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Na Batteries
Solid-State Na-Metal Batteries
L. Xiang, D. Jiang, Y. Gao, C. Zhang*, X. Ren, L. Zhu, S. Gao*, X. Zhan*, Self-Formed Fluorinated Interphase with Fe Valence Gradient for Dendrite-Free Solid-State Sodium-Metal Batteries, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2023, 34, 2301670
R. Li, D. Jiang, Peng Du, C. Yuan, X. Cui, Q. Tang, J. Zheng, Y. Li, K. Lu*, Xiaodi Ren, Shan Gao* and X. Zhan*, Negating Na‖Na3Zr2Si2PO12 interfacial resistance for dendrite-free and “Na-less” solid-state batteries, Chemical Science, 2022, 13, 14132
K. Lu, B. Li, X. Zhan, F. Xia, O.J. Dahunsi, S. Gao, D.M. Reed, V.L. Sprenkle, G. Li, Y. Cheng, Elastic NaxMoS2-carbon-BASE Triple Interface Direct Robust Solid-Solid Interface for All-Solid-State Na-S Batteries, Nano Letters, 2020, 20, 6837
X. Li, Q. Zhou, J. Wu, C. Yuan, K. Lu, X. Zhan*, L Zhu, An in Situ Formed Multifunctional Interphase with High Dendrite Tolerance for Long-Life Solid-State Sodium–Metal Batteries, ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2023, 6, 20, 10333
W. Zhang, B. Song, M. Wang, T. Miao, X. Huang, E. Zhang, X. Zhan, Y. Yang, H. Zhang, K. Lu, Confined Tandem Catalytic Quasi-Solid Sulfur Reversible Conversion for All-Solid-State Na-S Batteries, Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17 (14), 5273-5282
X. Le, X. Li, J. Xiao, L. Zhu, X. Zhan*, Interface issues and challenges for NASICON-based solid-state sodium-metal batteries, Advanced Powder Materials, 2024, 3, 3, 100181
Molten Na-Metal Batteries
Na-Ion Batteries & Others
X. Zhan, M. Shirpour, Evolution of Solid/Aqueous Interface in Aqueous Sodium-Ion Batteries, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 204
X Chen, W Guo, R Li, P Du, X Zhan*, S Gao*, Structure, Electrochemical, and Transport Properties of Li-and F-Modified P2-Na2/3Ni1/3Mn2/3O2 Cathode Materials for Na-Ion Batteries, Coatings, 2023, 13, 3, 626
M. Shirpour, X. Zhan, M. Doeff, Sodium-Ion Batteries: “Beyond Lithium-Ion”, 2015 TechConnect World Innovation Conference and the National Innovation Summit, Washington, DC
C. Yuan, R. Li, X. Zhan*, V.L. Sprenkle, G. Li*, Stabilizing Metallic Na Anodes via Sodiophilicity Regulation: A Review, Materials, 2022, 15, 4636
M. Wang, H. Zhang, B. Song, W. Zhang, E. Zhang, X. Zhan, K. Lu, S. Lu, Sandwiched MnO2-Fe(CN)64–-Doped PPy-MnO2 Cathodes with Tunable Interlayer Spaces and Dual Redox Active Sites for Enhanced Na Storage, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2024, 63, 21, 9600–9608
Li Batteries
Solid-State Li-Metal Batteries
Li-Ion Batteries
P. Du, C. Yuan, X. Cui, K. Zhang, Y. Yu, X. Ren, X. Zhan*, S. Gao*, Dendrite-suppressed and utilization-improved metallic Li anode enabled by lithiophilic nano-Pb decoration on carbon cloth, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10(15), 8424
Y. Wang, D. Dang, D. Li, J. Hu, X. Zhan, Y.T. Cheng, Effects of Polymeric Binders on the Cracking Behavior of Silicon Composite Electrodes during Electrochemical Cycling, J. Power Sources, 2019, 438, 226938
X. Zhan, M. Shirpour, F. Yang, A Thermodynamic Perspective for Formation of Solid Electrolyte Interphase in Lithium-Ion Batteries, Electrochimica Acta, 2015, 173, 736
P. Du, Y. Pan, X. Gao, L. Zhu, X. Zhan*, S. Gao*, Stabilizing LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 cathodes with a mixed ionic-electronic conducting Li0.34La0.55MnO3-x multifunctional coating formed via in-situ conversion of surface Li residual, J. Alloys and Compd., 2024, 979, 173304
