- Advancements in Battery Materials
- Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
- Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
- Advanced battery technologies research
- Advanced Battery Technologies Research
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
- ZnO doping and properties
- Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
- Extraction and Separation Processes
- Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
- Semiconductor materials and devices
- Fuel Cells and Related Materials
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
- Thermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity
- Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
- MXene and MAX Phase Materials
- Magnetic properties of thin films
- Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys
- Perovskite Materials and Applications
- CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
- Inorganic Chemistry and Materials
- Graphene research and applications
Zhejiang University
2016-2025
Zhejiang University of Science and Technology
2022-2025
Chongqing Medical University
2025
Huzhou University
2025
Zhejiang Energy Research Institute
2024
Baotou Research Institute of Rare Earths
2022-2024
State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization
2020-2024
Northumbria University
2024
National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
2024
Southwest University
2023
Rechargeable sodium ion batteries (SIBs) are surfacing as promising candidates for applications in large‐scale energy‐storage systems. Prussian blue (PB) and its analogues (PBAs) have been considered potential cathodes because of their rigid open framework low‐cost synthesis. Nevertheless, PBAs suffer from inferior rate capability poor cycling stability resulting the low electronic conductivity deficiencies framework. Herein, to understand vacancy‐impacted storage Na‐insertion reaction...
Hyperbolic media have attracted much attention in the photonics community due to their ability confine light arbitrarily small volumes and potential applications super-resolution technologies. The two-dimensional counterparts of these can be achieved with hyperbolic metasurfaces that support in-plane guided modes upon nanopatterning, which, however, poses notable fabrication challenges limits achievable confinement. We show thin flakes a van der Waals crystal, α-MoO3, naturally polariton at...
Highly active and durable electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is greatly desired. Iridium oxide/graphitic carbon nitride (IrO2 /GCN) heterostructures are designed with low-coordinate IrO2 nanoparticles (NPs) confined on superhydrophilic highly stable GCN nanosheets efficient acidic OER. The not only ensure homogeneous distribution confinement of NPs but also endows heterostructured catalyst system a surface, which can maximize exposure sites promotes mass diffusion....
Lithium ion batteries have attained great success in commercialization owing to their high energy density. However, the relatively delaying discharge/charge severely hinders power applications due intrinsically diffusion‐controlled lithium storage of electrode. This study demonstrates an ever‐increasing surface redox capacitive originating from unique microstructure evolution during cycling a novel RGO–MnO–RGO sandwich nanostructure. Such pseudocapacitance is dynamically equilibrium with...
Abstract Despite the impressive merits of low‐cost and high‐safety electrochemical energy storage for aqueous zinc ion batteries, researchers have long struggled against unresolved issues dendrite growth side reactions metal anodes. Herein, a new strategy zinc‐electrolyte interface charge engineering induced by amino acid additives is demonstrated highly reversible plating/stripping. Through electrostatic preferential absorption positively charged arginine molecules on surface anode,...
Sodium‐ion batteries (SIBs) are considered as promising alternatives to lithium‐ion (LIBs) for energy storage due the abundance of sodium, especially grid distribution systems. The practical implementation SIBs, however, is severely hindered by their low density and poor cycling stability electrochemical performance existing electrodes. Here, achieve high‐capacity durable sodium with good rate capability, hierarchical hollow NiS spheres porous shells composed nanoparticles designed...
Abstract In the face of high costs and insufficient energy density current lithium‐ion batteries, aqueous rechargeable zinc (Zn)–air batteries with advantages low cost, environmental benignity, safety, have been growing in importance recent years. The practical application Zn–air however, is severely restricted by overpotential, which associated inherent sluggish kinetics oxygen evolution reaction (OER) reduction (ORR) air electrocatalysts. Recently, engineering heterostructured/hybrid...
