Publications

• Zongjian Li (2023). Single-oxygen linear ether (SOLE) based electrolytes for fast-charging and low-temperature Li-ion batteries. RSC. Published, 09/05/2023.
  https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2023/t...
• Yao J & Powell KM, Gao T.* (2022). A two-stage deep learning framework for early-stage lifetime prediction for lithium-ion batteries with consideration of features from multiple cycles. Frontiers in Energy Research. Vol. 10, 1059126. Published, 11/17/2022.
  https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenrg...
• Sun J & Peng J, Ring T, Whittaker-Brooks L, Zhu J, Fraggedakis D, Niu J, Gao T.* Wang F*. (2022). Lithium deposition mechanism on Si and Cu substrates in the carbonate electrolyte. Energy & Environmental Science. Vol. 15, 5284-99. Published, 10/08/2022.
  https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/202...
• Qin, Y. & Holguin, K., Fehlau, D., Luo, C., & Gao, T*. (2022). Exploring carbonyl chemistry in non‐aqueous Mg flow batteries. Chemistry–An Asian Journal. Vol. 17, e202200587. Published, 08/22/2022.
  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/a...
• Li, Z. & Liu, J., Qin, Y. and Gao, T.* (2022). Enhancing the charging performance of lithium-ion batteries by reducing SEI and charge transfer resistances. ACS applied materials and interface. Vol. 14, 33004–33012. Published, 07/13/2022.
  https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.2c04319
• Li, Y. & Wang, S., Leng, J., Xiao, Z., Zhang, Z., Gao, T.*, and Tang, Z.* (2022). Enhancing Li-ion Transport in Solid Electrolytes by Confined Water. Small. Vol. 18, 2270153. Published, 06/13/2022.
  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/s...
• Liu, J. & Dong, D., Caro, A.L., Andreas, N.S., Li, Z., Qin, Y., Bedrov, D. and Gao, T.*, (2022). Aqueous electrolytes reinforced by Mg and Ca ions for highly reversible Fe metal batteries. ACS Central Science. Vol. 8, 729–740. Published, 05/12/2022.
  https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscentsci.2c0029...
• Wang, S & Jiang, H., Dong, Y., Clarkson, D., Zhu, H., Settens, C., Ren, Y., Nguyen, T., Han, F., Fan, W. and Kim, S.Y., X. Ji.*, Gao, T.*, J. Li.*. (2022). Acid-in-clay electrolyte for wide-temperature-range and long-cycle proton batteries. Advanced Materials. Vol. 34, 2202063. Published, 04/20/2022.
  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/a...
• Qin, Y., & Holguin, K., D,. Fehlau., C. Luo.*, Gao, T*. (2022). A non-aqueous Mg flow battery with a polymer catholyte. ACS applied energy materials. Vol. 5 (3), 2675-2678. Published, 03/08/2022.
  https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsaem.2c00363
• Zhang, S. & Andreas, N.S., Li, R., Zhang, N., Sun, C., Lu, D., Gao, T.*, Chen, L. and Fan, X.* (2022). Mitigating irreversible capacity loss for higher-energy lithium batteries. Energy Storage Materials. Vol. 48, 44-73. Published, 03/07/2022.
  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/...
• J Zhu (2021). End-of-life or second-life options for retired electric vehicle batteries. Cell Reports Physical Science. Published, 08/18/2021.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100537
• Y Tong (2021). Cation-synergy stabilizing anion redox of Chevrel phase Mo6S8 in aluminum ion battery. Energy Storage Materials. Published, 05/01/2021.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2021.01.033
• Tao Gao (2021). Interplay of lithium intercalation and plating on a single graphite particle. Joule. Published, 02/17/2021.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2020.12.020
• Chao Luo (2020). A chemically stabilized sulfur cathode for lean electrolyte lithium sulfur batteries. Proceeding of National Academy of Science. Vol. 117, 14712. Published, 06/17/2020.
• Dimitrios Fraggedakis (2020). A scaling law to determine phase morphologies during ion intercalation. Energy and Environmental Science. Vol. 13, 2142. Published, 05/22/2020.
• Mohammad Alkhadra, Tao Gao, Kameron Conforti, Huanhuan Tian & Martin Bazant (2020). Small-scale desalination of seawater by shock electrodialysis. Desalination. Vol. 476, 114219. Published, 02/15/2020.
• Mohammad Alkhadra (2019). Continuous Separation of Radionuclides from Contaminated Water by Shock Electrodialysis. Environmental Science and Technology. Vol. 54, 527. Published, 12/03/2019.
• Singyuk Hou, Tao Gao, Xiaogang Li & Chunsheng Wang (2019). Operando probing ion and electron transport in porous electrodes. Nano Energy. Vol. 67, 04254. Published, 11/30/2019.
• MInglei Mao (2019). A Pyrazine‐Based Polymer for Fast‐Charge Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. Vol. 58, 2-9. Published, 09/30/2019.
• Neel Nadkarni, Tingtao Zhou, Dimitrios Fraggedakis, Tao Gao & Martin Bazant (2019). Modeling the Metal–Insulator Phase Transition in LixCoO2 for Energy and Information Storage. Advanced Functional Materials. 1902821. Published, 09/09/2019.
• Minglei Mao, Tao Gao & Chunsheng Wang (2019). A High-Energy-Density Rechargeable Mg Battery Enabled by Displacement Reaction. Nano Letter. Vol. 19, 6665. Published, 08/21/2019.
• Tao Gao (2019). Active control of viscous fingering using electric fields. Nature Communication. Vol. 10, 1-8. Published, 07/15/2019.

