LENS Publications

Coupling Redox Compensation and Interfacial Stabilization in Low-Ni O3-Type Sodium Layered Oxide Cathodes
Jing Wang, Seungmin Lee, Arthur Ronne, Kangxuan Xia, Aaron Michelson, Ajith Pattammattel, Mingyuan Ge, Hanfei Yan, and Enyuan Hu,ACS Energy Lett. 2026, DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.6c01024
Sodium-Ion Battery Cathode with Dominating Copper and Oxygen Redox Chemistry
Arthur Ronne, Jue Liu, Yiman Zhang, Mengya Li, Seungmin Lee, Jing Wang, Gi-Hyeok Lee, Wanli Yang, Xiao-Qing Yang, Yu-chen Karen Chen-Wiegart, and Enyuan Hu, ACS Energy Lett. 2026, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.5c03483
Meta-weakly solvating electrolyte for high-voltage sodium-ion batteries
An L. Phan, Thuy-Dung Tran, Huong T.D. Nguyen, Khanh T. Nguyen, Yaobin Xu, Yuxin Yang, Kha Le, Thanh-Nhan Tran, Lin Ma, Brett Lucht, Tao Li, Phung M.L. Le, Nano Energy, Volume 154, 2026, 112000, ISSN 2211-2855, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2026.112000.
Tailoring electrolyte solvation structure to enhance rate capability, cycle life, and safety in Prussian-blue-based sodium-ion battery
Thanh-Nhan Tran, Vadim Shipitsyn, Huong T.D. Nguyen, Yaobin Xu, Peiyuan Gao, Yuxin Yang, Changyu Yuan, Khanh T. Nguyen, Kha Minh Le, Thuy-Dung Tran, An L. Phan, Brett L. Lucht, Yan Yao, Tao Li, Chongmin Wang, Lin Ma, Phung M.L. Le, Nano Energy, Volume 153, 2026, 111919, ISSN 2211-2855, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2026.111919.
Data mining the missing ordered phases of Li/Na metal oxides
Xiaozhao Liu, Lin Wang, Benjamin Cahill, Hui Xiong, Bin Ouyang, Yan Zeng, Materials Today Energy, Volume 58, 2026, 102253, ISSN 2468-6069, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtener.2026.102253.
Coupling Redox Compensation and Interfacial Stabilization in Low-Ni O3-Type Sodium Layered Oxide Cathodes
Jing Wang, Seungmin Lee, Arthur Ronne, Kangxuan Xia, Aaron Michelson, Ajith Pattammattel, Mingyuan Ge, Hanfei Yan, and Enyuan Hu, ACS Energy Letters, DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.6c01024
Rinse-Free, Sodium-Efficient Synthesis of O3-Type Layered Oxide Materials Enabled by Acetate Precursors
Vadim Shipitsyn, Wenhua Zuo, Zhennan Huang, Yang Zhang, Hanyu Fu, Chanmonirath Michael Chak, Gui-Liang Xu, Miaofang Chi, and Lin Ma, ACS Applied Energy Materials 2026 9 (10), 6534-654, DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.6c00814
Ethylene sulfate-enabled stable interphases in fluorinated ether electrolytes for high-performance sodium-ion batteries
Rishivandhiga Jayakumar, Chanmonirath Michael Chak, Vadim Shipitsyn, Yuwei Zhu, Yunyuan Lu, Glenn Pastel, Zhiao Yu, Linqin Mu, Wenhua Zuo, Lin Ma, Journal of Power Sources, Volume 662, 2026, 238753, ISSN 0378-7753, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238753.
Manipulating Na/TM Ratio-Driven Structural Heterogeneity of O3-NaNi1/3Fe1/3Mn1/3O2 Cathode for High-Voltage Sodium-Ion Batteries
M. Almazrouei, W. Zuo, S. Zhou, et al,” Adv. Energy Mater, 2026: e05343. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202505343.
