Leiting Zhang

Leiting Zhang

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory

Publications

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  1. Vanoppen, V.; Zhang, L.; Berg, E. J.; Hou, X. Manipulating Horizontal Zn Deposition with Indium Salt Additive for Anode-Free Zn Batteries, ACS Matter. Lett. 2024, 6 (11), 4881–4888. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01561
  2. Zhang, L.*; Zhang, C.*; Berg, E. J.*; Mastering Proton Activities in Aqueous Batteries, Adv. Mater. 2024, in press. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202407852
  3. Espinoza Ramos, I.*; Coric, A.; Su, B.; Zhao, Q.; Eriksson, L.; Krysander, M.; Ahlberg Tidblad, A.; Zhang, L.* Online Acoustic Emission Sensing of Rechargeable Batteries: Technology, Status, and Prospects. J. Mater. Chem. A 2024, 12 (35), 23280–23296. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ta04571h
  4. Gao, X.; Rousse, G.; Morozov, A. V.; Deschamps, M.; Zhang, L.; Kummer, K.; Abakumov, A. M.; Tarascon, J. M. Achieving High-Voltage Stability in Li-Rich Ni-Rich Oxides with Local W/Ni(Li) Superstructure. Adv. Energy Mater. 2024, in press. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202402793
  5. Zheng, T.; Muneeswara, M.; Bao, H.; Zhang, L.; Hall, D. S.; Boles, S. T.; Jin, W. Gas Evolution in Li-Ion Rechargeable Batteries: A Review on Operando Sensing Technologies, Gassing Mechanisms, and Emerging Trends. ChemElectroChem 2024, 11 (15), e202400065. https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202400065
  6. Zhang, L.*; Kühling, F.; Mattsson, A. M.; Knijff, L.; Hou, X.; Ek, G.; Dufils, T.; Holm Gjørup, F.; Kantor, I.; Zhang, C.; Brant, W. R.; Edström, K.; Berg, E. J. Reversible Hydration Enabling High-Rate Aqueous Li-Ion Batteries. ACS Energy Letter. 2024, 9 (3), 959–966. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.4c00224
  7. Hou, X.; Zhang L.*, Gogoi, N.; Edström, K.; Berg E. J.* Interfacial Chemistry in Aqueous Lithium-Ion Batteries: a Case Study of V2O5 in Dilute Aqueous Electrolytes. Small 2024, 20 (23), 2308577. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202308577
  8. Tot, A.; Zhang L.; Svensson, P. H.; Kloo, L. Tuning of Molecular Water Organization in Water-in-Salt Electrolytes by Addition of Chaotropic Ionic Liquids, J. Phys. Chem. C 2023, 127 (50), 24065–24076. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c07164
  9. Fu, X.; Duan, H.; Zhang, L.; Hu, Y.; Deng, Y. A 3D Framework with an In-Situ Generated Li3N Solid Electrolyte Interphase for Superior Lithium Metal Batteries. Adv. Func. Mater. 33, 33 (51), 2308022. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202308022
  10. Li, B.; Zhuo, Z.; Zhang, L.; Iadecola, A.; Gao, X.; Guo, J.; Yang, W.; Morozov, A. V.; Abakumov, A. M.; Tarascon, J. M. Decoupling the Roles of Ni and Co in Anionic Redox Activity of Li-Rich NMC Cathodes. Nat. Mater. 2023, 22 (11), 1370–1379. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-023-01679-x
  11. Yik J. T.*; Zhang, L.*; Sjölund, J.; Edström, K.; Berg, E. J. Automated Electrolyte Formulation and Coin Cell Assembly for High-Throughput Lithium-Ion Battery Research. Digit. Discov. 2023, 2 (3), 799–808. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3dd00058c
  12. Tot, A.; Zhang, L.; Berg, E. J.; Svensson, P. H.; Kloo, L. Water-in-Salt Electrolytes Made Saltier by Gemini Ionic Liquids for Highly Efficient Li-Ion Batteries. Sci. Rep. 2023, 13 (1), 2154. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29387-1
  13. Jeschull, F.; Zhang, L.; Kondracki, Ł.; Scott, F.; Trabesinger, S. Interphase Formation with Carboxylic Acids as Slurry Additives for Si Electrodes in Li-Ion Batteries. Part 1: Performance and Gas Evolution, J. Phys. Energy 2023, 5 (2), 025003. https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/acbbed
  14. Li, B.; Rousse, G.; Zhang, L.; Avdeev, M.; Deschamps, M.; Abakumov, A. M.; Tarascon, J. M. Constructing “Li-Rich Ni-Rich” Oxide Cathodes for High-Energy-Density Li-Ion Batteries. Energy Environ. Sci. 2023, 16 (3), 1210–1222. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2ee03969a
  15. Zhang, L.; Hou, X.; Edström, K.; Berg, E. J. Reactivity of TiS2 Anode Towards Electrolytes in Aqueous Li-Ion Batteries. Batter. Supercaps 2022, 5 (12), e202200336. https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202200336
