Boone B. Owens

Adjunct Professor
612/625-1332
email: BooneBNC@aol.com

and

Research International
P. O. Box 809
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480, USA
Telephone: (910) 256-5025
Telefax: (910) 256-4188

Education

• B.A., Chemistry, Whittier College, California, 1954
• Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 1957

Areas of Expertise

Battery Science and Technology

• High Energy Batteries
• Lithium Batteries
• Polymer Electrolyte Batteries

Solid State Batteries

• Biomedical Devices
• Electrochemical Devices
• Solid State Electrolytes
• Super Capacitors

Selected Publications

• High Energy Insertion Cathodes, R.T. Atanasoski, B.B. Owens, W.H. Smyrl and A.L. Xidis, Proceedings of the Ninth Annual Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, California State University, Long Beach, CA, Jan. 11-13, (1994).
• Thermal Stability of the Polymer Electrolyte (PEO)8LiCF3SO3, T. Shodai, B. B. Owens, H. Ohtsuka and J. Yamaki, J. Electrochem. Soc., 141, 2978, (1994).
• Cathode Characteristics of Amorphous V2O5 With Polymer Electrolyte and Li Anode at 100¡C, T. Shodai, B.B. Owens, H. Ohtsuka and J. Yamaki, J. Electrochem. Soc., 141, 2611, (1994).
• Lithium Ion Insertion Electrodes: Cathode Morphology and Performance, W.H. Smyrl, R.T. Atanasoski, E.L. Cussler, B.B. Owens, and M.D. Ward, Proceedings of the 36th International Power Sources Conference, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, June 6-9, p.252 (1994).
• Lithium Ion Insertion In V6O13 Porous Electrodes, B. B. Owens, S. Passerini, W. H. Smyrl, and A.L. Xidis, Proceedings of the Symposium on Rechargeable Lithium and Lithium-Ion Batteries, The Electrochemical Society, Inc., Proceedings Vol. PV 94-28, p. 277, (1994).
• Spin Coated V2O5 Xerogel Thin Films as Hosts for Lithium Insertion, S. Passerini, D.B. Le, H.C. Foong, B.B. Owens and W.H. Smyrl, Proceedings of the Symposium on Rechargeable Lithium and Lithium-Ion Batteries, The Electrochemical Society, Inc., Proceedings Vol. PV 94-28, p. 297, (1994).
• High Surface Area V2O5 Aerogel Intercalation Electrodes, D.B. Le, S. Passerini, X. Chu, D. Chang, B.B. Owens and W.H. Smyrl, Proceedings of the Symposium on Rechargeable Lithium and Lithium-Ion Batteries, The Electrochemical Society, Inc., Proceedings Vol. PV 94-28, p. 306, (1994).
• Thin Film Solid State Microbatteries, B.B. Owens and J.B. Bates, Proceedings of the Symposium on Rechargeable Lithium and Lithium-Ion Batteries, The Electrochemical Society, Inc., Proceedings Vol. PV 94-28, p. 336, (1994).
• Amorphous V2O5 Cathodes in Rechargeable Lithium Cells", A.L. Tipton, S. Passerini, D.B. Le and B.B. Owens, Proceedings of the Symposium on Rechargeable Lithium and Lithium-Ion Batteries, The Electrochemical Society, Inc., Proceedings Vol. PV 94-28, p. 414 (1994).
• Solid Electrolyte Batteries, B.B. Owens, P.M. Skarstad and D.F. Untereker, Handbook of Batteries - Second Edition, Chapter 15, (D. Linden, Editor), McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, (1995).
• Electrochemical Device Having Operatively Combined Capacitor", D. Weiss and B.B. Owens, U.S. Patent No. 5,419,977 (1995).
• Rechargeable Thin Film Solid State Batteries, B.B. Owens, Proceedings, 4th Lithium Battery Exploratory Development Workshop, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, June 26-29, (1995).
• Aerogels and Xerogels of V2O5 as Intercalation Hosts", D.B. Le, S. Passerini, X. Chu, D. Chang, B.B. Owens and W.H. Smyrl, J. Electrochem. Soc., 142, L102, (1995).