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Advanced Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage

Book Chapters

2. Y. Huang, B. Shao, F. Han, Solid-State Batteries : An Introduction, in “Solid State Batteries Volume 1: Emerging Materials and Applications”, Chapter 1, pp 1-20, (2022) ACS Symposium Series Vol. 1413.

1. B. Shao, Y. Huang, F. Han, Lithium-Sulfur Solid-State Batteries, in “Solid State Batteries Volume 2: Materials and Advanced Devices”, Chapter 12, pp 267-288, (2022) ACS Symposium Series Vol. 1414.

Journal Publications

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2023

2023

82. B. Shao, R. Das, Y. Huang, R. Deng, S. Seelman, F. Han, Structural Evolution During Solution-Based Synthesis of Li7P3S11 Solid Electrolyte by Synchrotron X-ray Total Scattering, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11, (2023), 17035. Featured in "Journal of Materials Chemistry A Emerging Investigators" Themed Collection.

81. B. Shao, Y. Huang, F. Han, Electronic Conductivity of Lithium Solid Electrolytes, Advanced Energy Materials, 13, (2023) 2204098.

80. Y. Huang, B. Shao, Y. Wang, F. Han, Solid-State Silicon Anode with Extremely High Initial Coulombic Efficiency, Energy & Environmental Science, 16, (2023),1569.

79. D. Zhao, M. T. Benson, K. Yang, Y. Huang, F. G. Di Lemma, B. Gong, F. Han, J. Lian, Grain Growth Kinetics of the Gamma Phase Metallic Uranium, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 574, (2023), 154185.

2022

2022

78. B. Shao, S. Tan, Y. Huang, L. Zhang, J. Shi, X.-Q. Yang, E. Hu, F. Han, Enabling Conversion-Type Iron Fluoride Cathode by Halide-Based Solid Electrolyte, Advanced Functional Materials, 32, (2022), 2206845.

77. Y. Huang, B. Shao, F. Han, Li Alloy Anodes for High-Rate and High-Areal-Capacity Solid-State Batteries, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 10, (2022), 12350.

76. R. Jain, A. Lakhnot, K. Bhimani, S. Sharma, V. Mahajani, R. Panchal, M. Kamble, F. Han, C. Wang, N. Koratkar, Battery Electrodes: Nano vs Micro-Structuring, Nature Review Materials, 7, (2022), 736.

75. Y. Huang, B. Shao, F. Han, Interfacial Challenges in All-Solid-State Batteries, Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, (2022), 33, 100933.

2021

2021

74. X. Liu, R. Garcia-Mendez, A. R. Lupini, Y. Cheng, Z. D. Hood, F. Han, A. Sharafi, J. C. Idrobo, N. J. Dudney, C. Wang, C. Ma, J. Sakamoto, M. Chi, Local Electronic Structure Variation Resulting in Li "Filament" Formation within Solid Electrolytes, Nature Materials, 20, (2021), 1485.

73. R. Jain, Y. Yuan, Y. Singh, S. Basu, D. Wang, A. Yang, X. Wang, M. Rong, H. J. Lee, D. Frey, R. Khadka, P. Hundekar, S. O. Kim, F. Han, L.-W. Wang, D. Mitlin, R. Shahbazian‐Yassar, N. Koratkar, Alloying of Alkali Metals with Tellurene, Advanced Energy Materials, 11, (2021), 2003248.

72. J. Wu, S. Liu, F. Han, X. Yao, C. Wang, Lithium/Sulfide All-Solid-State Batteries Using Sulfide Electrolytes, Advanced Materials, 33, (2021), 200751.

2020

2020

71. J. Yang, G. Liu, M. Avdeev, H. Wan, F. Han, L. Shen, Z. Zou, S. Shi, Y.-S. Hu, C. Wang, X. Yao, Ultrastable All-Solid-State Sodium Rechargeable Batteries, ACS Energy Letters, 5, (2020), 2835.

