@article{zhu_yan_zhu_zang_jia_dong_du_zhang_wu_dirican_et al._2019, title={Flexible electrolyte-cathode bilayer framework with stabilized interface for room-temperature all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries}, volume={17}, ISSN={["2405-8297"]}, url={https://publons.com/publon/9539991/}, DOI={10.1016/j.ensm.2018.11.009}, abstractNote={Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) are promising next-generation energy storage system beyond state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries because of their low cost and high energy density. However, liquid electrolyte-based LSBs suffer from “polysulfide shuttle”, and safety concerns originated from the use of flammable organic electrolytes and the formation of lithium dendrites. Herein, we report a novel bilayer framework through integrating a three-dimensional (3D) carbon nanofiber/sulfur (CNF/S) cathode with one-dimensional (1D) ceramic Li0.33La0.557TiO3 (LLTO) nanofiber-poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) solid composite electrolyte to serve as both cathode and electrolyte for room-temperature ASSLSBs. The stabilized cycling performance of this novel bilayer structure design lies in the reduced interfacial resistance and enhanced electrode/electrolyte interfacial stability due to the addition of Li+ conducting 1D LLTO nanofibers, as well as the formed fast-continuous electron/ion transportation pathways within the 3D cathode architecture. Meanwhile, the mechanically robust bilayer framework with micro-/meso-pores could also accommodate the large volume change of sulfur during continuous charge-discharge process and help suppress the Li dendrite formation. As a result of the aforementioned benefits of the novel bilayer structure design, the introduced ASSLSBs could deliver a stable cycling performance at room temperature with high Coulombic efficiency of over 99%.}, journal={ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS}, author={Zhu, Pei and Yan, Chaoyi and Zhu, Jiadeng and Zang, Jun and Jia, Hao and Dong, Xia and Du, Zhuang and Zhang, Chunming and Wu, Nianqiang and Dirican, Mahmut and et al.}, year={2019}, month={Feb}, pages={220–225} }
 @article{zhu_zang_zhu_lu_chen_jiang_yan_dirican_selvan_kim_et al._2018, title={Effect of reduced graphene oxide reduction degree on the performance of polysulfide rejection in lithium-sulfur batteries}, volume={126}, ISSN={["1873-3891"]}, url={https://publons.com/publon/1678921/}, DOI={10.1016/j.carbon.2017.10.063}, abstractNote={Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are considered as a promising candidate for large-scale applications such as electrical vehicles (EVs) because of their high theoretical capacity, large energy density and low cost. However, due to the shuttling effect of polysulfides, the continuous capacity fading during cycling remains a substantial bumper for the practical use of Li-S batteries. Here, reduced graphene oxide (rGO) materials with different reduction degrees were used as the polysulfide inhibitor and were coated onto glass fiber separators to minimize the shutting of polysulfides. The influence of reduction degree on the effort of polysulfide rejection was investigated. The incorporation of rGO coating with higher reduction degree largely minimized the polysulfide shuttling, thus the Li-S cells with separators modified with high-reduction degree rGO was able to maintain a capacity of 733 mAh g−1 after 100 cycles and delivered a high capacity of 519 mAh g−1 at 2C, which were 42% and 90% higher than those of cells with separators coated with low-reduction degree rGO. Therefore, it was found that rGO with higher reduction degree demonstrated better polysulfide rejection performance than rGO with lower reduction degree. This study provides a promising strategy in the rGO selection for high-performance Li-S batteries.}, journal={CARBON}, publisher={Elsevier BV}, author={Zhu, Pei and Zang, Jun and Zhu, Jiadeng and Lu, Yao and Chen, Chen and Jiang, Mengjin and Yan, Chaoyi and Dirican, Mahmut and Selvan, R. Kalai and Kim, David and et al.}, year={2018}, month={Jan}, pages={594–600} }
