Dr Rui Tan

Senior Lecturer

Chemical Engineering

rui.tan@swansea.ac.uk

Available For Postgraduate Supervision

Research Links

https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9278-7327

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About

Rui Tan is a senior lecturer across the departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Swansea university. He earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, specializing in material engineering and electrochemical engineering to tackle environmental and energy storage challenges. After his PhD, he worked as a Research Associate at Imperial College until 2023, and then joined the University of Warwick as an Assistant Professor.

After receiving BEng from Central South University, he established his track record at renowned institutions including Peking University (2014-2017), Imperial College London (2017-2023), the University of Warwick (2023-2024) and Swansea University (2024-present), engineering materials and developing energy storage systems such as high-energy and electron-rich energy materials (e.g., FeS2, Li2FeSiO4), safe and high-temperature solid-state batteries, the first hydrophilic selective PIM membranes for long-life flow batteries, and scalable carbon-based current collectors for 5Ah and 10Ah non-flammable batteries. He has authored >60 peer-reviewed papers in high-impact journals such as Nature, Nature Materials, Nature Chemical Engineering, Energy & Environmental Science, Joule, Angewandte Chemie, JACS, Advanced Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, Nature Communications, Advanced Science, Nano Energy.

Dr. Tan was awarded the Townend Prize at Imperial College and was part of the Functional Membrane and Energy Materials Group (Imperial College), which received the 2023 Materials Chemistry Horizon Prize: Stephanie L Kwolek Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry. He is MRSC, the member of the European Membrane Society, Early Career member of the Electrochemical Society. He is the editorial board member of Discover Electrochemistry, the Academic Editor of Chain (IEEE), the early-career editorial board member of Energy Materials, Rare Metals and Battery Energy.

Dr. Tan is currently serving as a mentor for the Windsor Fellowship program (Destination STEMM-John Lyons programme with the Royal Society).

Areas Of Expertise

Energy Materials
Membrane Technology
Thin-film composite preparation
Separation and water purification
Electrochemistry
Electrochemical Engineering
Flow-through energy storage
Solid-state battery technology

Publications

Research Highlights

Tian, X., Ye, C., Zhang, L., Sugumar, M., Zhao, Y., McKeown, N., Margadonna, S., & Tan, R. (2025). Enhancing Membrane Materials for Efficient Li Recycling and Recovery. Advanced Materials, 37(5), 2402335
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202402335, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67974
Tan, R., He, H., Wang, A., Wong, T., Yang, Y., Iguodala, S., Ye, C., Liu, D., Fan, Z., Furedi, M., He, G., Guldin, S., Brett, D., McKeown, N., & Song, Q. (2024). Interfacial Engineering of Polymer Membranes with Intrinsic Microporosity for Dendrite‐Free Zinc Metal Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63(49), e202409322
https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202409322, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68344
Wang, A., Breakwell, C., Foglia, F., Tan, R., Lovell, L., Wei, X., Wong, T., Meng, N., Li, H., Seel, A., Sarter, M., Smith, K., Alvarez‐Fernandez, A., Furedi, M., Guldin, S., Britton, M., McKeown, N., Jelfs, K., & Song, Q. (2024). Selective ion transport through hydrated micropores in polymer membranes. Nature, 635(8038), 353-358.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08140-2, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68345
Hu, K., Zhang, Y., Zhu, J., Mai, J., Liu, G., Sugumar, M., Liu, X., Zhan, F., & Tan, R. (2024). Nano-engineered catalysts for high-performance oxygen reduction reaction. Chinese Chemical Letters, 35(10), 109423
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cclet.2023.109423, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67787
Li, L., Yang, J., Tan, R., Shu, W., Low, C., Zhang, Z., Zhao, Y., Li, C., Zhang, Y., Li, X., Zhang, H., Zhao, X., Kou, Z., Xiao, Y., Verpoort, F., Wang, H., Mai, L., & He, D. (2024). Large-scale current collectors for regulating heat transfer and enhancing battery safety. Nature Chemical Engineering, 1(8), 542-551.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s44286-024-00103-8, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67789
Hao, H., Tan, R., Ye, C., & Low, C. (2024). Carbon‐coated current collectors in lithium‐ion batteries and supercapacitors: Materials, manufacture and applications. Carbon Energy, 6(12), e604
https://doi.org/10.1002/cey2.604, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67788
Tan, R., Wang, A., Malpass-Evans, R., Williams, R., Zhao, E., Liu, T., Ye, C., Zhou, X., Darwich, B., Fan, Z., Turcani, L., Jackson, E., Chen, L., Chong, S., Li, T., Jelfs, K., Cooper, A., Brandon, N., Grey, C...., & Song, Q. (2020). Hydrophilic microporous membranes for selective ion separation and flow-battery energy storage. Nature Materials, 19(2), 195-202.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-019-0536-8, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67824
Mai, J., Zhang, Y., He, H., Luo, Y., Zhou, X., Hu, K., Liu, G., Sugumar, M., Low, C., Liu, X., & Tan, R. (2024). Metal-support interface engineering for stable and enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction. Materials Today Chemistry, 38, 102079
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2024.102079, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67795
Tan, R., Wang, A., Ye, C., Li, J., Liu, D., Darwich, B., Petit, L., Fan, Z., Wong, T., Alvarez‐Fernandez, A., Furedi, M., Guldin, S., Breakwell, C., Klusener, P., Kucernak, A., Jelfs, K., McKeown, N., & Song, Q. (2023). Thin Film Composite Membranes with Regulated Crossover and Water Migration for Long‐Life Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries. Advanced Science, 10(20)
https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202206888, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67802
Luo, Y., Zhang, Y., Zhu, J., Tian, X., Liu, G., Feng, Z., Pan, L., Liu, X., Han, N., & Tan, R. (2024). Material Engineering Strategies for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Catalysts. Small Methods, 8(12), 2400158
https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202400158, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67791

