2024

2024.11, Liang Hu successfully defended his doctoral thesis. Congratulations to Liang Hu!
















2024.11, 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.





























2024.10, A "General Research Fund Project of Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong" was awarded by GDST.

2024.09, Our group members participated in the 2024 China Battery Industry Innovation and Development Forum held in Shenzhen.


2024.09, Dr. Yu was elected as a Fellow of the International Association of Advanced Materials.

2024.08, Dr. Yu was invited to attend the Second Shenzhen-Hong Kong Development Forum and delivered a speech.














2024.08, Our collaborative article entitled Functionally gradient materials for sustainable and high-energy rechargeable lithium batteries: design principles, progress, and perspectives was accepted by Journal of Energy Chemistry. Ren Xiuyun, Hu Liang, and Dr. Yu are co-authors. Congratulations to all!

2024.07, 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.






























2024.07, Dr. Bingcheng Ge’s paper entitled Aggregate-Dominated Dilute Electrolytes with Low-Temperature-Resistant lon-Conducting Channels for Highly Reversible Na Plating/Stripping was accepted by Advanced Materials. Congratulations to Dr. Ge!

2024.07, An Innovation and Technology Support Programme entitled "Development of Advanced Quasi-Solid-State Anode-Free Sodium Metal Batteries for Next-Generation Electric Vehicles" was approved in principe by ITC.

2024.07, Dr Yu was invited to deliver a talk at Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences.


2024.07, We had a lively dinner party gathering!
















2024.06, Dr. Fei received the Best Poster Award at IMLB 2024. Congratulations to Dr. Fei!


2024.05, Dr. Yu attended the Shangdong-Hong Kong Young Scientist Forum and delivered a speech as the representative of young scientists.



2024.05, An MoU has been signed on our cooperative project (退役动力锂电池全元素回收再生关键技术) with Qilu University of Technology. Secretary of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee (山东省委书记)，Mr Wu Lin (林武)，attended 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.



2024.04, Dr. Yu accompanied Prof. Guohua Chen to visit Songshan Lake Lab and was received by the Lab Vice Director, Prof. Xuejie Huang.



2024.04.19, We had a hot pot dinner party together!

2024.04, Prof. Yunhai Zhu, Prof. Fumin Xue, and Ms. Xiaojin Gao from Qilu University of Technology visited our lab and discussed future collaborations.



2024.04, Dr. Bingcheng Ge’s paper entitled Engineering Triple-Phase Interfaces around the Anode towards Practical Alkali Metal- Air Batteries was accepted by Advanced Materials. Congratulations to Dr. Ge!

2024.04, a PolyU Postdoc Matching Fund was awarded.

2024.04, Dr Yu was invited to deliver a talk at The Fifth International Conference on Energy Storage Materials.

2024.01, Group members went hiking in Sheung Shui, Hong Kong.



2024.01, Dr. Cuicui Li’s paper entitled Asymmetric Charge Distribution of Active Centers in Small Molecule Quinone Cathode Boosts High-Energy and High-Rate Aqueous Zinc-Organic Batteries was accepted by Advanced Functional Materials. Congratulations to Dr. Li!

2024.01, Liang Hu’s paper entitled Restructuring Electrolyte Solvation by A Versatile Diluent toward Beyond 99.9% Coulombic Efficiency of Sodium Plating/Stripping at Ultralow Temperatures was accepted by Advanced Materials Congratulations to Liang Hu!

2024.01, a Young Collaborative Research Grant was awarded by RGC.

2024.01, a new postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Ban Fei, joined Yu’s group. Welcome Dr. Fei!

2023

2023.12, Dr. Yu joined Local Organizing Committee of International Meeting on Lithium Batteries 2024.

2023.12, new postdoctoral fellows, Dr. Yue Guo and Dr. Tao Zhang, joined Yu’s group. Welcome Dr. Guo and Dr. Zhang!

2023.12, a PolyU Postdoc Matching Fund was awarded.

2023.09, new PhD students Mr. Genyuan Wang, Mr. Yu Zhao, and Mr. Fei Zheng joined Yu’s group. Welcome Genyuan, Yu and Fei!

2023.08, an Innovation and Technology Support Programme was awarded by ITC.

2023.07, Dr. Yu was invited to deliver a talk at Jiangsu Normal University.

2023.07, Dr. Yu was invited to deliver a lecture at Zhengzhou University.

2023.05, our lab was funded by the competitive PolyU “3+1” RPg Fellowship in the 2023/2024 admission. Congrats to Fei Zheng!

2023.05, our lab was funded by the highly-competitive PolyU Presidential PhD Fellowship Scheme (PPPFS) in the 2023/2024 admission. Congrats to Genyuan!

2023.04, Prof. Jian-Gan Wang from Northwestern Polytechnic University visited our lab.

2023.04, Mr. Liang Hu confirmed candidacy. Congrats!

2023.01, a new PhD student Ms. Xiuyun Ren joined Yu’s group. Welcome Xiuyun!

2023.01, Liang Hu’s paper entitled Engineering current collectors for advanced alkali metal anodes: A review and perspective was accepted by Ecomat. Congratulations to Liang Hu!

2023.01, our lab was funded by the highly-competitive PolyU Presidential PhD Fellowship Scheme (PPPFS) in the 2023/2024 admission. Congrats to Yu Zhao!

2022

2022.12, 內蒙古自治區科學技術廳-重點研發和成果轉化計劃 was awarded for funding.

2022.11, a General Research Fund Project of Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong was awarded by GDST.

2022.10, a new postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Cuicui Li, joined Yu group. Welcome Dr. Li!

2022.09, our lab was funded by the highly-competitive PolyU Presidential PhD Fellowship Scheme (PPPFS) in the 2022/2023 admission. Congrats to Xiuyun!

2022.07, a Joint Postdoc Scheme with Non-local Institutions was awarded by PolyU.

2022.06,內蒙古自治區科學技術廳-科技成果轉移轉化項目 was awarded for funding.

2022.05, an exchange PhD student, Mr. Junjie Chen, joined Yu’s group. Welcome Junjie!

2022.02, a new postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Bingcheng Ge, joined Yu’s group. Welcome Dr. Ge!

2022.01, Dr. Junxiong Wu’s paper entitled Sodium-rich NASICON-structured cathodes for boosting the energy density and lifespan of sodium-free-anode sodium metal batteries was accepted by InfoMat. Congratulations to Dr. Wu!

2021

2021.10, Dr Yu was invited to deliver a talk at Northwestern Polytechnic University.

2021.09, Dr Yu was appointed as a Lead Guest Editor of Frontiers in Chemistry (Q2, IF=5.2)

2021.07, a Joint Postdoc Scheme with Non-local Institutions was awarded for funding.

2021.03, Dr. Junxiong Wu’s paper entitled Deep eutectic solvents for boosting electrochemical energy storage and conversion: a review and perspective was accepted to Advanced Functional Materials. Congratulations to Dr. Wu!

2021.03, a new PhD student ,Mr. Liang Hu, joined Yu’s group. Welcome Liang!

2021.02, Group members went hiking in Sai Kung, Hong Kong.

 

2020

2020.10, a new postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Junxiong Wu, joined Yu’s group. W elcome Dr. Wu!

2020.08, a start-up fund was awarded.

2020.07, Dr. Xiaoliang Yu joined HK PolyU, and Yu’s group was established.