Publications
2024
(36) Chen, L.; Gu, T.; Mi, J.; Yang, K.; Ma, J.; An, X.; Jiang, Y.; Li, Y.; Zhang, D.; Cheng, X.; Guo, S.; Han, Z.; Hou, T.; Cao, Y.; Liu, M.*; Lv, W.*; He, Y.*; Kang, F.* Homogeneous polymer-ionic solvate electrolyte with weak dipole-dipole interaction enabling long cycling pouch lithium metal battery. In revision.
(35) Chen, H.; Zhang, Y.; Zhao, Y.; Liao, J.; He, J.; Yu, R.; Tan, S.; Zhang, R.; Hou, T.*; Sun, X.*; Lun, Z.* Defect Engineering for Cation Disordered Rocksalt Cathodes via Chelator Optimization. Revised.
(34) Xiao, G.; Yang, K.; Qiu, Y.; Zhong, G.; An, X.; Ma, Y.; Chen, L.; Guo, S.; Han, Z.; Shi, P.; Hou, T.; Yan, H.; Tian, Y.*; Cao, Y.*; Liu, M.*; He, Y.* Dielectric-tailored space charge layer and ion coordination structure for high-voltage polymer all-solid-state lithium batteries. Revised.
(33) Zhou, S.‡; Liao, J.‡; Gao, T.; Sun, Y.; Yu, C.; Hou, T.; Zhao, S.*; Cao, G.* The Generality Rules and Synergistic Effect of Mitigating the Jahn-Teller Effect by Multi-sites Compositionally Complex Doping. ACS Nano 2024, accepted. [doi]
(32) Li, H.; Shao, Y.; Zhang, Z.; Tahir, M. N.; Hou, T.; Gan, L.; Ding, F.; Li, J.* Understanding the Unique Selectivity of Cobalt Phthalocyanine in Multielectron Reduction of Carbon Dioxide. ACS Catal. 2024, accepted. [doi]
(31) Lian, J.; Tan, S.; Lou, J.; Lan, J.; Cui, W.; Han, Z.; Zheng, G.; Hou, T.*; Lv, W.*; Liu, M.*; Wang, Z.* Unique Non-Chelating Multidentate Ligand Tuning Solvation Structure and Interfacial Chemistry for High-Voltage Lithium Metal Batteries. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024, accepted. [doi]
(30) Ma, Y.; Qiu, Y.; Yang, K.*; Lv, S.; Li, Y.; An, X.; Xiao, G.; Han, Z.; Ma, Y.; Chen, L.; Zhang, D.; Lv, W.; Tian, Y.*; Hou, T.; Liu, M.; Zhou, Z.; Kang, F.; He, Y.* Competitive Li-ion Coordination Constructing Three-Dimensional Transport Network for Ultra-High Ionic Conductivity of Composite Solid-State Electrolyte. Energy Environ. Sci. 2024, 17, 8274-8283. [doi]
(29) Guo, S.‡; Tan, S.‡; Ma, J.; Chen, L.; Yang, K.; Zhu, Q.; Ma, Y.; Shi, P.; Wei, Y.; An, X.; Ren, Q.; Huang, Y.; Zhu, Y.; Cheng, Y.; Lv, W.; Hou, T.*; Liu, M.*; He, Y.*; Yang, Q.; Kang, F.* Dissociation mechanism of lithium salt by BaTiO3 with spontaneous polarization. Energy Environ. Sci. 2024, 17, 3797–3806. [doi]
(28) Zhu, Y.‡; Lao, Z.‡; Zhang, M.‡; Hou, T.*; Xiao, X.; Piao, Z.; Lu, G.; Han, Z.; Gao, R.; Nie, L.; Wu, X.; Song, Y.; Ji, C.; Wang, J.; Zhou, G.* A locally solvent-tethered polymer electrolyte for ultra-long-life lithium metal batteries. Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 3914. [doi]
(27) Liu, H.‡; Yan, T.‡; Tan, S.‡; Sun, L.; Zhang, Z.; Hu, S.; Li, S.; Kang, X.; Lei, Y.; Jiang, L.; Hou, T.; Liu, L.; Yu, Q.*; Liu, B.* Observation on microenvironment changes of dynamic catalysts in acidic CO2 reduction. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 5333–5342. ( ESI Highly Cited Paper) [doi]
(26) Mi, J.; Chen, L.; Ma, J.; Yang, K.; Hou, T.; Liu, M.*; Lv, W.; He, Y.-B.* Defect Strategy in Solid‐State Lithium Batteries. Small Methods 2024, 8, 2301162. [doi]
2023
(25) Yao, N.; Yu, L.; Fu, Z.-H.; Shen, X.; Hou, T.-Z.; Liu, X.; Gao, Y.-C.; Zhang, R.; Zhao, C.-Z.; Chen, X.*; Zhang, Q.* Probing the Origin of Viscosity of Liquid Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202305331. [doi]
