Biography

Prof. Aishui Yu received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1987 and Ph. D degree from Fudan University in 1993. He began his academic career as a lecturer at Fudan University in 1993 and then in 2006 back to Fudan University as a Professor. He received fund supports from the National Natural Science Foundation, the 863 Program, the 973 Program, and the Shanghai Key Fund Program. His research interests include lithium ion battery, all solid state lithium battery, sodium ion battery and lithium air battery. In recent years, he has published more than 200 papers and more than 40 authorized and applied invention patents.

Education and Working Experience

• 1983-1987, Department of Physics(II), Fudan University, B.S.

• 1987-1990, Department of Physics (II), Fudan University, M.S.

• 1990-1993, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Ph.D.

• 1993-1995, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Lecturer
  Research on solid-state chemistry and electrochemistry.
  Teaching electrochemistry

• 1995-1997, Faculty of Engineering, Iwate University, Japan, Researcher
  Researches on inorganic materials for electrochemical application.
  Application of novel methods such as hydrothermal method, film-preparation method to prepare new phase metal oxides for electrochemical devices.

• 1997-1999, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), SINGAPORE, Researcher
  Development of novel inorganic materials such as modified lithium nickel oxides for battery application.
  Carbon materials for lithium ion battery application.
  Lithium ion battery fabrication and testing process.

• 1999-2000, University of Oklahoma, USA, Postdoctoral research fellow
  Preparation and characterization of novel mesostructural inorganic materials for lithium ion battery application.
  Studies on the structural aspects of lithium solid-state polymer electrolytes

• 2000-2006, Excellatron Solid State LLC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Senior Scientist and Laboratory Coordinator
  Thin film lithium battery development, packaging and its integration into electronic devices
  All solid state lithium battery for medical and smart card application

• 2006-now, Department of Chemistry, College of Smart Materials and Future Energy, Fudan University, Professor

Research Interests

• Lithium ion batteries: high specific capacity cathode materials   

• Solid state lithium batteries: solid-state electrolyte fabrication, interface optimization, cathode modification  

• Sodium ion batteries: layered oxides, mixed polyanion phosphates, hard carbon anode materials

Teaching

• Professional English for Chemistry Major  

• Frontiers of Electrochemistry Research

Awards &Recognition

• Evonik Particuology Innovation Award 2014

Selected Publications

1. Haoyang Yuan, Wenjun Lin, Changhao Tian, Mihaela Buga*, Tao Huang*, Aishui Yu *, Enhancement of Li+ Transport Through Intermediate Phase in High‑Content Inorganic Composite Quasi‑Solid‑State Electrolytes,Nano-Micro Letters (2025) 17:288

2. Yite Liu, Xue Wen, Zhaoyang Feng, Jianjia He, Yangjie Dai, Bin Zhang*, Tao Huang ,*Aishui Yu*, A novel synthesis route of Na4Fe₃(PO₄)₂(P₂O₇) as cathode material for high-performance sodium-ion batteries, Journal of Energy Storage 132 (2025) 117634

3. Shaojie Chen, Haibang Xu, Xintong Xu, Xiao Mu, Haoyang Yuan, Ran Wei, Lu Nie, Huajun Cao, Chao Ai, Tao Huang*, Aishui Yu*, Silicon-nanoparticle-embedded hard carbon as high-capacity anode for all-solid-state lithium batteries, Journal of Power Sources 651 (2025) 237540

4. Xiao Mu, Xintong Xu, Haibang Xu, Tao Huang* and Aishui Yu *, Optimizing the pore structure in silicon–carbon anodes: the impact of micropore and mesopore ratios on electrochemical performance, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2025, 13, 17699–17708

5. Xiao Mu, Xintong Xu, Haibang Xu, Tao Huang, and Aishui Yu*, Ultrastable Monodisperse Resin-Based Spherical Si─C Materials With Micropore Confined Growth of Silicon Nanoclusters for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes, Advanced Functional Materials 2025, 2504545

6. Haoyang Yuan, Wenjun Lin, Shaojie Chen, Changhao Tian, Tao Huang,* and Aishui Yu*， Unlocking Sulfide Solid-State Battery Longevity by the Paradigm of Dual-Functional Plastic Crystal, ACS Nano 2025, 19, 2570−2580

7. Mengyuan Song, Haoyang Yuan, Changhao Tian, Chunguang Chen, Tao Huang*, Aishui Yu,* In Situ Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy to Explore the Stability of Electrolyte in Nonaqueous Lithium Oxygen Batteries, Journal of Power Sources 628 (2025) 235917

8. Haibang Xu, Xiao Mu, Shaojie Chen, Xintong Xu, Tao Huang*, Aishui Yu,* Low-cost scalable nano silicon embedded starch-resin crosslinked hard carbon for lithium-ion battery anodes, Journal of Power Sources 629 (2025) 236065

9. Haoyang Yuan, Wenjun Lin, Changhao Tian, Tao Huang,* Aishui Yu*, In-situ coating strategy to synthesize ultra-soft sulfide solid-state electrolytes for dendrite-free lithium metal batteries, Nano Energy 128 (2024) 109835

