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Steven Tyler Boles

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Steven Tyler Boles

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Department of Energy and Process Engineering
Faculty of Engineering

steven.boles@ntnu.no
+4773559832 Varmeteknisk, B244, Gløshaugen
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Research areas:

Phase transformations and mechanical evolution of metal foils as anodes for lithium-ion batteries

Fiber-optic sensing of electrochemical energy storage devices

Capacitive energy storage and selective deionization in aqueous systems

Nano-mechanical testing of semiconductors and piezo-active materials

Competencies

  • Battery Sensing
  • Lithium-ion Batteries
  • Sodium-ion Batteries

Publications

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  • All publications registered in NVA

2025

  • Nguyen, Hung Quoc; Kanedal, Mikael Dahl; Todt, Juraj; Feng, Jin; Do, Quyen; Zalka, Dora. (2025) Revealing the Hidden Polysulfides in Solid-State Na–S Batteries: How Pressure and Electrical Transport Control Kinetic Pathways. Journal of the American Chemical Society
    Academic article
  • Khan, Ayesha; Naqvi, Ijaz Haider; Bhargava, Cherry; Lin, Chun-Pang; Boles, Steven T; Kong, Lingxi. (2025) Safety and reliability analysis of lithium-ion batteries with real-time health monitoring. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
    Academic literature review
  • Zheng, Tianye; Bao, Haihong; Chen, Feifan; Wu, Jingwen; Zhao, Pengcheng; Ho, Hoi Lut. (2025) Operando monitoring of gassing dynamics in lithium-ion batteries with optical fiber photothermal spectroscopy. Energy & Environmental Science
    Academic article
  • Khan, Ayesha; Naqvi, Ijaz Haider; Bhargava, Cherry; Lin, Chung-Pang; Boles, Steven Tyler; Kong, Lingxi. (2025) Safety and reliability analysis of lithium-ion batteries with real-time health monitoring. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
    Academic literature review
  • Raza, Hassan; Cheng, Junye; Kandasamy, Subash; Muneeswara, Madithedu; Tewari, Neha; Bello, Idris Temitope. (2025) Manganese-Incorporated Single-Phase High-Entropy Oxide Modified Separator Enabled High Performance of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries at High Sulfur Loading. Energy & Environmental Materials (EEM)
    Academic article
  • Cioni, Daniele; Lapostolle, Lucas Jean; Costas, Miguel; Boles, Steven T; Morin, David Didier. (2025) Influence of the state-of-charge on the mechanical behaviour of lithium-ion pouch cells under uniaxial compression. Applications in Engineering Science
    Academic article
  • Leau, Cédric; Wang, Yu; Gervillié-Mouravieff, C; Boles, Steven Tyler; Zhang, Xiang-Hua; Coudray, Simon. (2025) Tracking solid electrolyte interphase dynamics using operando fibre-optic infra-red spectroscopy and multivariate curve regression. Nature Communications
    Academic article

2024

  • Zheng, Tianye; Muneeswara, Madithedu; Bao, Haihong; Huang, Jiaqiang; Zhang, Leiting; Hall, David Scott. (2024) Gas Evolution in Li-ion Rechargeable Batteries: A Review on Operando Sensing Technologies, Gassing Mechanisms, and Emerging Trends. ChemElectroChem
    Academic literature review
  • Bello, Idris Temitope; Raza, Hassan; Michael, Alabi Tobi; Muneeswara, Madithedu; Tewari, Neha; Bingsen, Wang. (2024) Charging Ahead: The Evolution and Reliability of Nickel-Zinc Battery Solutions. EcoMat
    Academic literature review
  • Zhang, Jia; Zheng, Tianye; Guo, Xiaoyang; Nguyen, Quoc Hung; Cheng, Ka-wai Eric; Lam, Kwok-ho. (2024) Identifying Problematic Phase Transformations in Pb Foil Anodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries. Journal of the Electrochemical Society
    Academic article
  • Li, Jiayuan; Wang, Ao; Tan, Chang; Wu, Dichao; Fan, Mengmeng; Sun, Kang. (2024) Stability improvement of carbon-based electrodes in aqueous electrocapacitive devices. Journal of Materials Chemistry A
    Academic article
  • Zheng, Tianye; Zhang, Jia; Guo, Xiaoyang; Jin, Wei; Boles, Steven Tyler. (2024) Unlocking room temperature formation of Li-rich phases in aluminum anodes for Li-ion batteries. Electrochimica Acta
    Academic article
  • Guo, Xiaoyang; Kleut, Dick van de; Zhang, Jia; Chen, Chaofan; Wang, Xuehang; Zheng, Tianye. (2024) Holistic Processing of Sawdust to Enable Sustainable Hybrid Li-Ion Capacitors. JOM
    Academic article
  • Ghashghaie, Sasan; Bonefacino, Julien; Cheung, Yin-nee; Cheng, Xin; Wang, Mingde; Tam, Hwa-Yaw. (2024) Towards Long-Term Monitoring of Commercial Lithium-Ion Batteries Enabled by Externally Affixed Fiber Sensors and Strain-Based Prognostic Strategies. Journal of the Electrochemical Society
    Academic article
  • Li, Bei; Tan, Chang; Sun, Kang; Boles, Steven T; Wang, Ao; Zheng, Tianye. (2024) Commercialization Efforts of Capacitive Deionization Technology in Water Treatment Processes. ChemElectroChem
    Academic article

