{"id":196,"date":"2025-05-14T20:43:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yu-sbatlab.399339.xyz\/?page_id=196"},"modified":"2026-08-22T22:59:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T14:59:41","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yu-sbatlab.org\/index.php\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

<\/h1>\r\n

2026<\/h4>
\r\n2026.06,<\/b><\/strong> A General Research Fund was awarded by RGC. Congrats!

\r\n2026.03,<\/b><\/strong> Our collaborative article entitled \u201cAccessing Four-Sodium Storage in NaxV2(PO4)3 (1\u2264 x\u2264 5) Cathodes via Precise Chemical Pre-Sodiation Toward High-Energy and Long-Life Anode-Free Sodium Batteries\u201d was accepted by Angewandte Chemie International Edition. Dr Yu and Dr Kai Shi are co-authors. Congrats\uff01

\r\n2026.02,<\/b><\/strong> Xiaozhen\u2019s review paper entitled \u201cData-driven inorganic material design for future all-solid-state batteries: innovations and perspectives\u201d was accepted by Future Batteries. Congrats!

\r\n2026.02,<\/b><\/strong> We had a farewell party for Dr. Ban Fei. Dr Fei, we\u2019ll miss you!

\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

2025<\/h4>
\r\n2025.11,<\/b><\/strong> We had a farewell party for Dr. Yue Guo. Dr Guo, we\u2019ll miss you!

\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n2025.08,<\/b><\/strong> Two new members, PhD student Ms. Yanmei Wu and Research Assistant Ms. Xiaozhen Chen joined Dr YU's group. Welcome!

\r\n2025.07,<\/b><\/strong> Dr Yu delivered a keynote talk Ulanqab New Energy and New Materials Seminar, Ulanqab, China.

\r\n2025.07,<\/b><\/strong> Our collaborative article entitled \u201cA Catechol Grafted Polymer Binder Regulating Cation Storage Behaviors in MnO2 Cathode for Rechargeable Aqueous Zn Batteries\u201d was accepted by Advanced Functional Materials.

\r\n2025.07,<\/b><\/strong> Genyuan\u2019s review paper entitled \"Engineering crystalline property of polymer solid electrolytes for boosted electrochemical performances\" was accepted by Journal of Material Chemistry A. Congrats!

\r\n2025.05,<\/b><\/strong> Dr Yu delivered an invited talk in The First National Conference on Surface and Interface Sciences, Chengdu, China.

\r\n2025.04,<\/b><\/strong> Xiuyun\u2019s research paper entitled \"Formulating ether-based electrolytes for highly reversible sodium metal anodes at high temperatures\" was accepted by Energy Material Advances. Congrats!

\r\n2025.03,<\/b><\/strong> Yu Zhao\u2019s review paper entitled \"Supramolecular interaction chemistry in polymer electrolytes towards stable lithium metal batteries\" was accepted by Journal of Energy Chemistry. Congrats!

\r\n\r\n2025.02,<\/b><\/strong> Group members went hiking in Sai Kung and had a gathering in the evening.\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"\"\"\"\r\n\r\n\"\"\"\"\r\n\r\n\r\n





























\r\n\r\n2025.02,<\/b><\/strong> Two new postdoctoral fellows, Dr. Kai SHI and Dr. Qingshuai XU joined Dr YU's group. Dr. Liang HU also reported for duty as a postdoc this month. Welcome!\r\n

\r\n\r\n2025.01,<\/b><\/strong> Hu Liang's research article entitled \"Restructuring Electrolyte Solvation by a Versatile Diluent Toward Beyond 99.9% Coulombic Efficiency of Sodium Plating\/Stripping at Ultralow Temperatures\" becomes an ESI Highly Cited Paper. Congrats!\r\n

\r\n

2024<\/h4>
\r\n\r\n2024.12,<\/b><\/strong> Dr Li Cuicui's research paper entitled \"Urea Chelation of I+ for High Voltage Aqueous Zinc-Iodine Batteries\" was accepted by ACS Nano. Congrats!\r\n