10. Xiujing Lin, Xiaxia Liu, Yuqi Tong, Xinyu Zhou, Jiang Li, Juan Song, Xiaomiao Feng, Ruiqing Liu,* Li Shi,* Aishui Yu,* and Yanwen Ma*, A Poly(Ionic Liquid)-Based Polymer Binder for Endurable Lithium–Sulfur Batteries, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024, 2406985

11. Yite Liu, Xue Wen, Tao Huang*, Aishui Yu*, Electrochemically induced interface by LiBOB to enhance cycling performance of LiFe_0.4Mn_0.6PO₄ cathode for lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Power Sources 623 (2024) 235398

12. Xue Wen, Haoyang Yuan, Yite Liu, Tao Huang*, Aishui Yu*, Topography control and component design strategies to enhance electrochemical performance of O3-Type cathode materials for Sodium-ion batteries, Journal of Power Sources 623 (2024) 235406  

13. Wenjun Lin, Haoyang Yuan, Changhao Tian, Mengyuan Song, Tao Huang*, Aishui Yu*, Inorganic fillers tailored Li+ solvation sheath for stable lithium metal batteries, Energy Storage Materials 70 (2024) 103472

14. Xintong Xu, Xiao Mu, Tao Huang*, Aishui Yu*, Robust silicon/carbon composite anode materials with high tap density and excellent cycling performance for lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Power Sources 614 (2024) 234992

15. Yite Liu, Ying Sun, Xue Wen, Tao Huang*, Aishui Yu,*Li₂ZrO₃ coated LiFe_0.4Mn_0.6PO₄/C with enhanced cycling performance at elevated temperature for lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Power Sources 613 (2024) 234938

16. Changhao Tian, Mengyuan Song, Haoyang Yuan, Wenjun Lin, Chao Ai, Huajun Cao, Tao Huang,*Aishui Yu*, Rational design of a double-layer Janus solid electrolyte for high voltage lithium metal battery, Journal of Power Sources 613 (2024) 234920  

17. Haoyang Yuan, Changhao Tian, Mengyuan Song, Wenjun Lin, Tao Huang*, Aishui Yu,*Regulating and understanding the compatibility of sulfide composite solid-state electrolyte in nickel-rich lithium metal batteries, Journal of Power Sources 602 (2024) 234366

18. Haoyang Yuan, Changhao Tian, Mengyuan Song, Wenjun Lin, Tao Huang*, Aishui Yu*, Revealing the specific role of sulfide and nano-alumina in composite solid-state electrolytes for performance-reinforced ether-nitrile copolymers, Journal of Energy Chemistry 91 (2024) 628–636

19. Changhao Tian, Mengyuan Song, Jiantao Tang, Haoyang Yuan, Chao Ai, Huajun Cao, Tao Huang, and Aishui Yu*, Rational Design of a Cross-Linked Composite Solid Electrolyte for Li Meta Batteries, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2024, 16, 1535−1542    

20. Guangxin Li, Ruoyu Xu*, Binbin Chu, Jinyu Chen, Lingfeng Xue, Longzhen You, Xu Ren, Yin Wang*, Yu Zhang, Tao Huang, Aishui Yu,*Electrochemical oxygen evolution coupled structure and capacity decay of single-crystal LiNi0.6Co0.2Mn0.2O2 cathode materials, Journal of Power Sources 589 (2024) 233714    

21. Mengyuan Song, Changhao Tian, Xintong Xu, Tao Huang,* and Aishui Yu*, In Situ Thermal Polymerization of a Succinonitrile-Based Gel Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium-Oxygen Batteries, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2023, 15, 20159−20165

22. Mengyuan Song, Changhao Tian, Tao Huang,* and Aishui Yu*, Hybrid Ceramic-Gel Polymer Electrolyte with a 3D Cross-Linked Polymer Network for Lithium−Oxygen Batteries, ACS Applied Energy Materials 2023, 6, 7681−7691  

23. Changhao Tian, Jiantao Tang, Leidanyang Wang, Rui Huang, Chao Ai, Huajun Cao, Tao Huang,*and Aishui Yu*, Effect of Residual Solvents on Properties of Composite Solid Electrolytes, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2023, 11, 10164−10171

24. Binbin Chu, Ruoyu Xu*, Guangxin Li, Jinyu Chenm, Zijian Xu, Tao Huang, Bo Wang*, Aishui Yu*, Simultaneous B/W dual coating on ultra-high nickel single crystal cathode material for lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Power Sources 577 (2023) 233260

25. Mengyuan Song, Changhao Tian, Chunguang Chen, Tao Huang, Aishui Yu*, Effect of LiBOB content on electrochemical performance of Li–O2 batteries, Journal of Power Sources 567 (2023) 232973

26. Zechen Wang, Xintong Xu, Chunguang Chen, Tao Huang *, Aishui Yu,* Natural sesbania gum as an efficient biopolymer binder for high-performance Si-based anodes in lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Power Sources 539 (2022) 231604