2023

  • Zheng, Tianye; Boles, Steven. (2023) Lithium aluminum alloy anodes in Li-ion rechargeable batteries: past developments, recent progress, and future prospects. Progress in Energy
    Academic literature review
  • Cheng, Junye; Ran, Sijia; Li, Tian; Yan, Ming; wu, jing; Boles, Steven. (2023) Achieving Superior Tensile Performance in Individual Metal−Organic Framework Crystals. Advanced Materials
    Academic article
  • Zhang, Jia; Zheng, Tianye; Lam, Kwok-ho; Boles, Steven. (2023) Design considerations and cycling guidance for aluminum foil anodes in lithium-ion rechargeable cells. Electrochimica Acta
    Academic article
  • Zhang, Jia; Zheng, Tianye; Cheng, Ka-wai; Lam, Kwok-ho; Boles, Steven. (2023) Insights into the Sodiation Kinetics of Si and Ge Anodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries. Journal of the Electrochemical Society
    Academic article
  • Zheng, Tianye; Zhang, Jia; Jin, Wei; Boles, Steven. (2023) Utilization of Li-Rich Phases in Aluminum Anodes for Improved Cycling Performance through Strategic Thermal Control. ACS Applied Energy Materials
    Academic article
  • Yi, Wenting; Chan, Wai Kit; Lee, Hiu Hung; Boles, Steven Tyler; Zhang, Xiaoge. (2023) An Uncertainty-Aware Deep Learning Model for Reliable Detection of Steel Wire Rope Defects. IEEE Transactions on Reliability
    Academic article
  • Liu, Fu; Lu, Wenqing; Huang, Jiaqiang; Pimenta, Vanesssa; Boles, Steven; Demir-Cakan, Rezan. (2023) Detangling electrolyte chemical dynamics in lithium sulfur batteries by operando monitoring with optical resonance combs. Nature Communications
    Academic article
  • Xu, Wenyu; Tan, Chang; Wang, Ao; Hu, Shengchun; Deng, Libo; Boles, Steven. (2023) Interlayer Structure and Chemistry Engineering of MXene-Based Anode for Effective Capture of Chloride Anions in Asymmetric Capacitive Deionization. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
    Academic article