Electrocatalysts with high activity and long-term stability for the hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) under alkaline conditions is still a major challenge anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs). Herein, heterostructured Ir@Pd electrocatalyst ultrasmall Ir nanoclusters (NCs) epitaxially confined on Pd nanosheets (NSs) catalyzing sluggish HOR reported. Apparent charge redistribution occurs across heterointerface, both experimental theoretical results suggest that electrons transfer from...
Abstract The coordination chemistry of the metal‐support interface largely determines electrocatalytic performance heterostructured electrocatalysts. However, it remains a great challenge to effectively manipulate heterostructures at atomic level. Herein, functionalized carbon‐supported Ru electrocatalysts are designed that contain abundant RuN(O)C moieties with view towards fast hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). moieties, and hence, geometric electronic structures species can be...
The slow hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) kinetics under alkaline conditions remain a critical challenge for the practical application of exchange membrane fuel cells. Herein, Ru/RuO2 in-plane heterostructures are designed with abundant active Ru-RuO2 interface domains as efficient electrocatalysts HOR in media. experimental and theoretical results demonstrate that interfacial Ru RuO2 at interfaces optimal H OH adsorption sites, respectively, endowing well-defined Ru(100)/RuO2 (200)...
Abstract The development of electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) especially in acidic media remains major challenge that still requires significant advances, both material design and mechanistic exploration. In this study, incorporation cobalt Y 2‐x Co x Ru 2 O 7−δ results an ultrahigh OER activity because charge redistribution at e g orbitals between atoms. Y1. 75 0.25 electrocatalyst exhibits extremely small overpotential 275 mV 0.5 m H SO 4 current density 10 mA cm −2...
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) with low cost and high safety are considered as an electrochemical energy storage technology suitable for large-scale storage. Hard carbon, which is inexpensive has both capacity sodium potential, regarded the most promising anode commercial SIBs. However, commercialization of hard carbon still faces technical issues initial Coulombic efficiency, poor rate performance, insufficient cycling stability, due to intrinsically irregular microstructure carbon. To address...
Abstract While the rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have been recognized as one of most viable for scale-up application, instability on Zn anode–electrolyte interface bottleneck further development dramatically. Herein, we utilize amino acid glycine (Gly) an electrolyte additive to stabilize interface. The unique interfacial chemistry is facilitated by synergistic “anchor-capture” effect polar groups in Gly molecule, manifested simultaneously coupling anchor surface anode and...
Zinc anode-based aqueous batteries have attracted considerable interest for large-scale energy storage and wearable devices. Unfortunately, the formation of Zn dendrite, parasitic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), irreversible by-products, seriously restrict their practical applications. Herein, a series compact uniform metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) films with precisely controlled thickness (150-600 nm) are constructed by pre-oxide gas deposition (POGD) method on foil. Under protection...
Metal anodes are emerging as culminating solutions for the development of energy-dense batteries in either aprotic, aqueous, or solid battery configurations. However, unlike traditional intercalation electrodes, low utilization "hostless" metal due to intrinsically disordered plating/stripping impedes their practical applications. Herein, we report ordered planar a bulk zinc (Zn) anode achieve an extremely high depth discharge exceeding 90% with negligible thickness fluctuation and long-term...
Abstract Prussian blue analogues (PBAs) are recognized as promising cathode materials for sodium‐ion batteries (SIBs) due to their facile synthesis, low‐cost, high capacity, and environmental friendliness. However, water content (>10 wt%) in the framework unsatisfactory structural stability of PBAs still bottlenecks industrial applications. Herein, interstitial K‐doping is employed minimize enhance Na 2‐x FeMn[Fe(CN) 6 ] (FeMnPBA), thereby boosting sodium storage performance. The 3%...
Abstract Separators serve as critical components in batteries, bearing the responsibility for battery safety. In addition to demand increased flame resistance of separators, there is a growing interest additional functions separators. this work, multifunctional coating integration strategy proposed separators via versatility metal–organic frameworks. A versatile and high‐safety MIP‐202@2320 composite separator engineered it integrated into lithium–sulfur batteries. The presence Cl − porous...