X. Gao, P. Du, B. Cheng, X. Ren, X. Zhan*, L. Zhu*, Lithiophilic and Eco-Friendly Nano-Se Seeds Unlock Dendrite-Free and Anode-Free Li-Metal Batteries, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces,2024, 16, 6, 7327–7337
B. Cheng, P. Du, J. Xiao, X. Zhan*, L. Zhu*, Improving the Ionic Conductivity and Anode Interface Compatibility of LLZO/PVDF Composite Polymer Electrolytes by Compositional Tuning, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2024, 16, 24, 31648–31656
C. Yuan, C. Liu, X. Li, Y. Zhi, X. Zhan*, S. Gao*, A Facile Candle-Soot Nanoparticle Decoration Enables Dendrite-Free Zn Anodes for Long-Cycling Aqueous Batteries, ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2023, 6, 3, 1897
C. Yuan, L. Yin, P. Du, Y. Yu, K. Zhang, X. Ren, X. Zhan*, S. Gao*, Microgroove-patterned Zn metal anode enables ultra-stable and low-overpotential Zn deposition for long-cycling aqueous batteries, Chem. Eng. J., 2022, 442, 136231
M.M. Li, X. Zhan, E. Polikarpov, N.L. Canfield, M.H. Engelhard, J.M. Weller, D.M. Reed, V.L. Sprenkel, G. Li, A freeze-thaw molten salt battery for seasonal storage, Cell Reports Physical Science, 2022, 3(4), 100821
C. Yuan, J. Xiao, C. Liu, X. Zhan*, Elucidating Synergistic Mechanisms of Anion–Cation Electrolyte Additive for Ultra–Stable Zinc Metal Anodes, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12 (30), 19060-19068
Electrocatalytic CO2RR
J. Gui, K. Zhang, X. Zhan, Y. Yu, T. Huang, Y. Li, J. Xue, X. Jin, S. Gao*, Y. Xie, Nitrogen-doped porous carbon nanosheets as a robust catalyst for tunable CO2 electroreduction to syngas, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2022, 6, 151
Y. Li, K. Zhang, Y. Yu, X. Zhan, J. Gui, J. Xue, X. Jin, S. Gao*, Y. Xie, Pd homojunctions enable remarkable CO2 electroreduction, Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 387
H. Zhang, C. Xu, X. Zhan*, Y. Yu, K. Zhang, Q. Luo*, S. Gao*, J. Yang, Y. Xie*, Mechanistic insights into CO2 conversion chemistry of copper bis-(terpyridine) molecular electrocatalyst using accessible operando spectrochemistry, Nat. Commun., 2022, 13, 6029
J. Xue, Y. Yu, C. Yang, K. Zhang, X. Zhan, J. Song, J. Gui, Y. Li, X. Jin, S. Gao, Y. Xie, Developing Atomically Thin Li1.81H0.19Ti2O5·2H2O Nanosheets for Selective Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction to CO, Langmuir, 2021, 38, 523
W. Zhao, M. Ding, P. Yang, Q. Wang, K. Zhang*, X. Zhan, Y. Yu, Q. Luo*, S. Gao*, J. Yang, Y. Xie*, Pit-embellished low-valent metal active sites customize CO2 photoreduction to methanol, EES Catalysis, 2023, 1, 36
Full publication list by year
2024
X. Le, X. Li, J. Xiao, L. Zhu, X. Zhan*, Interface issues and challenges for NASICON-based solid-state sodium-metal batteries, Advanced Powder Materials, 2024, 3, 3, 100181
W. Zhang, B. Song, M. Wang, T. Miao, X.L. Huang, E. Zhang, X. Zhan, Y Yang, H. Zhang, K. Lu, Confined tandem catalytic quasi-solid sulfur reversible conversion for all-solid-state Na–S batteries, Energy Environmental Sci., 2024, 17 (14), 5273-5282
P. Du, Y. Pan, X. Gao, L. Zhu, X. Zhan*, S. Gao*, Stabilizing LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 cathodes with a mixed ionic-electronic conducting Li0.34La0.55MnO3-x multifunctional coating formed via in-situ conversion of surface Li residual, J. Alloys and Compd., 2024, 979, 173304
X. Gao, P. Du, B. Cheng, X. Ren, X. Zhan*, L. Zhu*, Lithiophilic and Eco-Friendly Nano-Se Seeds Unlock Dendrite-Free and Anode-Free Li-Metal Batteries, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces,2024, 16, 6, 7327–7337
