Liu, Hua K. Dist Professor

Member Of

• University of Wollongong

Selected Publications

• Journal Article

  Year	Title
  2020	A Cation and Anion Dual Doping Strategy for the Elevation of Titanium Redox Potential for High-Power Sodium-Ion Batteries Published In Angewandte Chemie - International Edition Altmetric
  2020	A High-Kinetics Sulfur Cathode with a Highly Efficient Mechanism for Superior Room-Temperature Na–S Batteries Published In Advanced Materials Altmetric
  2020	A conductive polymer derived N-doped carbon nanofiber supported Li2S coating layer for Li–S batteries with high mass loading Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds Volume 828 Altmetric
  2020	Anodic Oxidation Strategy toward Structure-Optimized V2O3 Cathode via Electrolyte Regulation for Zn-Ion Storage Published In ACS Nano Volume 14 Pages 7328 - 7337 ISSN 1936-0851 Altmetric
  2020	Core-Shell C@Sb Nanoparticles as a Nucleation Layer for High-Performance Sodium Metal Anodes Published In Nano Letters: a journal dedicated to nanoscience and nanotechnology Volume 20 Pages 4464 - 4471 ISSN 1530-6984 Altmetric
  2020	Dendrite-Free Sodium Metal Anodes Enabled by a Sodium Benzenedithiolate-Rich Protection Layer Published In Angewandte Chemie - International Edition Altmetric
  2020	Effect of ether-based electrolyte composition on the lithium storage performance of copper sulfide Published In Electrochimica Acta Volume 335 Altmetric
  2020	Electrocatalyzing S Cathodes via Multisulfiphilic Sites for Superior Room-Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Batteries Published In ACS Nano Volume 14 Pages 7259 - 7268 ISSN 1936-0851 Altmetric
  2020	Enhanced Potassium Ion Battery by Inducing Interlayer Anionic Ligands in MoS1.5Se0.5 Nanosheets with Exploration of the Mechanism Published In Advanced Energy Materials Altmetric
  2020	Heterostructured Mo2C–MoO2 as highly efficient catalyst for rechargeable Li–O2 battery Published In Journal of Power Sources Altmetric
  2020	Interfacial and Electronic Modulation via Localized Sulfurization for Boosting Lithium Storage Kinetics Published In Advanced Materials Altmetric
  2020	Layered mesoporous CoO/reduced graphene oxide with strong interfacial coupling as a high-performance anode for lithium-ion batteries Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds Volume 843 Altmetric
  2020	Principals and strategies for constructing a highly reversible zinc metal anode in aqueous batteries Published In Nano Energy Volume 74 Altmetric
  2020	Reversible structural evolution of sodium-rich rhombohedral Prussian blue for sodium-ion batteries Published In Nature Communications Volume 11 ISSN 2041-1723 Altmetric
  2020	Self-assembling RuO2 nanogranulates with few carbon layers as an interconnected nanoporous structure for lithium–oxygen batteries Published In Chemical Communications Volume 56 Pages 7253 - 7256 ISSN 1359-7345 Altmetric
  2020	Stress Distortion Restraint to Boost the Sodium Ion Storage Performance of a Novel Binary Hexacyanoferrate Published In Advanced Energy Materials Volume 10 Pages 1903006-1 - 1903006-11 Altmetric
  2020	Structural modulation of manganese oxides for zinc-ion batteries Published In Jiegou Huaxue Volume 39 Pages 31 - 35 Altmetric
  2020	Super‐Kinetically Pseudocapacitive MnCo2S4 Nanourchins toward High‐Rate and Highly Stable Sodium‐Ion Storage Published In Advanced Functional Materials Altmetric
  2020	Synthesis of Cu2CO3(OH)2/SnO2@GO composite as novel anode material for lithium ion battery application Published In Chemical Physics Volume 538 Altmetric
  2020	Three-Dimensional Electronic Network Assisted by TiN Conductive Pillars and Chemical Adsorption to Boost the Electrochemical Performance of Red Phosphorus Published In ACS Nano Altmetric
  2020	Understanding rhombohedral iron hexacyanoferrate with three different sodium positions for high power and long stability sodium-ion battery Published In Energy Storage Materials Volume 30 Pages 42 - 51 Altmetric
  2020	Uniform Polypyrrole Layer-Coated Sulfur/Graphene Aerogel via the Vapor-Phase Deposition Technique as the Cathode Material for Li-S Batteries Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Altmetric
  2019	2D Titania–Carbon Superlattices Vertically Encapsulated in 3D Hollow Carbon Nanospheres Embedded with 0D TiO2 Quantum Dots for Exceptional Sodium-Ion Storage Published In Angewandte Chemie International Edition Volume 58 Pages 14125 - 14128 ISSN 1433-7851 Altmetric
  2019	A new reflowing strategy based on lithiophilic substrates towards smooth and stable lithium metal anodes Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 7 Pages 18126 - 18134 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2019	A novel fabrication strategy for doped hierarchical porous biomass-derived carbon with high microporosity for ultrahigh-capacitance supercapacitors Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 7 Pages 19939 - 19949 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2019	Atomically dispersed metal dimer species with selective catalytic activity for nitrogen electrochemical reduction Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 7 Pages 22242 - 22247 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2019	Binder-Free 3D Integrated Ni@Ni3Pt Air Electrode for Zn–Air Batteries Published In Global Challenges Volume 3 Pages 1900027-1 - 1900027-7 Altmetric
  2019	Bio‑Derived Hierarchical Multicore–Shell Fe2N‑Nanoparticle‑Impregnated N‑Doped Carbon Nanofiber Bundles: A Host Material for Lithium‑/Potassium‑Ion Storage Published In Nano-Micro Letters Volume 11 Pages 56-1 - 56-15 Altmetric
  2019	Catalytic Activity Boosting of Nickel Sulfide toward Oxygen Evolution Reaction via Confined Overdoping Engineering Published In ACS Applied Energy Materials Volume 2 Pages 5363 - 5372 Altmetric
  2019	Chemical Properties, Structural Properties, and Energy Storage Applications of Prussian Blue Analogues Published In Small Volume 15 Pages 1900470-1 - 1900470-21 ISSN 1613-6829 Altmetric
  2019	Chemical bonding boosts nano-rose-like MoS2 anchored on reduced graphene oxide for superior potassium-ion storage Published In Nano Energy Volume 63 Pages 103868-1 - 103868-9 ISSN 2211-2855 Altmetric
  2019	Constructing the best symmetric full K-ion battery with the NASICON-type K3V2(PO4)3 Published In Nano Energy Volume 60 Pages 432 - 439 ISSN 2211-2855 Altmetric
  2019	Construction of Structure-Tunable Si@Void@C Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries through Controlling the Growth Kinetics of Resin Published In ACS Nano Volume 13 Pages 12219 - 12229 ISSN 1936-0851 Altmetric
  2019	Design strategies for developing non-precious metal based bi-functional catalysts for alkaline electrolyte based zinc-air batteries Published In Materials Horizons Volume 6 Pages 1812 - 1827 Altmetric
  2019	Energy storage in Oceania Published In Energy Storage Materials Volume 20 Pages 176 - 187 Altmetric
  2019	Engineering the Distribution of Carbon in Silicon Oxide Nanospheres at the Atomic Level for Highly Stable Anodes Published In Angewandte Chemie International Edition Volume 58 Pages 6669 - 6673 ISSN 1433-7851 Altmetric
  2019	Everlasting Living and Breathing Gyroid 3D Network in Si@SiOx/C Nanoarchitecture for Lithium Ion Battery Published In ACS Nano Volume 13 Pages 9607 - 9619 ISSN 1936-0851 Altmetric
  2019	Exploration of the sodium ion ordered transfermechanism in a MoSe2@Graphene composite forsuperior rate and lifespan performance Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 7 Pages 13736 - 13742 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2019	Fabrication of Superior Single-Atom Catalysts toward Diverse Electrochemical Reactions Published In Small Methods Volume 3 Pages 1800497-1 - 1800497-25 Altmetric
  2019	General π-electron-assisted strategy for single-atom (Ir, Pt, Ru, Pd, Fe, and Ni) electrocatalysts with bi-functional active sites toward highly efficient water splitting Published In Angewandte Chemie International Edition Volume 58 Pages 11868 - 11873 ISSN 1433-7851 Altmetric
  2019	Graphene-scroll-sheathed α-MnS coaxial nanocables embedded in N, S Co-doped graphene foam as 3D hierarchically ordered electrodes for enhanced lithium storage Published In Energy Storage Materials Volume 16 Pages 46 - 55 Altmetric
  2019	In situ incorporation of nanostructured antimony in an N-doped carbon matrix for advanced sodium-ion batteries Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 7 Pages 12842 - 12850 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2019	Interpreting Abnormal Charge−Discharge Plateau Migration in CuxS during Long-Term Cycling Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Volume 11 Pages 3961 - 3970 ISSN 1944-8244 Altmetric
  2019	Li2S-Based Li-Ion Sulfur Batteries: Progress and Prospects Published In Small Volume Online First Pages 1903934-1 - 1903934-24 ISSN 1613-6829 Altmetric
  2019	Metallic state two-dimensional holey-structured Co3FeN nanosheets as stable and bifunctional electrocatalysts for zinc–air batteries Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 7 Pages 26549 - 26556 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2019	Metallic‐State SnS2 Nanosheets with Expanded Lattice Spacing for High‐Performance Sodium‐Ion Batteries Published In ChemSusChem: chemistry and sustainability, energy and materials Volume 12 Pages 4046 - 4053 ISSN 1864-5631 Altmetric
  2019	Morphology tuning of inorganic nanomaterials grown by precipitation through control of electrolytic dissociation and supersaturation Published In Nature Chemistry Volume 11 Pages 695 - 701 ISSN 1755-4330 Altmetric
  2019	Nickel sulfide nanocrystals on nitrogen-doped porous carbon nanotubes with high-efficiency electrocatalysis for room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries Published In Nature Communications Volume 10 Pages 4793-1 - 4793-8 ISSN 2041-1723 Altmetric
  2019	Phosphorus‐Modulation‐Triggered Surface Disorder in Titanium Dioxide Nanocrystals Enables Exceptional Sodium‐Storage Performance Published In Angewandte Chemie International Edition Volume 58 Pages 4022 - 4026 ISSN 1433-7851 Altmetric
  2019	Realizing Reversible Conversion-Alloying of Sb(V) in Polyantimonic Acid for Fast and Durable Lithium- and Potassium-Ion Storage Published In Advanced Energy Materials Volume Online First Pages 1903119-1 - 1903119-15 ISSN 1614-6832 Altmetric
  2019	Remedies for Polysulfide Dissolution in Room-Temperature Sodium–Sulfur Batteries Published In Advanced Materials Volume Online First Pages 1903952-1 - 1903952-14 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
  2019	Strategies Toward Stable Nonaqueous Alkali Metal–O2 Batteries Published In Advanced Energy Materials Volume 9 Pages 1900464-1 - 1900464-22 ISSN 1614-6832 Altmetric
  2019	Surface Stabilization of O3-type Layered Oxide Cathode to Protect the Anode of Sodium Ion Batteries for Superior Lifespan Published In iscience Volume 19 Pages 244 - 254 Altmetric
  2019	Synthesis of CoSe2-SnSe2 nanocube-coated nitrogen-doped carbon (NC) as anode for lithium and sodium ion batteries Published In Applied Surface Science Volume 488 Pages 512 - 521 ISSN 0169-4332 Altmetric
  2019	Synthesis of methotrexate-loaded tantalum pentoxide–poly(acrylic acid) nanoparticles for controlled drug release applications Published In Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Volume 538 Pages 286 - 296 ISSN 0021-9797 Altmetric
