Associate Professor Ruth Knibbe
Associate Professor

Ruth Knibbe

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Background

My research interests are in materials for energy generation and storage with specific interest in electrochemistry and electron microscopy

I joined the School of Mechanical & Mining Engineering at UQ as a Lecturer in 2016 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2020.

I received my PhD from UQ in Chemical Engineering in 2007. Since completing my PhD I spent 4 years at DTU-Energy (Danish Technical University) and subsequently 5 years at the Robinson Research Institute at Victoria University of Wellington.

My interests are concerned with: in-situ methods for characterising fuel cell and battery materials, the application of machine learning in new material design, development of new materials for novel battery systems (including solid state batteries) and understanding degradation mechanisms in fuel cell and battery systems.

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Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • In-situ electron microscopy methods for characterising battery materials

    Being able to characterise a material in close to operating conditions allows for a real and unique insight into the material behaviour. In electron microscopy, in-situ characterisation is complicated as the electron microscope operates in a strong vacuum. For in-situ observation of battery systems (with a liquid electrolyte) this requires that the cell is encapsulated, while still remaining electron transparent. This work is experimentally challenging, but the unique insight into in-situ nano-scale phenomenon allows battery developers to design improved battery systems.

  • Machine learning in new material design for high temperature solid oxide cells

    I am interested in the field of machine learning and the application of this to oxygen electrode development for high temperature solid oxide cells. Countless studies into new oxygen electrode materials have been reported with still the most popular system for commercial application being the old La-Sr-Mn-O system. From all of this experimental work can a new material be designed? I am interested in collaborators for this work.

  • Degradation phenomenon in battery and fuel cell systems

    Thousands of new electrode materials have been designed, but what holds back many of these new electrode materials from real-life application is the long-term degradation. Degradation phenomenon are system and operating condition dependent. I am interested in researching and understanding how to limit degradation either through material, microstructure or operational design.

  • New electrodes for Li-S batteries

    The energy density of the Li-ion battery is limited be the capacity of the cathode material. Li-S batteries are considered a suitable alternative due to a higher theoretical energy capacity and the low cost of the electrode materials. However, the solubility of the sulphide reaction products and the accompanying problem with cycling stability is an issue for these cells. We are interested into developing new electrolyte systems that reduce the long-term degradation of the Li-S battery.

Search Professor Ruth Knibbe’s works on UQ eSpace

103 works between 2005 and 2024
All (103) Journal Article (92) Book Chapter (2) Conference Publication (8) Other Outputs (1)

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Featured

2021

Journal Article

Sc, Ge Co-doping NASICON boosts solid state sodium ion batteries performance

Ran, Lingbing, Baktash, Ardeshir, Li, Ming, Yin, Yu, Demir, Baris, Lin, Tongen, Li, Meng, Rana, Masud, Gentle, Ian, Wang, Lianzhou, Searles, Debra J. and Knibbe, Ruth (2021). Sc, Ge Co-doping NASICON boosts solid state sodium ion batteries performance. Energy Storage Materials, 40, 282-291. doi: 10.1016/j.ensm.2021.05.017

Sc, Ge Co-doping NASICON boosts solid state sodium ion batteries performance

Featured

2021

Journal Article

Zn electrodeposition by an in situ electrochemical liquid phase transmission electron microscope

Li, Ming, Ran, Lingbing and Knibbe, Ruth (2021). Zn electrodeposition by an in situ electrochemical liquid phase transmission electron microscope. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 12 (2), 913-918. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03475

Zn electrodeposition by an in situ electrochemical liquid phase transmission electron microscope

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2020

Journal Article

Biomimetic Sn4P3 anchored on carbon nanotubes as an anode for high-performance sodium-ion batteries

Ran, Lingbing, Luo, Bin, Gentle, Ian R., Lin, Tongen, Sun, Qiang, Li, Ming, Rana, Md Masud, Wang, Lianzhou and Knibbe, Ruth (2020). Biomimetic Sn4P3 anchored on carbon nanotubes as an anode for high-performance sodium-ion batteries. ACS Nano, 14 (7) acsnano.0c03432, 8826-8837. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.0c03432

