Dr. Yawei Chen
Post Doctorate Associate
ywchen@umd.edu

Education

• Ph.D. in Materials Physics and Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, 2023

• B.S. in Materials Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, 2018

Research Interests

• Liquid electrolyte design

• Electrode interfacial chemistries

Publications

1. Yawei Chen, Menghao Li, Yue Liu, Yulin Jie, Wanxia Li, Fanyang Huang, Xinpeng Li, Zixu He, Xiaodi Ren, Yunhua Chen, Xianhui Meng, Tao Cheng, Meng Gu, Shuhong Jiao & Ruiguo Cao. Origin of dendrite-free lithium deposition in concentrated electrolytes, Nature Communications, 2023, 14, 2655.

2. Yawei Chen, Jianming Li, Zhanwu Lei, Yakun Huo, Lanlan Yang, Suyuan Zeng, Honghe Ding, Yi Qin, Yulin Jie, Fanyang Huang, Qi Li, Junfa Zhu, Ruiguo Cao, Genqiang Zhang, Shuhong Jiao & Dongsheng Xu. Hollow CuS nanoboxes as Li-free cathode for high-rate and long-life lithium metal batteries, Advanced Energy Materials, 2020, 10, 1903401.

3. Yawei Chen, Yue Liu, Zixu He, Liang Xu, Peiping Yu, Qintao Sun, Wanxia Li, Yulin Jie, Ruiguo Cao, Tao Cheng & Shuhong Jiao. Artificial intelligence for the understanding of electrolyte chemistry and electrode interface in lithium battery, National Science Open, https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20230039.

4. Yawei Chen, Shiyang Wang, Yulin Jie, Zhanwu Lei, Ruiguo Cao & Shuhong Jiao. Synthesis and electrochemical investigation of O3-type high-nickel NCM cathodes for sodium-ion batteries, Chemical Research in Chinese Universities, 2021, 37, 280-285.

5. Chao Tang#, Yawei Chen#, Zhengfeng Zhang#, Wenqiang Li, Junhua Jian, Yulin Jie, Fanyang Huang, Yehu Han, Wanxia Li, Fuping Ai, Ruiguo Cao, Pengfei Yan, Yuhao Lu & Shuhong Jiao. Stable cycling of practical high-voltage LiCoO2 pouch cell via electrolyte modification, Nano Research, 2023, 16, 3864-3871.

6. Yang Liu#, Yawei Chen#, Xulin Mu#, Zhongyi Wu#, Xu Jin, Jianming Li, Yanzhi Xu, Li Yang, Xiaoke Xi, Haeseong Jang, Zhanwu Lei, Qinghua Liu, Shuhong Jiao, Pengfei Yan, Xiyu Li & Ruiguo Cao. Spinel-anchored lridium single atomsenable efficient acidic water oxidation viaintermediate stabilization effect, ACS Catalysis, 2023, 13, 3757-3767.

7. Zixu He#, Yawei Chen#, Fanyang Huang, Yulin Jie, Xinpeng Li, Ruiguo Cao, Shuhong Jiao. Fluorinated solvents for lithium metal batteries, Acta Phys -Chim Sin, 2022, 38, 2205005.

8. Yulin Jie#, Yaolin Xu#, Yawei Chen#, Miao Xie#, Yue Liu, Fanyang Huang, Zdravko Kochovski, Zhanwu Lei, Lei Zheng, Pengduo Song, Chuansheng Hu, Zeming Qi, Xinpeng Li, Shiyang Wang, Yanbin Shen, Liwei Chen, Yezi You, Xiaodi Ren, William A. Goddard, Ruiguo Cao, Yan Lu, Tao Cheng, Kang Xu & Shuhong Jiao. Molecular understanding of interphase formation via operando polymerization on lithium metal anode, Cell Reports Physical Science, 2022, 3, 101057.

9. Lanlan Yang#, Chaoran Yang#, Yawei Chen#, Zhichen Pu, Zhenzhen Zhang, Yulin Jie, Xiang Zheng, Yunlong Xiao, Shuhong Jiao, Qi Li & Dongsheng Xu. Hybrid MgCl2/AlCl3/Mg(TFSI)2 electrolytes in DME enabling high-rate rechargeable Mg batteries, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021, 13, 30712-30721.