Fei Xu

ORCID: 0000-0003-2446-8903
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Research Areas
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Thermal properties of materials
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Graphene research and applications
  • High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
  • Tribology and Wear Analysis
  • Wireless Communication Security Techniques
  • Cooperative Communication and Network Coding
  • Fatigue and fracture mechanics
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
  • Synthesis and properties of polymers
  • Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
  • Lubricants and Their Additives

Northwestern Polytechnical University
2016-2025

Nano Energy (South Africa)
2019-2025

Changzhou University
2018-2025

Ludong University
2025

Shanxi Science and Technology Department
2025

Materials Science & Engineering
2025

Tianjin University
2014-2024

Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Tianjin
2020-2024

Qingdao University
2024

Dalian Polytechnic University
2010-2024

Abstract Exceptionally large surface area and well-defined nanostructure are both critical in the field of nanoporous carbons for challenging energy environmental issues. The pursuit ultrahigh while maintaining definite remains a formidable challenge because extensive creation pores will undoubtedly give rise to damage nanostructures, especially below 100 nm. Here we report that high up 3,022 m 2 g −1 can be achieved hollow carbon nanospheres with an outer diameter 69 nm by simple...

10.1038/ncomms8221 article EN cc-by Nature Communications 2015-06-15

A Co(OH)2/zeolite nanocomposite with an extraordinarily high specific capacitance is described. Nanometer-sized Co(OH)2 whiskers on the zeolite surface permit electrochemical accessibility and a fast diffusion rate of electrolyte through material, resulting in approaching theoretical limit. Increasing loading increases whisker growth (see Figure), until bulk begins to nucleate grow solution (arrows).

10.1002/adma.200400183 article EN Advanced Materials 2004-10-18

Ordered π-columns and open nanochannels found in covalent organic frameworks (COFs) could render them able to store electric energy. However, the synthetic difficulty achieving redox-active skeletons has thus far restricted their potential for energy storage. A general strategy is presented converting a conventional COF into an outstanding platform storage through post-synthetic functionalization with radicals. The radical openly accessible polyradicals immobilized on pore walls undergo...

10.1002/anie.201501706 article EN Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2015-04-23

Organic batteries free of toxic metal species could lead to a new generation consumer energy storage devices that are safe and environmentally benign. However, the conventional organic electrodes remain problematic because their structural instability, slow ion-diffusion dynamics, poor electrical conductivity. Here, we report on development redox-active, crystalline, mesoporous covalent framework (COF) carbon nanotubes for use as electrodes; electrode stability is enhanced by network, ion...

10.1038/srep08225 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Scientific Reports 2015-02-04

Abstract Conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs), in which rigid building blocks form robust networks, are usually synthesized as insoluble and unprocessable powders. We developed a methodology using electropolymerization for the synthesis of thin CMP films. The thickness these films is synthetically controllable, ranging from nanometers to micrometers, they obtained on substrates or freestanding combine number striking physical properties, including high porosity, extended π conjugation,...

10.1002/anie.201402141 article EN Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2014-04-01

Conjugated microporous polymers are developed as a new platform for lithium-battery energy storage, which features near-unity coulombic efficiency, high capacity and cycle stability. The exhibit synergistic structural effects on facilitating charge dynamics by virtue of their built-in redox skeletons, open nanopores large surface areas.

10.1039/c4cc01002g article EN Chemical Communications 2014-01-01

A brand new polysulfide entrapping strategy based on the ferroelectric effect has been demonstrated for first time. By simply adding nano-ferroelectrics (BaTiO3 nanoparticles) into cathode, heteropolar polysulfides can be anchored within cathode due to internal electric field originated from spontaneous polarization BaTiO3 nanoparticles, and thus significantly improving cycle stability of Li–S batteries. As a service our authors readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied...

10.1002/adma.201604724 article EN Advanced Materials 2016-12-05

Abstract Addressing the intrinsic charge transport limitation of metal oxides has been significance for pursuing viable PEC water splitting photoelectrodes. Growing a photoelectrode with conductive nanoobjects embedded in matrix is promising enhanced but remains challenge technically. We herein show strategy embedding laser generated nanocrystals BiVO 4 photoanode matrix, which achieves photocurrent densities up to 5.15 mA cm −2 at 1.23 V RHE (from original 4.01 ) single configuration, and...

10.1038/s41467-019-10543-z article EN cc-by Nature Communications 2019-06-13

The development of ultrastable carbon materials for potassium storage poses key limitations caused by the huge volume variation and sluggish kinetics. Nitrogen-enriched porous carbons have recently emerged as promising candidates this application; however, rational control over nitrogen doping is needed to further suppress long-term capacity fading. Here we propose a strategy based on pyrolysis-etching pyridine-coordinated polymer deliberate manipulation edge-nitrogen specific spatial...

