Associate Professor Ruth Knibbe
Deputy Head of School, Research Leader in Electrochemical Energy Systems, Coordinator, Equity and Diversity
ARC Future Fellow & Deputy Head of School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering
School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering
Affiliate of Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide
ARC COE for Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide
Affiliate of Centre for Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing (AMPAM)
Centre for Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing
Affiliate of Centre for Multiscale Energy Systems
Centre for Multiscale Energy Systems
+61 7 336 54500
Researcher biography
My research focuses on materials for electrochemical energy systems, with a particular emphasis on electrochemistry, electron microscopy, and dabblings in the application of machine learning in materials discovery.
I joined the School of Mechanical & Mining Engineering at The University of Queensland (UQ) as a Lecturer in 2016 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2020 and Associate Professor in 2023.
I am a Materials Engineer and completed my PhD on the development of robust fuel cell systems at UQ in 2007. Following this, I spent four years at DTU Energy (Technical University of Denmark) and five years at the Robinson Research Institute at Victoria University of Wellington.
My fundamental research interests include:
- Operando electron microscopy characterisation for electrochemical systems - electrolysers and batteries
- Development of novel battery materials, for sodium-based batteries including solid state batteries and anode free battery systems
- Understanding degradation mechanisms in electrochemical systems - a current focus on carbon dioxide electrolysis systems.
- Machine learning-driven material design.
My industry facing research interests include
- Development of printed batteries for health monitoring and logistics applications.
- Large-scale implementation of electrochemical energy systems for industry.
- Understanding fire safety for large-scale battery systems.
Book Chapters
Lyu, Miaoqiang, Tao, Shiwei, Wang, Teng, Knibbe, Ruth and Wang, Lianzhou (2025). Natural biopolymer materials for flexible energy conversion and storage devices. Natural biopolymers for wearable devices. (pp. 214-262) edited by Meidan Ye, Wenxi Guo and Xiaoru Wen. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Royal Society of Chemistry. doi: 10.1039/9781837676712-00214
Ran, Lingbing, Cooper, Emily R., Tao, Shiwei and Knibbe, Ruth (2024). TEM characterisation of electrode–electrolyte interfaces in solid-state fuel cells and batteries. Design of active key interfaces in fuel cells. (pp. 303-344) edited by Toshiyuki Mori, San Ping Jiang, Zongping Shao, Michihisa Koyama, Zhipeng Li, Takayoshi Tanji, Roger Wepf and Fei Ye. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-97-5706-0_8
Khan, Muhammad Shirjeel and Knibbe, Ruth (2023). Fuel electrode materials for solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs). High temperature electrolysis. (pp. 91-115) edited by Miguel Angel Laguna-Bercero. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-22508-6_5
Knibbe, Ruth, Li, Ming and Ran, Lingbing (2023). Advanced electron microscopy characterization of sodium-ion battery materials. Handbook of sodium-ion batteries: materials and characterization. (pp. 589-624) edited by Rohit R. Gaddam and X. S. (George) Zhao. Singapore: Jenny Stanford Publishing. doi: 10.1201/9781003308744-12
Journal Articles
Xia, Qingbing, Ko, Cheng-Lin, Fan, Yameng, Liu, Hanwen, Lei, Yaojie, Xu, Zhonghao, Shao, Zongping, Gentle, Ian R. and Knibbe, Ruth (2025). Interfacial orbital hybridisation derived robust cathode-electrolyte interphase enables exceptional sodium-ion storage performance. ACS Nano. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.5c12225
Lin, Yi-Chen, Zheng, Zhong, Knibbe, Ruth, Li, Jing-Yi, Tseng, Hui-Hsin, Wiley, Dianne E. and Wang, David K. (2025). Ultramicroporous carbon molecular sieve membranes via co-pyrolysis of cobalt-2,6-bis(2-benzimidazolyl) pyridine and polyetherimide for enhanced gas separations. Carbon, 245 120839, 120839. doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120839
