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Overview

Jianfeng Mao is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and materials science, with a strong emphasis on electrical and electronic engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, and automotive engineering.

The scientist's work extensively covers advanced battery materials and technologies, advancements in battery materials, advanced battery technologies research, supercapacitor materials and fabrication, perovskite materials and applications, and electrocatalysts for energy conversion.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Jianfeng Mao include:

  • Electrolyte Design for In Situ Construction of Highly Zn2+-Conductive Solid Electrolyte Interphase to Enable High-Performance Aqueous Zn-Ion Batteries under Practical Conditions (2021, Advanced Materials)
  • Deeply understanding the Zn anode behaviour and corresponding improvement strategies in different aqueous Zn-based batteries (2020, Energy & Environmental Science)
  • 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 (2021, Energy & Environmental Science)
  • Developing Cathode Materials for Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries: Challenges and Practical Prospects (2023, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • Tuning the Electrolyte Solvation Structure to Suppress Cathode Dissolution, Water Reactivity, and Zn Dendrite Growth in Zinc-Ion Batteries (2021, Advanced Functional Materials)

Jianfeng Mao frequently collaborates with other researchers. Their notable co-authors include Zhanhu Guo, Shilin Zhang, Sailin Liu, Jiachang Zhao, and Jodie A. Yuwono.

The scientist has contributed to multiple publications in leading journals, with preferred venues being:

  • Advanced Materials (14 publications)
  • Advanced Functional Materials (12 publications)
  • Energy & Environmental Science (8 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (8 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie (8 publications)

Best Publications

  • Phosphorus-Based Alloy Materials for Advanced Potassium-Ion Battery Anode

    Wenchao Zhang;Jianfeng Mao;Sean Li;Zhixin Chen

  • Boosted Charge Transfer in SnS/SnO2 Heterostructures: Toward High Rate Capability for Sodium‐Ion Batteries

    Yang Zheng;Yang Zheng;Tengfei Zhou;Chaofeng Zhang;Jianfeng Mao

  • Electrolyte Design for In Situ Construction of Highly Zn 2+ -Conductive Solid Electrolyte Interphase to Enable High-Performance Aqueous Zn-Ion Batteries under Practical Conditions.

    Xiaohui Zeng;Jianfeng Mao;Junnan Hao;Jiatu Liu

  • Deeply understanding the Zn anode behaviour and corresponding improvement strategies in different aqueous Zn-based batteries

    Junnan Hao;Xiaolong Li;Xiaolong Li;Xiaohui Zeng;Dan Li

  • Recent progress and perspectives on aqueous Zn-based rechargeable batteries with mild aqueous electrolytes

    Xiaohui Zeng;Junnan Hao;Zhijie Wang;Jianfeng Mao

  • Developing Cathode Materials for Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries: Challenges and Practical Prospects

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  • Graphitic carbon nanocage as a stable and high power anode for potassium-ion batteries

    Bin Cao;Bin Cao;Qing Zhang;Huan Liu;Bin Xu

  • Boosting the Potassium Storage Performance of Alloy-Based Anode Materials via Electrolyte Salt Chemistry

    Qing Zhang;Jianfeng Mao;Wei Kong Pang;Tian Zheng

  • 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

    Xiaohui Zeng;Kaixuan Xie;Sailin Liu;Shilin Zhang;Shilin Zhang

  • From room temperature to harsh temperature applications: Fundamentals and perspectives on electrolytes in zinc metal batteries

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  • Tuning the Electrolyte Solvation Structure to Suppress Cathode Dissolution, Water Reactivity, and Zn Dendrite Growth in Zinc-Ion Batteries

    Sailin Liu;Jianfeng Mao;Jianfeng Mao;Wei Kong Pang;Jitraporn Vongsvivut

  • Hydrogen Storage Materials for Mobile and Stationary Applications: Current State of the Art

    Qiwen Lai;Mark Paskevicius;Mark Paskevicius;Drew A. Sheppard;Craig E. Buckley

  • A Dual‐Functional Organic Electrolyte Additive with Regulating Suitable Overpotential for Building Highly Reversible Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries

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  • The critical role of carbon in marrying silicon and graphite anodes for high-energy lithium-ion batteries

    Jingxing Wu;Yinliang Cao;Haimin Zhao;Jianfeng Mao

  • Toward practical lithium-ion battery recycling: adding value, tackling circularity and recycling-oriented design

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  • Electrolyte Engineering Enables High Performance Zinc-Ion Batteries.

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  • Toward a Reversible Mn4+/Mn2+ Redox Reaction and Dendrite-Free Zn Anode in Near-Neutral Aqueous Zn/MnO2 Batteries via Salt Anion Chemistry

    Xiaohui Zeng;Jiatu Liu;Jianfeng Mao;Jianfeng Mao;Junnan Hao

  • An intrinsically non‐flammable electrolyte for high performance potassium batteries

    Sailin Liu;Jianfeng Mao;Jianfeng Mao;Qing Zhang;Zhijie Wang

  • Organic pH Buffer for Dendrite-Free and Shuttle-Free Zn-I2 Batteries.

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  • Ionic Hydrogel for Efficient and Scalable Moisture‐Electric Generation

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  • Two-dimensional nanostructures for sodium-ion battery anodes

    Jianfeng Mao;Tengfei Zhou;Yang Zheng;Hong Gao

  • Cathode Materials for Potassium-Ion Batteries: Current Status and Perspective

    Qing Zhang;Zhijie Wang;Shilin Zhang;Tengfei Zhou

  • Superior Stable Self‐Healing SnP3 Anode for Sodium‐Ion Batteries

    Xiulin Fan;Jianfeng Mao;Yujie Zhu;Chao Luo

  • Manipulating the Solvation Structure of Nonflammable Electrolyte and Interface to Enable Unprecedented Stability of Graphite Anodes beyond 2 Years for Safe Potassium-Ion Batteries.

    Sailin Liu;Jianfeng Mao;Lei Zhang;Wei Kong Pang

  • Enhanced hydrogen sorption properties of Ni and Co-catalyzed MgH2

    Jianfeng Mao;Zaiping Guo;Zaiping Guo;Xuebin Yu;Xuebin Yu;Huakun Liu;Huakun Liu

  • Solid-State Fabrication of SnS2/C Nanospheres for High-Performance Sodium Ion Battery Anode.

    Jingjing Wang;Chao Luo;Jianfeng Mao;Yujie Zhu

  • Structural Insight into Layer Gliding and Lattice Distortion in Layered Manganese Oxide Electrodes for Potassium-Ion Batteries

    Qing Zhang;Christophe R Didier;Wei Kong Pang;Yajie Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Zaiping Guo
Zaiping Guo City University of Hong Kong
Xuebin Yu
Xuebin Yu Fudan University
Hua-Kun Liu
Hua-Kun Liu University of Wollongong
Wei Kong Pang
Wei Kong Pang University of Wollongong
Junnan Hao
Junnan Hao University of Adelaide
Shi Xue Dou
Shi Xue Dou University of Wollongong
Chunsheng Wang
Chunsheng Wang University of Maryland, College Park
Qinfen Gu
Qinfen Gu Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Xiulin Fan
Xiulin Fan Zhejiang University
Xuezhang Xiao
Xuezhang Xiao Zhejiang University

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