Yifan DONG        

E-mail:dongyf@cug.edu.cn

Phone: +86-15927127257

Address: 68 Jincheng Street, Wuhan East Lake,
New Technology Development Zone,
Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China

EDUCATION                                                                              

Professor, China University of Geosciences, Department of Materials Science and Chemistry   Mar.2019-Now

Major: Materials Chemistry    

Research focus: Energy storage devices

Postdoc, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Supervisor: Prof. Ching Ping Wong)    Jun. 2018-Jun. 2019

Major: Electronic Engineering    

Research focus: Quantum dots based photodetector and perovskite dots based LED

Postdoc, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Supervisor: Prof. Song Jin)   Jan. 2018-Jun. 2018

Major: Chemistry    

Research focus: Polysulfide catalyst and redox flow batteries

Ph. D, Wuhan University of Technology (Supervisor: Prof. Liqiang Mai)         Sep. 2014-Dec. 2017

Major: Material Science    

Research focus: High performance electrode materials for Na-ion and Li-ion batteries

Visiting Scholar, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Supervisor: Prof. Song Jin)   Sep. 2015-Sep. 2017

Major: Chemistry    

Research focus: Molten-salt synthesized anode material for Li-ion batteries; polysulfide catalyst and redox flow batteries

Master, Wuhan University of Technology (Supervisor: Prof. Liqiang Mai)        Sep.2011-Jun. 2014

Major: Material Science    

Research focus: Electrode materials for Li-ion batteries and micro-battery device fabrication                    

SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES                                                                    

Material Synthesis: Strong experience in designing and synthesizing nanomaterials with different methods.

Material Characterization: XRD, SEM, EDS, TEM, Raman, FTIR, TGA, AFM, ICP, XPS, etc.

Device Fabrication: coin cell and flow battery assembly, thin film deposition (metal evaporation and ALD), cleanroom experience and device fabrication (photolithography, wet etching), etc.

Device Characterization: Proficient in various electrochemical characterization techniques.

Main Publications                                                                            

u  Yifan Dong; Shuo Li; Liqiang Mai*, et al. Hierarchical zigzag Na_1.25V₃O₈ nanowires with topotactically encoded superior performance for sodium-ion battery cathodes [J]. Energy & Environmental Science, 2015, 8, 1267-1275. 424. (IF 29.517, Top 1% hot paper)

u  Yifan Dong; Xiaoming Xu; and Liqiang Mai*, et al. Inhibiting effect of Na⁺ pre-intercalation in MoO₃ nanobelts with enhanced electrochemical performance [J]. Nano Energy, 2015, 15, 145–152. 424. (IF 12.343)

◆  Yifan Dong; Liqiang Mai*; Song Jin*, et al. Air-Stable Porous Fe₂N Encapsulated in Carbon Microboxes with High-Rate and Long-Life Lithium Storage Performance [J]. Nano Letters, 2017, 17(9):5740-5746. (IF 12.712, Top 5 downloaded paper)

◆  Yifan Dong; Liqiang Mai*; Song Jin*, et al. Low Temperature Molten Salt Production of Silicon Nanowires by Electrochemical Reduction of CaSiO₃ [J]. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2017, 56, 14453-14457. (IF 11.994, Hot Paper)

◆  Yifan Dong; Shuo Li; Liqiang Mai*, et al. Wrinkled-graphene enriched MoO₃ nanobelts with increased conductivity and reduced stress for enhanced electrochemical performance [J]. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2013,15, 17165-17170. (IF 4.123)

◆  Shuo Li, Yifan Dong, Lin Xu, Xu Xu, Liang He, Liqiang Mai*. Effect of Carbon Matrix Dimensions on the Electrochemical Properties of Na₃V₂(PO₄)₃ Nanograins for High‐Performance Symmetric Sodium‐Ion Batteries [J]. Advanced Materials, 26 (21), 3545-3553. (SCI, IF 19.213)

◆  Kangning Zhao; Mingying Wen; Yifan Dong; Liqiang Mai*, et al. Thermal Induced Strain Relaxation of 1D Iron Oxide for Solid Electrolyte Interphase Control and Lithium Storage Improvement [J]. Advanced Energy Materials, 2017, 7, 1601582. (IF 16.721, co-first author)

◆  Lei Wang; Yifan Dong; Liqiang Mai*, et al. Interconnected LiCuVO₄ networks with in situ Cu generation as high-performance lithium-ion battery anode [J]. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2017, 19, 13341. (IF 4.123, co-first author)

◆  Shipra Raj, Yifan Dong, Liqiang Mai, Song Jin, Poulomi Roy*. NiCo₂O₄-NiCo₂S₄ Hybrid Nanostructures as High Performance Anode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries, ChemistrySelect, 2018, 3, 2315. DOI: 10.1002/slct.201702919 (co-first author)

◆  Shuo Li; Yifan Dong; Liqiang Mai*, et al. Effect of Carbon Matrix Dimensions on the Electrochemical Properties of Na₃V₂(PO₄)₃ Nanograins for High-Performance Symmetric Sodium-Ion Batteries, Advanced Materials, 2014, 26, 3545–3553. (IF 19.791)

u  Yifan Dong; Wenjie Li; Liqiang Mai*; Song Jin*, et al. Highly active metal pyrites catalysts for a low-cost, high-performance polysulfide/ferrocyanide redox flow battery, in preparation.

Main Patents                                                                            

u  Liqiang Mai, Yifan Dong, Shuo Li. CN201310353388.9 (Chinese patent)

u  Liqiang Mai, Yifan Dong, Bingliang Wang, Lei Wang. CN201510251269.1 (Chinese patent)

u  Liqiang Mai, Yifan Dong, Shuo Li. CN201310074718.0 (Chinese patent)

u  Song Jing, Yifan Dong, Tyler Slade. WARF Ref. No. Pl70200USO1 (US patent)

Meeting                                                                    

u  2017，254th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Washington DC，Best Oral presentation

u  2017，MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Phoenix，Best Poster

u  2017, ECS Twin Cities Symposium, Saint Paul

u  2017, 2017 WARF Discovery Challenge, Madison

u  2016，iMLB The 18th International Meeting on Lithium Batteries, Chicago

Main Awards and Honors                                                                  

●  National Scholarship for Graduates (2015)

●  The Merit Student of Graduate (2015)

●  Outstanding Graduate of Wuhan University of Technology (2014)

●  National Scholarship for Graduates (2013)

●  The Merit Student of Graduate (2013)

●  The First Prize of Excellent Graduate Scholarship (2011-2013)

●  National English Contests for College Students, the First Price (2009)

●  National Scholarship (2010)

●  Excellent Student Cadre (2009)