Overview
Background
A/Professor Bin Luo is an ARC Mid-Career Industry Fellow and Group Leader at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) and the School of Chemical Engineering at The University of Queensland (UQ). He received his PhD in Physical Chemistry from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, in 2013. He joined UQ as a Postdoctoral Fellow in 2014 and subsequently secured a series of highly competitive fellowships, including the UQ Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, ARC DECRA, Future Fellowship, and Mid-Career Industry Fellowship. He currently leads a research group focused on advanced battery materials and technologies.
Research interests in Luo group mainly include
- Design of functional materials for next generation energy storage applications, including multivalent metal batteries, redox flow batteries and solid state batteries.
- Exploring new conceptual energy conversion or storage systems (e.g. flexible/micro-batteries, solar rechargeable battery).
- Revealing the structure-performance relationship of functional materials via in/ex situ investigations.
- Interaction of biomaterials and energy storage.
Availability
- Associate Professor Bin Luo is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of the Chinese Academy of Science
Research interests
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Functional nanomaterials for energy related applications
Development of new functional nanomaterials/nanostructures for energy related applications including rechargeable batteries, supercapacitors, and photocatalysis.
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Next generation energy devices
Design of next generation energy conversion or storage devices (i.e. flexible/transparent/microsized batteries, supercapacitors, or solar cells) and new conceptual energy storage system (i.e. solar rechargeable battery)
Research impacts
Dr Luo has been working in the field of functional materials for energy storage applications over 10 years and contributed more than 150 original publications on top ranking journals such as Adv Mater, Angew Chem, Energy Environ Sci, Nature Commu, etc. His work has received over 17,000 citations with h-index of 69 (google scholar). Dr Luo's research has generated significant novel IP: he is an inventor on 14 patents on functional nanomaterials and their applications for energy conversion and storage.
Works
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2022
Journal Article
Realizing highly stable zinc-ion batteries via electrolyte engineering with adsorbed molecular protective layer
Ren, Junfeng, Li, Caixia, Li, Huifang, Li, Zhenjiang, Liu, Shiwei, Luo, Bin and Wang, Lei (2022). Realizing highly stable zinc-ion batteries via electrolyte engineering with adsorbed molecular protective layer. Electrochimica Acta, 427 140876, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140876
2022
Journal Article
A battery process activated highly efficient carbon catalyst toward oxygen reduction by stabilizing lithium–oxygen bonding
Wen, Shunda, Liu, Bowen, Li, Wei, Liang, Tao, Li, Xianglong, Yi, Ding, Luo, Bin, Zhi, Linjie, Liu, Dong and Wang, Bin (2022). A battery process activated highly efficient carbon catalyst toward oxygen reduction by stabilizing lithium–oxygen bonding. Advanced Functional Materials, 32 (35) 2203960, 1-9. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202203960
2022
Journal Article
Back Cover: Heterocyclic Conjugated Polymer Nanoarchitectonics with Synergistic Redox‐Active Sites for High‐Performance Aluminium Organic Batteries (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 25/2022)
Peng, Xiyue, Xie, Yuan, Baktash, Ardeshir, Tang, Jiayong, Lin, Tongen, Huang, Xia, Hu, Yuxiang, Jia, Zhongfan, Searles, Debra J., Yamauchi, Yusuke, Wang, Lianzhou and Luo, Bin (2022). Back Cover: Heterocyclic Conjugated Polymer Nanoarchitectonics with Synergistic Redox‐Active Sites for High‐Performance Aluminium Organic Batteries (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 25/2022). Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61 (25) e202206432. doi: 10.1002/anie.202206432
2022
Journal Article
Predicting the optimal chemical composition of functionalized carbon catalysts towards oxidative dehydrogenation of ethanol to acetaldehyde