(24) Cohen, O. A.; Macdermott-Opeskin, H.; Lee, L.; Hou, T.; Fong, K. D.; Kingsbury R.; Wang, J.; Persson, K. A.* SolvationAnalysis: A Python toolkit for understanding liquid solvation structure in classical molecular dynamics simulations. J. Open Source Softw. 2023, 8, 5183. [doi] [pdf]
(23) Hou, T.*; Xu, W.* Deep dive into anionic metal–organic frameworks based quasi-solid-state electrolytes. J. Energy Chem. 2023, 81, 313-320. [doi]
2022
(22) Hou, T.*; Chen, X.; Jiang, L.; Tang, C.* Advances and Atomistic Insights of Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries and Beyond. J. Electrochem. 2022, 28, 2219007. [doi] [pdf]
(21) Hou, T.‡; Xu, W.‡; Pei, X.; Jiang, L.; Yaghi, O. M.*; Persson, K. A.* Ionic Conduction Mechanism and Design of Metal–Organic Frameworks Based Quasi-Solid-State Electrolytes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 13446-13450. (Front cover) [doi] [pdf]
(20) Spotte-Smith, E. W. C.; Kam, R. L.; Barter, D.; Xie, X.; Hou, T.; Dwaraknath, S.; Blau, S. M.; Persson, K. A.* Toward a Mechanistic Model of Solid–Electrolyte Interphase Formation and Evolution in Lithium-Ion Batteries. ACS Energy Lett. 2022, 7, 1446-1453. [doi] [pdf]
2021
(19) Hou, T.*; Fong, K. D.; Wang, J.; Persson, K. A.* The solvation structure, transport properties and reduction behavior of carbonate-based electrolytes of lithium-ion batteries. Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 14740-14751. (ChemSci Pick of the Week) [doi] [pdf]
2020
(18) Chen, X.; Shen, X.; Hou, T.-Z.; Zhang, R.; Peng, H.-J.; Zhang, Q.* Ion-Solvent Chemistry-Inspired Cation-Additive Strategy to Stabilize Electrolytes for Sodium-Metal Batteries. Chem 2020, 6, 2242-2256. [doi] [pdf]
(17) Pekarek, R. T.; Affolter, A.; Baranowski, L. L.; Coyle, J.; Hou, T.; Sivonxay, E.; Smith, B. A.; McAuliffe, R. D.; Persson, K. A.; Key, B.; Apblett, C.; Veith, G. M.; Neale, N. R.* Intrinsic chemical reactivity of solid-electrolyte interphase components in silicon–lithium alloy anode batteries probed by FTIR spectroscopy. J. Mater. Chem. A 2020, 8, 7897-7906. [doi] [pdf]
(16) Lin, S.; Fang, Z.; Hou, T.; Hsu, T. W.; So, C. H.; Yeoh, C.; Li, R.; Liu, Y.; Chan, E. M.; Chueh, Y.-L.; Tang, B.; Persson, K.; Yao, J.* Tunable valleytronics with symmetry-retaining high polarization degree in SnSxSe1−x model system. Appl. Phys. Lett. 2020, 116, 061105. [doi] [pdf]
2019
(15) Hou, T.; Yang, G.; Rajput, N. N.; Self, J.; Park, S.-W.; Nanda, J.; Persson, K. A.* The influence of FEC on the solvation structure and reduction reaction of LiPF6/EC electrolytes and its implication for solid electrolyte interphase formation. Nano Energy 2019, 64, 103881. ( ESI Highly Cited Paper) [doi] [pdf]
(14) Nanda, J.*; Yang, G.*; Hou, T.; Voylov, D. N.; Li, X.; Ruther, R. E.; Naguib, M.; Persson, K.; Veith, G. M.; Sokolov, A. P. Unraveling the Nanoscale Heterogeneity of Solid Electrolyte Interphase Using Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. Joule 2019, 3, 2001-2019. [doi] [pdf]
(13) Chen, X.; Chen, X.-R.; Hou, T.-Z.; Li, B.-Q.; Cheng, X.-B.; Zhang, R.; Zhang, Q.* Lithiophilicity chemistry of heteroatom-doped carbon to guide uniform lithium nucleation in lithium metal anodes. Sci. Adv. 2019, 5, eaau7728. ( ESI Highly Cited Paper) [doi] [pdf]
