Teaching Strengths
Dr Dmitrii Rakov
Grant Funded Researcher (A)
School of Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD as Principal Supervisor - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr Rakov's research focuses on computational and experimental design and characterisation of energy storage materials, specifically liquid and polymer electrolytes for batteries, coordination chemistry, and electrodics. Additionally, Dr Rakov works on the development of electrochemical methods for recovery of critical materials from spent electronics. His research involves an understanding of transport phenomena, the kinetics of electrochemical reactions at electrified interfaces and the nature of interphase evolution. Dr Rakov also works on advancing computational chemistry methods for a deeper understanding of electrochemical processes.
Dr Rakov's research interests involve electrochemistry, energy storage, transport phenomena, physical organic chemistry, computational chemistry/physics, green chemistry and process design.
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Award | Best presentation (A05 symposium on sodium and zinc batteries) | Electrochemical Society | United States | - |
| 2023 | Award | Young Electrochemist Award 2022 | Post-doctoral Category | Australia | - |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| Chinese (Mandarin) | Can read, speak and understand spoken |
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Russian | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Deakin University | Australia | PhD |
| 2009 - 2015 | Ural Federal University | Russia | Master of Science (Analytical Chemistry) |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Alghamdi, N. S., Rakov, D., Peng, X., Lee, J., Huang, Y., Yang, X., . . . Luo, B. (2025). Tailoring Zn-ion Solvation Structures for Enhanced Durability and Efficiency in Zinc-Bromine Flow Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 64(27), e202502739-1-e202502739-10. Scopus26 WoS27 Europe PMC3 |
| 2025 | Ahmed, N., Rakov, D. A., Liu, Y., Feng, J., Chen, S., Wu, Y., . . . Huang, X. (2025). Ion-Dipole Interaction Driven Alumina-Coated Polyethylene Separator with Enhanced Wettability for High-Performance Rechargeable Aluminum Batteries. Nano Letters, 25(32), 12326-12333. Scopus2 WoS2 |
| 2025 | Li, M., Rakov, D. A., Fan, Y., Wang, C., Wang, C., Yuwono, J. A., . . . Guo, Z. (2025). Balancing Solvation Ability of Polymer and Solvent in Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Efficient Lithium Metal Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 64(41), e202513450-1-e202513450-11. Scopus19 WoS18 Europe PMC6 |
| 2024 | Rakov, D. A., Ahmed, N., Kong, Y., Nanjundan, A. K., Popov, I., Sokolov, A. P., . . . Yu, C. (2024). Exploring the Impact of In Situ-Formed Solid-Electrolyte Interphase on the Cycling Performance of Aluminum Metal Anodes. ACS Nano, 18(41), 28456-28468. Scopus12 WoS12 Europe PMC4 |
| 2023 | Rakov, D. A. (2023). Metal-doped nickel-based chalcogenides and phosphochalcogenides for electrochemical water splitting. Energy Advances, 2(2), 235-251. Scopus19 WoS19 |
| 2023 | Rakov, D. A., Sun, J., Cherepanov, P. V., Arano, K., Howlett, P. C., Simonov, A. N., . . . Forsyth, M. (2023). The impact of electrode conductivity on electrolyte interfacial structuring and its implications on the Na⁰⁄⁺ electrochemical performance. Energy and Environmental Science, 16(9), 3919-3931. Scopus24 WoS24 |
| 2022 | Pal, U., Rakov, D., Lu, B., Sayahpour, B., Chen, F., Roy, B., . . . Forsyth, M. (2022). Interphase control for high performance lithium metal batteries using ether aided ionic liquid electrolyte. Energy and Environmental Science, 15(5), 1907-1919. Scopus134 WoS134 |
