Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
YANG Xiaofei
Title: Professor
Subject: Chemical Engineering
Phone: 0411-84379536
Email: yangxf@dicp.ac.cn
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Research Interests

Solid-state electrolytes, lithium metal batteries

 
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
Biography
Professor, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, 2022/01 - present
Associate Professor, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, 2021/10 - 2022/01
Postdoctoral Fellow, Western University, Canada, 2018/07 - 2021/08:
Ph.D, Chemical Engineering, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, 2013/09 - 2018/06

B.S., Chemical Engineering and Technology, Anhui University, 2009/09 - 2013/06

Honors and Awards
DICP Zhang Dayu Young Scholar, 2022
Publications
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. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. X. Gao#, X. Yang#, 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 mAh cm-2 Realized by Selective Nucleation within Micro-channel Walls, Adv. Energy Mater., 2020, 10, 1903753

7. 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. 

8. 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., 2016,8427-8434

9. X. Gao#, X. Yang#,  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.

10. X. Gao, X. Yang#, 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. X. Gao#, X. Yang#, 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.

16.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.