(1) Key materials synthesis and interface study for solid-state batteries
(2) Electrode materials and structural design for lithium-sulfur batteries
(3) Battery interface and mechanism studies via synchrotron X-ray characterizations
2022/01-present: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Professor
2021/10-2022/01: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Associate Professor
2018/07-2021/08: Postdoctoral Fellow, Western University, Canada
2013/09-2018/06: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Ph.D, Chemical Engineering
2009/09-2013/06: Anhui University, B.S., Chemical Engineering and Technology
(1) International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) Fellow (2025)
(2) Member of the Rare Earth Energy Materials Committee, The Chinese Society of Rare Earths (2024)
(3) Recipient of Outstanding Youth Foundation of Liaoning Province (2023)
(4) Liaoning Revitalization Talents Program (2024)
(5) DICP Zhang Dayu Young Scholar (2022)
1.X. Yang, J. Luo and X. Sun*, Towards High-Performance Solid-State Li-S Batteries: From Fundamental Understanding to Engineering Design, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2020, 49, 2140-2195.
2.Y. Luo, Z. Rao, X. Yang*, C. Wang, X. Sun*, X. Li*, Safety Concerns in Solid-State Lithium Batteries: From Materials to Devices, Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17, 7543-7565.
3.X. Yang, M. Jiang X. Gao, D. Bao, Q. Sun, N. Holmes, H. Duan, S. Mukherjee, K. Adair, C. Zhao, J. Liang, W. Li, J. Li, Y. Liu, H. Huang, L. Zhang, S. Lu, Q. Lu, R. Li, C. V. Singh* and X. Sun*, Determining the Limiting Factor of the Electrochemical Stability Window for PEO-based Solid Polymer Electrolyte: Main chain or terminal –OH group? Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, 13, 1318-1325.
4.X. Yang#, K. Adair#, X. Gao, X. Sun*, Recent Advances and Perspectives on Thin Electrolytes for High-Energy-Density Solid-State Lithium Batteries, Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, 14, 643-671.
5.Q. Yin, Y. Duan, J. Du, H. Zhang, Q. Fu*, X. Yang*, X. Li*, Potential-Controlled Pre-SEI Regulation for Improved Lithium Reversibility in Anode-Free Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries, Adv. Mater., 2025, e2502077.
6.X. Yang#, X. Gao#, Q. Sun, S. P. Jand, Y. Yu, Y. Zhao, X. Li, K. Adair, L. -Y. Kuo, J. Rohrer, J. Liang, X. Lin, M. N. Banis, Y. Hu, H. Zhang*, X. Li, R. Li, H. Zhang*, P. Kaghazchi, T. -K. Sham, X. Sun*, Promoting the Transformation of Li2S2 to Li2S: Significantly Increasing Utilization of Active Materials for High Sulfur Loading Li-S Batteries, Adv. Mater., 2019, 31, 1901220.
7.X. Zhou, M. Jiang, Y. Duan, Z. Jia, C. Yuan, K. Feng, Q. Fu, L. Zhang, X. Yang*, X. Li*, Multi-Electron Transfer Halide Cathode Materials Based on Intercalation-Conversion Reaction Towards All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202416635.
8.X. Yang#, X. Gao#, M. Jiang#, J. Luo, J. Yan, J. Fu, H. Duan, S. Zhao, Y. Tang, R. Yang, R. Li, J Wang*, H. Huang*, C. V. Singh*, X. Sun*, Grain Boundary Electronic Insulation for High-Performance All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, 62, e202215680.
9.Y. Luo, X. Yang*, C. Wang, H. Zhang, X. Sun*, X. Li*, Advanced Metal Anodes and Their Interface Design toward Safe Metal Batteries, Prog. Mater. Sci., 2023, 139, 101171.
10.X. Yang*, Q. Yin, C. Wang, K. Doyle-Davis, X. Sun*, X. Li*, Towards Practically Accessible High-Voltage Solid-State Lithium Batteries: From Fundamental Understanding to Engineering Design, Prog. Mater. Sci., 2023, 140, 101193.
11.X. Yang#, X. Li#, K. Adair, H. Zhang*, X. Sun*, Structural Design of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: From Fundamental Research to Practical Application, Electrochem. Energy Rev., 2018, 1, 239-293.
12.Y. Wang#, T. Li#, X. Yang*, Q. Yin, S. Wang, H. Zhang*, X. Li*, 2D solid-electrolyte interphase built by high-concentration polymer electrolyte for highly-reversible silicon anodes, Adv. Energy Mater., 2024, 14, 2303189.
