Publications

72. Multiscale approaches for optimizing the impact of strain on Na-ion battery cycle life

M. J. Brady, J. L. Andrews, A. Zambotti, D. Zhang, X. Yuan, K. Thurber, X. Duan, Y. Li, J. N. Weker, A. R. Balakrishna, K. A. See, R. Seshadri, A. Van der Ven, B. S. Dunn, S. H. Tolbert^, and B. C. Melot^.

MRS Energy & Sustainability, (2024): 1-14

71. Ultrafast Sodium–Ion Batteries Based on Vanadium Oxide and Laser-Scribed Graphene Electrodes

Z. Yang, Y. Katsuyama, A. Huang, C.W. Lin, B. Liu, S. Uemura, C. Wang, M. F. El-Kady, Y. Li, R. B. Kaner^.

Chemistry of Materials, 36, (2024): 8359-8368

70. Electrified Operando-Freezing of Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction Cells for Cryogenic Electron Microscopy

Y. Li, Y. Liu, Z. Zhang, W. Zhou, J. Xu, Y. Ye, Y. Peng, X. Xiao, W. Chiu, R. Sinclair, Y. Li^, and Y. Cui^.

Nano Letters, 24, (2024): 10409-10417

69. Engineering battery corrosion films by tuning electrical double layer composition

X. Yuan, D. Cheng, B. Liu, K. Liang, K. Liang, J. Yu, M. Mecklenburg, P. Sautet, and Y. Li^. 

Joule, 8, (2024): 3038-3053

68. Li-current collector interface in lithium metal batteries

T.Y. Wang, D. Zhao, K. Liang, and Y. Li^.

Nano Research, 17, (2024): 8706–8728

67. All-solid-state lithium–sulfur batteries through a reaction engineering lens

J. T. Kim*, H. Su*, Y. Zhong*, C. Wang, H. Wu, D. Zhao, C. Wang^, X.Sun^, and Y.Li^.

Nature Chemical Engineering, 1, (2024): 400–410 

66. General Fabrication of Robust Alloyed Metal Anodes for High‐Performance Metal Batteries

Q. Yin, Q. Liu, Y. Liu, Z. Qu, F. Sun, C. Wang, X. Yuan, Y. Li, L. Shen^, C. Zhang^, and Y. Lu^.

Advanced Materials, (2024): 2404689

65. Laser-Scribed Battery Electrodes for Ultrafast Zinc-Ion Energy Storage

B. Liu*, A. Huang*, X. Yuan, X. Chang, Z. Yang, K. Lyle, R. B. Kaner^, and Y. Li^.

Advanced Materials, (2024): 2404796

64. High lithium oxide prevalence in the lithium solid–electrolyte interphase for high Coulombic efficiency

G. M. Hobold, C. Wang, K. Steinberg, Y. Li, and B. M. Gallant^.

Nature Energy, 9, (2024): 580-591 

63. Reprecipitation: A Rapid Synthesis of Micro-Sized Silicon-Graphene Composites for Long-lasting Lithium-Ion Batteries

Y. Katsuyama, Y. Li, S. Uemura, Z. Yang, M. Anderson, C. Wang, C.W. Lin, Y. Li, and R. B. Kaner^.

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10, (2024): 12612-12623

62. A Rapid, Scalable Laser‐Scribing Process to Prepare Si/Graphene Composites for Lithium‐Ion Batteries

Y. Katsuyama, Z. Yang, M. Thiel, X. Zhang, X. Chang, C.W. Lin, A. Huang, C. Wang, Y. Li, and R. B. Kaner^.

Small, 20, (2024): 2305921

61. Colossal Capacity Loss during Calendar Aging of Zn Battery Chemistries

B. Liu, X. Yuan, and Y. Li^.

ACS Energy Letters, 8, (2023): 3820–3828

60. Ultrafast deposition of faceted lithium polyhedra by outpacing SEI formation

X. Yuan, B. Liu, M. Mecklenburg, and Y. Li^.

Nature, 620, (2023): 86–91 (Cover Article)