2022

  • Zheng, Tianye; Kramer, Dominik; Mönig, Reiner; Boles, Steven. (2022) Aluminum Foil Anodes for Li-Ion Rechargeable Batteries: the Role of Li Solubility within β‑LiAl. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
    Academic article
  • Huang, Jiaqiang; Boles, Steven; Tarascon, Jean-Marie. (2022) Sensing as the key to battery lifetime and sustainability. Nature Sustainability
    Academic literature review
  • Bonefacino, Julien; Ghashghaie, Sasan; Zheng, Tianye; Lin, Chun-Pang; Zheng, Wenwei; Blanquer, Laura Albero. (2022) High-Fidelity Strain and Temperature Measurements of Li-Ion Batteries Using Polymer Optical Fiber Sensors. Journal of the Electrochemical Society
    Academic article
  • Kang, Sung-Gyu; Jeong, Kyeongjae; Paeng, Jeong; Jeong, Wonseok; Han, Seungwu; Ahn, Jae-Pyeong. (2022) Athermal glass work at the nanoscale: Engineered electron-beam-induced viscoplasticity for mechanical shaping of brittle amorphous silica. Acta Materialia
    Academic article
  • Li, Bei; Sun, Kang; Xu, Wenyu; Liu, Xiaojing; Wang, Ao; Boles, Steven. (2022) Tailoring interlayer spacing in MXene cathodes to boost the desalination performance of hybrid capacitive deionization systems. Nano Reseach
    Academic article
  • Gervillié-Mouravieff, C; Boussard-Plédel, C; Huang, Jiaqiang; Leau, C; Blanquer, Laura Albero; Yahia, M Ben. (2022) Unlocking cell chemistry evolution with operando fibre optic infrared spectroscopy in commercial Na(Li)-ion batteries. Nature Energy
    Academic article
  • Zheng, Tianye; Boles, Steven. (2022) Simplifying Electrode Design for Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Cells. ACS Omega
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Nguyen, Hung Quoc; Kanedal, Mikael Dahl; Todt, Juraj; Feng, Jin; Do, Quyen; Zalka, Dora. (2025) Revealing the Hidden Polysulfides in Solid-State Na–S Batteries: How Pressure and Electrical Transport Control Kinetic Pathways. Journal of the American Chemical Society
    Academic article
  • Khan, Ayesha; Naqvi, Ijaz Haider; Bhargava, Cherry; Lin, Chun-Pang; Boles, Steven T; Kong, Lingxi. (2025) Safety and reliability analysis of lithium-ion batteries with real-time health monitoring. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
    Academic literature review
  • Zheng, Tianye; Bao, Haihong; Chen, Feifan; Wu, Jingwen; Zhao, Pengcheng; Ho, Hoi Lut. (2025) Operando monitoring of gassing dynamics in lithium-ion batteries with optical fiber photothermal spectroscopy. Energy & Environmental Science
    Academic article
  • Khan, Ayesha; Naqvi, Ijaz Haider; Bhargava, Cherry; Lin, Chung-Pang; Boles, Steven Tyler; Kong, Lingxi. (2025) Safety and reliability analysis of lithium-ion batteries with real-time health monitoring. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
    Academic literature review
  • Raza, Hassan; Cheng, Junye; Kandasamy, Subash; Muneeswara, Madithedu; Tewari, Neha; Bello, Idris Temitope. (2025) Manganese-Incorporated Single-Phase High-Entropy Oxide Modified Separator Enabled High Performance of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries at High Sulfur Loading. Energy & Environmental Materials (EEM)
    Academic article
  • Cioni, Daniele; Lapostolle, Lucas Jean; Costas, Miguel; Boles, Steven T; Morin, David Didier. (2025) Influence of the state-of-charge on the mechanical behaviour of lithium-ion pouch cells under uniaxial compression. Applications in Engineering Science
    Academic article
  • Leau, Cédric; Wang, Yu; Gervillié-Mouravieff, C; Boles, Steven Tyler; Zhang, Xiang-Hua; Coudray, Simon. (2025) Tracking solid electrolyte interphase dynamics using operando fibre-optic infra-red spectroscopy and multivariate curve regression. Nature Communications
    Academic article
  • Zheng, Tianye; Muneeswara, Madithedu; Bao, Haihong; Huang, Jiaqiang; Zhang, Leiting; Hall, David Scott. (2024) Gas Evolution in Li-ion Rechargeable Batteries: A Review on Operando Sensing Technologies, Gassing Mechanisms, and Emerging Trends. ChemElectroChem
    Academic literature review
  • Bello, Idris Temitope; Raza, Hassan; Michael, Alabi Tobi; Muneeswara, Madithedu; Tewari, Neha; Bingsen, Wang. (2024) Charging Ahead: The Evolution and Reliability of Nickel-Zinc Battery Solutions. EcoMat
    Academic literature review
  • Zhang, Jia; Zheng, Tianye; Guo, Xiaoyang; Nguyen, Quoc Hung; Cheng, Ka-wai Eric; Lam, Kwok-ho. (2024) Identifying Problematic Phase Transformations in Pb Foil Anodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries. Journal of the Electrochemical Society
    Academic article
  • Li, Jiayuan; Wang, Ao; Tan, Chang; Wu, Dichao; Fan, Mengmeng; Sun, Kang. (2024) Stability improvement of carbon-based electrodes in aqueous electrocapacitive devices. Journal of Materials Chemistry A
