Overview
Background
Xiaobo Zhu is a Research Fellow in Prof. Lianzhou Wang's group at the School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland (UQ). He attained his Ph.D. degree from UQ in 2018. His research interests focus on the synthesis and characterization of low-cost and high-performance electrode materials for metal-ion batteries.
Availability
- Dr Xiaobo Zhu is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research impacts
Dr Zhu has been conducting research on functional materials for energy-related applications for over a decade, with a particular focus on cathode materials for rechargeable battery technologies. He has published 66 peer-reviewed articles, including over 30 first/corresponding-author papers in top-tier journals such as Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, and Advanced Functional Materials. His research has been cited more than 3,300 times, with an h-index of 30 (Google Scholar). Dr Zhu is also the inventor of 10 patents. His research has made significant contributions to the fundamental understanding of degradation mechanisms and the development of performance enhancement strategies for lithium- and sodium-ion batteries, attracting broad recognition from both academic and industrial communities.
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Sodium-enhanced perovskite reservoir for photonic in-sensor computing
Wang, Yan, Cheng, Xiaohan, Chen, Shidong, Liu, Mingxing, Lv, Ziyu, Zhu, Xiaobo, Jia, Qian, Wu, Chunyan, Wang, Li, Zhang, Xiang and Luo, Linbao (2025). Sodium-enhanced perovskite reservoir for photonic in-sensor computing. Nano Energy, 138 110830, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.110830
2025
Journal Article
Enhanced long-term carbon capture cycles of calcium oxide-based sorbents by regulating alumina sources
Ma, Xingyue, Zhu, Tangfei, Wang, Wanlin, Zhu, Xiaobo, Ning, Ruochen and Sun, Yongqi (2025). Enhanced long-term carbon capture cycles of calcium oxide-based sorbents by regulating alumina sources. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 13 (2) 116142, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2025.116142
2025
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Tailoring electrode-electrolyte interfaces via a simple slurry additive for stable high-voltage lithium-ion batteries
Huang, Aoyu, Xu, Jun, Huang, Yu, Chu, Gui, Wang, Mao, Wang, Lili, Sun, Yongqi, Jiang, Zhen and Zhu, Xiaobo (2025). Tailoring electrode-electrolyte interfaces via a simple slurry additive for stable high-voltage lithium-ion batteries. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, 41 (4) 100037, 1-10. doi: 10.3866/pku.whxb202408007
2025
Journal Article
A patent landscape analysis on the recycling of lithium-ion battery positive electrode materials: trends, technologies, and the future
Tong, Zhuoya and Zhu, Xiaobo (2025). A patent landscape analysis on the recycling of lithium-ion battery positive electrode materials: trends, technologies, and the future. Batteries, 11 (3) 110, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/batteries11030110
2025
Journal Article
Plastic Deformation of LiNi<sub>0.5</sub>Mn<sub>1.5</sub>O<sub>4</sub> Single Crystals Caused by Domain Orientation Dynamics
Vostrov, Nikita, Martens, Isaac, Colalongo, Mattia, Zatterin, Edoardo, Ronovsky, Michal, Boulineau, Adrien, Leake, Steven, Zhu, Xiaobo, Wang, Lianzhou, Richard, Marie‐Ingrid and Schulli, Tobias (2025). Plastic Deformation of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Single Crystals Caused by Domain Orientation Dynamics. Advanced Energy Materials. doi: 10.1002/aenm.202404933
2024
Journal Article
Mitigating degradation and modulating electronic structure via an epitaxial perovskite protection for Li-rich layered oxides
Xu, Jun, Chu, Gui, Huang, Aoyu, Ding, Mei, Sun, Yongqi, Wang, Yan, Yang, Shenbo and Zhu, Xiaobo (2024). Mitigating degradation and modulating electronic structure via an epitaxial perovskite protection for Li-rich layered oxides. Chemical Engineering Journal, 498 155241, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.155241
2024
Journal Article
A patent landscape analysis on the high-voltage spinel LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 for next-generation lithium-ion batteries
Tong, Zhuoya and Zhu, Xiaobo (2024). A patent landscape analysis on the high-voltage spinel LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 for next-generation lithium-ion batteries. Next Energy, 5 100158, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.nxener.2024.100158
2024
Journal Article
An alumina phase induced composite transition shuttle to stabilize carbon capture cycles
Ma, Xingyue, Luo, Shuxuan, Hua, Yunhui, Seetharaman, Seshadri, Zhu, Xiaobo, Hou, Jingwei, Zhang, Lei, Wang, Wanlin and Sun, Yongqi (2024). An alumina phase induced composite transition shuttle to stabilize carbon capture cycles. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 7556, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-52016-y
2024
Journal Article
Enhancing calcium oxide-based carbon capture cycles with ion-doped spinels
Ma, Xingyue, Luo, Shuxuan, Zhu, Xiaobo, Zhang, Lei, Wang, Wanlin and Sun, Yongqi (2024). Enhancing calcium oxide-based carbon capture cycles with ion-doped spinels. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 12 (32), 11940-11948. doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c02588
2024