70. J. Yue, Y. Huang, S. Liu, J. Chen, F. Han, C. Wang, Rational Designed Mixed-Conductive Sulfur Cathodes for All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12, (2020), 36066.

69. J. Zhang, C. Cui, P.-F. Wang, Q. Li, L. Chen, F. Han, T. Jin, S. Liu, H. Choudhary, S. R. Raghavan, N. Eidson, A. von Cresce, L. Ma, J. Uddin, D. Addison, C. Yang, C. Wang, “Water-in-Salt” Polymer Electrolyte for Li-Ion Batteries, Energy Environmental. Science, 13, (2020), 2878.

68. H. Wan, W. Weng, F. Han, L. Cai, C. Wang, X. Yao, Bio-Inspired Nanoscaled Electronic/Ionic Conduction Networks for Room-Temperature All-Solid-State Sodium-Sulfur Battery, Nano Today, 33, (2020), 100860.

67. J. P. Mwizerwa, Q. Zhang, F. Han, H. Wan, L. Cai, C. Wang, X. Yao, Sulfur-embedded FeS2 as a High-Performance Cathode for Room Temperature All-Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12, (2020), 18519.

66. A. S. Lakhnot, T. Gupta, Y. Singh, P. Hundekar, R. Jain, F. Han, N. Koratkar, Aqueous Lithium-Ion Batteries with Niobium Tungsten Oxide Anodes for Superior Volumetric and Rate Capability, Energy Storage Materials, 27 (2020) 506.

65. C. Cui, C. Yang, N. Eidson, J. Chen, F. Han, L. Chen, C. Luo, P.‐F. Wang, X. Fan, C. Wang, A Highly Reversible, Dendrite‐Free Lithium Metal Anode Enabled by a Lithium‐Fluoride‐Enriched Interphase, Advanced Materials, 32 (2020) 1906427.

64. S. Liu, X. Ji, J. Yue, S. Hou, P.-F. Wang, C. Cui, J. Chen, B. Shao, J. Li, F. Han, J. Tu, C. Wang, High Interfacial-Energy Interphase Promoting Safe Lithium Metal Batteries, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142 (2020) 2438.

2019

2019

63. H. Wan, L. Cai, F. Han, J. P. Mwizerwa, C. Wang, X. Yao, Construction of 3D Electronic/Ionic Conduction Networks for All‐Solid‐State Lithium Batteries, Small, 15 (2019) 1905849.

62. H. Wan, J. P. Mwizerwa, F. Han, W. Weng, J. Yang, C. Wang, X. Yao, Grain-Boundary-Resistance-Less Na3SbS4-xSex Solid Electrolytes for All-Solid-State Sodium Batteries, Nano Energy, 66 (2019) 104109.

61. X. Fan, X. Ji, L. Chen, J. Chen, T. Deng, F. Han, J. Yue, P. Nan, R. Wang, X. Zhou, X. Xiao, L. Chen, C. Wang, All-Temperature Batteries Enabled by Fluorinated Electrolytes with Non-polar Solvent, Nature Energy, 4 (2019) 882.

60. L. Wang, A. Menakath, F. Han, Y. Wang, P. Y. Zavalij, K. Gaskell, O. Borodin, D. Luga, S. P. Brown, C. Wang, K. Xu, B. W. Eichhorn, Identifying the Components of the Solid–Electrolyte Interphase in Li-Ion Batteries, Nature Chemistry, 11 (2019) 789.

59. R. Xu, J. Yue, S. Liu, J. Tu, F. Han*, P. Liu*, C. Wang*, Cathode-Supported All-Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Batteries with High Cell-Level Energy Density, ACS Energy Letters, 4 (2019) 1073.

58. F. Han, A. S. Westover, J. Yue, X. Fan, F. Wang, M. Chi, D. N. Leonard, N. J. Dudney, H. Wang, C. Wang, High Electronic Conductivity as the Origin of Lithium Dendrite Formation within Solid Electrolytes. Nature Energy, 4 (2019) 187.

