Overview
Background
Xiaobo (Robert) Zhu is a Research Fellow at Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland. He attained his Ph.D. degree from UQ in 2018. His research focuses on the fundamental design and scalable synthesis of high-performance electrode materials, with a particular interest in low-cost, cobalt-free cathodes for lithium- and sodium-ion batteries. Dr Zhu serves as a key researcher on the University Trailblazer Program, working alongside the industry partner to advance cathode powder production.
Availability
- Dr Robert Xiaobo Zhu is:
- Not available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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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) 2309807, 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
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, e00535. doi: 10.1016/j.susmat.2022.e00535
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
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
2023
Journal Article
A liquid crystal ionomer‐type electrolyte toward ordering‐induced regulation for highly reversible zinc ion battery
Yuan, Du, Li, Xin, Yao, Hong, Li, Yuhang, Zhu, Xiaobo, Zhao, Jin, Zhang, Haitao, Zhang, Yizhou, Jie, Ernest Tang Jun, Cai, Yi and Srinivasan, Madhavi (2023). A liquid crystal ionomer‐type electrolyte toward ordering‐induced regulation for highly reversible zinc ion battery. Advanced Science, 10 (8) 2206469. doi: 10.1002/advs.202206469
2022
Journal Article
Carbon felt electrode modified by lotus seed shells for high-performance vanadium redox flow battery
Hu, Zhengyu, Miao, Zhiqiang, Xu, Zhizhao, Zhu, Xiaobo, Zhong, Fangfang, Ding, Mei, Wang, Jianhui, Xie, Xiaoyin, Jia, Chuankun and Liu, Jinlong (2022). Carbon felt electrode modified by lotus seed shells for high-performance vanadium redox flow battery. Chemical Engineering Journal, 450 138377, 138377. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.138377
2022
Journal Article
The use of eco-friendly lignin as a cementitious material to improve the engineering properties of disintegrated carbonaceous mudstone
Zha, Huanyi, Fu, Hongyuan, Chen, Caiying, Yang, Jin, Wang, Hualei, Zhu, Xiaobo, Yuan, Du and Jia, Chuankun (2022). The use of eco-friendly lignin as a cementitious material to improve the engineering properties of disintegrated carbonaceous mudstone. Construction and Building Materials, 359 129456, 129456. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.129456
2022
Journal Article
Reversible phosphorus-based five-electron transfer reaction for aluminium–phosphorus batteries
Cai, Tonghui, Li, Tongge, Li, Bingyu, Hu, Yuxiang, Li, Xuejin, Lin, Tongen, Hu, Haoyu, Luo, Bin, Zhang, Yu, Zhu, Xiaobo, Cui, Yongpeng, Zhao, Lianming, Xing, Wei, Yan, Zifeng and Wang, Lianzhou (2022). Reversible phosphorus-based five-electron transfer reaction for aluminium–phosphorus batteries. Energy Storage Materials, 53, 415-423. doi: 10.1016/j.ensm.2022.09.010
2022
Journal Article
Revisiting phase transformation mechanisms in LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 high voltage cathodes with operando microdiffraction
Martens, Isaac, Vostrov, Nikita, Mirolo, Marta, Colalongo, Mattia, Kúš, Peter, Richard, Marie-Ingrid, Wang, Lianzhou, Zhu, Xiaobo, Schülli, Tobias U. and Drnec, Jakub (2022). Revisiting phase transformation mechanisms in LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 high voltage cathodes with operando microdiffraction. ACS Materials Letters, 4 (12), 2528-2536. doi: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.2c00787
2022
Journal Article
Use of sodium alginate as a novel cementitious material to improve the engineering properties of disintegrated carbonaceous mudstone
Zha, Huanyi, Fu, Hongyuan, Zeng, Ling, Zhu, Xiaobo and Jia, Chuankun (2022). Use of sodium alginate as a novel cementitious material to improve the engineering properties of disintegrated carbonaceous mudstone. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 81 (10) 431. doi: 10.1007/s10064-022-02936-0
2022
Journal Article
Boosting catalytic activities of carbon felt electrode towards redox reactions of vanadium ions by defect engineering
Xu, Jian, Zhang, Yi-qiong, Zhu, Xiao-bo, Long, Ting, Xu, He, Lou, Xue-chun, Xu, Zhi-zhao, Fu, Hu, Xiang, Wei-zhe, Xie, Ming-ming and Jia, Chuan-kun (2022). Boosting catalytic activities of carbon felt electrode towards redox reactions of vanadium ions by defect engineering. Journal of Central South University, 29 (9), 2956-2967. doi: 10.1007/s11771-022-5129-z
2022
Journal Article
Unlocking the solubility limit of ferrocyanide for high energy density redox flow batteries
Wang, Guixiang, Zou, Haitao, Xu, Zhizhao, Tang, Ao, Zhong, Fangfang, Zhu, Xiaobo, Qin, Chengpeng, Ding, Mei, You, Wei and Jia, Chuankun (2022). Unlocking the solubility limit of ferrocyanide for high energy density redox flow batteries. Materials Today Energy, 28 101061, 101061. doi: 10.1016/j.mtener.2022.101061
2022
Conference Publication
Operando x-ray diffraction nanoimaging of advanced cathodes
Martens, Isaac, Vostrov, Nikita, Mirolo, Marta, Drnec, Jakub, Schulli, Tobias and Zhu, Xiaobo (2022). Operando x-ray diffraction nanoimaging of advanced cathodes. ECS Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, 26-30 May 2024. Pennington, NJ, United States: Electrochemical Society. doi: 10.1149/ma2022-012360mtgabs
2022
Journal Article
Epitaxial growth of an atom-thin layer on a LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode for stable Li-ion battery cycling
Zhu, Xiaobo, Schülli, Tobias U., Yang, Xiaowei, Lin, Tongen, Hu, Yuxiang, Cheng, Ningyan, Fujii, Hiroki, Ozawa, Kiyoshi, Cowie, Bruce, Gu, Qinfen, Zhou, Si, Cheng, Zhenxiang, Du, Yi and Wang, Lianzhou (2022). Epitaxial growth of an atom-thin layer on a LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode for stable Li-ion battery cycling. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 1565, 1565. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-28963-9
2022
Journal Article
Functionalized carbon black modified sulfonated polyether ether ketone membrane for highly stable vanadium redox flow battery
Lou, Xuechun, Lu, Bo, He, Murong, Yu, Yuesheng, Zhu, Xiaobo, Peng, Fei, Qin, Chengpeng, Ding, Mei and Jia, Chuankun (2022). Functionalized carbon black modified sulfonated polyether ether ketone membrane for highly stable vanadium redox flow battery. Journal of Membrane Science, 643 120015, 120015. doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.120015
2022
Journal Article
Carbon felt decorated with carbon derived from spent asphalt as a low‐cost and high‐performance electrode for vanadium redox flow batteries
Xu, Zhizhao, Xu, He, Hu, Zhengyu, Wu, Wenze, Xu, Jian, Zhong, Fangfang, Ding, Mei, Zhu, Xiaobo, Fu, Hongyuan and Jia, Chuankun (2022). Carbon felt decorated with carbon derived from spent asphalt as a low‐cost and high‐performance electrode for vanadium redox flow batteries. ChemNanoMat, 8 (4) e202200027. doi: 10.1002/cnma.202200027
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