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Professor Jerry Barker founded Redoxion Ltd[1] and Faradion Ltd[2] - UK based start-up companies developing materials for the development of high energy storage materials. He is an industrial scientist who is named inventor on more than 120 issued /50 pending US battery patents and has published over 100 technical papers (H-index = 60, Citation index = 12,000[3]. He advises the UK Government as a member of the Expert Panel for the UK’s Faraday Institution The Faraday Institution[4], and serves on the advisory board for Australia’s storEnergy initiative[5].

Education and University Affiliation

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Barker was educated at Brunel University of London where he was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in 1981, and he completed his PhD research on Solid Electrolytes and Electrode Materials for lithium batteries at the University of Exeter in 1984 under the supervision of Prof. Bob Slade[[1]]. Jerry was appointed Honorary Professor of Chemistry at the University of St Andrews in 2020, and he works as Visiting Researcher at UCL University College London.

Experience

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Jerry is Chief Executive Officer CEO and founder of Redoxion Ltd[6], a UK based start-up company re-defining the volume manufacture of low-cost and sustainable Li-ion cathode active materials (Li-CAMs).

Previously he was Chief Technical Officer and founder of Faradion Ltd[7], a UK-based start-up company developing high energy density Na-ion batteries. In December 2021 Faradion was acquired by Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd [8], a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries.

He has served as an Expert witness on patent litigation cases in Europe and North America, and acts as Due diligence Expert (technical and commercial) for several battery start-up companies. He was Expert Witness in March 2021 to the UK House of Lords, Science and Technology Committee [9] on the role of batteries in achieving UK Net Zero Targetin 2050.

Jerry has consulted for over 30 battery companies worldwide (multinationals, government labs, start-ups), and spent 10 years in the USA serving as chief scientist and research director at Valence Technology - the first company to introduce a commercial lithium iron phosphate Lithium iron phosphate(LFP) battery in 2002.

In addition to participating as a member of the Electrochemical Society Battery Division Awards Committee (2020) [Electrochemical Society Awards Committee], Jerry has contributed to specialist books and book chapters[10]. He presented at the Stanford Energy Storage Initiative [Stanford Energy StorageX Initiative], and has been the Invited and Plenary Speaker at numerous international scientific conferences and events[11][12]. He contributed to the AVID Podcast - December 2020 (YouTube)[[2]].

Barker focusses on taking technology from the lab-bench to market. His foresight culminated in significant commercial successes (3 x Li-ion; 2 x Na-ion; 1 x PV to date).

Previously he worked for BP Research and BP Solar, where he was Chief Electrochemist working on the large-scale electrodeposition of II-VI semiconductor compound for PV Photovoltaic system applications. The work at BP Research entailed collaboration at the University of California, Santa Barbara(UCSB) with the Nobel prize winners for Chemistry, Alan J. Heeger and Hideki Shirakawa.

Scientific Research Achievements

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During the past 30 years in advanced battery research and development, Jerry researched Li-ion, Na-ion batteries, Li-metal anode, Mg-batteries , Li 2 FeS 2, Li//S, Lithium–silicon battery, Zinc–air battery, All Solid-state battery (ASSB), Gel Li electrolytes, conducting polymers, proton conductor.

He published the first paper demonstrating a commercially-viable Na-ion battery(2002)[13].

He invented Hybrid-ion Battery (HIB) technology[14] and many Na-ion and Li-ion active materials, including SM-LiMn2O4,Na3V2(PO4)2F3,NaVPO4F, Tavorites,LiVPO4F,Li-Nasicons,Li3V2(PO4)3,LiFe(Mg)PO4,mixed-phase NaxMO2,Na oxymetallates,Li oxymetallates,Li oxymetallates,Li4FeSbO6 etc.

Barker invented the carbothermal reduction (CTR) method for the volume manufacturing of LiFePO4.[15] and other cathode active materials.

