Dr Shilin Zhang
Research Fellow (B) (with PhD)
School of Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr Shilin Zhang is currently a Research Fellow at the School of Chemical Engineering. His research areas focus on energy storage, functional materials, advanced material characterisation and technologies, and computational science. Dr Zhang has published over 70 peer-reviewed research papers including 15 ESI Highly Cited Papers (1%) on Advanced Materials, Angew Chem Int Ed, Energy Environmental Science etc. His publications received >6,000 citations with h-index of 33 (Google Scholar).
He has successfully secured over 3M AUD grant from Australian Research Council (ARC) including ARC DECRA Fellowship (2024-2026), 2 ARC LIEF grants, 11 merit beamline grants from Australian Synchrotron as a chief investigator. Based on research excellence, he was awarded the AINSE Early Career Research Award (2022) and Chancellor’s Commendation Outstanding Graduates (2020)
Dr. Zhang is dedicated to developing functional nanomaterials in energy storage, sustainability, and medical applications. He has significantly contributed to facilitating mechanistic insights into materials sciences and energy storage with advanced protocols of in situ characterisation/analysis and computations.
His research areas include:
- Lithium/liquid metal batteries with high energy and high round-trip Coulombic efficiency
- Functional electrolytes in aqueous batteries
- Functional nanomaterials and nanotechnology
- CO2 capture and conversion
- Theoretical calculations
- High-entropy alloys
- Battery recycling
Some featured publications in the fields:
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Zongliang Zhang, Guanjie Li, Gemeng Liang, Pei Zhao, Xuerong Gong, Jiaxin Dai, Hesen Xiong, Zonghan Zhang, Jianfeng Mao, Shilin Zhang*, Baofeng Wang*，Tuning Nanopore Structure of Hard Carbon by Zinc Gluconate for High-Capacity Sodium Storage, Submitted
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Yu Ding, Li Yin*, Tan Du, Yuxin Wang, Zhen He, Jodie A. Yuwono, Guanjie Li, Jianwen Liu, Shilin Zhang*, Tao Yang*, Zaiping Guo, A Trifunctional Electrolyte Enables Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries with Long Cycling Performance, Adv. Funct. Mater., Revised
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TiO2-FeTi2O5 heterostructure hollow spheres enable high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries via interfacial engineering, Rare Metals, Accepted.
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Progress and Prospective for Iron-based Materials for Alkali Metal-ion Batteries: A Critical Review, Submitted.
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Jun Shen, Shilin Zhang*, Haoli Wang, Renxin Wang, Yingying Hu, Yiyang Mao, Ruilin Wang, Huihui Zhang, Yumeng Du, Yameng Fan, Yingtang Zhou*, Zaiping Guo and Baofeng Wang*, Paw-inspired binder with synergistic interface bonding for silicon anodes in lithium-ion batteries, eScience, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esci.2023.100207.
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Zichao Xu, Yuhua Wang*, Yue Li, Yitong Wang, Bo Peng, Kenneth Davey, Guanjie Li, Liang Sun, Shilin Zhang*, Zaiping Guo*, C60 and derivatives boost electrocatalysis and photocatalysis: Electron buffers to heterojunction, Adv. Energy Mater., 2023, 202302438.
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Wencheng Liu, Yu Zhang, Xiaoxiao Zheng, Mingyang Wang, Xiaoling Ye, Benqing Liu, Lei Han, Yafei Ning, Yan Lu, Shilin Zhang*, Hu Li*, Xinyu Zhao*, High-Performance Flexible Zinc-Air Batteries Enabled by a Sodium Polyacrylate-Based Gel Electrolyte Containing Graphene Oxide and Cellulose Nanofiber, Energy & Fuels, 2023, 37, 16097–16104.
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Zixiang Liu, Rui Wang, Yuchen Gao, Shilin Zhang*, Jiandong Wan, Jianfeng Mao, Longhai Zhang, Hongbao Li, Junnan Hao, Guanjie Li, Lin Zhang, Chaofeng Zhang*, Low‐Cost Multi‐Function Electrolyte Additive Enabling Highly Stable Interfacial Chemical Environment for Highly Reversible Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2023, 202308463.