59. Investigation of reversible metal ion (Li+, Na+, Mg2+, Al3+) insertion in MoTe2 for rechargeable aqueous batteries

S. Nandi, Y. Yan, X. Yuan, C. Wang, X. He, Y. Li^, and S. K. Das^.

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 25, (2023): 13833-13837

58. Tough Hydrogel Electrolytes for Anti-Freezing Zinc-Ion Batteries

Y. Yan, S. Duan, B. Liu, S. Wu, Y. Alsaid, B. Yao, S. Nandi, Y. Du, T. W. Wang, Y. Li^, and X. He^.

Advanced Materials, 35, (2023): 2211673

57. Vanadyl ethylene glycolate: A novel organic-inorganic electrode material for rechargeable aqueous aluminum-ion battery

S. Nandi, Y. Yan, X. Yuan, C. Wang, X. He, Y. Li^, and S. K. Das^.

Solid State Ionics, 389, (2023): 116085

56. Imaging of nitrogen fixation at lithium solid electrolyte interphases via cryo-electron microscopy

K. Steinberg*, X. Yuan*, C. K. Klein, N. Lazouski, M. Mecklenburg, K. Manthiram^, and Y. Li^.

Nature Energy, 8, (2023): 138-148

55. Expanding the cryogenic electron microscopy toolbox to reveal diverse classes of battery solid electrolyte interphase

E. Zhang, M. Mecklenburg, X. Yuan, C. Wang, B. Liu, and Y. Li^.

iScience, 25.12, (2022): 105689

54. Onboard early detection and mitigation of lithium plating in fast-charging batteries

W. Huang*, Y. Ye*, H. Chen, R. A. Vilá, A. Xiang, H. Wang, F. Liu, Z. Yu, J. Xu, Z. Zhang, R. Xu, Y. Wu, L.Y. Chou, H. Wang, H. Xu, D.T. Boyle, Y. Li^, and Y. Cui^.

Nature Communications, 13, (2022): 7091

53. Resolving Current-Dependent Regimes of Electroplating Mechanisms for Fast Charging Lithium Metal Anodes

D.T. Boyle*, Y. Li*,  A. Pei, R. A. Vilá, Z. Zhang, P. Sayavong, M.S. Kim, W. Huang, H. Wang, Y. Liu, R. Xu, R. Sinclair, J. Qin, Z. Bao^, and Y. Cui^.

Nano Letters, 22.20, (2022): 8224-8232

52. Spheres of Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes Embedding Silicon as Mechanically Resilient Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

J. Xu, Q. Yin, X. Li, X. Tan, Q. Liu, X. Lu, B. Cao, X. Yuan, Y. Li, L. Shen^, and Y. Lu^.

Nano Letters, 22.7, (2022): 3054–3061

51.  Capturing the swelling of solid-electrolyte interphase in lithium metal batteries

Z. Zhang, Y. Li, R. Xu, W. Zhou, Y. Li, S. T. Oyakhire, Y. Wu, J. Xu, H. Wang, Z. Yu, D. T. Boyle, W. Huang, Y. Ye, H. Chen, J. Wan, Z. Bao, W. Chiu^, Y. Cui^.

Science, 375.6576, (2022): 66-70

2021

50. Atomically Thin Bilayer Janus Membranes for Cryo-electron Microscopy

L. Zheng, N. Liu, Y. Liu, N. Li, J. Zhang, C. Wang, W. Zhu, Y. Chen, D. Ying, J. Xu, Z. Yang, X. Gao, J. Tang, X. Wang, Z. Liang, R. Zou, Y. Li, P. Gao, X. Wei^, H.- W. Wang^, H. Peng^.