    Academic article
  • Zheng, Tianye; Zhang, Jia; Guo, Xiaoyang; Jin, Wei; Boles, Steven Tyler. (2024) Unlocking room temperature formation of Li-rich phases in aluminum anodes for Li-ion batteries. Electrochimica Acta
    Academic article
  • Guo, Xiaoyang; Kleut, Dick van de; Zhang, Jia; Chen, Chaofan; Wang, Xuehang; Zheng, Tianye. (2024) Holistic Processing of Sawdust to Enable Sustainable Hybrid Li-Ion Capacitors. JOM
    Academic article
  • Ghashghaie, Sasan; Bonefacino, Julien; Cheung, Yin-nee; Cheng, Xin; Wang, Mingde; Tam, Hwa-Yaw. (2024) Towards Long-Term Monitoring of Commercial Lithium-Ion Batteries Enabled by Externally Affixed Fiber Sensors and Strain-Based Prognostic Strategies. Journal of the Electrochemical Society
    Academic article
  • Li, Bei; Tan, Chang; Sun, Kang; Boles, Steven T; Wang, Ao; Zheng, Tianye. (2024) Commercialization Efforts of Capacitive Deionization Technology in Water Treatment Processes. ChemElectroChem
    Academic article
  • Zheng, Tianye; Boles, Steven. (2023) Lithium aluminum alloy anodes in Li-ion rechargeable batteries: past developments, recent progress, and future prospects. Progress in Energy
    Academic literature review
  • Cheng, Junye; Ran, Sijia; Li, Tian; Yan, Ming; wu, jing; Boles, Steven. (2023) Achieving Superior Tensile Performance in Individual Metal−Organic Framework Crystals. Advanced Materials
    Academic article
  • Zhang, Jia; Zheng, Tianye; Lam, Kwok-ho; Boles, Steven. (2023) Design considerations and cycling guidance for aluminum foil anodes in lithium-ion rechargeable cells. Electrochimica Acta
    Academic article
  • Zhang, Jia; Zheng, Tianye; Cheng, Ka-wai; Lam, Kwok-ho; Boles, Steven. (2023) Insights into the Sodiation Kinetics of Si and Ge Anodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries. Journal of the Electrochemical Society
    Academic article
  • Zheng, Tianye; Zhang, Jia; Jin, Wei; Boles, Steven. (2023) Utilization of Li-Rich Phases in Aluminum Anodes for Improved Cycling Performance through Strategic Thermal Control. ACS Applied Energy Materials
    Academic article
  • Yi, Wenting; Chan, Wai Kit; Lee, Hiu Hung; Boles, Steven Tyler; Zhang, Xiaoge. (2023) An Uncertainty-Aware Deep Learning Model for Reliable Detection of Steel Wire Rope Defects. IEEE Transactions on Reliability
    Academic article
  • Liu, Fu; Lu, Wenqing; Huang, Jiaqiang; Pimenta, Vanesssa; Boles, Steven; Demir-Cakan, Rezan. (2023) Detangling electrolyte chemical dynamics in lithium sulfur batteries by operando monitoring with optical resonance combs. Nature Communications
    Academic article
  • Xu, Wenyu; Tan, Chang; Wang, Ao; Hu, Shengchun; Deng, Libo; Boles, Steven. (2023) Interlayer Structure and Chemistry Engineering of MXene-Based Anode for Effective Capture of Chloride Anions in Asymmetric Capacitive Deionization. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
    Academic article
  • Zheng, Tianye; Kramer, Dominik; Mönig, Reiner; Boles, Steven. (2022) Aluminum Foil Anodes for Li-Ion Rechargeable Batteries: the Role of Li Solubility within β‑LiAl. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
    Academic article
  • Huang, Jiaqiang; Boles, Steven; Tarascon, Jean-Marie. (2022) Sensing as the key to battery lifetime and sustainability. Nature Sustainability
    Academic literature review
  • Bonefacino, Julien; Ghashghaie, Sasan; Zheng, Tianye; Lin, Chun-Pang; Zheng, Wenwei; Blanquer, Laura Albero. (2022) High-Fidelity Strain and Temperature Measurements of Li-Ion Batteries Using Polymer Optical Fiber Sensors. Journal of the Electrochemical Society
    Academic article
  • Kang, Sung-Gyu; Jeong, Kyeongjae; Paeng, Jeong; Jeong, Wonseok; Han, Seungwu; Ahn, Jae-Pyeong. (2022) Athermal glass work at the nanoscale: Engineered electron-beam-induced viscoplasticity for mechanical shaping of brittle amorphous silica. Acta Materialia
    Academic article
  • Li, Bei; Sun, Kang; Xu, Wenyu; Liu, Xiaojing; Wang, Ao; Boles, Steven. (2022) Tailoring interlayer spacing in MXene cathodes to boost the desalination performance of hybrid capacitive deionization systems. Nano Reseach
    Academic article
  • Gervillié-Mouravieff, C; Boussard-Plédel, C; Huang, Jiaqiang; Leau, C; Blanquer, Laura Albero; Yahia, M Ben. (2022) Unlocking cell chemistry evolution with operando fibre optic infrared spectroscopy in commercial Na(Li)-ion batteries. Nature Energy
    Academic article
  • Zheng, Tianye; Boles, Steven. (2022) Simplifying Electrode Design for Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Cells. ACS Omega
    Academic article

