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Scott Barnett

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

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2220 Campus Drive
Cook Hall 4037A
Evanston, IL 60208

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Scott Barnett Research Group

Departments

Materials Science and Engineering

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Education

Ph.D. Metallurgy, University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign, IL

B.S. Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign, IL


Research Interests

Barnett has worked extensively on ceramic thin films and coatings, including hard coatings and transparent conducting oxides. In the area of energy research, Barnett has been studying solid oxide fuel cells for > 25 years. His general areas of interest in fuel cells include novel processing methods including 3D printing and thin electrolyte deposition, electrode reaction mechanisms, intermediate-temperature solid oxide cells, direct utilization of hydrocarbon fuels, 3D imaging of electrode microstructure, and reversible cells for energy storage. The 3D imaging work includes pioneering studies connecting electrode processing methods to the resulting microstructure and in turn to the electrochemical characteristics. He has also worked on studies of Li ion battery electrodes, including 3D tomographic imaging. Recent research includes studies of reversible solid oxide cells for energy storage applications, and combined electrochemical and microstructural studies of electrode evolution over time, important for predicting the long-term durability of electrochemical devices. He has published more than 300 scientific journal articles, many highly cited.

 


Significant Recognition

  • Fulbright award, 2015
  • Otto Mønsted Guest Professorship, Danish Technical University, 2013
  • Cheng Tsang Man Endowed Professorship, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2008
  • Fellow, American Vacuum Society (AVS), 1998
  • Department Teacher of the Year, 1993
  • Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, 1986

Selected Publications

  • Han, Fang Ze; Wang, Zi Xu; Zhang, Shan Lin; Li, Cheng Xin; Barnett, Scott A., Highly efficient perovskite-based fuel electrodes for solid oxide electrochemical cells via in-situ nanoparticle exsolution and electron conduction enhancement, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental (2025).
  • Geisendorfer, Nicholas R.; Pibulchinda, Pattiya; Cox, Dalton; Barnett, Scott A., Electrochemical Characteristics of Sr(Ti0.3Fe0.7)O3-Based Electrodes in Solid Oxide Cells Operated in H2/H2O and CO/CO2 Mixtures, Journal of the Electrochemical Society (2025).
  • Jeon, Sung Hyun; Jung, Wan Gil; Bae, Hohan; Ahn, Sejong; Koo, Bonjae; Yu, Won Jeong; Kim, Seunghyun; Oh, Dong Hwan; Kim, Uisik; Barnett, Scott A.; Seo, Jongsu; Kim, Bong Joong; Jung, Woo Chul, Concurrent Amorphization and Nanocatalyst Formation in Cu-Substituted Perovskite Oxide Surface, Advanced Materials (2024).
  • Moazzen, Elahe; Mujtaba, Jawayria; Buchholz, Bruce; Isheim, Dieter; Luu, Norman S.; Rowell, David; Hu, Xiaobing; Ha, Trung; Hersam, Mark C.; Barnett, Scott A., Atom Probe Tomography of the LiFePO4-Electrolyte Interface Enabled by Thin Film Electrodes, Journal of the Electrochemical Society (2024).
  • Hong, Junsung; Grimes, Jerren; Cox, Dalton; Barnett, Scott A., Life testing of 10 cm × 10 cm fuel-electrode-supported solid oxide cells in reversible operation, Applied Energy (2024).
  • Yu, Xiankai; Scipioni, Roberto; Xu, Yao bin; Wu, Jinsong; Dravid, Vinayak P.; Barnett, Scott A., Beneficial Effects of La0.5Sr0.5CoO3 Coatings on Thin-Film LiMn2O4 Cathodes for Lithium Ion Batteries, Advanced Sustainable Systems (2023).
  • Neagu, Dragos; Irvine, J. T.S.; Wang, Jiayue; Yildiz, Bilge; Opitz, Alexander K.; Fleig, Jürgen; Wang, Yuhao; Liu, Jiapeng; Shen, Longyun; Ciucci, Francesco; Rosen, Brian A.; Xiao, Yongchun; Xie, Kui; Yang, Guangming; Shao, Zongping; Zhang, Yubo; Reinke, Jakob; Schmauss, Travis A.; Barnett, Scott A.; Maring, Roelf; Kyriakou, Vasileios; Mushtaq, Usman; Tsampas, Mihalis N.; Kim, Youdong; O’Hayre, Ryan; Carrillo, Alfonso J.; Ruh, Thomas; Lindenthal, Lorenz; Schrenk, Florian; Rameshan, Christoph; Papaioannou, Evangelos I.; Kousi, Kalliopi; Metcalfe, Ian S.; Xu, Xiaoxiang; Liu, Gang, Roadmap on exsolution for energy applications, JPhys Energy (2023).
  • Cox, Dalton M.; Barnett, Scott A., A Method for Time-Resolved Characterization of Polarization-Induced Solid Oxide Cell Microstructure Evolution, Journal of the Electrochemical Society (2023).