- Advancements in Battery Materials
- Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
- Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
- Advanced Battery Technologies Research
- Advanced battery technologies research
- Extraction and Separation Processes
- Semiconductor materials and devices
- MXene and MAX Phase Materials
- Graphene research and applications
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
- Hydrogen Storage and Materials
- Conducting polymers and applications
- Semiconductor materials and interfaces
- Fuel Cells and Related Materials
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
- Inorganic Chemistry and Materials
- Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications
- ZnO doping and properties
- High Entropy Alloys Studies
- Anodic Oxide Films and Nanostructures
- Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
- Thermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity
- Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
South China University of Technology
2016-2025
Xi'an Technological University
2023-2025
Advanced Energy (United States)
2025
Qinghai New Energy (China)
2024
Georgia Institute of Technology
2015-2017
AID Atlanta
2016
Guangzhou Experimental Station
2014
Rechargeable aqueous Zn/MnO2 battery chemistry in a neutral or mildly acidic electrolyte has attracted extensive attention recently because all the components (anode, cathode, and electrolyte) are safe, abundant, sustainable. However, reaction mechanism of MnO2 cathode remains topic discussion. Herein, we design highly reversible where binder-free was fabricated by situ electrodeposition on carbon fiber paper mild ZnSO4+MnSO4 electrolyte. Electrochemical structural analysis identify that...
Abstract On account of increasing demand for energy storage devices, sodium‐ion batteries (SIBs) with abundant reserve, low cost, and similar electrochemical properties have the potential to partly replace commercial lithium‐ion batteries. In this study, a facile metal‐organic framework (MOF)‐derived selenidation strategy synthesize in situ carbon‐encapsulated selenides as superior anode SIBs is rationally designed. These particular micro‐ nanostructured features deliver ultrastable cycling...
Probing competent electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) of water splitting is one the most hopeful approaches to confront energy and environmental crisis. Herein, we highlight ultrathin N-doped Mo2C nanosheets (N-Mo2C NSs) in role greatly efficient platinum-free-based HER. The transformation crystal phase structure between MoO2 with a thickness ∼1.1 nm N-Mo2C NSs ∼1.0 studied detail. Structural analyses make clear that surfaces are absolutely encompassed by apical Mo atoms,...
In the current research project, we have prepared a novel Sb@C nanosphere anode with biomimetic yolk-shell structure for Li/Na-ion batteries via nanoconfined galvanic replacement route. The microstructure consists of Sb hollow yolk completely protected by well-conductive carbon thin shell. substantial void space in these particles allows full volume expansion inner while maintaining framework and developing stable SEI film on outside As Li-ion battery anode, they displayed large specific...
Lithium-rich layered oxides are promising cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries and exhibit a high reversible capacity exceeding 250 mAh g(-1) . However, voltage fade is the major problem that needs to be overcome before they can find practical applications. Here, Li1.2 Mn0.54 Ni0.13 Co0.13 O2 (LLMO) subjected nanoscale LiFePO4 (LFP) surface modification. The resulting combine advantages of both bulk doping coating as LLMO crystal structure stabilized through cationic doping, protected...
To dramatically stabilize the nanostructure of Sn and achieve ultrahigh reversibility conversion reactions in lithiated SnO2 , a series -transition metal-graphite ternary nanocomposites are produced by ball milling, demonstrating high initial Coulombic efficiencies up to 88.6%, reversible capacity (>700 mAh g-1 at 2 A ), ultralong cycling life (90.3% retention after 1300 cycles).
Suppressing the Sn coarsening in Li<sub>2</sub>O matrix enabled highly reversible conversion between and SnO<sub>2</sub> an initial Coulombic efficiency of ∼95.5% was achieved.
Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have attracted much attention in the field of electrochemical energy storage due to their high density and low cost. However, "shuttle effect" sulfur cathode, resulting poor cyclic performance, is a big barrier for development Li-S batteries. Herein, novel cathode integrating sulfur, flexible carbon cloth, metal-organic framework (MOF)-derived N-doped nanoarrays with embedded CoP (CC@CoP/C) designed. These unique polar nanoparticles not only offer enough voids...
Here we report chemically-exfoliated V<sub>5</sub>S<sub>8</sub> and graphite hybrid nanosheets (ce-V<sub>5</sub>S<sub>8</sub>–C) as a novel anode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs).
