Publications

Publications

You can find a complete list of Yang’s publications on his Google Scholar profile.

Preprint

R. Wei, X. Zhai, H. R. Tinker, C. A. F. Nason, Y. Han, V. Celorrio, D. Gianolio, G. Sankar, M. Zhou*, Y. Xu*. “Anion vacancy regulated sodium/potassium intercalation in potassium Prussian blue analogue cathodes for hybrid sodium ion batteries”. ChemRxiv, 2023. [Link]

2023

68. H. R. Tinker, C. A. Howard, M. Zhou, Y. Xu,* “Exploring anodes for Calcium-ion batteries”, Mater. Adv., 2023, 10.1039/D2MA01034H. [Link]

67. Yang Xu, Maria-Magdalena Titirici, Jingwei Chen, Furio Corà, Patrick L Cullen, Jacqueline Sophie Edge, Fan Kun, Ling Fan, Jingyu Feng, Tomooki Hosaka, Junyang Hu, Weiwei Huang, Timothy I Hyde, Sumair Imtiaz, Feiyu Kang, Tadhg Kennedy, Eun Jeong Kim, Shinichi Komaba, Laura Lander, Phuong Nam Le Pham, Pengcheng Liu, Bingan Lu, Fanlu Meng, David Mitlin, Laure Monconduit, Robert G Palgrave, Lei Qin, Kevin Ryan, Gopinathan Sankar, David O Scanlon, Tianyi Shi, Lorenzo Stievano, Henry Tinker, Chengliang Wang, Hang Wang, Huanlei Wang, Yiying Wu, Dengyun Zhai, Zhang Qichun, Min Zhou and Jincheng Zou, “2023 roadmap for potassium-ion batteries”, JPhys Energy, 2023, 10.1088/2515-7655/acbf76. [Link]

66. A.P. Vijaya Saroja, Z. Wang, H. R. Tinker, F. R. Wang, P. R. Shearing, Y. Xu,* “Enabling intercalation-type TiNb₂₄O₆₂ anode for sodium-ion and potassium-ion batteries via a synergetic strategy of oxygen vacancy and carbon incorporation”, SusMat, 2023, 10.1002/sus2.113. [Link]

2022

65. Y. Wu,* X. Wu, Y. Guan, Y. Xu,* F. Shi,* J. Liang, “Carbon-based flexible electrodes for electrochemical potassium storage”, New Carbon Mater., 2022, 10.1016/S1872-5805(22)60631-0. [Link]

64. Y. Han, A.P. Vijaya Saroja, H. R. Tinker, Y. Xu,* “Interphases in the electrodes of potassium ion batteries”, JPhys Mater., 2022, 5, 022001. (Invited review) [Link]

63. Y. Liu, G. Dai, Y. Chen, R. Wang, H. Li, X. Shi, X. Zhang,* Y. Xu,* Y. Zhao,* “Effective design strategy of small bipolar molecules through fused conjugation toward 2.5 V based redox flow batteries”, ACS Energy Lett., 2022, 7, 1274. [Link]

62. W. Zong, H. Guo, Y. Ouyang, L. Mo, C. Zhou, G. Chao, J. Hofkens, Y. Xu, W. Wang, Y. Miao, G. He, I. P. Parkin, F. Lai, T. Liu, “Topochemistry-driven synthesis of transition-metal selenides with weakended van der Waals force to enable 3D-printed Na-ion hybrid capacitors”, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2022, 32, 202110016. [Link]

61. A.P. Vijaya Saroja, Y. Xu,* “Carbon materials for Na-S and K-S batteries”, Matter, 2022, 5, 808. [Link]

2021

60. Y. Lu, A.P. Vijaya Saroja, R. Wei, Y. Xu,* “Engineering metal selenides for sodium- and potassium-ion batteries”, Cell Reports Physical Science, 2021, 2, 100555. (Invited review) [Link]

59. R. Wei, Y. Lu, Y. Xu,* “The role of oxygen vacancies in metal oxides for rechargeable ion batteries”, Sci. China Chem., 2021, 64, 1826. (Invited review) [Link]