  16. Li, L.; Duan, H.; Zhang, L.; Deng, Y.; Chen, G. Optimized Functional Additive Enabled Stable Cathode and Anode Interfaces for High-Voltage All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries with Significantly Improved Cycling Performance. J. Mater. Chem. A 2022, 10 (38), 20331–20342. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2ta03982f
  17. Morozov, A. V.; Moiseev, I. A.; Savina, A. A.; Boev, A. O.; Aksyonov, D. A.; Zhang, L.; Morozova, P. A.; Nikitina, V. A.; Pazhetnov, E. M.; Berg, E. J.; Fedotov, S. S.; Tarascon, J. M.; Antipov, E. V.; Abakumov, A. M. Retardation of Structure Densification by Increasing Covalency in Li-Rich Layered Oxide Positive Electrodes for Li-Ion Batteries. Chem. Mater. 2022, 34 (15), 6779–6791. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c00921
  18. Li, B.; Kumar, K.; Roy, I.; Morozov, A. V.; Emelyanova, O. V.; Zhang, L.; Koç, T.; Belin, S.; Cabana, J.; Dedryvère, R.; Abakumov, A. M.; Tarascon, J. M. Capturing Dynamic Ligand-to-Metal Charge Transfer with a Long-Lived Cationic Intermediate for Anionic Redox. Nat. Mater. 2022, 21 (10), 1165–1174. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-022-01278-2
  19. Zhang, L.*; Müller Gubler, E. A.; Tai, C.-W.; Kondracki, Ł.; Sommer, H.; Novák, P.; El Kazzi, M.; Trabesinger, S.* Elucidating the Humidity-Induced Degradation of Ni-Rich Layered Cathodes for Li-Ion Batteries. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14 (11), 13240–13249. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c23128
  20. Zhao, W.; Zou, L.; Zhang, L.; Fan, X.; Pagani, F.; Brack, E.; Seidl, L.; Ou, X.; Egorov, K.; Hu, G.; Trabesinger S.; Wang, C.; Battaglia, C. Assessing Long-Term Cycling Stability of Single-Crystal Versus Polycrystalline Nickel-Rich NCM in Pouch Cell with 6 mAh cm–2 Electrodes. Small 2022, 18 (14), 2107357. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202107357
  21. Li, L.; Wang, J.; Zhang, L.; Duan, H.; Deng, Y.; Chen, G. Rational Design of a Heterogeneous Double-Layered Composite Solid Electrolyte via Synergistic Strategies of Asymmetric Polymer Matrices and Functional Additives to Enable 4.5 V All-Solid-State Lithium Battery with Superior pPerformance. Energy Storage Mater. 2022, 45, 1062–1073. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2021.10.047
  22. Seidl, L.; Grissa, R.; Zhang, L.; Trabesinger, S.; Battaglia, C. Unraveling the Voltage-Dependent Oxidation Mechanisms of Poly(Ethylene Oxide)-Based Solid Electrolytes for Solid-State Batteries. Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 9 (8), 2100704. https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202100704
  23. Li, B.; Sougrati, M. T.; Rousse, G.; Morozov, A. V.; Dedryvère, R.; Iadecola, A.; Zhang, L.; Doublet, M. L.; Abakumov, A. M.; Tarascon, J. M. Correlating Ligand-to-Metal Charge Transfer with Voltage Hysteresis in a Li-Rich Rock-Salt Compound Exhibiting Anionic Redox. Nat. Chem. 2021, 13 (11), 1070–1080. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-021-00775-2
  24. Zhang, L.*; Tsolakidou, C.; Mariyappan, S.; Tarascon, J. M.; Trabesinger, S.* Unraveling Gas Evolution in Sodium Batteries by Online Electrochemical Mass Spectrometry. Energy Storage Mater. 2021, 42, 12–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2021.07.005
  25. Desai, P.; Huang, J.; Hijazi, J.; Zhang, L.; Mariyappan, S.; Tarascon, J. M. Deciphering Interfacial Reactions via Optical Sensing to Tune the Interphase Chemistry for Optimized Na-Ion Electrolyte Formulation. Adv. Energy Mater. 2021, 11 (36), 2101490. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202101490
  26. Wang, Q.; Mariyappan, S.; Rousse, G.; Morozov, A. V.; Porcheron, B.; Dedryvère, R.; Wu, J.; Yang, W.; Zhang, L.; Chakir, M.; Avdeev, M.; Deschamps, M.; Yu, Y. S.; Cabana, J.; Doublet, M. L.; Abakumov, A. M.; Tarascon, J. M. Unlocking Anionic Redox Activity in O3-Type Sodium 3d Layered Oxides via Li Substitution. Nat. Mater. 2021, 20 (3), 353–361. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-020-00870-8
  27. Yin, W.; Grimaud, A.; Rousse, G.; Abakumov, A. M.; Senyshyn, A.; Zhang, L.; Trabesinger, S.; Iadecola, A.; Foix, D.; Giaume, D.; Tarascon, J. M. Structural Evolution at the Oxidative and Reductive Limits in the First Electrochemical Cycle of Li1.2Ni0.13Mn0.54Co0.13O2. Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 1252. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14927-4
