Areas of Focus
- Advanced low-dimensional nano-carbon materials: Controlled preparation and energy chemistry
- Structural and physical property precision control of alkenyl carbon fiber materials
- Design and development of novel carbon materials and exploration of applications
- High-quality alkenyl carbon fibers: Controlled preparation and study of mechanical properties
- Novel low-dimensional carbon materials: Controlled preparation and application exploration
- Novel carbon-based high energy density secondary batteries: Design and development
Work Experience
- 2019-2023: Stanford University, Department of Materials Science, Postdoctoral Researcher (Collaborative Supervisor: Prof. Yi Cui)
- 2023-present: Peking University, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor, Researcher, Doctoral Supervisor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2009-09 to 2013-07, Bachelor in Chemistry: Lanzhou University
- 2013-09 to 2018-07, PhD in Physical Chemistry: Peking University (Supervisor: Professor Jin Zhang)
Publications
- Lithiophilic Hydrogen-Substituted Graphdiyne Aerogels with Ionically Conductive Channels for High-Performance Lithium Metal Batteries, X. Gao, X. Zheng, Y. Ye, H. Lee, P. Zhang, A. Cui, X. Xiao, Y. Yang, Y. Cui, 2024
- Solvation-property relationship of lithiumsulphur battery electrolytes, S. C. Kim, X. Gao, S. Liao, H. Su, Y. Chen, W. Zhang, L. C. Greenburg, J. Pan, X. Zheng, Y. Ye, M. S. Kim, P. Sayavong, A. Brest, J. Qin, Z. Bao, Y. Cui, 2024
- Electrolytes with moderate lithium polysulfide solubility for high-performance long-calendar-life lithium-sulfur batteries, X. Gao, Z. Yu, J. Wang, X. Zheng, Y. Ye, H. Gong, X. Xiao, Y. Yang, Y. Chen, S. E. Bone, L. C. Greenburg, P. Zhang, H. Su, J. Affeld, Z. Bao, Y. Cui, 2023
- Hydrogen-substituted graphdiyne-assisted ultrafast sparking synthesis of metastable nanomaterials, X. Zheng, X. Gao, R. A. Vilá, Y. Jiang, J. Wang, R. Xu, R. Zhang, X. Xiao, P. Zhang, L. C. Greenburg, Y. Yang, H. L. Xin, X. Zheng, Y. Cui, 2023
- All-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries enhanced by redoxmediators, X. Gao, X. Zheng, Y. Tsao, P. Zhang, X. Xiao, Y. Ye, J. Li, Y. Yang, R. Xu, Z. Bao, Y. Cui, 2021
- Incorporating the nanoscale encapsulation concept from liquid electrolytes into solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries, X. Gao, X. Zheng, J. Wang, Z. Zhang, X. Xiao, J. Wan, Y. Ye, L. Chou, H. K. Lee, J. Wang, R. A. Vilá, Y. Yang, P. Zhang, L. Wang, Y. Cui, 2020
- Graphdiyne: synthesis, properties, and applications, X. Gao, H. Liu, D. Wang, J. Zhang, 2019
- Ultrathin graphdiyne film on graphene through solution-phase van der Waals epitaxy, X. Gao, Y. Zhu, Y. Ding, J. Zhou, S. Zhang, C. Yin, F. Ding, S. Zhang, X. Yi, J. Wang, L. Tong, Y. Han, Z. Liu, J. Zhang, 2018
- Direct synthesis of graphdiyne nanowalls on arbitrary substrates and its application for photoelectrochemical water splitting cell, X. Gao, J. Li, R. Du, J. Zhou, M. Huang, R. Liu, J. Li, Z. Xie, L. Wu, Z. Liu, J. Zhang, 2017
- Synthesis of hierarchical graphdiyne-based architecture for efficient solar steam generation, X. Gao, H. Ren, J. Zhou, R. Du, C. Yin, R. Liu, H. Peng, L. Tong, Z. Liu, J. Zhang, 2017
Awards
- 2022: National Talent Program (Youth Project)
- 2018: Outstanding PhD Thesis, Peking University
- 2017-2018: Peking University Presidential Scholarship for PhD Students
- 2015-2016: National Scholarship, Peking University
