Bin Li

Bin Li

Senior Research Scientist and Joint Professor at UTK

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Bio

Bin Li is a Senior Scientist and Energy Storage R&D Lead for transportation and grid at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Li has a joint faculty appointment with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 

Li was strategically hired by ORNL to develop long-duration energy storage (e.g, zinc battery and flow battery) and all solid state batteries. Li is internationally recognized in the field of energy storage, including stationary and transportation energy storage, spanning from discovering new materials and developing novel technologies for Li metal batteries (Li-S and Li-NMC), redox flow batteries (including electrolytes, membrane and electrodes) and zinc ion battery, to understanding failure modes for batteries impact life and performance and thus rationally designing pouch cells or kw-class stacks with improved battery performances. 

As the PI, he was leading several DOE EERE-VTO battery projects (such as Battery500 and Cathode CEI consortium) and OE projects (such as ROVI) as well as internal projects. He has published more than 80 journal articles (H-index: 51) in high-impact journals, such as Nature Materials, Nature Energy, Nature Communications, Nature Nanotechnology, Advanced Energy Materials, Nano Letters, ACS Energy Letters and so on,  holds over 15 patents in the field of energy storage and conversion (6 Pending; 10 Grant; 1 License), and is an active symposium/workshop organizer and member of professional scientific societies. Li received his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Tsinghua University, China, in 2010, followed by Postdoctoral Fellowships at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2010-2011) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) (2011-2013). Li was promoted to Staff Scientist at PNNL in 2014 and then joined Idaho National Laboratory in 2019. 

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Selected Publications:

  1. Chinnam, Parameswara R., Leidong Xu, Lu Cai, Nikolaus L. Cordes, Sangwook Kim, Corey M. Efaw, Daniel J. Murray, Eric J. Dufek, Hongyi Xu, and Bin Li*. "Unlocking Failure Mechanisms and Improvement of Practical Li–S Pouch Cells through In Operando Pressure Study." Advanced Energy Materials (2021): 2103048.

  2. Efaw, Corey M., Bingyu Lu, Yuxiao Lin, Gorakh M. Pawar, Parameswara R. Chinnam, Michael F. Hurley, Eric J. Dufek, Ying Shirley Meng, and Bin Li*. "A closed-host bi-layer dense/porous solid electrolyte interphase for enhanced lithium-metal anode stability." Materials Today (2021).

  3. Gao, Ningshengjie, Alexander W. Abboud, Gerard S. Mattei, Zhuo Li, Adam A. Corrao, Chengcheng Fang, Boryann Liaw, Eric Dufek, and Bin Li*. "Fast diagnosis of failure mechanisms and lifetime prediction of Li metal batteries." Small Methods 5, no. 2 (2021): 2000807.

  4. Deng, T., Ji, X., Zou, L., Chiekezi, O., Cao, L., Fan, X., Adebisi, T.R., Chang, H.J., Wang, H., Li, B. and Li, X., 2021. Interfacial-engineering-enabled practical low-temperature sodium metal battery. Nature nanotechnology (2021): pp.1-9.

  5. Zhang, Y., Lin, Y., He, L., Murugesan, V., Pawar, G., Sivakumar, B.M., Ding, H., Ding, D., Liaw, B., Dufek, E.J. and Li, B.*, Dual Functional Ni3S2@ Ni Core–Shell Nanoparticles Decorating Nanoporous Carbon as Cathode Scaffolds for Lithium–Sulfur Battery with Lean Electrolytes. ACS Applied Energy Materials, (2020) 3(5), pp.4173-4179.

  6. Kim, Sangwook, Abhi Raj, Bin Li*, Eric J. Dufek, Charles C. Dickerson, Hsiao-Ying Huang, Boryann Liaw, and Gorakh M. Pawar. "Correlation of electrochemical and mechanical responses: Differential analysis of rechargeable lithium metal cells." Journal of Power Sources 463 (2020): 228180.

  7. Kim, Sangwook, Pete Barnes, Hongxing Zhang, Corey Efaw, Yulong Wang, Bumjun Park, Bin Li et al. "Calendar life of lithium metal batteries: Accelerated aging and failure analysis." Energy Storage Materials 65 (2024): 103147.

  8. Pan H, B Li*, Z Nie, D Mei, M Vijayakumar, G Li, V Sprenkle, J Liu. 2017. "Controlling Solid-Liquid Conversion Reactions for Highly Reversible Aqueous Zinc-iodine Battery."  ACS Energy Letters 2:2674-2680

  9. Li B, Z Nie, M Vijayakumar, G Li, J Liu, VL Sprenkle, and W Wang. 2015. "Ambipolar zinc-polyiodide electrolyte for a high-energy density aqueous redox flow battery." Nature Communications 6:Article No. 6303

  10. Hollas, Aaron, Xiaoliang Wei, Vijayakumar Murugesan, Zimin Nie, Bin Li, David Reed, Jun Liu, Vincent Sprenkle, and Wei Wang. "A biomimetic high-capacity phenazine-based anolyte for aqueous organic redox flow batteries." Nature Energy 3, no. 6 (2018): 508-514.

