Name: Lei Zhou
Title: Ph.D.
E-mail: l.zhou@ujs.edu.cn
Working Experience
November 2021 - Present Jiangsu University
Education Background
● Eindhoven University of Technology (Sep. 2016-Jan. 2021)
-Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
● Soochow University (Sep. 2012-July 2015)
-M.Sc. in Chemistry
● Anqing Normal University (Sep. 2007-July 2011)
-B.Sc. in Chemistry
Research Interests
● Advanced battery technologies: lithium-ion batteries, lithium-sulfur batteries, and lithium-metal batteries
● Battery failure analysis: battery capacity degradation, battery ageing, and thermal runaway
● Modeling of battery systems: battery life prediction, performance diagnosis, and simulation
Projects
● National Natural Science Foundation of China
● National Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China
● Talent Innovation and Entrepreneurship of Jiangsu Province, China
● Research Foundation for Advanced Talents of Jiangsu University, China
Publications
● L. Zhou, D. L. Danilov, F. Qiao, J. Wang, H. Li, R.-A. Eichel and P. H. L. Notten, Sulfur reduction reaction in lithium-sulfur batteries: mechanisms, catalysts, and characterization. Advanced Energy Materials, 2022, 12, 2001304 (Cover paper).
● L. Zhou, D. L. Danilov, F. Qiao, R.-A. Eichel and P. H. L. Notten, ZnFe2O4 hollow rods enabling accelerated polysulfide conversion for advanced lithium-sulfur batteries. Electrochimica Acta, 2022, 414, 140231.
● L. Zhou, D. L. Danilov, R.-A. Eichel and P. H. L. Notten, Host materials anchoring polysulfides in Li-S batteries reviewed. Advanced Energy Materials, 2021, 11, 2001304. (ESI highly cited paper).
● L. Zhou, H. Li, Y. Zhang, M, Jiang, D. L. Danilov, R.-A. Eichel and P. H. L. Notten, Enhanced sulfur utilization in lithium-sulfur batteries by hybrid modified separators. Materials Today Communications, 2021, 26, 102133.
● L. Zhou, H. Li, X. Wu, Y. Zhang, D. L. Danilov, R.-A. Eichel and P. H. L. Notten, Double-shelled Co3O4/C nanocages enabling polysulfides adsorption for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2019, 2, 8153-8162.
