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2018

kang, , Min Ling, Gao Liu, and Wei Tong."Chemical Reduction Synthesis and Electrochemistry of Si–Sn Nanocomposites as High-Capacity Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries."The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 9.17 (2018) 5130 - 5134. DOI

Chen, , Hao, Min Ling, Luke Hencz, Han Yeu Ling, Gaoran Li, Zhan Lin, Gao Liu, and Shanqing Zhang."Exploring Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Functionalities of Binders for Advanced Energy-Storage Devices."Chemical Reviews 118.18 (2018) 8936 - 8982. DOI

Fang, Shan, Ning Li, Tianyue Zheng, Yanbao Fu, Xiangyun Song, Ting Zhang, Shaopeng Li, Bin Wang, Xiaogang Zhang, and Gao Liu."Highly Graphitized Carbon Coating on SiO with a π–π Stacking Precursor Polymer for High Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries."Polymers 10.6 (2018) 610. DOI

Yang, , ChangAn, QiaoKun Du, Zeheng Li, Min Ling, Xiangyun Song, Vincent S. Battaglia, Xiaobo Chen, and Gao Liu."In-situ covalent bonding of polysulfides with electrode binders in operando for lithium–sulfur batteries."Journal of Power Sources 402 (2018) 1 - 6. DOI

Zhang, , Guangzhao, Yu Yang, Yunhua Chen, Jun Huang, Tian Zhang, Hongbo Zeng, Chaoyang Wang, Gao Liu, and Yonghong Deng."A Quadruple-Hydrogen-Bonded Supramolecular Binder for High-Performance Silicon Anodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries."Small 14.29 (2018) 1801189. DOI

2017

Wu, Jinpeng, Jie Song, Kehua Dai, Zengqing Zhuo, L. Andrew Wray, Gao Liu, Zhi-xun Shen, Rong Zeng, Yuhao Lu, and Wanli Yang."Modification of Transition-Metal Redox by Interstitial Water in Hexacyanometalate Electrodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries."Journal of the American Chemical Society 139.50 (2017) 18358 - 18364. DOI

Zheng, Tianyue, Zhe Jia, Na Lin, Thorsten Langer, Simon Lux, Isaac Lund, Ann-Christin Gentschev, Juan Qiao, and Gao Liu."Molecular Spring Enabled High-Performance Anode for Lithium Ion Batteries."Polymers 9.12 (2017) 657. DOI

Zheng, Huiyuan, Qunting Qu, Guobin Zhu, Gao Liu, Vincent S. Battaglia, and Honghe Zheng."Quantitative Characterization of the Surface Evolution for LiNi_0.5Co_0.2Mn_0.3O₂/Graphite Cell during Long-Term Cycling."ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 9.14 (2017) 12445 - 12452. DOI

Ling, , Min, Wenjun Yan, ayako Kawase, Hui Zhao, Yanbao Fu, Vincent S. Battaglia, and Gao Liu."Electrostatic Polysulfides Confinement to Inhibit Redox Shuttle Process in the Lithium Sulfur Batteries."ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 9.37 (2017) 31741 - 31745. DOI

Wang, , Yan, Yonghong Deng, Qunting Qu, Xueying Zheng, Jingyu Zhang, Gao Liu, Vincent S. Battaglia, and Honghe Zheng."Ultrahigh-Capacity Organic Anode with High-Rate Capability and Long Cycle Life for Lithium-Ion Batteries."ACS Energy Letters 2.9 (2017) 2140 - 2148. DOI

Fang, Shan, Zhenkun Tong, Ping Nie, Gao Liu, and Xiaogang Zhang."Raspberry-like Nanostructured Silicon Composite Anode for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries."ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 9.22 (2017) 18766 - 18773. DOI

Self, Ethan C, Micahel Naguib, Rose E Ruther, Emily C McRen, Ryszard Wycisk, Gao Liu, Jagjit Nanda, and Peter N. Pintauro."High Areal Capacity Si/LiCoO₂ Batteries from Electrospun Composite Fiber Mats."ChemSusChem 10.8 (2017) 1823 - 1831. DOI

Xu, Jing, Min Ling, Lydia Terborg, Hui Zhao, Fen Qiu, Jeffrey J Urban, Robert Kostecki, Gao Liu, and Wei Tong."Facile Synthesis and Electrochemistry of Si-Sn-C Nanocomposites for High-Energy Li-Ion Batteries."Journal of The Electrochemical Society 164.7 (2017) A1378 - A1383. DOI