\r\n\r\n\r\n2024.11,<\/b><\/strong> Liang Hu successfully defended his doctoral thesis. Congratulations to Liang Hu!\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\n\"\"\"\"\r\n













\r\n
\r\n2024.11,<\/b><\/strong> A delegation from Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), led by Party Secretary Wu Yantao, visited our research group for an academic exchange. Dr. Yu and Dr. Liu gave presentations on sodium and lithium battery technologies. The delegation also toured our laboratory.\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"\"\"\"\r\n\r\n\"\"\"\"\r\n\r\n



























\r\n\r\n2024.10,<\/b><\/strong> A \"General Research Fund Project of Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong\" was awarded by GDST.\r\n

\r\n2024.09,<\/b><\/strong> Our group members participated in the 2024 China Battery Industry Innovation and Development Forum held in Shenzhen.\r\n

\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\n
\r\n2024.09,<\/b><\/strong> Dr. Yu was elected as a Fellow of the International Association of Advanced Materials.\r\n

\r\n\r\n2024.08,<\/b><\/strong> Dr. Yu was invited to attend the Second Shenzhen-Hong Kong Development Forum and delivered a speech.\r\n\r\n

\r\n\"\"\"\"\r\n\r\n












\r\n2024.08,<\/b><\/strong> Our collaborative article entitled Functionally gradient materials for sustainable and high-energy rechargeable lithium batteries: design principles, progress, and perspectives<\/i><\/em>\u00a0was accepted by\u00a0Journal of Energy<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>Chemistry<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0Ren Xiuyun, Hu Liang, and Dr. Yu are co-authors. Congratulations to all! \r\n

\r\n\r\n2024.07,<\/b><\/strong> Our group members visited the Testing Technology Center of Materials and Devices at Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School in Shenzhen. We also toured laboratories related to new energy storage and had enthusiastic and friendly academic discussions with members of Dr. Zhai Dengyun's, Dr. Liu Ming's, and Dr. Lei Yu's research groups.\r\n\r\n

\r\n\"\"\"\"\r\n\r\n\"\"\"\"\r\n\r\n




























\r\n2024.07,<\/b><\/strong> Dr.\u00a0Bingcheng Ge\u2019s\u00a0paper entitled Aggregate-Dominated Dilute Electrolytes with Low-Temperature-Resistant lon-Conducting Channels for Highly Reversible Na Plating\/Stripping<\/i><\/em>\u00a0was accepted by\u00a0Advanced<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>Materials<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0Congratulations\u00a0to Dr.\u00a0Ge! \r\n\r\n

\r\n2024.07,<\/b><\/strong> An Innovation and Technology Support Programme\u00a0entitled \"Development of Advanced Quasi-Solid-State Anode-Free Sodium Metal Batteries for Next-Generation Electric Vehicles\" was approved in principe by ITC.\r\n\r\n

\r\n2024.07,<\/b><\/strong> Dr Yu was invited to deliver a talk at Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences.\r\n

\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\n
\r\n2024.07,<\/b><\/strong> We had a lively dinner party gathering!\r\n

\r\n\"\"\"\"\r\n\r\n














\r\n\r\n2024.06,<\/b><\/strong> Dr. Fei received the Best Poster Award at IMLB 2024.\u00a0Congratulations\u00a0to Dr. Fei!\r\n\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n
\r\n2024.05,<\/b><\/strong> Dr. Yu attended the Shangdong-Hong Kong Young Scientist Forum and delivered a speech as the representative of young scientists.\r\n\r\n

\r\n\"\"\"\"\r\n\r\n

\r\n\r\n2024.05,<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0An MoU has been signed on our cooperative project (\u9000\u5f79\u52a8\u529b\u9502\u7535\u6c60\u5168\u5143\u7d20\u56de\u6536\u518d\u751f\u5173\u952e\u6280\u672f) with Qilu University of Technology. Secretary of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee (\u5c71\u4e1c\u7701\u59d4\u4e66\u8bb0)\uff0cMr Wu Lin (\u6797\u6b66)\uff0cattended the signing ceremony. Polyu associate vice president, Prof. Cheng Dong, and Secretary of the Party Committee of Qilu University of Technology, Prof. Yantao Wu, signed the MoU.\r\n\r\n