Cooper, Emily, Ran, Lingbing, Gentle, Ian and Knibbe, Ruth (2025). An invisible dartboard: Commercialization targets for metal and anode-free batteries. Progress in Materials Science, 156 101580, 101580. doi: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101580
Xia, Qingbing, Ko, Cheng‐Lin, Cooper, Emily R., Gu, Qinfen, Knibbe, Ruth and Harmer, Jeffrey R. (2025). Elucidating sodium ion storage mechanisms in hard carbon anodes at the electronic level. Advanced Functional Materials, 35 (28) 2421976, 1-12. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202421976
Sahu, Aloka Kumar, Rufford, Thomas E., Ali, Saleem H., Knibbe, Ruth, Smart, Simon, Jiao, Feng, Bell, Alexis T. and Zhang, Xiwang (2025). Material needs for power-to-X systems for CO2 utilization require a life cycle approach. Chemical Science, 16 (14), 5819-5835. doi: 10.1039/d4sc07752k
Moheimani, Kiomars, Tan, Qiyang, Knibbe, Ruth, Karan, Baibhav, Basnayake, Asanka, Heitzmann, Michael, Wang, Feng, Wu, Tao, Saboori, Abdollah and Zhang, Mingxing (2025). Enhancing the mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of AISI 440C martensitic stainless steel via laser powder bed fusion and post-processing treatment. Progress in Additive Manufacturing. doi: 10.1007/s40964-025-01294-z
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, 14 (45) 2400929. doi: 10.1002/aenm.202400929
Zheng, Zhong, Zhao, Hong, Knibbe, Ruth, Kotobuki, Masashi, Zhu, Xiaoyi, Lu, Li, Sun, Lixian and Liu, Zongwen (2024). Advances and challenges in inorganic lithium solid electrolytes. Chemistry of Inorganic Materials, 4 100078, 100078. doi: 10.1016/j.cinorg.2024.100078
Cooper, Emily, Otte, Joseph, Zheng, Zhong, Xia, Qingbing, Gentle, Ian R. and Knibbe, Ruth (2024). Revealing epitaxial deposition in alkali metal batteries. Nano Letters, 24 (47), 15085-15091. doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c04331
Hu, Mingwei, Tan, Qiyang, Knibbe, Ruth, Jiang, Bin, Li, Xue and Zhang, Ming-Xing (2024). Investigation of age-hardening behaviour of Al alloys via feature screening-assisted machine learning. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 916 147381, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.msea.2024.147381
Zhang, Jiayun, Knibbe, Ruth and Gentle, Ian (2024). Triethanolamine-assisted surface reconstruction of nickel oxide for efficient oxygen evolution reaction. Energy Advances, 3 (11), 2812-2819. doi: 10.1039/d4ya00420e
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) 2402050. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202402050
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
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) e202318822. doi: 10.1002/ange.202318822
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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, 108090. doi: 10.1016/j.est.2023.108090
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
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), 1-23. doi: 10.1002/ange.202309247
Tao, Shiwei, Demir, Baris, Baktash, Ardeshir, Zhu, Yutong, Xia, Qingbing, Jiao, Yalong, Zhao, Yuying, Lin, Tongen, Li, Ming, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Gentle, Ian, Wang, Lianzhou and Knibbe, Ruth (2023). Solvent‐derived fluorinated secondary interphase for reversible Zn‐graphite dual‐ion batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62 (39) e202307208, 1-10. doi: 10.1002/anie.202307208
Elkholy, Ayman E., Duignan, Timothy T., Knibbe, Ruth and Song Zhao, Xiu (2023). Improving the electrochemical performance of α-MoO3 electrode using aluminium trifluoromethanesulfonate water-in-salt electrolyte. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 78, 123-134. doi: 10.1016/j.jechem.2022.11.015
Strickland, Nicholas M, Wimbush, Stuart C, Soman, Arya Ambadiyil, Long, Nicholas J, Rupich, Martin W, Knibbe, Ruth, Li, Ming, Notthoff, Christian and Kluth, Patrick (2023). Near-isotropic enhancement of the 20 K critical current of REBa2Cu3O7 coated conductors from columnar defects. Superconductor Science and Technology, 36 (5) 055001. doi: 10.1088/1361-6668/acbac6
Knibbe, Ruth, Harding, Damien, Cooper, Emily, Burton, Jonathan, Liu, Sheng, Amirzadeh, Zhila, Buckley, Roger and Meehan, Paul A. (2022). Application and limitations of batteries and hydrogen in heavy haul rail using Australian case studies. Journal of Energy Storage, 56 105813, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.est.2022.105813