ACS Nano, 15.10, (2021): 16562–16571

49. Corrosion of lithium metal anodes during calendar ageing and its microscopic origins

D. T. Boyle*, W. Huang*, H. Wang, Y. Li, H. Chen, Z. Yu, W. Zhang, Z. Bao, Y. Cui^. 

Nature Energy, 6, (2021): 487–494

48. Cathode-Electrolyte Interphase in Lithium Batteries Revealed by Cryogenic Electron Microscopy

Z. Zhang*, J. Yang*, W. Huang, H. Wang, W. Zhou, Y. Li, Y. Li, J. Xu, W. Huang, W. Chiu, Y. Cui^.

Matter, 4.1, (2021): 302-312

2020

47. Designing a Nanoscale Three-phase Electrochemical Pathway to Promote Pt-catalyzed Formaldehyde Oxidation

J. Xu*, X. Xiao*, Z. Zhang, Y. Wu, D. T. Boyle, H. K. Lee, W. Huang, Y. Li, H. Wang, J. Li, Y. Zhu, B. Chen, W. Mitch, Y. Cui^.

Nano Letters, 20.12, (2020): 8719–8724

46. Opportunities for Cryogenic Electron Microscopy in Materials Science and Nanoscience

Y. Li*, W. Huang*, Y. Li, W. Chiu, Y. Cui^.

ACS Nano, 14.8, (2020): 9263-9276

Prior to joining UCLA

2020

45. Tortuosity Effects in Lithium-Metal Host Anodes

H. Chen, A. Pei, J. Wan, D. Lin, R. Vilá, H. Wang, D. Mackanic, H.-G. Steinrück, W. Huang, Y. Li, A. Yang, J. Xie, Y. Wu, H. Wang, Y. Cui^.

Joule, 4.4 (2020): 938-952

44. Resolving Nanoscopic and Mesoscopic Heterogeneity of Fluorinated Species in Battery Solid-Electrolyte Interphases by Cryogenic Electron Microscopy

W. Huang, H. Wang, D. T. Boyle, Y. Li, and Y. Cui^.

       ACS Energy Letters, 5.4 (2020): 1128-1135

43. Synergistic enhancement of electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to C2 oxygenates at nitrogen-doped nanodiamonds/Cu interface

H. Wang*, Y.-K. Tzeng*, Y. Ji*, Y. Li, J. Li, X. Zheng, A. Yang, Y. Liu, Y. Gong, L. Cai, Y. Li, X. Zhang, W. Chen, B. Liu, H. Lu, N. A. Melosh, Z.-X. Shen, K. Chan^, T. Tan^, S. Chu^, and Y. Cui^. 

Nature Nanotechnology, 15 (2020): 131-137

2019

42.  Lithium Metal Anode Materials Design: Interphase and Host 

H. Wang, Y. Liu, Y. Li, and Y. Cui^. 

Electrochemical Energy Reviews, 2 (2019): 509-517

41.  Dynamic Structure and Chemistry of the Silicon Solid-Electrolyte Interphase Visualized by Cryogenic Electron Microscopy

W. Huang, J. Wang, M. R. Braun, Z. Zhang, Y. Li, D. T. Boyle, P. C. Mclntyre, and Y. Cui^. 

       Matter, 1.5 (2019): 1232-1245

40.  Unravelling Degradation Mechanisms and Atomic Structure of Organic-Inorganic Halide Perovskites by Cryo-EM

Y. Li*, W. Zhou*, Y. Li*, W. Huang, Z. Zhang, G. Chen, H. Wang, G.H. Wu, N. Rolston, R. Vila, W. Chiu^, and Y. Cui^. 

Joule, 3.11 (2019): 2854-2866

39.  Cryo-EM structures of atomic surfaces and host-guest chemistry in metal-organic frameworks

Y. Li*, K. Wang*, W. Zhou*, Y. Li, R. Vila, W. Huang, H. Wang, G. Chen, G.H. Wu, Y. Tsao, H. Wang, R. Sinclair, W. Chiu, and Y. Cui^.

