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Dr. Yang Zhao's Materials and Interfaces for Energy Storage Lab focuses on advanced materials for energy storage devices, including nanomaterials and nanostructure design and fabrication, surface and interface engineering, next-generation batteries, advanced characterization for materials and interfaces. 

 

Selected Review Papers

  1. Atomic/Molecular Layer Deposition Strategies for Enhanced CO2 Capture, Utilisation and Storage Materials, Chemical Society Reviews, 2024, 53, 5428-5488
  2. Anti-Perovskite Electrolytes for Solid-State Batteries, Chemical Reviews, 2022, 122, 3763–381
  3. Atomic/Molecular Layer Deposition for Energy Storage and Conversion, Chemical Society Reviews, 2021, 50, 3889-3956
  4. Na Metal Anode for Liquid and Solid-state Na Batteries, Energy & Environmental Science, 2024, 17, 442-496
  5. Recent developments and insights into the understanding of Na metal anodes for Na-metal batteries, Energy & Environmental Science, 2018, 11, 2673-2695
  6. Addressing Interfacial Issues in Liquid-based and Solid-State Batteries by Atomic and Molecular Layer Deposition, Joule, 2018, 2, 2583-2604
  7. Deciphering Interfacial Challenges for Li Metal Anodes across Liquid and Solid-State Batteries, Energy Storage Materials, 2026, 91, 105481

Selected Research Papers

  1. Crystal-Water Regulation Governs Prussian Blue Cathodes in Liquid-Batteries and Halide Solid-State Batteries, Energy & Environmental Science, 2026, In press
  2. Closed-loop Recycling of Sulfide Solid Electrolytes from Spent Solid-state Sodium Batteries, Advanced Materials, 2026, e73359
  3. Revealing the Neglected Role of Passivation Layers of Current Collectors for Solid-state Anode-free Batteries, Advanced Materials, 2025, 37, e13090
  4. Novel Sulfide-chloride Solid-state Electrolytes with Tunable Anion Ratio for Highly Stable Solid-state Sodium-ion Batteries, Advanced Materials, 2025, 37, 2503107
  5. Self-Sacrifice of Sulfide Electrolytes Facilitating Stable Solid-State Sodium-Sulfur Batteries, Energy & Environmental Science, 2025, 18, 4288-4301
  6. Design of Sodium Chalcohalide Solid Electrolytes with Mixed Anions for All-Solid-State Sodium-Ion Batteries, Advanced Functional Materials, 2025, e16657
  7. Electro-chemo-mechanically Stable and Sodiophilic Interface for Na Metal Anode in Liquid-based and Solid-State Batteries, Advanced Materials, 2024, 2406837
  8. From Nano-Alloy to Nano-Laminated Interfaces for Highly Stable Alkali Metal Anodes, Advanced Materials, 2023, 2301414
  9. A Dual Anion Chemistry-Based Superionic Glass Enabling Long Cycling All-Solid-State Sodium-Ion Batteries, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2024, 63, e202314181
  10. Insight into Artificial Interfaces for Li Metal Anode: Organic-rich or Inorganic-rich, Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 2406426