Jarin, Sams, Yuan, Yufan, Zhang, Mingxing, Hu, Mingwei, Rana, Masud, Wang, Sen and Knibbe, Ruth (2022). Predicting the crystal structure and lattice parameters of the perovskite materials via different machine learning models based on basic atom properties. Crystals, 12 (11) 1570, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/cryst12111570
Tao, Shiwei, Zhang, Cheng, Zhang, Jincan, Jiao, Yalong, Li, Ming, Lin, Weikang, Ran, Lingbing, Clement, Benoit, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Gentle, Ian, Wang, Lianzhou and Knibbe, Ruth (2022). A Hydrophobic and Fluorophilic Coating Layer for Stable and Reversible Aqueous Zinc Metal Anodes. Chemical Engineering Journal, 446 136607, 136607. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.136607
Elkholy, Ayman E., Duignan, Timothy T., Knibbe, Ruth and Zhao, Xiu Song (2022). Electrosynthesis of polypyrrole-reinforced helical α-MoO3 microribbons for high-energy aqueous Al3+-ion pseudocapacitors. Electrochimica Acta, 429 141050, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141050
Li, Huixing, Venezuela, Jeffrey, Zhou, Qingjun, Shi, Zhiming, Dong, Futao, Yan, Ming, Knibbe, Ruth, Zhang, Mingxing and Atrens, Andrej (2022). Effect of cold deformation on the hydrogen permeation in a dual-phase advanced high-strength steel. Electrochimica Acta, 424 140619, 140619. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140619
Li, Huixing, Dong, Futao, Zhou, Qingjun, Shi, Zhiming, Venezuela, Jeffrey, Yan, Ming, Knibbe, Ruth, Zhang, Mingxing and Atrens, Andrej (2022). Influence of hydrogen on the S–N fatigue of DP1180 advanced high-strength steel. Corrosion Science, 205 110465, 110465. doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2022.110465
Soman, Arya A., Wimbush, Stuart C., Rupich, Martin W., Notthoff, Christian, Kluth, Patrick, Knibbe, Ruth, Li, Ming and Strickland, Nicholas M. (2022). The role of stacking faults in the enhancement of the a-b plane peak in silver ion-irradiated commercial MOD REBCO wires. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 32 (4) 8000405, 1-5. doi: 10.1109/tasc.2022.3142648
Tao, Shiwei, Li, Ming, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Ran, Lingbing, Wepf, Roger, Gentle, Ian and Knibbe, Ruth (2022). In Operando Closed-cell Transmission Electron Microscopy for Rechargeable Battery Characterization: Scientific Breakthroughs and Practical Limitations. Nano Energy, 96 107083, 1-27. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2022.107083
Li, Huixing, Venezuela, Jeffrey, Zhou, Qingjun, Shi, Zhiming, Yan, Ming, Knibbe, Ruth, Zhang, Mingxing, Dong, Futao and Atrens, Andrej (2022). Effect of shearing prestrain on the hydrogen embrittlement of 1180 MPa grade martensitic advanced high-strength steel. Corrosion Science, 199 110170, 110170. doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2022.110170
Tan, Xin F., Tao, Shiwei, Ran, Lingbing, Knibbe, Ruth and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2022). Cobalt‐doped Cu6Sn5 lithium‐ion battery anodes with enhanced electrochemical properties. Nano Select, 3 (8), 1264-1276. doi: 10.1002/nano.202200056
Elkholy, Ayman E., Duignan, Timothy T., Hussain, Tanveer, Knibbe, Ruth and Zhao, Xiu Song (2022). Charge storage behaviour of α‐MoO3 in aqueous electrolytes – effect of charge density of electrolyte cations. ChemElectroChem, 9 (3) e202101449. doi: 10.1002/celc.202101449
Strickland, Nicholas M., Wimbush, Stuart C., Ambadiyil Soman, Arya, Kluth, Patrick, Notthoff, Christian, Knibbe, Ruth, Li, Ming and Rupich, Martin W. (2022). Isotropic and anisotropic flux pinning induced by heavy-ion irradiation. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 32 (4), 1-5. doi: 10.1109/tasc.2022.3142715
Demirer, E., Pourasiabi, Hamid, McInnes, L. J., Knibbe, R. and Gates, J. D. (2022). Effects of abrasive rock type on CVF-dependent performance trends of white cast irons in the inner circumference abrasion test. Tribology Transactions, 65 (2), 308-323. doi: 10.1080/10402004.2021.2020385
Ran, Lingbing, Li, Ming, Cooper, Emily, Luo, Bin, Gentle, Ian, Wang, Lianzhou and Knibbe, Ruth (2021). Enhanced safety and performance of high-voltage solid-state sodium battery through trilayer, multifunctional electrolyte design. Energy Storage Materials, 41, 8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ensm.2021.05.040
