Faculty

Yao LI

Title:Associate Researcher
Office:Material Building D

Introduction

Biographical Information

Professional Appointments:

Research Associate, School of MSE, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2022 to now 

Visiting Scholar, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020 to 2021 

Research Assistant, School of MSE, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2016 to 2021 

Education:

PhD in Material Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2009 to 2015 

MA in Material Science and Engineering, Xi’an university of technology, 2006 to 2009 

BA in Material Science and Engineering, Xi’an university of technology, 2001 to 2005 

Research Interests

1. Bio-inspired materials for energy storage; 

2. Bio-inspired carbon composite for ion absorbent. 

Selected Publications

1. Construction of a Bioinspired Hierarchical BiVO4/BiOCl Heterojunction and Its Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity for Phenol Degradation, Q Su, L Zhu, M Zhang, Y Li*, et al, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13, 32906−32915

2. Practical energy densities, cost, and technical challenges for magnesiumsulfur batteries, R Razaq, P Li, Y Dong, Y Li*, Y Mao*, S-H Bo*. EcoMat. 2020;1–15.

3. Heterojunction Photocatalysts Based on 2D Materials: The Role of Configuration. Q Su, Y Li*, R Hu, F Song, S Liu, C Guo, S Zhu*, Adv. Sustainable Syst. 2020, 2000130.

4. A NiCo2S4 /hierarchical porous carbon for high performance asymmetrical supercapacitor, Y Li, F An, H Wu, S Zhu, C Lin, M Xia, K Xue, D Zhang, K Lian. Journal of Power Sources 2019, 427, 138-144.

5. Redox Active Coating on Graphite Surface of Hierarchically Porous Wood Electrodes for Supercapacitor Application, Z Liu, H Wu, Y Li, J Song, W Zhang, H Yuan, M Imtiaz, S Zhu, K Lian , Materials Today Communications, 2020, (24) 101045.

Research Projects

1. Shanghai Municipal Natural Science Foundation,18ZR1421000, Research on Fabrication and Application of Novel Biomimetic Hierarchical Porous Water Splitting catalyst, 2018/06-2021/05, under study, principal investigator 

2. National Natural Science Foundation of China, 51801121, Study on fabrication and structure-activity relationship of bionic hierarchical nanoporous metal photocatalysis materials, 2019/01-2021/12, under study, principal investigator 

Honors & Awards