 @article{jia_sun_dirican_li_chen_zhu_yan_zang_guo_tao_et al._2018, title={Electrospun Kraft Lignin/Cellulose Acetate-Derived Nanocarbon Network as an Anode for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries}, volume={10}, ISSN={["1944-8244"]}, url={https://publons.com/publon/26924644/}, DOI={10.1021/acsami.8b13033}, abstractNote={An innovative nanocarbon network material was synthesized from electrospun kraft lignin and cellulose acetate blend nanofibers after carbonization at 1000 °C in a nitrogen atmosphere, and its electrochemical performance was evaluated as an anode material in sodium-ion batteries. Apart from its unique network architecture, introduced carbon material possesses high oxygen content of 13.26%, wide interplanar spacing of 0.384 nm, and large specific surface area of 540.95 m2·g-1. The electrochemical test results demonstrate that this new nanocarbon network structure delivers a reversible capacity of 340 mA h·g-1 at a current density of 50 mA·g-1 after 200 cycles and exhibits a high rate capacity by delivering a capacity of 103 mA h·g-1 at an increased current density of 400 mA·g-1. The present work rendered an innovative approach for preparing nanocarbon materials for energy-storage applications and could open up new avenues for novel nanocarbon fabrication from green and environmentally friendly raw materials.}, number={51}, journal={ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES}, author={Jia, Hao and Sun, Na and Dirican, Mahmut and Li, Ya and Chen, Chen and Zhu, Pei and Yan, Chaoyi and Zang, Jun and Guo, Jiansheng and Tao, Jinsong and et al.}, year={2018}, month={Dec}, pages={44368–44375} }
 @article{li_zhu_zhu_yan_jia_kiyak_zang_he_dirican_zhang_et al._2018, title={Glass fiber separator coated by porous carbon nanofiber derived from immiscible PAN/PMMA for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries}, volume={552}, ISSN={["1873-3123"]}, url={https://publons.com/publon/26924636/}, DOI={10.1016/j.memsci.2018.01.062}, abstractNote={Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries with high energy density are promising candidates for next-generation rechargeable energy storage. However, the shuttle effect of intermediate polysulfides hinders the practical application of today's Li-S batteries. Here, immiscible polyacrylonitrile (PAN)/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) blends were used to prepare porous carbon nanofibers (PCNFs) as coating layers on a glass fiber (GF) separator to block polysulfide diffusion in Li-S batteries. The resultant PCNF coated GF ([email protected]) separators exhibited multifunctional advantages: (1) thermally stable GF separator as the substrate helped avoid destructive effects of Li dendrites grown from the lithium anode; (2) the porous conductive PCNF coating functioned as an upper current collector to increase the electrical conductivity and provided an efficient reservoir for absorbing the migrating polysulfides; and (3) the rough GF surface improved the adhesion of additives on the separator and formed efficient electronic contact with S. An enhanced Li-S battery with [email protected]:3 separator delivered an initial capacity of 1499 mA h g−1 and a high reversible capacity of 808 mA h g−1 after 200 cycles at 0.2 C. Additionally, the Li-S cell with [email protected] separator also presented outstanding anti-self-discharge capacity even after 24 h resting. Therefore, this study demonstrates that [email protected] is an excellent separator candidate for the construction of dynamically and statically stable high-performance Li-S batteries.}, journal={JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE}, publisher={Elsevier BV}, author={Li, Ya and Zhu, Jiadeng and Zhu, Pei and Yan, Chaoyi and Jia, Hao and Kiyak, Yasar and Zang, Jun and He, Jihuan and Dirican, Mahmut and Zhang, Xiangwu and et al.}, year={2018}, month={Apr}, pages={31–42} }
 @article{zang_ye_qian_lin_zhang_zheng_dong_2018, title={Hollow carbon sphere with open pore encapsulated MnO2 nanosheets as high-performance anode materials for lithium ion batteries}, volume={260}, ISSN={["1873-3859"]}, url={https://publons.com/publon/18842624/}, DOI={10.1016/j.electacta.2017.12.037}, abstractNote={A new structured hollow carbon spheres with an open pore (HCSO) were synthesized by introducing a pore-forming agent PEG. Unlike the conventional hollow particles, the void space is fully utilized due to the presence of the open pore. As a proof-of-concept, MnO2 nanosheets are in-situ grown on both the outer shell and the inner cavity of HCSO forming sandwich structure via a facile redox method, named MnO2@HCSO composite. Meanwhile, the distance for lithium ion diffusion greatly reduces. When tested as an anode material for lithium ion batteries, MnO2@HCSO composite exhibits increased performance compared to MnO2/HCS composites which use traditional closed HCS as carbon matrix. It can still deliver a specific capacity of 398 mAh g−1 based on the whole mass of composite even when the current density was increased to 5 A g−1. This special designed structure would be extended to different fields, such as sensors and catalyst.}, journal={ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA}, publisher={Elsevier BV}, author={Zang, Jun and Ye, Jianchuan and Qian, Hang and Lin, Yu and Zhang, Xiangwu and Zheng, Mingsen and Dong, Quanfeng}, year={2018}, month={Jan}, pages={783–788} }