13.X. Yang#, X. Gao#, S. Mukherjee, K. Doyle-Davis, J. Fu, W. Li, Q. Sun, F. Zhao, M. Jiang, Y. Hu, H. Huang, L. Zhang, S. Lu, R. Li, T. -Kong Sham, C.V. Singh*, and X. Sun*, Phase Evolution of a Pre-nucleator for Fast Li Nucleation in All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries, Adv. Energy Mater., 2020, 10, 2001191.
14.X. Gao#, X. Yang#, (co-first author) K. Adair, X. Li, J. Liang, Q. Sun, Y. Zhao, R. Li, T. –K. Sham* and X. Sun*, 3D Vertically-aligned Li Metal Anodes with Ultrahigh Cycling Currents and Capacities of 10 mA cm-2/20 mA h cm-2 Realized by Selective Nucleation within Micro-channel Walls, Adv. Energy Mater., 2020, 10, 1903753.
15.X. Yang, Q. Sun, C. Zhao, X. Gao, K. Adair, Y. Zhao, J. Luo, X. Lin, J. Liang, H. Huang, L. Zhang, R. Yang, S. Lu, R. Li, X. Sun*, Self-healing electrostatic shield enabling uniform lithium deposition in all-solid-state lithium batteries, Energy Storage Mater., 2019, 22, 194-199.
16.X. Yang#, X. Gao#, C. Zhao, Q. Sun, Y. Zhao, K. Adair, J. Luo, X. Lin, J. Liang, H. Huang, L. Zhang, S. Lu, R. Li and X. Sun*, Suppressed Li Dendrite Realized by Selective Li Deposition for All-solid-state Lithium Batteries, Energy Storage Mater., 2020, 27, 198-204.
17.X. Gao#, X. Yang#, (co-first author) Q. Sun, J. Luo, J. Liang, W. Li, J. Wang, S. Wang, M. Li, R. Li, T.-K. Sham* and X. Sun*, Converting a thick electrode into vertically aligned “Thin electrodes” by 3D-Printing for designing thickness independent Li-S cathode, Energy Storage Mater., 2020, 24, 682-688.
18.X. Zhou, T. Liu, G. Zhao, X. Yang* and H. Guo*, Cooperative catalytic interface accelerates redox kinetics of sulfur species for high-performance Li-S batteries, Energy Storage Mater., 2021, 40, 139-149.
19.C. Zhao#, Y. Tian#, G. Sun, Y. Liu, X. Yang*, R. Sun, X.Gao,*Anion-modulated Solvated Structure for All-solid-state Lithium Metal Batteries with Inorganic-rich SEI, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2025, Accepted.
20.X. Yang, Y, Chen, M. Wang, H. Zhang*, X. Li and H. Zhang*, Phase inversion: a universal method to create high performance porous electrodes for nano particles based energy storage devices. Adv. Funct. Mater., 2016, 26, 8427-8434.
21.X. Gao#, X. Yang#, (co-first author) M. Li, Q. Sun, J. Liang, J. Luo, J. Wang, W. Li, J. Liang, Y. Liu, S. Wang, Y. Hu, Q. Xiao, R. Li, T. -K. Sham* and X. Sun*, Cobalt-Doped SnS2 with Dual Active Centers of Synergistic Absorption-Catalysis Effect for High-S Loading Li-S Batteries, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2019, 29, 1806724.
22.X. Gao#, X. Yang# (co-first author), K. Adair, J. Liang, Q. Sun, Y. Zhao, R. Li, T.-K. Sham*, and X. Sun*, Fast charging all solid-state lithium batteries enabled by rational design of dual vertically-aligned electrodes, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2020, 30, 2005357.
23.X. Gao #, X. Yang #, M. Jiang #, M. Zheng, Y. Zhao, R. Li, W. Ren, H. Huang, R. Sun, J. Wang*, C. V.Singh*, X. Sun*, Fast Ion Transport in Li-rich Alloy Anode for High-energy-density All Solid-state Lithium Metal Batteries, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2022, 2209715.
24. X. Yang, H. Zhang*, Y. Chen, Y. Yu, X. Li* and H. Zhang*, Shapeable electrodes with extensive materials options and ultra-high loadings for energy storage devices. Nano Energy, 2017, 39, 418-428.
25.X. Yang, Q. Sun, C. Zhao, X. Gao, K. Adair, Y. Liu, J. Luo, X. Lin, J. Liang, H. Huang, L. Zhang, R. Yang, S. Lu, R. Li, X. Sun*, High-Areal-Capacity All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries Enabled by Rational Design of Fast Ion Transport Channels in Vertically-Aligned Composite Polymer Electrodes, Nano Energy, 2019, 61,567-575.