1. The introduction of the team
Innovation research team of membrane & electrode materials in advanced batteries was established in 2004 under the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China and 3 projects from Yunnan province. The research interests are mainly focused on the preparation, characterization and structure-performance relationship of the membrane as well as the electrode in fuel cell, lithium ion battery and so on.
The team consists of 2 professors, 2 associated professors and 1 lecture, and all the membranes are PhD with a mean age of about 36 years old. The research of this team are supported by several national and province projects with 2 millions yuans. Up to now, 150 papers and one book have been published, and 6 patents have been authorized.
2. Team members
2.1 Team director
Prof. & Dr Hongying Hou is a doctoral supervisor. She has worked in Faculty of Material Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology as a high-level talent of Yunnan province since 2012. She acquired a doctor degree from Dalian Institute of Physical and Chemical, Chinese Academic Science in 2009, and then she went to France for postdoctoral work under the financial support of Europe Union Frame 7th Project (FCH-JU) 2008 “LoLiPEM”). Up to now, she has presided over or participated in some important projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China, National High Tech Development Plan Fund ( 863 plan) and Europe Union Frame 7th Project. 80 papers have been published in the international journals, among which 50 papers were indexed by SCI and EI database. The total incitation times is 800 and H factor is 14. Prof. Hou finished one chapter of monograph about graphene science and applied 15 patents, in which 2 patents have been authorized. Based on these fruitful academic achievements, she has been invited to review the manuscripts for the international journal many times, and her postgraduates have also acquired national scholarships many times.
Selected papers
1. Song Liu, Hongying Hou*, Xianxi Liu, Jixiang Duan, Yuan Yao, Qishu Liao, Jing Li, Yunzhen Yang. Recycled hierarchical tripod-like CuCl from Cu-PCB waste etchant for lithium ion battery anode. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2017, 324: 357-364.
2. Hongying Hou*, Yuan Yao, Song Liu, Jixiang Duan, Qishu Liao, Chengyi Yu, Dongdong Li, Zhipeng Dai, Recycled tetrahedron-like CuCl from waste Cu scraps for lithium ion battery anode, Waste Management, 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.04.010
3. Hongying Hou*, Qishu Liao, Jixiang Duan, Song Liu, Yuan Yao, Observation on sodium p-toluenesulfonate-doped polypyrrole cathode for sodium ion battery, Surface Innovations, 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jsuin.17.00036
4. Qishu Liao, Hongying Hou*, Jixiang Duan, Song Liu, Yuan Yao, Zhipeng Dai, Chengyi Yu, Dongdong Li, Composite sodium p-toluene sulfonate–polypyrrole–iron anode for a lithium ion battery, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2017, DOI: 10.1002/APP.44935.
5. Qishu Liao, Hongying Hou*, Jixiang Duan, Song Liu, Yuan Yao, Zhipeng Dai, Chengyi Yu, Dongdong Li，Composite sodium p-toluenesulfonate/polypyrrole/TiO2 nanotubes/Ti anode for sodium ion battery, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2017,42, 12414-12419.
6. Duan Jixiang, Hou Hongying*, Liu Xianxi, et al. Sulfonated poly(phenylene oxide)/Ti3+/TiO2 nanotube arrays membrane/electrode with high performances for lithium ion battery. Ionics, 2017, DOI: 10.1007/s11581-017-2094-x.
7. Song Liu, Hongying Hou*, Xianxi Liu, Jixiang Duan, Yuan Yao, Qishu Liao. High performance binder-free RGO nanosheets/Cu foam anode for lithium ion battery. Journal of Porous Materials, 2017, 24: 141-147.
8. Song Liu, Hongying Hou*, Xianxi Liu, Jixiang Duan, Yuan Yao, Qishu Liao. High performance hierarchical cypress-like CuO/Cu2O/Cu anode for lithium ion battery. Ionics, 2017, DOI: 10.1007/s11581-016-1933-5.
9. Jixiang Duan, Hongying Hou*, Xianxi Liu, Song Liu, Qishu Liao, Yuan Yao, High performance PPO/Ti3+/TiO2NT membrane/electrode for lithium ion battery, Ceramics International, 2016,42:16611-16618.
10. Song Liu, Guan Wang, Hongying Hou*, Xianxi Liu, Jixiang Duan, Qishu Liao, Binder-free combination of large area reduced graphene oxide nanosheets with Cu foil for lithium ion battery anode, Diamond and Related Materials, 2016,68: 102-108
11. Ruijin Meng, Hongying Hou*, Xianxi Liu, CuixiaYan, Jixiang Duan, Song Liu. High performance binder-free quaternary composite CuO/Cu/TiO2NT/Ti anode for lithium ion battery. Ceramics International, 2016, 42(5): 6039-6045.