All Research

Journal Articles

Shi, C., Li, Z., Wang, M., Hong, S., Hong, B., Fu, Y., Liu, D., Tan, R., Wang, P., & Lai, Y. (2025). Electrolyte tailoring and interfacial engineering for safe and high-temperature lithium-ion batteries. Energy & Environmental Science, 0
https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ee05263c, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68990
Shi, C., Wang, M., Tehrani, Z., Hong, B., Wang, M., Tan, R., Margadonna, S., Lai, Y., & Titirici, M. (2025). Constructing Quasi‐Localized High‐Concentration Solvation Structures to Stabilize Battery Interfaces in Nonflammable Phosphate‐Based Electrolyte. Advanced Science, 12(6), 2411826
https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202411826, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68437
Tian, X., Ye, C., Zhang, L., Sugumar, M., Zhao, Y., McKeown, N., Margadonna, S., & Tan, R. (2025). Enhancing Membrane Materials for Efficient Li Recycling and Recovery. Advanced Materials, 37(5), 2402335
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202402335, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67974
Zhan, F., Huang, L., Luo, Y., Chen, M., Tan, R., Liu, X., Liu, G., & Feng, Z. (2025). Recent advances on support materials for enhanced Pt-based catalysts: applications in oxygen reduction reactions for electrochemical energy storage. Journal of Materials Science, 60(5), 2199-2223.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-025-10606-1, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68755
Liao, G., Li, S., Luo, Y., Xin, Z., Li, Q., Tan, R., Zhang, K., & Feng, Z. (2025). Plasma-synthesized Ru-B double oxides catalysts for enhanced fuel cell performance. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1013, 178599
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.178599, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68683
Hao, H., Tan, R., Ye, C., & Low, C. (2024). Carbon‐coated current collectors in lithium‐ion batteries and supercapacitors: Materials, manufacture and applications. Carbon Energy, 6(12), e604
https://doi.org/10.1002/cey2.604, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67788
Luo, Y., Zhang, Y., Zhu, J., Tian, X., Liu, G., Feng, Z., Pan, L., Liu, X., Han, N., & Tan, R. (2024). Material Engineering Strategies for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Catalysts. Small Methods, 8(12), 2400158
https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202400158, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67791
Tan, R., He, H., Wang, A., Wong, T., Yang, Y., Iguodala, S., Ye, C., Liu, D., Fan, Z., Furedi, M., He, G., Guldin, S., Brett, D., McKeown, N., & Song, Q. (2024). Interfacial Engineering of Polymer Membranes with Intrinsic Microporosity for Dendrite‐Free Zinc Metal Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63(49), e202409322
https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202409322, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68344
Wang, A., Breakwell, C., Foglia, F., Tan, R., Lovell, L., Wei, X., Wong, T., Meng, N., Li, H., Seel, A., Sarter, M., Smith, K., Alvarez‐Fernandez, A., Furedi, M., Guldin, S., Britton, M., McKeown, N., Jelfs, K., & Song, Q. (2024). Selective ion transport through hydrated micropores in polymer membranes. Nature, 635(8038), 353-358.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08140-2, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68345
Hu, K., Zhang, Y., Zhu, J., Mai, J., Liu, G., Sugumar, M., Liu, X., Zhan, F., & Tan, R. (2024). Nano-engineered catalysts for high-performance oxygen reduction reaction. Chinese Chemical Letters, 35(10), 109423
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cclet.2023.109423, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67787
Jia, W., Lu, Q., Tian, T., Pan, G., Tan, R., He, B., & Liu, J. (2024). Self-templated fabrication of P-doped CoMoO4–Co3O4 hollow nanocages for the efficient oxygen evolution reaction. Nanoscale, 16(38), 18076-18085.
https://doi.org/10.1039/d4nr03347g, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67796