57. F. Lu, Y. Pang, M. Zhu, F. Han, J. Yang, F. Fang, D. Sun, S. Zheng, C. Wang, A High‐Performance Li–B–H Electrolyte for All‐Solid‐State Li Batteries, Advanced Functional Materials, 29 (2019) 1809219.

2018

56. X. Fan, X. Ji, F. Han, J. Yue, J. Chen, L. Chen, T. Deng, J. Jiang, C. Wang, Fluorinated Solid Electrolyte Interphase Enables Highly Reversible Solid-State Li Metal Battery, Science Advances, 4 (2018) eaau9245.

55. R. Xu, F. Han, X. Ji, X. Fan, J. Tu, C. Wang, Interface Engineering of Sulfide Electrolytes for All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries, Nano Energy, 53 (2018) 958.

54. J. Yue, X. Zhu, F. Han, X. Fan, L. Wang, J. Yang, C. Wang, Long-Cycle Life All-Solid-State Sodium-Ion Battery, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10 (2018) 39645.

53. N. Zhang, X. Long, Z. Wang, P. Yu, F. Han, J. Fu, G. Ren, Y. Wu, S. Zheng, W. Huang, C. Wang, H. Li, X. Liu, Mechanism Study on the Interfacial Stability of a Lithium Garnet-type Oxide Electrolyte against Cathode Materials, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 1 (2018) 5968.

52. F. Hao, F. Han, X. Liang, C. Wang, Y. Yao, Architectural Design and Fabrication Approaches for Solid-State Batteries, MRS Bulletin, 43 (2018) 775. Invited Review

51. X. Fan, E. Hu, X. Ji, Y. Zhu, F. Han, S. Hwang, J. Liu, S. Bak, Z. Ma, T. Gao, S. Liou, J. Bai, X. Yang, Y. Mo, K. Xu, D. Su, C. Wang, High Energy-Density and Reversibility of Iron Fluoride Cathode Enabled via an Intercalation-Extrusion Reaction, Nature Communications, 9 (2018), 2324.

50. F. Wang, O. Borodin, T. Gao, X. Fan, W. Sun, F. Han, A. Faraone, J. A. Dura, K. Xu, C. Wang, Highly Reversible Zinc Metal Anode for Aqueous Batteries, Nature Materials, 17 (2018) 543.

49. F. Han, J. Yue, X. Zhu, C. Wang, Suppressing Li Dendrite Formation in Li2S-P2S5 Solid Electrolyte by LiI Incorporation. Advanced Energy Materials, 8 (2018) 1703644.

48. T. Gao, S. Hou, K. Huynh, F. Wang, N. Eidson, X. Fan, F. Han, C. Luo, M. Mao, X. Li, C. Wang, Existence of Solid Electrolyte Interphase in Mg Batteries: Mg/S Chemistry as an Example, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10 (2018) 14767.

47. F. Han, J. Yue, C. Chen, N. Zhao, X. Fan, Z. Ma, T. Gao, F. Wang, X. Guo, C. Wang, Interphase Engineering Enabled-All-Ceramic Lithium Battery. Joule, 2 (2018) 497. Feature Article.

46. X. Fan, J. Yue, F. Han, J. Chen, T. Deng, X. Zhou, S. Hou, C. Wang, High-Performance All-Solid-State Na-S Battery Enabled by Casting-Annealing Technology, ACS Nano, 12 (2018) 3360.

45. X. Li, T. Gao, F. Han, Z. Ma, X. Fan, S. Hou, N. Edison, W. Li, C. Wang, Reducing Mg Anode Overpotential via Ion Conductive Surface Layer Formation by Iodine Additive, Advanced Energy Materials, (2018) 1701728.

44. F. Wang, E. Hu, W. Sun, T. Gao, X. Ji, X. Fan, F. Han, X. Yang, K. Xu, C. Wang, A Rechargeable Aqueous Zn2+-Battery with High Power Density and A Long Cycle-Life, Energy & Environmental Science, (2018) 3168.

