Key material synthesis, interface design, and device construction for high-energy-density all-solid-state batteries
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] Y. Luo#, Y. Shen#, X. Yang*, Z. Rao*, X. Sun*, X. Li*, Tailoring Grain Boundaries for Building Better All-solid-state Lithium Batteries, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2026, DOI:10.1039/D4CS01151A.
[2] H. Liu, S. Liang, Y. Duan, G. Li, D. Wang, H. Zhang, W. Xia*, X. Yang*, X. Li*, Capacity-Expanding O/Cl-bridged Catholyte Boosts Energy Density in Zero-Pressure All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries, Natl. Sci. Rev., 2026, DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwaf584.
[3] 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.
[4] 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, 37, 2502077.
[5] Y. Duan, F. Hussain, H. Liu, J. Lei, W. Xia, H. Zhang, X. Yang*, X. Li*, Breaking the Conductivity-Capacity Trade-Off in MCl6 Anionic Framework: Amorphous Oxyhalide Cathode Materials Enable ~1100 Wh kg-1 at Cathode-Level in All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries, Adv. Mater., 2025, 37, e13544.
[6] 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.
[7] 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.
[8] 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.
[9] 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.
[10] 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.
[11] 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.