Journal Publications
2024
108. Cheng, Q.; Tang, C.; Luo, D.; Park, M.; Tian, S.; Yang, Y*; A dynamic wall design with tunable angular emissivity for all-season thermal regulation. Cell Reports Physical Science. (Accepted)
2023
107. Li, W.; Wen, P.; Ren, Y.; Xie, W.; Lin, J.; Chen, M.; Yang, Y*; Lin, X*; A Polysiloxane-Enabled Ternary Eutectic Electrolyte with Fast Ion Transport Under Extreme Conditions. ACS Energy Letters, 8, 12, 5128-5135 (2023). [PDF]
106. Singer, G.; Hsieh, C-T.; Jin, T.; Lee, S.; Yang, Y.*; A quasi-solid polymer electrolyte-based structural battery with high mechanical and electrochemical performance. EcoMat, e12418 (2023). [PDF]
105. Cheng, Q.; Ho, G. W.*; Raman, A. P.*; Yang, R.*; Yang, Y.*; Regulating thermal radiation for energy and sustainability. Next Energy, 1, 100019 (2023). [PDF]
104. Wild, J.; Chen, H.; Liang, K.; Liu, J.; Cox, S.; Halliday, A.; Yang, Y.*; Liquid solution centrifugation for safe, scalable, and efficient isotope separation. Science Advances, 9, 8993 (2023). [PDF]
103. Jin, T.; Singer, G.; Liang, K.; Yang, Y.*; Structural batteries: Advances, challenges and perspectives. Materials Today, 62, 151-167 (2023). [PDF]
2022
102. , , , , Toward High-Areal-Capacity Electrodes for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries. Advanced Energy Materials, 2201834 (2022). [PDF]
101. Cheng, Q.*; Jin, T.; Miao, Y.; Liu, Z.; Borovilas, J.; Zhang, H.; Liu, S.; Wang, H.; Chen, X.; Chen, L-Q.; Min, W.*; Yang, Y.*; Stabilizing Lithium Metal Anode by Ion Depletion-Induced Phase Transformation in Polymer Electrolytes. Joule, 6, 1-18 (2022). [PDF]
100. Zexin Jin*, Qian Cheng, Si Tong Bao, Ruiwen Zhang, Austin M. Evans, Fay Ng, Yunyao Xu, Michael L. Steigerwald, Ann E. McDermott, Yuan Yang*, and Colin Nuckolls*. Iterative Synthesis of Contorted Macromolecular Ladders for Fast-Charging and Long-Life Lithium Batteries. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 144, 13973-13980 (2022). [PDF]
99. Jin, Z.*; Cheng, Q.; Evans, A.M.; Gray, J.; Zhang, R.; Bao, S.T.; Wei, F., Venkataraman, L.; Yang, Y.* and Nuckolls, C.*; π-Conjugated redox-active two-dimensional polymers as organic cathode materials. Chemical Science, 13, 3533 (2022). [PDF]
98. Wild, J.; Wang, P.; Jin, T.; Yang, Y.*; Modeling Isotope Separation in Electrochemical Lithium Deposition. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 169, 032504 (2022). [PDF]
97. Chen, M.; Pang, D.; Chen, X.; Yan, H.*; Yang, Y.*; Passive daytime radiative cooling: Fundamentals, material designs, and applications. EcoMat, 4, e12153 (2022). [PDF]
2021
96. Xu, T.; Chen, C.; Jin, T.; Lou, S.; Zhang, R.; Xiao, X.; Huang, X.; Yang, Y.*; Chemical Heterogeneity in PAN/LLZTO Composite Electrolytes by Synchrotron Imaging. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 168 (11), 110522 (2021). [PDF]
95. Chen, M.*; Li, S.; Pang, D.; Zhao, Y.; Yang, Y.*, Yan, H.*; Numerically enhancing daytime radiative cooling performance of random dielectric microsphere coatings by hollow structures. J. of Photonics for Energy, 11 (4), 042108 (2021). [PDF]
94. Ma, Y.; Jin, T.; Choudhury, R.; Cheng, Q.; Miao, Y.; Zheng, C.; Min, W.; Yang, Y.*; Understanding the Correlation between Li Dendrite Growth and Local Material Properties by Machine Learning. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 168 (9), 090523 (2021). [PDF]