Biomimetic Sn4P3 anchored on carbon nanotubes as an anode for high-performance sodium-ion batteries

Featured

2012

Journal Article

Co-electrolysis of steam and carbon dioxide in solid oxide cells

Ebbesen, Sune Dalgaard, Knibbe, Ruth and Mogensen, Mogens (2012). Co-electrolysis of steam and carbon dioxide in solid oxide cells. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 159 (8), F482-F489. doi: 10.1149/2.076208jes

Co-electrolysis of steam and carbon dioxide in solid oxide cells

Featured

2010

Journal Article

Hydrogen and synthetic fuel production using pressurized solid oxide electrolysis cells

Jensen, Soren Hojgaard, Sun, Xiufu, Ebbesen, Sune Dalgaard, Knibbe, Ruth and Mogensen, Mogens (2010). Hydrogen and synthetic fuel production using pressurized solid oxide electrolysis cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 35 (18), 9544-9549. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.06.065

Hydrogen and synthetic fuel production using pressurized solid oxide electrolysis cells

Featured

2010

Journal Article

Solid oxide electrolysis cells: degradation at high current densities

Knibbe, Ruth, Traulsen, Marie Lund, Hauch, Anne, Ebbesen, Sune Dalgaard and Mogensen, Mogens (2010). Solid oxide electrolysis cells: degradation at high current densities. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 157 (8), B1209-B1217. doi: 10.1149/1.3447752

Solid oxide electrolysis cells: degradation at high current densities

2024

Journal Article

Monolayer Sodium Titanate Nanobelts as a Highly Efficient Anode Material for Sodium‐Ion Batteries

Xia, Qingbing, Liang, Yaru, Cooper, Emily R., Ko, Cheng‐Lin, Hu, Zhe, Li, Weijie, Chou, Shulei and Knibbe, Ruth (2024). Monolayer Sodium Titanate Nanobelts as a Highly Efficient Anode Material for Sodium‐Ion Batteries. Advanced Energy Materials. doi: 10.1002/aenm.202400929

Monolayer Sodium Titanate Nanobelts as a Highly Efficient Anode Material for Sodium‐Ion Batteries

2024

Journal Article

Designing unique and high-performance Al alloys via machine learning: mitigating data bias through active learning

Hu, Mingwei, Tan, Qiyang, Knibbe, Ruth, Xu, Miao, Liang, Guofang, Zhou, Jianxin, Xu, Jun, Jiang, Bin, Li, Xue, Ramajayam, Mahendra, Dorin, Thomas and Zhang, Ming-Xing (2024). Designing unique and high-performance Al alloys via machine learning: mitigating data bias through active learning. Computational Materials Science, 244 113204, 113204. doi: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2024.113204

Designing unique and high-performance Al alloys via machine learning: mitigating data bias through active learning

2024

Journal Article

Confining polymer electrolyte in MOF for safe and high‐performance all‐solid‐state sodium metal batteries

Zhang, Jinfang, Wang, Yuanyuan, Xia, Qingbing, Li, Xiaofeng, Liu, Bin, Hu, Tuoping, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Hu, Shengliang, Knibbe, Ruth and Chou, Shulei (2024). Confining polymer electrolyte in MOF for safe and high‐performance all‐solid‐state sodium metal batteries. Angewandte Chemie, 136 (16). doi: 10.1002/ange.202318822

Confining polymer electrolyte in MOF for safe and high‐performance all‐solid‐state sodium metal batteries

2024

Journal Article

ZIF-8-functionalized polymer electrolyte with enhanced performance for high-temperature solid-state lithium metal batteries

