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Xiulei David Ji

Xiulei "David" Ji

Bert & Emelyn Christensen Professor
Professor
Department of Chemistry

Xiulei "David" Ji

Bert & Emelyn Christensen Professor
Professor
Department of Chemistry

Research

We work to elucidate basic structure-property correlation at atomic and nanometric scales for charge-storage materials. Such correlation guides us to design and synthesize advanced electrode materials to enable sustainable energy storage and conversion solutions. We integrate electrochemical principles with basic material chemistry to explore new charge storage mechanisms and device configurations.

Research Interests

  • Materials Chemistry and Processing
  • Electrochemistry
  • Physical Chemistry

Education

NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Santa Barbara (2010-2012)

Ph.D. Materials Chemistry, University of Waterloo (2009)

M.S. Materials Chemistry, University of Waterloo (2005)

B.S. Chemistry, Jilin University (2003)

College strategic research areas

Materials Science

Publications

  • Sui, Y., Ji,* X. “Anticatalytic Strategies to Suppress Water Electrolysis in Aqueous Batteries” Chemical Reviews 121, (2021): 6654–6695 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00191
  • Wu, X., Hong, J. J., Shin, W., Ma, L., Liu, T., Bi, X., Yuan, Y., Qi, Y. (undergraduate), Surta, T., Huang, W., Neuefeind, J., Wu, T., Greaney*, P. A., Lu*, J., and Ji* X., “Diffusion-Free Grotthuss Topochemistry for High-rate and Long-Life Proton Batteries" Nature Energy, 4, (2019), 123-130 doi: 10.1038/s41560-018-0309-7
  • Jian, Z., Luo, W., Ji*, X. “Carbon Electrodes for K-ion Batteries” Journal of the American Chemical Society 137, no.36, (2015): 11566–11569, doi: 10.1021/jacs.5b06809
  • Wu, X., Markir, A., Ma, L., Xu, Y., Jiang, H., Leonard, D. P., Shin, W., Wu, T., Lu,* J., and Ji* X. “A Four‐Electron Sulfur Electrode Hosting Cu2+/Cu+ Redox Charge Carrier” Angewandte Chemie International Edition 58, (2019): 12640-12645. doi:10.1002/anie.201905875
  • Dong, S., Shin, W., Jiang, H., Wu, X., Li, Z., Holoubek, J. (undergraduate), Stickle, W. F., Key, B., Liu, C., Lu,* J., Greaney,* P. A., Zhang,* X., and Ji* X. “Ultra-Fast NH4+-Storage: Strong H-Bonding between NH4+ and Bilayered V2O5” Chem 5, (2019): 1537-155110.1016/j.chempr.2019.03.009
  • Jiang, H. Shin, W., Ma, L., Hong, J. J., Wei, Z., Liu, Y., Zhang, S., Wu, X., Xu, Y., Guo, Q., Subramanian, M. A., Stickle, W. F., Wu, T., Lu*, J., Ji*, X. “A High-Rate Aqueous Proton Battery Delivering Power below -78 oC via an Unfrozen Phosphoric Acid” Advanced Energy Materials (2020) 2000968 10.1002/aenm.202000968
  • Wu, X., Xu, Y., Zhang, C., Leonard, D. P., Markir, A. (undergraduate) Lu,* J., Ji,* X. “Reverse Dual-Ion Battery via a ZnCl2 Water-in-Salt Electrolyte” Journal of the American Chemical Society 141 (2019): 6338-6344 doi: 10.1021/jacs.9b00617
  • Jiang, H., Wei, Z., Ma, L. Yuan, Y., Hong, J. J., Wu, X., Leonard, D. P., Holoubek, J. (undergraduate), Razink, J. J., Stickle, W. F., Du, F., Wu, T., Lu,* J., Ji* X. “An Aqueous Dual-Ion Battery Cathode of Mn3O4 via Reversible Insertion of Nitrate” Angewandte Chemie International Edition 58, (2019): 5286-5291 doi: 10.1002/anie.201814646
  • Jiang, H., Hong, J., Wu, X., Surta, T.; Qi, Y. (undergraduate), Dong, S., Li, Z., Leonard, D., Holoubek, J. (undergraduate), Wong, J. (undergraduate), Razink, J., Zhang, X., Ji,* X. “Insights on the Proton Insertion Mechanism in the Electrode of Hexagonal Tungsten Oxide Hydrate” Journal of the American Chemical Society 140, (2018): 11556-11559 doi: 10.1021/jacs.8b03959
  • Wu, X., Qi, Y. (Undergraduate), Hong, J. J., Hernandez, A. S. (Undergraduate) Ji*, X. “Rocking-Chair NH4-Ion Battery: A Highly Reversible Aqueous Energy Storage System” Angewandte Chemie International Edition 56, (2017):13026-13030 doi: 10.1002/anie.201707473
  • Guo, Q., Kim, K.-I., Li, S., Scida, A. M., Yu, P., Sandstrom, K. S., Zhang, L., Sun, S., Jiang, H., Ni, Q., Yu, D., Lerner, M., Xia, H. Ji, X. “Reversible Insertion of I-Cl Interhalogen in Graphite Cathode for Aqueous Dual-Ion Batteries” ACS Energy Letters, 6, (2021): 469-467 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c02575

Awards

  • 2021, 2020, 2019 Highly Cited Researchers, Web of Science Group
  • Promising Scholar Award, Oregon State University (2018)
  • OSU Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring Award, Oregon State University (2018)
  • Loyd F. Carter Award for Outstanding and Inspirational Teaching in Science Graduate, Oregon State University (2018)
  • Department of Energy Battery500 Seedling Award (2017-2019)
  • Scialog Fellow, Research Corporation for Science Advancement (2017)
  • CAREER Award, National Science Foundation (2016-2021)
  • ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator Award (2014-2016)
  • Innovation Challenge Award, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (2010)
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (2010 to 2012)