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Guanjie Li, Zihan Zhao, Shilin Zhang*, Liang Sun, Mingnan Li, Jodie A. Yuwono, Jianfeng Mao, Junnan Hao, Jitraporn (Pimm) Vongsvivut, Lidan Xing, Chun-Xia Zhao, Zaiping Guo *, “A Biocompatible Electrolyte Enables Highly Reversible Zn Anode for Zinc Ion Battery”, Nat. Commun., D0l:10.1038/541467-023-42333-2.
- Yu Su+, Bernt Johannessen+, Shilin Zhang*, Ziru Chen, Yaru Li, Ying Guo, Hong Yan, Sailong Xu*, Yao Xiao*, “Soft–Rigid Heterostructures with Functional Cation Vacancies for Fast‐Charging and High‐Capacity Sodium Storage”, Adv. Mater., 2023, 2305149
- Jinshuo Zou, Gemeng Liang, Fangli Zhang, Shilin Zhang*, Zaiping Guo*, “Revisiting The Role of Discharge Products in Li-CO2 Batteries”, Adv. Mater., 2023, 202210671.
- Shilin Zhang, Qining Fan, Ye Liu, Shibo Xi, Xiufan Liu, Zhibin Wu, Junnan Hao, Wei Kong Pang, Tengfei Zhou, Zaiping Guo*. "Dehydration-triggered Ionic Channel Engineering in Potassium Niobate for Li / K ion Storage." Adv. Mater., 2020. 202000380.
- Peng Xiong, Shilin Zhang*, Rui Wang, Longhai Zhang, Quanwei Ma, Xiang Ren, Yuchen Gao, Ziyang Wang, Zaiping Guo* and Chaofeng Zhang*, “Covalent Triazine Frameworks for Advanced Energy Storage: Challenges and New Opportunities”, Energy Environmen. Sci., 2023, 16, 3181-3213.
- Jianfeng Mao+, Chao Ye+, Shilin Zhang+, Fangxi Xie+, Rong Zeng, Kenneth Davey, Zaiping Guo*, Shizhang Qiao*, Toward Practical Automotive Battery Recycling: adding value, tackling circularity and recycling-oriented design”, Energy Environmen. Sci., 2022, 15, 2732-2752.
- Shilin Zhang, Ye Liu, Qining Fan, Chaofeng Zhang, Tengfei Zhou*, Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh*, Zaiping Guo*. "Liquid-metal for next-generation energy storage". Energy Environmen. Sci., 2021, 14, 4177-4202.
- Chaofeng Zhang*,+, Hao Li+, Xiaohui Zeng, Gemeng Liang, Tengfei Zhou, Kenneth Davey, Shilin Zhang*, Zaiping Guo*, “Accelerated Diffusion Kinetics in ZnTe/CoTe2 Heterojunctions for High Rate Potassium Storage”, Adv. Energy Mater., 2022, 2202577.
- Shilin Zhang, Yang Zheng, Xuejuan Huang, Jian Hong, Bin Cao, Junnan Hao, Qining Fan, Tengfei Zhou*, and Zaiping Guo*. "Structural Engineering of Hierarchical Micro-nanostructured Ge-C Framework by Controlling the Nucleation for Ultralong-Life Li Storage." Adv. Energy Mater., 2019, 1900081.
- Qining Fan+, Shilin Zhang+, Jicheng Jiang, Yanyan Wang, Wilford Lie, Wei Kong Pang, Qinfen Gu, Huakun Liu, Jiazhao Wang,* and Zaiping Guo*, “An Organocatalyst for Greener and Faster Oxidation of Li2S in Electrochemical Processes”, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2023, DOI: doi.org/10.1002/adfm. 202212796
- Guanjie Li, Liang Sun, Shilin Zhang*, Chaofeng Zhang, Kenney Davey, Huanyu Jin, Zaiping Guo*, “Developing Cathode Materials for Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries: Challenges and Practical Prospects”, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2023, 2301291.
- Shilin Zhang, Jian Hong, Yang Zheng, Xingmin He, Wei Kong Pang, Tengfei Zhou*, Huakun Liu, Zaping Guo*. "Wet-chemical synthesis of ultrathin non-layered sulphides driven by surface charge manipulation strategy", Adv. Funct. Mater., 2021, 2101676.
- Shanshan Fan, Haiping Liu*, Ying Xie, Sifu Bi, Xiaohuan Meng, Kaiqi Zhang, Liang Sun, Shilin Zhang*, Zaiping Guo, “Electrolyte Engineering on Performance Enhancement of NiCo2S4 Anode for Sodium Storage”, Small, 2023, 2300188.
