Dr Robert Armstrong

Dr Robert Armstrong

Principal Research Fellow

Phone
+44 (0)1334 46 3623
Email
ara@st-andrews.ac.uk

 

Research areas

My research is concerned with the synthesis and characterisation of novel electrode materials for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries.  There is particular emphasis in correlating structure and properties using powder X-ray and neutron diffraction combined with electrochemical studies. We have pioneered the use of powder neutron diffraction to study the evolution of structures of battery materials as a function of charge/discharge.  I am project leader on the Faraday Institution sodium-ion battery project NEXGENNA

PhD supervision

  • Garima -
  • Alexandra Knebel
  • Ishika Shah
  • Nida Shahbaz
  • Megan Smeaton
  • Max Stanzione
  • Pech Thongkam
  • Zhi Xia

Selected publications

  • Open access
    Stanzione, M. G., Magdysyuk, O. V., Irving, D. J. M., Murugesan, C., Kelly, N. L., Liao, Y., Thongkam, P., Seleghini, H. S., Wheatley, P. S., Cordes, D. B., Coles, S. J., Rainer, D. N., Desai, A. V., Ashbrook, S. E., Payne, J. L., Morris, R. E. & Armstrong, A. R., 13 Mar 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: CCS Chemistry. Ahead of Print, 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Murugesan, C., Naden, A. B., Connor, P. A., Armstrong, A. R. & Irvine, J. T. S., 30 Apr 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Advanced Energy Materials. Early View, 18 p., e71023.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Saini, G., Tan, M. J., Stanzione, M. G., Pancholi, K., Sampathkumar, H., Walker, M., Patterson, C., Vassalli, M., Naden, A. B., Magdysyuk, O. V., Tian, J., Armstrong, A. R. & Kumar, A., 5 Jan 2026, In: Green Chemistry. 28, 1, p. 318-325 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Stanzione, M. G., Magdysyuk, O. V., Tian, J., Seleghini, H. S., Murugesan, C., Payne, J. L., Morris, R. E. & Armstrong, A. R., 30 Jun 2026, In: Journal of Physics: Energy. 8, 2, p. 1-13

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Tavani, F., Tofoni, A., Vandone, M., Busato, M., Braglia, L., Torelli, P., Stanzione, M. G., Armstrong, A. R., Morris, R. E., Colombo, V. & D'Angelo, P., 7 Jun 2025, In: Chemical Science. 16, 21, p. 9462-9471 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Wilson, K., Cordes, D. B., McKay, A. P., Naden, A. B., Magdysyuk, O. V., Rainer, D. N., Armstrong, A. R., Morris, R. E., Desai, A. V. & Ettlinger, R., 1 Dec 2025, In: Frontiers in Chemistry. 13, 8 p., 1682298.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Ettlinger, R., Desai, A. V., Cheong, H. L. J., Major, L. L., Smith, T. K., Naden, A. B., Hilton, J., Adamson, C. S., Armstrong, A. R. & Morris, R. E., 2 Oct 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Advanced Functional Materials. Early View, p. 1-7 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Linnell, S. F., Choi, Y.-S., Liao, Y., Pateli, I. M., Naden, A. B., Irvine, J. T. S., House, R. A., Scanlon, D. O. & Armstrong, A. R., 21 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13, 7, p. 5017-5032 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Wan, Z., Pateli, I., Irvine, G. J., Miller, D., Smith, R. I., Armstrong, R., Vestli, M., Sun, C. & Irvine, J. T. S., Jan 2025, In: Journal of Power Sources. 627, 9 p., 235801.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Puscalau, C., Desai, A. V., Lizundia, E., Ettlinger, R., Adam, M., Morris, R. E., Armstrong, A. R., Tokay, B. & Laybourn, A., 21 Feb 2025, In: Green Chemistry. 27, 7, p. 2035-2045 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review