B. Cheng, P. Du, J. Xiao, X. Zhan*, L. Zhu*, Improving the Ionic Conductivity and Anode Interface Compatibility of LLZO/PVDF Composite Polymer Electrolytes by Compositional Tuning, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2024, 16, 24, 31648–31656
C. Yuan, J. Xiao, C. Liu, X. Zhan*, Elucidating Synergistic Mechanisms of Anion–Cation Electrolyte Additive for Ultra–Stable Zinc Metal Anodes, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12 (30), 19060-19068
J Xiao, C Yuan, L Xiang, X Li, L Zhu, X Zhan*, Design Strategies toward High‐Utilization Zinc Anodes for Practical Zinc‐Metal Batteries, Chemistry–A European Journal, 2024, 30, 21, 202304149
M. Wang, H. Zhang, B. Song, W. Zhang, E. Zhang, X. Zhan, K. Lu, S. Lu, Sandwiched MnO2-Fe(CN)64–-Doped PPy-MnO2 Cathodes with Tunable Interlayer Spaces and Dual Redox Active Sites for Enhanced Na Storage, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2024, 63, 21, 9600–9608
2023
L. Xiang, D. Jiang, Y. Gao, C. Zhang*, X. Ren, L. Zhu, S. Gao*, X. Zhan*, Self-Formed Fluorinated Interphase with Fe Valence Gradient for Dendrite-Free Solid-State Sodium-Metal Batteries, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2023, 34, 2301670
X. Li, Q. Zhou, J. Wu, C. Yuan, K. Lu, X. Zhan*, L Zhu, An in Situ Formed Multifunctional Interphase with High Dendrite Tolerance for Long-Life Solid-State Sodium–Metal Batteries, ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2023, 6, 20, 10333
C. Yuan, C. Liu, X. Li, Y. Zhi, X. Zhan*, S. Gao*, A Facile Candle-Soot Nanoparticle Decoration Enables Dendrite-Free Zn Anodes for Long-Cycling Aqueous Batteries, ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2023, 6, 3, 1897
W. Zhao, M. Ding, P. Yang, Q. Wang, K. Zhang*, X. Zhan, Y. Yu, Q. Luo*, S. Gao*, J. Yang, Y. Xie*, Pit-embellished low-valent metal active sites customize CO2 photoreduction to methanol, EES Catalysis, 2023, 1, 36
X Chen, W Guo, R Li, P Du, X Zhan*, S Gao*, Structure, Electrochemical, and Transport Properties of Li-and F-Modified P2-Na2/3Ni1/3Mn2/3O2 Cathode Materials for Na-Ion Batteries, Coatings, 2023, 13, 3, 626
2022
2021
2020
K. Lu, B. Li, X. Zhan, F. Xia, O.J. Dahunsi, S. Gao, D.M. Reed, V.L. Sprenkle, G. Li, Y. Cheng, Elastic NaxMoS2-carbon-BASE Triple Interface Direct Robust Solid-Solid Interface for All-Solid-State Na-S Batteries, Nano Letters, 2020, 20, 6837
2019
X. Zhan, M. Shirpour, F. Yang, A Thermodynamic Perspective for Formation of Solid Electrolyte Interphase in Lithium-Ion Batteries, Electrochimica Acta, 2015, 173, 736
X. Zhan, M. Shirpour, Evolution of Solid/Aqueous Interface in Aqueous Sodium-Ion Batteries, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 204
X. Zhan*, M. Shirpour, Y.T. Cheng, Nonstoichiometry and Li-Ion Transport in Lithium Zirconate: the Role of Oxygen Vacancies, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 2018, 101, 4053
X. Zhan, Shen Lai, M. P. Gobet, S. G. Greenbaum, M. Shirpour, Defect Chemistry and Electrical Properties of Garnet-Type Li7La3Zr2O12, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 1447
Other publications
X. Liu, X. Zhan, Z.D. Hood, M. Chi, Probing the Origin of Microcracks in Layered Oxide Cathodes via Electron Microscopy, Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2019, 25, S2, 2058
M. Shirpour, X. Zhan, M. Doeff, Sodium-Ion Batteries: “Beyond Lithium-Ion”, 2015 TechConnect World Innovation Conference and the National Innovation Summit, Washington, DC
X. Zhan, Defect Chemistry and Transport Properties of Solid State Materials for Energy Storage Applications, Ph.D. Dissertation, 2018