Research

JACS | Prof. Feng Pan’s Team Reports Progress on Regulating Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia via Hierarchical Hydrogen-Bond Networks

Electrocatalysis is a key technology for achieving sustainable energy conversion and carbon emission reduction. Currently, the dual challenges of high-concentration nitrate pollution in industrial wastewater and the enormous energy consumption of traditional Haber–Bosch ammonia synthesis pose serious environmental and energy problems. Electrocatalytic nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR) offers ...

Nov 26, 2025

Natl. Sci. Openr | AI-Empowered Battery Design Automation (BDA) Software Accelerating Next-Generation Lithium-Ion Battery Development

Research Background:Against the backdrop of global energy transition, lithium-ion batteries, as the core electrochemical energy storage technology, are facing severe challenges: the energy density of commercialized batteries is approaching its theoretical limit, while next-generation battery systems suffer from critical safety and cycle-life issues. These challenges stem from the inherently com...

Nov 10, 2025

Matter | Acad. Jin Zhang’s Team Publishes Key Results on High-Strength, High-Toughness Aramid Fibers

In impact protection applications such as ballistic armor, vehicle shielding, and aerospace, the dynamic strength and dynamic toughness of fiber materials are critical performance indicators determining protective efficacy. However, widely used polymeric fibers still face significant challenges: on one hand, low polymer chain orientation, high porosity, and weak interfacial interactions within ...

Nov 5, 2025

Nat. Photon. | Prof. Shihe Yang’s Team Develops Vapor-Phase Strategy for High-Performance Printed Perovskite Solar Modules

Perovskite solar cells have attracted widespread attention due to their excellent photovoltaic conversion efficiency and low-cost manufacturing potential. However, insufficient long-term stability and performance degradation in large-area modules remain critical bottlenecks hindering their large-scale industrialization. Compared to traditional metal electrodes, carbon electrodes offer advantage...

Nov 3, 2025

J. Phys. Chem. Lett. | Prof. Feng Pan’s Team Publishes Novel Method on Extracting Material Structural Features Using Topological Data Analysis

Amid the rapid advancement of AI-driven materials design, extracting key features from complex material structures in a scientific, interpretable, and efficient manner has emerged as a core challenge for achieving intelligent materials discovery. Topological structural chemistry, a methodology that maps microscopic material structures into mathematical topological models, has demonstrated power...

Oct 28, 2025

Natl. Sci. Rev. | Prof. Feng Pan and Luyi Yang’s Team Report Electrolyte Regulation for Stabilizing LiCoO2 Cathode Interfaces in Lithium Batteries

Lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO2, LCO) cathodes remain the dominant cathode material for lithium-ion batteries in consumer electronics. However, when operated at elevated voltages (>4.5 V), layered LCO cathodes face severe challenges, including irreversible structural phase transitions, pronounced interfacial side reactions, surface transition-metal dissolution, and lattice-oxygen participation in ...

Sep 8, 2025

Sci. Adv. | Prof. Ruqiang Zou and Lei Gao’s Team Reports Lithium Dendrite Regulation for All-Solid-State Batteries

Recently, the team led by Professor Ruqiang Zou and Associate Researcher Lei Gao from the School of Advanced Materials (SAM) at Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, in collaboration with Southern University of Science and Technology and Shenzhen Eacomp Technology Co., Ltd., published a research paper titled “Dynamic Control of Lithium Dendrite Growth with Sequential Guiding and Limiting...

Aug 22, 2025

Adv. Mater. ｜Prof. Shihe Yang’s Group Achieves Breakthrough in Multispectral Sensing with Bioinspired Perovskite Intelligent Camera

Recently, researchers from Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School and Xidian University have innovatively proposed a multispectral fusion strategy inspired by bionic vision. This strategy leverages the team’s independently developed air-liquid-solid spraying technology (ALS) to successfully fabricate a seven-channel narrowband perovskite photodetector array covering the ultraviolet-visible...

Aug 21, 2025

JACS | Prof. Feng Pan’s Team Achieves Breakthrough in Lithium-Rich Cathodes via Materials Genomics and Quasi-Ordered Structure Design

With the growing demand for new energy vehicles and energy storage markets, the cost of commercial lithium-ion battery cathode materials (such as nickel-cobalt-manganese ternary materials and lithium cobalt oxide) has risen sharply over the past decade. In contrast, manganese, with its abundant natural reserves and low cost, offers significant resource advantages. Lithium-rich manganese-based l...

Jul 30, 2025

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.｜Prof. Yinguo Xiao’s Group Achieves Progress in Enhancing Initial Coulombic Efficiency of Li-Rich Manganese-Based Cathodes via Orbital Hybridization Modulation

Recently, Professor Yingguo Xiao’s team from the School of Advanced Materials (SAM) published a research paper titled “Boosting Initial Coulombic Efficiency in Li-Rich Mn-based Cathodes by Tuning Orbital Hybridization” in the international journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition. This work was selected as a Hot Paper by the journal. Li-rich manganese-based cathode materials are regar...

Jul 16, 2025

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.｜Prof. Feng Pan's Group Reports New Progress on Enhancing Interfacial Stability of High-Performance Silicon-Based Anodes via Electrolyte Engineering

Silicon monoxide (SiOx, 0<x<2), with its high specific capacity, low operating potential, and low cost, is regarded as an ideal anode material for achieving high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries. Previous research by the team of Feng Pan and Luyi Yang from the School of Advanced Materials (SAM) revealed that the severe expansion–contraction of SiOx during cycling leads to continuous thicke...

Jul 3, 2025

Sci. China Mater. ｜ Prof. Jiaxin Zheng’s Group Achieves Important Progress in First-Principles Calculation Research on Lanthanide Elements in LiNiO2

Lanthanide elements (Ln), as a crucial component of rare earth elements, represent significant strategic resources for China. In recent years, investigating the applications of lanthanides in the new energy sector has emerged as a vital strategic direction for rare earth materials. With the rapid development of the new energy industry, the performance requirements for lithium-ion batteries have...

Jun 16, 2025

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.｜Prof. Mingchao Wang's Group Reports on Two-Dimensional Conjugated Polymer Electronic Sensors

Recently, the research group led by Assistant Professor Mingchao Wang from the School of Advanced Materials Shenzhen Graduate School (SAM), in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Germany, Dresden University of Technology, and Sofia University in Bulgaria, successfully developed a donor-acceptor-type two-dimensional poly(arylene vinylene) (2D PAV) material with a ...

Apr 9, 2025

Nat. Commun.｜An Automated Framework for Active Phase Discovery in Heterogeneous Catalysis from the Collaboration of Feng Pan (PKUSZ) and Jianfeng Li (Xiamen University)

Electrocatalysis is a key technology for achieving sustainable energy conversion and reducing carbon emissions. Electrocatalytic reactions always occur under specific environmental conditions and involve interactions with surrounding species, giving rise to active phase structures in operation. Traditional algorithms for active phase discovery often suffer from condition dependence and struggle...

Mar 19, 2025

Nat. Commun. | Feng Pan’s Team Reports Lithium Occupancy Regulation in Cobalt-Free High-Nickel Cathode Materials

Developing high-performance cobalt-free high-nickel cathode materials is crucial for enhancing the energy density of lithium-ion batteries. However, high-nickel cathodes often face challenges such as crystal structure degradation and excessive surface side-reaction activity during cycling, which significantly hinder their commercial application. To address these issues, the research team employ...

Mar 12, 2025