58. A.P. Vijaya Saroja, B. Li, Y. Xu,* “Hybrid nanostructures for electrochemical potassium storage”, Nanoscale Adv., 2021, 3, 5442. (Invited review) [Link]

57. Y. Liu, Z. Niu, G. Dai, Y. Chen, H. Li, L. Huang, X. Zhang, Y. Xu,* Y. Zhao,* “Phenothiazine-based copolymer with redox functional backbones for organic battery cathode materials”, Mater. Today Energy, 2021, 21, 100812. [Link]

56. Y. Wu, Q. Zhang, Y. Xu, R. Xu, L. Li, Y. Li, C. Zhang, H. Zhao, S. Wang, U. Kaiser, Y. Lei,* “Enhanced Potassium Storage Capability of Two-Dimensional Transition-Metal Chalcogenides Enabled by a Collective Strategy”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2021, 13, 18838. [Link]

55. Q. Li, H. Wang, X. Tang, M. Zhou, H. Zhao, Y. Xu, W. Xiao, Y. Lei,* “Electrical conductivity adjustment for interface capacitive-like storage in sodium-ion batteries”, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2021, 31, 2101081. [Link]

54. S. Imtiaz, I. S. Amiinu, Y. Xu, T. Kennedy, C. Blackman, K. M. Ryan,* “Progress and perspectives on alloying-type anode materials for advanced potassium-ion batteries”, Mater. Today, 2021, 48, 241. [Link]

2020

53. F. Lai, W. Zong, G. He, Y. Xu, H. Huang, B. Weng, D. Rao, J. A. Martens, J. Hofkens, I. P. Parkin, T. Liu, “N₂ Electroreduction to NH₃ by Selenium Vacancy‐Rich ReSe₂ Catalysis at an Abrupt Interface”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 132, 13422. [Link]

52. C. Zhang, Y. Xu, K. He, Y. Dong, H. Zhao, L. Medenbach, Y. Wu, A. Balducci, T. Hannappel, Y. Lei,* “Polyimide@Ketjenblack composite: a porous organic cathode for fast rechargeable potassium-ion batteries”, Small, 2020, 16, 2002953. [Link]

51. Y. Xu,* F. Bahmani, R. Wei, “Pyrrhotite Fe_1-xS microcubes as a new anode material in potassium-ion batteries”, Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 2020, 6, 75. [Link]

50. C. Zhang, Y. Xu, G. Du, Y. Wu, Y. Li, H. Zhao, U. Kaiser, Y. Lei,* “Oxygen-functionalized soft carbon nanofibers as high-performance cathode of K-ion hybrid capacitor”, Nano Energy, 2020, 72, 104661. [Link]

2019

49. Y. Wu, Y. Xu,* Y. Li, P. Lyu, J. Wen, C. Zhang, M. Zhou, Y. Fang, H. Zhao, U. Kaiser, Y. Lei,* “Unexpected intercalation-dominated potassium storage in WS₂ as a potassium-ion battery anode”, Nano Res., 2019, 12, 2997. [Link]

48. F. Bahamani, S. Kazemi, Y. Wu, L. Liu, Y. Xu,* Y. Lei,* “CuMnO₂-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite as a free-standing electrode for high-performance supercapacitors”, Chem. Eng. J., 2019, 375, 121966. [Link]

47. W. Li, Y. Xu,* Y. Dong, Y. Wu, C. Zhang, M. Zhou, Q. Fu, M. Wu, Y. Lei,* “Bismuth oxychloride nanoflake assemblies as a new anode for potassium ion batteries”, Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 6507. [Link]

46. J. Zhu, J. Chen, H. Xu, S. Sun, Y. Xu, M. Zhou,* X. Gao,* Z. Sun,* “Plasma-introduced oxygen defects confined in Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ nanosheets for boosting lithium-ion diffusion”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2019, 11, 17384. [Link]

45. Y. Dong, Y. Xu,* W. Li, Q. Fu, M. Wu,* E. Manske, J. Kröger, Y. Lei,* “Insights into the crystallinity of layer-structured transition metal dichalcogenides on potassium ion battery performance: a case study of molybdenum disulfide”, Small, 2019, 15, 1900497. [Link]

