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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2020
Journal Article
Two-dimensional heterojunction SnS2/SnO2 photoanode with excellent photoresponse up to near infrared region
Wu, Fangli, Wang, Zhiliang, Zhang, Chunmei, Luo, Bin, Xiao, Mu, Wang, Songcan, Du, Aijun, Li, Liang and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Two-dimensional heterojunction SnS2/SnO2 photoanode with excellent photoresponse up to near infrared region. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 207 110342, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.solmat.2019.110342
2020
Journal Article
Molten‐salt‐mediated synthesis of an atomic nickel co‐catalyst on TiO2 for improved photocatalytic H2 evolution
Xiao, Mu, Zhang, Lei, Luo, Bin, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Wang, Zhiliang, Huang, Hengming, Wang, Songcan, Du, Aijun and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Molten‐salt‐mediated synthesis of an atomic nickel co‐catalyst on TiO2 for improved photocatalytic H2 evolution. Angewandte Chemie, 132 (18), 7297-7301. doi: 10.1002/ange.202001148
2020
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Design of twin junction with solid solution interface for efficient photocatalytic H2 production
Huang, Hengming, Wang, Zhiliang, Luo, Bin, Chen, Peng, Lin, Tongen, Xiao, Mu, Wang, Songcan, Dai, Baoying, Wang, Wei, Kou, Jiahui, Lu, Chunhua, Xu, Zhongzi and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Design of twin junction with solid solution interface for efficient photocatalytic H2 production. Nano Energy, 69 104410, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.104410
2020
Journal Article
Faster activation and slower capacity/voltage fading: a bifunctional urea treatment on lithium‐rich cathode materials
Lin, Tongen, Schulli, Tobias U., Hu, Yuxiang, Zhu, Xiaobo, Gu, Qinfen, Luo, Bin, Cowie, Bruce and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Faster activation and slower capacity/voltage fading: a bifunctional urea treatment on lithium‐rich cathode materials. Advanced Functional Materials, 30 (13) 1909192, 1-10. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201909192
2020
Journal Article
Recent advances of metal‐oxide photoanodes: engineering of charge separation and transportation toward efficient solar water splitting
Xiao, Mu, Luo, Bin, Wang, Zhiliang, Wang, Songcan and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Recent advances of metal‐oxide photoanodes: engineering of charge separation and transportation toward efficient solar water splitting. Solar RRL, 4 (8) 1900509, 1-24. doi: 10.1002/solr.201900509
2020
Journal Article
Reduce health damage cost of greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions by assembling plant diversity in floating constructed wetlands treating wastewater
Luo, Bin, Du, Yuanyuan, Han, Wenjuan, Geng, Yan, Wang, Qian, Duan, Yingyao, Ren, Yuan, Liu, Dong, Chang, Jie and Ge, Ying (2020). Reduce health damage cost of greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions by assembling plant diversity in floating constructed wetlands treating wastewater. Journal of Cleaner Production, 244 118927. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118927
2020
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Fabricating highly efficient heterostructured CuBi2O4 photocathodes for unbiased water splitting
Monny, Sabiha Akter, Zhang, Lei, Wang, Zhiliang, Luo, Bin, Konarova, Muxina, Du, Aijun and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Fabricating highly efficient heterostructured CuBi2O4 photocathodes for unbiased water splitting. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 8 (5), 2498-2504. doi: 10.1039/c9ta10975g
2020
Journal Article
Designing efficient Bi2Fe4O9 photoanodes via bulk and surface defect engineering
Monny, Sabiha Akter, Wang, Zhiliang, Lin, Tongen, Chen, Peng, Luo, Bin and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Designing efficient Bi2Fe4O9 photoanodes via bulk and surface defect engineering. Chemical Communications, 56 (65), 9376-9379. doi: 10.1039/d0cc04455e
2020
Journal Article
Trilayer nanomesh films with tunable wettability as highly transparent, flexible, and recyclable electrodes
Qiu, Tengfei, Luo, Bin, Akinoglu, Eser Metin, Yun, Jung-Ho, Gentle, Ian R. and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Trilayer nanomesh films with tunable wettability as highly transparent, flexible, and recyclable electrodes. Advanced Functional Materials, 30 (31) 2002556, 2002556. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202002556
2020
Journal Article
Identifying dual functions of rGO in a BiVO4/rGO/NiFe-layered double hydroxide photoanode for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting
Chen, Hua, Wang, Songcan, Wu, Jianzhong, Zhang, Xiacong, Zhang, Jia, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Luo, Bin, Qian, Guangren and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Identifying dual functions of rGO in a BiVO4/rGO/NiFe-layered double hydroxide photoanode for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 8 (26), 13231-13240. doi: 10.1039/d0ta04572a