Teaching

Courses

  • FENA2314 - Energy Storage 2
  • EP6004 - Engineering Batteries 2 - Manufacturing
  • FENG2314 - Energy Storage 2
  • EP6003 - Engineering Batteries 1 - Li-ion batteries
  • FENT2314 - Energy Storage 2
  • TEP4853 - Experts in Teamwork - Batteries and Progress: Recharging Your World
  • FENT2910 - Bachelor Thesis Renewable Energy
  • FENT2900 - Bachelor Thesis Renewable Energy

Outreach

2025

  • Academic lecture
    Dolly, Dolly; Boles, Steven T. (2025) Deploying Fiber Optic Sensing for Improved Understanding of Battery Degradation in Nickel-rich Cathode Materials. 76th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry , Mainz 2025-09-06 - 2025-09-11
  • Poster
    Machani, Sandeep; Boles, Steven T; Lamb, Jacob Joseph. (2025) Exploring the Role of Real-Time Strain Monitoring Data to Enhance Battery State of Health Estimation. 248th ECS Meeting , Chicago 2025-10-11 - 2025-10-15
  • Poster
    Palliyalil, Shibi Tharayanmaru; Tanwar, Dolly; Chattopadhyay, Basab; Boles, Steven T; Breiby, Dag Werner. (2025) Combining optical fibre measurements with dynamic X-ray CT for in situ degradation studies of Li-ion batteries. ESRF User Meeting 2025-02-10 - 2025-02-12

2024

  • Poster
    Nguyen, Quoc Hung; Todt, Juraj; Boles, Steven T; Keckes, Jozef; Rettenwander, Daniel. (2024) Revealing the reaction mechanism and chemo-mechanics of solid-state Na-S batteries. 24th International conference on solid state ionics , London 2024-07-14 - 2024-07-18

2023

  • Poster
    Nguyen, Quoc Hung; Todt, Juraj; Boles, Steven T; Keckes, Jozef; Rettenwander, Daniel. (2023) Revealing the Reaction Mechanism and Chemo-Mechanics of Solid-State Na-S Batteries. ECS Meeting 244 , Gothenburg 2023-10-07 - 2023-10-11
  • Poster
    Zhang, Jia; Zheng, Tianye; Guo, Xiaoyang; Lam, Kwok-ho; Boles, Steven. (2023) Understanding the Phase Transitions in Tin Foil Electrodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries through Light Microscopy and Kinetic Analysis. 244th ECS Meeting , Gothenburg, Sweden 2023-10-08 - 2023-10-12

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