44. Y. Xu,* F. Bahmani, M. Zhou, Y. Li, C. Zhang, F. Liang, S. H. Kazemi, U. Kaiser, G. Meng,* Y. Lei,* “Enhancing potassium-ion battery performance by defect and interlayer engineering”, Nanoscale Horizons, 2019, 4, 202. [Link]

Before UCL

2018

43. H. Dong, Y. Xu,* C. Zhang, Y. Wu, M. Zhou, L. Liu, Y. Dong, Q. Fu, M. Wu, Y. Lei,* “MoS₂ nanosheets with expanded interlayer spacing for enhanced sodium storage”, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, 5, 3099.

42. Y. Xu, H. Dong, M. Zhou, C. Zhang, Y. Wu, W. Li, Y. Dong, Y. Lei,* “Ammonium vanadium bronze as potassium ion battery cathode with high rate capability and cyclability”, Small Methods, 2019, 3, 1800349.

41. Y. Xu,† C. Zhang,† M. Zhou, Q. Fu, C. Zhao, M. Wu,* Y. Lei,* “Highly nitrogen doped carbon nanofibers with superior rate capability and cyclability for potassium ion batteries”, Nat. Commun., 2018, 9, 1720.

40. S. Xu, Y. Xu, H. Zhao, R. Xu, Y. Lei,* “Sensitive gas-sensing by creating adsorption active sites: coating an SnO₂ layer on triangle arrays”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2018, 10, 29092.

39. M. Zhou, Y. Xu, Y. Lei,* “Heterogeneous nanostructure array for electrochemical energy conversion and storage”, Nano Today, 2018, 20, 33.

38. Y. Xu, M. Zhou, Y. Lei,* “Organic materials for rechargeable sodium-ion batteries”, Materials Today, 2018, 21, 60.

37. S. Xu, H. Zhao, Y. Xu, R. Xu, Y. Lei,* “Carrier mobility dominated gas-sensing: a room-temperature gas-sensing mode for SnO₂ naorod array sensors”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2018, 10, 13895.

2017

36. Y. Xu, M. Zhou, C. Zhang, C. Wang, L. Liang, Y. Fang, M. Wu, L. Chen, Y. Lei,* “Oxygen vacancies: effective strategy to boost sodium storage of amorphous electrode materials”, Nano Energy, 2017, 38, 304.

35. M. Wu, Y. Wang, Y. Xu, J. Ming, M. Zhou, R. Xu, Q. Fu, Y. Lei,* “Self-supported Bi₂MoO₆ nanowall for photoelectrochemical water splitting”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2017, 9, 23647.

34. M. Zhou, Y. Xu, C. Wang, Q. Li, J. Xiang, L. Liang, M. Wu, H. Zhao, Y. Lei, “Amorphous TiO₂ inverse opal anode for high-rate sodium ion batteries”, Nano Energy, 2017, 31, 514.

33. S. Tarish, Y. Xu, Z. Wang, F. Mate, A. Al-haddad, W. Wang, Y. Lei,* “Highly efficient biosensors by using well-ordered ZnO/ZnS core/shell nanotube arrays”, Nanotechnology, 2017, 28, 405501.

32. C. Zhang, Y. Xu, M. Zhou, L. Liang, H. Dong, M. Wu, Y. Yang, Y. Lei, “Potassium Prussian blue nanoparticles: a low-cost cathode material for potassium-ion batteries”, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2017, 27, 1604307. (Back cover)

31. L. Liang, Y. Xu, L. Wen, Y. Li, M. Zhou, C. Wang, H. Zhao, U. Kaiser, Y. Lei,* “Hierarchical Sb-Ni nanoarrays as robust binder-free anodes for high-performance sodium-ion half cells and full cells”, Nano Res., 2017, 10, 3189.

30. L. Liang, Y. Xu, Y. Li, H. Dong, M. Zhou, H. Zhao, U. Kaiser, Y. Lei,* “Facile synthesis of hierarchical fern leaf-like Sb and its application as additive-free anode for fast reversible Na-ion storage”, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017, 5, 1749.

