In Situ Scattering Study of Structural Dynamics and Capacity Fading Mechanism in NCM Cathode Materials

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Research output per year 2021 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026

• 23 RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal

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• 2026

  Deciphering Metastable Structure Evolution in Voltage Hysteresis of Lithium-Rich Cathodes

  Xue, H., Zhao, W., Zhan, M., Zhou, D., Zhang, N., Chen, Z., Qi, R., Chu, M., Li, S., Wang, J., Liu, Q., Pan, F. & Zhang, M., 3 Mar 2026, In: ACS Nano. 20, 8, p. 7205-7215 11 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

  • Cathode 100%
  • Lithium 100%
  • Oxide Compound 75%
  • Transition Metal 50%
  • Negative Thermal Expansion 50%

  1   Link opens in a new tab Citation (Scopus)

• 2024

  Achieving Long-Life Ni-Rich Cathodes with Improved Mechanical-Chemical Properties Via Concentration Gradient Structure

  Huang, Z., Yan, J., Liu, Z., Wang, W., Tang, Y., Zhang, Z., Yang, T., Wang, X., Li, X., Kong, Q., Lan, S., Zhu, H., Ren, Y. & Liu, Q., 22 Aug 2024, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 34, 34, 2400956.

  Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

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  • Cathode 100%
  • Concentration Gradient 100%
  • Crack Propagation 33%
  • Cathode Material 33%
  • Functional Material 33%

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  18 Downloads (CityUHK Scholars)

• Cation Configuration and Structural Degradation of Layered Transition Metal Oxides in Sodium-Ion Batteries

  Yang, T., Wang, X., Liu, Z. & Liu, Q., 23 Jul 2024, In: ACS Nano. 18, 29, p. 18834-18851

  Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

  • Transition Metal Oxide 100%
  • Sodium Ion Battery 100%
  • Superlattice 16%
  • Transition Metal 16%
  • Energy Density 16%

  45   Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)

• Enhancing electrochemical performance of nickel-rich NCM cathode material through Nb modification across a wide temperature range

  Ren, J., Liu, Z., Tang, Y., Yin, Z., Yang, T., Huang, Z., Wang, W., Cui, W., Zhang, C., Shen, Z., Liu, Y., Ren, Y. & Liu, Q., 30 Jun 2024, In: Journal of Power Sources. 606, 234522.

  Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

  • Niobium 100%
  • Cathode Material 100%
  • Cathode 40%
  • Doping (Additives) 20%
  • Anode 20%

  39   Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)

• Insight into structural degradation of NCMs under extreme fast charging process

  Tang, Y., Wang, X.-Y., Ren, J.-C., Chen, B.-W., Huang, Z.-Y., Wang, W., Huang, Y.-L., Zhang, B.-H., Lan, S., He, Z.-L., Liu, Q. & He, H., Jan 2024, In: Rare Metals. 43, 1, p. 41-50

  Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

  • Cathode Material 100%
  • Lithium Ion Battery 66%
  • Morphology 33%
  • X-Ray Diffraction 33%
  • Cathode 33%

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• Superior fast-charging Ni-rich cathode via promoted kinetic-mechanical performance

  Tang, Y. (Co-first Author), Huang, Z. (Co-first Author), Wang, W., Wen, Y., Zhang, S., Chen, X., Zhang, Z., Yin, Z., Yang, T., Li, T., Gallington, L. C., Zhu, H., Lan, S., Wang, S., Ren, Y., Wu, Z. & Liu, Q., Sept 2024, In: Nano Energy. 128, Part B, 109908.

  Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

  • Cathode 100%
  • Lithium Ion 66%
  • Cathode Material 66%
  • Fracture Toughness 33%
  • X-Ray Diffraction 33%

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• 2023

  An Innovative Insight into Performance Degradation of NCM111 Cathode Induced by Suspension of Operation

  Zhang, B., Zhu, H., Ren, Y., Zhu, H., Lin, W., Kai, J.-J., Li, T., Gallington, L. C., Ren, J., Huang, Y., Lan, S., Tang, X. & Liu, Q., 8 Feb 2023, In: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15, 5, p. 6612–6620

  Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

  • X-Ray Diffraction 100%
  • Lithium-Ion Batteries 100%
  • Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction 100%
  • Mechanical Fracture 100%
  • Cathode 100%

  7   Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)

• Enabling high-performance 4.6 V LiCoO₂ in a wide temperature range via a synergetic strategy

  Ren, J. (Co-first Author), Tang, Y. (Co-first Author), Li, W. (Co-first Author), He, D., Zhu, H., Wang, X., Lan, S., Yin, Z., Yang, T., Bai, Z., Ren, Y., Xiao, X. & Liu, Q., Jun 2023, In: EcoMat. 5, 6, 12 p., e12344.

  Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

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  • Cathode 100%
  • Electrochemical Reaction 100%
  • Ionic Conductivity 100%
  • Lithium Ion Battery 100%
  • Chemical Kinetics Characteristics 100%

  28   Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)

  124 Downloads (CityUHK Scholars)

• High-Performance Layered Ni-Rich Cathode Materials Enabled by Stress-Resistant Nanosheets

  Zhu, H., Yang, T., Lee, P.-K., Yin, Z., Tang, Y., Li, T., Gallington, L. C., Ren, Y., Yu, D. Y. W. & Liu, Q., 15 Feb 2023, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 15, 6, p. 8046-8053

  Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

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  • Cathode Material 100%
  • Nanosheet 100%
  • Cathode 66%
  • Anode 33%
  • Lithium Ion 33%

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  42 Downloads (CityUHK Scholars)

• Regulating electron distribution of P2-type layered oxide cathodes for practical sodium-ion batteries

  Liu, Z., Peng, C., Wu, J., Yang, T., Zeng, J., Li, F., Kucernak, A., Xue, D., Liu, Q., Zhu, M. & Liu, J., Sept 2023, In: Materials Today. 68, p. 22-33

  Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

  • Oxide Compound 100%
  • Cathode 100%
  • Sodium Ion Battery 100%
  • Density 50%
  • Transition Metal 50%

  91   Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)

• Towards extreme fast charging of 4.6 V LiCoO₂ via mitigating high-voltage kinetic hindrance

  Tang, Y., Zhao, J., Zhu, H., Ren, J., Wang, W., Fang, Y., Huang, Z., Yin, Z., Huang, Y., Zhang, B., Yang, T., Li, T., Gallington, L. C., Lan, S., Ren, Y. & Liu, Q., Mar 2023, In: Journal of Energy Chemistry. 78, p. 13-20

  Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

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  • Density 100%
  • Lithium Ion 100%
  • Chemical Kinetics Characteristics 100%
  • Cathode 33%
  • Cathode Material 33%

  24   Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)

  47 Downloads (CityUHK Scholars)

• Typical cathode materials for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries: From structural design to performance optimization

  Ren, J., Zhu, H., Fang, Y., Li, W., Lan, S., Wei, S., Yin, Z., Tang, Y., Ren, Y. & Liu, Q., May 2023, In: Carbon Neutralization. 2, 3, p. 339-377 39 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

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  • Lithium Ion 100%
  • Cathode Material 100%
  • Sodium Ion Battery 100%
  • Structural Design 100%
  • Crystal Structure 28%

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  494 Downloads (CityUHK Scholars)

• 2022

  Anomalous Self-Optimizing Microporous Graphene-Based Lithium-ion Battery Anode from Laser Activation of Small Organic Molecules

  Zhang, B., Cheng, L., Huang, L., Tang, Y., Fang, Y., Li, T., Ye, R. & Liu, Q., 18 Aug 2022, In: Small Methods. 6, 8, 2200280.

  Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

  • Anode 100%
  • Graphene 100%
  • Lithium Ion Battery 100%
  • Quinone 50%
  • Lithium 33%

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• Approaching a stable oxygen redox reaction in lithium-rich cathode materials: structural perspectives from mechanism to optimization

  Yin, Z. (Co-first Author), Zhu, H. (Co-first Author), Huang, Y., Luo, D., Ren, Y., Lan, S. & Liu, Q., 7 Oct 2022, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 10, 37, p. 19387-19411 25 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

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  • Oxide Compound 100%
  • Cathode Material 100%
  • Lithium 100%
  • Redox Process 100%
  • Lithium Ion Battery 25%

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  103 Downloads (CityUHK Scholars)

• Constructing O2/O3 homogeneous hybrid stabilizes Li-rich layered cathodes

  Chen, Y., Liu, Y., Zhang, J., Zhu, H., Ren, Y., Wang, W., Zhang, Q., Zhang, Y., Yuan, Q., Chen, G.-X., Gallington, L. C., Li, K., Liu, X., Wu, J., Liu, Q. & Chen, Y., Oct 2022, In: Energy Storage Materials. 51, p. 756-763

  Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

  • Oxide Compound 100%
  • Cathode 100%
  • Lithium 100%
  • Lithium Ion Battery 28%
  • High Energy Density 28%

  55   Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)

• Insights into Ti doping for stabilizing the Na_2/3Fe_1/3Mn_2/3O₂ cathode in sodium ion battery

