Wu, Chao

Research Areas

091205 - FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Research Overview

Dr. Chao Wu is a part-time research fellow at Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials (ISEM) and Australian institute for Innovative materials (AIIM) in University of Wollongong, Australia. His current research focuses on design and synthesis of new high-performance electrode for lithium/sodium/zinc storage.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2021	2D Sn/C freestanding frameworks as a robust nucleation layer for highly stable sodium metal anodes with a high utilization Published In Nano Energy
2021	An in-depth insight of a highly reversible and dendrite-free Zn metal anode in an hybrid electrolyte Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2021	An in-situ formed stable interface layer for high-performance sodium metal anode in a non-flammable electrolyte Published In Energy Storage Materials
2021	Bi Nanoparticles Embedded in 2D Carbon Nanosheets as an Interfacial Layer for Advanced Sodium Metal Anodes Published In Small
2021	Dendrites-Free Zn Metal Anodes Enabled by an Artificial Protective Layer Filled with 2D Anionic Nanosheets Published In Small Methods
2021	Highly reversible and dendrite-free Zn electrodeposition enabled by a thin metallic interfacial layer in aqueous batteries Published In Chemical Engineering Journal
2021	Stable Sodium Metal Anode Enabled by an Interface Protection Layer Rich in Organic Sulfide Salt Published In Nano Letters
2021	Stable sodium metal anodes with a high utilization enabled by an interfacial layer composed of yolk-shell nanoparticles Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2020	An In-Depth Study of Zn Metal Surface Chemistry for Advanced Aqueous Zn-Ion Batteries Published In Advanced Materials
2020	Core-Shell C@Sb Nanoparticles as a Nucleation Layer for High-Performance Sodium Metal Anodes Published In Nano Letters
2020	Dendrite-Free Sodium Metal Anodes Enabled by a Sodium Benzenedithiolate-Rich Protection Layer Published In Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
2020	Dendrite¿Free Sodium Metal Anodes Enabled by a Sodium Benzenedithiolate¿Rich Protection Layer Published In Angewandte Chemie
2019	Graphene-Encapsulated CuP2: A Promising Anode Material with High Reversible Capacity and Superior Rate-Performance for Sodium-Ion Batteries Published In Nano Letters: a journal dedicated to nanoscience and nanotechnology
2019	Stable lithium metal anodes enabled by inorganic/organic double-layered alloy and polymer coating Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2019	Strong bioinspired HPA-rGO nanocomposite films via interfacial interactions for flexible supercapacitors Published In Nano Energy
2018	The State and Challenges of Anode Materials Based on Conversion Reactions for Sodium Storage Published In Small
2018	Top-down synthesis of interconnected two-dimensional carbon/antimony hybrids as advanced anodes for sodium storage Published In Energy Storage Materials
2017	A High Power-High Energy Na3V2(PO4)(2)F-3 Sodium Cathode: Investigation of Transport Parameters, Rational Design and Realization Published In CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
2017	Challenges and Perspectives for NASICON-Type Electrode Materials for Advanced Sodium-Ion Batteries Published In ADVANCED MATERIALS
2017	Energy Storage: Highly Reversible and Durable Na Storage in Niobium Pentoxide through Optimizing Structure, Composition, and Nanoarchitecture (Adv. Mater. 9/2017) Published In Advanced Materials
2017	High Performance Graphene/Ni₂ P Hybrid Anodes for Lithium and Sodium Storage through 3D Yolk-Shell-Like Nanostructural Design. Published In Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
2017	New Nanoconfined Galvanic Replacement Synthesis of Hollow Sb@C Yolk-Shell Spheres Constituting a Stable Anode for High-Rate Li/Na-Ion Batteries. Published In Nano letters
2016	Generalizable Synthesis of Metal-Sulfides/Carbon Hybrids with Multiscale, Hierarchically Ordered Structures as Advanced Electrodes for Lithium Storage Published In ADVANCED MATERIALS
2016	High Performance Graphene/Ni₂ P Hybrid Anodes for Lithium and Sodium Storage through 3D Yolk-Shell-Like Nanostructural Design. Published In Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
2016	Highly Reversible and Durable Na Storage in Niobium Pentoxide through Optimizing Structure, Composition, and Nanoarchitecture. Published In Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
2016	Lithium Storage: Generalizable Synthesis of Metal¿Sulfides/Carbon Hybrids with Multiscale, Hierarchically Ordered Structures as Advanced Electrodes for Lithium Storage (Adv. Mater. 1/2016) Published In Advanced Materials
2016	MOF-Derived Hollow Co9 S8 Nanoparticles Embedded in Graphitic Carbon Nanocages with Superior Li-Ion Storage. Published In Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
2016	Peapod-Like Carbon-Encapsulated Cobalt Chalcogenide Nanowires as Cycle-Stable and High-Rate Materials for Sodium-Ion Anodes Published In ADVANCED MATERIALS
2016	Self-Supported Nanotube Arrays of Sulfur-Doped TiO2 Enabling Ultrastable and Robust Sodium Storage. Published In Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
2016	Superior Sodium Storage in Na2Ti3O7 Nanotube Arrays through Surface Engineering Published In Advanced Energy Materials
2015	3D V6O13 Nanotextiles Assembled from Interconnected Nanogrooves as Cathode Materials for High-Energy Lithium Ion Batteries Published In NANO LETTERS
2015	An advanced sodium-ion battery composed of carbon coated Na3V2(PO4)3 in a porous graphene network Published In Advanced Materials
2015	Anodes: Graphene¿Protected 3D Sb¿based Anodes Fabricated via Electrostatic Assembly and Confinement Replacement for Enhanced Lithium and Sodium Storage (Small 45/2015) Published In Small
2015	Cyclability: Sn¿Based Nanoparticles Encapsulated in a Porous 3D Graphene Network: Advanced Anodes for High¿Rate and Long Life Li¿Ion Batteries (Adv. Funct. Mater. 23/2015) Published In Advanced Functional Materials
2015	Free-standing graphene-based porous carbon films with three-dimensional hierarchical architecture for advanced flexible Li¿sulfur batteries Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2015	Graphene-Protected 3D Sb-based Anodes Fabricated via Electrostatic Assembly and Confinement Replacement for Enhanced Lithium and Sodium Storage. Published In Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
2015	Sn¿Based Nanoparticles Encapsulated in a Porous 3D Graphene Network: Advanced Anodes for High¿Rate and Long Life Li¿Ion Batteries Published In Advanced Functional Materials
2015	Synthesizing Porous NaTi2(PO4)3 Nanoparticles Embedded in 3D Graphene Networks for High-Rate and Long Cycle-Life Sodium Electrodes. Published In ACS nano
2015	Uniform yolk¿shell Sn 4 P 3 @C nanospheres as high-capacity and cycle-stable anode materials for sodium-ion batteries Published In Energy & Environmental Science