29. R. Xu, L. Wen, Z. Wang, H. Zhao, S. Xu, Y. Mi, Y. Xu, M. Sommerfeld, Y. Fang, Y. Lei,* “Three-dimensional plasmonic nanostructure design for boosting photoelectrochemical activity”, ACS Nano, 2017, 11, 7382.

2016

28. Y. Xu, M. Zhou, Y. Lei,* “Nanoarchitectured array electrodes for rechargeable lithium- and sodium-ion batteries”, Adv. Energy Mater., 2016, 6, 1502514.

27. C. Wang, C. Jiang, Y. Xu, L. Liang, M. Zhou, J. Jiang, S. Singh, H. Zhao, A. Schober, Y. Lei,* “A selectively permeable membrane for enhancing cyclability of organic sodium-ion batteries”, Adv. Mater., 2016, 28, 9182.

26. M. Zhou, Y. Xu, J. Xiang, C. Wang, L. Liang, L. Wen, Y. Fang, Y. Mi, Y. Lei,* “Understanding the orderliness of atomic arrangement toward enhanced sodium storage”, Adv. Energy Mater., 2016, 6, 1600448. (Back cover)

25. C. Wang, Y. Fang, Y. Xu, L. Liang, M. Zhou, H. Zhao, Y. Lei,* “Manipulation of disodium rhodizonate: factors for fast-charge and fast-discharge sodium-ion batteries with long-term cyclability”, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2016, 26, 1777.

2015

24. Y. Xu, M. Zhou, X. Wang, C. Wang, L. Liang, F. Grote, M. Wu, Y. Mi, Y. Lei,* “Enhancement of sodium ion battery performance enabled by oxygen vacancies”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2015, 54, 8768.

23. Y. Xu, M. Zhou, L. Wen, H. Zhao, Y. Mi, L. Liang, Q. Fu, M. Wu, Y. Lei,* “Highly ordered three-dimensional Ni-TiO₂ nanoarrays as sodium ion battery anodes”, Chem. Mater., 2015, 27, 4274.

22. L. Liang, Y. Xu, C. Wang, L. Wen, Y. Fang, Y. Mi, M. Zhou, H. Zhao, Y. Lei,* “Large-scale highly ordered Sb nanorod array anodes with high capacity and rate capability for sodium-ion batteries”, Energy Environ. Sci., 2015, 8, 2954.

21. C. Wang, Y. Xu, Y. Fang, M. Zhou, L. Liang, S. Singh, H. Zhao, A. Schober, Y. Lei,* “Extended π-conjugated system for fast-charge and -discharge sodium-ion batteries”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 3124.

20. L. Liang, Y. Xu, X. Wang, C. Wang, M. Zhou, Q. Fu, M. Wu, Y. Lei,* “Intertwined Cu₃V₂O₇(OH)₂∙2H₂O nanowires/carbon fibers composite: a new anode with high rate capability for sodium-ion batteries”, J. Power Sources, 2015, 294, 193.

2014

19. M. Zhou, J. Bao, Y. Xu, J. Zhang, J. Xie, M. Guan, C. Wang, L. Wen, Y. Lei, Y. Xie,* “Photoelectrodes based upon Mo:BiVO₄ inverse opals for photoelectrochemical water splitting”, ACS Nano, 2014, 8, 7088.

18. H. Zhao, C. Wang, R. Vellacheri, M. Zhou, Y. Xu, Q. Fu, M. Wu, F. Grote, Y. Lei,* “Self-supported metallic nanopore arrays with highly oriented nanoporous structures as ideally nanostructured electrodes for supercapacitor applications”, Adv. Mater., 2014, 26, 7654.

17. C. Wang, Y. Fang, L. Wen, M. Zhou, Y. Xu, H. Zhao, L. De Cola, W. Hu, Y. Lei,* “Vectorial diffusion for facile solution-processed self-assembly of insoluble semiconductors: a case study on metal phyhalocyanines”, Chem. Eur. J., 2014, 20, 10990.

