Yuanlong Zhu
Research Interests
– Sodium-ion layered oxide cathodes
– Surface and bulk modification
– Anionic redox

Educational background
Master’s degree
09/2022 – 06/2025
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (CCE), Xiamen University (XMU), Xiamen, China
Thesis: Material design and mechanism study of sacrificial cathode prelithiation agent based on anionic oxygen oxidation
Supervisor: Prof. Yu Qiao, Prof. Shi-Gang Sun
Bachelor’s degree
09/2018 – 06/2022
School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), Tianjin University of Technology (TUT), Tianjin, China
Thesis: Design and Properties of Nanoporous Silicon-Based Anode
Supervisor: Prof. Xizheng Liu, Prof. Yi Ding
Honors and Awards
– China Scholarship Council scholarship (Prize of national level, 2025)
– National scholarship for graduate students (Prize of national level, 2024)
– Tianjin Municipal People’s Government Scholarship (Prize of Tianjin City, 2020)
– Award of Excellent Graduate (Prize of XMU, 2025)
– Outstanding Triple-A Student (Prize of XMU, 2024)
– “Xiang Hua” Scholarship (Prize of XMU, 2023)
– Award of Excellent Graduate (Prize of TUT, 2022)
– People’s Scholarship (Prize of TUT, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Publications
– Yuanlong Zhu, Ruoyu Xu, Yichun Zheng, et.al., Unravelling the Oxygen Evolution Mechanism of Lithium-Rich Antifluorite Prelithiation Agent Based on Anionic Oxidation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202502126.https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202502126
– Yuanlong Zhu, Yilong Chen, Jianken Chen, et.al., Lattice Engineering on Li2CO3-Based Sacrificial Cathode Prelithiation Agent for Improving the Energy Density of Li-Ion Battery Full-Cell. Adv. Mater. 2024, 36, 2312159.https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202312159
– Yilong Chen, Yuanlong Zhu, Zhefei Sun, et.al., Achieving High-Capacity Cathode Presodiation Agent Via Triggering Anionic Oxidation Activity in Sodium Oxide. Adv. Mater. 2024, 2407720.https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202407720
– Yilong Chen, Yuanlong Zhu, Wenhua Zuo, et.al., Implanting Transition Metal into Li2O-Based Cathode Prelithiation Agent for High-Energy-Density and Long-Life Li-Ion Batteries. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202316112.https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202316112
– Yilong Chen, Minwen Yang, Yuanlong Zhu, et al., Converting Li-Rich Layered Oxide Cathode into Non-Shrinking Sacrificial Prelithiation Agent. Adv. Mater. 2025, 37, e09827.https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202509827
– Kang Zhang, Yilong Chen, Yuanlong Zhu, et al., Depth-of-Discharge Dependent Capacity Decay Induced by the Accumulation of Oxidized Lattice Oxygen in Li-Rich Layered Oxide Cathode. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202419909.https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202419909