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  • Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
801-581-7839

Publications

  • Yu Chen (2024). Unlocking Li superionic conductivity in face-centred cubic oxides via face-sharing configurations. Nature Springer. Vol. Nat. Mater.. Published, 02/02/2024.
  • Erick A Lawrence (2023). Fe Site Order and Magnetic Properties of Fe1/4NbS2. ACS. Vol. Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 44, 18. Published, 10/20/2023.
  • Zijian Cai (2023). In situ formed partially disordered phases as earth-abundant Mn-rich cathode materials. Springer Nature. Vol. Nat Energy 9, 27–36 (2024).. Published, 10/05/2023.
  • Caleb Ramette (2023). Floating Zone Crystal Growth, Structure, and Properties of a Cubic Li5.5La3Nb1.5Zr0.5O12 Garnet-Type Lithium-Ion Conductor. Royal Society of Chemistry. Vol. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11, 2. Published, 09/25/2023.
    https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2023/t...
  • Erick A Lawrence (2023). Reversible Electrochemical Lithium Cycling in a Vanadium (IV)-and Niobium (V)-Based Wadsley–Roth Phase. ACS. Vol. Chem. Mater. 2023, 35, 9, 3470. Published, 02/01/2023.
  • Yu Chen & Zijian Cai, Caleb Ramette, Huiwen Ji (2022). Lithium-Ion Conduction in a Class of Aluminoborates LinMAlB12O24 (M= Ba, Sr, Ca, or La; n= 7 or 6). Materials Research Bulletin. Vol. 159, 112087. Published, 11/03/2022.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2022.112087
  • Yu Chen, C. J. Bartel, M. Avdeev, Y. Q. Zhang, J. Liu, P. Zhong, G. Zeng, Z. Cai, H. Kim, Huiwen Ji* & G. Ceder* (2021). Solid-state calcium-ion diffusion in Ca1.5Ba0.5Si5O3N6. Chem. Mater. Vol. 34, 128–139. Published, 12/23/2021.
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c02923
  • Zijian Cai, Huiwen Ji*, Y. Ha, J. Liu, D.-H. Kwon, Y. Zhang, A. Urban, E. E. Foley, R. Giovine, H. Kim, Z. Lun, T.-Y. Huang, G. Zeng, Y. Chen, J. Wang, B. D. McCloskey, M. Balasubramanian, R. J. Clement, W. Yang & G. Ceder* (2021). Realizing continuous cation order-to-disorder tuning in a class of high-energy spinel-type Li-ion cathodes. Matter. Vol. 4, 3897-3916. Published, 12/01/2021.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2021.10.013
  • M. Yahyaoglu, M. Ozen, Y. Prots, O. El Hamouli, V. Tshitoyan, Huiwen Ji, U. Burkhardt, B. Lenoir, G. J. Snyder, A. Jain, C. Candolfi & U. Aydemir (2021). Phase-transition-enhanced thermoelectric transport in rickardite mineral Cu3–xTe2. Chem. Mater. Vol. 33, 1832–1841. Published, 02/22/2021.
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c04839
  • Z. Lun , B. Ouyang, D.-H. Kwon, Y. Ha, E.E. Foley, T.-Y, Huang, Z. Cai, H. Kim, M. Balasubramanian, Y. Sun, J. Huang, Y. Tian, H. Kim, B.D. McCloskey, W. Yang, R.J. Clement & Huiwen Ji* & G. Ceder* (2020). Cation-disordered rocksalt-type high-entropy cathodes for Li-ion batteries. Nat. Mater. Vol. 20, 214–221. Published, 10/12/2020.
    https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-020-00816-0
  • Huiwen Ji, J. Wu, Z. Cai, J. Liu, D.-H. Kwon, H. Kim, A. Urban, J.K. Papp, E. Foley, Y. Tian, M. Balasubramanian, H. Kim, R.J. Clement & B.D. McCloskey, W. Yang & G. Ceder* (2020). Ultrahigh power and energy density in partially ordered Li-ion cathode materials. Nat. Energy. Vol. 5, 213–221. Published, 03/09/2020.
    https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-020-0573-1
  • B. Ouyang, N. Artrith, Z. Lun, Z. Jadidi, D.A. Kitchaev & Huiwen Ji, A. Urban & G. Ceder (2020). Effect of fluorination on Li transport and short-range order in disordered-rocksalt-type Li-ion battery cathodes. Adv. Energy Mater. Vol. 10, 1903240. Published, 02/03/2020.
    https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201903240

Research Statement

Though crystalline materials are often characterized by periodic order, of particular interest to my research is how correlated disorder and competing local forces give rise to unusual phenomena that are inaccessible to perfect crystals, yet are crucial for energy storage and other applications. We approach these scientific questions by coupling synthesis and property measurements with advanced total scattering and spectroscopic characterizations. Materials systems of particular interest to us include ion-intercalation and ion-conducting materials for battery applications, as well as quantum materials with non-trivial topological band structures. 

Research Keywords

  • Solid State Chemistry
  • Electrochemical Analysis
  • Crystallography

Presentations

  • Gave a talk at Brigham Young University, titled "Harnessing structural complexity for the design of new battery materials". Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 11/18/2021.
  • Gave a talk at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, titled "Harnessing structural complexity for the design of new battery materials". Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 04/21/2021.
  • Gave a talk at Stevens Institute of Technology, titled "Harnessing structural complexity for the design of new battery materials". Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 02/15/2021.

Research Groups

  • Chao-Chun Wei, Graduate Student. 01/01/2024 - present.
  • Moritz J. Waibel, Undergraduate Student. 05/23/2023 - 08/01/2023.
  • Samuel Bolke, Visiting Student. 05/23/2023 - 08/01/2023.
  • Bobby Kaman, Undergraduate Student. 05/22/2022 - 08/02/2022.
  • Nisha Fletcher, Undergraduate Student. 05/22/2022 - 08/02/2022.
  • Paul Cardon, Graduate Student. 04/01/2022 - present.
  • Erick Lawrence, Graduate Student. 02/07/2022 - present.
  • George Henry Peterson, Undergraduate Student. 02/07/2022 - present.
  • Caleb Ramette, Graduate Student. 08/16/2021 - present.
  • Jonathan R. Belnap, Graduate Student. 08/16/2021 - 12/31/2022.
  • Alice Ho, Undergraduate Student. 05/26/2021 - 08/03/2021.

Languages

  • Mandarin Chinese, fluent.

Software Titles

  • Crystal Aspect. The first version of an augmented-reality app for crystallography education, Crystal Aspect, was developed and released on Google Platform for free downloading. Release Date: 08/01/2022. Inventors: Huiwen Ji, Nisha Fletcher, Erick Lawrence.