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We work closely with academic, government and industry partners to conduct foundational and applied research that provides the groundwork for the development of transformative new energy technologies in the areas of energy storage and conversion, electrical grid, advanced materials for the energy infrastructure, science of manufacturing and water-energy nexus.

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2020

Shan, Xiaojian, Zhang Cao, Guobin Zhu, Yan Wang, Qunting Qu, Gao Liu, and Honghe Zheng."A trimethylol melamine functionalized polyvinyl alcohol network for high performance nano-silicon anodes."Journal of Materials Chemistry A 7.45 (2020) 26029 - 26038. DOI

2019

Guo, , Ruitian, Yan Wang, Shuai Heng, Guobin Zhu, Vincent S. Battaglia, and Honghe Zheng."Pyromellitic dianhydride: A new organic anode of high electrochemical performances for lithium ion batteries."Journal of Power Sources 436 (2019) 226848. DOI

Heng, Shuai, Yan Wang, Qunting Qu, Ruitian Guo, Xiaojian Shan, Vincent S. Battaglia, Gao Liu, and Honghe Zheng."Fluoro-Ether as a Bifunctional Interphase Electrolyte Additive with Graphite/LiNi_0.5Co _0.2Mn_0.3O₂ Full Cell."ACS Applied Energy Materials 2.9 (2019) 6404 - 6416. DOI

Zheng, Xueying, Qiang Shi, Yan Wang, Vincent S. Battaglia, Yunhui Huang, and Honghe Zheng."The role of carbon bond types on the formation of solid electrolyte interphase on graphite surfaces."Carbon 148 (2019) 105 - 114. DOI

2018

Wang, Yan, Xueying Zheng, Qunting Qu, Gao Liu, Vincent S. Battaglia, and Honghe Zheng."A novel maleic acid/graphite composite anode for lithium ion batteries with high energy and power density."Carbon 132 (2018) 420 - 429. DOI

2017

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

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

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

Shi, Qiang, Weijie Liu, Qunting Qu, Tian Gao, Yan Wang, Gao Liu, Vincent S. Battaglia, and Honghe Zheng."Robust solid/electrolyte interphase on graphite anode to suppress lithium inventory loss in lithium-ion batteries."Carbon 111 (2017) 291 - 298. DOI

2012

Zheng, Honghe, Li Zhang, Gao Liu, Xiangyun Song, and Vincent S. Battaglia."Correlationship between electrode mechanics and long-term cycling performance for graphite anode in lithium ion cells."Journal of Power Sources 217 (2012) 530-537. DOI

Zheng, Honghe, Li Tan, Gao Liu, Xiangyun Song, and Vincent S. Battaglia."Calendering effects on the physical and electrochemical properties of Li[Ni_1/3Mn_1/3Co_1/3]O₂ cathode."Journal of Power Sources 208 (2012) 52-57. DOI

Zheng, Honghe, Jing Li, Xiangyun Song, Gao Liu, and Vincent S. Battaglia."A comprehensive understanding of electrode thickness effects on the electrochemical performances of Li-ion battery cathodes."Electrochimica Acta 71 (2012) 258-265. DOI

Zheng, Honghe, Qingna Sun, Gao Liu, Xiangyun Song, and Vincent S. Battaglia."Correlation between dissolution behavior and electrochemical cycling performance for LiNi_1/3Co_1/3Mn_1/3O₂-based cells."Journal of Power Sources 207 (2012) 134-140. DOI

Zheng, Honghe, Qunting Qu, Li Zhang, Gao Liu, and Vincent S. Battaglia."Hard carbon: a promising lithium-ion battery anode for high temperature applications with ionic electrolyte."Rsc Advances 2.11 (2012) 4904-4912. DOI

Ridgway, Paul L., Honghe Zheng, Abner F. Bello, Xiangyun Song, Shidi Xun, Jin Chong, and Vincent S. Battaglia."Comparison of cycling performance of lithium ion cell anode graphites."Journal of The Electrochemical Society 159.5 (2012) A520-A524. DOI

Zheng, Honghe, Lili Chai, Xiangyun Song, and Vincent S. Battaglia."Electrochemical cycling behavior of LiFePO₄ cathode charged with different upper voltage limits."Electrochimica Acta 62 (2012) 256-262. DOI

Ridgway, Paul L., Honghe Zheng, Abner F. Bello, Xiangyun Song, Shidi Xun, Jin Chong, and Vincent S. Battaglia."Comparison of Cycling Performance of Lithium Ion Cell Anode Graphites."Journal of The Electrochemical Society 159.5 (2012) A520. DOI

Zheng, Honghe, Ruizhi Yang, Gao Liu, Xiangyun Song, and Vincent S. Battaglia."Cooperation between active material, polymeric binder and conductive carbon additive in lithium ion battery cathode."The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 116.7 (2012) 4875-4882. DOI

Ji, Liwen, Honghe Zheng, Ariel Ismach, Zhongkui Tan, Shidi Xun, Eric Lin, Vincent S. Battaglia, Venkat Srinivasan, and Yuegang Zhang."Graphene/Si multilayer structure anodes for advanced half and full lithium-ion cells."Nano Energy 1.1 (2012) 164-171. DOI

Liu, Gao, Honghe Zheng, Xiangyun Song, and Vincent S. Battaglia."Particles and polymer binder interaction: a controlling factor in lithium-ion electrode performance."Journal of The Electrochemical Society 159.3 (2012) A214-A221. DOI

2011

Liu, Gao, Shidi Xun, Nenad Vukmirovic, Xiangyun Song, Paul Olalde-Velasco, Honghe Zheng, Vincent S. Battaglia, Linwang Wang, and Wanli Yang."Polymers with tailored electronic structure for high capacity lithium battery electrodes."Advanced Materials 23.40 (2011) 4679-4683. DOI

Chong, Jin, Shidi Xun, Honghe Zheng, Xiangyun Song, Gao Liu, Paul L. Ridgway, Ji Q. Wang, and Vincent S. Battaglia."A comparative study of polyacrylic acid and poly (vinylidene difluoride) binders for spherical natural graphite/LiFePO₄ electrodes and cells."Journal of Power Sources 196.18 (2011) 7707-7714. DOI

Cabana, Jordi, Honghe Zheng, Alpesh K. Shukla, Chunjoong Kim, Vincent S. Battaglia, and Muharrem Kunduraci."Comparison of the Performance of LiNi_1/2Mn_3/2O₄ with Different Microstructures."Journal of the Electrochemical Society 158.9 (2011) A997-A1004. DOI

Zhang, Xiaofeng, Honghe Zheng, Vincent S. Battaglia, and Richard L. Axelbaum."Electrochemical performance of spinel LiMn₂O₄ cathode materials made by flame-assisted spray technology."Journal of Power Sources 196.7 (2011) 3640-3645. DOI

Zhang, Xiaofeng, Honghe Zheng, Vincent S. Battaglia, and Richard L. Axelbaum."Flame synthesis of 5V spinel-LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O₄ cathode-materials for lithium-ion rechargeable-batteries."Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 33.2 (2011) 1867-1874. DOI