Huang, Xiaoxiong, Wu, Shengli, Xiao, Zhichang, Kong, Debin, Liang, Tao, Li, Xianglong, Luo, Bin, Wang, Bin and Zhi, Linjie (2022). Predicting the optimal chemical composition of functionalized carbon catalysts towards oxidative dehydrogenation of ethanol to acetaldehyde. Nano Today, 44 101508, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.nantod.2022.101508
2022
Journal Article
Synergistically tuning the graphitic degree, porosity, and the configuration of active sites for highly active bifunctional catalysts and Zn-air batteries
Gao, Yang, Kong, Debin, Cao, Fengli, Teng, Shuai, Liang, Tao, Luo, Bin, Wang, Bin, Yang, Quan-Hong and Zhi, Linjie (2022). Synergistically tuning the graphitic degree, porosity, and the configuration of active sites for highly active bifunctional catalysts and Zn-air batteries. Nano Research, 15 (9), 7959-7967. doi: 10.1007/s12274-022-4497-x
2022
Journal Article
Rücktitelbild: Heterocyclic Conjugated Polymer Nanoarchitectonics with Synergistic Redox‐Active Sites for High‐Performance Aluminium Organic Batteries (Angew. Chem. 25/2022)
Peng, Xiyue, Xie, Yuan, Baktash, Ardeshir, Tang, Jiayong, Lin, Tongen, Huang, Xia, Hu, Yuxiang, Jia, Zhongfan, Searles, Debra J., Yamauchi, Yusuke, Wang, Lianzhou and Luo, Bin (2022). Rücktitelbild: Heterocyclic Conjugated Polymer Nanoarchitectonics with Synergistic Redox‐Active Sites for High‐Performance Aluminium Organic Batteries (Angew. Chem. 25/2022). Angewandte Chemie, 134 (25) e202206432. doi: 10.1002/ange.202206432
2022
Journal Article
An advanced design concept of mansion-like freestanding silicon anodes with improved lithium storage performances
Zhang, Deqing, Ren, Junfeng, Li, Caixia, Luo, Bin, Wang, Lei and Li, Yanyan (2022). An advanced design concept of mansion-like freestanding silicon anodes with improved lithium storage performances. Jiegou Huaxue, 41 (5), 2205055-2205062. doi: 10.14102/j.cnki.0254-5861.2022-0070
2022
Journal Article
Heterocyclic conjugated polymer nanoarchitectonics with synergistic redox‐active sites for high‐performance aluminium organic batteries
Peng, Xiyue, Xie, Yuan, Baktash, Ardeshir, Tang, Jiayong, Lin, Tongen, Huang, Xia, Hu, Yuxiang, Jia, Zhongfan, Searles, Debra J., Yamauchi, Yusuke, Wang, Lianzhou and Luo, Bin (2022). Heterocyclic conjugated polymer nanoarchitectonics with synergistic redox‐active sites for high‐performance aluminium organic batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61 (25) e202203646, e202203646. doi: 10.1002/anie.202203646
2022
Journal Article
Heterocyclic Conjugated Polymer Nanoarchitectonics with Synergistic Redox‐Active Sites for High‐Performance Aluminium Organic Batteries
Peng, Xiyue, Xie, Yuan, Baktash, Ardeshir, Tang, Jiayong, Lin, Tongen, Huang, Xia, Hu, Yuxiang, Jia, Zhongfan, Searles, Debra J., Yamauchi, Yusuke, Wang, Lianzhou and Luo, Bin (2022). Heterocyclic Conjugated Polymer Nanoarchitectonics with Synergistic Redox‐Active Sites for High‐Performance Aluminium Organic Batteries. Angewandte Chemie, 134 (25). doi: 10.1002/ange.202203646
2022
Journal Article
Nanosphere lithography: a versatile approach to develop transparent conductive films for optoelectronic applications
Qiu, Tengfei, Akinoglu, Eser Metin, Luo, Bin, Konarova, Muxina, Yun, Jung‐Ho, Gentle, Ian R. and Wang, Lianzhou (2022). Nanosphere lithography: a versatile approach to develop transparent conductive films for optoelectronic applications. Advanced Materials, 34 (19) 2103842, 2103842. doi: 10.1002/adma.202103842
2022
Book Chapter
Materials and technologies for Al-ion batteries
Peng, Xiyue, Wang, Lianzhou and Luo, Bin (2022). Materials and technologies for Al-ion batteries. Handbook of energy materials. (pp. 1-34) edited by Ram Gupta. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-4480-1_6-1
2022
Book Chapter
Design of nanostructured sulfur cathodes for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries
Rana, Masud, Huang, Xia and Luo, Bin (2022). Design of nanostructured sulfur cathodes for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries. Lithium-sulfur batteries: materials, challenges, and applications. (pp. 425-452) edited by Ram K. Gupta, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Huaihe Song and Ghulam Yasin. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-323-91934-0.00009-0
2022
Journal Article
An orientated mass transfer in Ni-Cu tandem nanofibers for highly selective reduction of CO2 to ethanol