Li, L., Yang, J., Tan, R., Shu, W., Low, C., Zhang, Z., Zhao, Y., Li, C., Zhang, Y., Li, X., Zhang, H., Zhao, X., Kou, Z., Xiao, Y., Verpoort, F., Wang, H., Mai, L., & He, D. (2024). Large-scale current collectors for regulating heat transfer and enhancing battery safety. Nature Chemical Engineering, 1(8), 542-551.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s44286-024-00103-8, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67789
Wang, W., Yang, K., Zhang, L., Zhou, S., Ren, B., Lu, Y., Tan, R., Zhu, T., Ma, B., Yang, S., & Liu, X. (2024). An end-cloud collaboration approach for online state-of-health estimation of lithium-ion batteries based on multi-feature and transformer. Journal of Power Sources, 608, 234669
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2024.234669, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67793
Lai, J., Tan, R., Jiang, H., Huang, X., Tian, Z., Hong, B., Wang, M., & Li, J. (2024). Development of an in situ polymerized artificial layer for dendrite‐free and stable lithium metal batteries. Battery Energy, 3(4)
https://doi.org/10.1002/bte2.20230070, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67790
Mai, J., Zhang, Y., He, H., Luo, Y., Zhou, X., Hu, K., Liu, G., Sugumar, M., Low, C., Liu, X., & Tan, R. (2024). Metal-support interface engineering for stable and enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction. Materials Today Chemistry, 38, 102079
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2024.102079, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67795
Zhang, M., Tan, R., Wang, M., Zhang, Z., Low, C., & Lai, Y. (2024). Hypercrosslinked porous and coordination polymer materials for electrolyte membranes in lithium‐metal batteries. Battery Energy, 3(2)
https://doi.org/10.1002/bte2.20230050, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67792
Zhang, H., Huang, Y., Wang, Y., Wang, L., Song, Z., Wang, H., Xu, C., Tian, X., Wang, S., Fang, J., Zhao, W., Cao, H., Yao, X., Yang, J., Tan, R., Yang, L., Pan, F., & Zhao, Y. (2023). In-situ constructed protective bilayer enabling stable cycling of LiCoO2 cathode at high-voltage. Energy Storage Materials, 62, 102951
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2023.102951, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67797
Yang, X., Kong, W., Du, G., Li, S., Tang, Y., Cao, J., Lu, X., Tan, R., & Qian, G. (2023). Synthesis of a Yolk-Shell Nanostructured Silicon-Based Anode for High-Performance Li-Ion Batteries. Batteries, 9(9), 446
https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries9090446, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67801
Zou, B., Zhang, L., Xue, X., Tan, R., Jiang, P., Ma, B., Song, Z., & Hua, W. (2023). A Review on the Fault and Defect Diagnosis of Lithium-Ion Battery for Electric Vehicles. Energies, 16(14), 5507
https://doi.org/10.3390/en16145507, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67799
Tan, R., Wang, A., Ye, C., Li, J., Liu, D., Darwich, B., Petit, L., Fan, Z., Wong, T., Alvarez‐Fernandez, A., Furedi, M., Guldin, S., Breakwell, C., Klusener, P., Kucernak, A., Jelfs, K., McKeown, N., & Song, Q. (2023). Thin Film Composite Membranes with Regulated Crossover and Water Migration for Long‐Life Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries. Advanced Science, 10(20)
https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202206888, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67802
Zou, B., Xiong, M., Wang, H., Ding, W., Jiang, P., Hua, W., Zhang, Y., Zhang, L., Wang, W., & Tan, R. (2023). A Deep Learning Approach for State-of-Health Estimation of Lithium-Ion Batteries Based on a Multi-Feature and Attention Mechanism Collaboration. Batteries, 9(6), 329
https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries9060329, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67798
Wang, A., Tan, R., Liu, D., Lu, J., Wei, X., Alvarez‐Fernandez, A., Ye, C., Breakwell, C., Guldin, S., Kucernak, A., Jelfs, K., Brandon, N., McKeown, N., & Song, Q. (2023). Ion‐Selective Microporous Polymer Membranes with Hydrogen‐Bond and Salt‐Bridge Networks for Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries. Advanced Materials, 35(12)
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202210098, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67800