  28. Ting, M.; Burigana, M.; Zhang, L.; Zou, F. Y.; Trabesinger, S.; Jonderian, A.; McCalla, E. Impact of Nickel Substitution into Model Li-Rich Oxide Cathode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries. Chem. Mater. 2020, 32 (2), 849–857. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b04446
  29. Lemoine, K.; Zhang, L.; Grenèche, J. M.; Hémon-Ribaud, A.; Leblanc, M.; Guiet, A.; Galven, C.; Tarascon, J. M.; Maisonneuve, V.; Lhoste, J. New Amorphous Iron-Based Oxyfluorides as Cathode Materials for High-Capacity Lithium-Ion Batteries. J. Phys. Chem. C 2019, 123 (35), 21386–21394. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b06055
  30. Yang, Y.; Wang, S.; Zhang, L.; Deng, Y.; Xu, H.; Qin, X.; Chen, G. CoS-Interposed and Ketjen Black-Embedded Carbon Nanofiber Framework as a Separator Modulation for High Performance Li-S Batteries. Chem. Eng. J. 2019, 369, 77–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.03.034
  31. Lemoine, K.; Zhang, L.; Dambournet, D.; Grenèche, J. M.; Hémon-Ribaud, A.; Leblanc, M.; Borkiewicz, O.; Tarascon, J. M.; Maisonneuve, V.; Lhoste, J. Synthesis by Thermal Decomposition of Two Iron Hydroxyfluorides: Structural Effects of Li Insertion. Chem. Mater. 2019, 31 (11), 4246–4257. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b01252
  32. Yang, C.; Batuk, M.; Jacquet, Q.; Rousse, G.; Yin, W.; Zhang, L.; Hadermann, J.; Abakumov, A. M.; Cibin, G.; Chadwick, A.; Tarascon, J. M.; Grimaud, A. Revealing pH-Dependent Activities and Surface Instabilities for Ni-Based Electrocatalysts during the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS Energy Lett. 2018, 3 (12), 2884–2890. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.8b01818
  33. Yang, Y.; Zhang, L.; Xu, H.; Qin, X.; Deng, Y.; Chen, G. Net-Structured Filter of Co(OH)2-Anchored Carbon Nanofibers with Ketjen Black for High Performance Li-S Batteries. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2018, 6 (12), 17099–17107. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b04468
  34. Zhang, L.; Dambournet, D.; Iadecola, A.; Batuk, D.; Borkiewicz, O.; Wiaderek, K. M.; Salager, E.; Shao, M.; Chen, G.; Tarascon, J. M. Origin of the High Capacity Manganese-Based Oxyfluoride Electrodes for Rechargeable Batteries. Chem. Mater. 2018, 30 (15), 5362–5372. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b02182
  35. Yang, C.; Laberty-Robert, C.; Batuk, D.; Cibin, G.; Chadwick, A. V.; Pimenta, V.; Yin, W., Zhang, L.; Tarascon, J. M.; Grimaud, A. Phosphate Ion Functionalization of Perovskite Surfaces for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 207, 8 (15), 3466–3472. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b01504
  36. Zhang, L.; Batuk, D.; Chen, G.; Tarascon, J. M. Electrochemically Activated MnO as a Cathode Material for Sodium-Ion Batteries. Electrochem. Commun. 2017, 77, 81–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2017.02.020
  37. Zhang, L.; Chen, G.; Berg, E. J.; Tarascon, J. M. Triggering the In Situ Electrochemical Formation of High Capacity Cathode Material from MnO. Adv. Energy Mater. 2017, 7 (8), 1602200. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201602200
  38. Zhang, L.; Tarascon, J. M.; Sougrati, M. T.; Rousse, G.; Chen, G. Influence of Relative Humidity on the Structure and Electrochemical Performance of Sustainable LiFeSO4F Electrodes for Li-Ion Batteries. J. Mater. Chem. A 2015, 3 (33), 16988–16997. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ta05107j
  39. Deng, Y.; Zhang, Q.; Tang, S.; Zhang, L.; Deng, S.; Shi, Z.; Chen, G. One-Pot Synthesis of ZnFe2O4/C Hollow Spheres as Superior Anode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries. Chem. Commun. 2011, 47 (24), 6828–6830. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0cc05001f
  40. Deng, Y.; Tang, S.; Zhang, Q.; Shi, Z.; Zhang, L.; Zhan, S.; Chen, G. Controllable Synthesis of Spinel Nano-ZnMn2O4 via a Single Source Precursor Route and Its High Capacity Retention as Anode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries. J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21 (32), 11987–11995. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1jm11575h