\r\n\"\"\"\"\r\n\r\n

\r\n2024.04,<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Yu accompanied Prof. Guohua Chen to visit Songshan Lake Lab and was received by the Lab Vice Director, Prof. Xuejie Huang.\r\n\r\n

\r\n\"\"\"\"\r\n

\r\n2024.04.19<\/b><\/strong>,\u00a0We had a hot pot dinner\u00a0party\u00a0together!\r\n

\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\n202<\/b><\/strong>4<\/b><\/strong>.<\/b><\/strong>04<\/b><\/strong>, Prof.\u00a0Yunhai\u00a0Zhu, Prof.\u00a0Fumin\u00a0Xue, and Ms. Xiaojin Gao\u00a0from Qilu University of Technology visited our\u00a0lab\u00a0and discussed future collaborations.\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"\"\"\"\r\n

\r\n2024.04<\/b><\/strong>, Dr.\u00a0Bingcheng Ge\u2019s\u00a0paper entitled Engineering Triple-Phase Interfaces around the Anode towards Practical Alkali Metal-\r\nAir Batteries<\/i><\/em>\u00a0was accepted by\u00a0Advanced<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>Materials<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0Congratulations\u00a0to Dr.\u00a0Ge!\r\n

\r\n2024.04<\/b><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>a\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>PolyU\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>Postdoc Matching Fund was awarded.\r\n

\r\n2024.04<\/b><\/strong>, Dr Yu\u00a0was invited to deliver a talk at\u00a0The Fifth International Conference on Energy Storage Materials.\r\n

\r\n2024.01<\/b><\/strong>,\u00a0Group members\u00a0went hiking in Sheung Shui, Hong Kong.\r\n

\r\n \"\" \"\"<\/b><\/strong>\r\n

\r\n2024.01<\/b><\/strong>, Dr. Cuicui Li\u2019s\u00a0paper entitled\u00a0Asymmetric Charge Distribution of Active Centers in Small Molecule Quinone Cathode\r\nBoosts High-Energy and High-Rate Aqueous Zinc-Organic Batteries<\/i><\/em>\u00a0was accepted by\u00a0Advanced Functional Materials<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>.\r\nCongratulations to Dr. Li!\r\n

\r\n2024<\/b><\/strong>.<\/b><\/strong>01<\/b><\/strong>, Liang Hu\u2019s\u00a0paper entitled\u00a0Restructuring Electrolyte Solvation by A Versatile Diluent toward Beyond 99.9% Coulombic Efficiency of Sodium Plating\/Stripping at Ultralow Temperatures<\/i><\/em>\u00a0was accepted by\u00a0Advanced Materials<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Congratulations\u00a0to Liang\r\nHu!\r\n

\r\n202<\/b><\/strong>4<\/b><\/strong>.<\/b><\/strong>01<\/b><\/strong>,\u00a0a Young Collaborative Research Grant\u00a0was awarded by RGC.\r\n

\r\n202<\/b><\/strong>4<\/b><\/strong>.<\/b><\/strong>01<\/b><\/strong>, a new postdoctoral fellow,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Ban Fei,\u00a0joined Yu\u2019s group.\u00a0Welcome\u00a0Dr. Fei!


\r\n

2023<\/h4>
\r\n202<\/b><\/strong>3<\/b><\/strong>.<\/b><\/strong>12<\/b><\/strong>, Dr.\u00a0Yu\u00a0joined Local Organizing Committee of\u00a0International Meeting on Lithium Batteries\u00a02024.\r\n

\r\n202<\/b><\/strong>3<\/b><\/strong>.<\/b><\/strong>12<\/b><\/strong>, new postdoctoral fellows,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Yue Guo and\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Tao Zhang,\u00a0joined Yu\u2019s group.\u00a0Welcome\u00a0Dr. Guo and Dr. Zhang!\r\n

