2025

38. Circular Carbon Nanotube Production for Advanced Structural Fiber Applications 

     X. Sun, D. Chang, V. Thippanna, X. Li, A. Panahi, H. Dai, Y. Levendis* , K. Song*, M.L. Minus* 

     ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 17 (2025) 65848-65861. 

37. Turbine-to-Textile: Upcycling Wind Turbine Blade Waste into High-Performance PAN Composite Fibers 

     V. Thippanna, X. Sun, M.T. Sobczak, A. Ramanathan, T.G. Theobald, I. Doran, J. Were, L. Yang, J. Jaraczewski, J. Casey,  K. Song*

     ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 7 (2025) 14188-14200. 

36. Multilayered Fabrication Containing Wind Turbine Blade Solid Wastes for High-Performance Composite Fibers 

     V. Thippanna, A. Ramanathan, D. Patil, M.T. Sobczak, T.G. Theobald, S.V. Thummalapalli, X. Sun, K. Song*

     ACS Materials Au, 5 (2025) 809-822. 

35. Carbon Nanoparticle Effects on PAN Crystallization for Higher-Performance Composite Fibers 

     X. Sun, X. Li, V. Thippanna, C. Doyle, Y. Mu, T. Barrett, L.B. Chambers, C. Yu, Y. Levendis, K. Song*, M.L. Minus*  

     ACS Polymers Au, 5 (2025) 270-281.

34. 3D printable biopolymers as pelvic floor scaffolds, Polymer Chemistry 

     L.B. Chambers, Y. Zhu, C. Yu, N. Crutchfield, J. Hou, L. Liang, X. Wang, Y. Liu, M.T. Sobczak, T. Theobald, X. Sun, K. Song*  

     Polymer Chemistry, 16 (2025) 345-355. 

2024

33. Ease-of-manufacture highly transparent thin polyvinyl alcohol aerogel 

     X. Li, X. Sun, X. Zhang, Y. Zheng* , M.L. Minus*  

     Scientific Reports, 14 (2024) 26276. 

32. Transparent and Flexible Hierarchical Porous Structure of Polyvinyl Alcohol Aerogel: A Microstructure Study 

     X. Li, X. Zhang, H. Zhang, X. Sun, Y. Mu, T. Barrett, C. Doyle, M.L. Minus* , Y. Zheng*  

     Materials, 17 (2024) 5312. 

31. Detection of a Cobalt-Containing Interphase at the Li6PS5Cl-NMC111 Interface by In Situ μ XANES and EIS 

     A.M. Stavola, E.K. Zimmerer, X. Sun, K.C. Wawer, A.M. Kiss, T. Ji, H. Zhu* , J.W. Gallaway*  

     Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 171 (2024) 030501. 

2023

30. Manufacturing Water‐Based Low‐Tortuosity Electrodes for Fast‐Charge through Pattern Integrated Stamping 

     H. Ren, Y. Wang, D. Cao, W. Gedney, T. Ji, X. Sun, H. Zhu*  

     Energy & Environmental Materials, 6 (2023) e12584. 

29. Understanding electrochemical reaction mechanisms of sulfur in all‐solid‐state batteries through operando and theoretical studies 

     X. Sun, D. Cao, F. Li, S.M. Bak, T. Ji, M. Geiwitz, K.S. Burch, Y. Du, G. Yang, H. Zhu*  

     Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62 (2023) e202302363. 

28. High ion conductive and selective membrane achieved through dual ion conducting mechanisms 

     T. Ji, C. Zhang, X. Xiao, Y. Wang, D. Cao, A. Adomkevicius, Y. Zhao, X. Sun, K. Fu, H. Zhu*  

     Small, 19 (2023) 2206807. 

27. Lithiation gradients and tortuosity factors in thick NMC111-argyrodite solid-state cathodes 

     A.M. Stavola, X. Sun, D.P. Guida, A.M. Bruck, D. Cao, J.S. Okasinski, A.C. Chuang, H. Zhu* , J.W. Gallaway* 

     ACS energy letters, 8 (2023) 1273-1280. 

26. Opening twisted polymer chains for simultaneously high printability and battery fast-charge

     Y. Wang, J. He, D. Cao, E. Cakmak, X. Zhao, Q. Wu, Y. Zhao, H. Ren, X. Sun, Y. Li, H. Zhu* 

     Energy Storage Materials, 55 (2023) 42-54. 

