Full Member
Regina Garcia Mendez
Membership since:
2024
Field of activity:
Other Memberships/Affiliations
Johns Hopkins University
Degrees:
2020
Doctorate
Engineering sciences
2015
Master
Engineering sciences
2012
Undergraduate
Engineering sciences
Publications resulting from Research
1. Kazyak, E¥., Garcia-Mendez, R.¥ “Recent Progress and Challenges for Manufacturing and Operating Solid-State Batteries for Electric Vehicles”. MRS Bulletin. 2024, 1-13. DOI: 10.1557/s43577-024-00740-7. ¥ = Co-corresponding authors.
2. Garcia-Mendez, R., Zheng, J., Bock, D. C., Jaye, C., Fischer, D. A., Marschilock, A. C., Takeuchi, K. J., Takeuchi, E.S., Archer, L. A. “Understanding the Reversible Electrodeposition of Al in Low-Cost Room Temperature Molten Salts.” Cell Reports Physical Sciences. 2023. 4, 101452. DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2023.101452.
3. Hong, S., Jin, S., Deng, Y., Garcia-Mendez, R., Kim, K. I., Utomo, N., Archer, L.A. “Efficient Scalable Hydrothermal Synthesis of MnO2 with Controlled Polymorphs and Morphologies for Enhanced Battery Cathodes.” ACS Energy Letters. 2023. 8(4), 1744-1751. DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.3c00018.
4. Jin, S., Deng, Y., Chen, P-Y., Hong, S., Garcia-Mendez, R., Sharma, A., Shao, Y., Kim, K-II., Yang, R. Archer, L.A. “Solid-adsorbed polymer-electrolyte interphases for stabilizing metal anodes.” Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2023. 62(18), 2023. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202300823.
5. Zheng, J., Deng, Y., Li, W., Yin, J., West, P., Tang, T., Tong, X., Bock, D., Jin, S., Zhao, Q., Garcia-Mendez, R., Takeuchi, K., Takeuchi, E., Marschilok, A., Archer, L. A. “Design Principles for Heterointerfacial Alloying Kinetics at Metallic Anodes in Rechargeable Batteries.” Science Advances. 2022. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abq6321.
6. Zheng, J., Garcia-Mendez, R., Archer, L. A. “Engineering Multiscale Coupled Electron/Ion Transport in Battery Electrodes.” ACS Nano. 2021. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c08719
7. Zheng, J., Deng, Y., Yin, J., Tang, T., Garcia-Mendez, R., Zhao, Q., Archer, L. A. “Textured Electrodes: Manipulating Built-In Crystallographic Heterogeneity of Metal Electrodes via Severe Plastic Deformation.” Advanced Materials. 2021. DOI: 10.1002/adma.202106867
8. Garcia-Mendez, R.§, Liu, X. §, Lupini, A. R., Cheng, Y., Hood, Z. D., Han, F., Sharafi, A., Idrobo, J. C., Dudney, N. J., Wang, C., Ma, C., Sakamoto, J., Chi, M. “Local electronic structure variation resulting in Li ‘filament’ formation within solid electrolytes.” Nature Materials. 2021. DOI: 10.1038/s41563-021-01019-x. § = equal contribution.
9. Garcia-Mendez, R§., Sato, M. §, Sakamoto, J. “Mapping hot-pressed Li6.25Al0.25La3Zr2O12 (LLZO) grains and grain boundaries through a simple thermal grooving technique”. Journal of the Asian Ceramic Societies, 8:3, 793-803, DOI: 10.1080/21870764.2020.1789286. § = equal contribution.
10. Garcia-Mendez, R., Smith, J. G., Neuefeind, J. C., Siegel, D. J. and Sakamoto, J. “Correlating macro and atomic structure with elastic properties and ionic transport of glassy Li2S-P2S5 (LPS) solid electrolyte for solid-state Li metal batteries”. Advanced Energy Materials. 2020. DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202000335 – selected for the interior cover.
2. Garcia-Mendez, R., Zheng, J., Bock, D. C., Jaye, C., Fischer, D. A., Marschilock, A. C., Takeuchi, K. J., Takeuchi, E.S., Archer, L. A. “Understanding the Reversible Electrodeposition of Al in Low-Cost Room Temperature Molten Salts.” Cell Reports Physical Sciences. 2023. 4, 101452. DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2023.101452.
3. Hong, S., Jin, S., Deng, Y., Garcia-Mendez, R., Kim, K. I., Utomo, N., Archer, L.A. “Efficient Scalable Hydrothermal Synthesis of MnO2 with Controlled Polymorphs and Morphologies for Enhanced Battery Cathodes.” ACS Energy Letters. 2023. 8(4), 1744-1751. DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.3c00018.