  Yang, T., Huang, Y., Zhang, J., Zhu, H., Ren, J., Li, T., Gallington, L. C., Lan, S., Yang, L. & Liu, Q., Oct 2022, In: Journal of Energy Chemistry. 73, p. 542-548

  Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

  • Cathode 100%
  • Titanium 100%
  • Sodium Ion Battery 100%
  • Sodium-Ion Battery 100%
  • Oxide 33%

  113   Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)

• Modulating precursor nanosheets for stabilized Ni-rich cathode material for Li-ion batteries

  Zhu, H.-K., Yin, Z.-J., Tang, Y., Ren, Y., Zhu, H., Luo, D., Lan, S., Yang, L.-G. & Liu, Q., Aug 2022, In: Rare Metals. 41, 8, p. 2552–2559 8 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

  27   Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)

• Spreading monoclinic boundary network between hexagonal primary grains for high performance Ni-rich cathode materials

  Xu, X., Zhu, H., Tang, Y., Wang, L., Zhang, Q., Ren, Y., Lan, S., Xiang, L., Jian, J., Huo, H., Chen, G.-X., Gu, L., Yin, G., Wang, X.-L., Sun, X., Du, C. & Liu, Q., Sept 2022, In: Nano Energy. 100, 107502.

  Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

  • Cathode Material 100%
  • Materials Design 33%
  • Energy Storage Material 33%
  • Crystal Structure 33%
  • Structural Design 33%

  18   Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)

• Unblocking Oxygen Charge Compensation for Stabilized High-Voltage Structure in P2-Type Sodium-Ion Cathode

  Zhu, H., Yao, Z., Zhu, H., Huang, Y., Zhang, J., Li, C. C., Wiaderek, K. M., Ren, Y., Sun, C.-J., Zhou, H., Fan, L., Chen, Y., Xia, H., Gu, L., Lan, S. & Liu, Q., 3 Jun 2022, In: Advanced Science. 9, 16, 2200498.

  Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

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  • Cathode 100%
  • Sodium 100%
  • Cathode Material 100%
  • Sodium Ion 100%
  • Oxide Compound 50%

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  72 Downloads (CityUHK Scholars)

• 2021

  Bridging Structural Inhomogeneity to Functionality: Pair Distribution Function Methods for Functional Materials Development

  Zhu, H. (Co-first Author), Huang, Y. (Co-first Author), Ren, J., Zhang, B., Ke, Y., Jen, A.K.-Y., Zhang, Q., Wang, X.-L. & Liu, Q., 17 Mar 2021, In: Advanced Science. 8, 6, 2003534.

  Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

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  • Functional Material 100%
  • Materials Engineering 40%
  • Catalyst 20%
  • Quantum Dot 20%
  • Ferroelectric Material 20%

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  181 Downloads (CityUHK Scholars)

• Insight into the capacity decay mechanism of cycled LiNi_0.5Co_0.2Mn_0.3O₂ cathodes via in situ x-ray diffraction

  Huang, Y., Zhu, H., Zhu, H., Zhang, J., Ren, Y. & Liu, Q., 16 Jul 2021, In: Nanotechnology. 32, 29, 295701.

  Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

  • Diffraction 100%
  • electrode 100%
  • Cathode 100%
  • Flux Density 50%
  • Synchrotron 50%

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• Modulating the Surface Ligand Orientation for Stabilized Anionic Redox in Li-Rich Oxide Cathodes

  Liu, Y., Zhu, H., Zhu, H., Ren, Y., Zhu, Y., Huang, Y., Dai, L., Dou, S., Xu, J., Sun, C.-J., Wang, X.-L., Deng, Y., Yuan, Q., Liu, X., Wu, J., Chen, Y. & Liu, Q., 8 Apr 2021, In: Advanced Energy Materials. 11, 13, 2003479.

  Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

  • Oxide Compound 100%
  • Cathode 100%
  • Cathode Material 33%
  • Redox Process 33%
  • Lithium Ion Battery 33%

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• Spontaneous Strain Buffer Enables Superior Cycling Stability in Single-Crystal Nickel-Rich NCM Cathode

  Zhu, H., Tang, Y., Wiaderek, K. M., Borkiewicz, O. J., Ren, Y., Zhang, J., Ren, J., Fan, L., Li, C. C., Li, D., Wang, X.-L. & Liu, Q., 8 Dec 2021, In: Nano Letters. 21, 23, p. 9997–10005

  Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

  • Cathode 100%
  • Single Crystal 100%
  • X-Ray Diffraction 25%
  • Surface Reaction 25%
  • Cathode Material 25%

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