Wei Liu

ORCID: 0000-0002-6206-8321
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Research Areas
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Advanced materials and composites
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
  • Advanced ceramic materials synthesis
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Metal Alloys Wear and Properties
  • Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels
  • Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes

ShanghaiTech University
2017-2025

Central South University
2007-2025

Henan University
2022-2025

Nankai University
2009-2025

Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2010-2025

Hohai University
2018-2025

State Grid Corporation of China (China)
2018-2025

Huazhong University of Science and Technology
2010-2025

First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University
2025

Jinan University
2013-2025

Energy-storage technologies such as lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors have become fundamental building blocks in modern society. Recently, the emerging direction toward ever-growing market of flexible wearable electronics has nourished progress multifunctional energy-storage systems that can be bent, folded, crumpled, stretched while maintaining their electrochemical functions under deformation. Here, recent well-developed strategies research designed to accomplish stretchable are...

10.1002/adma.201603436 article EN Advanced Materials 2016-11-07

High ionic conductivity solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) has long been desired for the next generation high energy and safe rechargeable lithium batteries. Among all of SPEs, composite (CPE) with ceramic fillers garnered great interest due to enhancement conductivity. However, degree crystallinity, agglomeration fillers, weak polymer-ceramic interaction limit further improvement Different from existing methods blending preformed particles polymers, here we introduce an in situ synthesis...

10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b04117 article EN Nano Letters 2015-11-23

Solid-state electrolytes provide substantial improvements to safety and electrochemical stability in lithium-ion batteries when compared with conventional liquid electrolytes, which makes them a promising alternative technology for next-generation high-energy batteries. Currently, the low mobility of lithium ions solid limits their practical application. The ongoing research over past few decades on dispersing ceramic nanoparticles into polymer matrix has been proved effective enhance ionic...

10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b00600 article EN Nano Letters 2015-03-17

High-energy all-solid-state lithium (Li) batteries have great potential as next-generation energy-storage devices. Among all choices of electrolytes, polymer-based systems attracted widespread attention due to their low density, cost, and excellent processability. However, they are generally mechanically too weak effectively suppress Li dendrites lower ionic conductivity for reasonable kinetics at ambient temperature. Herein, an ultrastrong reinforced composite polymer electrolyte (CPE) is...

10.1002/adma.201802661 article EN Advanced Materials 2018-06-25

A bifunctional separator modified by black-phosphorus nanoflakes is prepared to overcome the challenges associated with polysulfide diffusion in lithium–sulfur batteries. It brings benefits of entrapment various sulfur species via strong binding energy and re-activation trapped due its high electron conductivity as well Li-ion diffusivity. As a service our authors readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied authors. Such materials are peer reviewed may be re-organized for...

10.1002/adma.201602172 article EN Advanced Materials 2016-09-16

Abstract Developing superelastic and superhydrophilic carbon aerogels with intriguing mechanical properties is urgently desired for achieving promising performances in highly compressive supercapacitors strain sensors. Herein, based on synergistic hydrogen bonding, electrostatic interaction, π–π interaction within regularly arranged layered porous structures, conductive cellulose nanofibrils (CNF), nanotubes (CNT) reduced graphene oxide (RGO) are developed via bidirectional freezing...

10.1002/adfm.202113082 article EN cc-by-nc Advanced Functional Materials 2022-03-03

An all solid-state lithium-ion battery with high energy density and safety is a promising solution for next-generation storage system. High interface resistance of the electrodes poor ion conductivity electrolytes are two main challenges batteries, which require operation at elevated temperatures 60-90 °C. Herein, we report facile synthesis Al3+/Nb5+ codoped cubic Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO) nanoparticles LLZO nanoparticle-decorated porous carbon foam (LLZO@C) by one-step Pechini sol-gel method. The...

10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b00221 article EN Nano Letters 2017-04-07

The widespread implementation of high-energy-density lithium metal batteries has long been fettered by dendrite-related failure. Here we report a new strategy to address the issue dendrite growth polyimide-coating layer with vertical nanoscale channels high aspect ratio. Smooth, granular was deposited on modified electrode instead typical filamentary growths. In comparison bare planar electrode, achieved greatly enhanced Coulombic efficiency and longer cycle life. Homogeneous Li+ flux...