Investigator On

Year	Title
2017 - 2020	Design and development of novel electrode materials for sodium storage Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Electrode materials for sodium-ion storage	Zhu, Ming
Doctor of Philosophy	Novel functional materials for energy applications	Liu, Haoxuan
Doctor of Philosophy	High Performance Aqueous Zn-ion Batteries	Yuan, Libei

Keywords

lithium/sodium-ion battery，alkali metal batteries, interfacial control, aqueous batteries.

Full Name

Chao WU

Mailing Address

AIIM/Innovation Campus

Wollongong

NSW

2500

Australia

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2825-6337 (confirmed)

Research Areas

091205 - FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Research Overview

Dr. Chao Wu is a part-time research fellow at Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials (ISEM) and Australian institute for Innovative materials (AIIM) in University of Wollongong, Australia. His current research focuses on design and synthesis of new high-performance electrode for lithium/sodium/zinc storage.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2021	2D Sn/C freestanding frameworks as a robust nucleation layer for highly stable sodium metal anodes with a high utilization Published In Nano Energy
2021	An in-depth insight of a highly reversible and dendrite-free Zn metal anode in an hybrid electrolyte Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2021	An in-situ formed stable interface layer for high-performance sodium metal anode in a non-flammable electrolyte Published In Energy Storage Materials
2021	Bi Nanoparticles Embedded in 2D Carbon Nanosheets as an Interfacial Layer for Advanced Sodium Metal Anodes Published In Small
2021	Dendrites-Free Zn Metal Anodes Enabled by an Artificial Protective Layer Filled with 2D Anionic Nanosheets Published In Small Methods
2021	Highly reversible and dendrite-free Zn electrodeposition enabled by a thin metallic interfacial layer in aqueous batteries Published In Chemical Engineering Journal
2021	Stable Sodium Metal Anode Enabled by an Interface Protection Layer Rich in Organic Sulfide Salt Published In Nano Letters
2021	Stable sodium metal anodes with a high utilization enabled by an interfacial layer composed of yolk-shell nanoparticles Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2020	An In-Depth Study of Zn Metal Surface Chemistry for Advanced Aqueous Zn-Ion Batteries Published In Advanced Materials
2020	Core-Shell C@Sb Nanoparticles as a Nucleation Layer for High-Performance Sodium Metal Anodes Published In Nano Letters
2020	Dendrite-Free Sodium Metal Anodes Enabled by a Sodium Benzenedithiolate-Rich Protection Layer Published In Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
2020	Dendrite¿Free Sodium Metal Anodes Enabled by a Sodium Benzenedithiolate¿Rich Protection Layer Published In Angewandte Chemie
2019	Graphene-Encapsulated CuP2: A Promising Anode Material with High Reversible Capacity and Superior Rate-Performance for Sodium-Ion Batteries Published In Nano Letters: a journal dedicated to nanoscience and nanotechnology
2019	Stable lithium metal anodes enabled by inorganic/organic double-layered alloy and polymer coating Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2019	Strong bioinspired HPA-rGO nanocomposite films via interfacial interactions for flexible supercapacitors Published In Nano Energy
2018	The State and Challenges of Anode Materials Based on Conversion Reactions for Sodium Storage Published In Small
2018	Top-down synthesis of interconnected two-dimensional carbon/antimony hybrids as advanced anodes for sodium storage Published In Energy Storage Materials
2017	A High Power-High Energy Na3V2(PO4)(2)F-3 Sodium Cathode: Investigation of Transport Parameters, Rational Design and Realization Published In CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
2017	Challenges and Perspectives for NASICON-Type Electrode Materials for Advanced Sodium-Ion Batteries Published In ADVANCED MATERIALS
2017	Energy Storage: Highly Reversible and Durable Na Storage in Niobium Pentoxide through Optimizing Structure, Composition, and Nanoarchitecture (Adv. Mater. 9/2017) Published In Advanced Materials
2017	High Performance Graphene/Ni₂ P Hybrid Anodes for Lithium and Sodium Storage through 3D Yolk-Shell-Like Nanostructural Design. Published In Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
