Dr. Yang Yang
Research Interests
– Cathode materials
– Sodium-ion batteries
– Solid-state batteries
Educational background
Ph.D. in Materials Physics and Chemistry
2018 – 2025
Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOP, CAS), Beijing, China
Thesis topic: The Practical Stability Study of Na-Layered Oxide Cathode Materials for Na-Ion Batteries
Supervisor: Prof. Yong-Sheng Hu
Bachelor of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering
2014 – 2018
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Thesis topic: Modification of Layered Oxide Cathode Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries
Supervisor: Prof. Liquan Chen
Awards & Achievements
Outstanding Award
Huazhong University of Science and Technology-Neware Doctoral Forum on New Energy Materials
March, 2025: Wuhan, China
Presentation topic: Decoupling the Air Sensitivity of Na-Layered Oxides
Excellent Poster
InfoSummit 2024
November, 2025: Hong Kong, China
Poster topic: Decoupling the Air Sensitivity of Na-Layered Oxides
Special Prize of President Scholarship for Postgraduate Students
Awarded by Chinese Academy of Sciences
July, 2025
Tianmu Lake Innovation Star
Awarded by Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Yangtze River Delta Physics Research Center Co., Ltd.
November, 2024
Director’s Scholarship: Outstanding Award
Awarded by Chinese Academy of Sciences
December, 2024
Publications
Yang, Y. †; Wang, Z. †; Du, C.; Wang, B.; Li, X.; Wu, S.; Li, X.; Zhang, X.; Wang, X.; Niu, Y.; Ding, F.; Rong, X.; Lu, Y.; Zhang, N.; Xu, J.; Xiao, R.; Zhang, Q.; Wang, X.; Yin, W.; Zhao, J.; Chen, L.; Huang, J.; Hu, Y.-S. Decoupling the Air Sensitivity of Na-Layered Oxides. Science 2024, 385 (6710), 744–752. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adm9223.
Li, Y. †; Yang, Y.†; Lu, Y.; Zhou, Q.; Qi, X.; Meng, Q.; Rong, X.; Chen, L.; Hu, Y.-S. Ultralow-Concentration Electrolyte for Na-Ion Batteries. ACS Energy Lett. 2020, 5 (4), 1156–1158. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.0c00337.
Wang, X.; Yang, W.; Yang, Y.; Zhang, J.; Guo, H.; Wang, B.; Lu, Y.; Yu, R.; Chen, L.; Hu, Y. A Multi-Element Composition Modulation Strategy for Designing High-Capacity and Stable O3-Type Na-Layered Oxide. Advanced Materials 2025, 37 (41), e09032. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202509032.
Jiang, L.; Han, S.; Hu, Y.-C.; Yang, Y.; Lu, Y.; Lu, Y.-C.; Zhao, J.; Chen, L.; Hu, Y.-S. Rational Design of Anti-Freezing Electrolytes for Extremely Low-Temperature Aqueous Batteries. Nat. Energy 2024, 9 (7), 839–848. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-024-01527-5.
Xu, W.; Dang, R.; Zhou, L.; Yang, Y.; Lin, T.; Guo, Q.; Xie, F.; Hu, Z.; Ding, F.; Liu, Y.; Liu, Y.; Mao, H.; Hong, J.; Zuo, Z.; Wang, X.; Yang, R.; Jin, X.; Hou, X.; Lu, Y.; Rong, X.; Xu, N.; Hu, Y. Conversion of Surface Residual Alkali to Solid Electrolyte to Enable Na‐ion Full Cells with Robust Interfaces. Adv. Mater. 2023, 35 (42), 2301314. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202301314.
Dai, T.; Wu, S.; Lu, Y.; Yang, Y.; Liu, Y.; Chang, C.; Rong, X.; Xiao, R.; Zhao, J.; Liu, Y.; Wang, W.; Chen, L.; Hu, Y.-S. Inorganic Glass Electrolytes with Polymer-like Viscoelasticity. Nat. Energy 2023, 8 (11), 1221–1228. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-023-01356-y.