Dr Han Wu
ARC Grant-Funded Researcher A
Office of Engineering and Information Technology
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr. Han Wu is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Adelaide. He received both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Central South University, China, and obtained his PhD qualification from the University of Adelaide in 2025. His research focuses on aqueous batteries, particularly aqueous sodium-ion and zinc-ion batteries. Dr. Wu has published over 30 SCI papers and holds an h-index of 20 (Google Scholar). As first author or co-first author, he has contributed to high-impact journals including Nature Chemistry, Joule, Nature Communications, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews, Angewandte Chemie, Advanced Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, and Advanced Science etc.
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - 2025 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD |
| 2017 - 2020 | Central South University | China | master |
| 2013 - 2017 | Central South University | China | B.E. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Wu, H., Zhang, S. -J., Jiang, Y., Jaroniec, M., Hao, J., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2026). Self-Discharge Behaviors in Aqueous Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 65(7), e20601-1-e20601-21. Scopus6 WoS3 |
| 2026 | Ma, R., Zhang, S. -J., Zhao, X., Wu, H., Chen, Q., Hao, J., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2026). A Quasi-Solid Ionic Liquid-Polymer Hybrid Electrolyte for Shuttle-Free and Dendrite-Free Aqueous Zinc─Bromine Batteries. Advanced Materials, 38(13), e19357-1-e19357-13. Scopus2 WoS2 |
| 2026 | Hu, Y., Zhang, S. -J., Wu, H., Chen, Q., Zhang, P., Hao, J., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2026). A water-responsive molecule realizes stable Ah-scale Zn–I₂ pouch cells with high Zn utilization. Energy and Environmental Science, 19(5), 1551-1564. Scopus6 WoS6 |
| 2026 | Zhang, S. -J., Hao, J., Wu, H., Hu, Y., Chen, Q., Johannessen, B., . . . Qiao, S. -Z. (2026). Electroactive ferrocene/ferrocenium redox coupling for shuttle-free aqueous zinc-iodine pouch cells. Nature Chemistry, 18(2), 266-274. Scopus30 WoS38 Europe PMC7 |
| 2026 | Hao, J., Zhu, Y., Jiao, Y., Wu, H., Zhang, S. -J., Wang, C., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2026). Reshaping static aqueous Zn─Br battery chemistry without liquid Br₂ for intrinsic safety and cycle durability. Science Advances, 12(15), eaed8075-1-eaed8075-11. |
| 2026 | Wu, Y., Liu, S., Zhang, Z., Du, Y., Zhou, S., Wu, H., . . . Liu, F. (2026). Stabilizing aqueous LiMn2O4 cathodes through Na+-mediated lattice anchoring and electronic regulation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 542, 11 pages. |
| 2026 | Wu, H., Yin, T., & Ng, C. T. (2026). Guided wave based state-of-charge inspection of lithium-ion batteries using frequency-wavenumber domain features. Journal of Energy Storage, 176, 123338. |
| 2025 | Liu, J., Wu, H., Ye, C., & Qiao, S. (2025). High‐Entropy Sulfides Catalyze Rate‐Determining Redox in Fast‐Charging Aqueous Zinc–Sulfur Batteries. Angewandte Chemie, 137(28). |
| 2025 | Liu, J., Chen, Y., Wu, H., Ye, C., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2025). Anti-Corrosive Covalent Iodo-Thiadiazole Catalyst Enables Aqueous Zn─S Batteries with High Coulombic Efficiency. Advanced Materials, 37(43), e08570-1-e08570-8. Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC3 |
