RESEARCH INTERESTS

Gao group is primarily focused on the preparation of advanced low-dimensional carbon materials and their applications in sustainable energy. We are particularly interested in exploring the precise regulation of the structuresand properties of carbonene fibers and designing new carbon materials for various applications. The research direction of the group focuses on three key areas: (1) Controlled preparation of carbonene fibers, (2) synthesizing new low-dimensional carbon materials and exploring their applications in sustainable energy, and (3) designing carbon-based high-energy density rechargeable batteries.

EDUCATION

2009-2013, B.S., College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University

2013-2018, Ph.D., College of Chemistry andMolecular Engineering, Physical Chemistry, Peking University (Advisor: Prof. JinZhang)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2019-2023, Postdoc, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University (Advisor: Prof. Yi Cui)

2023-present, Assistant Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. X. Gao^#, X. Zheng^#*, Y. Ye^#, H. Lee, P. Zhang, A. Cui, X. Xiao, Y. Yang, Y. Cui*.Lithiophilic Hydrogen-Substituted Graphdiyne Aerogels with Ionically Conductive Channels for High-Performance Lithium Metal Batteries. Nano Lett. 2024, 24, 10, 3044-3050.

2. S. C. Kim^#, X. Gao^#, S. Liao, H. Su, Y. Chen, W. Zhang, L. C. Greenburg, J. Pan, X. Zheng, Y. Ye, M. S. Kim, P. Sayavong, A. Brest, J. Qin*, Z. Bao*, Y. Cui*. Solvation-property relationship of lithiumsulphur battery electrolytes. Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 1268.(^#equal contribution)

3. X. Gao^#, Z. Yu^#, J, Wang, X. Zheng, Y. Ye, H. Gong, X. Xiao, Y. Yang, Y. Chen, S. E. Bone, L. C. Greenburg, P. Zhang, H. Su, J. Affeld, Z. Bao*, Y. Cui*. Electrolytes with moderate lithium polysulfide solubility for high-performance long-calendar-life lithium-sulfur batteries. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 2023, 120, e2301260120

4. X. Zheng^#,X. Gao^#, R. A. Vilá, Y. Jiang, J. Wang, R. Xu, R. Zhang, X. Xiao, P. Zhang, L. C. Greenburg, Y. Yang, H. L. Xin, X. Zheng, Y. Cui*. Hydrogen-substituted graphdiyne-assisted ultrafast sparking synthesis of metastable nanomaterials. Nat.  Nanotechnol. 2023, 18, 153-159.(^#equal contribution)

5. X. Gao, X. Zheng, Y. Tsao, P. Zhang, X. Xiao, Y. Ye, J. Li, Y. Yang, R. Xu, Z. Bao, Y. Cui*. All-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries enhanced by redoxmediators. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 18188-18195.

6. X. Gao, X. Zheng, J. Wang, Z. Zhang, X. Xiao, J. Wan, Y. Ye, L. Chou, H. K. Lee, J. Wang, R. A. Vilá, Y. Yang, P. Zhang, L. Wang, Y. Cui*. Incorporating the nanoscale encapsulation concept from liquid electrolytes into solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries. Nano Lett. 2020, 20, 5496-5503.

7. X. Gao, H. Liu, D. Wang, J. Zhang*. Graphdiyne: synthesis, properties, and applications. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2019, 48, 908-936.

8. X. Gao^#, Y. Zhu^#, Y. Ding, J. Zhou, S. Zhang, C. Yin, F. Ding, S. Zhang, X. Yi, J. Wang, L. Tong*, Y. Han*, Z. Liu*, J. Zhang*. Ultrathin graphdiyne film on graphene through solution-phase van der Waals epitaxy. Sci.  Adv. 2018, 4, eaat6378.

9. X. Gao^#, J. Li^#, R. Du, J. Zhou, M. Huang, R. Liu, J. Li, Z. Xie, L. Wu*, Z. Liu*, J. Zhang*, Direct synthesis of graphdiyne nanowalls on arbitrary substrates and its application for photoelectrochemical water splitting cell. Adv. Mater. 2017, 1605308.

10. X. Gao^#, H. Ren^#, J. Zhou, R. Du, C. Yin, R. Liu, H. Peng, L. Tong*, Z. Liu*, J. Zhang*. Synthesis of hierarchical graphdiyne-based architecture for efficient solar steam generation. Chem. Mater. 2017, 29, 5777-5781.