4. Jin, S., Deng, Y., Chen, P-Y., Hong, S., Garcia-Mendez, R., Sharma, A., Shao, Y., Kim, K-II., Yang, R. Archer, L.A. “Solid-adsorbed polymer-electrolyte interphases for stabilizing metal anodes.” Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2023. 62(18), 2023. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202300823.
5. Zheng, J., Deng, Y., Li, W., Yin, J., West, P., Tang, T., Tong, X., Bock, D., Jin, S., Zhao, Q., Garcia-Mendez, R., Takeuchi, K., Takeuchi, E., Marschilok, A., Archer, L. A. “Design Principles for Heterointerfacial Alloying Kinetics at Metallic Anodes in Rechargeable Batteries.” Science Advances. 2022. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abq6321.
6. Zheng, J., Garcia-Mendez, R., Archer, L. A. “Engineering Multiscale Coupled Electron/Ion Transport in Battery Electrodes.” ACS Nano. 2021. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c08719
7. Zheng, J., Deng, Y., Yin, J., Tang, T., Garcia-Mendez, R., Zhao, Q., Archer, L. A. “Textured Electrodes: Manipulating Built-In Crystallographic Heterogeneity of Metal Electrodes via Severe Plastic Deformation.” Advanced Materials. 2021. DOI: 10.1002/adma.202106867
8. Garcia-Mendez, R.§, Liu, X. §, Lupini, A. R., Cheng, Y., Hood, Z. D., Han, F., Sharafi, A., Idrobo, J. C., Dudney, N. J., Wang, C., Ma, C., Sakamoto, J., Chi, M. “Local electronic structure variation resulting in Li ‘filament’ formation within solid electrolytes.” Nature Materials. 2021. DOI: 10.1038/s41563-021-01019-x. § = equal contribution.
9. Garcia-Mendez, R§., Sato, M. §, Sakamoto, J. “Mapping hot-pressed Li6.25Al0.25La3Zr2O12 (LLZO) grains and grain boundaries through a simple thermal grooving technique”. Journal of the Asian Ceramic Societies, 8:3, 793-803, DOI: 10.1080/21870764.2020.1789286. § = equal contribution.
10. Garcia-Mendez, R., Smith, J. G., Neuefeind, J. C., Siegel, D. J. and Sakamoto, J. “Correlating macro and atomic structure with elastic properties and ionic transport of glassy Li2S-P2S5 (LPS) solid electrolyte for solid-state Li metal batteries”. Advanced Energy Materials. 2020. DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202000335 – selected for the interior cover.
ECS Spring Meeting 2016
2025
San Diego, CA
Effect of Processing Conditions of 75Li2S-25P2S5 Solid Electrolyte on its DC Electrochemical Behavior
Beyond Lithium-Ion IX
2025
Richland, WA
Interfacial Stability of 75Li2S-25P2S5 Solid Electrolyte
ECS Spring Meeting
2025
New Orleans, LA
Study of the Mechano-electrochemical Performance of 75Li2S-25P2S5 (LPS) Solid Electrolyte against Metallic Lithium
MRS Fall Meeting
2025
Boston, MA
Evaluation of the Electrochemical Behavior of Hot-pressed 75Li2S-25P2S5 (LPS) Glassy Solid Electrolyte
MRS Spring
2025
Phoenix, AZ
Enhanced grain growth kinetics in polycrystalline Li6.25Al0.25La3Zr2O12 solid electrolyte
International Conference on Electroceramics
2025
Lausanne, Switzerland
Enhanced grain growth kinetics in polycrystalline Li6.25Al0.25La3Zr2O12 solid electrolyte
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC)-Hub-CMS-CCS Virtual Principal Investigators’ Meeting
2025
Understanding and Controlling Reversibility of Metal Deposition/Stripping Processes
ACS Spring Meeting
2025
San Diego, CA
Understanding the reversible electrodeposition of Al in low-cost room temperature molten salts electrolytes
241st ECS Spring Meeting
2025
Understanding the reversible electrodeposition of Al in low-cost room temperature molten salts electrolytes
MRS Fall Meeting
2025
Boston, MA
Cation Symmetry Breaking in Molten-Salt Electrolytes Enables Reversible, Long-Duration Storage in Al Batteries
MRS Fall Meeting
2025
Boston, MA
Examining the Low Voltage Stability of Li6.25Al0.25La3Zr2O12
Materials Research Society Conference
2025
San Francisco, Phoenix, Boston
Electrochemical Society Conference
2025
San Diego, New Orleans.
American Chemical Society Conference
2025
San Diego, CA