Huang, Xiaoxiong, Kong, Debin, Ma, Yingjie, Luo, Bin, Wang, Bin and Zhi, Linjie (2022). An orientated mass transfer in Ni-Cu tandem nanofibers for highly selective reduction of CO2 to ethanol. Fundamental Research, 3 (5), 786-795. doi: 10.1016/j.fmre.2021.08.021
2021
Journal Article
Confining ultrafine tin monophosphide in Ti3C2Tx interlayers for rapid and stable sodium ion storage
Tang, Jiayong, Peng, Xiyue, Lin, Tongen, Huang, Xia, Luo, Bin and Wang, Lianzhou (2021). Confining ultrafine tin monophosphide in Ti3C2Tx interlayers for rapid and stable sodium ion storage. eScience, 1 (2), 203-211. doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2021.12.004
2021
Journal Article
Enhanced safety and performance of high-voltage solid-state sodium battery through trilayer, multifunctional electrolyte design
Ran, Lingbing, Li, Ming, Cooper, Emily, Luo, Bin, Gentle, Ian, Wang, Lianzhou and Knibbe, Ruth (2021). Enhanced safety and performance of high-voltage solid-state sodium battery through trilayer, multifunctional electrolyte design. Energy Storage Materials, 41, 8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ensm.2021.05.040
2021
Journal Article
Collective multipartite Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen steering via cascaded four-wave mixing of rubidium atoms
Liu, Yang, Cai, Yin, Luo, Binshuo, Yan, Jin, Niu, Mengqi, Li, Feng and Zhang, Yanpeng (2021). Collective multipartite Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen steering via cascaded four-wave mixing of rubidium atoms. Physical Review A, 104 (3) 033704, 1-14. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.104.033704
2021
Journal Article
Stable interfaces in a sodium metal-free, solid-state sodium-ion battery with gradient composite electrolyte
Ran, Lingbing, Tao, Shiwei, Gentle, Ian, Luo, Bin, Li, Ming, Rana, MdMasud, Wang, Lianzhou and Knibbe, Ruth (2021). Stable interfaces in a sodium metal-free, solid-state sodium-ion battery with gradient composite electrolyte. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 13 (33) acsami.1c09792, 39355-39362. doi: 10.1021/acsami.1c09792
2021
Journal Article
PSi@SiOx/Nano-Ag composite derived from silicon cutting waste as high-performance anode material for Li-ion batteries
Xi, Fengshuo, Zhang, Zhao, Hu, Yuxiang, Li, Shaoyuan, Ma, Wenhui, Chen, Xiuhua, Wan, Xiaohan, Chong, CheeMun, Luo, Bin and Wang, Lianzhou (2021). PSi@SiOx/Nano-Ag composite derived from silicon cutting waste as high-performance anode material for Li-ion batteries. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 414 125480, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125480
2021
Journal Article
Nanoconfined topochemical conversion from MXene to ultrathin non‐layered TiN nanomesh toward superior electrocatalysts for lithium‐sulfur batteries
Huang, Xia, Tang, Jiayong, Qiu, Tengfei, Knibbe, Ruth, Hu, Yuxiang, Schülli, Tobias U., Lin, Tongen, Wang, Zhiliang, Chen, Peng, Luo, Bin and Wang, Lianzhou (2021). Nanoconfined topochemical conversion from MXene to ultrathin non‐layered TiN nanomesh toward superior electrocatalysts for lithium‐sulfur batteries. Small, 17 (32) 2101360, 1-8. doi: 10.1002/smll.202101360
2021
Journal Article
Bridging localized electron states of pyrite-type CoS2 cocatalyst for activated solar H2 evolution
Huang, Hengming, Xue, Chen, Fang, Zhenggang, Wang, Zhiliang, Luo, Bin, Sun, Menglong, Zhou, Ling, Hu, Kan, Kou, Jiahui, Wang, Lianzhou and Lu, Chunhua (2021). Bridging localized electron states of pyrite-type CoS2 cocatalyst for activated solar H2 evolution. Nano Research, 15 (1), 1-7. doi: 10.1007/s12274-021-3457-1
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Bin Luo is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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New hierarchical electrode design for high-power lithium ion batteries
This project aims to develop new types of hierarchical electrodes for high-rate lithium ion batteries with long cycling life. The key concepts are the development of multi-shelled hollow structured silicon-based anode and Li-rich layered oxides cathode to achieve both high power and energy density, and the adoption of graphene to further improve rate capability and cycling stability. Effective energy storage systems play an important role in the development of renewable energies and electric vehicles. The project outcomes will lead to innovative technologies in low carbon emission transportation and efficient energy storage systems.
