His primary research areas focus on the fundamental studies of key materials and interfaces in all-solid-state lithium batteries:
1. Research on novel solid-state electrolytes and interfaces
2. Design and fabrication of advanced cathode and anode materials
3. All-solid-state lithium (sodium) batteries
4. In situ characterization using synchrotron X-rays and neutrons
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Weihan Li, Recipient of National Outstanding Young Talents Programme (Overseas), Founding Associate Professor (Research Fellow and PhD Supervisor) at the Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo, where he also serves as Deputy Director of the Institute of Materials and Energy, Adjunct PhD Supervisor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research focuses on solid-state batteries, lithium (sodium)-ion batteries, and synchrotron-based characterization, with recent original contributions to nitride solid-state electrolytes, all-solid-state battery development, and in situ synchrotron studies. He has published over 120 SCI-indexed papers in journals including Nature and Science, with more than 13,000 citations and an H-index of 68, including nearly 30 first/corresponding-author papers in leading journals such as Nature Nanotechnology, Science Advances, Advanced Materials, Energy & Environmental Science, and JACS. He was listed among the World's Top 2% Scientists (2023–2025) and has received honors including the First Prize of the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Award (2023) and Chinese Academy of Sciences Presidential Scholarship (2016).
RESEARCH FIELD
His primary research areas focus on the fundamental studies of key materials and interfaces in all-solid-state lithium batteries:
1. Research on novel solid-state electrolytes and interfaces
2. Design and fabrication of advanced cathode and anode materials
3. All-solid-state lithium (sodium) batteries
4. In situ characterization using synchrotron X-rays and neutrons
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
2020.09 – 2023.08, Ph.D., Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Western University, Canada
2011.09 – 2016.06, Ph.D., Materials Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, China
2007.09 – 2011.07, B.S., Materials Physics, Sichuan University, China
WORK EXPERIENCE
2025.12 – NOW: Associate Professor, Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo
2025.01 – 2025.12: Assistant Professor, Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo
2023.09 – 2025. 01, Postdoctoral Fellow, Western University, Canada
2017.09 – 2020.08 Postdoctoral Associate, Western University, Canada
2017.05 – 2017.08 Visiting Scientist, Canadian Light Source, Canada
2016.09 – 2017.08 Postdoctoral Fellow, Western University, Canada
AWARDS AND HONORS
2025 National Outstanding Young Talents
2023 First Prize of the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Award
2023-2025 Top 2% Scientists Worldwide, Stanford University
2023-2025 Mitacs Accelerate Fellowships, Mitacs, Canada
2016 Chinese Academy of Sciences Presidential Scholarship
General Information
To date, he has published over 120 SCI-indexed papers in journals including Nature and Science, with more than 13,000 total citations and an H-index of 68. >30 of these papers were published as (co-)first or (co-)corresponding author in leading journals such as Nature Nanotechnology, Science Advances, Advanced Materials, Energy & Environmental Science, and JACS.
Works Information and Citation Data
Google Scholar：
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=sNX8IrcAAAAJ&hl=en
Web of Knowledge：
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/D-7815-2016
Representative Works (* refers to the corresponding author)
1. Li. W.; Mo. Y.; Sham, T.K.; Sun, X.; et al.; Superionic conducting β-Li3N with high stability towards lithium metal for long cycling all-solid-state lithium metal batteries, Nat. Nanotechnol., 2025, 20, 265-275.
2. Li, W.; Sham, T.K.; Sun, X.; et al.;Lithium-compatible and air-stable vacancy-rich Li9N2Cl3 for high–areal capacity, long-cycling all–solid-state lithium metal batteries, Sci. Adv., 2023, 9 (42), eadh4626. （科技部转载报道）
3. Li, W.; Sham, T.K.; Sun, X.; et al.; Nitride solid-state electrolytes for all-solid-state lithium metal batteries, Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18, 4521-4554.
4. Tang, A.; Li, M.; Sun, X.; Li, W.*; Interfacial characterization in solid-state lithium metal batteries: advances in temporal, spatial, and energy resolution, Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, doi.org/10.1039/D5EE05519A. （Energy Environ. Sci. HOT paper)
5. Li, W.; Sham, T.K.; Sun, X.; et al.;Precise tailoring of lithium-ion transport for ultra-long-cycling dendrite-free all-solid-state lithium metal batteries. Adv. Mater., 2024, 36, 2302647
6. Hao, X. #; Dong, Z.L. #; Ma, J. #; Li, W.#; Sun, X.; et al.; A Universal Solid Reaction Enabling Nanosized Li2S in an Amorphous Matrix for All-Solid-State Li–S Batteries, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 46, 42184–42193. (#Li, W. is one of the co-first authors)
7. Li, M.#; Li, W.#; Sham, T.K.; Sun, X. et al.; New insights into the high perfroamce black phosphorus anode for lithium-ion batteries, Adv. Mater., 2021, 2101259. (Li, W. is one of the co-first authors)
8. Li, W.;Yu, Y.; et al.;Confined amorphous red phosphorus in MOF-derived N-doped microporous carbon as a superior anode for sodium-ion battery. Adv. Mater., 2017, 1605820.(ESI, Highly cited paper)
9. Li, W.; Yu, Y.; et al. Amorphous red phosphorus embedded in highly ordered mesoporous carbon with superior lithium and sodium storage capacity. Nano Lett., 2016,16, 1546-1553. (ESI, Highly cited paper)
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