 @article{zhu_zhu_yan_dirican_zang_jia_li_kiyak_tan_zhang_et al._2018, title={In Situ Polymerization of Nanostructured Conductive Polymer on 3D Sulfur/Carbon Nanofiber Composite Network as Cathode for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries}, volume={5}, ISSN={["2196-7350"]}, url={https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.201701598}, DOI={10.1002/admi.201701598}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={10}, journal={ADVANCED MATERIALS INTERFACES}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Zhu, Pei and Zhu, Jiadeng and Yan, Chaoyi and Dirican, Mahmut and Zang, Jun and Jia, Hao and Li, Ya and Kiyak, Yasar and Tan, Hongsheng and Zhang, Xiangwu and et al.}, year={2018}, month={May} }
 @article{zhu_yan_dirican_zhu_zang_selvan_chung_jia_li_kiyak_et al._2018, title={Li0.33La0.557TiO3 ceramic nanofiber-enhanced polyethylene oxide-based composite polymer electrolytes for all-solid-state lithium batteries}, volume={6}, ISSN={["2050-7496"]}, url={https://publons.com/publon/1573984/}, DOI={10.1039/c7ta10517g}, abstractNote={A polyethylene oxide-based composite solid polymer electrolyte filled with one-dimensional ceramic Li0.33La0.557TiO3 nanofibers was designed and prepared.}, number={10}, journal={JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A}, publisher={Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)}, author={Zhu, Pei and Yan, Chaoyi and Dirican, Mahmut and Zhu, Jiadeng and Zang, Jun and Selvan, R. Kalai and Chung, Ching-Chang and Jia, Hao and Li, Ya and Kiyak, Yasar and et al.}, year={2018}, month={Mar}, pages={4279–4285} }
 @article{li_zhu_shi_dirican_zhu_yan_jia_zang_he_zhang_et al._2018, title={Ultrafine and polar ZrO2-inlaid porous nitrogen-doped carbon nanofiber as efficient polysulfide absorbent for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries with long lifespan}, volume={349}, ISSN={["1873-3212"]}, url={https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2018.05.074}, DOI={10.1016/j.cej.2018.05.074}, abstractNote={The limitations of low active material utilization, severe capacity fading and short lifespan, mainly resulting from the intermediate polysulfides shuttling, have been hampering the development and practical applications of the lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery technology. To overcome these issues, a porous nitrogen-doped carbon nanofiber membrane containing ultrafine and polar ZrO2 ([email protected]2) has been investigated as a promising polysulfide host in Li-S batteries. The [email protected]2 interlayer not only serves as a high efficiency lithium polysulfide barrier to suppress the side reactions which is further demonstrated by molecular modeling studies, but also functions as an upper current collector which can enhance the polysulfide redox reactions. Thereby, Li-S batteries with high capacity, prolonged cycle life and stable reversible cyclability can be achieved. A negligible capacity fading rate of 0.039% per cycle over 500 cycles at 0.2 C is obtained. This work offers a facile and effective method of promoting Li-S batteries for practical applications.}, journal={CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL}, publisher={Elsevier BV}, author={Li, Ya and Zhu, Jiadeng and Shi, Rongwei and Dirican, Mahmut and Zhu, Pei and Yan, Chaoyi and Jia, Hao and Zang, Jun and He, Jihuan and Zhang, Xiangwu and et al.}, year={2018}, month={Oct}, pages={376–387} }