\r\n202<\/b><\/strong>3<\/b><\/strong>.<\/b><\/strong>12<\/b><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>a\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>PolyU\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>Postdoc Matching Fund\u00a0was awarded.\r\n

\r\n2023.<\/b><\/strong>09<\/b><\/strong>, new PhD students\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Genyuan Wang, Mr.\u00a0Yu Zhao, and Mr.\u00a0Fei Zheng\u00a0joined Yu\u2019s group.\u00a0Welcome\u00a0Genyuan, Yu and\r\nFei!\r\n

\r\n2023.<\/b><\/strong>08<\/b><\/strong>,\u00a0an Innovation and Technology Support Programme\u00a0was awarded by ITC.\r\n

\r\n2023.<\/b><\/strong>07<\/b><\/strong>,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Yu\u00a0was invited to deliver a talk at\u00a0Jiangsu Normal University.\r\n

\r\n2023.<\/b><\/strong>07<\/b><\/strong>,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Yu\u00a0was invited to deliver a\u00a0lecture at Zhengzhou University.\r\n

\r\n2023<\/b><\/strong>.<\/b><\/strong>0<\/b><\/strong>5<\/b><\/strong>,\u00a0our lab was funded by the competitive PolyU \u201c3+1\u201d RPg Fellowship in the 2023\/2024\u00a0admission.\u00a0Congrats to Fei\r\nZheng!\r\n

\r\n2023<\/b><\/strong>.<\/b><\/strong>0<\/b><\/strong>5<\/b><\/strong>,\u00a0our lab was funded by the highly-competitive PolyU Presidential PhD Fellowship Scheme (PPPFS) in the 2023\/2024\u00a0admission.\u00a0Congrats to Genyuan!\r\n

\r\n2023.<\/b><\/strong>04<\/b><\/strong>,\u00a0Prof. Jian-Gan Wang\u00a0from Northwestern\u00a0Polytechnic University visited our lab.\r\n

\r\n2023.<\/b><\/strong>04<\/b><\/strong>,\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Liang Hu\u00a0confirmed candidacy. Congrats!\r\n

\r\n2023.<\/b><\/strong>01<\/b><\/strong>, a new PhD student Ms.\u00a0Xiuyun Ren\u00a0joined Yu\u2019s group.\u00a0Welcome\u00a0Xiuyun!\r\n

\r\n2023<\/b><\/strong>.<\/b><\/strong>01<\/b><\/strong>,\u00a0Liang Hu\u2019s paper entitled\u00a0Engineering current collectors for advanced alkali metal anodes: A review and perspective\u00a0was\u00a0accepted by\u00a0Ecomat<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0Congratulations to Liang Hu!\r\n

\r\n2023<\/b><\/strong>.<\/b><\/strong>01<\/b><\/strong>,\u00a0our lab was funded by the highly-competitive PolyU Presidential PhD Fellowship Scheme (PPPFS) in the 2023\/2024\u00a0admission.\u00a0Congrats to Yu Zhao!


\r\n

2022<\/h4>
\r\n202<\/b><\/strong>2<\/b><\/strong>.<\/b><\/strong>12<\/b><\/strong>,\u00a0\u5167\u8499\u53e4\u81ea\u6cbb\u5340\u79d1\u5b78\u6280\u8853\u5ef3-\u91cd\u9ede\u7814\u767c\u548c\u6210\u679c\u8f49\u5316\u8a08\u5283\u00a0was awarded for funding.\r\n

\r\n2022.1<\/b><\/strong>1<\/b><\/strong>, a General Research Fund Project of Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong\u00a0was awarded by\u00a0GDST.\r\n

\r\n2022.10<\/b><\/strong>, a new postdoctoral fellow,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Cuicui Li, joined Yu group.\u00a0Welcome\u00a0Dr. Li!\r\n

\r\n2022.09<\/b><\/strong>, our lab was funded by the highly-competitive PolyU Presidential PhD Fellowship Scheme (PPPFS) in the 2022\/2023 admission.\u00a0Congrats to Xiuyun!\r\n

