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Yifei Yuan is affiliated with Argonne National Laboratory in the United States. The research focus centers on engineering and materials science, with key subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, materials chemistry, and automotive engineering. Their work primarily addresses advancements in battery materials and technologies, supercapacitor materials and fabrication, and electrocatalysts for energy conversion.

Recent publications demonstrate a range of interests in energy-related materials and catalytic processes. Selected papers include:

  • Electrochemical reduction of nitrate to ammonia via direct eight-electron transfer using a copper-molecular solid catalyst, 2020, Nature Energy
  • Cation-doped ZnS catalysts for polysulfide conversion in lithium-sulfur batteries, 2022, Nature Catalysis
  • Synthesis of high-entropy alloy nanoparticles on supports by the fast moving bed pyrolysis, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Rejuvenating dead lithium supply in lithium metal anodes by iodine redox, 2021, Nature Energy
  • An Iron-Decorated Carbon Aerogel for Rechargeable Flow and Flexible Zn-Air Batteries, 2020, Advanced Materials

Frequent coauthors include Jun Lü, Reza Shahbazian-Yassar, Kun He, Shun Wang, and Khalil Amine.

The scholar publishes regularly in key scientific journals such as Advanced Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, Nature Communications, Advanced Functional Materials, and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

  • Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Energy Materials
  • Nature Communications
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Their main research topics cover:

  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science

Yifei Yuan's work contributes to the development and understanding of materials critical for energy storage and conversion, incorporating techniques from chemistry, materials engineering, and applied physics. The publication record and collaborations depict a consistent involvement in high-impact, multidisciplinary research areas aimed at energy sustainability and advanced functional materials.

Best Publications

  • Non-orthogonal multiple access for 5G: solutions, challenges, opportunities, and future research trends

    Linglong Dai;Bichai Wang;Yifei Yuan;Shuangfeng Han

  • Electrochemical reduction of nitrate to ammonia via direct eight-electron transfer using a copper–molecular solid catalyst

    Gao-Feng Chen;Gao-Feng Chen;Yifei Yuan;Haifeng Jiang;Shi-Yu Ren

  • Cation-doped ZnS catalysts for polysulfide conversion in lithium–sulfur batteries

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  • Diffusion-free Grotthuss topochemistry for high-rate and long-life proton batteries

    Xianyong Wu;Jessica J. Hong;Woochul Shin;Lu Ma

  • Simultaneously Dual Modification of Ni-Rich Layered Oxide Cathode for High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Huiping Yang;Hong Hui Wu;Mingyuan Ge;Lingjun Li

  • Synthesis of high-entropy alloy nanoparticles on supports by the fast moving bed pyrolysis.

    Shaojie Gao;Shaoyun Hao;Zhennan Huang;Yifei Yuan;Yifei Yuan

  • Rejuvenating dead lithium supply in lithium metal anodes by iodine redox

    Chengbin Jin;Tiefeng Liu;Ouwei Sheng;Matthew Li

  • Electrochemically activated spinel manganese oxide for rechargeable aqueous aluminum battery.

    Chuan Wu;Sichen Gu;Qinghua Zhang;Ying Bai

  • Burning lithium in CS 2 for high-performing compact Li 2 S–graphene nanocapsules for Li–S batteries

    Guoqiang Tan;Rui Xu;Zhenyu Xing;Yifei Yuan

  • Holey two-dimensional transition metal oxide nanosheets for efficient energy storage.

    Lele Peng;Pan Xiong;Lu Ma;Yifei Yuan

  • Understanding materials challenges for rechargeable ion batteries with in situ transmission electron microscopy

    Yifei Yuan;Yifei Yuan;Khalil Amine;Jun Lu;Reza Shahbazian-Yassar

  • Compact 3D Copper with Uniform Porous Structure Derived by Electrochemical Dealloying as Dendrite-Free Lithium Metal Anode Current Collector

    Heng Zhao;Danni Lei;Yan-Bing He;Yifei Yuan

  • Correlation between manganese dissolution and dynamic phase stability in spinel-based lithium-ion battery.

    Tongchao Liu;Tongchao Liu;Alvin Dai;Jun Lu;Yifei Yuan;Yifei Yuan

  • Understanding intercalation chemistry for sustainable aqueous zinc–manganese dioxide batteries

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  • IMT-advanced relay standards [WiMAX/LTE Update]

    Kanchei Loa;Chih-Chiang Wu;Shiann-Tsong Sheu;Yifei Yuan

  • An Iron-Decorated Carbon Aerogel for Rechargeable Flow and Flexible Zn-Air Batteries.

    Kunze Wu;Lei Zhang;Yifei Yuan;Linxin Zhong

  • Rational Design of a Ni3N0.85 Electrocatalyst to Accelerate Polysulfide Conversion in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries.

    Zihan Shen;Zili Zhang;Matthew Li;Yifei Yuan

  • Cross-linked beta alumina nanowires with compact gel polymer electrolyte coating for ultra-stable sodium metal battery.

    Danni Lei;Yan-Bing He;Huijuan Huang;Yifei Yuan

  • Multi-User Shared Access for Internet of Things

    Zhifeng Yuan;Guanghui Yu;Weimin Li;Yifei Yuan

  • Utilizing solar energy to improve the oxygen evolution reaction kinetics in zinc-air battery.

    Xiaorui Liu;Yifei Yuan;Jie Liu;Bin Liu

  • Chemisorption of polysulfides through redox reactions with organic molecules for lithium–sulfur batteries

    Ge Li;Xiaolei Wang;Min Ho Seo;Matthew Li

  • Recent Progress in Biomass-Derived Electrode Materials for High Volumetric Performance Supercapacitors

    Huile Jin;Jun Li;Yifei Yuan;Yifei Yuan;Jichang Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jun Lu
Jun Lu Zhejiang University
Reza Shahbazian-Yassar
Reza Shahbazian-Yassar University of Illinois at Chicago
Khalil Amine
Khalil Amine Argonne National Laboratory
Dai Bo
Dai Bo ZTE (China)
Lu Ma
Lu Ma Brookhaven National Laboratory
Matthew Li
Matthew Li Argonne National Laboratory
Tianpin Wu
Tianpin Wu Argonne National Laboratory
Jun Lu
Jun Lu Argonne National Laboratory
Feng Wu
Feng Wu Beijing Institute of Technology
Guoqiang Tan
Guoqiang Tan Beijing Institute of Technology

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