The electrolyte chemistry can greatly influence the battery performance. In the past decades, researchers combined commercially available chemicals to prepare aqueous/non-aqueous electrolytes for batteries. However, the limited chemical options may hinders the development of advanced electrolytes. Therefore, I dedicate to design and synthesize novel chemicals with particular functions to enable high-performance batteries.

I am also interested in novel electrolyte chemistry, including unique electrolyte thermodynamics, molecular interaction, and interfacial reactions. For example, I transfer the knowledge in organic chemistry to the battery field, providing creatively new methods to engineer the electrode-electrolyte interphase.

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Aqueous batteries such  as aqueous lithium/zinc ion batteries are promising candidates for large-scale energy storage due to their high safety, low cost, and environmental friendliness. However, severe interfacial side reactions greatly reduce the reversibility of the electrodes. We aim to design functional interphases through delicate chemical design and novel formation mechanism, thereby suppressing side reactions and achieving reversible aqueous batteries.

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Advanced Materials. 2024, 36, 2400976.

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Electrochemistry is a special subject focusing on the electrochemical processes that happen at the interface between the electrode and the electrolyte. However, current characterization technologies cannot directly observe the dynamic interface/interphase with a high spatial resolution, which prevents us from gaining a deep understanding of electrochemistry. Our group continuously dedicate to develop advanced characterization methods to capture and study the dynamic electrochemical interfaces/interphases.

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