2017	New Nanoconfined Galvanic Replacement Synthesis of Hollow Sb@C Yolk-Shell Spheres Constituting a Stable Anode for High-Rate Li/Na-Ion Batteries. Published In Nano letters
2016	Generalizable Synthesis of Metal-Sulfides/Carbon Hybrids with Multiscale, Hierarchically Ordered Structures as Advanced Electrodes for Lithium Storage Published In ADVANCED MATERIALS
2016	High Performance Graphene/Ni₂ P Hybrid Anodes for Lithium and Sodium Storage through 3D Yolk-Shell-Like Nanostructural Design. Published In Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
2016	Highly Reversible and Durable Na Storage in Niobium Pentoxide through Optimizing Structure, Composition, and Nanoarchitecture. Published In Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
2016	Lithium Storage: Generalizable Synthesis of Metal¿Sulfides/Carbon Hybrids with Multiscale, Hierarchically Ordered Structures as Advanced Electrodes for Lithium Storage (Adv. Mater. 1/2016) Published In Advanced Materials
2016	MOF-Derived Hollow Co9 S8 Nanoparticles Embedded in Graphitic Carbon Nanocages with Superior Li-Ion Storage. Published In Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
2016	Peapod-Like Carbon-Encapsulated Cobalt Chalcogenide Nanowires as Cycle-Stable and High-Rate Materials for Sodium-Ion Anodes Published In ADVANCED MATERIALS
2016	Self-Supported Nanotube Arrays of Sulfur-Doped TiO2 Enabling Ultrastable and Robust Sodium Storage. Published In Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
2016	Superior Sodium Storage in Na2Ti3O7 Nanotube Arrays through Surface Engineering Published In Advanced Energy Materials
2015	3D V6O13 Nanotextiles Assembled from Interconnected Nanogrooves as Cathode Materials for High-Energy Lithium Ion Batteries Published In NANO LETTERS
2015	An advanced sodium-ion battery composed of carbon coated Na3V2(PO4)3 in a porous graphene network Published In Advanced Materials
2015	Anodes: Graphene¿Protected 3D Sb¿based Anodes Fabricated via Electrostatic Assembly and Confinement Replacement for Enhanced Lithium and Sodium Storage (Small 45/2015) Published In Small
2015	Cyclability: Sn¿Based Nanoparticles Encapsulated in a Porous 3D Graphene Network: Advanced Anodes for High¿Rate and Long Life Li¿Ion Batteries (Adv. Funct. Mater. 23/2015) Published In Advanced Functional Materials
2015	Free-standing graphene-based porous carbon films with three-dimensional hierarchical architecture for advanced flexible Li¿sulfur batteries Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2015	Graphene-Protected 3D Sb-based Anodes Fabricated via Electrostatic Assembly and Confinement Replacement for Enhanced Lithium and Sodium Storage. Published In Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
2015	Sn¿Based Nanoparticles Encapsulated in a Porous 3D Graphene Network: Advanced Anodes for High¿Rate and Long Life Li¿Ion Batteries Published In Advanced Functional Materials
2015	Synthesizing Porous NaTi2(PO4)3 Nanoparticles Embedded in 3D Graphene Networks for High-Rate and Long Cycle-Life Sodium Electrodes. Published In ACS nano
2015	Uniform yolk¿shell Sn 4 P 3 @C nanospheres as high-capacity and cycle-stable anode materials for sodium-ion batteries Published In Energy & Environmental Science

Investigator On

Year	Title
2017 - 2020	Design and development of novel electrode materials for sodium storage Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Electrode materials for sodium-ion storage	Zhu, Ming
Doctor of Philosophy	Novel functional materials for energy applications	Liu, Haoxuan
Doctor of Philosophy	High Performance Aqueous Zn-ion Batteries	Yuan, Libei

Keywords

lithium/sodium-ion battery，alkali metal batteries, interfacial control, aqueous batteries.

Full Name

Chao WU

Mailing Address

AIIM/Innovation Campus

Wollongong

NSW

2500

Australia

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2825-6337 (confirmed)

Wu, Chao Dr.

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Selected Publications

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Graduate Advising Relationship

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Selected Publications

Journal Article

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Supervision

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Background

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Contact

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