12. Song Liu, Hongying Hou*, Xianxi Liu, Wen Hu, Cuixia Yan, Jixiang Duan, Ruijin Meng. Binder-freeintegrationof cubic insoluble CuCl nanoparticles with homologous Cu substrate for lithium ion battery, RSC Advances, 2016, 6: 3742-3747.
13. Song Liu, Hongying Hou*, Xianxi Liu, Wen Hu, Cuixia Yan, Jixiang Duan, Ruijin Meng. High-performance hierarchical homologous scale-like CuCl/Cu foam anode for lithium ion battery. Ceramics International, 2016, 42(7): 8310-8315.
14. Ruijin Meng, Hongying Hou*, Xianxi Liu, Jixiang Duan, Song Liu. Binder-free combination of graphene nanosheets with TiO2 nanotube arrays for lithium ion battery anode. Journal of Porous Materials, 2016, 23:569-575.
15. Jixiang Duan, Hongying Hou*, Xianxi Liu, Song Liu, Ruijin Meng, Zhenliang Hao, Yuan Yao, Qishu Liao. Conformal electrodeposition of poly(phenylene oxide) on TiO2 nanotube arrays with high performance for lithium ion battery. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2016, 133: 43685-43691.
16. Ruijin Meng, Hongying Hou*, Xianxi Liu, Jixiang Duan, Song Liu. Binder-free combination of amorphous TiO2 nanotube arrays with highly conductive Cu bridges for lithium ion battery anode. Ionics, 2016, 22(9): 1527-1532.
17. Jixiang Duan, Hongying Hou*, Xianxi Liu, Cuixia Yan, Song Liu, Ruijin Meng, Zhenliang Hao, Yuan Yao, Qishu Liao. In situ Ti3+-doped TiO2 nanotubes anode for lithium ion battery. Journal of Porous Materials, 2016, 23:837-843.
18. G. Barbieri, A. Brunetti, M.L. Di Vona, E. Sgreccia, P. Knauth, H.Y. Hou, R. Hempelmann, F. Arena, L.D. Beretta, B. Bauer，M. Schuster, J. O. Osso , L. F. Vega, LoLiPEM: Long life proton exchange membrane fuel cells, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2016,41,1921-1934.
19. Ruijin Meng, Hongying Hou*, Xianxi Liu, Wen Hu, Jixiang Duan, Song Liu. Reassessment of the roles of Ag in TiO2 nanotubes anode material for lithium-ion battery. Ceramics International. 2015, 41(8): 9988-9994.
20. Hongying Hou*, Xuehan Hu, Xianxi Liu, Wen Hu, Ruijin Meng, Lei Li, Sulfonated graphene oxide with improved ionic performances, Ionics, 2015, 21: 1919-1923.
21. Hongying Hou*, Florence Vacandio, Maria Luisa Di Vona, Philippe Knauth, Electropolymerization of sulfonated phenol by cyclic voltammetry, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2013,129: 1151-1156.
22. Hongying Hou*, Maria Luisa Di Vona, Xianxi Liu, Emanulla Sgreccia, J. F. Chailan, Philippe Knauth, Thermal crosslinked and nanodiamond reinforced SPEEK composite membrane for PEMFC, International of Journal Hydrogen Energy, 2013,38:3346-3351.
23. B. Maranesi, H. Hou, R. Polini, E. Sgreccia, G. Alberti, R. Narducci, P. Knauth, M. L. Di Vona, Cross-linking of sulfonated poly(etheretherketones) by thermal treatment: how does the reaction occur? Fuel Cells, 2013, 13: 107-117.
24. Xianxi Liu, Hongying Hou, Junruo Chen, Applicability of moisture transfer preparing estimated by correlation between Biot number and lag factor (Bi-G correlation) for convective drying of eggplant slices, Heat and Mass Transfer, DOI:10.1007/s00231-013-1200-5, in press.
25. Hongying Hou, Maria Luisa Di Vona, Philippe Knauth, Building Bridges: Crosslinking of Sulfonated Aromatic Polymers – a Review, Journal of Membrane Science, 2012, 423-423: 113-127.
26. Hongying Hou, Florence Vacandio, Maria Luisa Di Vona, Philippe Knauth, Sulfonated polyphenyl ether by electropolymerization, Electrochim. ACTA, 2012, 81:58-63.
