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Cheng-Hung Lin

PDF Beamline Scientist, Hard X-Ray Methods Program, National Synchrotron Light Source II

Brookhaven National Laboratory

National Synchrotron Light Source II
Bldg. 741
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-3824
clin1@bnl.gov

Cheng-Hung Lin is a Research Staff Scientist at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at Brookhaven National Laboratory. He serves as a beamline scientist for the Pair Distribution Function (PDF) beamline (28-ID-1), supporting user operations and advancing instrumentation and data workflows. His research focuses on understanding structural and chemical evolution in energy materials using advanced synchrotron X-ray techniques, with an emphasis on in situ/operando characterizations and autonomous workflow.

Expertise

Synchrotron X-ray techniques and analysis: imaging, diffraction, spectroscopy, and total scattering (XRD/PDF)
Operando and in situ characterization of energy materials (Li-ion, Na-ion, aqueous systems)
Nanoparticles and Quantum dot synthesis with micro-flow reactor studies
Autonomous experimentation and machine learning integration
Scientific software and in-line data stream workflows

Research Activities

Dr. Lin’s research centers on uncovering the dynamic structural and chemical evolution of functional materials using multimodal synchrotron X-ray techniques. His work spans energy storage systems, nanomaterials, and autonomous synthesis platforms.

He has extensive experience in operando and in situ characterization of batteries, combining X-ray imaging, diffraction, spectroscopy, and scattering to probe reaction mechanisms across multiple length scales. His doctoral work focused on Li-ion and beyond Li-ion systems, revealing morphology–chemistry relationships in complex electrode architectures.

More recently, his research has expanded into the synthesis and real-time characterization of colloidal quantum dots using continuous flow reactors integrated with synchrotron measurements. He has contributed to the development of an autonomous close-loop platform that combines machine learning with experimental control systems to optimize materials synthesis in real time.

At NSLS-II, he supports user experiments at the PDF beamline while developing new experimental capabilities and data acquisition workflows to enable advanced total scattering studies.

Education

Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, 2021
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, 2010
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, 2008

Professional Appointments

Research Staff Scientist (PDF Beamline Scientist)
National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory (2025–present)
Research Associate – Physics
National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory (2022–2024)
Postdoctoral Associate
Stony Brook University (2021–2022)

Selected Publications

Kankanallu VR, Zheng X, Leschev D, et al (2023) Elucidating a dissolution–deposition reaction mechanism by multimodal synchrotron X-ray characterization in aqueous Zn/MnO₂ batteries. Energy & Environmental Science 16:2464–2482. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2ee03731a
Greenberg MW, Lin C-H, Chodankar S, Ghose SK (2023) In situ synchrotron X-ray total scattering measurements and analysis of colloidal CsPbX ₃ nanocrystals during flow synthesis. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation 30:1092–1099. https://doi.org/10.1107/s1600577523007300
Lin C-H, Ju Z, Zheng X, et al (2022) Dimensionality effect of conductive carbon fillers in LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 cathode. Carbon 188:114–125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2021.11.014
Liu X, Ronne A, Yu L-C, et al (2021) Formation of three-dimensional bicontinuous structures via molten salt dealloying studied in real-time by in situ synchrotron X-ray nano-tomography. Nature Communications 12: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23598-8
Lin C-H, Dyro K, Chen O, et al (2021) Revealing meso-structure dynamics in additive manufacturing of energy storage via operando coherent X-ray scattering. Applied Materials Today 24:101075. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2021.101075
Lin C-H, Wang L, King ST, et al (2021) Probing Kinetics of Water-in-Salt Aqueous Batteries with Thick Porous Electrodes. ACS Central Science 7:1676–1687. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.1c00878
Lin C-H, Topsakal M, Sun K, et al (2020) Operandostructural and chemical evolutions of TiS₂in Na-ion batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 8:12339–12350. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ta00226g
Lin C-H, Sun K, Ge M, et al (2020) Systems-level investigation of aqueous batteries for understanding the benefit of water-in-salt electrolyte by synchrotron nanoimaging. Science Advances 6: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aay7129
Sun K, Zhao C, Lin C-H, et al (2017) Operando Multi-modal Synchrotron Investigation for Structural and Chemical Evolution of Cupric Sulfide (CuS) Additive in Li-S battery. Scientific Reports 7: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12738-0