RESEARCH INTERESTS

Cathode materials for Li(Na)-ion batteries; All-solid-state batteries: materials and interfaces; Understanding battery materials via advanced characterization techniques.

EDUCATION

2008.09-2012.06, Bachelor, College of Engineering, Peking University.

2012.09-2017.06, Ph.D., College of Engineering, Peking University.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2023–present, Assistant professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University

2019.04-2022.12, Postdoc., Collège de France, (Prof. Jean-Marie Tarascon group).

2017.07-2019.03, Postdoc., College of Engineering, Peking University, (Prof. Dingguo Xia group).

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. 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. Nature Materials 2023, 22, 1370–1379.

2. 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 & Environmental Science 2023, 16 (3), 1210-1222.

3. Li, B.; Kumar, K.; Roy, I.; Morozov, A.; Emelyanova, O.; Zhang, L.; Koç, T.; 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. Nature Materials 2022, 21 (10), 1165-1174.

4. Li, B.; Sougrati, M. T.; Rousse, G.; Morozov, A.V.; Dedryvère, R.; Iadecola, A.; Senyshyn, A.; Zhang, L.; Abakumov, A.M.; Doublet, M.-L.; Tarascon, J.-M.* Correlating ligand-to-metal charge transfer with voltage hysteresis in a Li-rich rock-salt compound exhibiting anionic redox. Nature Chemistry 2021, 13, 1070-1080.

5. Li, B.*; Tarascon, J.-M.* Status of Li(Na)-based anionic redox materials for better batteries. Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry III, Chapter 166: 00703. Elsevier 2022 (doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823144-9.00084-4). (Book chapter, co-corresponding author).

6. Li, B.#; Assat, G.#; Pearce, P. E.; Nikitina, V. A.; Iadecola, A.; Delacourt, C.; Tarascon, J.-M.*, Exploring the Kinetic Limitations Causing Unusual Low-Voltage Li Reinsertion in Either Layered or Tridimensional Li2IrO3 Cathode Materials. Chemistry of Materials 2020, 32, 2133-2147.

7.Li, B.#; Jiang, N.#; Huang, W.; Yan, H.; Zuo, Y.; Xia, D.*, Thermodynamic Activation of Charge Transfer in Anionic Redox Process for Li-Ion Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials 2018, 28, (4), 1704864.

8.Li, B.; Xia, D.*, Anionic Redox in Rechargeable Lithium Batteries. Advanced Materials 2017, 29, (48), 1701054.