He is named inventor of many Na-ion and Li-ion active materials, including SM-LiMn2O4, Na3V2(PO4)2F3, NaVPO4F, Tavorites, LiVPO4F, Li-Nasicons, Li3V2(PO4)3, LiFe(Mg)PO4, mixed-phase NaxMO2, Na oxymetallates, Li oxymetallates, Li4FeSbO6 etc.(freepatentsonline.cominventor BARKER-JEREMY)

The following is a short list of some of his most cited papers: Cathode materials for lithium rocking chair batteries. R Koksbang, J Barker, H Shi, MY Saidi: Solid state ionics[16]

Lithium iron (II) phospho-olivines prepared by a novel carbothermal reduction method. J Barker, MY Saidi, JL Swoyer: Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters[17]

A sodium-ion cell based on the fluorophosphate compound NaVPO4 F. J Barker, MY Saidi, JL Swoyer: Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters[18]

Electrochemical insertion properties of the novel lithium vanadium fluorophosphate, LiVPO4 F. J Barker, MY Saidi, JL Swoyer: Journal of the Electrochemical Society[19]

Performance characteristics of lithium vanadium phosphate as a cathode material for lithium-ion batteries. MY Saıdi, J Barker, H Huang, JL Swoyer, G Adamson: Journal of power sources[20]

Electrochemical properties of lithium vanadium phosphate as a cathode material for lithium-ion batteries. MY Saıdi, J Barker, H Huang, JL Swoyer, G Adamson: Electrochemical and solid-state letters[21]

A Comparative Investigation of the Li Insertion Properties of the Novel Fluorophosphate Phases, NaVPO4 F and LiVPO4 F. J Barker, MY Saidi, JL Swoyer: Journal of the Electrochemical Society[22]

Structural and electrochemical properties of lithium vanadium fluorophosphate, LiVPO4F. J Barker, RKB Gover, P Burns, A Bryan, MY Saidi, JL Swoyer: Journal of Power Sources[23]

Hybrid-ion: a lithium-ion cell based on a sodium insertion material. J Barker, RKB Gover, P Burns, AJ Bryan: Electrochemical and solid-state letters[24]

A carbothermal reduction method for the preparation of electroactive materials for lithium ion applications. J Barker, MY Saidi, JL Swoyer: Journal of the electrochemical society[25]

Lithium metal phosphates, power and automotive applications. H Huang, T Faulkner, J Barker, MY Saidi: Journal of Power Sources[26]

X-ray scattering from sodium-doped polyacetylene: Incommensurate-commensurate and order-disorder transformations. M Winokur, YB Moon, AJ Heeger, J Barker, DC Bott, H Shirakawa: Physical review letters[27]

Structure and lithium intercalation properties of synthetic and natural graphite. H Shi, J Barker, MY Saidi, R Koksbang: Journal of the Electrochemical Society[28]

An electrochemical investigation into the lithium insertion properties of LixCoO2. J Barker, R Pynenburg, R Koksbang, MY Saidi: Electrochimica acta[29]

Awards

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Jerry was awarded the Alessandro Volta Medal 2022 (ECS Europe Section)[30] as well as the IBA Technology Award (2012) for contributions to Li-ion battery materials [31]