10.1021/jacs.6b08730 article EN Journal of the American Chemical Society 2016-11-02

Solid Li-ion electrolytes used in all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are being considered to replace conventional liquid that have leakage, flammability, and poor chemical stability issues, which represents one major challenge opportunity for next-generation high-energy-density batteries. However, the low mobility of lithium ions solid limits their practical applications. Here, we report a composite polymer electrolyte with Y2O3-doped ZrO2 (YSZ) nanowires enriched positive-charged...

10.1021/acsnano.6b06797 article EN ACS Nano 2016-11-22

Efficient solar water splitting is achieved by a nanocone BiVO 4 photoelectrochemical cell in tandem with perovskite cell.

10.1126/sciadv.1501764 article EN cc-by-nc Science Advances 2016-06-03

The influence of laser power during selective melting (SLM) on the grain morphology and texture component in AlSi10Mg alloy has been investigated, using electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD). Both equiaxed columnar grains were observed. formation was attributed to huge thermal gradient border melt pool transition (CET) occurred front grains. size low sample found smaller than that higher ones. A fine pseudoeutectic structure, which Si existed as fibrous, observed because high cooling...

10.1016/j.matdes.2019.107677 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Materials & Design 2019-02-25

10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2015.02.032 article EN Journal of Materials Processing Technology 2015-03-04

Among all solid electrolytes, composite polymer comprised of matrix and ceramic fillers, garner great interest due to the enhancement ionic conductivity mechanical properties derived from ceramic-polymer interactions. Here, we report a electrolyte with densely packed, vertically aligned, continuous nanoscale interfaces, using surface-modified anodized aluminum oxide as scaffold poly(ethylene oxide) matrix. The fast Li+ transport along interfaces was proven experimentally for first time, an...

10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b01111 article EN Nano Letters 2018-05-04

Prelithiation is an important strategy to compensate for lithium loss in lithium-ion batteries, particularly during the formation of solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) from reduced electrolytes first charging cycle. We recently demonstrated that LixSi nanoparticles (NPs) synthesized by thermal alloying can serve as a high-capacity prelithiation reagent, although their chemical stability battery processing environment remained be improved. Here we successfully developed surface modification...

10.1021/jacs.5b04526 article EN Journal of the American Chemical Society 2015-06-19

A nanostructured platform that combines electrospun TiO2 nanofibers (TiNFs)-deposited substrate and cell-capture agent realizes significant capture of circulating tumor cells (CTCs). The enhanced local topographic interactions between the horizontally packed TiNFs deposited substrates extracellular matrix scaffolds, in addition to anti-EpCAM/EpCAM biological recognition, contributes significantly efficiency compared flat surfaces. Detailed facts importance specialist readers are published as...

10.1002/adma.201200155 article EN Advanced Materials 2012-04-23

Modern lithium ion batteries are often desired to operate at a wide electrochemical window maximize energy densities. While pushing the limit of cutoff potentials allows provide greater densities with enhanced specific capacities and higher voltage outputs, it raises key challenges thermodynamic kinetic stability in battery. This is especially true for layered transition-metal oxides, where can improve but stabilities compromised as wider windows applied. To overcome above-mentioned...

10.1021/acsnano.7b02561 article EN ACS Nano 2017-06-30

A novel “smart” separator with thermal-triggered flame-retardant properties for lithium-ion batteries to improve their safety.

10.1126/sciadv.1601978 article EN cc-by-nc Science Advances 2017-01-06

A stretchable Li4Ti5O12 anode and a LiFePO4 cathode with 80% stretchability are prepared using 3D interconnected porous polydimethylsiloxane sponge based on sugar cubes. 82% 91% capacity retention for achieved after 500 stretch–release cycles. Slight decay of 6% in the battery electrode stretched state is observed. As service to our authors readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by authors. Such materials peer reviewed may be re-organized online delivery, but not...

10.1002/adma.201505299 article EN Advanced Materials 2016-03-15

A reaction-protective separator that slows the growth of lithium dendrites penetrating into is produced by sandwiching silica nanoparticles between two polymer separators. The reaction and consumes can extend life battery approximately five times.

10.1002/adma.201603987 article EN Advanced Materials 2016-11-22
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