Last updated August 27, 2026

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P. M. Attia, C. Ban, P. Kots, N. Carson, M. Barecka.
Bridging the gap between lab discovery and commercial deployment
Cell Reports Physical Sciences, 7 103499 (2026).
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A. Kazem-Ghamsari, K. Peng, W. Li, R. Fang, A. Condon, P. M. Attia, J. Zhu.
Visualization and Detection of Internal Damage Caused by External Mechanical Loads in Cylindrical Li-Ion Batteries
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 173 070515 (2026).
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P. M. Attia, A. Weng, W. C. Chueh.
Limits of electrochemical data for predicting battery lifetime and failure
Joule (2026).
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M. Donais, E. J. Butler, A. Condon, P. M. Attia, C. Floras, S. M. Maher, Y. Zhao, M. Johnson, S. Hy, R. Petibon.
Electrolyte Motion Induced Salt Inhomogeneity in Si-Containing Cylindrical Cells – A Case Study
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 173 050519 (2026).
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X. Shi, W. Li, J. Min, A. Condon, W. Li, P. M. Attia, J. Zhu.
Core Collapse Instability of Spirally Wound Jelly-Roll Lithium-Ion Batteries
Experimental Mechanics (2026).
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K. Madi, L. Courtois, L. Raspolini, J. Min, A. Condon, P. M. Attia.
Coupling X-ray computed tomography with digital volume correlation to study core collapse in lithium-ion batteries
EES Batteries, 2 683 (2026).
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D. A. Cogswell, J. Min, A. Condon, W. Jia, W. J. Sehnert, P. M. Attia.
Geometric Changes in Cylindrical Batteries as a Function of State of Charge
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 172 120509 (2025).
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A. Liu, W. Yao, S. Yang, D. Gonsoulin, A. Larson, A. Condon, P. M. Attia, Y. S. Meng.
Design and Performance of the BYD LFP/Graphite 4680 Cylindrical Cell
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 172 110536 (2025).
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R. C. Ihuaenyi, R. Fang, A. S. Ashok, A. Condon, J. Jiao, P. M. Attia, W. Li, J. Zhu.
Lifetime extension of aged Li-ion prismatic batteries via mechanical constraints
Cell Reports Physical Sciences, 6 102685 (2025).
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P. Gasper, N. Prakash, B. Knutson, T. Bethel, K. Ramirez-Meyers, A. Condon, P. M. Attia, M. Keyser.
Searching for a Pulse: Evaluating the Use of Rapid DC Pulses for Diagnosing Battery Health, State-of-Charge, and Safety
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 172 060503 (2025).
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J. Min, A. Condon, P. M. Attia.
Lab-Scale X-Ray Exposure Has No Measurable Impact on Lithium-Ion Battery Performance and Lifetime
Batteries, 2025, 11, 73 (2025).
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P. M. Attia, E. Moch, P. K. Herring.
Challenges and opportunities for high-quality battery production at scale
Nature Communications, 16, 611 (2025).
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A. Condon, B. Buscarino, E. Moch, W. J. Sehnert, O. Miles, P. K. Herring, P. M. Attia.
A dataset of over one thousand computed tomography scans of battery cells
Data in Brief, 55, 110614 (2024).
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H. D. Deng, N. Jin, P. M. Attia, K. Lim, S. D. Kang, N. Kapate, H. Zhao, Y. Li, M. Z. Bazant, W. C. Chueh.
Beyond Constant Current: Origin of Pulse-Induced Activation in Phase-Transforming Battery Electrodes
ACS Nano, 18, 3, 2210–2218 (2024).
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P. M. Attia, A. Bills, F. B. Planella, P. Dechent, G. d. Reis, M. Dubarry, P. Gasper, R. Gilchrist, S. Greenbank, D. Howey, O. Liu, E. Khoo, Y. Preger, A. Soni, S. Sripad, A. G. Stefanopoulou, V. Sulzer.
“Knees” in Lithium-Ion Battery Aging Trajectories
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 169 060517 (2022).
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B. Jiang, W. E. Gent, F. Mohr, S. Das, M. D. Berliner, M. Forsuelo, H. Zhao, P. M. Attia, A. Grover, P. K. Herring, M. Z. Bazant, S. J. Harris, S. Ermon, W. C. Chueh, R. D. Braatz.
Bayesian learning for rapid prediction of lithium-ion battery-cycling protocols
Joule, 5, 12, 3187-3203 (2021).
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A. Weng, P. Mohtat, P. M. Attia, V. Sulzer, S. Lee, G. Less, A. Stefanopoulou.
Predicting the impact of formation protocols on battery lifetime immediately after manufacturing
Joule, 5, 11, 2971-2992 (2021).
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P. M. Attia, K. A. Severson, J. D. Witmer.
Statistical Learning for Accurate and Interpretable Battery Lifetime Prediction
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 168 050543 (2021).
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P. Dechent, A. Epp, D. Jöst, Y. Preger, P. M. Attia, W. Li, D. U. Sauer.
ENPOLITE: Comparing Lithium-Ion Cells across Energy, Power, Lifetime, and Temperature
ACS Energy Letters, 6, 2351−2355 (2021).
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P. M. Attia, S. J. Harris, W. C. Chueh.