  2019	Targeted Synergy between Adjacent Co Atoms on Graphene Oxide as an Efficient New Electrocatalyst for Li-CO2 Batteries Published In Advanced Functional Materials Volume 29 Pages 1904206-1 - 1904206-7 ISSN 1616-301X Altmetric
  2019	The Quasi-Pt-Allotrope Catalyst: Hollow PtCo@single-Atom Pt 1 on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon toward Superior Oxygen Reduction Published In Advanced Functional Materials Volume 29 Pages 1807340-1 - 1807340-10 ISSN 1616-301X Altmetric
  2019	Three-Dimensional Porous Cobalt Phosphide Nanocubes Encapsulated in a Graphene Aerogel as an Advanced Anode with High Coulombic Efficiency for High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Volume 11 Pages 5373 - 5379 ISSN 1944-8244 Altmetric
  2019	Understanding the Reaction Chemistry during Charging in Aprotic Lithium–Oxygen Batteries: Existing Problems and Solutions Published In Advanced Materials Volume 31 Pages 1804587-1 - 1804587-43 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
  2018	3D Selenium Sulfide@Carbon Nanotube Array as Long-Life and High-Rate Cathode Material for Lithium Storage Published In Advanced Functional Materials Volume 28 Pages 1805018 -1 - 1805018 -10 ISSN 1616-301X Altmetric
  2018	A Comprehensive Review on Controlling Surface Composition of Pt-Based Bimetallic Electrocatalysts Published In Advanced Energy Materials Volume 8 Pages 1703597-1 - 1703597-17 ISSN 1614-6832 Altmetric
  2018	A flexible 3D nitrogen-doped carbon foam@CNTs hybrid hosting TiO2 nanoparticles as free-standing electrode for ultra-long cycling lithium-ion batteries Published In Journal of Power Sources Volume 379 Pages 10 - 19 ISSN 0378-7753 Altmetric
  2018	A high rate capability and long lifespan symmetric sodium-ion battery system based on a bipolar material Na2LiV2(PO4)3/C Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 6 Pages 9962 - 9970 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2018	A novel high voltage battery cathodes of Fe2+/Fe3+sodium fluoro sulfate lined with carbon nanotubes for stable sodium batteries Published In Journal of Power Sources Volume 398 Pages 175 - 182 ISSN 0378-7753 Altmetric
  2018	Active-Site-Enriched Iron-Doped Nickel/Cobalt Hydroxide Nanosheets for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction Published In ACS Catalysis Volume 8 Pages 5382 - 5390 ISSN 2155-5435 Altmetric
  2018	An Integrated Free-Standing Flexible Electrode with Holey-Structured 2D Bimetallic Phosphide Nanosheets for Sodium-Ion Batteries Published In Advanced Functional Materials Volume 28 Pages 1801016-1 - 1801016-9 ISSN 1616-301X Altmetric
  2018	Atomic cobalt as an efficient electrocatalyst in sulfur cathodes for superior room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries Published In Nature Communications Volume 9 Pages 4082-1 - 4082-11 ISSN 2041-1723 Altmetric
  2018	Biocompatible Bi(OH)3 nanoparticles with reduced photocatalytic activity as possible ultraviolet filter in sunscreens Published In Materials Research Bulletin Volume 108 Pages 130 - 141 ISSN 0025-5408 Altmetric
  2018	Boosting potassium-ion batteries by few-layered composite anodes prepared via solution-triggered one-step shear exfoliation Published In Nature Communications Volume 9 Pages 3645-1 - 3645-10 ISSN 2041-1723 Altmetric
  2018	Borohydride-Scaffolded Li/Na/Mg Fast Ionic Conductors for Promising Solid-State Electrolytes Published In Advanced Materials Volume 31 Pages 1803533-1 - 1803533-31 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
  2018	Engineering High-Performance MoO2-Based Nanomaterials with Supercapacity and Superhydrophobicity by Tuning the Raw Materials Source Published In Small Volume 14 Pages 1800480-1 - 1800480-9 ISSN 1613-6829 Altmetric
  2018	Free-standing sulfur-polypyrrole cathode in conjunction with polypyrrole-coated separator for flexible Li-S batteries Published In Energy Storage Materials Volume 13 Pages 312 - 322 Altmetric
  2018	High Energy Density Sodium-Ion Battery with Industrially Feasible and Air-Stable O3-Type Layered Oxide Cathode Published In Advanced Energy Materials Volume 8 Pages 1701610-1 - 1701610-9 ISSN 1614-6832 Altmetric
  2018	High performance MnO@C microcages with a hierarchical structure and tunable carbon shell for efficient and durable lithium storage Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 6 Pages 9723 - 9736 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2018	High toxicity of Bi(OH)3 and α-Bi2O3 nanoparticles towards malignant 9L and MCF-7 cells Published In Materials Science and Engineering C: Materials for Biological Applications Volume 93 Pages 958 - 967 ISSN 0928-4931 Altmetric
  2018	Hybrids of Fe3O4/CoSe2 as efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction Published In Journal of Materials Science Volume 53 Pages 1123 - 1134 ISSN 0022-2461 Altmetric
  2018	Interwoven V2O5 nanowire/graphene nanoscroll hybrid assembled as efficient polysulfide-trapping-conversion interlayer for long-life lithium-sulfur batteries Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 6 Pages 19358 - 19370 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2018	Mesoporous structured aluminaosilicate with excellent adsorption performances for water purification Published In Sustainable Materials and Technologies Volume 18 Pages e00080-1 - e00080-6 Altmetric
  2018	Metal-oxygen bonds: stabilizing the intermediate species towards practical Li-air batteries Published In Electrochimica Acta Volume 259 Pages 313 - 320 ISSN 0013-4686 Altmetric
  2018	Nanoarchitectured Nitrogen-Doped Graphene/Carbon Nanotube as High Performance Electrodes for Solid State Supercapacitors, Capacitive Deionization, Li-Ion Battery, and Metal-Free Bifunctional Electrocatalysis Published In ACS Applied Energy Materials Volume 1 Pages 5211 - 5223 Altmetric
  2018	Remarkable Enhancement in Sodium-Ion Kinetics of NaFe2(CN)(6) by Chemical Bonding with Graphene Published In Small Methods Volume 2 Pages 1700346-1 - 1700346-8 Altmetric
  2018	Review of Electrolytes in Nonaqueous Lithium-Oxygen Batteries Published In Advanced Sustainable Systems Volume 2 Pages 1700183-1 - 1700183-22 Altmetric
  2018	Self-Assembling Hollow Carbon Nanobeads into Double-Shell Microspheres as a Hierarchical Sulfur Host for Sustainable Room-Temperature Sodium Sulfur Batteries Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Volume 10 Pages 20422 - 20428 ISSN 1944-8244 Altmetric
  2018	Sodium-Ion Batteries: From Academic Research to Practical Commercialization Published In Advanced Energy Materials Volume 8 ISSN 1614-6832 Altmetric
  2018	Structural design of anode materials for sodium-ion batteries Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 6 Pages 6183 - 6205 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2018	Synthesis and electrochemical properties of NH4FePO4·H2O as a novel anode material Published In Materials Letters Volume 225 Pages 69 - 72 ISSN 0167-577X Altmetric
  2018	Three-dimensional carbon frameworks enabling MoS2as anode for dual ion batteries with superior sodium storage properties Published In Energy Storage Materials Volume 15 Pages 22 - 30 Altmetric
  2018	TiO2/(BiO)2CO3 nanocomposites for ultraviolet filtration with reduced photocatalytic activity Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry C Volume 6 Pages 5639 - 5650 ISSN 2050-7534 Altmetric
  2018	Tubular TiO2 Nanostructures: Toward Safer Microsupercapacitors Published In Advanced Materials Technologies Volume 3 Pages 1700194-1 - 1700194-7 Altmetric
  2018	Two-dimensional nanostructures for sodium-ion battery anodes Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 6 Pages 3284 - 3303 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2018	Ultrathin and Edge-Enriched Holey Nitride Nanosheets as Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions Published In ACS Catalysis Volume 8 Pages 9686 - 9696 ISSN 2155-5435 Altmetric
  2017	2D Layered Graphitic Carbon Nitride Sandwiched with Reduced Graphene Oxide as Nanoarchitectured Anode for Highly Stable Lithium-ion Battery Published In Electrochimica Acta Volume 237 Pages 69 - 77 ISSN 0013-4686 Altmetric
  2017	A 3D hierarchical porous Co3O4 nanotube network as an efficient cathode for rechargeable lithium-oxygen batteries Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 5 Pages 14673 - 14681 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2017	A 3D porous nitrogen-doped carbon-nanofiber-supported palladium composite as an efficient catalytic cathode for lithium-oxygen batteries Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 5 Pages 1462 - 1471 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2017	A Flexible 3D Multifunctional MgO-Decorated Carbon Foam@CNTs Hybrid as Self-Supported Cathode for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Published In Advanced Functional Materials Volume 27 Pages 1702573-1 - 1702573-13 ISSN 1616-301X Altmetric
  2017	A facile way to fabricate double-shell pomegranate-like porous carbon microspheres for high-performance Li-ion batteries Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 5 Pages 12073 - 12079 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2017	A high strength, free-standing cathode constructed by regulating graphitization and the pore structure in nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers for flexible lithium-sulfur batteries Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 5 Pages 6832 - 6839 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2017	A new energy storage system: Rechargeable potassium-selenium battery Published In Nano Energy Volume 35 Pages 36 - 43 ISSN 2211-2855 Altmetric
  2017	Activated carbon from the graphite with increased rate capability for the potassium ion battery Published In Carbon Volume 123 Pages 54 - 61 ISSN 0008-6223 Altmetric
  2017	Amorphous TiO2 Shells: A Vital Elastic Buffering Layer on Silicon Nanoparticles for High-Performance and Safe Lithium Storage Published In Advanced Materials Volume 29 Pages 1700523-1 - 1700523-7 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
  2017	An All-Integrated Anode via Interlinked Chemical Bonding between Double-Shelled-Yolk-Structured Silicon and Binder for Lithium-Ion Batteries Published In Advanced Materials Volume 29 Pages 1703028-1 - 1703028-11 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
  2017	Atomic Interface Engineering and Electric-Field Effect in Ultrathin Bi2MoO6 Nanosheets for Superior Lithium Ion Storage Published In Advanced Materials Volume 29 Pages 1700396-1 - 1700396-8 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
  2017	Atomically Thin Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanofilm for Cu Protection: The Importance of Film Perfection Published In Advanced Materials Volume 29 Pages 1603937-1 - 1603937-7 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
  2017	Capillary-Induced Ge Uniformly Distributed in N-Doped Carbon Nanotubes with Enhanced Li-Storage Performance Published In Small Volume 13 Pages 1700920-1 - 1700920-7 ISSN 1613-6829 Altmetric
  2017	Carbon- and binder-free 3D porous perovskite oxide air electrode for rechargeable lithium-oxygen batteries Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 5 Pages 5283 - 5289 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2017	Carbon-Encapsulated Sn at N-Doped Carbon Nanotubes as Anode Materials for Application in SIBs Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Volume 9 Pages 37682 - 37693 ISSN 1944-8244 Altmetric