Sodium-Ion Battery Cathode with Dominating Copper and Oxygen Redox Chemistry
Arthur Ronne, Jue Liu, Yiman Zhang, Mengya Li, Seungmin Lee, Jing Wang, Gi-Hyeok Lee, Wanli Yang, Xiao-Qing Yang, Yu-chen Karen Chen-Wiegart, and Enyuan Hum, ACS Energy Letters 2026 11 (2), 1827-1834, DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.5c03483
Statistical White-Line Analysis in High-Throughput TXM-XANES for Chemical State Quantification
Jing Wang, Wenhua Zuo, Weiyuan Huang, Tongchao Liu, Guiliang Xu, and Xianghui Xiao, Photon Science, 2026 1 (2), 104-110, DOI: 10.1021/photonsci.5c00020
Next-Generation Anodes for High-Energy and Low-Cost Sodium-Ion Batteries
Wenhua Zuo, Zaichun Liu, Andrew Dopilka, Ziqi Yang, Yuqi Li, Joseph Kubal, Haegyeom Kim, Fang Liu, Ping Liu, Anh T. Ngo, Johanna Nelson Weker, Zonghai Chen, Robert Kostecki, Julie Wulf-Knoerzer, Venkat Srinivasan, Yi Cui, Khalil Amine & Gui-Liang Xu, Nature Reviews Materials 2026, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-025-00857-4.
Developing Low-Cost Rechargeable Batteries: Beyond Traditional Layered Oxide Cathodes for Li-Ion and Beyond Li-Ion Batteries
Harshita Lohani, Venkata Sai Avvaru, Seonghun Jeong and Haegyeom Kim*, DOI: 10.1039/D5CC05642J (Feature Article) Chem. Commun., 2026, 62, 793-813
Probing Operando Electrochemical Strain Generation in α-NaFeO₂ Composite Cathodes during Cycling of Na-Ion Batteries
Minal Wable, Jehee Park, Eungje Lee, Christopher S. Johnson, and Ömer Özgür Çapraz, Chemistry of Materials 2025, 37 (24), 9839-9848, DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c02288
A Reductively Stable Electrolyte Realizes Deep Cycling Behavior in Anode-free Sodium Batteries
A. W. Tomich, S.-B. Son, J. Quinn, et al. Advanced Energy Materials, 2025, e05228. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202505228.
Relationship between Sodium Content and Copper Activity for High Voltage Stability in O3-Type Layered Oxide Cathodes
Neelam Sunariwal, Jihyeon Gim, Akhil Tayal, Khagesh Kumar, Dennis Nordlund, Christopher S. Johnson, Eungje Lee, and Jordi Cabana, Chemistry of Materials 2025 37 (23), 9515-9523, DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c02186
Gas-mediated defect engineering in earth-abundant Mn-rich layered oxides for non-aqueous sodium-based batteries
Zuo, W., Ren, F., Barai, P. et al. Nat. Nanotechnol, 20, 1667–1677 (2025), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-025-01998-x.
Electronic Structure and Safety Insights into Prussian Blue Analog Cathode Behavior at Elevated Temperatures in Sodium-Ion Batteries
Vadim Shipitsyn, Wenhua Zuo, Thanh-Nhan Tran, Tianyi Li, Sungsik Lee, Chanmonirath Michael Chak, Phung ML Le, and Lin Ma, Energy & Fuels 2025 39 (39), 19054-19059, DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5c03083
Large Language Models for Batteries
Zuo, Wenhua, et al. Joule, vol. 9, no. 8, Aug. 2025, p. 102037, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2025.102037.
Copper-containing layered oxide cathodes for sodium-ion batteries
Wang, J., Lee, S., Ronne, A. et al. J. Mater, Res. 40, 2360–2375 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-025-01669-6.
Quantum Monte Carlo Approaches to Na Intercalation on Bilayer Graphene
Hyeondeok Shin, Anouar Benali, and Christopher S. Johnson, ACS Physical Chemistry Au 2025 5 (5), 478-489, DOI: 10.1021/acsphyschemau.5c00025
Electrolyte Compatible Separator Materials for Sodium-Ion Battery
Owen S. Wostoupal, Xiaowei Wang, Qian Liu, Tao Xu, and Zhengcheng Zhang, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2025, 172, 060515
Quantum Monte Carlo Approaches to Na Intercalation on Bilayer Graphene
Hyeondeok Shin, Anouar Benali, and Christopher S. Johnson, ACS Physical Chemistry Au, DOI: 10.1021/acsphyschemau.5c00025