- Advanced battery technologies research
- Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
- Advancements in Battery Materials
- Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
- Advanced Battery Technologies Research
- Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
- Conducting polymers and applications
- Remote Sensing and Land Use
- Geoscience and Mining Technology
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Perovskite Materials and Applications
- MXene and MAX Phase Materials
- Geomechanics and Mining Engineering
- 2D Materials and Applications
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Environmental Changes in China
- Geological and Geophysical Studies
- Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
- Thermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity
- Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
- Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
- Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
- Soil and Land Suitability Analysis
- Renal and related cancers
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
2023-2024
Soochow University
2021-2024
ShanghaiTech University
2020
Institute of Physics
2016-2017
Chinese Academy of Sciences
2016-2017
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2017
Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural and Reclamation Science
2006
Huaihua University
2003
Zn metal anode has garnered growing scientific and industrial interest owing to its appropriate redox potential, low cost, high safety. Nevertheless, the instability of caused by dendrite formation, hydrogen evolution, side reactions greatly hampered commercialization. Herein, an in situ grown ZnSe overlayer is crafted over one commercial foil via chemical vapor deposition a scalable manner, aiming achieve optimized electrolyte/Zn interfaces with large-scale viability. Impressively,...
Obtaining smooth plating layers by steering Zn orientational deposition is the key to achieving longevous anodes. The design strategies of inducing and relating mechanistic insights are reviewed.
Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are promising candidates for next-generation energy storage, yet they plagued by the notorious polysulfide shuttle effect and sluggish redox kinetics. While rationally designed mediators can facilitate conversion, favorable bidirectional sulfur electrocatalysis remains a formidable challenge. Herein, selective dual-defect engineering (i.e., introducing both N-doping Se-vacancies) of common MoSe2 electrocatalyst is used to manipulate Li2 S redox. Systematic...
Witnessing compositional evolution and identifying the catalytically active moiety of electrocatalysts is paramount importance in Li-S chemistry. Nevertheless, this field remains elusive. We report scalable salt-templated synthesis Se-vacancy-incorporated MoSe2 architecture (SeVs-MoSe2 ) reveal phase defective precatalyst working batteries. The interaction between lithium polysulfides SeVs-MoSe2 probed to induce transformation from MoSeS. Furthermore, operando Raman spectroscopy ex situ...
Abstract Separator modification has recently blossomed as an effective strategy to enable dendrite‐free Zn metal anodes. Nonetheless, the explored avenues are not conducive mass production by far, and little attention is paid essence of separator regulation. Herein, a scalable Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene‐decorated Janus designed spray‐printing MXene nanosheets over one side commercial glass fibre (GF). The thus‐derived MXene‐GF affords abundant surface polar groups, good electrolyte wettability, high...
Despite conspicuous merits of Zn metal anodes, the commercialization is still handicapped by rampant dendrite formation and notorious side reaction. Manipulating nucleation mode deposition orientation a key to rendering stabilized anodes. Here, dual electrolyte additive strategy put forward via direct cooperation xylitol (XY) graphene oxide (GO) species into typical zinc sulfate electrolyte. As verified molecular dynamics simulations, incorporated XY molecules could regulate solvation...
Electroepitaxy is recognized as an effective approach to prepare metal electrodes with nearly complete reversibility. Nevertheless, large-scale manipulation still not attainable owing complicated interfacial chemistry. Here, the feasibility of extending Zn electroepitaxy toward bulk phase over a mass-produced mono-oriented Cu(111) foil demonstrated. Interfacial Cu-Zn alloy and turbulent electroosmosis are circumvented by adopting potentiostatic electrodeposition protocol. The as-prepared...
Abstract Zn foil pretreatment is a direct route to alleviating anode instability and maintaining high energy performance in metal batteries. Unfortunately, prevailing methods for achieving an ideal surface texture do not enable durable operation under large depth of discharge, thus impairing the utilization ratio. etching more feasible way control texture, but this approach remains relatively unexplored. In study, general strategy reported engraving aprotic media realize efficient terms...
