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

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.

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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

Spectroelectrochemical Examination of the Ferro-Ferricyanide Redox Reaction: Impacts of Electrode Thickness and Applied Potential

Ganesan, A., Zimudzi, T. J., Pothanamkandathil, V., Gorski, C. A. & Hall, D. M., Oct 2022, In: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 169, 10, 106501.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

A new angle to control concentration profiles at electroactive biofilm interfaces: Investigating a microfluidic perpendicular flow approach

Gong, L., Khodaparastasgarabad, N., Hall, D. M. & Greener, J., Nov 1 2022, In: Electrochimica Acta. 431, 141071.

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Co-precipitation synthesis control for sodium ion adsorption capacity and cycle life of copper hexacyanoferrate electrodes in battery electrode deionization

Shi, L., Bi, X., Newcomer, E., Hall, D. M., Gorski, C. A., Galal, A. & Logan, B. E., May 1 2022, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 435, 135001.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Thermodynamic and Kinetic Analyses of Ion Intercalation/Deintercalation Using Different Temperatures on NiHCF Electrodes for Battery Electrode Deionization

Shi, L., Bi, X., Newcomer, E., Hall, D. M., Gorski, C. A. & Logan, B. E., Jun 21 2022, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 56, 12, p. 8932-8941 10 p.

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