43. T. Gao, X. Ji, S. Hou, X. Fan, X. Li, C. Yang, F. Han, F. Wang, J. Jiang, K. Xu, C. Wang, Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Sulfur Cathode during Discharge in MgTFSI2-DME Electrolyte, Advanced Materials, (2018) 1704313.

2018

2017

2017

42. C. Yang. X. Ji, X. Fan, T. Gao, L. Suo, F. Wang, W. Sun, J. Chen, L. Chen, F. Han, L. Miao, K. Xu, C. Wang, Flexible Aqueous Li-Ion Battery with High Energy and Power Densities, Advanced Materials, 29 (2017) 1701972.

41. F. Wang, X. Fan, T. Gao, W. Sun, Z. Ma, C. Yang, F. Han, K. Xu, C. Wang, High-Voltage Aqueous Magnesium-Ion Batteries, ACS Central Science, 3 (2017) 1121.

40. M. R. Kaiser, Z. Ma, X. Wang, F. Han, T. Gao, X. Fan, J. Wang, H. Liu, S. Dou, C. Wang, Reverse Microemulsion Synthesis of Sulfur/Graphene Composite for Lithium/Sulfur Battery, ACS Nano, 11 (2017) 9048.

39. W. Sun, L. Suo, F. Wang, N. Edison, C. Yang, F. Han, Z. Ma, T. Gao, M. Zhu, C. Wang, “Water-in-Salt” electrolyte enabled LiMn2O4/TiS2 Lithium-ion Batteries, Electrochemistry Communications, 82 (2017) 71.

38. X. Yao, N. Huang, F. Han, Q. Zhang, H. Wan, J.P. Mwizerwa, C. Wang, X. Xu, High-Performance All-Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Enabled by Amorphous Sulfur Coated Reduced Graphene Oxide Cathodes, Advanced Energy Materials, 7 (2017) 1602923.

37. W. Sun, F. Wang, S. Hou, C. Yang, X. Fan, Z. Ma, T. Gao, F. Han, R. Hu, M. Zhu, C. Wang, Zn/MnO2 Battery Chemistry With H+ and Zn2+ Co-insertion, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139 (2017) 9775.

36. J. Yue, F. Han, X. Fan, X. Zhu, Z. Ma, J. Yang, C. Wang, High-Performance All-Inorganic Solid-State Sodium-Sulfur Battery, ACS Nano, 11 (2017) 4885.

35. F. Wang, L. Suo, C. Yang, F. Han, T. Gao, W. Sun, C. Wang, Spinel LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Cathode for High-Energy Aqueous Lithium-Ion Batteries, Advanced Energy Materials, 7 (2017) 1600922.

34. Y. Zhu, T. Gao, X. Fan, F. Han, C. Wang, Electrochemical Techniques for Intercalation Electrode Materials in Rechargeable Batteries, Accounts of Chemical Research, 50 (2017) 1022.

2016

33. X. Wang, T. Gao, F. Han, Z. Ma, Z. Zhang, J. Li, C. Wang, Stabilizing High Sulfur Loading of Li-S Batteries by Chemisorption of Polysulfide on Three-Dimensional Current Collector, Nano Energy, 30 (2016) 700.

32. X. Wang, T. Gao, X. Fan, F. Han, Y. Wu, Z. Zhang, J. Li, and C. Wang, Tailoring Surface Acidity of Metal Oxide for Better Polysulfide Entrapment in Li-S Batteries, Advanced Functional Materials, 26 (2016) 7164.

31. T. Gao, X. Li, X. Wang, F. Han, X. Fan, L. Suo, A. J. Pearse, S. B. Lee, G. W. Rubloff, M. Noked and C. Wang, A Rechargeable Al/S Battery with Ionic Liquid Electrolyte, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 128 (2016) 10052.

30. F. Han, J. Yue, X. Fan, T. Gao, C. Luo, Z. Ma, L. Suo, C. Wang, High-Performance All-Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Battery Enabled by a Mixed-Conductive Li2S Nanocomposite. Nano Letters, 16 (2016) 4521.

