Wangwang Xu

ORCID: 0000-0002-5859-293X
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Research Areas
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
  • Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films

Louisiana State University
2016-2025

Tianjin University of Science and Technology
2025

China Three Gorges University
2022-2024

Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
2017-2022

Wuhan University of Technology
2014-2015

Shanghai International Medical Center
2001

Tin-based electrode s offer high theoretical capacities in lithium ion batteries, but further commercialization is strongly hindered by the poor cycling stability. An situ reduction method developed to synthesize SnO2 quantum dots@graphene oxide. This approach achieved oxidation of Sn2+ and graphene At 2 A g−1, a capacity retention 86% obtained even after 2000 cycles. As service our authors readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied authors. Such materials are peer...

10.1002/smll.201502183 article EN Small 2015-12-17

Transition metal oxides have attracted much interest for their high energy density in lithium batteries. However, the fast capacity fading and low power still limit practical implementation. In order to overcome these challenges, one-dimensional yolk–shell nanorods been successfully constructed using manganese oxide as an example through a facile two-step sol–gel coating method. Dopamine tetraethoxysilane are used precursors obtain uniform polymer silica layer followed by converting into...

10.1021/nl504427d article EN Nano Letters 2014-12-09

Developing efficient, stable, and low-cost catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is highly desired in water splitting metal–air batteries. Transition metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as promising been intensively investigated especially due to their tunable crystalline structure. Unlike traditional strategies of tuning the morphology well-crystalline MOFs, low-crystalline bimetallic MOFs are constructed via inducing exotic metal ions, formation process revealed by...

10.1021/acsenergylett.8b02345 article EN ACS Energy Letters 2018-12-18

Zinc metal batteries are strongly hindered by water corrosion, as solvated zinc ions would bring the active molecules to electrode/electrolyte interface constantly. Herein, we report a sacrificial solvation shell repel from and assist in forming fluoride-rich, organic-inorganic gradient solid electrolyte (SEI) layer. The simultaneous process of methanol Zn(CF3SO3)2 results SEI layer with an organic-rich surface (CH2OC- C5 product) inorganic-rich (ZnF2) bottom, which combines merits fast ion...

10.1021/jacs.3c06523 article EN Journal of the American Chemical Society 2023-10-06

Abstract Conventional self‐charging systems are generally complicated and highly reliant on the availability of energy sources. Herein, a chemically self‐charging, flexible solid‐state zinc ion battery (ssZIB) based vanadium dioxide (VO 2 ) cathode polyacrylamide‐chitin nanofiber (PAM‐ChNF) hydrogel electrolyte is developed. With power density 139.0 W kg ‐1 , ssZIBs can deliver high 231.9 Wh . The superior electrochemical performance attributed to robust tunnel structure VO entangled network...

10.1002/aenm.202003902 article EN Advanced Energy Materials 2021-05-12

Abstract Uncontrollable zinc dendrite growth and parasitic reactions have greatly hindered the development of high energy long life rechargeable aqueous zinc‐ion batteries. Herein, synergic effect a bifunctional lignin‐containing cellulose nanofiber (LCNF)‐MXene (LM) layer to stabilize interface anode is reported. On one hand, LCNF provides enough strength (43.7 MPa) at relative low porosity (52.2%) enable diffusion limited suppression, while, on other MXene serves as gating layer,...

10.1002/advs.202202380 article EN Advanced Science 2022-07-07

The proton, as the cationic form of lightest element-H, is regarded most ideal charge carrier in "rocking chair" batteries. However, current research on proton batteries still at its infancy, and they usually deliver low capacity suffer from severe acidic corrosion. Herein, electrochemically activated metallic H1.75MoO3 nanobelts are developed a stable electrode for storage. pre-intercalated protons not only bond directly with terminal O3 site via strong O-H bonds but also interact oxygens...

10.1021/jacs.2c03844 article EN Journal of the American Chemical Society 2022-09-19

Abstract Aqueous rechargeable zinc ion batteries (ZIBs) are regarded as a promising candidates for next‐generation energy storage devices but strongly hindered by the limited utilization of metal anode (below 5%) due to active water/anion corrosion. Herein, an selective and water‐resistant cellulose nanofiber (CNF)/MXene composite membrane has been developed through molecular sieving restrict water anions from electrode/electrolyte interface dehydration ions, avoiding water/anion‐induced...

10.1002/aenm.202300283 article EN Advanced Energy Materials 2023-02-25

The aqueous zinc-ion battery is promising as grid scale energy storage device, but hindered by the instable electrode/electrolyte interface. Herein, we report lean-water ionic liquid electrolyte for zinc metal batteries. creates hydrophobic tri-layer interface assembled first two layers of OTF

10.1002/anie.202318063 article EN Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2024-01-08

Graphene oxide-wrapped amorphous copper vanadium oxide is fabricated through a template-engaged redox reaction followed by vacuum dehydration. This material exhibits high reversible capacity, excellent rate capability, and out standing high-rate cyclability. The outstanding performance attributed to the fast capacitive charge storage in situ formed with enhanced electrical conductivity. ever-increasing consumer market has stimulated expansion of lithium-ion batteries from energy devices...

10.1002/advs.201500154 article EN cc-by Advanced Science 2015-08-07

Development of pseudocapacitor electrode materials with high comprehensive electrochemical performance, such as capacitance, superior reversibility, excellent stability, and good rate capability at the mass loading level, still is a tremendous challenge. To our knowledge, few works could successfully achieve above performance simultaneously. Here we design synthesize one interwoven three-dimensional (3D) architecture cobalt oxide nanobrush-graphene@Ni(x)Co(2x)(OH)(6x) (CNG@NCH) performance:...

10.1021/nl504901p article EN Nano Letters 2015-02-24

Tin disulfide (SnS2) has been considered as a prospective counter electrode (CE) material for dye-sensitized solar cells due to its good electrocatalytic properties. However, low electronic and ionic conductivities pose challenges using it in high-performance (DSSCs). Herein, doping is utilized improve the properties of SnS2 application DSSC electrode. Ag-doped samples with various amounts are prepared via facile one-step solvothermal route. It found that based on 5% CE demonstrates best...

10.1039/c5ta10234k article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2016-01-01

A sandwich-like, graphene-based porous nitrogen-doped carbon (PNCs@Gr) has been prepared through facile pyrolysis of zeolitic imidazolate framework nanoparticles in situ grown on graphene oxide (GO) (ZIF-8@GO). Such sandwich-like nanostructure can be used as anode material lithium ion batteries, exhibiting remarkable capacities, outstanding rate capability, and cycling performances that are some the best results among carbonaceous electrode materials exceed most metal oxide-based derived...

10.1021/acsami.6b01430 article EN ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016-04-05

SnO 2 suffers from fast capacity fading in lithium‐ion batteries due to large volume expansion as well unstable solid electrolyte interphase. Herein, the design and synthesis of phosphorus bridging graphene through covalent bonding are demonstrated achieve a robust structure. In this unique structure, is able covalently “bridge” tin oxide nanocrystal PC SnOP bonding, respectively, act buffer layer keep structure stable during charging–discharging. As result, when applied lithium battery...

10.1002/smll.201603973 article EN Small 2017-03-31
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