Achieving highly reproducible results in graphite-based Li-ion full coin cells

Jiangtao Hu is currently a postdoctoral research associate at Battery Materials & Systems Group at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). He obtained his PhD degree from Peking University, China in 2018. His research interests mainly lie in fundamental research of structure chemistry, exploring functional materials for energy storage and conversion applications. Bingbin Wu is currently a scientist at Battery Materials & Systems Group at PNNL. He received his PhD in physical chemistry from Wuhan University, China in 2013. Prior to joining PNNL, he was a senior engineer at Amperex Technology Limited where he developed high-energy-density rechargeable Li metal batteries for 3 years. His research interest is to develop high-energy-density and safe lithium batteries for energy storage applications from material and cell design point of view. Sujong Chae is currently an assistant professor at Pukyong National University (PKNU), Republic of Korea. He received his PhD from the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Republic of Korea under the supervision of Professor Jaephil Cho. Then, he carried out his research as a postdoctoral research associate at PNNL. His research interests include the practical development of Si anodes for high-energy lithium-ion batteries. Joshua Lochala is currently a postdoctoral research associate at Battery Materials & Systems Group at PNNL. He received his PhD from the University of Arkansas under the supervision of Dr. Jie Xiao. His research focuses on understanding fundamentals of Li metal protection and its surface properties. He currently works on applying Li metal in high-energy pouch cells at PNNL. Yujing Bi is currently a postdoctorate research associate at Battery Materials & Systems Group at PNNL. He earned his PhD from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2017 after completing his PhD research in Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering and University of Western Ontario. Before joining PNNL, he worked as postdoctoral researcher at Utah State University to develop electrolyte and materials for multivalent ion batteries. His present research is devoted to fundamental study of battery material science and develop the battery material technologies. Jie Xiao is currently a Laboratory Fellow and Technical Group Manager of Battery Materials & System Group at PNNL. Dr. Xiao obtained her PhD in Materials Chemistry from State University of New York, Binghamton. Her research interest spans from materials synthesis, electrochemical kinetics, to battery prototyping and manufacturing for electrochemical energy storage. She has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers, 2 book chapters, and holds 17 US patents in the area of energy storage research area. Dr. Xiao has been named top 1% Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher since 2017. © 2021 Elsevier Inc.