Dr Phoebe Allan is a Associate Professor in the School of Chemistry. Her research focuses on materials chemistry for energy storage. The goal of her research is to understand the links between the structure of a material, and its electrochemical properties, using techniques including: synchrotron X-ray and neutron powder diffraction, pair distribution function analysis, and spectroscopic techniques (Raman, NMR, X-ray adsorption spectroscopy). A particular interest is developing experiments which probe the structure of a material as it changes, in real-time, and under operational conditions. This approach gives insight into which structural features are desirable for obtaining new materials with improved performance. Current areas of interest include new electrode and electrolyte materials for lithium- and sodium- and aluminium-ion batteries.
Dr Phoebe Allan
Associate Professor in Materials Chemistry, University of Birmingham