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
Ran, Lingbing, Tao, Shiwei, Gentle, Ian, Luo, Bin, Li, Ming, Rana, MdMasud, Wang, Lianzhou and Knibbe, Ruth (2021). Stable interfaces in a sodium metal-free, solid-state sodium-ion battery with gradient composite electrolyte. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 13 (33) acsami.1c09792, 39355-39362. doi: 10.1021/acsami.1c09792
Venezuela, Jeffrey, Hill, Timothy, Zhou, Qingjun, Li, Huixing, Shi, Zhiming, Dong, Futao, Knibbe, Ruth, Zhang, Mingxing, Dargusch, Matthew S. and Atrens, Andrej (2021). Hydrogen-induced fast fracture in notched 1500 and 1700 MPa class automotive martensitic advanced high-strength steel. Corrosion Science, 188 109550, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2021.109550
Huang, Xia, Tang, Jiayong, Qiu, Tengfei, Knibbe, Ruth, Hu, Yuxiang, Schülli, Tobias U., Lin, Tongen, Wang, Zhiliang, Chen, Peng, Luo, Bin and Wang, Lianzhou (2021). Nanoconfined topochemical conversion from MXene to ultrathin non‐layered TiN nanomesh toward superior electrocatalysts for lithium‐sulfur batteries. Small, 17 (32) 2101360, 1-8. doi: 10.1002/smll.202101360
Hu, Mingwei, Tan, Qiyang, Knibbe, Ruth, Wang, Sen, Li, Xue, Wu, Tianqi, Jarin, Sams and Zhang, Ming-Xing (2021). Prediction of mechanical properties of wrought aluminium alloys using feature engineering assisted machine learning approach. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 52 (7), 2873-2884. doi: 10.1007/s11661-021-06279-5
Khan, M. S., Xu, X., Knibbe, R. and Zhu, Z. (2021). Air electrodes and related degradation mechanisms in solid oxide electrolysis and reversible solid oxide cells. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 143 110918, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.110918
Li, Huixing, Venezuela, Jeffrey, Qian, Zhen, Zhou, Qingjun, Shi, Zhiming, Yan, Ming, Knibbe, Ruth, Zhang, Mingxing, Dong, Futao and Atrens, Andrej (2021). Hydrogen fracture maps for sheared-edge-controlled hydrogen-delayed fracture of 1180 MPa advanced high-strength steels. Corrosion Science, 184 109360, 109360. doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2021.109360
Li, Huixing, Venezuela, Jeffrey, Zhou, Qingjun, Luzin, Vladimir, Yan, Ming, Shi, Zhiming, Knibbe, Ruth, Zhang, Mingxing, Dong, Futao, Dargusch, Matthew S. and Atrens, Andrej (2021). Hydrogen-induced delayed fracture of a 1180 MPa martensitic advanced high-strength steel under U-bend loading. Materials Today Communications, 26 101887, 101887. doi: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2020.101887
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
Rana, Masud, Kim, Jeonghum, Peng, Lingyi, Qiu, He, Kaiser, Rejaul, Ran, Lingbing, Hossain, Md. Shahriar A., Luo, Bin, Gentle, Ian, Wang, Lianzhou, Knibbe, Ruth and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2021). ZIF-8 derived hollow carbon to trap polysulfides for high performance lithium–sulfur batteries. Nanoscale, 13 (25), 11086-11092. doi: 10.1039/d1nr01674a
Rana, Masud, AL-Fayaad, Hydar A., Luo, Bin, Lin, Tongen, Ran, Lingbing, Clegg, Jack K., Gentle, Ian and Knibbe, Ruth (2020). Oriented nanoporous MOFs to mitigate polysulfides migration in lithium-sulfur batteries. Nano Energy, 75 105009, 105009. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.105009
Khan, Muhammad Shirjeel, Xu, Xiaoyong, Knibbe, Ruth, Rehman, Ateeq ur, Li, Zhiheng, Yago, Anya Josefa, Wang, Hao and Zhu, Zhonghua (2020). New insights into the degradation behavior of air electrodes during solid oxide electrolysis and reversible solid oxide cell operation. Energy Technology, 8 (9) 2000241, 2000241. doi: 10.1002/ente.202000241
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
Venezuela, Jeffrey, Lim, Fang Yan, Liu, Li, James, Sonia, Zhou, Qingjun, Knibbe, Ruth, Zhang, Mingxing, Li, Huixing, Dong, Futao, Dargusch, Matthew S. and Atrens, Andrej (2020). Hydrogen embrittlement of an automotive 1700 MPa martensitic advanced high-strength steel. Corrosion Science, 171 108726, 108726. doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2020.108726