93. Jin, T.; Ma, Y.; Xiong, Z; Fan, X.; Luo, Y.; Hui, Z.; Chen, X.; Yang, Y.*; Bio-inspired, Tree-Root-like Interfacial Designs for Structural Batteries with Enhanced Mechanical Properties. Advanced Energy Materials, 11, 2100997 (2021). [PDF]
92. Hui, Z.; Mayilvahanan, K.; Ganko, K.; Yang, Y.; Zhang, X.; Ju, Z.; Takeuchi, K.J.; Marschilok, A.; Yu, G.; Takeuchi, E.; West, A.C.; Optimal electrode-scale design of Li-ion electrodes: A general correlation. Energy Storage Materials, 39, 176-185 (2021). [PDF]
91. X. Liao, X. Lan, N. Ni, P. Yang, Y. Yang*, X. Chen*, Bismuth Oxychloride Nanowires for Photocatalytic Decomposition of Organic Dyes, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 4, 3887 (2021)[PDF]
90. Russell, J.C.; Posey, V.A.; Gray, J.; May, R.; Reed, D.A.; Zhang, H.; Marbella L.E.; Steigerwald, M.L.; Yang, Y.; Roy, X.; Nuckolls, C.; Peurifoy, S.R.; High-performance organic pseudocapacitors via molecular contortion. Nature Materials, 20, 1136–1141 (2021). [PDF]
89. Choudhury, R.; Wild, J.; Yang, Y.*; Engineering Current Collectors for Batteries with High Specific Energy. Joule, 5, 1301-1305 (2021). [PDF]
88. Huang, W.; Chen, Y.; Luo, Y.; Mandal, J.; Li, W.; Chen, M.*; Tsai, C.; Jin, T.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, P.; Shan, Z.; Yu, N.; Yang, Y.*; Scalable Aqueous Processing-based Radiative Cooling Coatings. Advanced Functional Materials, 2010334 (2021). [PDF]
87. Cheng, Q.; Miao, Y.; Wild, J.; Min, W.*; Yang, Y.*; Emerging Applications of Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) Microscopy in Materials Science. Matter, 4, 1460–1483 (2021). [PDF]
86. Chen, M.; Pang, D.; Mandal, J.; Chen, X.; Yan, H.; He, Y.; Yu, N.; Yang, Y.*; Designing Mesoporous Photonic Structures for High-Performance Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling. Nano Letters, 21, 3, 1412–1418 (2021). [PDF]
2020
85. Lou, S.; Liu, Q.; Zhang, F.; Liu, Q.; Yu, Z.; Mu, T.; Zhao, Y.; Borovilas, J.; Chen, Y.; Ge, M.; Xiao, X.; Lee, W.; Yin, G.; Yang, Y.; Sun, X.; Wang, J.*; Insights into interfacial effect and local lithium-ion transport in polycrystalline cathodes of solid-state batteries. Nature Communications, 11, 5700 (2020). [PDF]
84. Li, Z.; Zhang, H.; Sun, X.; Yang, Y.*; Mitigating Interfacial Instability in Polymer Electrolyte-based Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries with 4V Cathodes. ACS Energy Letters, 3244-3253 (2020). [PDF]
83. Huang, W.; Wang, P.; Liao,X.; Chen,Y.; Borovilas, J.; Jin, T.; Li, A.; Cheng, Q.; Zhang, Y.; Zhai, H.; Chitu, A.; Shan, Z.; Yang, Y.*; Mechanically-robust structural lithium-sulfur battery with high energy density. Energy Storage Materials, 33, 416-422 (2020). [PDF]
82. Lu, C.; Chen, Y.; Yang, Y.; Chen, X.*; Single-atom Catalytic Materials for Lean-electrolyte Ultrastable Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Nano Letters, 20(7), 5522–5530 (2020). [PDF]
81. Hui, Z.; Mayilvahanan, K.; Yang, Y.; West, A.*; Determining the Length Scale of Transport Impedances in Li-Ion Electrodes: Li(Ni0.33Mn0.33Co0.33)O2. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 167(10), 100542(2020). [PDF]
80. Yang, Y*.; Zhang, Y.; Passive daytime radiative cooling: Principle, application, and economic analysis. MRS Energy & Sustainability, 7, E18 (2020). [PDF]