(12) Chen, X.; Hou, T.; Persson, K. A.*; Zhang, Q.* Combining theory and experiment in lithium–sulfur batteries: Current progress and future perspectives. Mater. Today 2019, 22, 142-158. (Inner cover, ESI Highly Cited Paper) [doi] [pdf]
2017
(11) Hou, T.-Z.‡; Xu, W.-T.‡; Chen, X.‡; Peng, H.-J.; Huang, J.-Q.; Zhang, Q.* Lithium Bond Chemistry in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 8178-8182. (Very important paper, ESI Highly Cited Paper) [doi] [pdf]
(10) Chen, X.‡; Hou, T.-Z.‡; Li, B.; Yan, C.; Zhu, L.; Guan, C.; Cheng, X.-B.; Peng, H.-J.; Huang, J.-Q.; Zhang, Q.* Towards stable lithium–sulfur batteries: Mechanistic insights into electrolyte decomposition on lithium metal anode. Energy Storage Mater. 2017, 8, 194-201. [doi] [pdf]
(9) Chen, C.-Y.‡; Peng, H.-J.‡; Hou, T.-Z.‡; Zhai, P.-Y.; Li, B.-Q.; Tang, C.; Zhu, W.; Huang, J.-Q.; Zhang, Q.* A Quinonoid-Imine-Enriched Nanostructured Polymer Mediator for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Adv. Mater. 2017, 29, 1606802. [doi] [pdf]
(8) Chen, X.; Hou, T.; Peng, H.; Cheng, X.; Huang, J.; Zhang, Q.* Review on the applications of first-principles calculation in lithium-sulfur batteries. Energy Storage Science and Technology 2017, 6, 500-521. [doi] [pdf]
(7) Chen, X.; Peng, H.-J.; Zhang, R.; Hou, T.-Z.; Huang, J.-Q.; Li, B.; Zhang, Q.* An Analogous Periodic Law for Strong Anchoring of Polysulfides on Polar Hosts in Lithium Sulfur Batteries: S- or Li-Binding on First-Row Transition-Metal Sulfides? ACS Energy Lett. 2017, 2, 795-801. [doi] [pdf]
2016
(6) Tang, C.; Wang, H.-F.; Chen, X.; Li, B.-Q.; Hou, T.-Z.; Zhang, B.; Zhang, Q.*; Titirici, M. M.*; Wei, F.* Topological Defects in Metal-Free Nanocarbon for Oxygen Electrocatalysis. Adv. Mater. 2016, 28, 6845-6851. (Back cover, ESI Highly Cited Paper) [doi] [pdf]
(5) Hou, T.-Z.; Chen, X.; Peng, H.-J.; Huang, J.-Q.; Li, B.-Q.; Zhang, Q.*; Li, B.* Design Principles for Heteroatom-Doped Nanocarbon to Achieve Strong Anchoring of Polysulfides for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Small 2016, 12, 3283-3291. ( ESI Highly Cited Paper) [doi] [pdf]
(4) Cheng, X.-B.; Hou, T.-Z.; Zhang, R.; Peng, H.-J.; Zhao, C.-Z.; Huang, J.-Q.; Zhang, Q.* Dendrite-Free Lithium Deposition Induced by Uniformly Distributed Lithium Ions for Efficient Lithium Metal Batteries. Adv. Mater. 2016, 28, 2888-2895. (Front cover, ESI Highly Cited Paper) [doi] [pdf]
(3) Yuan, Z.‡; Peng, H.-J.‡; Hou, T.-Z.‡; Huang, J.-Q.; Chen, C.-M.; Wang, D.-W.; Cheng, X.-B.; Wei, F.; Zhang, Q.* Powering Lithium–Sulfur Battery Performance by Propelling Polysulfide Redox at Sulfiphilic Hosts. Nano Lett. 2016, 16, 519-527. ( ESI Highly Cited Paper) [doi] [pdf]
2015
(2) Hou, T.-Z.; Peng, H.-J.; Huang, J.-Q.; Zhang, Q.*; Li, B.* The formation of strong-couple interactions between nitrogen-doped graphene and sulfur/lithium (poly)sulfides in lithium–sulfur batteries. 2D Mater. 2015, 2, 014011. [doi] [pdf]
2014
(1) Peng, H.-J.; Hou, T.-Z.; Zhang, Q.*; Huang, J.-Q.; Cheng, X.-B.; Guo, M.-Q.; Yuan, Z.; He, L.-Y.; Wei, F. Strongly Coupled Interfaces between a Heterogeneous Carbon Host and a Sulfur-Containing Guest for Highly Stable Lithium–Sulfur Batteries: Mechanistic Insight into Capacity Degradation. Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2014, 1, 1400227. (Inside cover, ESI Highly Cited Paper) [doi] [pdf]
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