Derek Hall

IEE Faculty Member
Titles and Affiliations
Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)

Derak Hall's research group focuses on thermally regenerative batteries, better electrocatalysts for redox flow batteries, improved water cycle chemistry guidelines for powerplant systems, and new membrane-based electrochemical sensors to monitor pipeline integrity.

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Recent Publications

Quantifying the Impact of Oxidative Treatments on Electrode Overpotentials in the All-Vanadium Redox Flow Battery

Bachman, R. M., Samora Owuor, P., Khan, A. & Hall, D. M., Apr 1 2025, In: ChemElectroChem. 12, 7, e202400620.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

High-resolution X-ray computerized tomography to characterize localized corrosion rates of carbon steel in contaminated steam cycles

Ganesan, A., Springer, R., Howell, A., Burns, B. & Hall, D. M., Dec 2025, In: npj Materials Degradation. 9, 1, 8.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

200 h of discharge cycling with an all-aqueous copper thermally regenerative ammonia battery

Rochin, J. A., Cross, N. R., Bachman, R. M. & Hall, D. M., Jun 15 2025, In: Journal of Power Sources. 641, 236799.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Mechanistic insights into electric fish-inspired power sources: A combined modeling and experimental approach

Tholen, H. M., Taylor, R. F., Hall, D. & Najem, J. S., Jun 10 2025, In: Electrochimica Acta. 525, 146043.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Simulating Discharge Curves of an All-Aqueous TRAB to Identify Pathways for Improving System Performance

Cross, N. R., Rau, M. J., Gorski, C. A., Logan, B. E. & Hall, D., Apr 1 2024, In: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 171, 4, 040547.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Thin-Film Composite Membranes for Hydrogen Evolution with a Saline Catholyte Water Feed

Shi, L., Zhou, X., Taylor, R. F., Xie, C., Bian, B., Hall, D. M., Rossi, R., Hickner, M. A., Gorski, C. A. & Logan, B. E., Jan 16 2024, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 58, 2, p. 1131-1141 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Computational Quantum Chemistry Insights into the Mechanism of VO2+ Reduction on Graphene-Based Electrodes

Bachman, R. M., Radovic, L. R. & Hall, D. M., Aug 7 2023, In: ChemSusChem. 16, 15, e202300167.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

On the electrocatalytically active sites in graphene-based vanadium redox flow batteries

Bachman, R. M., Hall, D. M. & Radovic, L. R., Jan 5 2023, In: Carbon. 201, p. 891-899 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Hydrocarbon-based membranes cost-effectively manage species transport and increase performance in thermally regenerative batteries

Cross, N. R., Vazquez-Sanchez, H., Rau, M. J., Lvov, S. N., Hickner, M. A., Gorski, C. A., Nagaraja, S. S., Sarathy, S. M., Logan, B. E. & Hall, D. M., Nov 1 2023, In: Electrochimica Acta. 467, 143090.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

System efficiency and power assessment of the all-aqueous copper thermally regenerative ammonia battery

Cross, N. R., Rau, M. J., Lvov, S. N., Gorski, C. A., Logan, B. E. & Hall, D. M., Jun 1 2023, In: Applied Energy. 339, 120959.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Increasing the lifespan of reference electrodes by increasing the diffusion length

Duffy, T. S., Hall, D. M. & Lvov, S. N., Jan 10 2023, In: Electrochimica Acta. 438, 141562.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Modeling aqueous association constants and mineral solubilities at subcritical and supercritical temperatures

Hall, D. M., Lvov, S. N., Anderko, A. & Gamwo, I. K., Nov 15 2023, In: Journal of Molecular Liquids. 390, 123061.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

A techno-economic analysis of a thermally regenerative ammonia-based battery

Vazquez-Sanchez, H., Nagaraja, S. S., Cross, N. R., Hall, D. M. & Mani Sarathy, S., Oct 1 2023, In: Applied Energy. 347, 121501.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

A Review of Potential Electrochemical Applications in Buildings for Energy Capture and Storage

Zhang, J., Azari, R., Poerschke, U. & Hall, D. M., Dec 2023, In: Micromachines. 14, 12, 2203.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Power and energy capacity tradeoffs in an all-aqueous copper thermally regenerative ammonia battery

Cross, N. R., Rau, M. J., Lvov, S. N., Gorski, C. A., Logan, B. E. & Hall, D. M., May 30 2022, In: Journal of Power Sources. 531, 231339.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review