Ran, Lingbing, Gentle, Ian, Lin, Tongen, Luo, Bin, Mo, Ning, Rana, Masud, Li, Ming, Wang, Lianzhou and Knibbe, Ruth (2020). Sn4P3@Porous carbon nanofiber as a self-supported anode for sodium-ion batteries. Journal of Power Sources, 461 228116, 228116. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.228116
Rana, Masud, Kim, Jeonghun, Peng, Lingyi, Lim, Hyunsoo, Kaiser, Rejaul, Ran, Lingbing, Luo, Bin, Han, Zhaojun, Hossain, Md. Shahriar A., Lu, Xunyu, Gentle, Ian, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Knibbe, Ruth (2020). Impact of micropores and dopants to mitigate lithium polysulfides shuttle over high surface area of ZIF-8 derived nanoporous carbons. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 3 (6) acsaem.0c00509, 5523-5532. doi: 10.1021/acsaem.0c00509
Li, Huixing, Venezuela, Jeffrey, Zhou, Qingjun, Shi, Zhiming, Yan, Ming, Knibbe, Ruth, Zhang, Mingxing, Dong, Futao and Atrens, Andrej (2020). Effect of plastic strain damage on the hydrogen embrittlement of a dual-phase (DP) and a quenching and partitioning (Q&P) advanced high-strength steel. Materials Science and Engineering A, 785 139343, 139343. doi: 10.1016/j.msea.2020.139343
Rana, Masud, Li, Ming, He, Qiu, Luo, Bin, Wang, Lianzhou, Gentle, Ian and Knibbe, Ruth (2020). Separator coatings as efficient physical and chemical hosts of polysulfides for high-sulfur-loaded rechargeable lithium–sulfur batteries. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 44, 51-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jechem.2019.08.017
Li, Ming and Knibbe, Ruth (2020). A study of membrane impact on spatial resolution of liquid in situ transmission electron microscope. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 26 (1) PII S143192761901523X, 126-133. doi: 10.1017/s143192761901523x
Garg, Sahil, Li, Mengran, Rufford, Thomas Edward, Ge, Lei, Rudolph, Victor, Knibbe, Ruth, Konarova, Muxina and Wang, Guoxiong (2020). Catalyst‐electrolyte interactions in aqueous reline solutions for highly selective electrochemical CO2 reduction. ChemSusChem, 13 (2) cssc.201902433, 304-311. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201902433
Garg, Sahil, Li, Mengran, Rufford, Thomas E., Ge, Lei, Rudolph, Victor, Knibbe, Ruth, Konarova, Muxina and Wang, Geoff G. X. (2020). Front Cover: Catalyst–Electrolyte Interactions in Aqueous Reline Solutions for Highly Selective Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction (ChemSusChem 2/2020). ChemSusChem, 13 (2), 278-278. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201903391
Garg, Sahil, Li, Mengran, Rufford, Thomas E., Ge, Lei, Rudolph, Victor, Knibbe, Ruth, Konarova, Muxina and Wang, Geoff G. X. (2020). Catalyst–Electrolyte Interactions in Aqueous Reline Solutions for Highly Selective Electrochemical CO
2
Reduction. ChemSusChem, 13 (2), 282-282. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201903390
Rana, Masud, He, Qiu, Luo, Bin, Lin, Tongen, Ran, Lingbing, Li, Ming, Gentle, Ian and Knibbe, Ruth (2019). Multifunctional effects of sulfonyl-anchored, dual-doped multilayered graphene for high areal capacity lithium sulfur batteries. ACS Central Science, 5 (12) acscentsci.9b01005, 1946-1958. doi: 10.1021/acscentsci.9b01005
Khan, Muhammad Shirjeel, Xu, Xiaoyong, Li, Mengran, Rehman, Ateeq-ur, Knibbe, Ruth, Yago, Anya Josefa and Zhu, Zhonghua (2019). Evaluation of SrCo0.8Nb0.2O3-δ, SrCo0.8Ta0.2O3-δ and SrCo0.8Nb0.1Ta0.1O3-δ as air electrode materials for solid oxide electrolysis and reversible solid oxide cells. Electrochimica Acta, 321 134654, 134654. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.134654
Rehman, Ateeq Ur, Li, Mengran, Knibbe, Ruth, Khan, M. Shirjeel, Zhou, Wei and Zhu, Zhonghua (2019). Unveiling lithium roles in cobalt‐free cathodes for efficient oxygen reduction reaction below 600 °C. ChemElectroChem, 6 (20), 5340-5348. doi: 10.1002/celc.201901452
Huang, Xia, Tang, Jiayong, Luo, Bin, Knibbe, Ruth, Lin, Tongen, Hu, Han, Rana, Masud, Hu, Yuxiang, Zhu, Xiaobo, Gu, Qinfen, Wang, Dan and Wang, Lianzhou (2019). Sandwich‐like ultrathin TiS 2 nanosheets confined within N, S codoped porous carbon as an effective polysulfide promoter in lithium‐sulfur batteries. Advanced Energy Materials, 9 (32) 1901872, 1901872. doi: 10.1002/aenm.201901872