Investigator On

Year	Title
2018 - 2021	Development of Ambient Air Operation Rechargeable Sodium-Air Batteries Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2016 - 2020	The smart sodium storage system for renewable energy storage Awarded by: Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) Funding Scheme: Grant
2016 - 2019	Development of novel safe Lithium metal-free sulfur batteries Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
2017	Liquid-phase hydrogen carriers for energy storage and delivery Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2012 - 2015	Development of novel composite anode materials combined with new binders for high energy, high power and long life lithium-ion batteries Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
2014	Exploration of highly regenerable boron-nitrogen based hydrides for hydrogen storage Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2014	High energy anode materials for lithium ion batteries Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2014	Lithium-Ion Air Batteries with Non-Flammable Ionic Liquid-Based Electrolytes: A Platform to Safety in Lithium-Air Batteries Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2013	Fabrication and characterisation facilities for lithium rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2012	A comprehensive gas/vapor sorption facility for the fast advancement of decarbonised energy technologies Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2011	A complete near field optical microscope for advanced characterization of novel and functional materials Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2011	A comprehensive magneto-thermophysical property measurement system for the development of advanced materials, energy and biomedical technologies Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2010	Advanced Nanostructured Ceramic Composites for Ultracapacitors Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2010	Combined scanning tunnelling microscope system for nano-fabrication and characterization - filed in part 6 Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2010	Development of advanced lithium ion battery and battery management system for electric vehicle/hybrid electric vehicle application Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
2010	High performance analytical tools to strengthen clean energy research Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2010	Nanocomposite electrode materials and ionic liquid electrolytes for power type lithium ion batteries Awarded by: Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) Funding Scheme: International Science Linkages
2010	Room temperature rechargeable sulphur batteries Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
2009	Dynamic Texture Measurement Facility Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2009	Irradiation Si on carbon nanotube paper using 10MV TANDEM accelerator Awarded by: Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Funding Scheme: Research Award
2008	An integrated Raman Microscope and in situ STM-TEM Analysis System Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2008	Time of flight detection on superconducting MgB2 films prepared by HPCVD and RF sputtering methods Awarded by: Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Funding Scheme: Research Award
2008	Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectrophotometer and Rapid Photoluminescence Mapping System for Development of Advanced Materials and Biosystems. Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2007	A multiscale system for characterizing surface and subsurface properties of advanced materials Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2007	Exploration of new catalyst materials for hydrogen/air fed proton exchange membrane fuel cells Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
2007	Laser flash thermophysical properties analyzer for the development of advanced materials, food processing technologies and biomedical components Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2007	Miniature lithium ion battery for implantable medical device applications Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
2007	New concepts with multidisciplinary approach: novel functionalised nanostructures for hydrogen storage Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2007	Study of content and profile of impurities in MgB2 thin films by RBS and ERDA, and their influence on the structure and physical properties for applications in superconducting electronic devices Awarded by: Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Funding Scheme: Grant
	A multi-functional plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition facility Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
	ARC Research Hub in New Safe and Reliable Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
	In-situ Environmental Electron Microscopy Facility Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)

