Research Interests

My research focuses on developing next-generation battery materials for low-cost, high-energy-density batteries.  This includes controlling electrode architectures to enhance performance, improving the cyclability of high-capacity Li metal anodes using carbon scaffold hosts, understanding interfaces and degradation issues in solid-state batteries, and using novel laser processing techniques to pattern surfaces and decrease electrode & solid electrolyte manufacturing times.

Subject Matter Expertise

Li-ion batteries, solid-state batteries, electrode architecture, electrode/electrolyte interfaces, Li metal anodes, 3D printing & laser processing of battery materials

Ph.D. Materials Chemistry, University of Washington, 2014

B.A. Chemistry, Boston University, 2005

Selected Publications 

1. S. Li, B. Wang, T.W. Heo, M. Wood. "Influence of surface chemistry on Li nucleation energetics on graphene-based surfaces." J. Chem. Phys 2025, 162, 054703. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0241530
2. J.A. Hammons, J.A. Espitia, E. Ramos, R. Shi, F. Meisenkothen, M. Wood, M.R. Ceron, J. Ye. "Pore and grain chemistry during sintering of garnet-type Li_6.4La₃Zr_1.4Ta_0.6O₁₂ solid-state electrolytes." J. Mater. Chem. A. 2022, 10, 9080. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1TA10338E
3. R. Sahore*, M. Wood*, A. Kukay, Z. Du, K.M. Livingston, D.L. Wood, J. Li. "Performance of Different Water-Based Binder Formulations for Ni-Rich Cathodes Evaluated in LiNi_0.8Mn_0.1Co_0.1O₂ // Graphite Pouch Cells." J. Electrochem. Soc. 2022, 169, 040567. *Co-first author https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac682d
4. K. Moyer-Vanderburgh, M.C. Ma, S.J. Park, M.L. Jue, S.F. Buchsbaum, K.J. Wu, M. Wood, J. Ye, F. Fornasiero. "Growth and Performance of High-Quality SWCNT Forests on Inconel Foils as Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes." ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2022, 14, 54981-54991. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c18396
5. M. Wood*, X. Gao*, R. Shi, T.W. Heo, J.A. Espitia, E.B. Duoss, B.C. Wood, J. Ye. "Exploring the Relationship Between Solvent-Assisted Ball Milling, Particle Size, and Sintering Temperature in Garnet-Type Solid Electrolytes." J. Power Sources 2021, 484, 229252. *Co-first author https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.229252
6. R. Shi, M. Wood, T.W. Heo, B.C. Wood, J. Ye. "Towards understanding particle rigid-body motion during solid-state sintering." J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 2021, 41, 211-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2021.09.039
7. T.W. Heo, A. Grieder, B. Wang, M. Wood, T. Hsu, S.A. Akhade, L.F. Wan, L.-Q. Chen, N. Adelstein, B.C. Wood. "Microstructural impacts on ionic conductivity of solid electrolytes from a combined atomistic-mesoscale approach." Npj Comput. Mater. 2021, 7, 214.  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-021-00681-8
8. M. Wood, J. Li, Z. Du, C. Daniel, A.R. Dunlop, B.J. Polzin, A.N. Jansen, G.K. Krumdick, D.L. Wood III. "Impact of secondary particle size and two-layer architectures on the high-rate performance of thick electrodes in lithium-ion battery pouch cells." J. Power Sources 2021, 515, 230429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230429
9. M. Wood, J. Li, R. Ruther, Z. Du, E.C. Self, H. Meyer III, C. Daniel, I. Belharouak, D. Wood III. "Chemical Stability and Long-Term Cell Performance of Low-Cobalt, Ni-Rich Cathodes Prepared by Aqueous Processing for High-Energy Li-Ion Batteries." Energy Storage Mater. 2020, 24, 188-197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2019.08.020
10. D. L. Wood III, M. Wood, J. Li, Z. Du, R.E. Ruther, K.A. Hays, N. Muralidharan, L. Geng, C. Mao, I. Belharouak. "Perspectives on the Relationship Between Materials Chemistry and Roll-to-Roll Electrode Manufacturing for High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries." Energy Storage Mater. 2020, 28, 254-265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2020.04.036