Principal: Liu Xiaosong
Positions and Experience:
October 2020 - Present: Professor, Deputy Director, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China
May 2015 - Present: Distinguished Professor, School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University
October 2013 - September 2020: Researcher, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
May 2009 - September 2013: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Research Direction:
Development of advanced in-situ characterization instruments and research methods based on large scientific facilities such as synchrotron radiation sources and free-electron lasers
Fundamental physical properties of high-energy-density electrode materials
Research on the electronic structure, energy, and mass transport processes at surfaces/interfaces in energy storage devices, as well as interface optimization and engineering scaling
Academic Achievements:
(As of February 2021) Published over 60 papers, applied for 4 invention patents, and obtained 2 authorized invention patents.
Projects Undertaken and Completed:
"14th Five-Year Plan" National Major Scientific and Technological Infrastructure, Key Special Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology for "Frontier Research on Large Scientific Facilities", NSFC's "Major Scientific Research Instrumentation Development Program" and Key Projects, Jiangsu Provincial Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team, etc.
Core Team:
Yu Pengfei, Associate Researcher
Zhang Nian, Associate Researcher
Ren Yu, Doctor
Yu Zhen, Post-Doctoral Researcher
Xia Yujian, Post-Doctoral Researcher
Ren Guokei, Post-Doctoral Researcher
Interface Key Science and Engineering Project:
Dedicated to developing in-situ characterization methods based on large scientific facilities, focusing on key scientific issues such as interfacial electronic structure, chemical/electrochemical reaction processes, and mass and energy exchange transport mechanisms in energy storage materials and devices. Emphasizing the study of the evolution of fundamental physical and chemical properties at solid-solid and solid-liquid interfaces and their relationship with the performance of energy storage devices. Based on this, developing efficient and feasible interface optimization methods and processes, and attempting engineering scaling, aiming to solve common bottlenecks in new energy storage technologies such as high-energy-density power batteries, all-solid-state batteries, and fuel cells.
