Dr Han Wu
Research Associate
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 | 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 Br<sub>2</sub> for intrinsic safety and cycle durability.. Science advances, 12(15), eaed8075. |
| 2025 | Wu, H., Zhang, S. -J., Jiang, Y., Jaroniec, M., Hao, J., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2025). Self-Discharge Behaviors in Aqueous Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 65(7), e20601-1-e20601-21. |
| 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. Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC1 |
| 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. Scopus5 WoS9 Europe PMC1 |
| 2025 | Zhang, S. -J., Hao, J., Wu, H., Hu, Y., Chen, Q., Johannessen, B., . . . Qiao, S. -Z. (2025). Electroactive ferrocene/ferrocenium redox coupling for shuttle-free aqueous zinc-iodine pouch cells. Nature Chemistry, 18(2), 1-15. Scopus7 WoS13 Europe PMC1 |
| 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. Scopus24 WoS22 Europe PMC4 |
| 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. Scopus13 WoS11 Europe PMC3 |
| 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. Scopus54 WoS61 Europe PMC10 |
| 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. Scopus36 WoS44 |
| 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. Scopus36 WoS34 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-. Scopus139 WoS142 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. Scopus23 WoS19 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. Scopus181 WoS183 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. Scopus132 WoS138 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. Scopus124 WoS111 Europe PMC35 |
| 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. Scopus72 WoS74 Europe PMC23 |
| 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. Scopus97 WoS95 Europe PMC44 |
| 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. Scopus36 WoS36 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. Scopus41 WoS41 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. Scopus83 WoS80 |
| 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, 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. Scopus21 WoS22 |
| 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. WoS129 |
| 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. Scopus64 WoS63 |
| 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 WoS11 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Industrial Project-Iondrive Ltd (2023-2024) Low-cost and Safe Aqueous Sodium Batteries for Large-scale Energy Storage $680,000
| 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 | - | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Yuxiu Liu |
