Research
Bazant's research has spanned the fields of electrochemistry,electrokinetics,fluid dynamics and transport phenomena in chemical engineering,applied mathematics,and theoretical physics. In electrochemistry,he has made contributions to a nonequilibrium thermodynamic theory of electrochemical kinetics and associated phase-field models of lithium-ion batteries,such as anisotropic intercalation and reaction-limited phase separation. [12] His work suggested thermodynamically consistent phase-field models for lithium intercalation,such as the Cahn-Hilliard reaction (CHR) framework and extensions,to investigate size-dependent phase separation,boundary kinetics,and coherency strain in electrode nanoparticles. [13] [14] In collaboration with colleagues,he has created non-equilibrium thermodynamic theories coupled with intercalation kinetics and solid-state diffusion to simulate and validate dynamic behavior of active materials at the particle scale. [15] He derived the overpotential from a variational principle and provide a thermodynamically consistent basis for phase field modeling of electrochemical systems. [16]
Bazant has formulated a theory of coupled ion–electron transfer (CIET) kinetics that makes the distinction between electron-transfer-limited and ion-transfer-limited regimes,the former being similar to Marcus–Hush–Chidsey kinetics and more accurately modeling experimental CO2 reduction behavior. [17] He proposed a generalized transport-reaction theory that combines the Poisson–Nernst–Planck equations,Butler–Volmer kinetics,and Marcus theory in a phase field formulation,going beyond the classical porous electrode model. [18]
Using the Poisson–Nernst–Planck framework,Bazant devised dynamic models of electric double layers and ion transport in porous electrodes,identifying supercapacitor and desalination regimes linked to transmission line behavior. [19] His and Biesheuvel's modified Donnan model (mDM),which incorporates a Stern layer and a non-electrostatic attractive potential,has been used to describe ion adsorption in micropores of porous electrodes in capacitive deionization. [20] In applied mathematics,his research introduced "induced-charge electro-osmosis" [21] and new mathematical models,such as the Bazant-Storey-Kornyshev (BSK) equation,which incorporates lattice-gas entropy and a biharmonic term in the electrostatic potential [22] and has been used to study electrokinetic phenomena. [23] Furthermore,his work extended conformal mapping to a class of non-harmonic functions, [24] generalized diffusion-limited aggregation, [25] and proposed solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations. [26] He also investigated the use of matched asymptotic expansions in electrochemical engineering. [27]
As of July 2025,his work has received 34,825 citations according to Scopus. [28]
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