To solve the serious problems (the agglomeration of nano-Fe0, dissolution polysulfide, and low electronic conductivity Li2S) earth-abundant pyrite (FeS2) cathodes for lithium batteries, a simple in situ encapsulation transformation route has been successfully developed to synthesis pitaya-structured porous carbon embedded with FeS2 nanoparticles. Due such hierarchical architecture design, this cathode FeS2@C can effectively avoid coarsening small Fe nanoparticles, reduce provide superior...
For solving the drawbacks of low conductivity and shuttle effect in a sulfur cathode, various nonpolar carbon polar metal compounds with strong chemical absorption ability are applied as host materials for lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries. Nevertheless, previous research simply attributed performance improvement cathodes to adsorption toward lithium polysulfides (LPS), while deep understanding enhanced electrochemical these hosts, especially at molecular levels, is still unclear. Herein,...
Hierarchical Fe3O4@polypyrrole nanocages constructed with thin nanosheets are synthesized via a reduction and in situ polymerization route. They exhibit stable cycling performance (650 mA h g−1 capacity at 2000 after 500 cycles) superior rate capability (reversible capabilities of 1120, 950, 796, 657, 490 100, 300, 1000, 2500, 5000 g−1, respectively). As service to our authors readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials peer reviewed may be...
Abstract Lithium metal is an exciting anode candidate with extra high theoretical specific capacity for new high‐energy rechargeable batteries. However, uncontrolled Li deposition and unsteady solid electrolyte interface seriously obstruct the commercial application of anodes in Herein, 3D carbon cloth (CC) supporting N‐doped (CN) nanosheet arrays embedded tiny Co nanoparticles (CC@CN‐Co) are employed as a lithiophilic framework to regulate homogenous nucleation/growth behavior working...
(La0.6Sr0.4)0.95Co0.2Fe0.8O3+δ nanofiber cathode prepared by electrospinning demonstrates excellent oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity, as reflected reduced polarization resistance and diminished activation energy. ORR enhancement can be attributed to the efficient mass/charge transfer. Further, electrode shows good durability under operation conditions of solid oxide fuel cells. As a service our authors readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied authors. Such...
Nanosized Mn additives inhibiting Sn coarsensing enable fast interdiffusion kinetics in Sn/Li<sub>2</sub>O interfaces for highly reversible conversion lithiated SnO<sub>2</sub>.
Abstract To achieve high ionic conductivity for solid electrolyte, an artificial Li‐rich interface layer of about 60 nm thick has been constructed in polymer‐based poly(ethylene oxide)‐lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide composite electrolyte (briefly noted as PEO m ) by adding Li‐based alloys. As revealed high‐resolution transmission electron microscopy and energy loss spectroscopy, amorphous feature is created around the alloy particles with gradient distribution Li across it....
SiO-based materials represent a promising class of anodes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), with high theoretical capacity and appropriate safe Li-insertion potential. However, SiO experiences large volume change during the electrochemical reaction, low Li diffusivity, electron conductivity, resulting in degradation rate capability LIBs. Here, we report on rapid crafting SiO–Sn2[email protected] composites via one-step plasma milling process, leading to an alloy Sn Fe turn refining Sn2Fe...
Abstract All‐solid‐state lithium batteries (ASSLBs) have become a recent research hotspot because of their excellent safety performance. In order to better reflect superiority, high‐voltage cathodes should be applied enhance the energy density solid compete with commercial liquid batteries. However, introduction suffers from many problems, such as low electrochemical stability, inferior interface chemical stability between cathode and electrolyte, poor mechanical contact, gas evolution....
Mesoporous Mo<sub>2</sub>C/N-doped carbon heteronanowires are reported with high capacity and long-term cycle life as anode materials for Li-ion batteries.
Plasma-assisted milled Si/graphene nanocomposite anode delivers high capacity and good cycleability in half full cells using a LiMn<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> cathode.
The MOFs (metal-organic frameworks) have been extensively used for electrode materials due to their high surface area, permanent porosity, and hollow structure, but the role of antimony on is unclear. In this work, we design spheres Ni-MOFs with SbCl3 synthesize NiSb⊂CHSs (NiSb-embedded carbon spheres) via simple annealing galvanic replacement reactions. inherited advantages NiSb nanoparticles are coated by formed particles which could effectively solve problem vigorous volume changes during...