2013

16. Y. Xu, E. M. Lotfabad, H. Wang, B. Farbod, Z. Xu, A. Kohandehghan, D. Mitlin,* “Nanocrystalline anatase TiO₂: a new anode material for rechargeable sodium ion batteries”, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 8973.

2012

15. Y. Lin, Y. Xu, M. T. Mayer, Z. I. Simpson, G. McMahon, S. Zhou, D. Wang,* “Growth of p-type hematite by atomic layer deposition and its utilization of improved solar water splitting”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 5508.

14. L. Liu, F. Cao, T. Yao, Y. Xu, M. Zhou, B. Qu, B. Pan, C. Wu, S. Wei, Y. Xie,* “New-phase VO₂ micro/nanostructures: investigation of phase transformation and magnetic property”, New J. Chem., 2012, 36, 619.

Before 2012

13. Y. Xu, X. Han, L. Zheng, W. Yan, Y. Xie,* “Pillar effect on cyclability enhancement for aqueous lithium ion aatteries: a new anode material of β-vanadium bronze M_0.33V₂O₅ (M=Ag, Na) nanowires”, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 14466.

12. Y. Xu, X. Han, L. Zheng, S. Wei, Y. Xie,* “First investigation on charge-discharge reaction mechanism of aqueous lithium ion batteries: a new anode material of Ag₂V₄O₁₁”, Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 10751.

11. Y. Xu, L. Zheng, C. Wu, F. Qi, Y. Xie,* “New-phased metastable V₂O₃ porous urchin-like micro-nanostructures: facile synthesis and application in aqueous lithium ion batteries”, Chem. Eur. J., 2011, 17, 384.

10. L. Zheng, Y. Xu, D. Jin, Y. Xie,* “Polyaniline-intercalated molybdenum oxide nanocomposites: simultaneous synthesis and their enhanced application for supercapacitor”, Chem. Asian J. 2011, 6, 1505.

9. L. Zheng, W. Su, Z. Qi, Y. Xu, M. Zhou, Y. Xie,* “First-order metal-insulator transition and infrared identification of shape-controlled magnetite nanocrystals”, Nanotechnology, 2011, 22, 485706.

8. Y. Xu, L. Zheng, Y. Xie,* “From synthetic montroseite VOOH to topochemical paramontroseite VO₂ and their applications in aqueous lithium batteries”, Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 10729.

7. L. Zheng, Y. Xu, D. Jin, Y. Xie,* “Well-aligned molybdenum oxide nanorods on metal substrates: solution-based synthesis and their electrochemical capacitor application”, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 7135.

6. L. Zheng, Y. Xu, D. Jin, Y. Xie,* “Novel metastable hexagonal MoO₃ nanobelts: synthesis, photochromic, and electrochromic properties”, Chem. Mater., 2009, 21, 5681.

5. L. Zheng, Y. Xu, Y. Song, C. Wu, M. Zhang, Y. Xie,* “Nearly monodisperse CuInS₂ hierarchical microarchitectures for photocatalytic H₂ evolution under visible light”, Inorg. Chem., 2009, 48, 4003.

4. B. Li, Y. Xu, G. Rong, M. Jing, Y. Xie,* “Vanadium pentoxide nanobelts and nanorolls: from controllable synthesis to investigation of their electrochemical properties and photocatalytic activities”, Nanotechnology, 2006, 17, 2560.

3. B. Li, Y. Xie,* Y. Xu, C. Wu, Q. Zhao, “Heterostructures with ZnSe sheaths coating on carbon submicrotubes: preparation, characterization, and formation mechanism”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2006, 110, 14186.

2. B. Li, Y. Xie,* Y. Xu, C. Wu, Z. Li, “Selected-control solution-phase route to multiple-dendritic and cuboidal structures of PbSe”, J. Solid State Chem., 2006, 179, 56.

1. B. Li, M. Jing, G. Rong, Y. Xu, Y. Xie,* “Morphology control of CdSe submicrostructures with hierarchy in solution”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2006, 21, 4349.