- Shilin Zhang, Liang Sun, Qining Fan, Fangli Zhang, Zhijie Wang, Jinshuo Zou, Shiyong Zhao, Jianfeng Mao, and Zaiping Guo*, Challenges and Prospects of Lithium−CO2 Batteries, Nano Res. Energy, 2022, e9120001.
- Xiaofen Dong, Feijiang Chen, Guoguang Chen, Bin Wang, Xiaoli Tian, Xiaolong Yan, chengwei Deng, Duan Wang, Jianfeng Mao, Sailong Xu*, Shilin Zhang*, NiS2 nanodots on N, S-doped graphene synthesized via interlayer confinement for enhanced lithium-/sodium-ion storage, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 2022, 619, 359-368.
- Liang Sun, Guanjie Li, Shilin Zhang*, Zaiping Guo*, “Practical Assessment of the Potassium Ion Battery”, Sci. China Chem., 2022, 1-9.
- Shilin Zhang, Yun Zhang, WenJie Jiang, Xin Liu, Sailong Xu, Ruijie Huo, Fazhi Zhang, and Jin-Song Hu. "Co@ N-CNTs Derived from Triple-role CoAl-layered Double Hydroxide as an Efficient Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction." Carbon, 2016, 107, 162-170.
- Shilin Zhang, Feng Yao, Lan Yang, Fazhi Zhang, and Sailong Xu. "Sulfur-doped mesoporous carbon from Surfactant-intercalated Layered Double Hydroxide Precursor as High-performance Anode Nanomaterials for Both Li-ion and Na-ion batteries." Carbon, 2015, 93, 143-150.
- Zhijian Wang+, Shilin Zhang+, Hai Zeng, Haimin Zhao, Wei Sun, Meng Jiang, Chuanqi Feng, Jianwen Liu, Tengfei Zhou, Yang Zheng, Zaiping Guo. "Hierarchical Porous NiO/β-NiMoO4 Heterostructure as Superior Anode Material for Lithium Storage." ChemPlusChem, 2018, 10, 915-923.
- Qing, Zhang+, Zhijie Wang+, Shilin Zhang+, Tengfei Zhou, Jianfeng Mao, and Zaiping Guo. "Cathode Materials for Potassium-ion Batteries: Current Status and Perspective." Electrochem. Energy Rev. 2018, 1,625-658.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2021 - ongoing Research fellow The university of Adelaide 2020 - 2021 Associate research fellow The university of Wollongong -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2016 - 2020 The university of Wollongong Australia PhD -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2023 Zheng, W., Liang, G., Zhang, S., Davey, K., & Guo, Z. (2023). Understanding voltage hysteresis and decay during anionic redox reaction in layered transition metal oxide cathodes: A critical review. Nano Research, 16(3), 3766-3780.
Scopus5 WoS22023 Liu, S., Vongsvivut, J. P., Wang, Y., Zhang, R., Yang, F., Zhang, S., . . . Guo, Z. (2023). Monolithic Phosphate Interphase for Highly Reversible and Stable Zn Metal Anode. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62(4), e202215600-1-e202215600-11.
Scopus49 WoS42 Europe PMC62023 Zhang, L., Wang, R., Liu, Z., Wan, J., Zhang, S., Wang, S., . . . Guo, Z. (2023). Porous Organic Polymer with Hierarchical Structure and Limited Volume Expansion for Ultrafast and Highly Durable Sodium Storage. Advanced Materials, 35(17), 13 pages.
Scopus14 WoS4 Europe PMC22023 Li, M., Wang, C., Davey, K., Li, J., Li, G., Zhang, S., . . . Guo, Z. (2023). Recent progress in electrolyte design for advanced lithium metal batteries. SmartMat, 4(5), 1-29.
Scopus9 WoS102023 Fan, S., Liu, H., Xie, Y., Bi, S., Meng, X., Zhang, K., . . . Guo, Z. (2023). Electrolyte Engineering on Performance Enhancement of NiCo<inf>2</inf>S<inf>4</inf> Anode for Sodium Storage. Small, 19(26), 8 pages.
