Montserrat Casas Cabanas

Ikerbasque Research Professor, CIC energiGUNE

Currently works at the Electrochemical Energy Storage area of CIC energiGUNE.

Research line:

Advanced materials for electrochemical energy storage.

PhD thesis Award in Materials Science of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2006/2007). Sant Jordi 2004 award for students (Societat Catalana de Química).

Previous research experience at Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC, Barcelona), Laboratoire Léon Brillouin (CEA Saclay, France), Laboratoire de Réactivité et Chimie des Solides (CNRS-Université de Picardie, Amiens, France), Electron Microscopy for Materials Science laboratory (EMAT- Antwerp University, Belgium), Laboratoire de Cristallographie et Sciences des Matériaux (CRISMAT - Ensicaen (Caen, France).

PhD in Materials Science (2006) from Autonomous University of Barcelona (2006/2007).

2024

Article / Towards understanding the functional mechanism and synergistic effects of LiMn2O4 - LiNi0.5Mn0.3Co0.2O2 blended positive electrodes for Lithium-ion batteries

Journal of Power Sources

Chatzogiannakis, D.; Fehse, M.; Cabañero, M.A.; Romano, N.; Black, A.; Saurel, D.; Palacin, M.R.; Casas-Cabanas, M.

Article / High-pressure low-temperature densification of NASICON-based LATP electrolytes for solid-state lithium batteries

Materialia

Valiyaveettil-SobhanRaj, S.; Głuchowski, P.; López-Aranguren, P.; Aguesse, F.; Sampathkumar, R.; Thompson, T.; Rojviriya, C.; Manalastas, W.; Srinivasan, M.; Casas-Cabanas, M.

Article / Understanding charge transfer dynamics in blended positive electrodes for Li-ion batteries

Energy Storage Materials

Chatzogiannakis, D.; Arszelewska, V.; Cabelguen, P.E.; Fauth, F.; Casas-Cabanas, M.; Palacin, M.R.

Article / Beam Effects in Synchrotron Radiation Operando Characterization of Battery Materials: X-Ray Diffraction and Absorption Study of LiNi0.33Mn0.33Co0.33O2 and LiFePO4 Electrodes

Chemistry of Materials

Black, A.P.; Escudero, C.; Fauth, F.; Fehse, M.; Agostini, G.; Reynaud, M.; Houdeville, R.G.; Chatzogiannakis, D.; Orive, J.; Ramo-Irurre, A.; Casas-Cabanas, M.; Palacin, M.R.

Article / Elucidating the Electrochemical Properties of LiFe0.5Mn1.5O4 as a High-Voltage, Low-Cost Material

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Monterrubio, I.; Lakuntza, O.; Casas-Cabanas, M.; Reynaud, M.; Carrasco, J.; Saracibar, A.

Article / Diagnostic Protocols for Evaluating the Degradation Mechanisms in Gel-Polymer Lithium Batteries

Small

Cabañero, M.A.; Orive, J.; Bustinza, A.; Gómez, G.; Celaya, A.; Bonilla, F.; de Meatza, I.; López del Amo, J.M.; Casas-Cabanas, M.

Article / Probing Phase Formation and Structural Transformations in Sodium Extraction and Insertion of NaFe1-yMnyPO4 through First-Principles Calculations

Inorganic Chemistry

Ismail, M.; Lakuntza, O.; Carrasco, J.; Saurel, D.; Casas-Cabanas, M.; Reynaud, M.; Saracibar, A.

Article / FullProfAPP: a graphical user interface for the streamlined automation of powder diffraction data analysis

Journal of Applied Crystallography

Arcelus, O.; Rodríguez-Carvajal, J.; Katcho, N.A.; Reynaud, M.; Black, A.P.; Chatzogiannakis, D.; Frontera, C.; Serrano-Sevillano, J.; Ismail, M.; Carrasco, J.; Fauth, F.; Palacin, M.R.; Casas-Cabanas, M.

2023

Book / Sodium‐Ion Batteries: Materials, Characterization, and Technology

Phosphate‐Based Polyanionic Sodium‐Ion Electrode Materials

GM Nolis, M Casas‐Cabanas, M Galceran

Article / Fast and low-temperature densification of highly conductive Li7La3Zr2O12 ceramic electrolytes for solid-state batteries

Journal of Power Sources

Accardo, G.; Orue, A.; Chatzogiannakis, D.; Gluchowski, P.; Casas-Cabanas, M.; López-Aranguren, P.