\r\n202<\/b><\/strong>2<\/b><\/strong>.<\/b><\/strong>07<\/b><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>a\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>Joint Postdoc Scheme with Non-local Institutions was awarded by PolyU.\r\n

\r\n202<\/b><\/strong>2<\/b><\/strong>.<\/b><\/strong>06<\/b><\/strong>,\u5167\u8499\u53e4\u81ea\u6cbb\u5340\u79d1\u5b78\u6280\u8853\u5ef3-\u79d1\u6280\u6210\u679c\u8f49\u79fb\u8f49\u5316\u9805\u76ee was awarded for funding.\r\n

\r\n202<\/b><\/strong>2<\/b><\/strong>.<\/b><\/strong>05<\/b><\/strong>, an exchange PhD student, Mr. Junjie Chen, joined Yu\u2019s group. Welcome Junjie!\r\n

\r\n202<\/b><\/strong>2<\/b><\/strong>.<\/b><\/strong>02<\/b><\/strong>, a new postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Bingcheng Ge, joined Yu\u2019s group. Welcome Dr. Ge!\r\n

\r\n2022.<\/b><\/strong>01<\/b><\/strong>, Dr. Junxiong Wu\u2019s\u00a0paper entitled\u00a0Sodium-rich NASICON-structured cathodes for boosting the energy density and\r\nlifespan of sodium-free-anode sodium metal batteries<\/i><\/em>\u00a0was accepted by\u00a0InfoMat<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0Congratulations to Dr.\u00a0Wu!


\r\n

2021<\/h4>
\r\n202<\/b><\/strong>1<\/b><\/strong>.<\/b><\/strong>10<\/b><\/strong>, Dr Yu was invited to deliver a talk\u00a0at Northwestern Polytechnic University.\r\n

\r\n202<\/b><\/strong>1<\/b><\/strong>.<\/b><\/strong>09<\/b><\/strong>,\u00a0Dr Yu was\u00a0appointed as a Lead Guest Editor\u00a0of Frontiers in Chemistry<\/i><\/em>\u00a0(Q2, IF=5.2)\r\n

\r\n202<\/b><\/strong>1<\/b><\/strong>.<\/b><\/strong>07<\/b><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>a\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>Joint Postdoc Scheme with Non-local Institutions\u00a0was awarded for funding.\r\n

\r\n202<\/b><\/strong>1<\/b><\/strong>.<\/b><\/strong>03<\/b><\/strong>, Dr. Junxiong Wu\u2019s\u00a0paper entitled\u00a0Deep eutectic solvents for boosting electrochemical energy storage and conversion:\r\na review and perspective<\/i><\/em>\u00a0was<\/i><\/em>\u00a0accepted to\u00a0<\/i><\/em>Advanced Functional Materials<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>. Congratulations to Dr. Wu!\r\n

\r\n202<\/b><\/strong>1<\/b><\/strong>.0<\/b><\/strong>3<\/b><\/strong>,\u00a0a new PhD student ,Mr. Liang Hu,\u00a0joined Yu\u2019s group. Welcome\u00a0Liang!\r\n

\r\n202<\/b><\/strong>1<\/b><\/strong>.<\/b><\/strong>02<\/b><\/strong>, Group members went hiking in Sai Kung, Hong Kong.\r\n

\r\n \"\"<\/b><\/strong>\r\n

<\/h4>\r\n \r\n

2020<\/h4>
\r\n202<\/b><\/strong>0<\/b><\/strong>.10<\/b><\/strong>, a new postdoctoral fellow,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Junxiong Wu, joined Yu\u2019s group. W\u00a0elcome\u00a0Dr. Wu!\r\n

\r\n202<\/b><\/strong>0<\/b><\/strong>.<\/b><\/strong>08<\/b><\/strong>, a start-up fund was awarded.\r\n

\r\n202<\/b><\/strong>0<\/b><\/strong>.<\/b><\/strong>07<\/b><\/strong>, Dr. Xiaoliang Yu joined HK PolyU, and Yu\u2019s group was established.\r\n

\r\n