Tao Deng

About

I am a creative, resourceful and results-driven chemical engineer with PhD degree (2020) from the University of Maryland. I am passionate about solving energy related problems to achieve a sustainable and carbon-neutral future. I specialize in battery-related study including advanced nonaqueous/solid-state electrolytes and interface stability in high-energy secondary Li/Na metal batteries with 50+ high-impact publications (Nature, Nature Nano, Nature Energy, Joule, Advanced Materials, JACS, etc.) , H-index 36, >9000 citations. My Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.co/citations?user=zLhJtvAAAAAJ&hl=en

Work

Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Associate Professor

China

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Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Associate Professor

China

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Postdoc Fellow

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Wildcat Discovery Technologies (United States)
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Battery Scientist

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University of Maryland
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Postdoctoral Fellow

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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PhD Research Intern

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Education

University of Maryland
United States of America

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Doctor of philosophy

Rice University
United States of America

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Master of Science

Tianjin University
China

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Bachelor

Publications

A Universal Design of Lithium Anode via Dynamic Stability Strategy for Practical All‐Solid‐State Batteries

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Angewandte Chemie

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A Universal Design of Lithium Anode via Dynamic Stability Strategy for Practical All‐Solid‐State Batteries

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition

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Pd-Ru pair on Pt surface for promoting hydrogen oxidation and evolution in alkaline media

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Nature Communications

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Oscillatory solvation chemistry for a 500 Wh kg−1 Li-metal pouch cell

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Nature Energy

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Oscillatory solvation chemistry for a 500 Wh kg<sup>−1</sup> Li-metal pouch cell

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Nature Energy

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Dynamic shielding of electrified interface enables high-voltage lithium batteries

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Chem

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H-Transfer Mediated Self-Enhanced Interphase for High-Voltage Lithium-Ion Batteries

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ACS Energy Letters

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Ligand-channel-enabled ultrafast Li-ion conduction

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Nature

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Molecular-docking electrolytes enable high-voltage lithium battery chemistries

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Nature Chemistry

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Reduction-Tolerance Electrolyte Design for High-Energy Lithium Batteries

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Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

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Stable Oxyhalide-Nitride Fast Ionic Conductors for All-Solid-State Li Metal Batteries

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Advanced Materials

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Tuning the Cathode-Electrolyte Interphase Chemistry with Multifunctional Additive for High-Voltage Li-Ion Batteries

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Small

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Pd-Ru pair on Pt surface for promoting hydrogen oxidation and evolution in alkaline media

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Nature Communications

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Upgrading Electrolyte Antioxidant Chemistry by Constructing Potential Scaling Relationship

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Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

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Simultaneous Stabilization of Lithium Anode and Cathode using Hyperconjugative Electrolytes for High-voltage Lithium Metal Batteries

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Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

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A compact interphase involving a reversible redox couple stabilizes a 4.6 V LiCoO<sub>2</sub> cathode

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Journal of Materials Chemistry A

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All-natural, eco-friendly composite foam for highly efficient atmospheric water harvesting

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Nano Energy

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Deciphering and modulating energetics of solvation structure enables aggressive high-voltage chemistry of Li metal batteries

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Chem

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Diluent decomposition-assisted formation of LiF-rich solid-electrolyte interfaces enables high-energy Li-metal batteries

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Journal of Energy Chemistry

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High-Voltage Li Metal Batteries Enabled by Adsorption-Defluorination Mechanism

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ACS Energy Letters

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Highly Conductive Peo-Based Composite Polymer Electrolyte for Na Battery Applications

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SSRN

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Highly Conductive Poly(ethylene oxide)-Based Composite Polymer Electrolyte for Sodium Battery Applications

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ACS Applied Energy Materials

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Highly Conductive Poly(ethylene oxide)-Based Composite Polymer Electrolyte for Sodium Battery Applications

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ACS Applied Energy Materials

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Multifunctional solvent molecule design enables high-voltage Li-ion batteries

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Nature Communications

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Nonflammable all-fluorinated electrolytes enabling high-power and long-life LiNi<sub>0.5</sub>Mn<sub>1.5</sub>O<sub>4</sub>/Li<sub>4</sub>Ti<sub>5</sub>O<sub>12</sub> lithium-ion batteries

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Nano Energy

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High-Voltage Li Metal Batteries Enabled by Adsorption-Defluorination Mechanism

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ACS Energy Letters

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Interfacial-engineering-enabled practical low-temperature sodium metal battery

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Nature Nanotechnology

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50C Fast-Charge Li-Ion Batteries using a Graphite Anode

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Advanced Materials

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50C fast-charge Li-ion batteries using graphite anode

