Jianming Bai

Brookhaven National Laboratory

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

(631) 344-2583
jmbai@bnl.gov

Education | Publications | Highlights

Education

City University of New York: Ph.D. in Physics

Peking University: B.S. and M.S. in Physics

Selected Publications

• Wang F, Bai J (2021) Synthesis and Processing by Design of High-Nickel Cathode Materials. Batteries & Supercaps. doi: 10.1002/batt.202100174
• Xin F, Zhou H, Bai J, Wang F, Whittingham MS (2021) Conditioning the Surface and Bulk of High-Nickel Cathodes with a Nb Coating: An In Situ X-ray Study. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 12:7908–7913. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c01785
• Zhang M-J, Duan Y, Yin C, Li M, Zhong H, Dooryhee E, Xu K, Pan F, Wang F, Bai J (2020) Ultrafast solid-liquid intercalation enabled by targeted microwave energy delivery. Science Advances. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abd9472
• Bai J, Sun W, Zhao J, Wang D, Xiao P, Ko JYP, Huq A, Ceder G, Wang F (2020) Kinetic Pathways Templated by Low-Temperature Intermediates during Solid-State Synthesis of Layered Oxides. Chemistry of Materials 32:9906–9913. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c02568
• Ying H, Bai J, Li S, Xin F, Wang G, Wen W, Yan X, Meng Z, Han W-Q (2019) A New Intermetallic NiSn5 Phase: Induced Synthesis, Crystal Structure Resolution, and Investigation of Its Mechanism. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 10:2561–2566. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b00704
• Zhang M, Hu X, Li M, Duan Y, Yang L, Yin C, Ge M, Xiao X, Lee W, Ko JYP, Amine K, Chen Z, Zhu Y, Dooryhee E, Bai J, Pan F, Wang F (2019) Cooling Induced Surface Reconstruction during Synthesis of High-Ni Layered Oxides. Advanced Energy Materials 9:1901915. doi: 10.1002/aenm.201901915
• Park Y-U, Bai J, Wang L, Yoon G, Zhang W, Kim H, Lee S, Kim S-W, Looney JP, Kang K, Wang F (2017) In Situ Tracking Kinetic Pathways of Li+/Na+ Substitution during Ion-Exchange Synthesis of LixNa1.5–xVOPO4F0.5. Journal of the American Chemical Society 139:12504–12516. doi: 10.1021/jacs.7b05302
• Wang D, Kou R, Ren Y, Sun C, Zhao H, Zhang M, Li Y, Huq A, Ko JYP, Pan F, Sun Y, Yang Y, Amine K, Bai J, Chen Z, Wang F (2017) Synthetic Control of Kinetic Reaction Pathway and Cationic Ordering in High-Ni Layered Oxide Cathodes. Advanced Materials 29:1606715. doi: 10.1002/adma.201606715
• Bai J, Hong J, Chen H, Graetz J, Wang F (2015) Solvothermal Synthesis of LiMn1–xFexPO4 Cathode Materials: A Study of Reaction Mechanisms by Time-Resolved in Situ Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 119:2266–2276. doi: 10.1021/jp508600u
• Wang L, Bai J, Gao P, Wang X, Looney JP, Wang F (2015) Structure Tracking Aided Design and Synthesis of Li3V2(PO4)3 Nanocrystals as High-Power Cathodes for Lithium Ion Batteries. Chemistry of Materials 27:5712–5718. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b02236
• Wang Y, Bai J, Tyson TA (2012) Direct extraction of quantitative structural information from x-ray fluorescence holograms using spherical-harmonic analysis. Physical Review B. doi: 10.1103/physrevb.85.220102
• Chen J, Bai J, Chen H, Graetz J (2011) In Situ Hydrothermal Synthesis of LiFePO4 Studied by Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2:1874–1878. doi: 10.1021/jz2008209
• Sheng HW, Luo WK, Alamgir FM, Bai JM, Ma E (2006) Atomic packing and short-to-medium-range order in metallic glasses. Nature 439:419–425. doi: 10.1038/nature04421
• Biernacki JJ, Parnham CJ, Watkins TR, Hubbard CR, Bai J (2006) Phase-Resolved Strain Measurements in Hydrated Ordinary Portland Cement Using Synchrotron X-rays. Journal of the American Ceramic Society 0:060612075903006–??? doi: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2006.01118.x
• Bai J (2003) Atomic scattering factor for a spherical wave and near-field effects in x-ray fluorescence holography. Physical Review B. doi: 10.1103/physrevb.68.144109
• Chung K-S (2000) Increased performance with 12-mrad sagittal-focusing monochromator. AIP Conference Proceedings. doi: 10.1063/1.1291792

Research Highlights

Fast Cooldown for Making Battery Materials, May 31, 2020 

Fast Cooldown for Making Battery Materials BNL Newsroom

New Insights into the Synthesis Process of Layered Oxides, September 30, 2018

New Insights into the Synthesis Process of Layered Oxides BNL Newsroom

Tripling the Energy Storage of Lithium-Ion Batteries, June 14, 2018

Tripling the Energy Storage of Lithium-Ion Batteries | BNL Newsroom

Surprising Discovery Could Lead to Better Batteries, January 12, 2018

https://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=112664

Using a novel characterization technique combining in situ X-ray diffraction and chemical sodiation to study the Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ as a new anode material for Sodium-ion batteries, 2013

https://www.bnl.gov/chemistry/ees/chemicalsodiation.php

Syosset High School Student Makes Finals in International Science Competition 2013

https://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=23832