Robert Filler, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of ChemistrySenior Research Fellow
Office: 307 Life Sciences
Office Hours:
Phone: 312.567.3910
Fax: 312.567.3494
Email:
filler@iit.edu
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Expertise
Education
- B.S, City College of New York
- Ph.D, University of Iowa
Curriculum Vitae
Research & Major Accomplishments
Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds, especially oxazolones.
Synthesis of novel fluorine-containing compounds, including use of new reagents, e.g., XeF2, for the selective introduction of fluorine into organic molecules.
Studies on the effect of fluorine substitution on the physical properties and chemical reactivities of aliphatic and aromatic compounds.
The unusual chemistry of polyfluoroaromatic compounds. The important role that fluorine plays in biochemistry and medicinal chemistry.
Lithium-ion battery electrolytes and additives, including patented thermal runaway inhibitors.
Hydrogen storage materials.
Current Projects
Awards/Honors
Patents
Books
Selected Publications
New lithium salts for rechargeable battery electrolytes. Mandal, Braja; Sooksimuang, Thanasat; Griffin, Brian; Padhi, Akshaya; Filler, Robert, Solid State Ionics, (2004), 175(1-4), 267-272.
New fluorine-containing plasticized low lattice energy lithium salt for plastic batteries. Mandal, Braja K.; Filler, Robert, J. Fluorine Chem. (2005), 126(5), 845-848.
Thermal runaway inhibitors for lithium battery electrolytes. Mandal, Braja K.; Padhi, Akshaya K.; Shi, Zhong; Chakraborty, Sudipto; Filler, Robert. J. Power Sources (2006), 161(2), 1341-1345.
New low temperature electrolytes with thermal runaway inhibition for lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. Mandal, Braja K.; Padhi, Akshaya K.; Shi, Zhong; Chakraborty, Sudipto; Filler, Robert. J. Power Sources, (2006), 162(1), 690-695.
Synthesis and characterization of novel non-fluorinated tri-lithium imide salts for use in lithium-ion battery electrolytes. Luo, Kan; Filler, Robert; Mandal, Braja K. Solid State Ionics, (2006), 177(9-10), 857-861.
Synthesis and characterization of a new class of mono-lithium salts for PEO-based solid polymer electrolytes. Chakrabarti, Amartya; Filler, Robert; Mandal, Braja, ECS Transactions, (2007), 6(14), 77-88.
Borate ester plasticizer for PEO-based solid polymer electrolytes. Chakrabarti, Amartya; Filler, Robert; Mandal, Braja K., J. Solid State Electrochem. (2008), 12(3), 269-272.