Article / 3D printing of self-supported solid electrolytes made of glass-derived Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5P3O12 for all-solid-state lithium-metal batteries

Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Sabato, A.G.; Nuñez Eroles, M.; Anelli, S.; Sierra, C.D.; Gonzalez-Rosillo, J.C.; Torrell, M.; Pesce, A.; Accardo, G.; Casas-Cabanas, M.; López-Aranguren, P.; Morata, A.; Tarancón, A.

Article / Choosing Carbon Conductive Additives for NMC-LATP Composite Cathodes: Impact on Thermal Stability

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Valiyaveettil-SobhanRaj, S.; Enterría, M.; Cid, R.; Saurel, D.; Nolis, G.M.; Marchini, F.; Thompson, T.; Aguesse, F.; Casas-Cabanas, M.

Article / High-Temperature Thermal Reactivity and Interface Evolution of the NMC-LATP-Carbon Composite Cathode

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Valiyaveettil-SobhanRaj, S.; Cid, R.; Thompson, T.; Bonilla, F.; A. López, G.; Aguesse, F.; Casas-Cabanas, M.

Article / Towards lithium-free solid-state batteries with nanoscale Ag/Cu sputtered bilayer electrodes

Chemical Communications

Fallarino, L.; Chishti, U.N.; Pesce, A.; Accardo, G.; Rafique, A.; Casas-Cabanas, M.; López-Aranguren, P.

Article / Unravelling the electrochemical activation and the reaction mechanism of maricite-NaFePO4 using multimodal operando techniques

Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Berlanga, C.; Sougrati, M.T.; Fernández-Ropero, A.J.; Baaboura, N.; Drewett, N.E.; Lopez del Amo, J.M.; Nolis, G.; Garitaonandia, J.S.; Reynaud, M.; Stievano, L.; Casas-Cabanas, M.; Galceran, M.

Article / Investigating structural properties and reaction mechanism of non-stoichiometric spinel LNMO via solid state NMR

Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Asres, N.E.; Etxebarria, N.; Monterrubio, I.; Saurel, D.; Elkjær, C.F.; Casas-Cabanas, M.; Reynaud, M.; Fehse, M.; López del Amo, J.M.

Review / Roadmap for Competitive Production of Solid-State Batteries: How to Convert a Promise into Reality

Advanced Energy Materials

Pacios, R.; Villaverde, A.; Martínez-Ibañez, M.; Casas-Cabanas, M.; Aguesse, F.; Kvasha, A.

Review / Imperfect Battery Materials: A Closer Look at the Role of Defects in Electrochemical Performance

Chemistry of Materials

Reynaud, M.; Serrano-Sevillano, J.; Casas-Cabanas, M.

2022

Article / Experimental Considerations for Operando Metal‐Ion Battery Monitoring using X‐ray Techniques

Chemistry Methods

D Saurel, A Pendashteh, M Jáuregui, M Reynaud, M Fehse, M Galceran, M Casas‐Cabanas

Article / Role of the voltage window on the capacity retention of P2-Na2/3[Fe1/2Mn1/2]O2 cathode material for rechargeable sodium-ion batteries

Communications Chemistry

Zarrabeitia, M.; Nobili, F.; Lakuntza, O.; Carrasco, J.; Rojo, T.; Casas-Cabanas, M.; Muñoz-Márquez, M.Á.

Article / Assessing the local structure and quantifying defects in Ca4Fe9O17 combining STEM and FAULTS

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers

Serrano-Sevillano, J.; Oró-Solé, J.; Gázquez, J.; Frontera, C.; Black, A.P.; Casas-Cabanas, M.; Palacín, M.R.

Article / The triphylite NaFe1-yMnyPO4 solid solution (0 ≤ y ≤ 1): Kinetic strain accommodation in NaxFe0.8Mn0.2PO4

Electrochimica Acta

Saurel, D.; Giner, M.; Galceran, M.; Rodríguez-Carvajal, J.; Reynaud, M.; Casas-Cabanas, M.

Article / Unsupervised machine learning to classify crystal structures according to their structural distortion: A case study on Li-argyrodite solid-state electrolytes

Energy and AI

Gallo-Bueno, A.; Reynaud, M.; Casas-Cabanas, M.; Carrasco, J.

Article / Influence of Transition-Metal Order on the Reaction Mechanism of LNMO Cathode Spinel: An Operando X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Study

Chemistry of Materials

Fehse, M.; Etxebarria, N.; Otaegui, L.; Cabello, M.; Martín-Fuentes, S.; Cabañero, M.A.; Monterrubio, I.; Elkjær, C.F.; Fabelo, O.; Enkubari, N.A.; López Del Amo, J.M.; Casas-Cabanas, M.; Reynaud, M.