79. Mandal, J.; Yang, Y.; Yu, N.; Raman, A.; Paints as a Scalable and Effective Radiative Cooling Technology for Buildings. Joule, 4(7), 1350-1356 (2020). [PDF]
78. Lin, Q.; Zhang, Y.; Mieghem, A.; Chen, Y.; Yu, N.; Yang,Y.; Yin, H.; Design and experiment of a sun-powered smart building envelope with automatic control. Energy and Buildings, 223, 110173 (2020). [PDF]
77. Chen, Y.; Mandal, J.; Li, W.; Smith-Washington, A.; Tsai, C.; Huang, W.; Shrestha, S.; Yu, N.*; Han, R.; Cao, A.; Yang, Y.*; Colored and Paintable Bilayer Coatings with High Solar-infrared Reflectance for Efficient Cooling. Science Advances, 6, 5413 (2020). [PDF] [Highlighted by Nature]
76. Li, Z.; Li, A.; Zhang, H.; Ning, F.; Li, W.; Zangiabadi, A.; Cheng, Q.; Borovilas, J.; Chen, Y.; Zhang, H.*; Xiao, X.; Ouyang, C.; Huang, X.; Lee, W.; Ge, M.; Chu, Y.; Chuan, X.; Yang, Y.*; Multi-scale stabilization of high-voltage LiCoO2 enabled by nanoscale solid electrolyte coating. Energy Storage Materials, 29, 71-77 (2020). [PDF]
75. Li, Z.; Li, A.; Zhang, H.; Lin, R.; Jin, T.; Cheng, Q.; Xiao, X.; Lee, W.; Ge, M.; Zhang, H.; Zangiabadi, A.; Waluyo, I.; Hunt, A.; Zhai, H.; Borovilas, J. J.; Wang, P.; Yang, X.-Q.; Chuan, X.; Yang, Y.*; Interfacial Engineering for Stabilizing Polymer Electrolytes with 4V Cathodes in Lithium Metal Batteries at Elevated Temperature. Nano Energy, 72, 104655 (2020) [PDF]
74. Li, A.; Liao, X.; Zhang, H.; Shi, L.; Wang, P.; Cheng, Q.; Borovilas, J.; Li, Z.; Huang, W.; Fu, Z.; Dontigny, M.; Zaghib, K.; Meyers, K.; Chuan, X.; Chen, X.*; Yang, Y.*; Nacre-inspired Composite Electrolytes for Load-bearing Solid-state Lithium Metal Batteries. Advanced Materials. 32(2), 1905517 (2020). [PDF]
73. Xu, B.; Liu, Z.; Li, J.; Huang, X.; Qie, B.; Gong, T.; Tan, L.; Yang, X.; Parley, D.; Dontigny, M.; Zaghib, K.; Liao, X.; Cheng, Q.; Zhai, H.; Chen, X.; Chen, L.-Q.*; Nan, C.-W.*; Lin, Y.-H.*: Yang, Y.*; Engineering Interfacial Adhesion for High-performance Lithium Metal Anode. Nano Energy, 67, 104242 (2020). [PDF]
2019
72. Zhang, T.; Li, Z.; Hou, W.; Yang, Y.*; (2019). Nanomaterials for implantable batteries to power cardiac devices. Materials Today Nano, 9, 100070. (2019) [PDF]
71. Lu, C.; Yang, Y.; Chen X.*; Ultrathin conductive graphitic carbon nitride assembly through van der Waals epitaxy toward high energy-density flexible supercapacitors, Nano Letters, 19(6), 4103-4111 (2019). [PDF]
70. Jiang, J.; Tian, X.; He, H.; Zeng, Q.; Niu, Y.; Zhou, T.; Yang, Y.*; Wang, C.*; A CoHCF system with enhanced energy conversion efficiency for low-grade heat harvesting. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7(41), 23862-23867(2019). [PDF]
69. Mandal, J.; Jia, M.; Overvig, A.; Fu, Y.; Che, E.; Yu, N.; Yang, Y.*; Porous Polymers with Switchable Optical Transmittance for Optical and Thermal Regulation. Joule, 3(12), 3088-3099 (2019). [PDF]
68. Wang, X.; Huang, Y.-T.; Liu, C; Mu, K.; Li, K. H.; Wang, S.; Yang, Y.; Wang, L.; Su, C.-H.; Feng, S.-P.*; Direct thermal charging cell for converting low-grade heat to electricity. Nature Communications, 10(1), 4151 (2019). [PDF]
67. Zhai, H.; Gong, T.; Xu, B.; Cheng, Q.; Paley, D.; Qie, B.; Jin, T.; Fu, Z.; Tan, L.; Lin, Y.-H.; Nan, C.-W.; Yang, Y.*; Stabilizing Polyether Electrolyte with a 4 V Metal Oxide Cathode by Nanoscale Interfacial Coating. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11(32), 28774-28780 (2019). [PDF]