| 2025 | Wu, H., Zhang, S. -J., Vongsvivut, J., Jiang, Y., Hao, J., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2025). Quasi-Solid Cathode Additive Enables Highly Reversible Four-Electron I⁻/I⁰/I⁺ Conversion in Aqueous Zn-I₂ Batteries. Advanced Materials, 38(3), e11680-1-e11680-10. Scopus21 WoS22 Europe PMC6 |
| 2025 | Zhao, X., Hao, J., Chen, Q., Zhang, S. -J., Wu, H., Mao, L., & Qiao, S. (2025). Aqueous Zinc-bromine Battery with Highly Reversible Bromine Conversion Chemistry. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 64(20), e202502386-1-e202502386-10. Scopus38 WoS33 Europe PMC5 |
| 2025 | Liu, J., Wu, H., Ye, C., & Qiao, S. (2025). High-Entropy Sulfides Catalyze Rate-Determining Redox in Fast-Charging Aqueous Zinc-Sulfur Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 64(28), e202503472-1-e202503472-8. Scopus17 WoS23 Europe PMC5 |
| 2025 | Zhang, S. -J., Hao, J., Wu, H., Chen, Q., Hu, Y., Zhao, X., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2025). Coordination Chemistry toward Advanced Zn–I₂ Batteries with Four-Electron I⁻/I⁰/I⁺ Conversion. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 147(19), 16350-16361. Scopus88 WoS92 Europe PMC19 |
| 2025 | Wu, H., Zhang, S. J., Vongsvivut, J., Jaroniec, M., Hao, J., & Qiao, S. Z. (2025). Aqueous zinc-iodine batteries with ultra-high loading and advanced performance. Joule, 9(7), 102000-1-102000-11. Scopus72 WoS76 |
| 2024 | Xu, X., Ren, S., Wu, H., Li, H., Ye, C., Davey, K., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2024). Establishing Exceptional Durability in Ultralow-Temperature Organic-Sodium Batteries via Stabilized Multiphase Conversions. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146(2), 1619-1626. Scopus42 WoS39 Europe PMC15 |
| 2024 | Wu, H., Hao, J., Jiang, Y., Jiao, Y., Liu, J., Xu, X., . . . Qiao, S. -Z. (2024). Alkaline-based aqueous sodium-ion batteries for large-scale energy storage. Nature Communications, 15(1), 575-1-575-. Scopus171 WoS167 Europe PMC43 |
| 2024 | Liu, T., Wu, H., Wang, H., Jiao, Y., Du, X., Wang, J., . . . Cui, G. (2024). A Molecular-Sieving Interphase Towards Low-Concentrated Aqueous Sodium-Ion Batteries.. Nano-micro letters, 16(1), 144. Scopus24 WoS24 Europe PMC5 |
| 2024 | Hao, J., Zhang, S., Wu, H., Yuan, L., Davey, K., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2024). Advanced cathodes for aqueous Zn batteries beyond Zn²⁺ intercalation. Chemical Society Reviews, 53(9), 4312-4332. Scopus218 WoS214 Europe PMC63 |
| 2024 | Wu, H., Hao, J., Zhang, S., Jiang, Y., Zhu, Y., Liu, J., . . . Qiao, S. -Z. (2024). Aqueous Zinc-Iodine Pouch Cells with Long Cycling Life and Low Self-Discharge. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146(24), 16601-16608. Scopus165 WoS163 Europe PMC43 |
| 2024 | Zhang, S. J., Hao, J., Wu, H., Chen, Q., Ye, C., & Qiao, S. Z. (2024). Protein Interfacial Gelation toward Shuttle-Free and Dendrite-Free Zn–Iodine Batteries. Advanced Materials, 36(35), 2404011-1-2404011-12. Scopus154 WoS133 Europe PMC44 |
| 2024 | Zhang, S. -J., Hao, J., Wu, H., Kao, C. -C., Chen, Q., Ye, C., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2024). Toward High-Energy-Density Aqueous Zinc-Iodine Batteries: Multielectron Pathways. ACS Nano, 18(42), 28557-28574. Scopus95 WoS95 Europe PMC26 |
| 2023 | Liu, J., Ye, C., Wu, H., Jaroniec, M., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2023). 2D Mesoporous Zincophilic Sieve for High-Rate Sulfur-Based Aqueous Zinc Batteries. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 145(9), 5384-5392. Scopus102 WoS99 Europe PMC47 |
| 2023 | Liu, T., Du, X., Wu, H., Ren, Y., Wang, J., Wang, H., . . . Cui, G. (2023). A Bio-Inspired Methylation Approach to Salt-Concentrated Hydrogel Electrolytes for Long-Life Rechargeable Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62(43), 12 pages. Scopus44 WoS41 Europe PMC14 |