Impact Story

Advisees

• Graduate Advising Relationship

  Degree	Research Title	Advisee
  Doctor of Philosophy	Novel Anode Materials for Sodium Ion Battery	Yang, Qiuran
  Doctor of Philosophy	High-performance, Robust Si/SiOx Anode for Lithium-ion Battery	Lee, Jaewoo
  Doctor of Philosophy	Embedding Sb Nanosheets in Graphene with Tunable Architectures for Enhanced Sodium and Potassium Storage	Wu, Zhibin
  Doctor of Philosophy	Development of Advanced Materials for Li-Air Batteries	Wu, Chang
  Doctor of Philosophy	Nano Materials for Energy Applications	Yang, Huiling
  Doctor of Philosophy	Development of novel 3D hybrid catalyst materials toward efficient conversion of energy	Fan, Qining
  Doctor of Philosophy	Constructing Functional S Hosts for Room-Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Batteries	Liu, Hanwen
  Doctor of Philosophy	Sodium Ion Battery	Zhao, Lingfei
  Doctor of Philosophy		Fan, Yameng
  Doctor of Philosophy	Study on the Electrode Materials of Sodium Ion Batteries	Tao, Ying

Professional Service Activities

• Australia Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering TSE Fellowship membership committee 2018 - 2022

Awards And Honors

• a Lifetime Achievement Award, conferred by Ausinan Science & Technology Society, 2018
• 2018 Highly cited researcher Award (UOW), conferred by Clarivate, Thomson Reuters, 2018
• Highly cited researcher, conferred by by Tomas Route, 2016
• Highly cited researcher, conferred by by Tomas Route, 2016
• Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Science and Engineering , 2013
• University of Wollongong Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence Senior Researcher, conferred by University of Wollongong, 2013
• University of Wollongong Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence Senior Researcher, conferred by University of Wollongong, 2013
• University of Wollongong Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence Senior Researcher, conferred by University of Wollongong, 2013
• ARC Professorial Fellowship Award, conferred by Australia Research Council (ARC), 2006
• ARC Professorial Fellowship Award, 2003
• ARC Professorial Fellowship Award, conferred by Australian Research Council (ARC), 1999
• ARC Professorial Fellowship Award, conferred by Australia Research Council (ARC), 1994

Keywords

• Rechargeable batteries
  Hydrogen storage materials
  Energy storage and conversion 
  Materials science
  Chemistry
  electrochemistry
  Structure chemistry

Full Name

• Hua Kun LIU

Orcid Id

• http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0253-647X (pending confirmation)

Top Publications

Year	Title
2007	Preparation and electrochemical properties of SnO2 nanowires for application in lithium-ion batteries Published in   Angewandte Chemie International Edition
2018	A Comprehensive Review on Controlling Surface Composition of Pt-Based Bimetallic Electrocatalysts Published in   Advanced Energy Materials
2017	Few-atomic-layered hexagonal boron nitride: CVD growth, characterization, and applications Published in   Materials Today
2017	Commercial Prospects of Existing Cathode Materials for Sodium Ion Storage Published in   Advanced Energy Materials
2018	Boosting potassium-ion batteries by few-layered composite anodes prepared via solution-triggered one-step shear exfoliation Published in   Nature Communications
2017	Metal-Free Carbon Materials for CO2 Electrochemical Reduction Published in   Advanced Materials
2017	Mo2C/CNT: An Efficient Catalyst for Rechargeable Li–CO2 Batteries Published in   Advanced Functional Materials
2017	Three-Dimensional Array of TiN@Pt3Cu Nanowires as an Efficient Porous Electrode for the Lithium-Oxygen Battery Published in   ACS Nano
2017	Mass Production and Pore Size Control of Holey Carbon Microcages Published in   Angewandte Chemie International Edition
2017	Atomic Interface Engineering and Electric-Field Effect in Ultrathin Bi2MoO6 Nanosheets for Superior Lithium Ion Storage Published in   Advanced Materials
2017	In operando mechanism analysis on nanocrystalline silicon anode material for reversible and ultrafast sodium storage Published in   Advanced Materials
2016	One-step synthesis of a silicon/hematite@carbon hybrid nanosheet/silicon sandwich-like composite as an anode material for Li-ion batteries Published in   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Research Areas

• 030304 - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
• 030604 - ELECTROCHEMISTRY
• 0912 - MATERIALS ENGINEERING

Research Overview

• Awards

  2014 - 2023, Distinguished Professor, University of Wollongong

  2018, Lifetime Achievement Award by Ausinan Science and Technology Society.

  2016, Successful women ceramic and glass scientists and engineers – 100 inspirational profiles by Lynnette D. Madsen, USA

  2013, Fellowship of Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

  2013, Vice-Chancellor’s Research Excellence Award for Senior Researchers, University of Wollongong

  2006 – 2013, ARC Professorial Fellowship (APF) within ARC Centre for Electromaterials Science (ACES), UOW 

  2003-2005: APF within ARC Centre for Nanostructured Electromaterials, UoW

  1999-2003: ARC Professorial Fellowship, ISEM, UOW

  1994-1998: ARC Senior Research Fellowship, ISEM, UOW
  
  Publication date:

  PUBLICATIONS – SUMMARY DATA:
  900 reviewed papers. She was selected as ISI Highly Cited Researcher by Thompson Reuters 2016 (in Engineering) and 2018 (in Materials and Science), with 34,000 citations, h-index =91 (Web of Science in Oct 2018). Also highly cited researcher by Google scholars.43000 citations, h-index = 105 (Google Scholars in Oct 2018). The Citations 41000, h-index = 97 by Scopus in May 2019.

  Research Grants:

  ¨      J. Wang, H.K. Liu, K. Konstantinov, W. Yang, G. Gu, Development of ambient air operation rechargeable sodium-air batteries $372,388, 2018-2020

  ¨      G. Wang, A. McDonagh, B, Sun, R. Zheng, G, Smith, KF. Aguey-Zinson, J. Ma, Y. Chen, M. Cotie, H.K. Liu, W.K. Pang, Atomic layer nanofabrication system for multi-functional applications, ARC LIEF (LE180100129), 2018, $ 425.2K

  ¨      S.X. Dou, H.K. Liu, S. Chou, K. See et al, ARENA project on Smart Sodium Storage System”, 2016-2020, $4710K

  ¨      Z. Huang, H. K.Liu, H. Yu, X. Yu, “Liquid-phase hydrogen carriers for energy storage and delivery”, ARC DP170101773, 2017-2019, $391K

  ¨      J. Wang, H.K. Liu, Z. Guo, K. Konstantinov, S. Chou, R. Tandiono, “Development of Novel Safe Lithium Metal-Free Sulfur Batteries’’, ARC LP 2016, $210K

  ¨      H.K. Liu, Z.P. Guo, J.Z. Wang, J.H. Kim, K. Konstantinov, S. Chou, ‘High energy anode materials for lithium ion batteries’, BAJC R&D fund ($200K), and AUTO CRC 1-117 fund ($100K) 2015-2017

  ¨      J. Wang, J. Chen, S. Chou, H.K. Liu, H. Zhou, X. Wang, Lithium-Ion Air Batteries with Non-Flammable Ionic Liquid–Based Electrolytes, ARC DP, 2014-2016 ($350K)

  ¨      Z. Guo, Z. Huang, H.K. Liu, X. Yu, Q. Gu, Development of highly regenerable ammonia-borane and related boron nitride-based hydrides with low cost for hydrogen storage ARC DP, 2014-2016 ($345K)

  ¨      S.L. Chou, J.Z. Wang, H.K. Liu, D. Wexler, Y.M. Kang, Development of novel composite anode materials combined with new binders for high energy, high power and long life Li-ion battery, ARC LP , 2013-2015 ($270K)

  ¨      H.K. Liu, S.X. Dou, Z.P. Guo, H. Zhao, K-F. Aguey-Zinsou, G. Wang, Y. Liu, K. Konstantinov, H. Yang, V. K Peterson, J. Wang, S. J Pas, Fabrication and characterisation facilities for lithium rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors’, ARC LIEF, 2013 ($200K)

  ¨      S.X. Dou, H.K. Liu, ‘Cathode materials for lithium ion batteries’ within AUTOCRC, 2012-2017 ($480K)

  ¨      S.X. Dou, H.K. Liu, ‘Development of Advanced Electrode and Electrolytes for LIB’ with Malaysia Automotive Institute, 2014-2017 ($1,500K)

  ¨      H.K. Liu, battery with bio-compatible materials with ARC Centre for Electromaterials Science, 2010-2013 ($315K) [ACES  led by Prof. G. Wallace, 2010-2013]

  ¨      G Wallace, S.E. Moulton, R.M. Kapsta, D. Officer, H.K. Liu, ‘Three dimensional polymer structures for bionic applications’, 2010-2013 ($557K)

  ¨      Z. Guo, H.K. Liu, C. Cook, H. Zhu, D. Wexler,  X.J. Zhu, ‘Development of advanced lithium ion battery and ba ttery management system for electric/hybrid electric vehicle applications’ ARC LP, 2009 -2012 ($240K).