66. Chen, M.; Mandal, J.; Ye, Q.; Li, A.; Cheng, Q.; Gong, T.; Jin, T.; He, Y.; Yu, N.; & Yang, Y.*; (2019). A Scalable Dealloying Technique To Create Thermally Stable Plasmonic Nickel Selective Solar Absorbers. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2(9), 6551-6557. (2019).[PDF]
65. Chen, M.; Ye, Q.; Shi, C.; Cheng, Q.; Qie, B.; Liao, X.; Yang, Y.*; New Insights into Nail Penetration of Li-Ion Batteries: Effects of Heterogeneous Contact Resistance. Batteries & Supercaps. 2(10), 874-881 (2019). [PDF]
64. Maia, H. T.; Li, D.; Yang, Y.; & Zheng, C.* LayerCode: optical barcodes for 3D printed shapes. ACM Trans. Graph., 38 (4), 1-14. (2019). [PDF]
63. Song, Q.; Li, A.; Shi, L.; Cheng, Q.; Feric, T. G.; Fu, Y.; Zhang, H.; Li, Z.; Wang, P.; Li, Z.; Zhai, H.; Wang, X.; Dontigny, M.; Zaghib, K.; Park, A.-H.; Myers, K.; Chuan, X.; Yang, Y.*; Thermally stable, nano-porous and eco-friendly sodium alginate/attapulgite separator for lithium-ion batteries. Energy Storage Materials, 22, 48-56(2019). [PDF]
62. Jin, T.; Wang, Y.; Hui, Z.; Qie, B.; Li, A.; Paley, D.; Xu, B.; Wang, X.; Chitu, A.; Zhai, H.; Gong, T.; Yang, Y.*; Nonflammable, Low-Cost, and Fluorine-Free Solvent for Liquid Electrolyte of Rechargeable Lithium Metal Batteries. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11(19), 17333-17340 (2019). [PDF]
61. Cheng, Q.; Li, A.; Li, N.; Yan, K.; Li, S.; Amirali Z.; Li, T.; Huang, W.; Li, A.; Jin, T.; Song, Q.; Xu, W.; Ni, N.; Zhai, H.; Martin D.; Karim Z.; Xiuyun C.; Su, D.; & Yang Y.*; Stablizing Solid Electrolyte-Anode Interface in Li-Metal Batteries by Boron Nitride-Based Nanocomposite Coating. Joule, 3(6), 1510-1522 (2019). [PDF]
60. Wang, X.; Zhai, H.; Qie, B.; Cheng, Q.; Li, A.; Borovilas, J.; Xu, B.; Shi, C.; Jin, T.; Liao, X.; Li, Y.; He, X.; Du, S.; Fu, Y.; Dontigny, M.; Zaghib, K.; & Yang, Y.*; Rechargeable solid-state lithium metal batteries with vertically aligned ceramic nanoparticle/polymer composite electrolyte. Nano Energy, 60, 205-212 (2019). [PDF]
59. Aydt, A. P.; Qie, B.; Pinkard, A.; Yang, L.; Cheng, Q.; Billinge, S. J. L.; Yang, Y.*; Roy, X.*; Microporous Battery Electrodes from Molecular Cluster Precursors. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11, 11292-11297.(2019). [PDF]
58. Cheng, Q.†; Xu, W.†; Qin, S.; Das, S.; Jin, T.; Li, A.; Li, A. C.; Qie, B.; Yao, P.; Zhai, H.; Shi, C.; Yong, X.; Yang, Y.*; Full Dissolution of Li2S8 to Li2S in Safe Eutectic Solvent for Rechargeable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 58, 1-6 (2019). [PDF]
57. Qian, G.; Liao, X.; Zhu, Y.; Pan, F.; Chen, X.; Yang, Y.*; Designing Flexible Lithium-Ion Batteries by Structural Engineering. ACS Energy Letters, 4, 3, 690-701 (2019). [PDF]
56. Xu, B.; Zhai, H.; Liao, X.; Qie, B.; Mandal, J.; Gong, T.; Tan, L.; Yang, X.; Sun, K.; Cheng, Q.; Chen, M.; Miao, Y.; Wei, M.; Zhu, B.; Fu, Y.; Li, A.; Chen, X.; Min, W.; Nan, C.*; Lin, Y.*; Yang, Y.*; Porous Insulating Matrix for Lithium Metal Anode with Long Cycling Stability and High Power, Energy Storage Materials, 17, 31-37 (2019). [PDF]