| 2022 | Liu, T., Wu, H., Du, X., Wang, J., Chen, Z., Wang, H., . . . Cui, G. (2022). Water-Locked Eutectic Electrolyte Enables Long-Cycling Aqueous Sodium-Ion Batteries. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 14(29), 33041-33051. Scopus43 WoS42 Europe PMC21 |
| 2021 | Zhang, J., Zhang, J., Liu, T., Wu, H., Tian, S., Zhou, L., . . . Cui, G. (2021). Toward Low-Temperature Lithium Batteries: Advances and Prospects of Unconventional Electrolytes. Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, 2(10), 17 pages. Scopus27 WoS25 |
| 2020 | Yu, Z., Zhang, J., Wang, C., Hu, R., Du, X., Tang, B., . . . Cui, G. (2020). Flame-retardant concentrated electrolyte enabling a LiF-rich solid electrolyte interface to improve cycle performance of wide-temperature lithium–sulfur batteries. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 51, 154-160. Scopus84 WoS80 |
| 2020 | Liu, H., Yi, S., Wu, Y., Wu, H., Zhou, J., Liang, W., . . . Xu, H. (2020). An efficient Co-N/C electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction facilely prepared by tuning cobalt species content. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45(32), 16105-16113. Scopus23 WoS24 |
| 2020 | Liu, T. T., Zhang, J. J., Yu, Z., Wu, H., Zhang, J. N., Tang, B., & Cui, G. L. (2020). Research progress and perspectives of sandwich-structured electrolytes for rechargeable lithium batteries. Acta Polymerica Sinica, 51(7), 710-727. Scopus2 WoS3 |
| 2020 | Liu, T., Zhang, J., Han, W., Zhang, J., Ding, G., Dong, S., & Cui, G. (2020). Review-In Situ Polymerization for Integration and Interfacial Protection Towards Solid State Lithium Batteries. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, 167(7), 9 pages. WoS135 |
| 2019 | Yang, J., Zhang, M., Chen, Z., Du, X., Huang, S., Tang, B., . . . Cui, G. (2019). Flame-retardant quasi-solid polymer electrolyte enabling sodium metal batteries with highly safe characteristic and superior cycling stability. Nano Research, 12(9), 2230-2237. Scopus65 WoS64 |
| 2019 | Zhang, J. J., Yang, J. F., Wu, H., Zhang, M., Liu, T. T., Zhang, J. N., . . . Cui, G. L. (2019). Research progress of in situ generated polymer electrolyte for rechargeable batteries. Acta Polymerica Sinica, 50(9), 890-914. Scopus15 WoS12 |
| 2018 | Xu, H., Luo, T., Wu, H., Yuan, L. B., Zhao, S. Q., Liang, W. J., . . . Molina, M. J. (2018). An equilibrium isotope effect due to a strong hydrogen bond. Chemical Physics Letters, 713, 117-120. Scopus2 WoS2 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Wu, Y., Liu, S., Du, Y., Zhou, S., Wu, H., Zhang, J., . . . Liu, F. (2026). Stabilizing Aqueous LiMn2O4 Cathodes through Na+-Mediated Lattice Anchoring and Electronic Regulation. DOI |
| 2023 | Qiao, S., Wu, H., Hao, J., Jiang, Y., Jiao, Y., Liu, J., . . . Wang, C. (2023). Alkaline-based aqueous sodium-ion batteries for large-scale energy storage. DOI |
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| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Co-Supervisor | Study on preperation and stability of zinc anode in alkaline Nickel-Zinc batteries | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Yuxiu Liu |
| 2026 | Co-Supervisor | Design of the electrolyte and interface for advanced aqueous zinc batteries employing multi-electron conversion cathodes | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Qiuning Wang |
| 2026 | Co-Supervisor | Aqueous Zinc-Bromine Batteries with Long Cycling Life and High Conversion Efficiency | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Jianing Meng |