Gan, Y., Liu, M., Tan, R., Pan, C., Liu, L., Zhou, S., Zou, Z., Chen, G., Xian, L., Cheng, X., Li, L., Li, L., Ao, W., & Yang, J. (2022). Flame‐Retardant Crosslinked Polymer Stabilizes Graphite–Silicon Composite Anode for Self‐Extinguishing Lithium‐Ion Batteries. Advanced Energy Materials, 12(45)
https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202202779, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67807
Wang, A., Tan, R., Breakwell, C., Wei, X., Fan, Z., Ye, C., Malpass-Evans, R., Liu, T., Zwijnenburg, M., Jelfs, K., McKeown, N., Chen, J., & Song, Q. (2022). Solution-Processable Redox-Active Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity for Electrochemical Energy Storage. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 144(37), 17198-17208.
https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c07575, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67809
Ye, C., Tan, R., Wang, A., Chen, J., Gándara, B., Breakwell, C., Alvarez‐Fernandez, A., Fan, Z., Weng, J., Bezzu, C., Guldin, S., Brandon, N., Kucernak, A., Jelfs, K., McKeown, N., & Song, Q. (2022). Long‐Life Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries Enabled by Amidoxime‐Functionalized Ion‐Selective Polymer Membranes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61(38)
https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202207580, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67808
Chuai, M., Yang, J., Tan, R., Liu, Z., Yuan, Y., Xu, Y., Sun, J., Wang, M., Zheng, X., Chen, N., & Chen, W. (2022). Theory-Driven Design of a Cationic Accelerator for High-Performance Electrolytic MnO2–Zn Batteries. Advanced Materials, 34(33)
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202203249, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67810
Ye, C., Wang, A., Breakwell, C., Tan, R., Bezzu, C., Hunter-Sellars, E., Williams, D., Brandon, N., Klusener, P., Kucernak, A., Jelfs, K., McKeown, N., & Song, Q. (2022). Development of efficient aqueous organic redox flow batteries using ion-sieving sulfonated polymer membranes. Nature Communications, 13(1)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30943-y, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67806
Xia, Y., Ouyang, M., Yufit, V., Tan, R., Regoutz, A., Wang, A., Mao, W., Chakrabarti, B., Kavei, A., Song, Q., Kucernak, A., & Brandon, N. (2022). A cost-effective alkaline polysulfide-air redox flow battery enabled by a dual-membrane cell architecture. Nature Communications, 13(1)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30044-w, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67805
Yuan, Y., Yang, J., Liu, Z., Tan, R., Chuai, M., Sun, J., Xu, Y., Zheng, X., Wang, M., Ahmad, T., Chen, N., Zhu, Z., Li, K., & Chen, W. (2022). A Proton-Barrier Separator Induced via Hofmeister Effect for High-Performance Electrolytic MnO2–Zn Batteries. Advanced Energy Materials, 12(16)
https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202103705, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67803
Liu, X., Qian, X., Tang, W., Luo, H., Zhao, Y., Tan, R., Qiao, M., Gao, X., Hua, Y., Wang, H., Zhao, S., Lai, C., Titirici, M., Brandon, N., Yang, S., & Wu, B. (2021). Designer uniform Li plating/stripping through lithium–cobalt alloying hierarchical scaffolds for scalable high-performance lithium-metal anodes. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 52, 385-392.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2020.03.059, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67811
Tuffnell, J., Morzy, J., Kelly, N., Tan, R., Song, Q., Ducati, C., Bennett, T., & Dutton, S. (2020). Comparison of the ionic conductivity properties of microporous and mesoporous MOFs infiltrated with a Na-ion containing IL mixture. Dalton Transactions, 49(44), 15914-15924.
https://doi.org/10.1039/d0dt02576c, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67812
Zuo, P., Li, Y., Wang, A., Tan, R., Liu, Y., Liang, X., Sheng, F., Tang, G., Ge, L., Wu, L., Song, Q., McKeown, N., Yang, Z., & Xu, T. (2020). Sulfonated Microporous Polymer Membranes with Fast and Selective Ion Transport for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 59(24), 9564-9573.
https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202000012, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67825