  ¨      J. Z. Wang, H. K. Liu, K.Konstantinov, Z. X. Wang, ‘Room temperature rechargeable sulphur batteries’, 2010-2012 (228K)

  ¨      K. Konstantinov, H. K. Liu, A. Calka, D. Wexler, ‘Advanced nanostructured ceramic composites for Ultracapacitors’, 2010-2012 (280K)

  ¨      H.K. Liu, ARC Professorial Fellowship within “Australian Centre for Electromaterials Science”, CE0561616), 2005-2010, ($1,310K), [ACES  led by Prof. G. Wallace, $12 million, 2005-2010]

  ¨      K-F Aguey-Zinsou, T. Maschmeyer, V. Chen, H.K. Liu, R. Amal, S. Perrier, ‘A comprehensive gas/vapour sorption facility for the fast advancement of decarbonised energy technologies’, ARC LIEF, 2012 ($230K)

  ¨      S.X. Dou, G. Peleckis, Y. Zhang, M. Martyniuk, MP in het Panhuis,O.P. Sushkov, C. Zhang,  H.K. Liu, R. Ramer,  H. Yang, G. Parish, ‘A complete near field scanning optical microscope for advanced characterisation of novel and functional materials’, ARC LIEF 2011 ($290K)

  ¨      R. Amal, K-F. Aguey-Zinsou, C. J Kepert, H.K. Liu, C. Selomulya, J.A. Scott,  .W. Y. Teoh,  M. T Lim, C. H. Arns,  S. L. Chan,  H. Wang, ‘High performance analytical tools to strengthen clean energy research’, ARC LIEF, 2010 ($300K)

  ¨      S. X. Dou, G. Peleckis, A.B Rozenfeld,  G. Alici, M.J Walker, R. Zheng,  SP Ringer,  Sn S Li, It-M (Jim) Low, M V Jacob, E Pereloma, J Nowotny, H.K. Liu,  C.M Stampfl,  R. Ramer,  M.P in het Panhuis, R. A Lewis,  A. V Pan, M. Gu,  Y. Chen,  X. Wang,  R.L Stamps, S.J Kennedy,  F. Klose, S. V. Smith, G. Wallace, ‘Combined scanning tunnelling microscope system for materials characterisation and manipulation at nano scale’,  ARC LIEF, 2010 ($600K)

  ¨      HK Liu, Mg-based and carbon-based hydrogen storage materials’ with the National Hydrogen Materials Alliance, CSIRO Flagship, 2006-2009 ($155K)

  ¨      H.K. Liu, S.X. Dou, J. Wang, S. Chou, M. Ionescu, ‘Irradiation Si on carbon nanotube paper using 10MV TANDEM accelerator’, AINSE, 2009 ($9.6K)

  ¨      Z. Guo, H.K. Liu, P. Notten, J. Chen, A. Zuettel, ‘New concepts with multidisplinary approach: novel fuctionalized nanostructures for hydrogen storage’, ARC DP, 2007-2009 ($300K)

  ¨      Z. Guo, H.K. Liu, J. Wang, K. Konstantinov, M. Forsyth, ‘Miniature lithium ion battery for implantable medical device applications’, ARC LP, 2007-2009 ($310K)

  ¨        E. Pereloma, M.R. Barnett, H.K. Liu, P.D.Hodgson, A.I. Minett,K.A. Tieu, J. Norrish, R.J. Dippenaar,B.N. Indraratna, D. Wexler, F.L. Barbaro, K.K. Konstantino,  Z.Y. Jiang, G.X. Wang, D.P. Dunne, N. Stanford, A. Calka, H. Beladi, Z.P. Guo, A.A. Gazder, D.J. Phelan, B.F. Rolfe, ‘Dynamic texture measurement facility’, ARC LIEF, 2009 ($350K)

  ¨      G.M. Lu,  J. Zou, J. Drennan, R. Amal, H.K. Liu, M.A. Kendall, I.R. Gentle, D.J. Martin, J. Zhu, D. Jurcakova, A.F. Dexter, X. Yao, ‘An Integrated Raman Microscope and in Situ STM-TEM Analysis System’, ARC LIEF, 2008 ($390K)

  ¨      S.S. Li, C. Zhang, M.J. Hoffman, J. Nowotny, N. Valanoor, J.A. Stride, T. Bak, H.K. Liu, A.V. Pan, Z.P. Guo, J. Horvat, M.R. Phillips, R.Y. Yang, R. Zheng, Y. Liu, ‘Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectrophotometer and Rapid Photoluminescence Mapping System for Development of Advanced Materials and Biosystems’, ARC LIEF, 2008 ($300K)

   Collaboration project:
  AUSTRALIA-BAOSTEEL project by HK.Liu etal (High energy anode materials for lithium ion batteries (2015-2017). $200K + $100K and UOW $80K
    From this project, a PhD candidate Lei Zhang was graduated, three other PhD candidates were contributed to this project. Two Baosteel researcher visited ISEM and discussed the project researcher at ISEM. Baosteel was very happied for this project, and spent RAM $2 million to develop the measuring facilities for battery materials. We published below: 

  Y. Liu, Z. Tai, T. Zhou, V. Sencadas, J. Zhang, L. Zhang, K. Konstantinov, Z. Guo*, H. K. Liu, Adv. Mat., 2017, 29, 1703028.

  L. Zhang, R. Rajagopalan, H. Guo, X. Hu, S. Dou and H.Liu. Adv. Func. Mater., 2016, 26, 440–446. 

  L. Zhang, H. Guo, R. Rajagopalan, X. Hu, Y. Huang, S. Dou and H. Liu, J. Mater.  Chem. A,  2016,4, 4056-4061.
  
  J. Yang, Y.-X. Wang, S.-L. Chou, R. Zhang, Y. Xu, J.Fan, W.-X. Zhang, H.K. Liu, D.  Zhao, S. X. Dou, Nano Energy (2015) 18, 133-142.
  
  W. Luo, Y.-X. Wang, L. Wang, W. Jiang, S.-L. Chou, S. X. Dou, H. K. Liu, J. P. Yang. ilicon/Mesoporous Carbon/Crystalline TiO₂ Nanoparticles for Highly Stable Lithium Storage, ACS Nano, 2016, 10, 10524
  
  J.Yang, Y.-X. Wang, W. Li, L. Wang, Y. Fan, W. Jiang, W. Luo, Y. Wang,* B. Kong, C. Selomulya, H. K. Liu, S. X. Dou, D. Zhao, Amorphous TiO₂ Shells: A Vital Elastic Buffering Layer on Silicon Nanoparticles for High-Performance and Safe Lithium Storage; Advanced Materials, 2017,1700523.

  H. Guo, B. Ruan, L. Liu, L. Zhang, Z. Tao, S. Chou, J. Wang, H. Liu, Capillary-induced Ge uniformly distributed in N-doped carbon nanotubes with enhance Li-storage performance; Small, 2017, DOI: 10.1002/smll.201700920.

  After this project, Lei Zhang was PhD graduated worked in Griffith University as a Postdoctoral Fellow. Dr Jianping Yang received the Dongfang scholar award and was a special pointed Professor position in Donghua University. 
  BAOSTEEL applied a patent.
  
  

