performance of Bicontinuous Structural Electrolytes (2020)
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Tu, V., Asp, L. E., Shirshova, N., Larsson, F., Runesson, K., & Jänicke, R. (2020). Performance of Bicontinuous Structural Electrolytes. Multifunctional materials, 3(2), Article 025001. https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-7532/ab8d9b

Structural power composites are multifunctional materials with simultaneous load bearing and energy storing functionality. This is made possible due to carbon fibers' ability to act not only as structural reinforcement materials, but also as electrod... Read More about Performance of Bicontinuous Structural Electrolytes.

One step synthesis of MOF-polymer composites (2016)
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Le Calvez, C., Zouboulaki, M., Petit, C., Peeva, L., & Shirshova, N. (2016). One step synthesis of MOF-polymer composites. RSC Advances, 6(21), 17314-17317. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ra25238e

Two different approaches for the one step synthesis of metal organic framework – polymer composites are discussed. An emulsion templating approach allows simultaneous MOF crystallization and polymerization of the internal phase of the emulsion result... Read More about One step synthesis of MOF-polymer composites.

Composition as a Means to Control Morphology and Properties of Epoxy Based Dual-Phase Structural Electrolytes (2014)
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Shirshova, N., Bismarck, A., Greenhalgh, E. S., Johansson, P., Kalinka, G., Marczewski, M. J., …Wienrich, M. (2014). Composition as a Means to Control Morphology and Properties of Epoxy Based Dual-Phase Structural Electrolytes. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 118(49), 28377-28387. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp507952b

Structural electrolytes were prepared using a fully formulated commercially available high performance epoxy resin (MTM57) and an ionic liquid based electrolyte: lithium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) dissolved in 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazol... Read More about Composition as a Means to Control Morphology and Properties of Epoxy Based Dual-Phase Structural Electrolytes.