10.1002/anie.202005118 article EN Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2020-05-13

Lithium-sulfur battery represents a promising class of energy storage technology owing to its high theoretical density and low cost. However, the insulating nature, shuttling soluble polysulfides volumetric expansion sulfur electrodes seriously give rise rapid capacity fading utilization. In this work, these issues are significantly alleviated by both physically chemically restricting species in fluorinated porous triazine-based frameworks (FCTF-S). One-step trimerization perfluorinated...

10.1021/acsami.7b10991 article EN ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2017-10-09

An effective strategy of surface & grain boundary co-passivation is demonstrated to access perovskite solar cells with 21.31% champion efficiency as well a highly improved stability less than 3% loss after 2500 hours at humidity 70%.

10.1039/c8ta11524a article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2019-01-01

Abstract Enhancing ionic conductivity of quasi‐solid‐state electrolytes (QSSEs) is one the top priorities, while conventional metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) severely impede ion migration due to their abundant grain boundaries. Herein, ZIF‐4 glass, a subset MOFs, reported as QSSEs (LGZ) for lithium‐metal batteries. With lean Li content (0.12 wt%) and solvent amount (19.4 wt%), LGZ can achieve remarkable 1.61 × 10 −4 S cm −1 at 30 °C, higher than those crystalline ZIF‐4‐based (LCZ, 8.21 −5 )...

10.1002/adfm.202104300 article EN cc-by-nc Advanced Functional Materials 2021-08-03

Constructing robust nucleation sites with an ultrafine size in a confined environment is essential toward simultaneously achieving superior utilization, high capacity, and long-term durability Na metal-based energy storage, yet remains largely unexplored. Here, we report previously unexplored design of spatially atomic Sn hollow carbon spheres for homogeneous dendrite-free growth. The designed architecture maximizes prevents agglomeration, mitigates volume variation, allows complete...

10.1126/sciadv.abm7489 article EN cc-by-nc Science Advances 2022-05-11

Abstract As a chemical product with rapidly expanding demand in the field of modern energy and environmental applications, hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O ) has garnered widespread attention. However, existing industrial production H is plagued by high consumption, harmful waste emission, severe safety issues, making it difficult to satisfy environmental/economic concept. Artificial photosynthesis offers viable strategy for green sustainable since uses sunlight as an source initiate reaction oxygen...

10.1002/adfm.202311655 article EN Advanced Functional Materials 2023-12-06

Sodium metal batteries hold great promise for energy-dense and low-cost energy storage technology but are severely impeded by catastrophic dendrite issue. State-of-the-art strategies including sodiophilic seeding/hosting interphase design manifest success on suppression, while neglecting unavoidable interphase-depleted Na + before plating, which poses excessive use, sacrificed output voltage ultimately reduced density. We here demonstrate that elaborate-designed fluorinated porous framework...

10.1126/sciadv.adh8060 article EN cc-by-nc Science Advances 2023-09-29

Abstract Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) via alkaline water splitting holds great promise for industrial clean production but is frustrated by limited catalytic activity and inferior stability under high current density. Elaborate manipulating of heterostructure on robust electrodes essential challenging accelerating HER kinetics with durability. Herein, a nickel mesh electrode, offering mechanical stability, directly engineered layers multiple heterostructures...

10.1002/adfm.202402298 article EN Advanced Functional Materials 2024-04-21

In this paper, we report the electrochemical capacitive properties of polystyrene-based hierarchical porous carbon (PS-HPC) for supercapacitors. Compared to many carbons such as a commercially available activated and an ordered mesoporous carbon, PS-HPC has unique three-dimensionally (3D) interconnected micro-, meso- macroporous network thus exhibits faster ion transport behavior larger utilization surface area in electric double layer capacitors. The 3D originates respectively from compact...

10.1039/c0jm02044c article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry 2010-12-07

Abstract The construction of a new class covalent TTF lattice by integrating units into two‐dimensional organic frameworks (2D COFs) is reported. We explored general strategy based on the C 2 +C topological diagram and applied to synthesis microporous mesoporous COFs. Structural resolutions revealed that both COFs consist layered lattices with periodic columns tetragonal open nanochannels. offer predesigned pathways for high‐rate hole transport, predominate HOMO LUMO levels COFs, are redox...

10.1002/chem.201402844 article EN Chemistry - A European Journal 2014-04-29

A strategy for the synthesis of covalent organic frameworks with open docking sites is developed. The are ordered on channel walls and structurally predesignable meeting various types noncovalent interactions, thus opening a way towards designing supramolecular materials based crystalline porous frameworks.

10.1039/c4cc01825g article EN Chemical Communications 2014-01-01

Porous nanostructured carbon materials exhibit unique structural features such as high surface area and excellent physicochemical stability have been of significantly scientific technological interest because their vital importance in many energy related applications. Synthetic polymers represent a major class precursors for developing cutting-edge porous carbons, among which conjugated emerged an attractive family precursors. Distinct from those typical polymer precursors, the robust...

10.1016/j.mattod.2017.04.026 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Materials Today 2017-07-20
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