Member Of

• University of Wollongong

Selected Publications

• Journal Article

  Year	Title
  2020	A Cation and Anion Dual Doping Strategy for the Elevation of Titanium Redox Potential for High-Power Sodium-Ion Batteries Published In Angewandte Chemie - International Edition Altmetric
  2020	A High-Kinetics Sulfur Cathode with a Highly Efficient Mechanism for Superior Room-Temperature Na–S Batteries Published In Advanced Materials Altmetric
  2020	A conductive polymer derived N-doped carbon nanofiber supported Li2S coating layer for Li–S batteries with high mass loading Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds Volume 828 Altmetric
  2020	Anodic Oxidation Strategy toward Structure-Optimized V2O3 Cathode via Electrolyte Regulation for Zn-Ion Storage Published In ACS Nano Volume 14 Pages 7328 - 7337 ISSN 1936-0851 Altmetric
  2020	Core-Shell C@Sb Nanoparticles as a Nucleation Layer for High-Performance Sodium Metal Anodes Published In Nano Letters: a journal dedicated to nanoscience and nanotechnology Volume 20 Pages 4464 - 4471 ISSN 1530-6984 Altmetric
  2020	Dendrite-Free Sodium Metal Anodes Enabled by a Sodium Benzenedithiolate-Rich Protection Layer Published In Angewandte Chemie - International Edition Altmetric
  2020	Effect of ether-based electrolyte composition on the lithium storage performance of copper sulfide Published In Electrochimica Acta Volume 335 Altmetric
  2020	Electrocatalyzing S Cathodes via Multisulfiphilic Sites for Superior Room-Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Batteries Published In ACS Nano Volume 14 Pages 7259 - 7268 ISSN 1936-0851 Altmetric
  2020	Enhanced Potassium Ion Battery by Inducing Interlayer Anionic Ligands in MoS1.5Se0.5 Nanosheets with Exploration of the Mechanism Published In Advanced Energy Materials Altmetric
  2020	Heterostructured Mo2C–MoO2 as highly efficient catalyst for rechargeable Li–O2 battery Published In Journal of Power Sources Altmetric
  2020	Interfacial and Electronic Modulation via Localized Sulfurization for Boosting Lithium Storage Kinetics Published In Advanced Materials Altmetric
  2020	Layered mesoporous CoO/reduced graphene oxide with strong interfacial coupling as a high-performance anode for lithium-ion batteries Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds Volume 843 Altmetric
  2020	Principals and strategies for constructing a highly reversible zinc metal anode in aqueous batteries Published In Nano Energy Volume 74 Altmetric
  2020	Reversible structural evolution of sodium-rich rhombohedral Prussian blue for sodium-ion batteries Published In Nature Communications Volume 11 ISSN 2041-1723 Altmetric
  2020	Self-assembling RuO2 nanogranulates with few carbon layers as an interconnected nanoporous structure for lithium–oxygen batteries Published In Chemical Communications Volume 56 Pages 7253 - 7256 ISSN 1359-7345 Altmetric
  2020	Stress Distortion Restraint to Boost the Sodium Ion Storage Performance of a Novel Binary Hexacyanoferrate Published In Advanced Energy Materials Volume 10 Pages 1903006-1 - 1903006-11 Altmetric
  2020	Structural modulation of manganese oxides for zinc-ion batteries Published In Jiegou Huaxue Volume 39 Pages 31 - 35 Altmetric
  2020	Super‐Kinetically Pseudocapacitive MnCo2S4 Nanourchins toward High‐Rate and Highly Stable Sodium‐Ion Storage Published In Advanced Functional Materials Altmetric
  2020	Synthesis of Cu2CO3(OH)2/SnO2@GO composite as novel anode material for lithium ion battery application Published In Chemical Physics Volume 538 Altmetric
  2020	Three-Dimensional Electronic Network Assisted by TiN Conductive Pillars and Chemical Adsorption to Boost the Electrochemical Performance of Red Phosphorus Published In ACS Nano Altmetric
  2020	Understanding rhombohedral iron hexacyanoferrate with three different sodium positions for high power and long stability sodium-ion battery Published In Energy Storage Materials Volume 30 Pages 42 - 51 Altmetric
  2020	Uniform Polypyrrole Layer-Coated Sulfur/Graphene Aerogel via the Vapor-Phase Deposition Technique as the Cathode Material for Li-S Batteries Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Altmetric
  2019	2D Titania–Carbon Superlattices Vertically Encapsulated in 3D Hollow Carbon Nanospheres Embedded with 0D TiO2 Quantum Dots for Exceptional Sodium-Ion Storage Published In Angewandte Chemie International Edition Volume 58 Pages 14125 - 14128 ISSN 1433-7851 Altmetric
  2019	A new reflowing strategy based on lithiophilic substrates towards smooth and stable lithium metal anodes Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 7 Pages 18126 - 18134 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2019	A novel fabrication strategy for doped hierarchical porous biomass-derived carbon with high microporosity for ultrahigh-capacitance supercapacitors Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 7 Pages 19939 - 19949 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2019	Atomically dispersed metal dimer species with selective catalytic activity for nitrogen electrochemical reduction Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 7 Pages 22242 - 22247 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2019	Binder-Free 3D Integrated Ni@Ni3Pt Air Electrode for Zn–Air Batteries Published In Global Challenges Volume 3 Pages 1900027-1 - 1900027-7 Altmetric
  2019	Bio‑Derived Hierarchical Multicore–Shell Fe2N‑Nanoparticle‑Impregnated N‑Doped Carbon Nanofiber Bundles: A Host Material for Lithium‑/Potassium‑Ion Storage Published In Nano-Micro Letters Volume 11 Pages 56-1 - 56-15 Altmetric
  2019	Catalytic Activity Boosting of Nickel Sulfide toward Oxygen Evolution Reaction via Confined Overdoping Engineering Published In ACS Applied Energy Materials Volume 2 Pages 5363 - 5372 Altmetric
  2019	Chemical Properties, Structural Properties, and Energy Storage Applications of Prussian Blue Analogues Published In Small Volume 15 Pages 1900470-1 - 1900470-21 ISSN 1613-6829 Altmetric
  2019	Chemical bonding boosts nano-rose-like MoS2 anchored on reduced graphene oxide for superior potassium-ion storage Published In Nano Energy Volume 63 Pages 103868-1 - 103868-9 ISSN 2211-2855 Altmetric
  2019	Constructing the best symmetric full K-ion battery with the NASICON-type K3V2(PO4)3 Published In Nano Energy Volume 60 Pages 432 - 439 ISSN 2211-2855 Altmetric
  2019	Construction of Structure-Tunable Si@Void@C Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries through Controlling the Growth Kinetics of Resin Published In ACS Nano Volume 13 Pages 12219 - 12229 ISSN 1936-0851 Altmetric
  2019	Design strategies for developing non-precious metal based bi-functional catalysts for alkaline electrolyte based zinc-air batteries Published In Materials Horizons Volume 6 Pages 1812 - 1827 Altmetric
  2019	Energy storage in Oceania Published In Energy Storage Materials Volume 20 Pages 176 - 187 Altmetric
  2019	Engineering the Distribution of Carbon in Silicon Oxide Nanospheres at the Atomic Level for Highly Stable Anodes Published In Angewandte Chemie International Edition Volume 58 Pages 6669 - 6673 ISSN 1433-7851 Altmetric
  2019	Everlasting Living and Breathing Gyroid 3D Network in Si@SiOx/C Nanoarchitecture for Lithium Ion Battery Published In ACS Nano Volume 13 Pages 9607 - 9619 ISSN 1936-0851 Altmetric
  2019	Exploration of the sodium ion ordered transfermechanism in a MoSe2@Graphene composite forsuperior rate and lifespan performance Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 7 Pages 13736 - 13742 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2019	Fabrication of Superior Single-Atom Catalysts toward Diverse Electrochemical Reactions Published In Small Methods Volume 3 Pages 1800497-1 - 1800497-25 Altmetric
  2019	General π-electron-assisted strategy for single-atom (Ir, Pt, Ru, Pd, Fe, and Ni) electrocatalysts with bi-functional active sites toward highly efficient water splitting Published In Angewandte Chemie International Edition Volume 58 Pages 11868 - 11873 ISSN 1433-7851 Altmetric
  2019	Graphene-scroll-sheathed α-MnS coaxial nanocables embedded in N, S Co-doped graphene foam as 3D hierarchically ordered electrodes for enhanced lithium storage Published In Energy Storage Materials Volume 16 Pages 46 - 55 Altmetric
  2019	In situ incorporation of nanostructured antimony in an N-doped carbon matrix for advanced sodium-ion batteries Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 7 Pages 12842 - 12850 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2019	Interpreting Abnormal Charge−Discharge Plateau Migration in CuxS during Long-Term Cycling Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Volume 11 Pages 3961 - 3970 ISSN 1944-8244 Altmetric
  2019	Li2S-Based Li-Ion Sulfur Batteries: Progress and Prospects Published In Small Volume Online First Pages 1903934-1 - 1903934-24 ISSN 1613-6829 Altmetric
  2019	Metallic state two-dimensional holey-structured Co3FeN nanosheets as stable and bifunctional electrocatalysts for zinc–air batteries Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 7 Pages 26549 - 26556 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2019	Metallic‐State SnS2 Nanosheets with Expanded Lattice Spacing for High‐Performance Sodium‐Ion Batteries Published In ChemSusChem: chemistry and sustainability, energy and materials Volume 12 Pages 4046 - 4053 ISSN 1864-5631 Altmetric
  2019	Morphology tuning of inorganic nanomaterials grown by precipitation through control of electrolytic dissociation and supersaturation Published In Nature Chemistry Volume 11 Pages 695 - 701 ISSN 1755-4330 Altmetric
  2019	Nickel sulfide nanocrystals on nitrogen-doped porous carbon nanotubes with high-efficiency electrocatalysis for room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries Published In Nature Communications Volume 10 Pages 4793-1 - 4793-8 ISSN 2041-1723 Altmetric
  2019	Phosphorus‐Modulation‐Triggered Surface Disorder in Titanium Dioxide Nanocrystals Enables Exceptional Sodium‐Storage Performance Published In Angewandte Chemie International Edition Volume 58 Pages 4022 - 4026 ISSN 1433-7851 Altmetric
  2019	Realizing Reversible Conversion-Alloying of Sb(V) in Polyantimonic Acid for Fast and Durable Lithium- and Potassium-Ion Storage Published In Advanced Energy Materials Volume Online First Pages 1903119-1 - 1903119-15 ISSN 1614-6832 Altmetric
  2019	Remedies for Polysulfide Dissolution in Room-Temperature Sodium–Sulfur Batteries Published In Advanced Materials Volume Online First Pages 1903952-1 - 1903952-14 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
  2019	Strategies Toward Stable Nonaqueous Alkali Metal–O2 Batteries Published In Advanced Energy Materials Volume 9 Pages 1900464-1 - 1900464-22 ISSN 1614-6832 Altmetric
  2019	Surface Stabilization of O3-type Layered Oxide Cathode to Protect the Anode of Sodium Ion Batteries for Superior Lifespan Published In iscience Volume 19 Pages 244 - 254 Altmetric
  2019	Synthesis of CoSe2-SnSe2 nanocube-coated nitrogen-doped carbon (NC) as anode for lithium and sodium ion batteries Published In Applied Surface Science Volume 488 Pages 512 - 521 ISSN 0169-4332 Altmetric
  2019	Synthesis of methotrexate-loaded tantalum pentoxide–poly(acrylic acid) nanoparticles for controlled drug release applications Published In Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Volume 538 Pages 286 - 296 ISSN 0021-9797 Altmetric