27. Jinyu Chen, Baitao Su, Jiang Fan, Binbin Chu, Guangxin Li, Tao Huang, Aishui Yu,*A low-temperature coating method with H₃BO₃ for enhanced electrochemical performance of Ni-rich LiNi_0.82Co_0.12Mn_0.06O₂ cathode, Electrochimica Acta 422 (2022) 140564

28. Binbin Chu, Yu-Jie Guo, Ji-Lei Shi, Ya-Xia Yin, Tao Huang, Hang Su, Aishui Yu,* Yu-Guo Guo*, Yangxing Li*, Cobalt in high-energy-density layered cathode materials for lithium ion batteries, Journal of Power Sources 544 (2022) 231873

29. Longzhen You, Ya Wen, Binbin Chu, Guangxin Li, Ben Huang, Jianhua Wu, Tao Huang,*and Aishui Yu*, Effects of Co/Mn Content Variation on Structural and Electrochemical Properties of Single-Crystal Ni-Rich Layered Oxide Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2022, 14, 24620−24635

30. Longzhen You, Guangxin Li, Ben Huang, Binbin Chu, Tao Huang*, Aishui Yu*, Surface-reinforced NCM811 with enhanced electrochemical performance for Li-ion batteries, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 918 (2022) 165488

31. Longzhen You, Ya Wen, Guangxin Li, Binbin Chu, Jianhua Wu, Tao Huang* and Aishui Yu*, Nano-TiO2 coated single-crystal LiNi_0.65Co_0.15Mn_0.2O₂ for lithium-ion batteries with a stable structure and excellent cycling performance at a high cut-off voltage, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022, 10, 5631–5641

32. Jiantao Tang, Leidanyang Wang, Changhao Tian, Chunguang Chen, Tao Huang, Lecai Zeng,* and Aishui Yu*, Double-Protected Layers with Solid−Liquid Hybrid Electrolytes for Long-Cycle-Life Lithium Batteries, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022, 14, 4170−4178

33. Jiantao Tang, Leidanyang Wang, Changhao Tian, Tao Huang, Lecai Zeng,* Aishui Yu*, Comparative performance of LiFePO₄ and LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2O₂ cathode materials for lithium batteries with solid–liquid hybrid electrolytes, Journal of Power Sources 515 (2021) 230639

34. Binbin Chu, Guangxin Li, Longzhen You, Tao Huang, Mengmeng Liu,* Aishui Yu*, Enhancing the air stability of LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2O₂ cathode through WO3/Li2WO4 surface modification, Journal of Power Sources 514 (2021) 230605

35. Guangxin Li, Ya Wen, BinBin Chu, Longzhen You, Lingfeng Xue, Xiang Chen, Tao Huang,* and Aishui Yu*, Comparative Studies of Polycrystal and Single-Crystal LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2O₂ in Terms of Physical and Electrochemical Performance, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2021, 9, 11748−11757

36. Zechen Wang, Tao Huang, Zhaolin Liu, Aishui Yu*, Dopamine-modified carboxymethyl cellulose as an improved aqueous binder for silicon anodes in lithium-ion batteries, Electrochimica Acta 389 (2021) 138806

37. Xiang Chen, Liangyu Li, Mengmeng Liu, Tao Huang,* Aishui Yu*, Detection of lithium plating in lithium-ion batteries by distribution of relaxation times, Journal of Power Sources 496 (2021) 229867

38. Guangxin Li, Longzhen You, Ya Wen, Congcong Zhang, Ben Huang, BinBin Chu, Jian-Hua Wu, Tao Huang,* and Aishui Yu*, Ultrathin Li−Si−O Coating Layer to Stabilize the Surface Structure and Prolong the Cycling Life of Single-Crystal LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2O₂ Cathode Materials at 4.5 V, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021, 13, 10952−10963

39. Binbin Chu, Longzhen You, Guangxin Li, Tao Huang, and Aishui Yu*, Revealing the Role of WDoping in Enhancing the Electrochemical Performance of the LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2O₂ Cathode at 4.5 V, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021, 13, 7308−7316

40. Jiantao Tang, Leidanyang Wang, Longzhen You, Xiang Chen, Tao Huang, Lan Zhou, Zhen Geng,* and Aishui Yu*, Effect of Organic Electrolyte on the Performance of Solid Electrolyte for Solid−Liquid Hybrid Lithium Batteries, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021, 13, 2685−2693

41. Ben Huang, Tao Huang, Lingyu Wan,* and Aishui Yu*, Pre-Lithiating SiO Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries by a Simple, Effective, and Controllable Strategy Using Stabilized Lithium Metal Powder, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2021, 9, 648−657

42. Zechen Wang, Tao Huang *, Aishui Yu *, A carboxymethyl vegetable gum as a robust water soluble binder for silicon anodes in lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Power Sources 489 (2021) 229530

43. Longzhen You, Binbin Chu, Guangxin Li, Tao Huang, Aishui Yu*, H₃BO₃ washed LiNi_0.8Co_0.1Mn_0.1O₂ with enhanced electrochemical performance and storage characteristics, Journal of Power Sources 482 (2021) 228940