Scopus1 WoS12023 Lyu, Y., Yuwono, J., Wang, P., Wang, Y., Yang, F., Liu, S., . . . Guo, Z. (2023). Organic pH Buffer for Dendrite-Free and Shuttle-Free Zn-I₂ Batteries.. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 62(21), e202303011-1-e202303011-10.
Scopus24 WoS14 Europe PMC42023 Xiao, B., Sun, Z., Zhang, H., Wu, Y., Li, J., Cui, J., . . . Zhang, Q. (2023). Enabling highly-efficient and stable potassium-ion storage by exposing atomic-dispersed super-coordinated antimony O<inf>2</inf>Sb<inf>1</inf>N<inf>4</inf> sites on N-doped carbon nanosheets. Energy and Environmental Science, 16(5), 2153-2166.
Scopus4 WoS42023 Li, G., Sun, L., Zhang, S., Zhang, C., Jin, H., Davey, K., . . . Guo, Z. (2023). Developing Cathode Materials for Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries: Challenges and Practical Prospects. Advanced Functional Materials, 2301291-1-2301291-26.
Scopus18 WoS152023 Liu, Z., Wang, R., Ma, Q., Wan, J., Zhang, S., Zhang, L., . . . Guo, Z. (2023). A Dual-Functional Organic Electrolyte Additive with Regulating Suitable Overpotential for Building Highly Reversible Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials, 13 pages.
Scopus30 WoS162023 Zou, J., Liang, G., Zhang, F., Zhang, S., Davey, K., & Guo, Z. (2023). Revisiting the Role of Discharge Products in Li-CO₂ Batteries. Advanced Materials, 2210671-1-2210671-33.
Scopus12023 Fan, Q., Zhang, S., Jiang, J., Lie, W., Pang, W. K., Gu, Q., . . . Guo, Z. (2023). A Green and Effective Organocatalyst for Faster Oxidation of Li₂S in Electrochemical Processes. Advanced Functional Materials, 33(34), 2212796-1-2212796-11.
Scopus4 WoS32023 Li, H., Ma, Q., Yuan, Y., Wang, R., Wang, Z., Zhang, Q., . . . Wu, Y. (2023). Mesoporous N,S-Rich Carbon Hollow Nanospheres Controllably Prepared From Poly(2-aminothiazole) with Ultrafast and Highly Durable Potassium Storage. Advanced Functional Materials, 13 pages.
Scopus12023 Xiong, P., Zhang, S., Wang, R., Zhang, L., Ma, Q., Ren, X., . . . Zhang, C. (2023). Covalent triazine frameworks for advanced energy storage: challenges and new opportunities. Energy and Environmental Science, 16(8), 3181-3213.
Scopus3 WoS22023 Zhang, S., Wang, Q., Zhang, P., Wang, J., Li, Y., Lu, C., . . . Yang, H. (2023). Nanoclay-Modulated Interfacial Chemical Bond and Internal Electric Field at the Co<inf>3</inf>O<inf>4</inf>/TiO<inf>2</inf> p-n Junction for Efficient Charge Separation. Small, 19(30).
Scopus22023 Yao, D., Zhang, Y., Zhang, S., Wan, J., Yu, H., & Jin, H. (2023). Hybrid water electrolysis with integrated and cascading reactions using two-dimensional electrocatalysts. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11(31), 16433-16457.
Scopus22023 Su, Y., Johannessen, B., Zhang, S., Chen, Z., Gu, Q., Li, G., . . . Xiao, Y. (2023). Soft–Rigid Heterostructures with Functional Cation Vacancies for Fast-Charging and High-Capacity Sodium Storage. Advanced Materials, 35(40), 11 pages.
Scopus12023 Liu, Z., Wang, R., Gao, Y., Zhang, S., Wan, J., Mao, J., . . . Zhang, C. (2023). Low-Cost Multi-Function Electrolyte Additive Enabling Highly Stable Interfacial Chemical Environment for Highly Reversible Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials, 33(49), 10 pages.
2023 Wang, R., Ma, Q., Zhang, L., Liu, Z., Wan, J., Mao, J., . . . Zhang, C. (2023). An Aqueous Electrolyte Regulator for Highly Stable Zinc Anode Under −35 to 65 °C. Advanced Energy Materials, 13(40), 12 pages.
Scopus2 WoS12023 Li, G., Zhao, Z., Zhang, S., Sun, L., Li, M., Yuwono, J. A., . . . Guo, Z. (2023). A biocompatible electrolyte enables highly reversible Zn anode for zinc ion battery. Nature Communications, 14(1), 6526.