29. F. Han, Y. Zhu, X. He, Y. Mo, C. Wang, Electrochemical Stability of Li10GeP2S12 and Li7La3Zr2O12 Solid Electrolytes, Advanced Energy Materials, 6 (2016) 1501590.

28. F. Wang, Y. Lin, L. Suo, X. Fan, T. Gao, C. Yang, F. Han, Y. Qi, K. Xu, C. Wang, Stabilizing High-Voltage LiCoO2 Cathode in Aqueous Electrolyte with Interphase-Forming Additive, Energy & Environmental Science, 9 (2016) 3666.

27. L. Suo, F. Han, X. Fan, H. Liu, K. Xu, C. Wang, “Water-in-Salt” Electrolytes Enables Green and Safe Li-ion batteries for Large Scale Electric Energy Storage Applications, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4 (2016) 6639.

2016

2015

26. X. Fan, J. Mao, Y. Zhu, C. Luo, L. Suo, T. Gao, F. Han, S. C. Liou, C. Wang, Superior Stable Self-Healing SnP3 Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries, Advanced Energy Materials, 5 (2015) 1500174.

25. F. Han, T. Gao, Y. Zhu, K. J. Gaskell, C. Wang, A Battery Made from a Single Material, Advanced Materials, 27 (2015) 3473. VIP Paper

24. Y. Zhu, L. Suo, T. Gao, X. Fan, F. Han, C. Wang, Ether-Based Electrolyte Enabled Na/FeS2 Rechargeable Batteries, Electrochemistry Communications, 54 (2015) 18.

23. C. Luo, J. Wang, X. Fan, Y. Zhu, F. Han, L. Suo, C. Wang, Roll-to-Roll Fabrication of Organic Nanorod Electrodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries, Nano Energy, 13 (2015) 537.

22. L. Suo, Y. Zhu, F. Han, T. Gao, C. Luo, X. Fan, Y. Hu, C. Wang, Carbon Cage Encapsulating Nano-cluster Li2S by Ionic Liquid Polymerization and Pyrolysis for High-Performance Li-S Batteries, Nano Energy, 13 (2015) 467.

21. Y. Zhu, Y. Wen, X. Fan, T. Gao, F. Han, C. Luo, S. Liou, C. Wang, Red Phosphorus-Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composite as a Superior Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries. ACS Nano, 9 (2015) 3254.

20. T. Li, C. Wei, Y. Wu, F. Han, Y. Qi, H. Zhu, N. Lun, Y. Bai, Simple Preparation of Carbon Nanofibers with Graphene Layers Perpendicular to the Length Direction and the Excellent Li-Ion Storage Performance, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 7 (2015), 5107.

19. T. Gao, F. Han, Y. Zhu, L. Suo, C. Luo, K. Xu, C. Wang, Hybrid Mg2+/Li+ Battery with Long Cycle Life and High Rate Capability, Advanced Energy Materials, 5 (2015) 1401507.

18. J. Hu, M. Noked, E. Gillette, F. Han, Z. Gui, C. Wang, S. B. Lee, Dual-Template Synthesis of Ordered Mesoporous Carbon/Fe2O3 Nanowires: High Porosity and Structural Stability for Supercapacitor, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3 (2015), 21501.

17. Y. Xu, Y. Zhu, F. Han, C. Luo, C. Wang, 3D Si/C Fiber Paper Electrodes Fabricated by a Combined Electrospray/Electrospinning Technology for Li-Ion Batteries, Advanced Energy Materials, 5 (2015) 1400753.

2015

2014

16. R. Liu, T. Li, F. Han, Y. Bai, Y. Qi, N. Lun, Thermal Formation of Porous Fe3O4/C Microspheres and the Lithium Storage Performance, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 597 (2014) 30.