| 2022 | Rakov, D., Hasanpoor, M., Baskin, A., Lawson, J. W., Chen, F., Cherepanov, P. V., . . . Forsyth, M. (2022). Stable and Efficient Lithium Metal Anode Cycling through Understanding the Effects of Electrolyte Composition and Electrode Preconditioning. Chemistry of Materials, 34(1), 165-177. Scopus52 WoS50 |
| 2022 | Sun, J., Rakov, D., Wang, J., Hora, Y., Laghaei, M., Byrne, N., . . . Forsyth, M. (2022). Sustainable Free‐Standing Electrode from Biomass Waste for Sodium‐Ion Batteries. ChemElectroChem, 9(16), 8 pages. Scopus21 WoS15 |
| 2022 | Rakov, D. A., Sun, J., Ferdousi, S. A., Howlett, P. C., Simonov, A. N., Chen, F., & Forsyth, M. (2022). Polar Organic Cations at Electrified Metal with Superconcentrated Ionic Liquid Electrolyte and Implications for Sodium Metal Batteries. ACS Materials Letters, 4(10), 1984-1990. Scopus23 WoS23 |
| 2022 | Kong, Y., Tang, C., Lei, C., Nanjundan, A. K., Chen, S., Ahmed, N., . . . Yu, C. (2022). Enabling two-electron redox chemistry of P-type organic cathode for high-capacity aluminium-ion batteries. Nano Energy, 102, 107727-1-107727-8. Scopus23 |
| 2021 | Arano, K., Begic, S., Chen, F., Rakov, D., Mazouzi, D., Gautier, N., . . . Dupre, N. (2021). Tuning the Formation and Structure of the Silicon Electrode/Ionic Liquid Electrolyte Interphase in Superconcentrated Ionic Liquids. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 13(24), 28281-28294. Scopus37 WoS33 Europe PMC6 |
| 2021 | Pathirana, T., Rakov, D. A., Chen, F., Forsyth, M., Kerr, R., & Howlett, P. C. (2021). Improving Cycle Life through Fast Formation Using a Superconcentrated Phosphonium Based Ionic Liquid Electrolyte for Anode-Free and Lithium Metal Batteries. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 4(7), 6399-6407. Scopus31 WoS29 |
| 2021 | Rakov, D., Sun, C., Lu, Z., Li, S., & Xu, P. (2021). NiSe@Ni<sub>1−<i>x</i></sub>Fe<sub><i>x</i></sub>Se<sub>2</sub> Core–Shell Nanostructures as a Bifunctional Water Splitting Electrocatalyst in Alkaline Media. Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, 2(11), 7 pages. Scopus18 WoS17 |
| 2020 | Rakov, D. A., Chen, F., Ferdousi, S. A., Li, H., Pathirana, T., Simonov, A. N., . . . Forsyth, M. (2020). Engineering high-energy-density sodium battery anodes for improved cycling with superconcentrated ionic-liquid electrolytes. Nature Materials, 19(10), 1096-1101. Scopus248 WoS242 Europe PMC105 |
| 2019 | Forsyth, M., Hilder, M., Zhang, Y., Chen, F., Carre, L., Rakov, D. A., . . . Howlett, P. C. (2019). Tuning Sodium Interfacial Chemistry with Mixed-Anion Ionic Liquid Electrolytes. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11(46), 43093-43106. Scopus58 WoS56 Europe PMC13 |
| 2019 | Niu, S., Sun, Y., Sun, G., Rakov, D., Li, Y., Ma, Y., . . . Xu, P. (2019). Stepwise Electrochemical Construction of FeOOH/Ni(OH)2 on Ni Foam for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2(5), 3927-3935. Scopus121 WoS118 |
| 2018 | Rakov, D., Li, Y., Niu, S., & Xu, P. (2018). Insight into Mn and Ni doping of Ni1-xMnxPS3 and Mn1-xNixPS3 nanosheets on electrocatalytic hydrogen and oxygen evolution activity. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 769, 532-538. Scopus27 WoS26 |
| 2018 | Ma, Y., Chu, J., Li, Z., Rakov, D., Han, X., Du, Y., . . . Xu, P. (2018). Homogeneous Metal Nitrate Hydroxide Nanoarrays Grown on Nickel Foam for Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution. Small, 14(52), 7 pages. Scopus69 WoS66 Europe PMC22 |
