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Enyuan Hu

Chemist, Electrochemical Energy Storage Group, Chemistry Division

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Chemistry Division
Bldg. 555, Room 327
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-7751
enhu@bnl.gov

Dr. Enyuan Hu is a principal investigator (PI) at the electrochemical energy storage group of Chemistry Division. He is the leading PI of two DOE-funded projects and serves as a co-PI in several DOE-funded projects including the Battery500 Consortium. His research areas include cathode (Nature Energy 2018, 3, 690), anode (Nature Nanotechnology 2021, 16, 549; Nature Nanotechnology, Doi:10.1038/s41565-022-01273-3), and electrolyte (Nature Energy, 2022, 4, 484). He also has extensive studies on understanding the oxygen redox reaction (JACS, 2020, 142, 8918; JACS, 2019, 141, 12079; Nature communications 2020, 11, 6342; Joule, 2021, 5, 720; Joule, 2018, 3, 503; Joule, 2018, 2, 125) and the structure-property relationships (Angewandte Chemie 2021, 133, 8339; Angewandte Chemie 2020, 59, 5273; Nature Communications 2018, 9, 2324) in battery materials.

Research Activities

Electrochemical Energy Storage

Research Interests

lithium batteries, sodium batteries, synchrotron and neutron characterization

Education

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University, USA, 2009-2015
M.S. Environmental Engineering, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, China, 2005-2008
B.E. Environmental Engineering, Southeast University, China, 2001-2005

Professional Appointments

2023- Chemist, Chemistry Division
2020-2023 Associate Chemist, Chemistry Division
2018-2020 Assistant Chemist, Chemistry Division
2015-2018 Research Associate, Chemistry Division

Selected Publications

Rahman MM, Hu E (2023) Electron Delocalization Enables Sulfone-based Single-solvent Electrolyte for Lithium Metal Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202311051
Tan S, Kim J-M, Corrao A, Ghose S, Zhong H, Rui N, Wang X, Senanayake S, Polzin BJ, Khalifah P, Xiao J, Liu J, Xu, K, Yang, X-Q, Cao X, Hu E (2023) Unravelling the convoluted and dynamic interphasial mechanisms on Li metal anodes. Nature Nanotechnology 18:243–249. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-022-01273-3
Rahman MM, Xia K, Yang X-Q, Ariyoshi K, Hu E (2023) Asymmetric Lithium Extraction and Insertion in High Voltage Spinel at Fast Rate. Nano Letters 23:7135–7142. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c02042
Tan S, Rahman MM, Wu Z, Liu H, Wang S, Ghose S, Zhong H, Waluyo I, Hunt A, Liu P, Yang X-Q, Hu, E (2023) Structural and Interphasial Stabilities of Sulfurized Polyacrylonitrile (SPAN) Cathode. ACS Energy Letters 2496–2504. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.3c00281
Tan S, Shadike Z, Li J, Wang X, Yang Y, Lin R, Cresce A, Hu J, Hunt A, Waluyo I, Ma L, Monaco F, Cloetens P, Xiao J, Liu Y, Yang X, Xu K, Hu E (2022) Additive engineering for robust interphases to stabilize high-Ni layered structures at ultra-high voltage of 4.8 V. Nature Energy. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-022-01020-x
Shadike Z, Lee H, Borodin O, Cao X, Fan X, Wang X, Lin R, Bak S-M, Ghose S, Xu K, Wang C, Liu J, Xiao J, Yang X-Q, Hu E (2021) Identification of LiH and nanocrystalline LiF in the solid–electrolyte interphase of lithium metal anodes. Nature Nanotechnology 16:549–554. doi: 10.1038/s41565-020-00845-5
Hu E, Yu X, Lin R, Bi X, Lu J, Bak S, Nam K-W, Xin HL, Jaye C, Fischer DA, Amine K, Yang X-Q (2018) Evolution of redox couples in Li- and Mn-rich cathode materials and mitigation of voltage fade by reducing oxygen release. Nature Energy 3:690–698. doi: 10.1038/s41560-018-0207-z
Hu E, Yang X-Q (2018) Rejuvenating zinc batteries. Nature Materials 17:480–481. doi: 10.1038/s41563-018-0090-9
Hu E, Li Q, Wang X, Meng F, Liu J, Zhang J-N, Page K, Xu W, Gu L, Xiao R, Li H, Huang X, Chen L, Yang W, Yu X, Yang X-Q (2021) Oxygen-redox reactions in LiCoO2 cathode without O–O bonding during charge-discharge. Joule 5:720–736. doi: 10.1016/j.joule.2021.01.006
Hu E, Wang X, Yu X, Yang X-Q (2018) Probing the Complexities of Structural Changes in Layered Oxide Cathode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries during Fast Charge–Discharge Cycling and Heating. Accounts of Chemical Research 51:290–298. doi: 10.1021/acs.accounts.7b00506
Cui C, Fan X, Zhou X, Chen J, Wang Q, Ma L, Yang C, Hu E, Yang X-Q, Wang C (2020) Structure and Interface Design Enable Stable Li-Rich Cathode. Journal of the American Chemical Society 142:8918–8927. doi: 10.1021/jacs.0c02302
Li S, Lee S-J, Wang X, Yang W, Huang H, Swetz DS, Doriese WB, O'Neil GC, Ullom JN, Titus CJ, Irwin KD, Lee H-K, Nordlund D, Pianetta P, Yu C, Qiu J, Yu X, Yang X-Q, Hu E, Lee J-S, Liu Y (2019) Surface-to-Bulk Redox Coupling through Thermally Driven Li Redistribution in Li- and Mn-Rich Layered Cathode Materials. Journal of the American Chemical Society 141:12079–12086. doi: 10.1021/jacs.9b05349
Xiao B, Wang Y, Tan S, Song M, Li X, Zhang Y, Lin F, Han KS, Omenya F, Amine K, Yang X, Reed D, Hu Y, Xu G, Hu E, Li X, Li X (2021) Vacancy-Enabled O3 Phase Stabilization for Manganese-Rich Layered Sodium Cathodes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 60:8258–8267. doi: 10.1002/anie.202016334
Jiang Q, Xiong P, Liu J, Xie Z, Wang Q, Yang X, Hu E, Cao Y, Sun J, Xu Y, Chen L (2020) A Redox-Active 2D Metal–Organic Framework for Efficient Lithium Storage with Extraordinary High Capacity. Angewandte Chemie 132:5311–5315. doi: 10.1002/ange.201914395
Zhang J, Wang Q, Li S, Jiang Z, Tan S, Wang X, Zhang K, Yuan Q, Lee S-J, Titus CJ, Irwin KD, Nordlund D, Lee J-S, Pianetta P, Yu X, Xiao X, Yang X-Q, Hu E, Liu Y (2020) Depth-dependent valence stratification driven by oxygen redox in lithium-rich layered oxide. Nature Communications. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-20198-w
Bi Y, Tao J, Wu Y, Li L, Xu Y, Hu E, Wu B, Hu J, Wang C, Zhang J-G, Qi Y, Xiao J (2020) Reversible planar gliding and microcracking in a single-crystalline Ni-rich cathode. Science 370:1313–1317. doi: 10.1126/science.abc3167
Cao L, Li D, Hu E, Xu J, Deng T, Ma L, Wang Y, Yang X-Q, Wang C (2020) Solvation Structure Design for Aqueous Zn Metal Batteries. Journal of the American Chemical Society 142:21404–21409. doi: 10.1021/jacs.0c09794