Rehman, Ateeq Ur, Li, Mengran, Knibbe, Ruth, Khan, Muhammad Shirjeel, Peterson, Vanessa K., Brand, Helen E. A., Li, Zhiheng, Zhou, Wei and Zhu, Zhonghua (2019). Enhancing oxygen reduction reaction activity and CO2 tolerance of cathode for low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells by in situ formation of carbonates. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11 (30) acsami.9b07668, 26909-26919. doi: 10.1021/acsami.9b07668
Rana, Masud, Luo, Bin, Kaiser, Mohammad Rejaul, Gentle, Ian and Knibbe, Ruth (2019). The role of functional materials to produce high areal capacity lithium sulfur battery. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 42, 195-209. doi: 10.1016/j.jechem.2019.06.015
Huang, Xia, Wang, Zhiliang, Knibbe, Ruth, Luo, Bin, Ahad, Syed Abdul, Sun, Dan and Wang, Lianzhou (2019). Cyclic voltammetry in lithium–sulfur batteries—challenges and opportunities. Energy Technology, 7 (8) ente.201801001. doi: 10.1002/ente.201801001
Rana, Masud, Li, Ming, Huang, Xia, Luo, Bin, Gentle, Ian and Knibbe, Ruth (2019). Recent advances in separators to mitigate technical challenges associated with re-chargeable lithium sulfur batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7 (12), 6596-6615. doi: 10.1039/c8ta12066h
Rana, Masud, Ahad, Syed Abdul, Li, Ming, Luo, Bin, Wang, Lianzhou, Gentle, Ian and Knibbe, Ruth (2018). Review on areal capacities and long-term cycling performances of lithium sulfur battery at high sulfur loading. Energy Storage Materials, 18, 289-310. doi: 10.1016/j.ensm.2018.12.024
Amirzadeh, Zhila, Javadpour, Sirus, Shariat, Mohammad Hossein and Knibbe, Ruth (2018). Non-enzymatic glucose sensor based on copper oxide and multi-wall carbon nanotubes using PEDOT:PSS matrix. Synthetic Metals, 245, 160-166. doi: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2018.08.021
Huang, Xia, Luo, Bin, Knibbe, Ruth, Hu, Han, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Xiao, Mu, Sun, Dan, Wang, Songcan and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). An integrated approach towards enhanced performance of Lithium Sulfur Battery and its fading mechanism. Chemistry - A European Journal, 24 (69), 18544-18550. doi: 10.1002/chem.201804369
Khan, Muhammad Shirjeel, Xu, Xiaoyong, Knibbe, Ruth and Zhu, Zhonghua (2018). Porous scandia-stabilized zirconia layer for enhanced performance of reversible solid oxide cells. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 10 (30), 25295-25302. doi: 10.1021/acsami.8b05504
Li, Ming, Amirzadeh, Zhila, De Marco, Roland, Tan, Xin Fu, Whittaker, Andrew, Huang, Xia, Wepf, Roger and Knibbe, Ruth (2018). In situ techniques for developing robust Li-S batteries. Small Methods, 2 (11) 1800133, 1800133. doi: 10.1002/smtd.201800133
Khan, Muhammad Shirjeel, Xu, Xiaoyong, Zhao, Jie, Knibbe, Ruth and Zhu, Zhonghua (2017). A porous yttria-stabilized zirconia layer to eliminate the delamination of air electrode in solid oxide electrolysis cells. Journal of Power Sources, 359, 104-110. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.05.049
Zhang, Yuan, Knibbe, Ruth, Sunarso, Jaka, Zhong, Yijun, Zhou, Wei, Shao, Zongping and Zhu, Zhonghua (2017). Recent Progress on Advanced Materials for Solid-Oxide Fuel Cells Operating Below 500 °C. Advanced Materials, 29 (48) 1700132, 1-33. doi: 10.1002/adma.201700132
Puichaud, A-H, Wimbush, S. C. and Knibbe, R. (2017). Enhanced low-temperature critical current by reduction of stacking faults in REBCO coated conductors. Superconductor Science & Technology, 30 (7) 074005, 074005. doi: 10.1088/1361-6668/aa6ce8
Falah, Mahroo, MacKenzie, Kenneth J.D., Knibbe, Ruth, Page, Samuel J. and Hanna, John V. (2016). New composites of nanoparticle Cu (I) oxide and titania in a novel inorganic polymer (geopolymer) matrix for destruction of dyes and hazardous organic pollutants. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 318, 772-782. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.06.016
Knibbe, R., Strickland, N. M., Wimbush, S. C., Puichaud, A-H and Long, N. J. (2016). Structure property relationships in a nanoparticle-free SmBCO coated conductor. Superconductor Science and Technology, 29 (6) 065006, 065006. doi: 10.1088/0953-2048/29/6/065006
Ortiz-Vitoriano, N., Hauch, A., Ruiz de Larramendi, I., Bernuy-Lopez, C., Knibbe, R. and Rojo, T. (2013). Electrochemical characterization of La0.6Ca0.4Fe 0.8Ni0.2O3-δ perovskite cathode for IT-SOFC. Journal of Power Sources, 239, 196-200. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.03.121