Article / Quantification of Stacking Faults in ANiy (A = Rare Earth or Mg, y = 3.5 and 3.67) Hydrogen Storage Materials

Chemistry of Materials

Serrano-Sevillano, J.; Charbonnier, V.; Madern, N.; Latroche, M.; Magén, C.; Serin, V.; Monnier, J.; Casas-Cabanas, M.; Zhang, J.

Review / Are Polymer-Based Electrolytes Ready for High-Voltage Lithium Battery Applications? An Overview of Degradation Mechanisms and Battery Performance

Advanced Energy Materials

Cabañero Martínez, M.A.; Boaretto, N.; Naylor, A.J.; Alcaide, F.; Salian, G.D.; Palombarini, F.; Ayerbe, E.; Borras, M.; Casas-Cabanas, M.

Review / Implications of the BATTERY 2030+ AI-Assisted Toolkit on Future Low-TRL Battery Discoveries and Chemistries

Advanced Energy Materials

Bhowmik, A.; Berecibar, M.; Casas-Cabanas, M.; Csanyi, G.; Dominko, R.; Hermansson, K.; Palacin, M.R.; Stein, H.S.; Vegge, T.

2021

Article / Stacking Versatility in Alkali-Mixed Honeycomb Layered NaKNi2TeO6

Inorganic Chemistry

Berthelot, R.; Serrano-Sevillano, J.; Fraisse, B.; Fauth, F.; Weill, F.; Laurencin, D.; Casas-Cabanas, M.; Carlier, D.; Rousse, G.; Doublet, M.L.

Article / Sustainable paths to a circular economy: Reusing aged Li-ion FePO4cathodes within Na-ion cells

JPhys Materials

Gucciardi, E.; Galceran, M.; Bustinza, A.; Bekaert, E.; Casas-Cabanas, M.; Gucciardi, E.

Article / Understanding the electrode – electrolyte interphase of high voltage positive electrode Na4Co3(PO4)2P2O7 for rechargeable sodium-ion batteries

Electrochimica Acta

Zarrabeitia, M.; Casas-Cabanas, M.; Muñoz-Márquez, M.Á.

Article / Crystalline LiPON as a Bulk-Type Solid Electrolyte

ACS Energy Letters

López-Aranguren, P.; Reynaud, M.; Głuchowski, P.; Bustinza, A.; Galceran, M.; López Del Amo, J.M.; Armand, M.; Casas-Cabanas, M.

Article / Challenges of today for Na-based batteries of the future: From materials to cell metrics

Journal of Power Sources

Hasa, I.; Mariyappan, S.; Saurel, D.; Adelhelm, P.; Koposov, A.Y.; Masquelier, C.; Croguennec, L.; Casas-Cabanas, M.

Article / Impact of stacking faults and Li substitution in LixMnO3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 2) structural transformations upon delithiation

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Serrano-Sevillano, J.; Casas-Cabanas, M.; Saracibar, A.

Article / Experimental Considerations for Operando Metal-Ion Battery Monitoring using X-ray Techniques

Chemistry-Methods

Saurel, D.; Pendashteh, A.; Jáuregui, M.; Reynaud, M.; Fehse, M.; Galceran, M.; Casas-Cabanas, M.

Review / Lithium solid-state batteries: State-of-the-art and challenges for materials, interfaces and processing

Journal of Power Sources

Boaretto, N.; Garbayo, I.; Valiyaveettil-SobhanRaj, S.; Quintela, A.; Li, C.; Casas-Cabanas, M.; Aguesse, F.

Review / Blended Positive Electrodes for Li-Ion Batteries: From Empiricism to Rational Design

Israel Journal of Chemistry

Casas-Cabanas, M.; Ponrouch, A.; Palacín, M.R.

Towards co-sintering of oxide-based inorganic solid-state batteries: Understanding and overcoming the temperature barriers.

University of the Basque Country

Sona Valiyaveettil SobhanRaj - Finished

A high throughput experimental and computational approach for high voltage Mn based spinel materials exploration

University of the Basque Country

Iciar Monterrubio Santín - Finished

Design and synthesis of new insertion electrode materials for Li-ion and Na-ion batteries identified via the Bond Valence Energy Landscape approach

University of the Basque Country

Agnieszka Wizner - Finished

2022

Large scale facilities for operando studies of energy storage materials Faculty of Engineering - Bilbao Erasmus Mundus Master of Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion (MESC+)

International Summer School - Sustainable Materials for Renewable Energy Applications. SURE2022. Batteries for a sustainable future.

2021

Large scale facilities for operando studies of energy storage materials Faculty of Engineering - Bilbao Erasmus Mundus Master of Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion (MESC+)

2020

Large scale facilities for operando studies of energy storage materials Faculty of Engineering - Bilbao Erasmus Mundus Master of Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion (MESC+)