Scopus22023 Chen, Q., Kang, H., Gao, Y., Zhang, L., Wang, R., Zhang, S., . . . Guo, Z. (2023). Nanostructured Porous Polymer with Low Volume Expansion, Structural Distortion, and Gradual Activation for High and Durable Lithium Storage. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 12 pages.
2023 Liu, W., Zhang, Y., Zheng, X., Wang, M., Ye, X., Liu, B., . . . Zhao, X. (2023). High-Performance Flexible Zinc-Air Batteries Enabled by a Sodium Polyacrylate-Based Gel Electrolyte Containing Graphene Oxide and Cellulose Nanofibers. Energy and Fuels, 37(20), 8 pages.
2023 Xu, Z., Wang, Y., Li, Y., Wang, Y., Peng, B., Davey, K., . . . Guo, Z. (2023). C<inf>60</inf> and Derivatives Boost Electrocatalysis and Photocatalysis: Electron Buffers to Heterojunctions. Advanced Energy Materials, 35 pages.
2022 Yang, M., Zhang, S., Wang, T., Shi, B., Liu, J., Tang, Y., . . . Yang, H. (2022). Multiple Interface Ni(PO<inf>3</inf>)<inf>2</inf>-CoP<inf>4</inf>/CoMoO<inf>4</inf>Nanorods for Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution in Alkaline Water/Seawater Electrolysis. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 10(37), 12423-12432.
Scopus62022 Liu, J., Xu, Z., Yang, M., Zhang, S., & Tang, A. (2022). An Ion-selective Electrode Based on Ti<inf>3</inf>C<inf>2</inf> Solid-state Transduction for Rapid Detection of Lead Ion Concentration in Aqueous Solution. Electroanalysis, 34(10), 1621-1628.
2022 Xiao, Z., Yang, M., Liu, C., Wang, B., Zhang, S., Liu, J., . . . Yang, H. (2022). Artificial modulated Lewis pairs for highly efficient alkaline hydrogen production. Nano Energy, 98, 107233.
Scopus142022 Xu, Z., Zhang, S., Liu, J., Xiao, Z., Yang, M., & Tang, A. (2022). Kaolinite nanoscroll significantly inhibiting polysulfide ions shuttle in lithium sulfur batteries. APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE, 224, 1-9.
Scopus7 WoS52022 Sun, L., Li, G., Zhang, S., Liu, S., Yuwono, J., Mao, J., & Guo, Z. (2022). Practical assessment of the energy density of potassium-ion batteries. Science China Chemistry, 65, 1-9.
Scopus92022 Wan, J., Wang, R., Liu, Z., Zhang, L., Liang, F., Zhou, T., . . . Guo, Z. (2022). A Double-Functional Additive Containing Nucleophilic Groups for High-Performance Zn-Ion Batteries. ACS Nano, 17(2), 1610-1621.
Scopus19 WoS31 Europe PMC12022 Li, J., Liang, G., Zheng, W., Zhang, S., Davey, K., Pang, W. K., & Guo, Z. (2022). Addressing cation mixing in layered structured cathodes for lithium-ion batteries: A critical review. Nano Materials Science.
Scopus122022 Wang, Y., Wang, Z., Yang, F., Liu, S., Zhang, S., Mao, J., & Guo, Z. (2022). Electrolyte engineering enables high performance zinc-ion batteries. Small, 18(43), 2107033-1-2107033-20.
Scopus98 WoS89 Europe PMC102022 Zou, K., Zhou, T., Chen, Y., Xiong, X., Jing, W., Dai, X., . . . Guo, Z. (2022). Defect Engineering in a Multiple Confined Geometry for Robust Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Advanced Energy Materials, 12(18), 13 pages.
Scopus44 WoS372022 Yang, Q., Li, H., Feng, C., Ma, Q., Zhang, L., Wang, R., . . . Zhang, C. (2022). Encapsulation of BiOCl nanoparticles in N-doped carbon nanotubes as a highly efficient anode for potassium ion batteries. Nanoscale, 14(15), 5814-5823.