55. Shi, C.†; Wang, T.†; Liao, X.†; Qie, B.; Yang, P.; Chen, M.; Wang, X.; Srinivasan, A.; Cheng, Q.; Li, A.; Chen, X.; Yang, Y.*; Accordion-like Stretchable Li-ion Batteries with High Energy Density, Energy Storage Materials, 17, 136-142 (2019). [PDF]
2018
54. Liao, X.†; Shi, C.†; Wang, T.†; Qie, B.†; Chen, Y.; Yang, P.; Cheng, Q; Zhai, H.; Chen, M.; Wang, X.; Chen, X.*; Yang, Y.*; High-Energy-Density Foldable Battery Enabled by Zigzag-like Design, Advanced Energy Materials, 1802998 (2018). [PDF]
53. Mandal, J.; Fu, Y.; Overvig, A.; Jia, M.; Sun, K.; Shi, N.; Zhou, H.; Xiao, X.; Yu, N.; Yang, Y.*; Hierarchically porous polymer coatings for highly efficient passive daytime radiative cooling. Science, 362(6412), 315-319 (2018). [PDF]
52. Yao, P.; Zhu, B.; Zhai, H.; Liao, X.; Zhu, Y.; Xu, W.; Cheng, Q.; Jayyosi, C.; Li, Z.; Zhu, J.; Myers, K.; Chen, X.; Yang, Y.*; PVDF/Palygorskite Nanowire Composite Electrolyte for 4 V Rechargeable Lithium Batteries with High Energy Density. Nano Letters, 18(10), 6113-6120 (2018). [PDF]
51. Peurifoy, S.; Russell, J.; Sisto, T.; Yang, Y.*; Roy, X*.; Nuckolls, C.*; Designing Three-Dimensional Architectures for High-Performance Electron Accepting Pseudocapacitors, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140(35), 10960-10964 (2018). [PDF]
50. Cheng, Q.; Wei, L.; Liu, Z.; Ni, N.; Sang, Z.; Zhu, B.; Xu, W.; Chen, M.; Miao, Y.; Chen, L.; Min, W.*; Yang, Y.*; Operando and Three-Dimensional Visualization of Anion Depletion and Lithium Growth by Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy, Nature Communications, 9, 2942 (2018). [PDF] Among the Top 50 most read Nature Communications chemistry and materials science articles published in 2018.
49. Mandal, J., Du, S., Dontigny, M., Zaghib, K., Yu, N. and Yang, Y.*; Li4Ti5O12: A Visible-to-Infrared Broadband Electrochromic Material for Optical and Thermal Management. Advanced Functional Materials, 28(36), 1802180 (2018). [PDF]
48. Wang, Q.; Shang, M.; Zhang, Y.; Yang, Y.; Wang, Y.*; Rate-Limiting Step in Batteries with Metal Oxides as the Energy Materials, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10(8), 7162–7170 (2018). [PDF]
47. Qiao, Y.; Zhou, Z.; Chen Z.; Du S.; Cheng, Q.; Zhai, H.; Fritz, N.; Du, Q .; Yang, Y.*; Visualizing Ion Diffusion in Battery Systems by Fluorescence Microscopy: A Case Study on the Dissolution of LiMn2O4, Nano Energy, 45, 68-74 (2018). [PDF]
46. Qian, G; Zhu, B; Liao, X; Zhai, H; Srinivasan, A; Fritz, N; Cheng, Q; Ning, M; Qie, B; Li, Y; Yuan, S; Zhu, J; Chen, X; Yang, Y.*; Bio-inspired, spine-like flexible rechargeable lithium-ion batteries with high energy density, Advanced Materials, 30(12), 1704947 (2018). [PDF]
2017
45. Milton, M; Cheng, Q; Yang, Y.*; Nuckolls, C*.; Hernández Sánchez, R*.; Sisto, T*.; Molecular Materials for Non-Aqueous Flow Batteries with High Coulombic Efficiency and Stable Cycling, Nano Letters, 17(12), 7859-7863 (2017). [PDF]
44. Gao, C.; Lee, S.; Yang, Y.*; Thermally Regenerative Electrochemical Cycle for Low-grade Heat Harvesting, ACS Energy Letters, 2(10), 2326–2334 (2017). [PDF]
43. Mandal, J.; Wang, D.; Overvig, A.; Shi, N.; Paley, D.; Zangiabadi, A.; Cheng, Q.; Barmak, K.; Yu, N*.; Yang, Y.*; Scalable, ‘Dip-and-dry’ Fabrication of a Wide-Angle, Plasmonic Selective Absorber for High-efficiency Solar-thermal Energy Conversion, Advanced Materials, 29(41), 1702156 (2017). Work featured on the inside back cover of the November 2 Issue. [PDF]
