On April 28, Nikita Luchinin, Materials Science and Engineering PhD program alumnus and now a research engineer at the Energy Center, defended his dissertation on the topic “New Anode Materials for Metal-Ion Batteries” for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry in scientific specialty 1.4.4. Physical Chemistry and was unanimously awarded the desired degree. The dissertation research was performed under the scientific supervision of  Energy Center Associate Professor Stanislav Fedotov. This work examines two charge storage mechanisms in the context of developing anode materials for metal-ion batteries: an intercalation mechanism, applied to novel combinations of chemical composition and crystal structure of titanium phosphates realizing the Ti3+/Ti2+redox couple, and a conversion (alloying) mechanism, applied to bismuth and lead. New titanium (III) phosphate compounds are proposed as anode materials for lithium- and potassium-ion batteries. A method is introduced that enables a significant improvement in specific electrochemical performance and cycling stability through the deposition of a conductive carbon coating formed by the pyrolysis of polyacrylonitrile. In addition, the alloying reaction of metallic bismuth and lead with sodium is investigated.