YU RESEARCH GROUP Energy Nanomaterials Lab

Y. Ding, C. Zhang, L. Zhang, H. Wei, Y. Li, G. Yu, "Insights into Hydrotropic Solubilization for Hybrid Ion Redox Flow Batteries", ACS Energy Lett. 3, 2641 (2018).

S. Peng, L. Zhang, C. Zhang, Y. Ding, X. Guo, G. He, G. Yu, "Gradient-Distributed Metal-Organic Framework-Based Porous Membranes for Nonaqueous Redox Flow Batteries", Adv. Energy Mater. 8, 1802533 (2018).

Y. Zhu, Y. Qian, Z. Ju, L. Peng, G. Yu, “Solvent-Dependent Intercalation and Molecular Configurations in Metallocene-Layered Crystal Superlattices", Nano Lett. 18, 6071 (2018).

C. Zhang, Z. Niu, Y. Ding, L. Zhang, Y. Zhou, X. Guo, X. Zhang, Y. Zhao, G. Yu, “Highly Concentrated Phthalimide-based Anolytes for Organic Redox Flow Battery with Enhanced Reversibility", Chem, 4, 2814 (2018). (Featured Cover)

X. Zhang, A. Bruck, Y. Zhu, L. Peng, J. Li, E. Stach, Y. Zhu, K. Takeuchi, E. Takeuchi, A. Marschilok, G. Yu, “Probing Enhanced Lithium-ion Transport Kinetics in 2D Holey Nanoarchitectured Electrodes", Nano Futures 2, 035008 (2018). (Invited)

C. Lv, Y. Qian, C. Yan, Y. Ding, Y. Liu, G. Chen, G. Yu, “Defect Engineering Metal-Free Polymeric Carbon Nitride Electrocatalyst for Effective N2 Fixation", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 57, 10246 (2018).

Y. Zhu, G. Yu, “Engineering Surface Vacancy to Stabilize High-Voltage Battery Cathode", Chem 4, 1486 (2018). (Invited)

Z. Fang, G. Yu, “Single Atom Catalyst towards Ammonia Synthesis at Mild Conditions", Science China Chem. 61, 1045 (2018). (Invited)

F. Zhao, J. Bae, X. Zhou, Y. Guo, G. Yu, "Nanostructured Functional Hydrogels as an Emerging Platform for Advanced Energy Technologies", Adv. Mater. 30, 1801796 (2018). (Invited)

Z. Ma, P. Chen, W. Cheng, K. Yan, L. Pan, Y. Shi, G. Yu, "Highly Sensitive, Printable Nanostructured Conductive Polymer Wireless Sensors for Food Spoilage Detection", Nano Lett.  18, 4570 (2018). 

X. Zhou, F. Zhao, Y. Guo, Y. Zhang, G. Yu, "A Hydrogel-based Antifouling Solar Evaporator for Highly Efficient Water Desalination", Energy Environ. Sci. 11,1985 (2018).

Y. Zhou, S. Zhang, Y. Ding, L. Zhang, C. Zhang, Y. Zhao, G. Yu, "Efficient Solar Energy Harvesting and Storage through a Robust Photocatalyst Driving Fast Redox Reactions", Adv. Mater. 30, 1802294 (2018).

C. Zhang, L. Zhang, Y. Ding, S. Peng, X. Guo, Y. Zhao, G. He, G. Yu, “Progress and Prospects of Next Generation Redox Flow Batteries", Energy Storage Materials 15, 324 (2018). (Invited)

F. Zhao, X. Zhou, Y. Shi, X. Qian, M. Alexandre, X. Zhao, S. Mendez, R. Yang, L. Qu, G. Yu, “Highly Efficient Solar Vapour Generation via Hierarchically Nanostructured Gels", Nature Nanotech. 13, 489 (2018). (Featured Cover, Highlighted in Nature 'Green Chemistry')

H. Shi, Z. Fang, X. Zhang, F. Li, Y. Tang, Y. Zhou, P. Wu, G. Yu, “Double-Network Nanostructured Hydrogel-Derived Ultrafine Sn–Fe Alloy in 3D Carbon Framework for Enhanced Lithium Storage", Nano Lett. 18, 3193 (2018).

C. Lv, C. Yan, G. Chen, Y. Ding, J. Sun, G. Yu, “Amorphous Noble-Metal-Free Electrocatalyst Enables N₂ Fixation under Ambient Conditions", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 57, 6073 (2018). (VIP & Cover Paper)

J. Bae, Y. Li, F. Zhao, X. Zhou, Y. Ding, G. Yu, "Designing 3D Nanostructured Garnet Frameworks for Enhancing Ionic Conductivity and Flexibility in Composite Polymer Electrolytes", Energy Storage Mater. 15, 46(2018).(Invited)

P. Li, Z. Jin, L. Peng, F. Zhao, D. Xiao, Y. Jin, G. Yu, “Stretchable All-Gel-State Fiber-Shaped Supercapacitors Enabled by Graphene/Nanostructured Conductive Polymer Hydrogels", Adv. Mater. 30, 1800124 (2018).

L. Li, L. Pan, Z. Ma, K. Yan, W. Cheng, Y. Shi, G. Yu, “All Inkjet-Printed Amperometric Multiplexed Biosensors Based on Nanostructured Conductive Hydrogel Electrodes", Nano Lett. 18, 3322 (2018). (Cover)

L. Zhang, Y. Ding, C. Zhang, Y. Zhou, X. Zhou, Z. Liu, G. Yu, “Enabling Graphene-Oxide-Based Membranes for Large-Scale Energy Storage by Controling Hydrophilic Microstructure", Chem 4, 1035 (2018).

J. Bae, Y. Li, J. Zhang, X. Zhou, F. Zhao, Y. Shi, J. B. Goodenough, G. Yu, "A 3D Nanostructured Hydrogel-Framework-Derived High-Performance Composite Polymer Lithium-Ion Electrolyte", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 57, 2096 (2018). (Cover)

Y. Zhu, L. Peng, Z. Fang, C. Yan, X. Zhang, G. Yu, "Structural Engineering of 2D Materials for Energy Storage and Catalysis", Adv. Mater.  30, 1706347 (2018). (Invited) 

P. Wu, A. Zhang, L. Peng, F. Zhao, Y. Tang, Y. Zhou, G. Yu,  "Cyanogel-Enabled Homogeneous Sb–Ni–C Ternary Framework Electrodes for Enhanced Sodium Storage", ACS Nano 12, 759 (2018).

L. Peng, Z. Fang, J. Li, L. Wang, A. Bruck, Y. Zhu, K. Takeuchi, A. Marschilok, E. Stach, E. Takeuchi, G. Yu, "2D Holey Nanoarchitectures Created by Confined Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles via Block Copolymers", ACS Nano 12, 820 (2018).

L. Peng, Z. Fang, Y. Zhu, C. Yan, G. Yu, "Holey Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Energy Storage", Adv. Energy Mater. 8, 1702179 (2018). (Invited, special issue 'Excellence in Energy Research') 

J. Zhang, H. Huang, J. Bae, S. Chung, W. Zhang, A. Manthiram, G. Yu, "Nanostructured host materials for trapping sulfur in Li−S batteries", Small Methods, 2, 1700279 (2018). (Invited) 

C. Yan, Y. Zhu, Y. Li, Z. Fang, L. Peng, G. Chen, G. Yu, "Local Built-In Electric Field in Carbon-Doped Co₃O₄ Nanocrystals for Superior Li-Ion Storage", Adv. Funct. Mater. 28, 1705951 (2018).