Scientific contributions

Publications & Scientific Contributions

Journal publications, manuscripts, conference contributions, and collaborations with experimental researchers.

Publications · Manuscripts · Collaboration

Weakly coordinating solvents

2025 · Published

Design of Fluorine-Free Weakly Coordinating Electrolyte Solvents with Enhanced Oxidative Stability

Lennart Wichmann, Adil Aboobacker, Steffen Heuvel, Felix Pfeiffer, Robert-Tobias Hinz, Frank Glorius, Isidora Cekic-Laskovic, Diddo Diddens, Martin Winter, and Gunther Brunklaus

Angewandte Chemie International Edition 64, e202506826

Co-author · DFT and molecular-dynamics simulations and analysis

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Co-diluents for safer batteries

2026 · Published

Heat Transfer Fluids as Co-Diluents in Localized High-Concentration Electrolytes for High-Rate Lithium Metal Batteries With Enhanced Safety

Dominik Weintz, Adil Aboobacker, Andrew Dopilka, Felix Pfeiffer, Anne Hockmann, Uta Rodehorst, Christian Wölke, Monika Schönhoff, Robert Kostecki, Diddo Diddens, Martin Winter, and Isidora Cekic-Laskovic

Angewandte Chemie International Edition 65, e3797296

Co-first author · Dominik Weintz and Adil Aboobacker contributed equally

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Unpublished work

Ensemble RMSD-Driven Metadynamics for Electrolyte-Reduction Pathway Discovery. Adil Aboobacker, Andreas Heuer, and Diddo Diddens. First-authored manuscript, unpublished. Public implementation.

A joint manuscript on anion-dependent structure, transport, and interphase formation in concentrated DME electrolytes is in preparation. My role covers the computational study and interpretation.

Conference contribution

Poster: “Computational Study of Anions in High-Concentration Electrolytes,” International Meeting on Lithium Batteries (IMLB), Hong Kong, 16–21 June 2024.