  2019	Targeted Synergy between Adjacent Co Atoms on Graphene Oxide as an Efficient New Electrocatalyst for Li-CO2 Batteries Published In Advanced Functional Materials Volume 29 Pages 1904206-1 - 1904206-7 ISSN 1616-301X Altmetric
  2019	The Quasi-Pt-Allotrope Catalyst: Hollow PtCo@single-Atom Pt 1 on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon toward Superior Oxygen Reduction Published In Advanced Functional Materials Volume 29 Pages 1807340-1 - 1807340-10 ISSN 1616-301X Altmetric
  2019	Three-Dimensional Porous Cobalt Phosphide Nanocubes Encapsulated in a Graphene Aerogel as an Advanced Anode with High Coulombic Efficiency for High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Volume 11 Pages 5373 - 5379 ISSN 1944-8244 Altmetric
  2019	Understanding the Reaction Chemistry during Charging in Aprotic Lithium–Oxygen Batteries: Existing Problems and Solutions Published In Advanced Materials Volume 31 Pages 1804587-1 - 1804587-43 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
  2018	3D Selenium Sulfide@Carbon Nanotube Array as Long-Life and High-Rate Cathode Material for Lithium Storage Published In Advanced Functional Materials Volume 28 Pages 1805018 -1 - 1805018 -10 ISSN 1616-301X Altmetric
  2018	A Comprehensive Review on Controlling Surface Composition of Pt-Based Bimetallic Electrocatalysts Published In Advanced Energy Materials Volume 8 Pages 1703597-1 - 1703597-17 ISSN 1614-6832 Altmetric
  2018	A flexible 3D nitrogen-doped carbon foam@CNTs hybrid hosting TiO2 nanoparticles as free-standing electrode for ultra-long cycling lithium-ion batteries Published In Journal of Power Sources Volume 379 Pages 10 - 19 ISSN 0378-7753 Altmetric
  2018	A high rate capability and long lifespan symmetric sodium-ion battery system based on a bipolar material Na2LiV2(PO4)3/C Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 6 Pages 9962 - 9970 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2018	A novel high voltage battery cathodes of Fe2+/Fe3+sodium fluoro sulfate lined with carbon nanotubes for stable sodium batteries Published In Journal of Power Sources Volume 398 Pages 175 - 182 ISSN 0378-7753 Altmetric
  2018	Active-Site-Enriched Iron-Doped Nickel/Cobalt Hydroxide Nanosheets for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction Published In ACS Catalysis Volume 8 Pages 5382 - 5390 ISSN 2155-5435 Altmetric
  2018	An Integrated Free-Standing Flexible Electrode with Holey-Structured 2D Bimetallic Phosphide Nanosheets for Sodium-Ion Batteries Published In Advanced Functional Materials Volume 28 Pages 1801016-1 - 1801016-9 ISSN 1616-301X Altmetric
  2018	Atomic cobalt as an efficient electrocatalyst in sulfur cathodes for superior room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries Published In Nature Communications Volume 9 Pages 4082-1 - 4082-11 ISSN 2041-1723 Altmetric
  2018	Biocompatible Bi(OH)3 nanoparticles with reduced photocatalytic activity as possible ultraviolet filter in sunscreens Published In Materials Research Bulletin Volume 108 Pages 130 - 141 ISSN 0025-5408 Altmetric
  2018	Boosting potassium-ion batteries by few-layered composite anodes prepared via solution-triggered one-step shear exfoliation Published In Nature Communications Volume 9 Pages 3645-1 - 3645-10 ISSN 2041-1723 Altmetric
  2018	Borohydride-Scaffolded Li/Na/Mg Fast Ionic Conductors for Promising Solid-State Electrolytes Published In Advanced Materials Volume 31 Pages 1803533-1 - 1803533-31 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
  2018	Engineering High-Performance MoO2-Based Nanomaterials with Supercapacity and Superhydrophobicity by Tuning the Raw Materials Source Published In Small Volume 14 Pages 1800480-1 - 1800480-9 ISSN 1613-6829 Altmetric
  2018	Free-standing sulfur-polypyrrole cathode in conjunction with polypyrrole-coated separator for flexible Li-S batteries Published In Energy Storage Materials Volume 13 Pages 312 - 322 Altmetric
  2018	High Energy Density Sodium-Ion Battery with Industrially Feasible and Air-Stable O3-Type Layered Oxide Cathode Published In Advanced Energy Materials Volume 8 Pages 1701610-1 - 1701610-9 ISSN 1614-6832 Altmetric
  2018	High performance MnO@C microcages with a hierarchical structure and tunable carbon shell for efficient and durable lithium storage Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 6 Pages 9723 - 9736 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2018	High toxicity of Bi(OH)3 and α-Bi2O3 nanoparticles towards malignant 9L and MCF-7 cells Published In Materials Science and Engineering C: Materials for Biological Applications Volume 93 Pages 958 - 967 ISSN 0928-4931 Altmetric
  2018	Hybrids of Fe3O4/CoSe2 as efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction Published In Journal of Materials Science Volume 53 Pages 1123 - 1134 ISSN 0022-2461 Altmetric
  2018	Interwoven V2O5 nanowire/graphene nanoscroll hybrid assembled as efficient polysulfide-trapping-conversion interlayer for long-life lithium-sulfur batteries Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 6 Pages 19358 - 19370 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2018	Mesoporous structured aluminaosilicate with excellent adsorption performances for water purification Published In Sustainable Materials and Technologies Volume 18 Pages e00080-1 - e00080-6 Altmetric
  2018	Metal-oxygen bonds: stabilizing the intermediate species towards practical Li-air batteries Published In Electrochimica Acta Volume 259 Pages 313 - 320 ISSN 0013-4686 Altmetric
  2018	Nanoarchitectured Nitrogen-Doped Graphene/Carbon Nanotube as High Performance Electrodes for Solid State Supercapacitors, Capacitive Deionization, Li-Ion Battery, and Metal-Free Bifunctional Electrocatalysis Published In ACS Applied Energy Materials Volume 1 Pages 5211 - 5223 Altmetric
  2018	Remarkable Enhancement in Sodium-Ion Kinetics of NaFe2(CN)(6) by Chemical Bonding with Graphene Published In Small Methods Volume 2 Pages 1700346-1 - 1700346-8 Altmetric
  2018	Review of Electrolytes in Nonaqueous Lithium-Oxygen Batteries Published In Advanced Sustainable Systems Volume 2 Pages 1700183-1 - 1700183-22 Altmetric
  2018	Self-Assembling Hollow Carbon Nanobeads into Double-Shell Microspheres as a Hierarchical Sulfur Host for Sustainable Room-Temperature Sodium Sulfur Batteries Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Volume 10 Pages 20422 - 20428 ISSN 1944-8244 Altmetric
  2018	Sodium-Ion Batteries: From Academic Research to Practical Commercialization Published In Advanced Energy Materials Volume 8 ISSN 1614-6832 Altmetric
  2018	Structural design of anode materials for sodium-ion batteries Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 6 Pages 6183 - 6205 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2018	Synthesis and electrochemical properties of NH4FePO4·H2O as a novel anode material Published In Materials Letters Volume 225 Pages 69 - 72 ISSN 0167-577X Altmetric
  2018	Three-dimensional carbon frameworks enabling MoS2as anode for dual ion batteries with superior sodium storage properties Published In Energy Storage Materials Volume 15 Pages 22 - 30 Altmetric
  2018	TiO2/(BiO)2CO3 nanocomposites for ultraviolet filtration with reduced photocatalytic activity Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry C Volume 6 Pages 5639 - 5650 ISSN 2050-7534 Altmetric
  2018	Tubular TiO2 Nanostructures: Toward Safer Microsupercapacitors Published In Advanced Materials Technologies Volume 3 Pages 1700194-1 - 1700194-7 Altmetric
  2018	Two-dimensional nanostructures for sodium-ion battery anodes Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 6 Pages 3284 - 3303 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2018	Ultrathin and Edge-Enriched Holey Nitride Nanosheets as Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions Published In ACS Catalysis Volume 8 Pages 9686 - 9696 ISSN 2155-5435 Altmetric
  2017	2D Layered Graphitic Carbon Nitride Sandwiched with Reduced Graphene Oxide as Nanoarchitectured Anode for Highly Stable Lithium-ion Battery Published In Electrochimica Acta Volume 237 Pages 69 - 77 ISSN 0013-4686 Altmetric
  2017	A 3D hierarchical porous Co3O4 nanotube network as an efficient cathode for rechargeable lithium-oxygen batteries Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 5 Pages 14673 - 14681 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2017	A 3D porous nitrogen-doped carbon-nanofiber-supported palladium composite as an efficient catalytic cathode for lithium-oxygen batteries Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 5 Pages 1462 - 1471 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2017	A Flexible 3D Multifunctional MgO-Decorated Carbon Foam@CNTs Hybrid as Self-Supported Cathode for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Published In Advanced Functional Materials Volume 27 Pages 1702573-1 - 1702573-13 ISSN 1616-301X Altmetric
  2017	A facile way to fabricate double-shell pomegranate-like porous carbon microspheres for high-performance Li-ion batteries Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 5 Pages 12073 - 12079 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2017	A high strength, free-standing cathode constructed by regulating graphitization and the pore structure in nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers for flexible lithium-sulfur batteries Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 5 Pages 6832 - 6839 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2017	A new energy storage system: Rechargeable potassium-selenium battery Published In Nano Energy Volume 35 Pages 36 - 43 ISSN 2211-2855 Altmetric
  2017	Activated carbon from the graphite with increased rate capability for the potassium ion battery Published In Carbon Volume 123 Pages 54 - 61 ISSN 0008-6223 Altmetric
  2017	Amorphous TiO2 Shells: A Vital Elastic Buffering Layer on Silicon Nanoparticles for High-Performance and Safe Lithium Storage Published In Advanced Materials Volume 29 Pages 1700523-1 - 1700523-7 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
  2017	An All-Integrated Anode via Interlinked Chemical Bonding between Double-Shelled-Yolk-Structured Silicon and Binder for Lithium-Ion Batteries Published In Advanced Materials Volume 29 Pages 1703028-1 - 1703028-11 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
  2017	Atomic Interface Engineering and Electric-Field Effect in Ultrathin Bi2MoO6 Nanosheets for Superior Lithium Ion Storage Published In Advanced Materials Volume 29 Pages 1700396-1 - 1700396-8 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
  2017	Atomically Thin Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanofilm for Cu Protection: The Importance of Film Perfection Published In Advanced Materials Volume 29 Pages 1603937-1 - 1603937-7 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
  2017	Capillary-Induced Ge Uniformly Distributed in N-Doped Carbon Nanotubes with Enhanced Li-Storage Performance Published In Small Volume 13 Pages 1700920-1 - 1700920-7 ISSN 1613-6829 Altmetric
  2017	Carbon- and binder-free 3D porous perovskite oxide air electrode for rechargeable lithium-oxygen batteries Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 5 Pages 5283 - 5289 ISSN 2050-7488 Altmetric
  2017	Carbon-Encapsulated Sn at N-Doped Carbon Nanotubes as Anode Materials for Application in SIBs Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Volume 9 Pages 37682 - 37693 ISSN 1944-8244 Altmetric