 @article{zhu_zhu_zang_chen_lu_jiang_yan_dirican_selvan_zhang_et al._2017, title={A novel bi-functional double-layer rGO-PVDF/PVDF composite nanofiber membrane separator with enhanced thermal stability and effective polysulfide inhibition for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries}, volume={5}, ISSN={["2050-7496"]}, url={https://doi.org/10.1039/C7TA03301J}, DOI={10.1039/c7ta03301j}, abstractNote={A novel, bi-functional double-layer reduced graphene oxide (rGO)–polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)/PVDF membrane was fabricated by a simple electrospinning technique and was used as a promising separator for lithium–sulfur batteries.}, number={29}, journal={JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A}, publisher={Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)}, author={Zhu, Pei and Zhu, Jiadeng and Zang, Jun and Chen, Chen and Lu, Yao and Jiang, Mengjin and Yan, Chaoyi and Dirican, Mahmut and Selvan, Ramakrishnan Kalai and Zhang, Xiangwu and et al.}, year={2017}, month={Aug}, pages={15096–15104} }
 @article{luo_li_zang_chen_zhu_qiao_cai_lu_zhang_wei_et al._2017, title={Carbon-Coated Magnesium Ferrite Nanofibers for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes with Enhanced Cycling Performance}, volume={5}, ISSN={["2194-4296"]}, url={https://publons.com/publon/26924653/}, DOI={10.1002/ente.201600686}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={8}, journal={ENERGY TECHNOLOGY}, author={Luo, L. and Li, D. W. and Zang, J. and Chen, C. and Zhu, J. D. and Qiao, H. and Cai, Y. B. and Lu, K. Y. and Zhang, X. W. and Wei, Q. F. and et al.}, year={2017}, month={Aug}, pages={1364–1372} }
 @article{zhu_chen_lu_zang_jiang_kim_zhang_2016, title={Highly porous polyacrylonitrile/graphene oxide membrane separator exhibiting excellent anti-self-discharge feature for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries}, volume={101}, ISSN={["1873-3891"]}, url={https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2016.02.007}, DOI={10.1016/j.carbon.2016.02.007}, abstractNote={Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries have been considered as a promising candidate for next-generation energy-storage devices due to their high theoretical capacity and energy density. However, the severe self-discharge behavior of Li–S batteries strongly limits their use in practical applications. Here, we report a sustainable and highly porous polyacrylonitrile/graphene oxide (PAN/GO) nanofiber membrane separator that simultaneously enables large capacity and excellent anti-self-discharge capability for lithium–sulfur batteries. A low retention loss (5%) can be achieved even after a resting time of 24 h. Besides benefitting from the highly porous structure and excellent electrolyte wettability of the nanofiber separator, the improved performance can also be ascribed to the excellent barrier effects caused by the relatively high energy binding between –C≡N and Li2S/polysulfides and the electrostatic interactions between GO and negatively charged species (Sn2−). It is, therefore, demonstrated that this GO incorporated PAN nanofiber separator with highly porous structure and excellent electrolyte wettability is a promising separator candidate for high-performance Li–S batteries.}, journal={CARBON}, publisher={Elsevier BV}, author={Zhu, Jiadeng and Chen, Chen and Lu, Yao and Zang, Jun and Jiang, Mengjin and Kim, David and Zhang, Xiangwu}, year={2016}, month={May}, pages={272–280} }
 @article{zang_ye_fang_zhang_zheng_dong_2015, title={Hollow-in-Hollow Carbon Spheres for Lithium-ion Batteries with Superior Capacity and Cyclic Performance}, volume={186}, ISSN={["1873-3859"]}, url={https://publons.com/publon/26924677/}, DOI={10.1016/j.electacta.2015.11.002}, abstractNote={Hollow spheres structured materials have been intensively pursued due to their unique properties for energy storage. In this paper, hollow-in-hollow carbon spheres (HIHCS) with a multi-shelled structure were successfully synthesized using a facile hard-templating procedure. When evaluated as anode material for lithium-ion batteries, the resultant HIHCS anode exhibited superior capacity and cycling stability than HCS. It could deliver reversible capacities of 937, 481, 401, 304 and 236 mAh g−1 at current densities of 0.1 A g−1, 1 A g−1, 2 A g−1, 5 A g−1 and 10 A g−1, respectively. And capacity fading is not apparent in 500 cycles at 5 A g−1. The excellent performance of the HIHCS anode is ascribed to its unique hollow-in-hollow structure and high specific surface area.}, journal={ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA}, publisher={Elsevier BV}, author={Zang, Jun and Ye, Jianchuan and Fang, Xiaoliang and Zhang, Xiangwu and Zheng, Mingsen and Dong, Quanfeng}, year={2015}, month={Dec}, pages={436–441} }