Tan, R., Wang, A., Malpass-Evans, R., Williams, R., Zhao, E., Liu, T., Ye, C., Zhou, X., Darwich, B., Fan, Z., Turcani, L., Jackson, E., Chen, L., Chong, S., Li, T., Jelfs, K., Cooper, A., Brandon, N., Grey, C...., & Song, Q. (2020). Hydrophilic microporous membranes for selective ion separation and flow-battery energy storage. Nature Materials, 19(2), 195-202.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-019-0536-8, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67824
Xu, J., Liu, X., Zhang, Z., Wang, L., Tan, R., & Zhang, D. (2019). Controllable generation of nanofibers through a magnetic-field-assisted electrospinning design. Materials Letters, 247, 19-24.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2019.03.080, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67827
Yin, C., Liu, X., Wei, J., Tan, R., Zhou, J., Ouyang, M., Wang, H., Cooper, S., Wu, B., George, C., & Wang, Q. (2019). “All-in-Gel” design for supercapacitors towards solid-state energy devices with thermal and mechanical compliance. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7(15), 8826-8831.
https://doi.org/10.1039/c9ta01155b, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67826
Feng, Y., Tan, R., Zhao, Y., Gao, R., Yang, L., Yang, J., Li, H., Zhou, G., Chen, H., & Pan, F. (2018). Insight into fast ion migration kinetics of a new hybrid single Li-ion conductor based on aluminate complexes for solid-state Li-ion batteries. Nanoscale, 10(13), 5975-5984.
https://doi.org/10.1039/c8nr00573g, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67829
Wang, Z., Tan, R., Wang, H., Yang, L., Hu, J., Chen, H., & Pan, F. (2018). A Metal–Organic‐Framework‐Based Electrolyte with Nanowetted Interfaces for High‐Energy‐Density Solid‐State Lithium Battery. Advanced Materials, 30(2)
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201704436, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67828
Zhang, B., Tan, R., Yang, L., Zheng, J., Zhang, K., Mo, S., Lin, Z., & Pan, F. (2018). Mechanisms and properties of ion-transport in inorganic solid electrolytes. Energy Storage Materials, 10, 139-159.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2017.08.015, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67830
Yang, L., Wang, Z., Feng, Y., Tan, R., Zuo, Y., Gao, R., Zhao, Y., Han, L., Wang, Z., & Pan, F. (2017). Flexible Composite Solid Electrolyte Facilitating Highly Stable “Soft Contacting” Li–Electrolyte Interface for Solid State Lithium‐Ion Batteries. Advanced Energy Materials, 7(22)
https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201701437, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67836
Duan, Y., Zhang, B., Zheng, J., Hu, J., Wen, J., Miller, D., Yan, P., Liu, T., Guo, H., Li, W., Song, X., Zhuo, Z., Liu, C., Tang, H., Tan, R., Chen, Z., Ren, Y., Lin, Y., Yang, W...., & Pan, F. (2017). Excess Li-Ion Storage on Reconstructed Surfaces of Nanocrystals To Boost Battery Performance. Nano Letters, 17(10), 6018-6026.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b02315, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67833
Lin, L., Yang, K., Tan, R., Li, M., Fu, S., Liu, T., Chen, H., & Pan, F. (2017). Effect of sulfur-containing additives on the formation of a solid-electrolyte interphase evaluated by in situ AFM and ex situ characterizations. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5(36), 19364-19370.
https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ta05469f, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67832
Liu, D., Zhao, Y., Tan, R., Tian, L., Liu, Y., Chen, H., & Pan, F. (2017). Novel conductive binder for high-performance silicon anodes in lithium ion batteries. Nano Energy, 36, 206-212.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2017.04.043, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67822
Tian, L., Yang, J., Weng, M., Tan, R., Zheng, J., Chen, H., Zhuang, Q., Dai, L., & Pan, F. (2017). Fast Diffusion of O2 on Nitrogen-Doped Graphene to Enhance Oxygen Reduction and Its Application for High-Rate Zn–Air Batteries. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9(8), 7125-7130.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b15235, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67834
