Yu Xiao, Assistant Professor

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Yu Xiao, Doctor of Engineering, Assistant Professor. He studied under the supervision of Professor Shen Hui and graduated from Sun Yat-sen University with a doctorate degree in 2016. After graduation, he worked as an Associate Research Fellow in the School of Materials Science and Engineering of Sun Yat-sen University from July 2016 to July 2022, and as a Research Fellow in the School of Fashion and Textiles of Hong Kong Polytechnic University from August 2022 to December 2022. He returned to the mainland to join Shenzhen Technology University in January 2023. His main research interests include the application of advanced materials in electrochemical energy storage (sodium-ion batteries, lithium-ion batteries, zinc-ion batteries) and portable devices. In the past five years, he has published 23 papers as first author or corresponding author in Materials Today, Advanced Energy Materials, Energy Storage Materials, Green Energy & Environment, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, etc. Also, as the project principal investigator, he has hosted National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Youth Fund, Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation, Guangzhou Basic and Applied Basic Research Project, and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.

Academic Background：

August 2013 - June 2016 Sun Yat-sen University, Major in Materials Processing Engineering, Doctoral Degree  

August 2010 - March 2013, Shenyang Aerospace University, Major in Mechanical Design and Theory, Master's Degree  

August 2006 - June 2010 Liaocheng University, Major in Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Bachelor's Degree

Work Experience：

January 2023 - Present Shenzhen Technology University, School of New Materials and New Energy, Assistant Professor

August 2022 - December 2022, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, School of Fashion and Textiles, Research Fellow

July 2016 - July 2022, Sun Yat-sen University, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Associate Researcher

Major Honors：

· Awarded Outstanding Instructor of the 9th Guangdong Materials Innovation Competition in 2019

· Received National Scholarship for Postgraduate Students in 2012

Research Interests：

Application of advanced materials in electrochemical energy storage (sodium ion batteries, lithium ion batteries, zinc ion batteries) and wearable devices

Research Projects：

1. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Youth Fund: External graphite-fully-induced meltable biological precursors for growth of high-level ordered hard carbon materials at low temperature and low entropy state for sodium-ion storage with high Initial Coulombic Efficiency, 2024/01-2026/12, 300,000 RMB, in process, principal investigator.

2. Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation: Constructing of symmetrical three-dimensional structure anode/cathode and their electrochemical performance toward high specific energy flexible zinc ion battery, 2021/01-2023/12, 100,000 RMB, in process, principal investigator.

2. Guangzhou Basic and Applied Basic Research Project: Mechanical Stirring Synthesis of 1D Materials and Designing of Pyramid/Inverted Pyramid Interlocking for Highly Foldable Li-Ion Batteries with High Mass Loading, 2022/04-2024/03, 50,000 RMB, in process, principal investigator.

3. Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities: Preparation of free-standing 3D Carbon@MnO₂ anode and its application in high specific energy long cycle ‘laminated’ aqueous zinc ion battery, 2019/01-2021/12, 100,000 RMB, finished, principal investigator.

4. National Natural Science Foundation of China: Synthesis of highly foldable metal film with inverted pyramids and nanowires with enhanced interface for foldable Lithium ion battery: 2017/08-2021/12, 600,000 RMB, finished, participant.

5. Fund for Fostering Talents in State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies: Intergrowth of graphite-Like crystals in hard carbon for highly reversible Na-ion storage, 2022/01-2024/12, 200,000 RMB, in process, participant.

6. Fund for Fostering Talents in State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies: Fabrication of Graphene-like intercalation MoO₃ nanotubes towards high performance Sodium ion battery, 2018/01-2020/12, 50,000 RMB, finished, participant.

7. Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities: Constrained-space fabrication of tunable 3D 2H/1T phase MoS₂ micro-nano structures via graphene and their lithium storage performance study, 2016/06-2018/05, 100,000 RMB, finished, participant.

Representative Publications：

1. Xiao Yu, Xin, L., Li, X., Wu, Z., Liu, Y*. Completely crystalline carbon containing graphite-like crystal enables 99.5% initial coulombic efficiency for Na-ion batteries. Mater. Today 2022, 59, 25-35.

2. Xiao Yu, Zhao, X., Zhao, W., Xu, R., Liu, Y*. Synthesis of Fully Foldable Nickel Film with Inverted Pyramids towards Li-ion Batteries with High Folding Endurance. Energy Storage Mater. 2019, 19, 330-337.

3. Zhao, X., Ding, Y., Xu, Q., Xiao Yu*, Liu, Y*., Shen, H. Low-Temperature Growth of Hard Carbon with Graphite Crystal for Sodium-Ion Storage with High Initial Coulombic Efficiency: A General Method. Adv. Energy Mater. 2019, 9, 1803648.

4. Xiao Yu, Zhang, X., Lai, Y., Wang, D., Liu, Y*. In-situ growth of TiO₂ film on carbonized eggshell membrane as 3d electrode for high-performance lithium storage. Green Energy Environ. 2022, 7, 485-491.

5. Xiao Yu, Wang, H., Liu, Y*., Zhou, X., Li, B., Xin, L., Zhou, Y., Shen H. One-step ammonia hydrothermal synthesis of single crystal anatase TiO₂ nanowires for highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells. J. Mater. Chem. A 2013, 1, 2110-2117.

6. Xiao Yu, Xu, H., Xin, L., Wang, X., Liu, Y*, Zhou, X., Li, B., Zhao, W., Shen H. Synergistic assembly of nanoparticle aggregates and texture nanosheets into hierarchical TiO₂ core-shell structures for enhanced light harvesting in dye-sensitized solar cells. J. Mater. Chem. A 2013, 1, 6175-6182.

7. Xiao Yu, Liu, Q., Wu, Z., Zhao, W., Xu, R., Liu, Y*. Mechanical Stirring Synthesis of 1D Electrode Materials and Designing of Pyramid/Inverted Pyramid Interlocking for Highly Flexible and Foldable Li-Ion Batteries with High Mass Loading. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13, 38835-38843.

8. Xiao Yu, Li, Z., Liu, Y*, Zhao, W., Xu, R., Wang, D., Shen H. Growth of a Large-Area, Free-Standing, Highly Conductive and Fully Foldable Silver Film with Inverted Pyramids for Wearable Electronics Applications. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9, 5312-5318.

9. Gao, Z., Wang, Z., Lai, Y., Xiao Yu*. Rational growth of thin and crinkled MoS₂ nanosheets on carbon fiber cloth for enhanced sodium-ion storage. 2D Mater. 2020, 7, 025022.

Contact Information:

Email：yuxiao@sztu.edu.cn