Scopus13 WoS122022 Guo, Z., Zhang, S., Sun, L., Fan, Q., Zhang, F., Wang, Z., . . . Mao, J. (2022). Challenges and Prospects of Lithium−CO<sub>2</sub> Batteries. Nano Research Energy, 1(1), 1-17.
Scopus822022 Dong, X., Chen, F., Chen, G., Wang, B., Tian, X., Yan, X., . . . Zhang, S. (2022). NiS<inf>2</inf> nanodots on N,S-doped graphene synthesized via interlayer confinement for enhanced lithium-/sodium-ion storage. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 619, 359-368.
Scopus7 WoS62022 Mao, J., Wang, C., Lyu, Y., Zhang, R., Wang, Y., Liu, S., . . . Guo, Z. (2022). Organic electrolyte design for practical potassium-ion batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 10(37), 19090-19106.
Scopus25 WoS222022 Mao, J., Ye, C., Zhang, S., Xie, F., Zeng, R., Davey, K., . . . Qiao, S. (2022). Toward practical lithium-ion battery recycling: adding value, tackling circularity and recycling-oriented design. Energy and Environmental Science, 15(7), 2732-2752.
Scopus75 WoS632022 Zhang, C., Li, H., Zeng, X., Xi, S., Wang, R., Zhang, L., . . . Guo, Z. (2022). Accelerated Diffusion Kinetics in ZnTe/CoTe₂ Heterojunctions for High Rate Potassium Storage. Advanced Energy Materials, 12(41), 2202577-1-2202577-9.
Scopus40 WoS312021 Zhang, S., Hong, J., Zeng, X., Hao, J., Zheng, Y., Fan, Q., . . . Guo, Z. (2021). Constructing layered nanostructures from non‐layered sulfide crystals via surface charge manipulation strategy. Advanced Functional Materials, 31(32), 2101676-1-2101676-10.
Scopus20 WoS182021 Chen, Y., Zou, K., Dai, X., Bai, H., Zhang, S., Zhou, T., . . . Guo, Z. (2021). Polysulfide Filter and dendrite inhibitor: highly graphitized wood framework inhibits polysulfide shuttle and lithium dendrites in Li–S batteries. Advanced Functional Materials, 31(31), 2102458-1-2102458-10.
Scopus44 WoS392021 Zhang, S., Liu, Y., Fan, Q., Zhang, C., Zhou, T., Kalantar-Zadeh, K., & Guo, Z. (2021). Liquid metal batteries for future energy storage. Energy & Environmental Science, 14(8), 4177-4202.
Scopus120 WoS1112021 Fan, Q., Jiang, J., Zhang, S., Zhou, T., Pang, W. K., Gu, Q., . . . Wang, J. (2021). Accelerated polysulfide redox in binder‐free Li₂S cathodes promises high‐energy‐density lithium-sulfur batteries. Advanced Energy Materials, 11(32), 2100957-1-2100957-12.
Scopus31 WoS262021 Wang, D., Chang, Y. X., Li, Y. R., Zhang, S. L., & Xu, S. L. (2021). Well-dispersed NiCoS2 nanoparticles/rGO composite with a large specific surface area as an oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalyst. Rare Metals, 40(11), 3156-3165.
Scopus42 WoS382021 Liang, G., Peterson, V. K., Wu, Z., Zhang, S., Hao, J., Lu, C. -Z., . . . Guo, Z. (2021). Crystallographic-Site-Specific Structural Engineering Enables Extraordinary Electrochemical Performance of High-Voltage LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Spinel Cathodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS, 33(44), 13 pages.
Scopus42 WoS42 Europe PMC52021 Zeng, X., Xie, K., Liu, S., Zhang, S., Hao, J., Liu, J., . . . Guo, Z. (2021). Bio-inspired design of an in situ multifunctional polymeric solid–electrolyte interphase for Zn metal anode cycling at 30 mA cm⁻² and 30 mA h cm⁻². Energy & Environmental Science, 14(11), 5947-5957.
Scopus218 WoS2032021 Zeng, X., Mao, J., Hao, J., Liu, J., Liu, S., Wang, Z., . . . Guo, Z. (2021). Electrolyte design for in situ construction of highly Zn²⁺-conductive solid electrolyte interphase to enable high-performance aqueous Zn-Ion batteries under practical conditions. Advanced Materials, 33(11), 1-11.