Abstract The reversibility and sustainability of Zn anode are greatly hampered by the dendrite growth side reactions. Orientational deposition, which allows assembly deposits in a highly ordered compact manner, offers solution to these issues enabling dendrite‐free anodes. Moreover, orientational deposition can effectively inhibit reaction reducing exposed surface area electrode. Despite significant progress field there is still lack clear guidelines for regulating orientation, underlying...
The comprehensive regulation of an in situ grown overlayer and ionic liquid additive enables the Zn anode to harvest homoepitaxial deposition along certain crystal facets, facilitating commercial application aqueous Zn-ion batteries.
Abstract The uneven texture evolution of Zn during electrodeposition would adversely impact upon the lifespan aqueous metal batteries. To address this issue, tremendous endeavors are made to induce Zn(002) orientational deposition employing graphene and its derivatives. Nevertheless, effect prototype film over behavior has garnered less attention. Here, it is attempted solve such a puzzle via utilizing transferred high‐quality with controllable layer numbers in scalable manner on foil....
Considerable attention has been by far paid to stabilizing metallic Zn anodes, where side reactions and dendrite formation still remain detrimental their practical advancement. Electrolyte modification or protected layer design is widely reported; nonetheless, an effective maneuver synergize both tactics rarely explored. Herein, we propose a localized electrolyte optimization via the introduction of dual-functional biomass modificator over anode. Instrumental characterization in conjunction...
Abstract Using the ultrafast pump-probe transient absorption spectroscopy, femtosecond-resolved plasmon-exciton interaction of graphene-Ag nanowire hybrids is experimentally investigated, in VIS-NIR region. The plasmonic lifetime Ag about 150 ± 7 femtosecond (fs). For a single layer graphene, fast dynamic process at 275 77 fs due to excitation graphene excitons, and slow 1.4 0.3 picosecond (ps) hot electron with phonons graphene. hybrids, time scale plasmon-induced transferring 534 108 fs,...
Abstract Aqueous Zn‐ion batteries (ZIBs) have emerged as a promising energy supply for next‐generation wearable electronics, yet they are still impeded by the notorious growth of zinc dendrite and uncontrollable side reaction. While rational design electrolyte composition or separator decoration can effectively restrain growth, synchronously regulating interfacial electrochemical performance tackling physical delamination venture between electrode remains major obstacle high‐performance...
Potassium (K)-metal batteries have emerged as a promising energy-storage device owing to abundant K resources. An anode-free architecture that bypasses the need for anode host materials can deliver an elevated energy density. However, poor efficiency of plating/stripping on potassiophobic current collectors results in rapid inventory loss and short cycle life. Herein, commercial Al foils are decorated with ultrathin graphene-modified layer (Al@G) through roll-to-roll plasma-enhanced chemical...
Abstract The practical application of lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries has been handicapped by the notorious polysulfide shuttling and sluggish sulfur conversion kinetics. Although functional modification separator is readily proposed as an effective strategy to optimize Li–S redox reactions, excessive material dosage invalid structural design still result in inferior electrocatalyst utilization. Herein, generic graphene‐metal selenide heterostructures (Gr‐M x Se y , M = Mo, W, Mn, Cu Zn) are...
Abstract Despite conspicuous merits of Zn metal anodes, the commercialization is still handicapped by rampant dendrite formation and notorious side reaction. Manipulating nucleation mode deposition orientation a key to rendering stabilized anodes. Here, dual electrolyte additive strategy put forward via direct cooperation xylitol (XY) graphene oxide (GO) species into typical zinc sulfate electrolyte. As verified molecular dynamics simulations, incorporated XY molecules could regulate...
Abstract By virtue of the intrinsic safety and cost‐effectiveness, aqueous Zn‐ion batteries (AZIBs) have gained increasing attention in realm energy storage. In spite promise Zn anode, challenges like dendrite growth side reactions persist as hurdles to be overcome. Addressing this, rational design anode current collectors (ZACCs) is an effective solution. Recent years witnessed significant strides construction ZACCs, yet precise pathways for ZACC development remain unclear, lacking a set...