Investigator On

Year	Title
2018 - 2021	Development of Ambient Air Operation Rechargeable Sodium-Air Batteries Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2016 - 2020	The smart sodium storage system for renewable energy storage Awarded by: Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) Funding Scheme: Grant
2016 - 2019	Development of novel safe Lithium metal-free sulfur batteries Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
2017	Liquid-phase hydrogen carriers for energy storage and delivery Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2012 - 2015	Development of novel composite anode materials combined with new binders for high energy, high power and long life lithium-ion batteries Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
2014	Exploration of highly regenerable boron-nitrogen based hydrides for hydrogen storage Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2014	High energy anode materials for lithium ion batteries Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2014	Lithium-Ion Air Batteries with Non-Flammable Ionic Liquid-Based Electrolytes: A Platform to Safety in Lithium-Air Batteries Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2013	Fabrication and characterisation facilities for lithium rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2012	A comprehensive gas/vapor sorption facility for the fast advancement of decarbonised energy technologies Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2011	A complete near field optical microscope for advanced characterization of novel and functional materials Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2011	A comprehensive magneto-thermophysical property measurement system for the development of advanced materials, energy and biomedical technologies Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2010	Advanced Nanostructured Ceramic Composites for Ultracapacitors Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2010	Combined scanning tunnelling microscope system for nano-fabrication and characterization - filed in part 6 Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2010	Development of advanced lithium ion battery and battery management system for electric vehicle/hybrid electric vehicle application Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
2010	High performance analytical tools to strengthen clean energy research Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2010	Nanocomposite electrode materials and ionic liquid electrolytes for power type lithium ion batteries Awarded by: Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) Funding Scheme: International Science Linkages
2010	Room temperature rechargeable sulphur batteries Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
2009	Dynamic Texture Measurement Facility Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2009	Irradiation Si on carbon nanotube paper using 10MV TANDEM accelerator Awarded by: Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Funding Scheme: Research Award
2008	An integrated Raman Microscope and in situ STM-TEM Analysis System Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2008	Time of flight detection on superconducting MgB2 films prepared by HPCVD and RF sputtering methods Awarded by: Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Funding Scheme: Research Award
2008	Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectrophotometer and Rapid Photoluminescence Mapping System for Development of Advanced Materials and Biosystems. Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2007	A multiscale system for characterizing surface and subsurface properties of advanced materials Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2007	Exploration of new catalyst materials for hydrogen/air fed proton exchange membrane fuel cells Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
2007	Laser flash thermophysical properties analyzer for the development of advanced materials, food processing technologies and biomedical components Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2007	Miniature lithium ion battery for implantable medical device applications Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
2007	New concepts with multidisciplinary approach: novel functionalised nanostructures for hydrogen storage Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2007	Study of content and profile of impurities in MgB2 thin films by RBS and ERDA, and their influence on the structure and physical properties for applications in superconducting electronic devices Awarded by: Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Funding Scheme: Grant
	A multi-functional plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition facility Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
	ARC Research Hub in New Safe and Reliable Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
	In-situ Environmental Electron Microscopy Facility Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)

Impact Story

Advisees

• Graduate Advising Relationship

  Degree	Research Title	Advisee
  Doctor of Philosophy	Novel Anode Materials for Sodium Ion Battery	Yang, Qiuran
  Doctor of Philosophy	High-performance, Robust Si/SiOx Anode for Lithium-ion Battery	Lee, Jaewoo
  Doctor of Philosophy	Embedding Sb Nanosheets in Graphene with Tunable Architectures for Enhanced Sodium and Potassium Storage	Wu, Zhibin
  Doctor of Philosophy	Development of Advanced Materials for Li-Air Batteries	Wu, Chang
  Doctor of Philosophy	Nano Materials for Energy Applications	Yang, Huiling
  Doctor of Philosophy	Development of novel 3D hybrid catalyst materials toward efficient conversion of energy	Fan, Qining
  Doctor of Philosophy	Constructing Functional S Hosts for Room-Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Batteries	Liu, Hanwen
  Doctor of Philosophy	Sodium Ion Battery	Zhao, Lingfei
  Doctor of Philosophy		Fan, Yameng
  Doctor of Philosophy	Study on the Electrode Materials of Sodium Ion Batteries	Tao, Ying

Professional Service Activities

• Australia Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering TSE Fellowship membership committee 2018 - 2022

Awards And Honors

• a Lifetime Achievement Award, conferred by Ausinan Science & Technology Society, 2018
• 2018 Highly cited researcher Award (UOW), conferred by Clarivate, Thomson Reuters, 2018
• Highly cited researcher, conferred by by Tomas Route, 2016
• Highly cited researcher, conferred by by Tomas Route, 2016
• Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Science and Engineering , 2013
• University of Wollongong Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence Senior Researcher, conferred by University of Wollongong, 2013
• University of Wollongong Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence Senior Researcher, conferred by University of Wollongong, 2013
• University of Wollongong Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence Senior Researcher, conferred by University of Wollongong, 2013
• ARC Professorial Fellowship Award, conferred by Australia Research Council (ARC), 2006
• ARC Professorial Fellowship Award, 2003
• ARC Professorial Fellowship Award, conferred by Australian Research Council (ARC), 1999
• ARC Professorial Fellowship Award, conferred by Australia Research Council (ARC), 1994

Keywords

• Rechargeable batteries
  Hydrogen storage materials
  Energy storage and conversion 
  Materials science
  Chemistry
  electrochemistry
  Structure chemistry