Research Statement

Research Keywords

• Transport Phenomena
• Li-batteries
• Flow Batteries
• Energy Materials Sciences
• Electrochemistry
• Chemical Reactions

Presentations

• Electrochemical energy storage for grid and transportation: Is electrolyte a solution ? University of Massachusetts Boston. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 11/2023.
• Lithium depositionon graphite, Si and Cu in carbonate electrolytes Bazant Group Seminar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 11/2023.
• Electrolytes for Emerging Energy and Industry Applications New Mexico State University, Graduate Seminar. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 09/2023.
• Li-ion batteries: state-of-the-art, challenges and the future University of Utah, Chem E graduate seminar. Invited Talk/Keynote, Accepted, 08/2023.
• Li deposition mechanism: a perspective by combining imaging with theoretical analysis April 12, 2023. MRS Spring Meeting. San Francisco . Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 04/2023.
• Li deposition mechanisms: a perspective by combing imaging with theoretical analysis March 27, 2023. ACS Fall Meeting, Indianapolis . Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 03/2023.
• Aqueous Electrolytes Design for Iron (Fe) Metal Batteries ACS Spring, March 26, 2023. Indianapolis . Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 03/2023.
• Electrolyte Design For Fast-Charging Li-ion Batteries ECS Fall 2022 Meeting, October 10, 2022 . Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 10/2022.
• Electrochemical Systems for Energy Storage University of Utah, MSE Graduate Seminar, August 31,2022 . Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 08/2022.
• International Society of Electrochemistry Annual Meeting. Understanding the interplay between Li insertion and Li plating in graphite anodes . Other, Presented, 08/14/2021.
• Electrochemical Society Meeting, "Li plating mechanism on single graphite particles in Li-ion battery ". Other, Presented, 05/21/2021.

Research Groups

• Seong Gyu Choi, Undergraduate Student. 01/2023 - present.
• Hannah Frost, Undergraduate Student. 01/2023 - present.
• Thomas Webb, Undergraduate Student. 01/2023 - present.
• Brendan Wagley, Undergraduate Student. 09/2022 - present.
• Alexis Friedman, Undergraduate Student. 02/01/2022 - present.
• Yunan Qin, Graduate Student. 08/23/2021 - present.
• Jing Liu, Graduate Student. 06/28/2021 - present.
• Zongjian Li, Other. 06/28/2021 - present.
• Cason Cobabe, Undergraduate Student. 06/01/2021 - 09/01/2021.
• Monique Martineau, Undergraduate Student. 06/01/2021 - 07/01/2021.
• Shitong Wang, Postdoc. 04/15/2021 - 12/15/2021.
• Jacob Olson, Undergraduate Student. 02/01/2021 - 09/01/2021.
• Qiang Gao, Other. 02/01/2021 - 02/01/2022.
• Nathan Jensen, Undergraduate Student. 02/01/2021 - 09/01/2021.
• Sammy Partridge, Undergraduate Student. 02/01/2021 - 09/01/2021.
• Yue Niu, Other. 09/01/2020 - 05/01/2021.

Research Equipment and Testing Expertise

• Glove box.
• Karl Fisher Titrator.
• Vacuum oven.
• battery tester.
• convection oven.
• potentiostat.
• rotating electrode.