42. Zhai, H.†; Xu, P.†; Ning, M.†; Cheng, Q.; Mandal, J.; Yang, Y.*; A Flexible Solid Composite Electrolyte with Vertically Aligned and Connected Ion-Conducting Nanoparticles for Lithium Batteries, Nano Letters, 17(5), 3182–3187 (2017). [PDF]
2016
41. Cao, Z; Xu, P; Zhai, H; Du, S; Mandal, J; Dontigny, M; Zaghib, K; Yang, Y.*; An Ambient-air Stable Lithiated Anode for Rechargeable Li-ion Batteries with High Energy Density, Nano Letters, 16(11), 7235–7240 (2016). [PDF]
40. Liang, J; Xi, K; Tan, G; Chen, S; Zhao, T; Coxon, P; Kim, H; Ding, S; Yang, Y; Vasant Kumar, R; Lu, J; Sea urchin-like NiCoO2@C nanocomposites for Li-ion batteries and supercapacitors, Nano Energy, 27, 457-465 (2016). [PDF]
39. Yang, Y.*; Huang, X. P.; Cao, Z. Y.; Chen. G.*; Thermally conductive separator with hierarchical nano/microstructures for improving thermal management of batteries. Nano Energy, 22, 301–309 (2016). [PDF]
Prior to joining Columbia
2015
38. Wang, J.; Feng, S. P.; Yang, Y.; Hau, N.; Munro, M.; Yang, E. F.; Chen, G.; “Thermal Charging” Phenomenon in Electrical Double Layer Capacitors, Nano Letters, 15(9), 5784-5790 (2015). [PDF]
37. Wang, C.; Wang, X. S.; Yang, Y.; Kushima, A.; Chen, J. T.; Huang, Y. H.; Li, J.; Slurryless Li2S/Reduced Graphene Oxide Cathode Paper for High-Performance Lithium Sulfur Battery, Nano Letters, 15(3), 1796-1802 (2015). [PDF]
2014
36. Yang, Y.; Lee, S. W.; Ghasemi, G.; Loomis, J.; Li X.B.; Kraemer, D; Zheng, G. Y.; Cui, Y.; Chen, G. Charging-free Electrochemical System for Harvesting Low-grade Thermal Energy, PNAS, 111(48), 17011-17016 (2014). [PDF]
35. Yang, Y.; Loomis, J.; Ghasemi, G.; Lee, S. W.; Wang, J.; Cui, Y.; Chen, G. Membrane-free Battery for Harvesting Low-grade Thermal Energy. Nano Letters, 14(11), 6578–6583 (2014). [PDF]
34. Lee，S. W.†; Yang, Y.†; Lee. H. W.; Ghasemi, H.; Kraemer, D.; Chen, G.; Cui, Y. An electrochemical system for highly efficient harvesting of low-grade heat energy, Nature Communications, 5, 3942 (2014). [PDF]
2013
33. Li, W. Y.; Zheng, G. Y.; Yang, Y.; Seh, Z. W.; Liu, N.; Cui, Y.; High-performance hollow sulfur nanostructured battery cathode through a scalable, room temperature, one-step, bottom-up approach, PNAS, 110(18), 7148-7153 (2013). [PDF]
32. Yang, Y.; Zheng, G. Y.; Cui, Y.; A Membrane-free Semi-liquid Lithium/polysulfides Battery for Large Scale Energy Storage, Energy & Environmental Science, 6(5), 1552-1558 (2013). [EES Most Read Article] [PDF]
31. Zheng, G. Y.; Zhang, Q. F.; Cha, J. J.; Yang, Y.; Li, W. Y.; Seh, Z. W.; Cui, Y.; Amphiphilic surface modification of hollow carbon nanofibers for improved cycle life of lithium sulfur batteries, Nano Letters, 13(3), 1265–1270 (2013). [PDF]
30. Zhou, J. G.; Wang, J.; Hu, Y. F.; Regier, T.; Wang H. L.; Yang, Y.; Cui, Y.; Dai, H. J. Imaging state of charge and its correlation to interaction variation in an LiMn0.75Fe0.25PO4 nanorods–graphene hybrid, Chemical Communications, 49(17), 1765-1767 (2013). [PDF]
29. Yang, Y.; Zheng, G. Y.; Cui, Y.; Nanostructured Sulfur Cathodes, Chemical Society Reviews, 42(7), 3018-3032 (2013). [Invited Review] [PDF]
28. Seh, Z. W.; Li, W. Y.; Cha, J. J.; Zheng, G. Y.; Yang, Y.; McDowell, M. T.; Hsu, P. C.; Cui, Y. Sulphur–TiO2 yolk–shell nanoarchitecture with internal void space for long-cycle lithium–sulphur batteries, Nature Communications, 4, 1331 (2013). [PDF]