Scopus391 WoS372 Europe PMC192021 Zhang, S., Qiu, L., Zheng, Y., Shi, Q., Zhou, T., Sencadas, V., . . . Guo, Z. (2021). Rational design of core-shell ZnTe@N-doped carbon nanowires for high gravimetric and volumetric alkali metal ion storage. Advanced Functional Materials, 31(3), 1-10.
Scopus65 WoS652021 Zhou, J., Zhang, S., Zhou, Y. -N., Tang, W., Yang, J., Peng, C., & Guo, Z. (2021). Biomass-derived carbon materials for high-performance supercapacitors: current status and perspective. Electrochemical Energy Reviews, 4(2), 219-248.
Scopus92 WoS802021 Huang, C., Zou, S., Liu, Y., Zhang, S., Jiang, Q., Zhou, T., . . . Hu, J. (2021). Surface reconstruction-associated partially amorphized bismuth oxychloride for boosted photocatalytic water oxidation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13(4), 5088-5098.
Scopus15 WoS16 Europe PMC12020 Zhou, J., Liu, Y., Zhang, S., Zhou, T., & Guo, Z. (2020). Metal chalcogenides for potassium storage. Informat, 2(3), 437-465.
Scopus136 WoS1272020 Hao, J., Li, B., Li, X., Zeng, X., Zhang, S., Yang, F., . . . Guo, Z. (2020). An in-depth study of Zn metal surface chemistry for advanced aqueous Zn-ion batteries. Advanced Materials, 32(34), e2003021.
Scopus599 WoS572 Europe PMC352020 Zhang, S., Fan, Q., Liu, Y., Xi, S., Liu, X., Wu, Z., . . . Guo, Z. (2020). Dehydration-triggered ionic channel engineering in potassium niobate for Li/K-Ion storage. Advanced Materials, 32(22), 2000380-1-2000380-11.
Scopus99 WoS96 Europe PMC32020 Yang, F., Hong, J., Hao, J., Zhang, S., Liang, G., Long, J., . . . Guo, Z. (2020). Ultrathin Few-Layer GeP Nanosheets via Lithiation-Assisted Chemical Exfoliation and Their Application in Sodium Storage. ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS, 10(14), 8 pages.
Scopus44 WoS422020 Hao, J., Yang, F., Zhang, S., He, H., Xia, G., Liu, Y., . . . Guo, Z. (2020). Designing a hybrid electrode toward high energy density with a staged Li ⁺ and PF₆¯ deintercalation/intercalation mechanism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117(6), 2815-2823.
Scopus50 WoS45 Europe PMC22020 Hao, J., Li, X., Zhang, S., Yang, F., Zeng, X., Zhang, S., . . . Guo, Z. (2020). Designing dendrite-free zinc anodes for advanced aqueous zinc batteries. Advanced Functional Materials, 30(30), 2001263-1-2001263-10.
Scopus503 WoS4792020 Wang, Q., Cui, Y., Huang, R., Zhong, L., Yan, P., Zhang, S., . . . Yang, H. (2020). A heterogeneous Fenton reaction system of N-doped TiO<inf>2</inf> anchored on sepiolite activates peroxymonosulfate under visible light irradiation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 383, 1-12.
Scopus532019 Yang, F., Gao, H., Hao, J., Zhang, S., Li, P., Liu, Y., . . . Guo, Z. (2019). Yolk–Shell Structured FeP@C Nanoboxes as Advanced Anode Materials for Rechargeable Lithium-/Potassium-Ion Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials, 29(16), 1808291.
Scopus259 WoS2382019 Li, L., Zhang, W., Wang, X., Zhang, S., Liu, Y., Li, M., . . . Yang, J. (2019). Hollow-carbon-templated few-layered V₅S₈ nanosheets enabling ultrafast potassium storage and long-term cycling. ACS Nano, 13(7), 7939-7948.
Scopus128 WoS120 Europe PMC52019 Zhang, S., Zheng, Y., Huang, X., Hong, J., Cao, B., Hao, J., . . . Guo, Z. (2019). Structural engineering of hierarchical micro-nanostructured Ge–C framework by controlling the nucleation for ultralong-life Li storage. Advanced Energy Materials, 9(19), 1900081-1-1900081-11.
Scopus103 WoS1032019 Gao, H., Yang, F., Zheng, Y., Zhang, Q., Hao, J., Zhang, S., . . . Guo, Z. (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. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11(5), 5373-5379.
