Yingqiang Wu, Ph.D.

Alumni and Former Staff

Post-doctoral Fellow

Research Interests

  • ​Electrode materials for Lithium battery, including layered oxide LiNi1-x-yCoxMnyO2, xLi2MnO3•(1-x)LiNi1-a-bCoaMnbO2, high voltage spinel LiNi0.5-xMn1.5-xM2xO4, and so on.
  • High voltage, high capacity and high safety LIBs (pouch cell) and Lithium Sulfur battery (S/C and SPAN)
  • Design and synthesis of cathode materials and industrialization
  • Solid state electrolyte and the cell

Selected Publications

  • Coating Al2O3 on layered Li(Mn1/3Ni1/3Co1/3)O2 using CO2 as green precipitant and their improved electrochemical pe...
    Y. Wu, L. Zhuo, J. Ming, Y. Yu, F. Zhao
    Journal of Energy Chemistry, 22, 468-476 , (2013)
  • Simultaneous surface coating and chemical activation of the Li-rich solid solution lithium rechargeable cathode and...
    Y. Wu, J. Ming, L. Zhuo, Y. Yu, F. Zhao
    Electrochimica Acta, 113, 54-62 , (2013)
  • Trace Amounts of Water-Induced Distinct Growth Behaviors of NiO Nanostructures on Graphene in CO2-Expanded Ethanol ...
    L. Zhuo, Y. Wu, J. Ming, L. Wang, Y. Yu, X. Zhang, F. Zhao
    ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 5, 70657071 , (2013)
  • CO2–expanded ethanol chemical synthesis of a Fe3O4@graphene composite and its good electrochemical properties as an...
    L. Zhuo, Y. Wu, J. Ming, L. Wang, Y. Yu, X. Zhang, F. Zhao
    Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 1, 3954-3960 , (2013)
  • Facile synthesis of a Co3O4–carbon nanotube composite and its superior performance as an anodematerial for Li-ion b...
    L. Zhuo, Y. Wu, J. Ming, L. Wang, Y. Yu, X. Zhang, F. Zhao
    Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 1, 1141-1147 , (2013)
  • Sodium salt effect on hydrothermal carbonization of biomass: a catalyst for carbon-based nanostructured materials f...
    J. Ming, Y. Wu, G. Liang, J.-B. Park, F. Zhao and Y.-K. Sun
    Green Chemistry, 15, 27222726 , (2013)
  • Assembling metal oxide nanocrystals into dense, hollow, porous nanoparticles for lithium-ion and lithium-oxygen bat...
    J. Ming, Y. Wu, B.P. Jin, J. K. Lee, F. Zhao, Y.K. Sun
    Nanoscale, 5, 10390 , (2013)
  • Fine control of titania deposition to prepare C@TiO2 composites and TiO2 hollow particles for photocatalysis and li...
    J. Ming, Y. Wu, S. Nagarajan, D.-J. Lee, Y.-K. Sun, F. Zhao
    Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22, 22135-22141 , (2012) 

Education

  • ​B.S., Chemistry, Hainan normal university, Haikou, China, 2009
  • M.S., Physical chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry (CIAC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China, 2012
  • Ph.D., Physical chemistry, CIAC, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China, 2014

Professional Profile

  • ​2014-2017: Engineer, Huadong Institute of Lithium-ion Battery, Zhangjiagang, China
  • 2017-now: Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

KAUST Affiliations

  • ​KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
  • Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE)

Research Interests Keywords

Lithium ion battery Lithium Sulfur battery Electrode materials