Solid-State Batteries; Neutron Scattering; Computational Modeling (first-principles calculations, molecular dynamics, and machine learning).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Wei Xia is an Assistant Professor at Eastern Institute of Technology Ningbo, serving as an independent Principal Investigator and PhD supervisor. He is also an adjunct PhD supervisor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He received his PhD in Advanced Materials and Mechanics from Peking University in 2016. He previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher and associate research fellow at Western University (Canada) and Southern University of Science and Technology. His research focuses on interdisciplinary frontier studies of all-solid-state batteries and neutron scattering characterization. He has developed several novel inorganic solid electrolytes, including “antifluorite-type” electrolytes and “inorganic-polymerized” amorphous halides, and has participated in the construction of major neutron science facilities. He has published more than 80 papers in leading international journals, including Science, Nature Communications, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie, Energy & Environmental Science, Advanced Materials, and Chemical Reviews, with over 10000 citations. He holds six authorized patents.
RESEARCH FIELD
Solid-State Batteries; Neutron Scattering; Computational Modeling (first-principles calculations, molecular dynamics, and machine learning).
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
2011-2016: Peking University, Ph.D. (Advanced Materials and Mechanics)
2014: Argonne National Laboratory, Visiting Student
2007-2011: University of Science and Technology Beijing, Bachelor (Material Physics)
WORK EXPERIENCE
2022.07-Present: Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo, Assistant Professor
2022.02-2022.06: Southern University of Science and Technology, Associate Research Fellow
2019.09-2022.02: Western University, Postdoctoral Associate & Visiting Professor
2019.03-2019.09: Southern University of Science and Technology, Associate Research Fellow
2016.07-2019.02: Battery R&D Center of World Top 500 Company, Engineer
ACADEMIC PART-TIME JOBS (PARTIAL)
Young Editorial Board Member of Carbon Neutralization
Reviewer for Nature Communications, JACS, Angew, Matter, Advanced Energy Materials, etc.
AWARDS AND HONORS
2025: Zhejiang Provincial High-level Talent
2023: World Top 2% Scientists
2021: Shenzhen Overseas High-Caliber Personnel (Level C)
2016: Outstanding PhD thesis of Peking University
General Information
More than 80 SCI papers; Over 10600 Citations; H-index 42
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0jTpNa4AAAAJ&hl=zh-CN
Web of Knowledge:
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/1887572
Selected Publications (Last Three Years, *Corresponding Author)
· H. Zhang, F. Hussain, H. Jin, T. Ren, Z. Shi, C. Zhao, Y. Li, H. Li, J. Lei, Q. Guo, J. Wang, W. Tang, S. Liang, W. Yin, Z. Ma, Y. Zhao, X. Sun*, W. Xia*, Solid additive engineering breaks the stability-conductivity trade-off in halide electrolytes for robust all-solid-state batteries, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, e6556933.
· P. Yu, H. Zhang, F. Hussain, J. Luo, W. Tang, J. Lei, L. Gao, D. Butenko, C. Wang, J. Zhu, W. Yin, H. Zhang, S. Han*, R. Zou*, W. Chen, Y. Zhao, W. Xia*, X. Sun*, Lithium metal compatible antifluorite electrolytes for solid-state batteries, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 12681-12690.
· C. Zhao, Y. Zhang, F. Hussain, Z. Shi, F. Ren, Y. Zhao*, X. Sun*, W. Xia*, Anode compatibility of halide solid-state electrolytes, Adv. Mater., 2026, 38, e73862.
· W. Tang, K. Zhang, S. Liang, J. Lei, F. Wang, H. Li, J. Chen, Q. Guo, Y. Yang, F. Hussain, Z. Shi, A. Tang, C. Zhou, W. Li, S. Wang, J. Tseng*, Y. Zhao, Z. Ma, X. Sun*, W. Xia*, Unraveling bridging-oxygen-driven ultrafast amorphization in superionic oxyhalide conductors via in situ synchrotron x-ray scattering, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, 65, e7867809.