27. Hongying Hou, Brnuella Maranesi, Jean-Francois Chailan, Mustapha Khadhraoui, Riccardo Polini, Maria Luisa Di Vona, Philippe Knauth, Crosslinked SPEEK membranes: Mechanical, thermal and hydrothermal properties, Journal of Materials Research，2012, 27:1950-1955.
28. Xianxi Liu, Junruo Chen, Hongying Hou, Theoretical analysis of water diffusivity estimated by Crank's equation, Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, 2012, 55: 24-28.
29. P. Knauth, H. Hou, E. Bloch, E. Sgreccia, M. L. Di Vona, Thermogravimetric analysis of SPEEK membrane: thermal stability, degree of sulfonation and cross-linking reaction, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2011,92:361-365.
30. Hongying Hou, Maria Luisa Di Vona, Philippe Knauth, Durability of Sulfonated Aromatic Polymers for PEM Fuel Cells, ChemSusChem, 2011, 4: 1526-1536.
31. Hongying Hou, Suli Wang, Qian Jiang, Wei Jin, Luhua Jiang, Gongquan Sun, Durability study of PBI/KOH membrane for air breath alkaline direct ethanol fuel cell, Journal of Power Sources, 2011,196 : 3244-3248.
32. Hongying Hou, Suli Wang, Wei Jin, Qian Jiang, Lili Sun, Luhua Jiang, Gongquan Sun, KOH modified Nafion112 membrane for high performance alkaline direct ethanol fuel cell, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2011, 36: 5104-5109.
33. Hongying Hou, Suli Wang, He Liu, Lili Sun, Wei Jin, Mingyi Jing, Luhua Jiang, Gongquan Sun, Synthesis and characterization of a new anion exchange membrane by a green and facile route, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2011,36:11955-11960.
34. Qian Jiang, Luhua Jiang, Hongying Hou, Jing Qi, Suli Wang, Gongquan Sun, Promoting Effect of Ni in PtNi Bimetallic Electrocatalysts for the Methanol Oxidation Reaction in Alkaline Media: Experimental and Density Functional Theory Studies, Journal of Physical Chemistry C，2010, 114:19714-19722.
35. Lili Sun, Suli Wang, Wei Jin, Hongying Hou, Luhua Jiang, Gongquan Sun, Nano-sized Fe2O3-SO42- solid superacid composite Nafion membranes for direct methanol fuel cells, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2010, 35: 12461-12468.
36. Hongying Hou, Gongquan Sun, Ronghuan He, Zhimou Wu, Baoying Sun, Alkali doped polybenzimidazole membrane for high performance alkaline direct ethanol fuel cell, Journal of Power Sources, 2008, 182: 95-99.
37. Hongying Hou, Gongquan Sun, Zhimou Wu, Wei Jin, Qin Xin, Zirconium phosphate/Nafion115 composite membrane for high-concentration DMFC, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2008, 33: 3402-3409.
38. Hongying Hou, Gongquan Sun, Ronghuan He, Baoying Sun, Wei Jin, He Liu, Qin Xin, Alkali doped polybenzimidazole membrane for alkaline direct methanol fuel cell, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2008, 33: 7172-7176.
Selected Patents
1. Hongying Hou, Xianxi Liu, A kind of preparation method of sulfonated polyphenol, CN No. 201210127797.2
2. Gongquan Sun, Hongying Hou, Suli Wang, Wei Jin, He Liu, Shaohua Yang, Qin Xin, A method of preparing alkaline polymer electrolyte membrane and its application in alkaline direct alcohol fuel cell. CN No. 200810013566.2
Book
1. Hongying Hou, Xianxi Liu, Jinhui Peng, Graphene Science handbook, Tayler & Fransis publisher, June, 2015.
2.2 Team membrane
Bin Meng, male, Ph.D, Professor, postgraduate supervisor. He graduated from Haerbin Institute of Technology and joined in Faculty of Material Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology in 2008. His research is supported by 5 projects including national project of 750,000 yuans, and 30 papers have been published and indexed by SCI or EI.
Zhongxue Feng, male, Ph.D, associate professor, postgraduate supervisor. He graduated from Chongqing University and joined Faculty of Material Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology in 2012. He carried out the research under the financial support of two project and published 20 papers.
Xianxi Liu, male, PhD, associate professor, postgraduate supervisor. He graduated from and joined Faculty of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology in 2010. He carried out the research under the financial support of national project and published 45 high level papers.
Wenjuan Gu, female, PhD, lecture, postgraduate supervisor. She graduated from Wuhan University and joined Faculty of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology in 2012. She carried out the research under the financial support of 1 project and published 25 papers.