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Imaging inter - and intra-particle features in crystalline cathode materials for Li-ion batteries using nano-focused beam techniques at 4th generation synchrotron sources
Colalongo, Mattia, Vostrov, Nikita, Martens, Isaac, Zatterin, Edoardo, Richard, Marie-Ingrid, Cadiou, Francois, Jacquet, Quentin, Drnec, Jakub, Leake, Steven J., Kallio, Tanja, Zhu, Xiaobo, Lyonnard, Sandrine and Schulli, Tobias (2024). Imaging inter - and intra-particle features in crystalline cathode materials for Li-ion batteries using nano-focused beam techniques at 4th generation synchrotron sources. Microstructures, 4 (4) 2024044, 4. doi: 10.20517/microstructures.2024.19
2024
Journal Article
Interlayer expansion and conductive networking of MoS<sub>2</sub> nanoroses mediated by bio-derived carbon for enhanced potassium-ion storage
Zhang, Shuo, Yin, Zonggui, Wang, Lili, Shu, Mengyao, Liang, Xin, Liang, Sheng, Hu, Lei, Deng, Chonghai, Hu, Kunhong and Zhu, Xiaobo (2024). Interlayer expansion and conductive networking of MoS2 nanoroses mediated by bio-derived carbon for enhanced potassium-ion storage. Energy Materials, 4 (6). doi: 10.20517/energymater.2024.25
2024
Journal Article
Na-deficient P2-type layered oxide cathodes for practical sodium-ion batteries
Huang, Yu, Zeng, Weixiong, Li, Kui and Zhu, Xiaobo (2024). Na-deficient P2-type layered oxide cathodes for practical sodium-ion batteries. Microstructures, 4 (3) e2024027, 3. doi: 10.20517/microstructures.2023.102
2024
Journal Article
High‐voltage spinel cathode materials: navigating the structural evolution for lithium‐ion batteries
Zhu, Xiaobo, Huang, Aoyu, Martens, Isaac, Vostrov, Nikita, Sun, Yongqi, Richard, Marie‐Ingrid, Schülli, Tobias U. and Wang, Lianzhou (2024). High‐voltage spinel cathode materials: navigating the structural evolution for lithium‐ion batteries. Advanced Materials, 36 (30) e2403482, e2403482. doi: 10.1002/adma.202403482
2024
Journal Article
Synchronous densification and conductivity modulation of nano-titanate for pseudocapacitive Li-ion storage
Zhu, Xiaobo, She, Qin, Wang, Mao, Wang, Zhiliang, Hu, Yuxiang, Yuan, Du, Sun, Yongqi, Schülli, Tobias U. and Wang, Lianzhou (2024). Synchronous densification and conductivity modulation of nano-titanate for pseudocapacitive Li-ion storage. Advanced Functional Materials, 34 (13) 2311025, 1-10. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202311025
2024
Journal Article
Limiting cobalt fraction in lithium rich cathode materials for stable and fast activation
She, Qin, Xu, Jun, Huang, Aoyu, Zhou, Rui, Shao, Qi, Wang, Jiaqi, Wang, Yan, Sun, Yongqi and Zhu, Xiaobo (2024). Limiting cobalt fraction in lithium rich cathode materials for stable and fast activation. Chemical Engineering Science, 284 119526, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ces.2023.119526
2024
Journal Article
Neurotransmitter‐mediated plasticity in 2D perovskite memristor for reinforcement learning
Wang, Yan, Chen, Shidong, Cheng, Xiaohan, Chen, Wang, Xiong, Ziyu, Lv, Ziyu, Wu, Chunyan, Wang, Li, Zhang, Guohua, Zhu, Xiaobo, Luo, Linbao and Han, Su‐Ting (2024). Neurotransmitter‐mediated plasticity in 2D perovskite memristor for reinforcement learning. Advanced Functional Materials, 34 (3), 3. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202309807
2023
Journal Article
Defects and nanostrain gradients control phase transition mechanisms in single crystal high-voltage lithium spinel
Martens, Isaac, Vostrov, Nikita, Mirolo, Marta, Leake, Steven J., Zatterin, Edoardo, Zhu, Xiaobo, Wang, Lianzhou, Drnec, Jakub, Richard, Marie-Ingrid and Schulli, Tobias U. (2023). Defects and nanostrain gradients control phase transition mechanisms in single crystal high-voltage lithium spinel. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 6975, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-42285-4
2023
Journal Article
Lignin-derived dual-doped carbon nanocomposites as low-cost electrocatalysts
Yuan, Du, Li, Yuhang, She, Qin and Zhu, Xiaobo (2023). Lignin-derived dual-doped carbon nanocomposites as low-cost electrocatalysts. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 663 131105, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.131105
2023
Journal Article
Nitrogen-doped meso-macroporous carbon from waste asphalt as high-performance anode materials for alkali-ion batteries
Xie, Mingming, Li, Danqing, He, Xin, Fu, Hu, Zhu, Xiaobo, Fu, Hongyuan, Ding, Mei and Jia, Chuankun (2023). Nitrogen-doped meso-macroporous carbon from waste asphalt as high-performance anode materials for alkali-ion batteries. Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 35 e00535. doi: 10.1016/j.susmat.2022.e00535
2023
Journal Article
Tuning the structural disordering in hierarchical LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 microrods for stable high-rate electrode performance
Tong, Zhuoya, Ye, Qingquan, Deng, Yimei, She, Qin, Huang, Aoyu, Xu, Jun and Zhu, Xiaobo (2023). Tuning the structural disordering in hierarchical LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 microrods for stable high-rate electrode performance. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 937 168544, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.168544
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High-performance cathode materials for next-generation Li-ion batteries
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