Associate Lecturer
Overview
My research interests are in the materials of energy storage with specific interest in electrochemistry and electron microscopy, crystallography of engineering and functional materials.
I received my PhD from UQ in Chemical Engineering in 2017. Since completing my PhD I continue the research in the area of energy storage materials.
My interests are in operando physical characterisation methods for battery materials, understanding battery degradation mechanisms in fast charging mode, and crystallography of engineering and functional materials.
Research Interests
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Operando electron microscopy methods for characterising battery materials
Being able to characterise a battery material in close to operating conditions allows for a real and unique insight into the material behaviour. In liquid electron microscopy, operando characterisation is complicated as the electron microscope operates in a high vacuum condition. For operando observation of battery systems (with a liquid electrolyte) this requires a liquid cell that can be encapsulated, while still remaining electron transparent. This work is experimentally challenging, but its more direct characterisation perspectives can gain the insights of the interplay between microstructural heterogeneities and battery performance. -
Degradation phenomenon in battery systems during fast charging
The rapid market growth of all electric vehicle demands the great battery performance during fast charging mode (XFC). The exaggerated degradation issue during XFC becomes the bottleneck of XFC battery development. I am interested in researching and understanding how to limit degradation either through material, microstructure or operational design. -
Crystallography of engineering functional and energy storage materials
In my PhD project, I facilitated different microstructural-crystallographic technique (TEM and EBSD) to understand the grain refinement topic in metal alloy. Since completing my PhD, I transform the knowledge of crystallography to the energy storage materials, e.g. Li-S battery, Zn-ion battery, Na-ion battery and perovskite materials. My research strength lies in my ability to create links between alloy systems and energy storage which allows for unique research perspective and technology development.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Publications
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Journal Article: A Hydrophobic and Fluorophilic Coating Layer for Stable and Reversible Aqueous Zinc Metal Anodes
Tao, Shiwei, Zhang, Cheng, Zhang, Jincan, Jiao, Yalong, Li, Ming, Lin, Weikang, Ran, Lingbing, Clement, Benoit, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Gentle, Ian, Wang, Lianzhou and Knibbe, Ruth (2022). A Hydrophobic and Fluorophilic Coating Layer for Stable and Reversible Aqueous Zinc Metal Anodes. Chemical Engineering Journal, 446 136607, 136607. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.136607
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Journal Article: In Operando Closed-cell Transmission Electron Microscopy for Rechargeable Battery Characterization: Scientific Breakthroughs and Practical Limitations
Tao, Shiwei, Li, Ming, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Ran, Lingbing, Wepf, Roger, Gentle, Ian and Knibbe, Ruth (2022). In Operando Closed-cell Transmission Electron Microscopy for Rechargeable Battery Characterization: Scientific Breakthroughs and Practical Limitations. Nano Energy, 96 107083, 1-27. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2022.107083
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Journal Article: The role of stacking faults in the enhancement of the a-b plane peak in silver ion-irradiated commercial MOD REBCO wires
Soman, Arya A., Wimbush, Stuart C., Rupich, Martin W., Notthoff, Christian, Kluth, Patrick, Knibbe, Ruth, Li, Ming and Strickland, Nicholas M. (2022). The role of stacking faults in the enhancement of the a-b plane peak in silver ion-irradiated commercial MOD REBCO wires. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 32 (4) 8000405, 1-5. doi: 10.1109/tasc.2022.3142648
Publications
Journal Article
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A Hydrophobic and Fluorophilic Coating Layer for Stable and Reversible Aqueous Zinc Metal Anodes
Tao, Shiwei, Zhang, Cheng, Zhang, Jincan, Jiao, Yalong, Li, Ming, Lin, Weikang, Ran, Lingbing, Clement, Benoit, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Gentle, Ian, Wang, Lianzhou and Knibbe, Ruth (2022). A Hydrophobic and Fluorophilic Coating Layer for Stable and Reversible Aqueous Zinc Metal Anodes. Chemical Engineering Journal, 446 136607, 136607. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.136607
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Tao, Shiwei, Li, Ming, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Ran, Lingbing, Wepf, Roger, Gentle, Ian and Knibbe, Ruth (2022). In Operando Closed-cell Transmission Electron Microscopy for Rechargeable Battery Characterization: Scientific Breakthroughs and Practical Limitations. Nano Energy, 96 107083, 1-27. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2022.107083
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Soman, Arya A., Wimbush, Stuart C., Rupich, Martin W., Notthoff, Christian, Kluth, Patrick, Knibbe, Ruth, Li, Ming and Strickland, Nicholas M. (2022). The role of stacking faults in the enhancement of the a-b plane peak in silver ion-irradiated commercial MOD REBCO wires. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 32 (4) 8000405, 1-5. doi: 10.1109/tasc.2022.3142648
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Isotropic and anisotropic flux pinning induced by heavy-ion irradiation
Strickland, Nicholas M., Wimbush, Stuart C., Ambadiyil Soman, Arya, Kluth, Patrick, Notthoff, Christian, Knibbe, Ruth, Li, Ming and Rupich, Martin W. (2022). Isotropic and anisotropic flux pinning induced by heavy-ion irradiation. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 32 (4), 1-5. doi: 10.1109/tasc.2022.3142715