  11. Mukhopadhyay, Alolika, Huijuan Zhao, Bin Li, Jonathan Hamel, Yang Yang, Daxian Cao, Avi Natan, and Hongli Zhu. "Abundant organic dye as an anolyte for aqueous flow battery with multielectron transfer." ACS Applied Energy Materials 2, no. 10 (2019): 7425-7437.

  12. Huang, Qian, Bin Li*, Chaojie Song, Zhengming Jiang, Alison Platt, Khalid Fatih, Christina Bock, Darren Jang, and David Reed. "In Situ Reliability Investigation of All-Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries by a Stable Reference Electrode." Journal of the Electrochemical Society 167, no. 16 (2020): 160541.  

  13. Li B* and J Liu. 2017. " Progresses and directions in low-cost redox flow batteries for large-scale energy storage." National Science Review 4 (1): 91 (Invited)

  14. Li B*, J Liu, Z Nie, W Wang, DM Reed, J Liu, BP McGrail, and VL Sprenkle. 2016. "Metal-organic frameworks as highly active electrocatalysts for high-energy density, aqueous zinc-polyiodide redox flow batteries." Nano Letters 16(7):4335-4340

  15. Li B, M Gu, Z Nie, X Wei, CM Wang, VL Sprenkle, and W Wang. 2014. "Nanorod Niobium Oxide as Powerful Catalysts for an All Vanadium Redox Flow Battery ." Nano Letters 14(1):158-165.

  16. Li B, Q Luo, X Wei, Z Nie, EC Thomsen, B Chen, VL Sprenkle, and W Wang. 2014. "Capacity Decay Mechanism of Microporous Separator-Based All-Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries and its Recovery." ChemSusChem 7(2):577-584.

  17. Li B, J Zhang, TC Kaspar, V Shutthanandan, RC Ewing, and J Lian. 2013. "Multilayered YSZ/GZO films with greatly enhanced ionic conduction for low temperature solid oxide fuel cells." Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP 15(4):1296-1301.

  18. Li B, M Gu, Z Nie, Y Shao, Q Luo, X Wei, X Li, J Xiao, CM Wang, VL Sprenkle, and W Wang. 2013. "Bismuth Nanoparticle Decorating Graphite Felt as a High-Performance Electrode for an All-Vanadium Redox Flow Battery." Nano Letters 13(3):1330-1335.

  19. Reed DM, EC Thomsen, B Li*, W Wang, Z Nie, BJ Koeppel, and VL Sprenkle. 2016. "Performance of a Low Cost Interdigitated Flow Design on a 1 kW Class All Vanadium Mixed Acid Redox Flow Battery." Journal of Power Sources 306:24-31.

  20. Reed DM, EC Thomsen, B Li*, W Wang, Z Nie, BJ Koeppel, JP Kizewski, and VL Sprenkle. 2016. "Stack Developments in a kW class all vanadium mixed acid redox flow battery at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory." Journal of the Electrochemical Society 163(1):A5211-A5219.

  21. Estevez L, DM Reed, Z Nie, AM Schwarz, MI Nandasiri, JP Kizewski, W Wang, EC Thomsen, J Liu, J Zhang, VL Sprenkle, and B Li*. 2016. " Tunable oxygen functional groups as electro-catalysts on graphite felt surfaces for all vanadium flow batteries." ChemSusChem 9(12):1455-1461.

  22. Wei X, B Li*, and W Wang. 2015. "Porous Polymeric Composite Separators for Redox Flow Batteries." Polymer Reviews 55(2):247-272. (Invited)

  23. Duan, W, J Huang, JA Kowalski, IA Shkrob, M Vijayakumar, E Walter, B Pan, Z Yang, Milshtein JD, B Li, C Liao. 2017. "Wine-Dark Sea” in an Organic Flow Battery: Storing Negative Charge in 2, 1, 3-Benzothiadiazole Radicals Leads to Improved Cyclability." ACS Energy Letters 2 (5):1156-1161.

  24. Cheng Y, L Luo, L Zhong, J Chen, B Li, W Wang, SX Mao, CM Wang, VL Sprenkle, G Li, and J Liu. 2016. "Highly Reversible Zinc-ion Intercalation with Chevrel Phase Mo6S8 Nanocubes and Applications for Advanced Zinc-ion Batteries." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 8(22):13673-13677.