Talantsev, E. F., Wimbush, S. C., Strickland, N. M., Xia, J. A., D'Souza, P., Storey, J. G., Tallon, J. L., Ingham, B., Knibbe, R. and Long, N. J. (2013). Oxygen deficiency, stacking faults and calcium substitution in MOD YBCO coated conductors. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 23 (3) 6380554, 7200205-7200205. doi: 10.1109/TASC.2012.2233843
Long, N. J., Wimbush, S. C., Strickland, N. M., Talantsev, E. F., D'Souza, P., Xia, J. A. and Knibbe, R. (2013). Relating critical currents to defect populations in superconductors. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 23 (3) 6387283, 8001705-8001705. doi: 10.1109/TASC.2012.2235116
Knibbe, Ruth, Wang, Hsiang-Jen, Blennow, Peter, Thyden, Karl, Persson, Asa H., Mikkelsen, Lars and Klemenso, Trine (2013). Oxidation in ceria infiltrated metal supported SOFCs - a TEM investigation. Journal of Power Sources, 228, 75-82. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2012.11.051
Ortiz-Vitoriano, N., Bernuy-Lopez, C., Ruiz de Larramendi, I., Knibbe, R., Thyden, K., Hauch, A., Holtappels, P. and Rojo, T. (2013). Optimizing solid oxide fuel cell cathode processing route for intermediate temperature operation. Applied Energy, 104, 984-991. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.12.003
Jensen, Soren Hojgaard, Hauch, Anne, Knibbe, Ruth, Jacobsen, Torben and Mogensen, Mogens (2013). Modeling degradation in SOEC impedance spectra. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 160 (3), F244-F250. doi: 10.1149/2.023303jes
Palcut, Marian, Mikkelsen, Lars, Neufeld, Kai, Chen, Ming, Knibbe, Ruth and Hendriksen, Peter Vang (2012). Efficient dual layer interconnect coating for high temperature electrochemical devices. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37 (19), 14501-14510. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.07.038
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
Palcut, Marian, Knibbe, Ruth, Wiik, Kjell and Grande, Tor (2011). Cation inter-diffusion between LaMnO3 and LaCoO3 materials. Solid State Ionics, 202 (1), 6-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ssi.2011.09.003
Samson, A., Sogaard, M., Knibbe, R. and Bonanos, N. (2011). High performance cathodes for solid oxide fuel cells prepared by infiltration of La0.6Sr0.4CoO3-δ into Gd-doped ceria. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 158 (6), B650-B659. doi: 10.1149/1.3571249
Knibbe, Ruth, Hauch, Anne, Hjelm, Johan, Ebbesen, Sune D. and Mogensen, Mogens (2011). Durability of solid oxide cells. Green, 1 (2), 141-169. doi: 10.1515/GREEN.2011.015
Palcut, Marian, Mikkelsen, Lars, Neufeld, Kai, Chen, Ming, Knibbe, Ruth and Hendriksen, Peter V. (2010). Corrosion stability of ferritic stainless steels for solid oxide electrolyser cell interconnects. Corrosion Science, 52 (10), 3309-3320. doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2010.06.006
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
Knibbe, Ruth, Hjelm, Johan, Menon, Mohan, Pryds, Nini, Sogaard, Martin, Wang, Hsiang Jen and Neufeld, Kai (2010). Cathode-electrolyte interfaces with CGO barrier layers in SOFC. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 93 (9), 2877-2883. doi: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.03763.x
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
Knibbe, Ruth, Auchterlonie Graeme J., Mori, Toshiyuki, Lashtabeg, Anna and Drennan, John (2010). Glass-phase movement in yttria-stabilized zirconia/alumina composites. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 93 (5), 1494-1500. doi: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.03612.x
Knibbe, R., Drennan, J. and Love, J.G. (2009). Effect of alumina additions in YSZ on the microstructure and degradation of the LSM-YSZ interface. Solid State Ionics, 180 (14-16), 984-989. doi: 10.1016/j.ssi.2009.04.006
Lashtabeg, Anna, Drennan, John, Knibbe, Ruth, Bradley, John L. and Lu, Gao Qing (2009). Synthesis and characterisation of macroporous Yttria Stabilised Zirconia (YSZ) using polystyrene spheres as templates. Microporous And Mesoporous Materials, 117 (1-2), 395-401. doi: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2008.07.018