       Matter, 1.2(2019): 428-438

38.  Evolution of the Solid-Electrolyte Interphase on Carbonaceous Anodes Visualized by Atomic-Resolution Cryogenic Electron Microscopy

W. Huang*, P. M. Attia*, H. Wang, S. E. Renfrew, N. Jin, S. Das, Z. Zhang, D. T. Boyle, Y. Li, M. Z. Bazant, B. D. McCloskey, W. C. Chueh^, and Y. Cui^.

       Nano Letters, 19.8 (2019): 5140-5148

37. Improving cyclability of Li metal batteries at elevated temperatures and its origin revealed by cryo-electron microscopy

J. Wang*, W. Huang*, A. Pei*, Y. Li, F. Shi, X. Yu, and Y. Cui^. 

Nature Energy, 4 (2019): 664-670

36. Design of Red Phosphorus Nanostructured Electrode for Fast-Charging Lithium-Ion Batteries with High Energy Density

Y. Sun*, L. Wang*, Y. Li, Y. Li, H. R. Lee, A. Pei, X. He, and Y. Cui^.

Joule, 3.4 (2019): 1080-1093

35. Wrinkled graphene cages as hosts for high capacity Li metal anodes shown by cryogenic electron microscopy

H. Wang*, Y. Li*,  Y. Li, Y. Liu, D. Lin, C. Zhu, G. Chen, A. Yang, K. Yan, H. Chen, Y. Zhu, J. Li, J. Xie, J. Xu, Z. Zhang, R. Vila, A. Pei, K. Wang, and Y. Cui^.

       Nano Letters, 19.2 (2019): 1326-1335

34. Fast galvanic lithium corrosion involving a Kirkendall-type mechanism

D. Lin*, Y. Liu*, Y. Li, Y. Li, A. Pei, J. Xie, W. Huang, and Y. Cui^.

Nature Chemistry, 11 (2019): 382-389. 

33. Theory-guided Sn/Cu alloying for efficient CO2 electroreduction at low overpotentials

X. Zheng, Y. Ji, J. Tang, J. Wang, B. Liu, H.G. Steinruck, K. Lim, Y. Li,  M.F. Toney, K. Chan, and Y. Cui^.

       Nature Catalysis, 2 (2019): 55-61

32. Nanostructural and Electrochemical Evolution of the Solid-Electrolyte Interphase on CuO Nanowires Revealed by Cryogenic-Electron Microscopy and Impedance Spectroscopy

W. Huang*, D.T. Boyle*, Y. Li, Y. Li, A. Pei, H. Chen, and Y. Cui^.

ACS Nano, 13.1 (2019): 737-744

2018

31. Looking cool

Y. Li*,  Y. Li*, and Y. Cui^.

Nature Energy, 3 (2018): 1023-1024

30. Shell-protective secondary silicon nanostructures as pressure-resistant high-volumetric-capacity anodes for lithium-ion batteries

J. Wang*, L. Liao*, Y. Li,  J. Zhao, F. Shi, K. Yan, A. Pei, G. Chen, G. Li, Z. Lu, and Y. Cui^.

Nano Letters, 18.11 (2018): 7060-7065

29. Correlating Structure and Function of Battery Interphases at Atomic Resolution Using Cryoelectron Microscopy

Y. Li*,  W. Huang*, Y. Li*, A. Pei, D.T. Boyle, and Y. Cui^.

Joule, 2 (2018): 1-11

28.  Catalyst: How Cryo-EM Shapes the Development of Next-Generation Batteries

Y. Li*,  Y. Li*, and Y. Cui^.

Chem, 4 (2018): 2250-2252

27. Solubility-mediated sustained release enabling nitrate additive in carbonate electrolytes for stable lithium metal anode

Y. Liu, D. Lin, Y. Li, G. Chen, A. Pei, O. Nix, Y. Li, and Y. Cui^.

Nature Communications, 9.1 (2018): 3656

26. Engineering stable interfaces for three-dimensional lithium metal anodes

J. Xie*, J. Wang*, H.R. Lee, K. Yan, Y. Li, F. Shi, W. Huang, A. Pei, G. Chen, R. Subbaraman, J. Christensen, and Y. Cui^.