References

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  1. ^ https://www.redoxion.co.uk/
  2. ^ https://www.faradion.co.uk/
  3. ^ https://www.scholar.google.co.uk/
  4. ^ "Expert Panel". The Faraday Institution.
  5. ^ "People – StorEnergy". storenergy.com.au.
  6. ^ https://www.redoxion.co.uk/
  7. ^ https://www.faradion.co.uk/
  8. ^ https://cleantechnica.com/2022/01/21/reliance-buys-sodium-ion-battery-tech-company/
  9. ^ https://committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/1900/pdf/
  10. ^ Scott, Alex (May 24, 2022). "Sodium comes to the battery world". chemical and engineering news. 100 (19).
  11. ^ https://www.iba2024.com/invited-speakers/
  12. ^ https://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemical-engineering/events/2024/may/centenary-seminar-scale-and-commercialization-some-advanced-battery-technologies#:~:text=Join%20our%20upcoming%20Centenary%20Seminar:%20The
  13. ^ J Barker, MY Saidi, JL Swoyer (2002). "A sodium-ion cell based on the fluorophosphate compound NaVPO4 F". Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters. 6 (1): A1. doi:10.1149/1.1523691.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ J Barker, RKB Gover, P Burns, AJ Bryan (2006). "Hybrid-ion: a lithium-ion cell based on a sodium insertion material". Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters. 9 (4): A190. doi:10.1149/1.2168288.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ J. Barker, M.Y. Saidi, J.L.Swoyer (2003). "Lithium iron (II) phospho-olivines prepared by a novel carbothermal reduction method". Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters. 6 (3): A53. doi:10.1149/1.1544211.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ R Koksbang, J Barker, H Shi, MY Saidi (1996). "Cathode materials for lithium rocking chair batteries". Solid State Ionics. 84 (1–2): 1–21. doi:10.1016/S0167-2738(96)83001-3.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ J Barker, MY Saidi, JL Swoyer (2003). "Lithium iron (II) phospho-olivines prepared by a novel carbothermal reduction method". Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters. 6 (3): A53. doi:10.1149/1.1544211.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ J Barker, MY Saidi, JL Swoyer (2002). "A sodium-ion cell based on the fluorophosphate compound NaVPO4 F". Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters. 6 (1): A1. doi:10.1149/1.1523691.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ J Barker, MY Saidi, JL Swoyer (2003). "Electrochemical insertion properties of the novel lithium vanadium fluorophosphate, LiVPO4 F". Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 150 (10): A1394. Bibcode:2003JElS..150A1394B. doi:10.1149/1.1609998.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ MY Saıdi, J Barker, H Huang, JL Swoyer, G Adamson (2003). "Performance characteristics of lithium vanadium phosphate as a cathode material for lithium-ion batteries". Journal of Power Sources. 119: 266–272. Bibcode:2003JPS...119..266S. doi:10.1016/S0378-7753(03)00245-3.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ MY Saıdi, J Barker, H Huang, JL Swoyer, G Adamson (2002). "Electrochemical properties of lithium vanadium phosphate as a cathode material for lithium-ion batteries". Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters. 5 (7): A149. doi:10.1149/1.1479295.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  22. ^ J Barker, MY Saidi, JL Swoyer (2004). "A Comparative Investigation of the Li Insertion Properties of the Novel Fluorophosphate Phases, NaVPO4 F and LiVPO4 F". Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 151 (10): A1670. Bibcode:2004JElS..151A1670B. doi:10.1149/1.1785796.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  23. ^ J Barker, RKB Gover, P Burns, A Bryan, MY Saidi, JL Swoyer (2005). "Structural and electrochemical properties of lithium vanadium fluorophosphate, LiVPO4F". Journal of Power Sources. 146 (1–2): 516–520. Bibcode:2005JPS...146..516B. doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2005.03.126.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ J Barker, RKB Gover, P Burns, AJ Bryan (1999). "Hybrid-ion: a lithium-ion cell based on a sodium insertion material". Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters. 9 (4): A190. doi:10.1149/1.2168288.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ J Barker, MY Saidi, JL Swoyer (2003). "A carbothermal reduction method for the preparation of electroactive materials for lithium ion applications". Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 150 (6): A684. Bibcode:2003JElS..150A.684B. doi:10.1149/1.1568936.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  26. ^ H Huang, T Faulkner, J Barker, MY Saidi (2009). "Lithium metal phosphates, power and automotive applications". Journal of Power Sources. 189 (1): 748–751. Bibcode:2009JPS...189..748H. doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.08.024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  27. ^ M Winokur, YB Moon, AJ Heeger, J Barker, DC Bott, H Shirakawa (1987). "X-ray scattering from sodium-doped polyacetylene: Incommensurate-commensurate and order-disorder transformations". Physical Review Letters. 58 (22): 2329–2332. Bibcode:1987PhRvL..58.2329W. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.58.2329. PMID 10034717.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  28. ^ Hang Shi, J Barker, MY Saidi, R Koksbang (1996). "Structure and lithium intercalation properties of synthetic and natural graphite". Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 143 (11): 3466–3472. Bibcode:1996JElS..143.3466S. doi:10.1149/1.1837238.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  29. ^ J Barker, R Pynenburg, R Koksbang, MY Saidi (1996). "An electrochemical investigation into the lithium insertion properties of LixCoO2". Electrochimica Acta. 41 (15): 2481–2488. doi:10.1016/0013-4686(96)00036-9.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  30. ^ "Alessandro Volta Medal".
  31. ^ "IBA International Battery Materials Association - Awards". www.international-battery-association.org.
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