| 2018 | Li, Y., Niu, S., Rakov, D., Wang, Y., Cabán-Acevedo, M., Zheng, S., . . . Xu, P. (2018). Metal organic framework-derived CoPS/N-doped carbon for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Nanoscale, 10(15), 7291-7297. Scopus117 WoS109 Europe PMC24 |
| 2017 | Li, K., Rakov, D., Zhang, W., & Xu, P. (2017). Improving the intrinsic electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity of few-layer NiPS3 by cobalt doping. Chemical Communications, 53(58), 8199-8202. Scopus73 WoS72 Europe PMC24 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Rakov, D. A., Hamza, M. A., Ahmed, N., García, Y., Luo, B., Atkin, R., . . . Yu, C. (2026). Strongly Coordinated Al3+ Complex Formation Prevents Reversible Electrochemical Cycling in Haloaluminate-Free Ionic Liquids. DOI |
| 2023 | Rakov, D., Sun, J., Cherepanov, P., Arano, K., Howlett, P., Simonov, A., . . . Forsyth, M. (2023). Impact of the electrode conductivity on the electrolyte interfacial structuring and its implications to the Na0/+ electrochemical performance. DOI |
| 2021 | Pathirana, T., Rakov, D., Chen, F., Forsyth, M., Kerr, R., Howlett, P., & A. Rakov, D. (2021). Improving Cycle Life Through Fast Formation Using a Super-Concentrated Phosphonium Based Ionic Liquid Electrolyte for Anode-Free and Lithium Metal Batteries. DOI |
| 2021 | Pal, U., Rakov, D., Lu, B., Sayahpour, B., Chen, F., Roy, B., . . . Forsyth, M. (2021). Interphase Control in Lithium Metal Batteries Through Electrolyte Design. DOI |
| 2021 | Pathirana, T., Rakov, D., Chen, F., Forsyth, M., Kerr, R., & Howlett, P. C. (2021). Improving Cycle Life Through Fast Formation Using a Super-Concentrated Phosphonium Based Ionic Liquid Electrolyte for Anode-Free and Lithium Metal Batteries. DOI |
| 2020 | Rakov, D., Chen, F., Ferdousi, S., Li, H., Pathirana, T., Simonov, A., . . . Forsyth, M. (2020). Engineering High Energy Density Sodium Battery Anodes for Improved Cycling with Superconcentrated Ionic Liquid Electrolytes. DOI |
Awarded grants:
2024, Funding source: Australian Synchrotron, Melbourne, Australia. Australian Synchrotron Beamline grant (ID: 21151).
2023, Funding source: ARC Australia's Economic Accelerator (AEA), Australia Research grant for design of commercial rechargeable aluminium battery prototype (Project ID: AE230100223)
2023, Funding source: National Computational Infrastructure, Canberra, Australia HPC simulation grant from NCI Adapter scheme Q2 (ur31 project)
2023, Travel grant for the 243rd Electrochemical Society meeting, Boston, MA, USA
2022, Funding source: National Computational Infrastructure, Canberra, Australia HPC simulation grant from NCI Adapter scheme Q4 (ur31 project)
2022, Travel grant for the 242nd Electrochemical Society meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA
MAT ENG 7101 - Materials Characterisation (Teaching assistant)
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Co-Supervisor | Developing an all-solid-state electrolyte based on zwitterionic polymers | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Yuze Liu |
| 2026 | Principal Supervisor | Theoretical Calculation-Assisted Experimental Design for Unveiling Dendrite Inhibition Strategies and Mechanisms in Metal Anodes | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Zhenzhen Wang |
| 2026 | Principal Supervisor | Structural Modulation Strategies of Non-flammable Electrolytes | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Baozhen Yang |
| 2026 | Co-Supervisor | Recycling of critical minerals via subcritical leaching | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Mr Mike Jureidini |
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