Science Advances, 4.7 (2018): 5168

25.  A manganese-hydrogen battery with potential for grid-scale energy storage

W. Chen*, G. Li*, A. Pei, Y. Li, L. Liao, H. Wang, J. Wan, Z. Liang, G. Chen, H. Zhang, J. Wang, and Y. Cui^.

Nature Energy, 3 (2018): 428-435

24. Robust Pinhole-free Li3N Solid Electrolyte Grown from Molten Lithium

Y. Li*, Y. Sun*, A. Pei, K. Chen, A. Vailionis, Y. Li, G. Zheng, J. Sun, and Y. Cui^.

ACS Central Science, 4.1 (2018): 97-104 

2017

23.  Sulfur-Modulated Tin Sites Enable Highly Selective Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to Formate

X. Zheng*, P.D. Luna*, F.P.G. Arquer, B. Zhang, N. Becknell, M.B. Ross, Y. Li, M.N. Banis, Y. Li, M. Liu, O. Voznyy, C.T. Dinh, T. Zhuang, P. Stadler, Y. Cui, X. Du, P. Yang, and E.H. Sargent^.

       Joule, 1.4 (2017): 794-805

22. Atomic structure of sensitive battery materials and interfaces revealed by cryo-electron microscopy 

Y. Li*, Y. Li*, A. Pei, K. Yan, Y. Sun, C.L. Wu, L.M. Joubert, R. Chin, A.L. Koh, Y. Yu, J. Perrino, B. Butz, S. Chu, and Y. Cui^.

Science, 358.6362 (2017): 506-510

21. Ultrahigh–current density anodes with interconnected Li metal reservoir through overlithiation of mesoporous AlF3 framework

H. Wang, D. Lin, Y. Liu, Y. Li, and Y. Cui^.

Science Advances, 3.9 (2017): 1701301

20. Surface fluorination of reactive battery anode materials for enhanced stability 

J. Zhao*, L. Liao*, F. Shi, T. Lei, G. Chen, A. Pei, J. Sun, K. Yan, G. Zhou, J. Xie, C. Liu, Y. Li, Z. Liang, Z. Bao, and Y. Cui^. 

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139.33 (2017): 11550-11558

19. Revealing nanoscale passivation and corrosion mechanisms of reactive battery materials in gas environments

Y. Li*, Y. Li*, Y. Sun, B. Butz, K. Yan, A.L. Koh, J. Zhao, A. Pei, and Y. Cui^.

Nano Letters, 17.8 (2017): 5171-5178

18. Identifying the active surfaces of electrochemically tuned LiCoO2 for oxygen evolution reaction

Z. Lu, G. Chen, Y. Li, H. Wang, J. Xie, L. Liao, C. Liu, Y. Liu, T. Wu, Y. Li, A.C. Luntz, M. Bajdich^, and Y. Cui^.

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139.17 (2017): 6270-6276

17. Nanoscale Nucleation and Growth of Electrodeposited Lithium Metal

A. Pei, G. Zheng, F. Shi, Y. Li, and Y. Cui^.

Nano Letters, 17.2 (2017): 1132-1139

16. Stabilized Li3N for efficient battery cathode prelithiation

Y. Sun*, Y. Li*, J. Sun, Y. Li, A. Pei, and Y. Cui^.

Energy Storage Materials, 6 (2017): 119-124

15. Air-stable and freestanding lithium alloy/graphene foil as an alternative to lithium metal anodes

J. Zhao*, G. Zhou*, K. Yan, J. Xie, Y. Li, L. Liao, Y. Jin, K. Liu, P.C. Hsu, J. Wang, H.M. Cheng, and Y. Cui^.

Nature Nanotechnology, 12 (2017): 993-999

2016

14. In Situ Electrochemically Derived Nanoporous Oxides from Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for Active Oxygen Evolution Catalysts

W. Chen, Y. Liu, Y. Li, J. Sun, Y. Qiu, C. Liu, G. Zhou, and Y. Cui^.

       Nano Letters 16.12 (2016): 7588-7596. 