Wang, Yan, Qunting Qu, Gao Liu, Vincent S. Battaglia, and Honghe Zheng."Aluminum fumarate-based metal organic frameworks with tremella-like structure as ultrafast and stable anode for lithium-ion batteries."Nano Energy 39 (2017) 200 - 210. DOI

LiangZhang, , Min Ling, Jun Feng, Gao Liu, and Jinghua Guo."Effective electrostatic confinement of polysulfides in lithium/sulfur batteries by a functional binder."Nano Energy 40 (2017) 559 - 565. DOI

Higa, Kenneth, Hui Zhao, Dilworth Y. Parkinson, Harold Barnard, Min Ling, Gao Liu, and Venkat Srinivasan."Electrode Slurry Particle Density Mapping Using X-ray Radiography."Journal of The Electrochemical Society 164.2 (2017) A380 - A388. DOI

Ling, Min, Michael Liu, Tianyue Zheng, Ting Zhang, and Gao Liu."Investigating the Doping Mechanism of Pyrene Based Methacrylate Functional Conductive Binder in Silicon Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries."Journal of The Electrochemical Society 164.4 (2017) A545 - A548. DOI

Zhu, K.J., Gao Liu, Y.J Wang, J Liu, S. T. Li, L.Y. Yang, S.L. Liu, H. Wang, and T. Xie."Metal-Organic Frameworks derived novel hierarchical durian-like nickel sulfide (NiS₂) as an anode material for high-performance sodium-ion batteries."Materials Letters 197 (2017) 180 - 183. DOI

Ling, Min, Liang Zhang, Tianyue Zheng, Jun Feng, Jinghua Guo, Liqiang Mai, and Gao Liu."Nucleophilic substitution between polysulfides and binders unexpectedly stabilizing lithium sulfur battery."Nano Energy 38 (2017) 82 - 90. DOI

Heng, Shuai, Qiang Shi, Xueying Zheng, Yan Wang, Qunting Qu, Gao Liu, Vincent S. Battaglia, and Honghe Zheng."An organic-skinned secondary coating for carbon-coated LiFePO₄ cathode of high electrochemical performances."Electrochimica Acta 258 (2017) 1244 - 1253. DOI

Lin, Na, Zhe Jia, Zhihui Wang, Hui Zhao, Guo Ai, Xiangyun Song, Ying Bai, Vincent S. Battaglia, Chengdong Sun, Juan Qiao, Kai Wu, and Gao Liu."Understanding the crack formation of graphite particles in cycled commercial lithium-ion batteries by focused ion beam - scanning electron microscopy."Journal of Power Sources 365 (2017) 235 - 239. DOI

2016

Ai, Guo, Yiling Dai, Wenfeng Mao, Hui Zhao, Yanbao Fu, Xiangyun Song, Yunfei En, Vincent S. Battaglia, Venkat Srinivasan, and Gao Liu."Biomimetic Ant-Nest Electrode Structures for High Sulfur Ratio Lithium–Sulfur Batteries."Nano Letters 16.9 (2016) 5365 - 5372. DOI

Zhao, Hui, Qing Yang, Neslihan Yuca, Min Ling, Kenneth Higa, Vincent S. Battaglia, Dilworth Y. Parkinson, Venkat Srinivasan, and Gao Liu."A Convenient and Versatile Method To Control the Electrode Microstructure toward High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries."Nano Letters 16.7 (2016) 4686 - 4690. DOI

Mao, Jing, Kehua Dai, Minjie Xuan, Guosheng Shao, Ruimin Qiao, Wanli Yang, Vincent S. Battaglia, and Gao Liu."Effect of Chromium and Niobium Doping on the Morphology and Electrochemical Performance of High-Voltage Spinel LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O₄ Cathode Material."ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 8.14 (2016) 9116 - 9124. DOI

Liu, Tiefeng, Bo Wang, Xingxing Gu, Lei Wang, Min Ling, Gao Liu, Dianlong Wang, and Shanqing Zhang."All-climate sodium ion batteries based on the NASICON electrode materials."Nano Energy 30 (2016) 756 - 761. DOI