· W. Tang, F. Wang, S. Liang, F. Hussain, J. Tseng, P. Yu, J. Lei, H. Jin, C. Zhao, H. Zhang, Z. Shi, Y. Li, W. Yin, F. Ren, S. Wang*, Z. Ma*, X. Sun*, W. Xia*, Polyanion-stabilized amorphous halide electrolytes with low lithium content for all-solid-state lithium batteries, Nat. Commun., 2026, 17, 3326.
· D. Butenko, X. Zhang, M. T. Dove, J. Tseng*, Y. Zhang*, P. Yu, J. Chen, C. Gu, S. Zhang, J. Lei, Y. Ren, Y. Chen, J. Zhu*, W. Xia*, New lithium zirconium nitrochloride solid electrolyte for all-solid-state batteries, Nat. Commun., 2026, 17, 5642.
· M. Geng, Y. Wang, F. Zeng, Y. Liu, H. Ni, B. Hong, W. Xia*, S. Han*, Y. Zhao*, B. Zhang*, Bond length as a unified descriptor for stable iodine battery, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2026, e9885697.
· Z. Liao, Y. Zhang, H. Zhuo, W. Huang, J. Lei, K. Wang, J. Peng, D. Wang, M. Li, Y. Gu, Y. Ye, C. Zhao, J. Liang, W. Yin, S. Wang*, X. Sun*, J. Hu*, W. Xia*, B. Xiao*, Reconciling the O3-P3 phase transition in layered oxides to reduce particle strain for stable sodium battery cycling, Nat. Commun., 2026, accepted.
· H. Li, Y. Li, G. Hu, Y. Li, C. Xiao, L. Zhao, H. Huang, H. Zhang, W. Xia*, N. Lin*, Surface halogenation engineering for reversible silicon-based solid-state batteries, Nat. Commun., 2026, 17, 1236.
· C. Zhao, Y. Zhang, J. Tao, Z. Liu, L. Zhao, F. Hussain, J. Lei, P. Yu, H. Jin, W. Tang, H. Zhang, P. Lu, S. Liang, C. Xiao, S. Wang*, Y. Zhao, W. Xia*, Reduction resistible halide solid electrolytes enabled by orbital gap modulation, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2026, 36, e06144.
· M. Li, H. Zhuo, J. Lei, Y. Guo, Y. Yuan, K. Wang, Z. Liao, W. Xia*, D. Geng*, X. Sun*, J. Hu*, B. Xiao*, Unravelling the structure-stability interplay of O3-type layered sodium cathode materials via precision spacing engineering, Nat. Commun., 2025, 16, 2010.
· F. Zhao, S. Zhang, S. Wang, J. W. Reid, W. Xia, J. Liu, G. King, J. A. Kaduk, J. Liang, J. Luo, Y. Gao, F. Yang, Y. Zhao, W. Li, S. H. Alahakoon, J. Guo, Y. Huang, T. Sham, Y. Mo*, X. Sun*, Anion sublattice design enables superionic conductivity in crystalline oxyhalides, Science, 2025, 390, 199-204.
· H. Jin, J. Lei, F. Hussain, W. Tang, C. Zhao, P. Yu, Y. Li, M. Liu, J. Zhang, W. Yin, W. Xia*, Y. Zhao, Regulating chemical bonds in halide frameworks for lithium superionic conductors, ACS Nano, 2025, 19, 6399-6411.
· H. Zhang, P. Yu, Z. Cui, H. Jin, W. Tang, C. Zhao, J. Lei, S. Liang, Z. Shi, J. Wang, Y. Li, F. Hussain, J. Zhu*, W. Xia*, Enhancing compatibility of halide with sulfide-electrolytes via high oxygen incorporation for robust solid-state batteries, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2025, 35, e10497.
· F. Hussain, C. Zhao, H. Jin, S. Wang, W. Xia*, Anode compatibility of halide solid-state electrolytes, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2025, 16, 12104-12112.
· F. Hussain, J. Zhu*, Y. Zhao, W. Xia*, Exploring superionic conduction in lithium oxyhalide solid electrolytes considering composition and structural factors, npj Comput. Mater., 2024, 10, 148.
· J. Chen, J. Zhang, X. Fan, F. Wang, W. Tang, W. Xia*, Y. Zhao*, Long Kong*, Solvating lithium and tethering aluminium using di-coordination-strength anions for low-temperature lithium metal batteries, Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17, 4036-4043.