Benefits of Fast Battery Formation in a Model System
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 168 050543 (2021).
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P. Herring, C. B. Gopal, M. Aykol, J. H. Montoya, A. Anapolsky, P. M. Attia, W. Gent, J. S. Hummelshøj, L. Huang, H.-K. Kwon, P. Moore, D. Schweigert, K. A. Severson, S. Suram, Z. Yang, R. D. Braatz, B. D. Storey.
BEEP: A Python library for Battery Evaluation and Early Prediction
SoftwareX, 11 100506 (2020).
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P. M. Attia, W. C. Chueh, S. J. Harris.
Revisiting the t^0.5 Dependence of SEI Growth
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 167 090535 (2020).
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P. M. Attia*, A. Grover*, N. Jin, K. A. Severson, T. M. Markov, Y.-H. Liao, M. H. Chen, B. Cheong, N. Perkins, Z. Yang, P. K. Herring, M. Aykol, S. J. Harris, R. D. Braatz, S. Ermon, W. C. Chueh.
Closed-loop optimization of fast-charging protocols for batteries with machine learning
Nature 578, 397–402 (2020).
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X. Zhang, Q. J. Wang, K. L. Harrison, K. Jungjohann, B. L. Boyce, S. A. Roberts, P. M. Attia, S. J. Harris.
Rethinking How External Pressure Can Suppress Dendrites in Lithium Metal Batteries
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 166 (15) A3639-A3652 (2019).
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W. Huang*, P. M. Attia*, H. Wang, S. E. Renfrew, N. Jin, S. Das, Z. Zhang, D. T. Boyle, Y. Li, M. Z. Bazant, B. D. McCloskey, W. C. Chueh, Y. Cui.
Evolution of the Solid−Electrolyte Interphase on Carbonaceous Anodes Visualized by Atomic-Resolution Cryogenic Electron Microscopy
Nano Letters, 19, 8, 5140–5148 (2019).
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K. A. Severson*, P. M. Attia*, N. Jin, N. Perkins, B. Jiang, Z. Yang, M. H. Chen, M. Aykol, P. K. Herring, D. Fraggedakis, M. Z. Bazant, S. J. Harris, W. C. Chueh, R. D. Braatz.
Data-driven prediction of battery cycle life before capacity degradation
Nature Energy, 4, 383–391 (2019).
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S. Das, P. M. Attia, M. Z. Bazant, W. C. Chueh.
Electrochemical kinetics of SEI growth on carbon black, Part II: Modeling
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 166 (4) E107–E118 (2019).
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P. M. Attia, S. Das, S. J. Harris, M. Z. Bazant, W. C. Chueh.
Electrochemical kinetics of SEI growth on carbon black, Part I: Experiments
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 166 (4) E97–E106 (2019).
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Y. Li, H. Chen, K. Lim, H. D. Deng, J. Lim, D. Fraggedakis, P. M. Attia, S. C. Lee, N. Jin, J. Moškon, Z. Guan, W. E. Gent, J. Hong, Y. S. Yu, M. Gaberšček, M. S. Islam, M. Z. Bazant, W. C. Chueh.
Fluid-enhanced surface diffusion controls intraparticle phase transformations
Nature Materials, 17, 915–922 (2018).
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A. Grover, T. Markov, P. Attia, N. Jin, N. Perkins, B. Cheong, M. Chen, Z. Yang, S. Harris, W. Chueh, S. Ermon.
Best arm identification in multi-armed bandits with delayed feedback
Proceedings of the 21^st International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics (AISTATS) 84, 833–842 (2018).
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P. M. Attia, M. R. Lewis, C. C. Bomberger, A. K. Prasad, J. M. O. Zide.
Experimental studies of thermoelectric power generation in dynamic temperature environments
Energy, 60, 453-456 (2013).
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C. C. Bomberger, P. M. Attia, A. K. Prasad, J. M. O. Zide.
Modeling Passive Power Generation in a Temporally-Varying Temperature Environment via Thermoelectrics
Applied Thermal Engineering, 56, 1-2, 152–158 (2013).
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P. M. Attia.
Mega-Sized Concerns from the Nano-Sized World: The Intersection of Nano- and Environmental Ethics
Science and Engineering Ethics, 19, 3, 1007–1016 (2013).
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P Dongmo, Y Zhong, P Attia, C Bomberger, R Cheaito, JF Ihlefeld, PE Hopkins, J Zide.
Enhanced room temperature electronic and thermoelectric properties of the dilute bismuthide InGaBiAs
Journal of Applied Physics, 112, 093710 (2012).
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A. G. Stefanopoulou, A. Weng, P. Mohtat, P. M. Attia, V. Sulzer, S. Lee, G. Less.
Early-Life Diagnostics For Fast Battery Formation Protocols And Their Impacts To Long-Term Aging
US 11,226,374 B2.
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K. A. Severson, R. D. Braatz, W. C. Chueh, P. M. Attia, N. Jin, S. J. Harris, N. Perkins.
Data-driven Model for Lithium-ion Battery Capacity Fade and Lifetime Prediction
US 11,226,374 B2.
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S. Ermon, W. C. Chueh, A. Grover, T. M. Markov, N. Perkins, P. M. Attia.
Autonomous screening and optimization of battery formation and cycling procedures
US 10,992,156 B2.
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