Zhang, Jin-Fang, Wang, Yuan-Yuan, Li, Xiao-Feng, Zhang, Gen-Yan, Li, Ying, Liu, Rong, Hu, Sheng-Liang, Hu, Tuo-Ping, Knibbe, Ruth and Xia, Qing-Bing (2024). ZIF-8-functionalized polymer electrolyte with enhanced performance for high-temperature solid-state lithium metal batteries. Rare Metals, 43 (3), 984-994. doi: 10.1007/s12598-023-02521-8

ZIF-8-functionalized polymer electrolyte with enhanced performance for high-temperature solid-state lithium metal batteries

2024

Journal Article

Confining polymer electrolyte in MOF for safe and high-performance all-solid-state sodium metal batteries

Zhang, Jinfang, Wang, Yuanyuan, Xia, Qingbing, Li, Xiaofeng, Liu, Bin, Hu, Tuoping, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Hu, Shengliang, Knibbe, Ruth and Chou, Shulei (2024). Confining polymer electrolyte in MOF for safe and high-performance all-solid-state sodium metal batteries. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 63 (16) e202318822, e202318822. doi: 10.1002/anie.202318822

Confining polymer electrolyte in MOF for safe and high-performance all-solid-state sodium metal batteries

2024

Journal Article

Correction to “Facilitating Sodium Nucleation in Anode-Free Sodium Batteries”

Cooper, Emily R., Li, Ming, Xia, Qingbing, Gentle, Ian and Knibbe, Ruth (2024). Correction to “Facilitating Sodium Nucleation in Anode-Free Sodium Batteries”. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 7 (2), 820-820. doi: 10.1021/acsaem.3c03025

Correction to “Facilitating Sodium Nucleation in Anode-Free Sodium Batteries”

2024

Journal Article

Ink to power: an organic-based polymer electrolyte for ambient printing of flexible zinc batteries

Tao, Shiwei, Ramirez, Julio, Shewan, Heather M., Lyu, Miaoqiang, Gentle, Ian, Wang, Lianzhou and Knibbe, Ruth (2024). Ink to power: an organic-based polymer electrolyte for ambient printing of flexible zinc batteries. Advanced Functional Materials, 34 (37). doi: 10.1002/adfm.202402050

Ink to power: an organic-based polymer electrolyte for ambient printing of flexible zinc batteries

2024

Journal Article

Low-coordinated surface nickel oxide as electrocatalyst for efficient water oxidation

Zhang, Jiayun, Su, Bing-Jian, Wu, Kuang-Hsu, Xia, Qingbing, Knibbe, Ruth and Gentle, Ian (2024). Low-coordinated surface nickel oxide as electrocatalyst for efficient water oxidation. Journal of Catalysis, 429 115278, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jcat.2023.115278

Low-coordinated surface nickel oxide as electrocatalyst for efficient water oxidation

2023

Journal Article

A deeper understanding of metal nucleation and growth in rechargeable metal batteries through theory and experiment

Cooper, Emily R., Li, Ming, Gentle, Ian, Xia, Qingbing and Knibbe, Ruth (2023). A deeper understanding of metal nucleation and growth in rechargeable metal batteries through theory and experiment. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62 (51) e202309247, 1-24. doi: 10.1002/anie.202309247

A deeper understanding of metal nucleation and growth in rechargeable metal batteries through theory and experiment

2023

Journal Article

Facilitating sodium nucleation in anode-free sodium batteries

Cooper, Emily R., Li, Ming, Xia, Qingbing, Gentle, Ian and Knibbe, Ruth (2023). Facilitating sodium nucleation in anode-free sodium batteries. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 6 (22), 11550-11559. doi: 10.1021/acsaem.3c01938

Facilitating sodium nucleation in anode-free sodium batteries

2023

Journal Article

Study of Na deposition formation in mixed ethylene: Propylene carbonate electrolytes by inert/cryoelectron microscopy

Li, Ming, Floetenmeyer, Matthias, Bryant, Ethan, Cooper, Emily, Tao, Shiwei and Knibbe, Ruth (2023). Study of Na deposition formation in mixed ethylene: Propylene carbonate electrolytes by inert/cryoelectron microscopy. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 15 (46), 53333-53341. doi: 10.1021/acsami.3c09442