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Advanced flow battery for synergetic carbon capture and energy storage
Develop a novel flow battery that combines renewable energy storage, CO2 capture, and bromide wastewater treatment into one integrated system. Outcomes include an innovative energy storage solution and advancements in carbon capture and wastewater treatment, contributing to clean energy systems.
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Sustainable Manufacturing of Bipolar Plates for Redox Flow Batteries
This project aims to develop composite bipolar plates for all-iron redox flow batteries, a critical component in renewable energy storage systems. The research will explore sustainable, cost-effective materials such as biomass carbon and recycled plastics and new manufacturing methods to enhance battery performance and durability. The project will help reduce Australia¿s reliance on imports and promote local value-added manufacturing. It also addresses global energy challenges by improving energy storage technologies, crucial for integrating renewable energy into power grids and achieving net-zero emissions. The outcomes will benefit both the Australian manufacturing industry and broader community through sustainable energy solutions.
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Advanced all-Iron flow batteries for stationary energy storage
Iron flow batteries are one of the most promising choices for clean, reliable and cost-effective long-duration energy storage. The main obstacle for large-scale commercial deployment is the low round-trip energy efficiency caused by the competitive side reaction that occurs at the negative electrode during battery charging. The project aims to address this issue by engineering the negative electrode-electrolyte interface with functional materials to improve battery performance and thus further reduce the cost of energy storage. Expected outcomes include new materials and methods for advanced battery technology and manufacturing. The success of the project will significantly support the national priority of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Solar rechargeable Zinc-Bromine Flow Batteries
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peng Chen
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Doctor Philosophy
Functional Materials for Advanced Zinc ion Batteries
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Solar rechargeable batteries for wearable electronics
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang
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Doctor Philosophy
Advanced all-iron flow batteries for stationary energy storage
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Functional materials for high performance Zinc-Bromine flow batteries
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Functional materials for high performance iron flow battery
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Materials and Interface Engineering for Enhanced Reversibility and Stability in Rechargeable Aluminum-ion Batteries
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang
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Doctor Philosophy
Functional Carbon materials for Stable Na Metal Anode
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Carbon based functional materials for redox flow batteries
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Design of efficient and stable perovskite photoelectrode for flow batteries
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peng Chen
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of Efficient Catalyst for Solar-driven Formox Process
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mu Xiao
Completed supervision
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2026
Doctor Philosophy
Enhancing zinc-bromine batteries via tailored solvation and interfacial chemistry
Principal Advisor
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Design of Photo-Assisted Rechargeable Zinc Iodine Batteries
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang, Dr Peng Chen
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Design of Organic Cathode Materials for High-Performance Aluminium Batteries
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Development of lithium-rich layered cathode materials with improved performance for lithium-ion batteries
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
MXene Based Anodes Materials for Rechargeable Sodium-ion Storage
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Design of New Two-dimensional Hybrid Materials for Lithium Sulfur Batteries
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ruth Knibbe, Professor Lianzhou Wang
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Functional materials to enable durable and high loading lithium-sulfur batteries
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ruth Knibbe
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Development of New Photocatalysts with Efficient Utilization of Charge Carriers
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Low-cost and high-performance cathode materials for rechargeable lithium- and sodium-ion batteries
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang
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