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Ran, Lingbing, Li, Ming, Cooper, Emily, Luo, Bin, Gentle, Ian, Wang, Lianzhou and Knibbe, Ruth (2021). Enhanced safety and performance of high-voltage solid-state sodium battery through trilayer, multifunctional electrolyte design. Energy Storage Materials, 41, 8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ensm.2021.05.040
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Sc, Ge Co-doping NASICON boosts solid state sodium ion batteries performance
Ran, Lingbing, Baktash, Ardeshir, Li, Ming, Yin, Yu, Demir, Baris, Lin, Tongen, Li, Meng, Rana, Masud, Gentle, Ian, Wang, Lianzhou, Searles, Debra J. and Knibbe, Ruth (2021). Sc, Ge Co-doping NASICON boosts solid state sodium ion batteries performance. Energy Storage Materials, 40, 282-291. doi: 10.1016/j.ensm.2021.05.017
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Ran, Lingbing, Tao, Shiwei, Gentle, Ian, Luo, Bin, Li, Ming, Rana, MdMasud, Wang, Lianzhou and Knibbe, Ruth (2021). Stable interfaces in a sodium metal-free, solid-state sodium-ion battery with gradient composite electrolyte. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 13 (33) acsami.1c09792, 39355-39362. doi: 10.1021/acsami.1c09792
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Zn electrodeposition by an in situ electrochemical liquid phase transmission electron microscope
Li, Ming, Ran, Lingbing and Knibbe, Ruth (2021). Zn electrodeposition by an in situ electrochemical liquid phase transmission electron microscope. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 12 (2), 913-918. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03475
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Biomimetic Sn4P3 anchored on carbon nanotubes as an anode for high-performance sodium-ion batteries
Ran, Lingbing, Luo, Bin, Gentle, Ian R., Lin, Tongen, Sun, Qiang, Li, Ming, Rana, Md Masud, Wang, Lianzhou and Knibbe, Ruth (2020). Biomimetic Sn4P3 anchored on carbon nanotubes as an anode for high-performance sodium-ion batteries. ACS Nano, 14 (7) acsnano.0c03432, 8826-8837. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.0c03432
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Sn4P3@Porous carbon nanofiber as a self-supported anode for sodium-ion batteries
Ran, Lingbing, Gentle, Ian, Lin, Tongen, Luo, Bin, Mo, Ning, Rana, Masud, Li, Ming, Wang, Lianzhou and Knibbe, Ruth (2020). Sn4P3@Porous carbon nanofiber as a self-supported anode for sodium-ion batteries. Journal of Power Sources, 461 228116, 228116. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.228116
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A study of membrane impact on spatial resolution of liquid in situ transmission electron microscope
Li, Ming and Knibbe, Ruth (2020). A study of membrane impact on spatial resolution of liquid in situ transmission electron microscope. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 26 (1), 126-133. doi: 10.1017/s143192761901523x
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Rana, Masud, He, Qiu, Luo, Bin, Lin, Tongen, Ran, Lingbing, Li, Ming, Gentle, Ian and Knibbe, Ruth (2019). Multifunctional effects of sulfonyl-anchored, dual-doped multilayered graphene for high areal capacity lithium sulfur batteries. ACS Central Science, 5 (12) acscentsci.9b01005, 1946-1958. doi: 10.1021/acscentsci.9b01005
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Rana, Masud, Li, Ming, Huang, Xia, Luo, Bin, Gentle, Ian and Knibbe, Ruth (2019). Recent advances in separators to mitigate technical challenges associated with re-chargeable lithium sulfur batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7 (12), 6596-6615. doi: 10.1039/c8ta12066h
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Rana, Masud, Ahad, Syed Abdul, Li, Ming, Luo, Bin, Wang, Lianzhou, Gentle, Ian and Knibbe, Ruth (2018). Review on areal capacities and long-term cycling performances of lithium sulfur battery at high sulfur loading. Energy Storage Materials, 18, 289-310. doi: 10.1016/j.ensm.2018.12.024
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In situ techniques for developing robust Li-S batteries
Li, Ming, Amirzadeh, Zhila, De Marco, Roland, Tan, Xin Fu, Whittaker, Andrew, Huang, Xia, Wepf, Roger and Knibbe, Ruth (2018). In situ techniques for developing robust Li-S batteries. Small Methods, 2 (11) 1800133, 1800133. doi: 10.1002/smtd.201800133
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Effect of solutes on grain refinement of As-cast Fe-4Si Alloy
Li, Ming, Li, Jian-Min, Zheng, Qing, Wang, Geoff and Zhang, Ming-Xing (2018). Effect of solutes on grain refinement of As-cast Fe-4Si Alloy. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 49A (6), 2235-2247. doi: 10.1007/s11661-018-4571-x
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A New Grain Refiner for Ferritic Steels
Li, Ming, Li, Jian-Min, Zheng, Qing, Qiu, Dong, Wang, Geoff and Zhang, Ming-Xing (2017). A New Grain Refiner for Ferritic Steels. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B-Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science, 48 (6), 2902-2912. doi: 10.1007/s11663-017-1101-y
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Crystallographic study of grain refinement in low and medium carbon steels
Li, Ming, Li, Jianmin, Qiu, Dong, Zheng, Qing, Wang, Geoff and Zhang, Ming-Xing (2016). Crystallographic study of grain refinement in low and medium carbon steels. Philosophical Magazine, 96 (15), 1556-1578. doi: 10.1080/14786435.2016.1171413
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Numerical simulation of air ventilation in super-large underground developments
Li, Ming, Aminossadati, Saiied M. and Wu, Chao (2016). Numerical simulation of air ventilation in super-large underground developments. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 52, 38-43. doi: 10.1016/j.tust.2015.11.009
Other Outputs
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Grain refinement of ferritic structural steel
Li, Ming (2017). Grain refinement of ferritic structural steel. PhD Thesis, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2017.585