Study of Na deposition formation in mixed ethylene: Propylene carbonate electrolytes by inert/cryoelectron microscopy

2023

Journal Article

Optimal battery and hydrogen fuel cell sizing in heavy-haul locomotives

Knibbe, Ruth, Harding, Damien, Burton, Jonathan, Cooper, Emily, Amir Zadeh, Zhila, Sagulenko, Michael, Meehan, Paul A. and Buckley, Roger (2023). Optimal battery and hydrogen fuel cell sizing in heavy-haul locomotives. Journal of Energy Storage, 71 108090. doi: 10.1016/j.est.2023.108090

Optimal battery and hydrogen fuel cell sizing in heavy-haul locomotives

2023

Journal Article

Recent applications of machine learning in alloy design: a review

Hu, Mingwei, Tan, Qiyang, Knibbe, Ruth, Xu, Miao, Jiang, Bin, Wang, Sen, Li, Xue and Zhang, Ming-Xing (2023). Recent applications of machine learning in alloy design: a review. Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 155 100746, 100746. doi: 10.1016/j.mser.2023.100746

Recent applications of machine learning in alloy design: a review

2023

Journal Article

A Deeper Understanding of Metal Nucleation and Growth in Rechargeable Metal Batteries Through Theory and Experiment

Cooper, Emily R., Li, Ming, Gentle, Ian, Xia, Qingbing and Knibbe, Ruth (2023). A Deeper Understanding of Metal Nucleation and Growth in Rechargeable Metal Batteries Through Theory and Experiment. Angewandte Chemie, 135 (51). doi: 10.1002/ange.202309247

A Deeper Understanding of Metal Nucleation and Growth in Rechargeable Metal Batteries Through Theory and Experiment

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2030
    ARC Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide
    ARC Centres of Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2024
    Integrated high-throughput material synthesis and characterisation system
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Interfacial engineering of multilayered metal organic framework membranes (ARC DP grant administered by UTS)
    University of Technology Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    Understanding dynamic interfaces in electrochemical systems
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024
    In-Situ X-Ray Powder Diffraction Study the Sodium Ion Storage Mechanism in Prussian Blue Analogue Cathode Materials
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Understanding the Anion Intercalation/De-intercalation in Graphite Cathodes for Dual-Ion Batteries using In Situ Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    In-Situ X-Ray Powder Diffraction Study the Sodium Ion Storage Mechanism in Graphite Analogues
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Study of Potassium-Ion Storage Mechanism in Titanium Oxide Anode Using In-situ X-ray Powder Diffraction
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Understanding Na deposition behaviours on brass current collectors in batteries using in-situ X-ray power diffraction
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Battery and Fuel Cell Technology for Locomotive Decarbonisation
    Aurizon Operations Limited
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Sodium ion interactions with biomass-derived hard carbon electrodes
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    A correlative cryo-microscopy suite (ARC LIEF project administered by USYD)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    An Integrated Materials Surface Analytical Facility
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    An ion-beam engineered microstructure for high-performance superconducting films (Royal Society of New Zealand grant administered by Victoria University of Wellington)
    Victoria University of Wellington
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Imaging in the nano-scale age: terahertz and millimetre wave microanalysis
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2021
    Hydrogen embrittlement and hydrogen-influenced low-cycle fatigue of advanced h-strength steels and parts for auto service
    Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2017
    In-situ transmission electron microscopy of Li-S batteries
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Ruth Knibbe is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Design of membranes for lithium recovery and batteries.

    Develop the next generation of metal-organic framework membranes that allows for fast and selective ion transport, which has important applications in critical minerals recovery and energy storage systems. Come join our growing group working on the leading edge of ion membrane design.

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Batteries
  • Electrochemistry
  • Electron microscopy
  • Fuel cells
  • Materials engineering

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