Gao, R., Tan, R., Han, L., Zhao, Y., Wang, Z., Yang, L., & Pan, F. (2017). Nanofiber networks of Na3V2(PO4)3 as a cathode material for high performance all-solid-state sodium-ion batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5(11), 5273-5277.
https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ta00314e, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67823
Yang, J., Hu, J., Weng, M., Tan, R., Tian, L., Yang, J., Amine, J., Zheng, J., Chen, H., & Pan, F. (2017). Fe-Cluster Pushing Electrons to N-Doped Graphitic Layers with Fe3C(Fe) Hybrid Nanostructure to Enhance O2 Reduction Catalysis of Zn-Air Batteries. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9(5), 4587-4596.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b13166, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67835
Zhao, Y., Tan, R., Yang, J., Wang, K., Gao, R., Liu, D., Liu, Y., Yang, J., & Pan, F. (2017). 3D-hybrid material design with electron/lithium-ion dual-conductivity for high-performance Li-sulfur batteries. Journal of Power Sources, 340, 160-166.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.11.067, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67831
Zhang, Y., Murtaza, I., Liu, D., Tan, R., Zhu, Y., & Meng, H. (2017). Understanding the mechanism of improvement in practical specific capacity using halogen substituted anthraquinones as cathode materials in lithium batteries. Electrochimica Acta, 224, 622-627.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2016.12.065, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67821
Tan, R., Gao, R., Zhao, Y., Zhang, M., Xu, J., Yang, J., & Pan, F. (2016). Novel Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Electrolyte to Enable LiFePO4 Quasi-Solid-State Li-Ion Batteries Performed Highly around Room Temperature. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8(45), 31273-31280.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b09008, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67818
Ren, W., Wang, K., Yang, J., Tan, R., Hu, J., Guo, H., Duan, Y., Zheng, J., Lin, Y., & Pan, F. (2016). Soft-contact conductive carbon enabling depolarization of LiFePO4 cathodes to enhance both capacity and rate performances of lithium ion batteries. Journal of Power Sources, 331, 232-239.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.09.049, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67817
Wang, K., Ren, W., Yang, J., Tan, R., Liu, Y., & Pan, F. (2016). Depolarization effects of Li2FeSiO4 nanocrystals wrapped in different conductive carbon networks as cathodes for high performance lithium-ion batteries. RSC Advances, 6(53), 47723-47729.
https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ra07755b, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67819

Supervision

Untitled (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Prof Serena Margadonna

Taught Modules

CH-237 Further Physical Chemistry

This module will advance students¿ studies in Physical Chemistry. The module provides a more in-depth look at thermodynamics from both the classical and molecular viewpoints, the thermodynamics of mixing and chemical equilibrium. Electrochemistry is covered from a fundamental and applied view and serves is used to further discuss thermodynamics, non-ideal behaviour and equilibrium. A deeper look at kinetics is then included that builds on prior knowledge and highlights the importance of kinetics in chemical reactions and processes. The module will build on existing understanding, further developing mathematical skills to explore the material covered in this module. In the laboratory students will undertake more advanced investigative experiments to explore the physical concepts. Material, techniques and skills covered in the course of this module will build on and therefore require understanding of all prior modules. The module will be assessed by coursework (laboratory experiments, laboratory report, presentation and assignments) and by examination.
EG-210 Thermodynamics of Process Design

This module continues to develop further the fundamentals of thermodynamics studied previously. It will develop the general applications needed in process engineering with particular reference to reactor design, separation processes, flow processes, heat engines and energy balance techniques.

Dr Rui Tan

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