2019
Journal Article
Multifunctional effects of sulfonyl-anchored, dual-doped multilayered graphene for high areal capacity lithium sulfur batteries
Rana, Masud, He, Qiu, Luo, Bin, Lin, Tongen, Ran, Lingbing, Li, Ming, Gentle, Ian and Knibbe, Ruth (2019). Multifunctional effects of sulfonyl-anchored, dual-doped multilayered graphene for high areal capacity lithium sulfur batteries. ACS Central Science, 5 (12) acscentsci.9b01005, 1946-1958. doi: 10.1021/acscentsci.9b01005
2019
Journal Article
Hollow structured cathode materials for rechargeable batteries
Zhu, Xiaobo, Tang, Jiayong, Huang, Hengming, Lin, Tongen, Luo, Bin and Wang, Lianzhou (2019). Hollow structured cathode materials for rechargeable batteries. Science Bulletin, 65 (6), 496-512. doi: 10.1016/j.scib.2019.12.008
2019
Journal Article
Boosting the performance of hybrid supercapacitors through redox electrolyte-mediated capacity balancing
Zhang, Yu, Hu, Han, Wang, Zhiliang, Luo, Bin, Xing, Wei, Li, Li, Yan, Zifeng and Wang, Lianzhou (2019). Boosting the performance of hybrid supercapacitors through redox electrolyte-mediated capacity balancing. Nano Energy, 68 104226, 104226. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.104226
2019
Journal Article
Plant diversity increases N removal in constructed wetlands when multiple rather than single N processes are considered
Geng, Yan, Ge, Ying, Luo, Bin, Chen, Zhengxin, Min, Yong, Schmid, Bernhard, Gu, Binhe and Chang, Jie (2019). Plant diversity increases N removal in constructed wetlands when multiple rather than single N processes are considered. Ecological Applications, 29 (7) e01965. doi: 10.1002/eap.1965
2019
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Engineering the trap effect of residual oxygen atoms and defects in hard carbon anode towards high initial Coulombic efficiency
Sun, Dan, Luo, Bin, Wang, Haiyan, Tang, Yougen, Ji, Xiaobo and Wang, Lianzhou (2019). Engineering the trap effect of residual oxygen atoms and defects in hard carbon anode towards high initial Coulombic efficiency. Nano Energy, 64 103937, 103937. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.103937
2019
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Surface ligands stabilized lead halide perovskite quantum dot photocatalyst for visible light‐driven hydrogen generation
Xiao, Mu, Hao, Mengmeng, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Moore, Evan G., Zhang, Cheng, Luo, Bin, Hou, Jingwei, Lipton‐Duffin, Josh and Wang, Lianzhou (2019). Surface ligands stabilized lead halide perovskite quantum dot photocatalyst for visible light‐driven hydrogen generation. Advanced Functional Materials, 29 (48) 1905683, 1905683. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201905683
2019
Journal Article
Polyethylenimine expanded graphite oxide enables high sulfur loading and long-term stability of lithium-sulfur batteries
Huang, Xia, Zhang, Kai, Luo, Bin, Hu, Han, Sun, Dan, Wang, Songcan, Hu, Yuxiang, Lin, Tongen, Jia, Zhongfan and Wang, Lianzhou (2019). Polyethylenimine expanded graphite oxide enables high sulfur loading and long-term stability of lithium-sulfur batteries. Small, 15 (29) 1804578, 1804578. doi: 10.1002/smll.201804578
2019
Journal Article
Sandwich‐like ultrathin TiS 2 nanosheets confined within N, S codoped porous carbon as an effective polysulfide promoter in lithium‐sulfur batteries
Huang, Xia, Tang, Jiayong, Luo, Bin, Knibbe, Ruth, Lin, Tongen, Hu, Han, Rana, Masud, Hu, Yuxiang, Zhu, Xiaobo, Gu, Qinfen, Wang, Dan and Wang, Lianzhou (2019). Sandwich‐like ultrathin TiS 2 nanosheets confined within N, S codoped porous carbon as an effective polysulfide promoter in lithium‐sulfur batteries. Advanced Energy Materials, 9 (32) 1901872, 1901872. doi: 10.1002/aenm.201901872
2019
Journal Article
A portable and efficient solar‐rechargeable battery with ultrafast photo‐charge/discharge rate
Hu, Yuxiang, Bai, Yang, Luo, Bin, Wang, Songcan, Hu, Han, Chen, Peng, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Shapter, Joe, Rowan, Alan and Wang, Lianzhou (2019). A portable and efficient solar‐rechargeable battery with ultrafast photo‐charge/discharge rate. Advanced Energy Materials, 9 (28) 1900872, 1900872. doi: 10.1002/aenm.201900872
2019
Journal Article
Enhancing photocatalytic activity of tantalum nitride by rational suppression of bulk, interface and surface charge recombination
Xiao, Mu, Wang, Zhiliang, Luo, Bin, Wang, Songcan and Wang, Lianzhou (2019). Enhancing photocatalytic activity of tantalum nitride by rational suppression of bulk, interface and surface charge recombination. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 246, 195-201. doi: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.01.053
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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