2012
27. Yang, Y.; Zheng, G. Y.; Misra S.; Nelson, J.; Toney, M. F.; Cui, Y. High Capacity Micrometer-sized Li2S Particles as Cathode Materials for Advanced Rechargeable Lithium Ion Batteries, JACS, 134(37), 15387–15394 (2012). [PDF]
26. Hsu, P. H.; Wu, H.; Carney, T. J.; McDowell, M. T.; Yang, Y.; Garnett, E.C.; Li, M.; Hu, L.B.; and Cui, Y.; Passivation Coating on Electrospun Copper Nanofibers for Stable Transparent Electrodes, ACS Nano, 6(6), 5150–5156 (2012). [PDF]
25. Wu, H.; Zheng, G. Y.; Liu, N.; Carney, T. J.; Yang, Y.; Cui, Y; Engineering Empty Space between Si Nanoparticles for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes, Nano Letters, 12(2), 904-909 (2012). [PDF]
24. Wang, H. L.†; Yang, Y.†; Liang, Y. Y.; Zheng, G. Y.; Li, Y. G.; Cui, Y.; and Dai H. J.; Rechargeable Li-O2 Batteries with Covalently Coupled MnCo2O4-Graphene Hybrid as Oxygen Cathode Catalyst, Energy & Environmental Sciences, 5(7), 7931-7935 (2012). [PDF]
23. Nelson, J.†; Misra, S.†; Yang, Y.*; Jackson, A.; Liu, Y. J.; Wang, H. L.; Dai H. J.; Andrews, J.C.; Cui, Y.; Toney, M.F.; In operando X-ray Diffraction and Transmission X-ray Microscopy of Lithium Sulfur Batteries, JACS, 134(14), 6337–6343 (2012). [PDF]
22. Wu, H.; Chan, G.; Choi J. W.; Ryu, I.; Yao, Y.; McDowell, M. T.; Lee, S. W.; Jackson, A.; Yang, Y.; Hu, L. B.; Cui, Y.; Stable cycling of double-walled silicon nanotube battery anodes through solid–electrolyte interphase control, Nature Nanotechnology, 7(5), 310–315 (2012). [PDF]
2011
21. Yang, Y.; Yu, G. H.; Cha, J. J.; Wu, H.; Vosgueritchian, M.; Yao, Y.; Bao, Z. N.; Cui, Y.; Improving the Performance of Li-S Battery by Conductive Polymer Coating. ACS Nano, 5(11), 9187–9193 (2011). [PDF]
20. Zheng, G. Y.; Yang, Y.; Cha, J. J.; S, S. S.; Cui, Y.; Hollow Carbon Nanofiber-Encapsulated Sulfur Cathodes for High Specific Capacity Lithium Batteries, Nano Letters, 11(10), 4462-4467 (2011). [PDF]
19. Yu, G. H.; Hu, L. B.; Liu, N; Wang, H. L.; Vosgueritchian, M; Yang, Y.; Cui, Y.; Bao, Z. N.; Enhancing the Supercapacitor Performance of Graphene/MnO2 Nanostructured Electrodes by Conductive Wrapping, Nano Letters, 11(10), 4438-4442 (2011). [PDF]
18. Yang, Y.; Jeong, S.; Hu, L. B.; Wu, H.; Lee, S. W.; Cui, Y.; Transparent lithium-ion batteries, PNAS, 108(32), 13013-13018 (2011). [Direct Submission] [PDF]
17. Hu, L. B.; Chen, W.; Xie, X.; Liu, N.; Yang, Y.; Wu, H.; Yao, Y.; Pasta, M.; Alshareef, H. N.; Cui, Y.; Symmetrical MnO2-Carbon Nanotube-Textile Nanostructures for Wearable Pseudocapacitors with High Mass Loading, ACS Nano, 5(11), 8904-8913 (2011). [PDF]
16. Wang, H. L.; Yang, Y.; Liang, Y.; Robinson, J. T.; Li, Y.; Jackson, A.; Cui, Y.; Dai, H.; Graphene-Wrapped Sulfur Particles as a Rechargeable Lithium/sulfur Battery Cathode Material with High Capacity and Cycling Stability, Nano Letters, 11(7), 2644-2647 (2011). [Top 20 Most Read articles] [PDF]
15. Wang, H. L.; Yang, Y.; Liang, Y. Y.; Cui, L. F.; Casalongue, H. S.; Li, Y. G.; Hong, G. S.; Dai, H. J.; Cui, Y.; LiMn1-xFexPO4 Nanorods Grown on Graphene Sheets for Ultrahigh-Rate-Performance Lithium Ion Batteries, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 50(32), 7364-7368 (2011). [Editors’ Choice][PDF]
