Wang Huanlei
Basic information：Professor, Department of new energy and devices
E-Mail: huanleiwiang@ouc.edu.cn
Research Interests:
Design of Advanced Carbon Energy Materials and Their Energy Storage
Applications: This involves the regulation of the morphology, structure, and interface properties of carbon materials to achieve low-cost preparation and functional modification. The aim is to expand their theoretical and practical research in applications such as supercapacitors, hybrid-ion capacitors, and sodium/potassium-ion batteries.
Preparation of Advanced Multifunctional Catalytic Materials and Their Applications: Through interface engineering, heteroatom doping, morphology engineering, and defect engineering, high-performance bifunctional or trifunctional electrocatalysts are designed and prepared. These materials are intended to enhance the energy conversion and storage performance in applications such as zinc-air batteries and water electrolysis.
Biography
Education:
09/2006-07/2011 Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ph.D in Material Physics and Chemistry
09/2002-07/2006 Faculty of Material Sciences and Chemical Engineering, China University of Geosciences, People’s Republic of China, Bachelor in Material Science and Engineering
Professional Experience:
07/2011-01/2014 University of Alberta, Postdoctor
01/2014-12/2016 School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Associate Professor
1/2017-present School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Professor, Doctoral supervisor
Research Achievements:
Aligned with the national strategies of “Building a Strong Maritime Nation” and “Achieving Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality”, and with materials as the medium and energy as the goal, extensive research has been conducted in the field of nano-carbon energy storage. Innovative preparation technologies that integrate porous carbon doping with morphology engineering have been developed, addressing the scientific challenges of simultaneously achieving high ion conductivity and abundant active sites. A novel design strategy for dense-structured carbon-based electrode materials has been proposed, enabling the fabrication of materials with optimized conductive networks and mass transport pathways. The correlation between microstructural features—such as electrode porosity, doping, defects, morphology, and graphitization—and their electrochemical performance has been systematically explored. This work has facilitated the seamless transition from material design to the assembly of energy and power storage devices, demonstrating strong potential for industrial applications.
More than 100 papers have been published in leading academic journals, including J. Am. Chem. Soc., Energy Environ. Sci., Adv. Mater., Adv. Funt. Mater., and ACS Nano, garnering over 15,000 citations and an H-index of 60. Seven invention patents have been granted. The First Prize of the Shandong Province Higher Education Science and Technology Award has been received. Youth editorial board memberships have been held for prestigious journals such as Advanced Powder Materials, Green Energy & Environment, Rare Metals, and eScience. Recognized as a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher for 2022-2024, selected as part of the Shandong Province Higher Education “Talent Introduction and Cultivation” Innovation Team, and honored as a Taishan Scholar Young Expert of Shandong Province.
Projects:
Research output :
[1] J. Chen, C. Qiu, L. Zhang, B. Wang, P. Zhao, Y. Zhao, H. Wang*, et al, “Wood-derived Fe cluster-reinforced asymmetric single-atom catalysts and weather-resistant organohydrogel for wide-temperature flexible Zn–air batteries”, Energy & Environmental Science, 17, 4746-4757, 2024.
[2] G. Cheng, H. Sun, H. Wang, Z. Ju, Y. Zhu, W. Tian, J. Chen, H. Wang*, et al, “Efficient ion percolating network for high-performance all-solid-state cathodes”, Advanced Materials, 2312927, 2024.
[3] W. Fan, P. Li, J. Shi, J. Chen, W. Tian, H. Wang*, et al, “Atomic zincophilic sites regulating microspace electric fields for dendrite-free zinc anode”, Advanced Materials, 2307219, 2024.
[4] Z. Sun, H. Liang, H. Wang*, et al, “Spatially confined “edge-to-edge” strategy for achieving compact Na+/K+ Storage: Constructing hetero-Ni/Ni3S2 in densified carbons”, Advanced Functional Materials, 32, 2203291, 2022.
[5] P. Li, F. Qiang, X. Tan, Z.Li *, J. Shi, S. Liu, M. Huang, J. Chen, W. Tian, J. Wu, W. Hu*, and H. Wang*, “Electronic modulation induced by decorating single-atomic Fe-Co pairs with Fe-Co alloy clusters toward enhanced ORR/OER activity”, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 340, 123231, 2024.
[6] P. Li, H. Wang*, et al, “Bifunctional electrocatalyst with CoN3 active sties dispersed on N-doped graphitic carbon nanosheets for ultrastable Zn-air batteries”, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 316, 121674, 2022.
[7] F. Qiang, J. Feng, H. Wang*, et al, “Oxygen engineering enables N-doped porous carbon nanofibers as oxygen reduction/evolution reaction electrocatalysts for flexible Zinc–air batteries”, ACS Catalysis, 12(7), 4002-4015, 2022.
[8] Y. Sun, H. Wang*, et al, “Sulfur-rich graphene nanoboxes with ultra-high potassiation capacity at fast charge: storage mechanisms and device performance”, ACS Nano, 15, 1652-1665, 2021.
[9] W. Fan, J. Ding*, J. Ding, Y. Zheng, W. Song, J. Lin, C. Xiao, C. Zhong*, H. Wang*, et al, “Identifying heteroatomic and defective sites in carbon with dual ion adsorption capability for high energy and power zinc ion capacitor”, Nano-Micro Letters, 13, 59, 2021.
[10] L. Tao, Y. Yang, H. Wang,* et al, “Sulfur-nitrogen rich carbon as stable high capacity potassium ion battery anode: performance and storage mechanisms”, Energy Storage Materials, 27, 212-225, 2020.