Knibbe, R., Drennan, J., Dicks, A. L. and Love, J. (2008). Effect of alumina additions on the anode|electrolyte interface in solid oxide fuel cells. Journal of Power Sources, 179 (2), 511-519. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2007.12.111
Knibbe, Ruth, Nogita, Kazuhiro, Drennan, John, Noguchi, Tsuneyuki, Tatenuma, Katsuyoshi, Liu, Pou, Arai, Fumihito, Yashima, Eiji, Nishiwaki, Michiru and Kato, Shigeki (2007). Ultrahigh electron emissive carbon nanotubes with nano-sized RuO2 particles deposition. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 9 (6), 1201-1204. doi: 10.1007/s11051-006-9207-1
Conference Papers
Vieri, Hizkia Manuel, Bi, Wei, Listyorini, Niken Taufiqurrahmi, Patel, Princekumar, Zheng, Zhong, Knibbe, Ruth and Rufford, Thomas E. (2025). Electrodeposited silver catalyst for CO2 to CO electrolysis: stability and performance across different configurations. Nano Korea 2025, Seoul, South Korea, 2-4 July 2025. Seoul, South Korea:
Kadavil Subhash, Lakshmy and Knibbe, Ruth (2025). Studying electrodeposition of metals for understanding anode-free battery systems. 13th Asia Pacific Microscopy Congress, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 2-7 February 2025. ScienceOpen. doi: 10.14293/apmc13-2025-0289
Garg, Sahil, Li, Mengran, Rufford, Thomas E., Ge, Lei, Rudolph, Victor, Knibbe, Ruth, Konarova, Muxina and Wang, Geoff (2019). Catalyst-electrolyte interactions in aqueous reline solutions for highly selective electrochemical CO2 reduction. 4th Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 29 November 2019.
Palcut, Marian, Mikkelsen, Lars, Neufeld, Kai, Chen, Ming, Knibbe, Ruth and Hendriksen, Peter Vang (2012). Improved oxidation resistance of ferritic steels with LSM coating for high temperature electrochemical applications. 7th Petite Workshop on the Defect Chemical Nature of Energy Materials, Storaas, Kongsberg, Norway, 14-17 March 2011. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.11.138
Bernuy-Lopez, Carlos, Knibbe, Ruth, He, Zeming, Mao, Xiaojian, Hauch, Anne and Nielsen, Karsten A. (2011). Electrochemical characterisation of solid oxide cell electrodes for hydrogen production. Spanish National Congress of Fuel Cells (CONAPPICE 2010), Spain, 2010. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.10.102
Knibbe, R., Ebbesen, S. D. and Mogensen, M. (2010). Origin of polarization losses in solid oxide electrolysis cells under high current density. Electrochemical Technologies for Hydrogen Production - 217th ECS Meeting, Vancouver, BC, April 25, 2010-April 30, 2010. PENNINGTON: ELECTROCHEMICAL SOC INC. doi: 10.1149/1.3501097
Kiebach, Wolff-Ragnar, Knibbe, Ruth, Frederiksen, Kristian B., Chen, Ming, Mikkelsen, Lars and Hendriksen, Peter V. (2010). Investigation of failure mechanisms in TI containing brazing alloys used in SOFC/SOEC environments. 8th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, Brooklyn, NY, United States, Jun 14-16, 2010. New York, N.Y. United States: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. doi: 10.1115/FuelCell2010-33039
Hjelm, J., Søgaard, M., Knibbe, R., Hagen, A. and Mogensen, M. (2008). Electrochemical characterization of planar anode supported SOFC with strontium-doped lanthanum cobalt oxide cathodes. Ionic and Mixed Conducting Ceramics 6 - 213th ECS Meeting, , , May 18, 2008-May 23, 2008. Electrochemical Society Inc.. doi: 10.1149/1.3050400
Drennan, John, Webb, Rick, Nogita, Kaz, Knibbe, Ruth, Auchterlonie, Graeme, Tatenuma, K. and Hunter, Jane (2006). Analytical electron microscopy of proton exchange membrane fuel cells. International Conference on Solid State Ionics, Baden-Baden, Germany, 17-22 July 2005. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ssi.2006.07.016
Amarasinghe, Sudath, Ammala, Paul, Aruliah, Sathia, Bellon, Olivier, Bolden, Roger, Knibbe, Ruth, Love, Jon, Ratnaraj, Raj and Zheng, Xiao (2005). Optimisation of the electrolyte assembly at Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited. 9th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, SOFC IX, Quebec, Canada, 15 - 20 May 2005. Electrochemical Society.
Thesis
Knibbe, Ruth (2007). Development of robust solid oxide fuel cells : electrode-electrolyte interfaces in solid oxide fuel cells at ceramic fuel cells limited. PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/158544