13.  Direct and continuous strain control of catalysts with tunable battery electrode materials

H. Wang, S. Xu, C. Tsai, Y. Li, C. Liu, J. Zhao, Y. Liu, H. Yuan, F. Abild-Pedersen, F.B. Prinz, J.K. Nørskov, and Y. Cui^.

      Science 354.6315 (2016): 1031-1036. 

12. Entrapment of Polysulfides by a Black-Phosphorus-Modified Separator for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries 

 J. Sun, Y. Sun, M. Pasta, G. Zhou, Y. Li, W. Liu, F. Xiong, and Y. Cui^.

       Advanced Materials 28.44 (2016): 9797-9803. 

11. Perspectives in in situ transmission electron microscopy studies on lithium battery electrodes

H.W. Lee, Y. Li, and Y. Cui^.

      Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering 12 (2016): 37-43. 

10. Selective deposition and stable encapsulation of lithium through heterogeneous seeded growth

K. Yan, Z. Lu, H.W. Lee, F. Xiong, P.C. Hsu, Y. Li, J. Zhao, S. Chu, and Y. Cui^.

      Nature Energy 1 (2016): 16010. 

9. Growth of conformal graphene cages on micrometre-sized silicon particles as stable battery anodes

Y. Li*, K. Yan*, H.W. Lee, Z. Lu, N. Liu, and Y. Cui^.

      Nature Energy 1 (2016): 15029. 

8. High-capacity battery cathode prelithiation to offset initial lithium loss

Y. Sun, H.W. Lee, Z.W. Seh, N. Liu, J. Sun, Y. Li, and Y. Cui^.

      Nature Energy 1 (2016): 15008. 

7. Fast and reversible thermoresponsive polymer switching materials for safer batteries

Z. Chen, P.C. Hsu, J. Lopez, Y. Li, J. To, N. Liu, C. Wang, S. Andrews, Y. Cui^, and Z. Bao^.

      Nature Energy 1 (2016): 15009. 

2015 and earlier

6. A phosphorene-graphene hybrid material as a high-capacity anode for sodium-ion batteries

J. Sun*, H.W. Lee*, M. Pasta, H. Yuan, G. Zheng, Y. Sun, Y. Li, and Y. Cui^.

      Nature Nanotechnology 10.11 (2015): 980-985. 

5. In Situ Electrochemical Oxidation Tuning of Transition Metal Disulfides to Oxides for Enhanced Water Oxidation

W. Chen, H. Wang, Y. Li, Y. Liu, J. Sun, S. Lee, J.S. Lee, and Y. Cui^.

      ACS Central Science 1.5 (2015): 244-251. 

4. Ionic Conductivity Enhancement of Polymer Electrolytes with Ceramic Nanowire Fillers

W. Liu, N. Liu, J. Sun, P.C. Hsu, Y. Li, H.W. Lee, and Y. Cui^.

      Nano Letters 15.4 (2015): 2740-2745. 

3. Nonfilling Carbon Coating of Porous Silicon Micrometer-Sized Particles for High-Performance Lithium Battery Anodes

Z. Lu*, N. Liu*, H.W. Lee, J. Zhao, W. Li, Y. Li, and Y. Cui^.

      ACS Nano 9.3 (2015): 2540-2547. 

2. Flow Evaporimeter To Assess Evaporative Resistance of Human Tear-Film Lipid Layer

C. Peng, C. Cerretani, Y. Li, S. Bowers, S. Shahsavarani, M. Lin, and C.J. Radke^.

       Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 53.47 (2014): 18130-18139. 

1.  Effects of Fracture and Frequency on Resistivity in Different Rocks

J. Sandler, Y. Li, R.N. Horne, and K. Li.

      EUROPEC/EAGE Conference and Exhibition. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2009.