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Research Square

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Critical Review on Low-Temperature Li-Ion/Metal Batteries

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Advanced Materials

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Critical Review on Low‐Temperature Li‐Ion/Metal Batteries

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Advanced Materials

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Eco-friendly electrolytes via a robust bond design for high-energy Li metal batteries

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Energy and Environmental Science

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Formation of LiF-rich Cathode-Electrolyte Interphase by Electrolyte Reduction

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Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

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Identifying soft breakdown in all-solid-state lithium battery

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Joule

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Salt-in-Salt Reinforced Carbonate Electrolyte for Li Metal Batteries

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Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

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Tackling realistic Li<sup>+</sup> flux for high-energy lithium metal batteries

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Nature Communications

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Tuning Interface Lithiophobicity for Lithium Metal Solid-State Batteries

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ACS Energy Letters

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An Inorganic-Rich Solid Electrolyte Interphase for Advanced Lithium-Metal Batteries in Carbonate Electrolytes

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Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

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Bifunctional Interphase-Enabled Li<sub>10</sub>GeP<sub>2</sub>S<sub>12</sub>Electrolytes for Lithium-Sulfur Battery

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ACS Energy Letters

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Design of a Solid Electrolyte Interphase for Aqueous Zn Batteries

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Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

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Fluorinated interphase enables reversible aqueous zinc battery chemistries

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Nature Nanotechnology

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High-Energy Aqueous Sodium-Ion Batteries

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Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

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Highly Reversible Aqueous Zinc Batteries enabled by Zincophilic–Zincophobic Interfacial Layers and Interrupted Hydrogen-Bond Electrolytes

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Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

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In situ formation of polymer-inorganic solid-electrolyte interphase for stable polymeric solid-state lithium-metal batteries

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Chem

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A lithium-sulfur battery with a solution-mediated pathway operating under lean electrolyte conditions

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Nano Energy

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Both cationic and anionic redox chemistry in a P2-type sodium layered oxide

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Nano Energy

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Hydrophobic Organic-Electrolyte-Protected Zinc Anodes for Aqueous Zinc Batteries

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Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

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Realizing Complete Solid-Solution Reaction in High Sodium Content P2-Type Cathode for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries

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Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

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Single-atom Pd-Ru pair on Pt surface for promoting hydrogen oxidation in alkaline media

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Research Square

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Solvation Structure Design for Aqueous Zn Metal Batteries

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Journal of the American Chemical Society

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Tuning the Anode–Electrolyte Interface Chemistry for Garnet-Based Solid-State Li Metal Batteries

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Advanced Materials

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A Pyrazine-Based Polymer for Fast-Charge Batteries

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Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

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Achieving High Energy Density through Increasing the Output Voltage: A Highly Reversible 5.3 V Battery

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Chem

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All-temperature batteries enabled by fluorinated electrolytes with non-polar solvents

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Nature Energy

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Designing In-Situ-Formed Interphases Enables Highly Reversible Cobalt-Free LiNiO<sub>2</sub> Cathode for Li-ion and Li-metal Batteries

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Joule

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Reversible Alloying of Phosphorene with Potassium and Its Stabilization Using Reduced Graphene Oxide Buffer Layers

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ACS Nano

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A Universal Organic Cathode for Ultrafast Lithium and Multivalent Metal Batteries

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Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

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Azo Compounds Derived from Electrochemical Reduction of Nitro Compounds for High Performance Li-Ion Batteries

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Advanced Materials

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Azo compounds as a family of organic electrode materials for alkali-ion batteries

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

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Erratum to: Non-flammable electrolyte enables Li-metal batteries with aggressive cathode chemistries (Nature Nanotechnology, (2018), 13, 8, (715-722), 10.1038/s41565-018-0183-2)

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Nature Nanotechnology

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Fluorinated solid electrolyte interphase enables highly reversible solid-state Li metal battery

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Science Advances

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High-Performance All-Solid-State Na-S Battery Enabled by Casting-Annealing Technology

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ACS Nano

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Highly Fluorinated Interphases Enable High-Voltage Li-Metal Batteries

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Chem

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Layered P2-Type K<sub>0.65</sub>Fe<sub>0.5</sub>Mn<sub>0.5</sub>O<sub>2</sub> Microspheres as Superior Cathode for High-Energy Potassium-Ion Batteries

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Advanced Functional Materials

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Non-flammable electrolyte enables li-metal batteries with aggressive cathode chemistries

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Nature Nanotechnology

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Self-Templated Formation of P2-type K<sub>0.6</sub>CoO<sub>2</sub> Microspheres for High Reversible Potassium-Ion Batteries

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Nano Letters

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Tao Deng