14. Lin, Y.; Yang, Y.; Ma, H. W.; Cui, Y.; Mao, W. L. Compressional Behavior of Bulk and Nanorod LiMn2O4 under Nonhydrostatic Stress, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115(20), 9844-9849 (2011).[PDF]
13. Xie, X.; Pasta, M.; Hu, L. B.; Yang, Y.; McDonough, J.; Cha, J.; Criddle, C. S.; Cui, Y.; Nano-structured textiles as high-performance aqueous cathodes for microbial fuel cells, Energy & Environmental Science 4(4), 1293-1297 (2011). [PDF]
2010
12. Wang, H. L.; Cui, L. F.; Yang, Y.; Casalongue, H. S.; Robinson, J. T.; Liang, Y. Y.; Dai, H. J. et al.; Mn3O4-Graphene Hybrid as a High-Capacity Anode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132(40), 13978-13980 (2010). [JACS Most Cited Article] [PDF]
11. Hu, L. B.; Wu, H.; La Mantia, F.; Yang, Y.; Cui, Y.; Thin, Flexible Secondary Li-Ion Paper Batteries, ACS Nano, 4(10), 5843-5848 (2010). [PDF]
10. Wu, H.; Hu, L. B.; Rowell, M. W.; Kong, D. S.; Cha, J. J.; McDonough, J. R.; Zhu, J.;Yang, Y.; McGehee, M. D.; Cui, Y.; Electrospun Metal Nanofiber Webs as High-Performance Transparent Electrode, Nano Letters, 10(10), 4242-4248 (2010). [PDF]
9. Yang, Y.; McDowell, M. T.; Jackson, A.; Cha, J. J.; Hong, S. S.; Cui, Y.; New Nanostructured Li2S/Silicon Rechargeable Battery with High Specific Energy, Nano Letters, 10(4), 1486-1491 (2010). [Top 20 Most Read Articles] [PDF]
2009
8. McDonough, J. R.; Choi, J. W.; Yang, Y.; La Mantia, F.; Cui, Y.; Zhang, Y. G.; Carbon nanofiber supercapacitors with large areal capacitances, Applied Physics Letters, 95(24), 243109 (2009). [PDF]
7. Hu, L. B.; Choi, J. W.; Yang, Y.; Jeong, S.; La Mantia, F.; Cui, L. F.; Cui, Y.; Highly Conductive Paper for Energy-storage Devices. PNAS, 106(51), 21490-21494 (2009). [Direct Submission] [PDF]
6. Yang, Y.; Xie, C.; Ruffo, R.; Peng, H. L.; Kim, D. K.; Cui, Y.; Single Nanorod Devices for Battery Diagnostics: A Case Study on LiMn2O4, Nano Letters, 9(12), 4109-4114 (2009). [PDF]
5. Cui, L. F.; Yang, Y.; Hsu, C. M.; Cui, Y.; Carbon-Silicon Core-Shell Nanowires as High Capacity Electrode for Lithium Ion Batteries, Nano Letters, 9(9), 3370-3374 (2009). [PDF]
4. Schoen, D. T.; Meister, S.; Peng, H. L.; Chan, C.; Yang, Y.; Cui, Y.; Phase transformations in one-dimensional materials: applications in electronics and energy sciences, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 19(33), 5879-5890 (2009). [PDF]
2008
3. Kim, D. K.; Muralidharan, P.; Lee, H. W.; Ruffo, R.; Yang, Y.; Chan, C. K.; Peng, H.; Huggins, R. A.; Cui, Y. Spinel LiMn2O4 Nanorods as Lithium Ion Battery Cathodes. Nano Letters, 8(11), 3948-3952 (2008). [PDF]
2. Zheng, J.; Yang, Y.; Yu, B.; Song, X. B.; Li, X. G.; [0001] oriented aluminum nitride one-dimensional nanostructures: Synthesis, structure evolution, and electrical properties. ACS Nano, 2(1), 134-142 (2008). [PDF]
2007
1. Yang, Y.; Zhao, Q.; Zhang, X. Z.; Liu, Z. G.; Zou, C. X.; Shen, B.; Yu, D. P.; Mn-doped AlN nanowires with room temperature ferromagnetic ordering, Applied Physics Letters, 90(9), 092118 (2007). [PDF]
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Book Chapter
1. Yang, Y.; Choi, J. W.; Cui, Y.; Oxide Nanostructures for Energy Storage, Functional Metal Oxide Nanostructures, Edited by Junqiao Wu, Jinbo Cao, Wei-Qiang Han, Anderson Janotti, Ho-Cheol Kim, Springer, 2012.