  25. Vijayakumar M, Q Luo, RB Lloyd, Z Nie, X Wei, B Li, VL Sprenkle, JD Londono, M Unlu, and W Wang. 2016. "Tuning the perfluorosulfonic acid membrane morphology for vanadium redox flow batteries." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 8(50):34327-34334.

  26. Wei X, W Duan, J Huang, L Zhang, B Li, DM Reed, W Xu, VL Sprenkle, and W Wang. 2016. "A High-Current, Stable Nonaqueous Organic Redox Flow Battery." ACS Energy Letters 1(4):705-711.

  27. Shao Y, Y Cheng, W Duan, W Wang, B Li, Y Lin, Y Wang, and J Liu. 2015.  "Nanostructured Electrocatalysts for PEM Fuel Cells and Redox Flow Batteries: A Selected Review." ACS Catalysis 5(12): 7288-7298. (Invited)

  28. Wei X, W Xu, J Huang, L Zhang, ED Walter, CW Lawrence, M Vijayakumar, WA Henderson, TL Liu, L Cosimbescu, B Li, VL Sprenkle, and W Wang. 2015. "Radical Compatibility with Nonaqueous Electrolytes and Its Impact on an All-Organic Redox Flow Battery." Angewandte Chemie International Edition 127(30):8808-8811.

  29. Reed DM, EC Thomsen, W Wang, Z Nie, B Li, X Wei, BJ Koeppel, and VL Sprenkle. 2015. "Performance of Nafion -N115, Nafion-NR-212, and Nafion-NR-211 in a 1 kW Class All Vanadium Mixed Acid Redox Flow Battery." Journal of Power Sources 285:425-430.

  30. Wei X, G Xia, BW Kirby, EC Thomsen, B Li, Z Nie, GL Graff, J Liu, VL Sprenkle, and W Wang. 2015. "An Aqueous Redox Flow Battery Based on Neutral Alkali Metal Ferri/ferrocyanide and Polysulfide Electrolytes." Journal of the Electrochemical Society 163(1):A5150-A5153.

  31. Crawford AJ, VV Viswanathan, DE Stephenson, W Wang, EC Thomsen, DM Reed, B Li, PJ Balducci, MCW Kintner-Meyer, and VL Sprenkle. 2015. "Comparative analysis for various redox flow batteries chemistries using a cost performance model." Journal of Power Sources 293:388-399.

  32. Viswanathan VV, AJ Crawford, DE Stephenson, S Kim, W Wang, B Li, GW Coffey, EC Thomsen, GL Graff, PJ Balducci, MCW Kintner-Meyer, and VL Sprenkle. 2014. "Cost and Performance Model for Redox Flow Batteries." Journal of Power Sources 247:1040-1051.

  33. Wei X, Z Nie, Q Luo, B Li, B Chen, KL Simmons, VL Sprenkle, and W Wang. 2013. "Nanoporous Polytetrafluoroethylene/Silica Composite Separator as a High-Performance All-Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Membrane." Advanced Energy Materials 3(9):1215-1220.

  34. Luo Q, L Li, W Wang, Z Nie, X Wei, B Li, B Chen, Z Yang, and VL Sprenkle. 2013. "Capacity Decay and Remediation of Nafion-based All-Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries." ChemSusChem 6(2):268-274.

  35. Wang W, Q Luo, B Li, X Wei, L Li, and Z Yang. 2013. "Recent Progress in Redox Flow Battery Research and Development." Advanced Functional Materials 23(8):970-986.(invited)

  36. Wei X, L Li, Q Luo, Z Nie, W Wang, B Li, G Xia, E Miller, J Chambers, and Z Yang. 2012. "Microporous Separators for Fe/V Redox Flow Batteries." Journal of Power Sources 218(1):39-45.

  37. Luo Q, L Li, Z Nie, W Wang, X Wei, B Li, B Chen, and Z Yang. 2012. "In-situ Investigation of Vanadium Ion Transport in Redox Flow Battery." Journal of Power Sources 218(1):15-20.

  38. Liu YY, B Li, X Wei, W Pan. 2008. “Citric-nitrate combustion synthesis and electrical conductivity of the Sm3+ and Nd3+ co-doped ceria electrolyte.” J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 91 (12):3926-3930. 

  39. Liu W, B Li, HQ Liu, W Pan. 2011. “Electrical conductivity of textured Sm3+ and Nd3+ Co-doped CeO2 thin-film electrolyte.” Electrochimica Acta:3334-3337.

  40. Wei X, W Pan, LF Cheng, B Li. 2009. “Atomistic calculation of association energy in doped ceria.” Solid State Ionics 180 (1):13-17. 

  41. Li HP, W Zhang, B Li, W Pan. 2010. “Diameter dependent Photocatalytic Activity of Electrospun TiO2 Nanofiber.” J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 93:2503-2506.

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