15. Y. Wen, K. He, Y. Zhu, F. Han, Y. Xu, I. Matsuda, Y. Ishii, J. Cumings, C Wang, Expanded Graphite as Superior Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries, Nature Communications, 5 (2014) 4033.

2014

Before 2013

14. J. Feng, F. Li, Y. Bai, F. Han, Y. Qi, N. Lun, X. Lu, Large-Scale Preparation of Hollow Graphitic Carbon Nanospheres, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 137 (2013) 904.

13. J. Xu, Y. Bai, W. Wang, S. Wang, F. Han, Y. Qi, J. Bi, Toughening and Reinforcing Zirconia Ceramics by Introducing Boron Nitride Nanotubes, Materials Science and Engineering A, 546 (2012) 301.

12. F. Han, Y. Bai, R. Liu, B. Yao, Y. Qi, N. Lun, J. Zhang, Template-Free Synthesis of Interconnected Hollow Carbon Nanospheres for High-Performance Anode Material in Lithium-Ion Batteries, Advanced Energy Materials, 1 (2011) 798.

11. F. Han, B. Yao, Y. Bai, Preparation of Carbon Nano-Onions and Their Application as Anode Materials for Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115 (2011) 8923.

10. Y. Zhu, Y. Bai, F. Han, Y. Qi, N. Lun, B. Yao, J. Zhang, One-Step Preparation of Six-armed Fe3O4 Dendrites with Carbon Coating Applicable for Anode Material of Lithium-Ion Battery, Materials Letters, 65 (2011) 3157.

9. R. Liu, N. Lun, Y. Qi, Y. Bai, H. Zhu, F. Han, X. Meng, J. Bi, R. Fan, Microwave Absorption Properties of TiN Nanoparticles, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 509 (2011) 10032.

8. H. Zhu, Y. Bai, R. Liu, N. Lun, Y. Qi, F. Han, X. Meng, J. Bi, R. Fan, Microwave Absorption Properties of MWCNT-SiC Composites Synthesized via a Low Temperature Induced Reaction, AIP Advances, 1 (2011) 032140.

7. X. Meng, N. Lun, Y. Qi, H. Zhu, F. Han, L. Yin, R. Fan, Y. Bai, J. Bi, Simple Synthesis of Mesoporous Boron Nitride with Strong Cathodoluminescence Emission, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 184 (2011) 859.

6. H. Zhu, Y. Bai, R. Liu, N. Lun, Y. Qi, F. Han, J. Bi, In Situ Synthesis of One-Dimensional MWCNT/SiC Porous Nanocomposites with Excellent Microwave Absorption Properties, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21 (2011) 13581.

5. H. Zhu, N. Lun, Z. Zhang, R. Liu, X. Meng, B. Zhang, F. Han, Y. Bai, J. Bi, R. Fan, A Catalyst-Free Method to Silicon Nanowires at Relative Low Temperature, Journal of Crystal Growth, 312 (2010) 3579.

4. H. Zhu, F. Han, N. Lun, Y. Qi, Y. Bai, J. Bi, X. Meng, B. Zhang, Y. Wang, J. Liu, R. Fan, Rapid, Low-Temperature Synthesis of β-SiC Nanowires from Si and Graphite, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 93 (2010), 2415.

3. X. Meng, N. Lun, Y. Qi, J. Bi, Y. Qi, H. Zhu, F. Han, Y. Bai, L. Yin, R. Fan, Low-Temperature Synthesis of Meshy Boron Nitride with a Large Surface Area, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2010 (2010) 3174.

2. H. Zhu, F. Han, J. Bi, Y. Bai, Y. Qi, L. Pang, C. Wang, S. Li, C. Lu, Facile Synthesis of Si3N4 Nanocrystals via an Organic-Inorganic Reaction Route, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 92 (2009) 535.

1. L. Pang, J. Bi, Y. Bai, H. Zhu, Y. Qi, C. Wang, F. Han, S. Li, Synthesis of Carbon Spheres via a Low-Temperature Metathesis Reaction, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 112 (2008) 12134.

Before 2013

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