Scopus75 WoS632018 Wu, Z., Liu, Y., Zhang, S., Huang, Z., Jiang, Q., Zhou, T., & Hu, J. (2018). Biomimetic structure design and construction of cactus-like MoS2/Bi19Cl3S27 photocatalysts for efficient hydrogen evolution. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6(43), 21404-21409.
Scopus22 WoS192018 Wang, Z., Zhang, S., Zeng, H., Zhao, H., Sun, W., Jiang, M., . . . Guo, Z. (2018). Hierarchical Porous NiO/β-NiMoO4 Heterostructure as Superior Anode Material for Lithium Storage. ChemPlusChem, 83(10), 915-923.
Scopus17 WoS14 Europe PMC12018 Li, L., Zheng, Y., Zhang, S., Yang, J., Shao, Z., & Guo, Z. (2018). Recent progress on sodium ion batteries: potential high-performance anodes. Energy and Environmental Science, 11(9), 2310-2340.
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17. Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities, Australian Research Council, Nov. 2023, CI (5th), Cash grant value: $AUD 1,150,000.
16. Shilin Zhang (CI), Developing Room-Temperature Liquid Metal Batteries for Safe Energy Storage. Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (ARC-DE, DE230100159), 2024-2026, 473, 847 AUD.
15. Shilin Zhang (CI). Australian Synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy beamline (AS231/XAS/20391), 2023, ANSTO In-kind Grant Value: 32,784 AUD.
14. Shilin Zhang (CI). Australian Synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy beamline (AS231/XAS/20390), 2023, ANSTO In-kind Grant Value: 98,352 AUD.
13. Shilin Zhang (CI). Australian Synchrotron Powder Diffraction beamline (AS212/PD/20368), 2023, ANSTO In-kind Grant Value: 98,352 AUD.
12. Shilin Zhang (CI). Australian Synchrotron Soft X-ray spectroscopy beamline (AS212/PD/19816), 2023, ANSTO In-kind Grant Value: 163,920 AUD.
11. Shilin Zhang (CI). Australian Synchrotron Powder Diffraction beamline (AS212/PD/19418), 2023, ANSTO In-kind Grant Value: 98,352 AUD.
10. Shilin Zhang (CI). Australian Synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy beamline (AS231/XAS/19416), 2023, ANSTO In-kind Grant Value: 32,784 AUD.
9. Shilin Zhang (CI). Australian Synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy beamline (AS231/XAS/19414), 2023, ANSTO In-kind Grant Value: 32,784 AUD.
8. Shilin Zhang (CI). Australian Synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy beamline (AS231/XAS/19407), 2023, ANSTO In-kind Grant Value: 65,568 AUD.
7. Shilin Zhang (CI). Australian Synchrotron Infrared microscopy beamline (AS231/IRM/19199), 2023, ANSTO In-kind Grant Value: 131,136 AUD.
6. Shilin Zhang (CI). Australian Synchrotron Infrared microscopy beamline (AS231/IRM/18819), 2023, ANSTO In-kind Grant Value: 98,352 AUD.
5. Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities, Australian Research Council, Nov. 2022, CI (5th), Cash grant value: $AUD 2,206,421.
4. Shilin Zhang (CI). Australian Synchrotron Powder Diffraction beamline (AS212/PD/17105), 2022, ANSTO In-kind Grant Value: 65,568 AUD.
3. The University of Adelaide Seed Fund. Direct recycling the end-of-life batteries. Nov. 2021, CI (3rd), Cash Grant: $AUD10, 000.00
2. Shilin Zhang (CI), ECMS Grant Development support, University of Adelaide Open Project, Sept. 2021, Cash grant value: $AUD 3,000.
1. Shilin Zhang (CI), DVCR Small Equipment Scheme, University of Adelaide Open Project, Nov. 2021, Cash grant value: $AUD 14,771.
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2023 Co-Supervisor Mechanism of Selective Regulated Separation of Lithium from Waste ternary Lithium Battery Materials Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Yan Wang 2022 Co-Supervisor Electrolyte systems for aqueous zinc-ion batteries Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Guanjie Li 2022 Co-Supervisor Weakly solvated electrolyte for high performance lithium metal batteries Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mingnan Li 2021 Co-Supervisor Development of high-performance lithium-carbon dioxide batteries. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Liang Sun
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