2022

25. Versatile electrospinning for structural designs and ionic conductor orientation in all-solid-state lithium batteries 

     Q. Li, X. Sun, D. Cao, Y. Wang, P. Luan, H. Zhu*  

     Electrochemical Energy Reviews, 5 (2022) 18. 

24. Large‐Scale Manufacturing of Pattern‐Integrated Paper Li‐Ion Microbatteries through Roll‐to‐Roll Flexographic Printing

     Y. Wang, D. Cao, X. Sun, H. Ren, T. Ji, X. Jin, J. Morse, B. Stewart, H. Zhu*  

     Advanced Materials Technologies, 7 (2022) 2200303. 

23. All‐Solid‐State Li–S Batteries Enhanced by Interface Stabilization and Reaction Kinetics Promotion through 2D Transition Metal Sulfides 

     X. Sun, D. Cao, Y. Wang, T. Ji, W. Liang, H. Zhu* 

     Advanced Materials Interfaces, 9 (2022) 2200539. 

22. Molecular engineering of biorefining lignin waste for solid-state electrolyte

     Q. Li, D. Cao, M.T. Naik, Y. Pu, X. Sun, P. Luan, A.J. Ragauskas, T. Ji, Y. Zhao, F. Chen, Y. Zheng, H. Zhu*  

     ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 10 (2022) 8704-8714. 

21. Long‐cycling sulfide‐based all‐solid‐state batteries enabled by electrochemo‐mechanically stable electrodes 

     D. Cao, X. Sun, Y. Li, A. Anderson, W. Lu, H. Zhu*  

     Advanced materials, 34 (2022) 2200401. 

20. Bipolar stackings high voltage and high cell level energy density sulfide based all-solid-state batteries

     D. Cao, X. Sun, Y. Wang, H. Zhu* 

     Energy Storage Materials, 48 (2022) 458-465. 

19. High surface area N‐doped carbon fibers with accessible reaction sites for all‐solid‐state Lithium‐Sulfur batteries 

     X. Sun, Q. Li, D. Cao, Y. Wang, A. Anderson, H. Zhu* 

     Small, 18 (2022) 2105678. 

18. Compressible ionized natural 3D interconnected loofah membrane for salinity gradient power generation

     P. Luan, Y. Zhao, Q. Li, D. Cao, Y. Wang, X. Sun, C. Liu, H. Zhu* 

     Small, 18 (2022) 2104320. 

2021

17. A high ion-conductive and stable porous membrane for neutral aqueous Zn-based flow batteries 

     Y. Zhao, P. Xiang, Y. Wang, X. Sun, D. Cao, H. Zhu*  

     Journal of Membrane Science, 640 (2021) 119804. 

16. Amphipathic binder integrating ultrathin and highly ion‐conductive sulfide membrane for cell‐level high‐energy‐density all‐solid‐state batteries 

     D. Cao, Q. Li, X. Sun, Y. Wang, X. Zhao, E. Cakmak, W. Liang, A. Anderson, S. Ozcan, H. Zhu* 

     Advanced Materials, 33 (2021) 2105505. 

15. Additive manufacturing of 3D aerogels and porous scaffolds: A review

     H. Tetik, Y. Wang, X. Sun, D. Cao, N. Shah, H. Zhu*, F. Qian*, D. Lin* 

     Advanced Functional Materials, 31 (2021) 2103410. 

14. Versatile zero‐to three‐dimensional carbon for electrochemical energy storage

     Y. Zhao, Y. Zhang, Y. Wang, D. Cao, X. Sun, H. Zhu* 

     Carbon Energy, 3 (2021) 895-915. 

13. Self-stabilized LiNi0. 8Mn0. 1Co0. 1O2 in thiophosphate-based all-solid-state batteries through extra LiOH 

     X. Sun, Y. Zhang, D. Cao, G. Gao, Z. Yang, H. Zhu*, Y. Wang* 

     Energy Storage Materials, 41 (2021) 505-514. 

12. Photocatalytic rejuvenation enabled self-sanitizing, reusable, and biodegradable masks against COVID-19

     Q. Li, Y. Yin, D. Cao, Y. Wang, P. Luan, X. Sun, W. Liang, H. Zhu 

     ACS nano, 15 (2021) 11992-12005. 

2020

11. Ice-templated anisotropic flame-resistant boron nitride aerogels enhanced through surface modification and cellulose nanofibrils

     C. Liu, L. Wan, Q. Li, X. Sun, A. Natan, D. Cao, P. Luan, H. Zhu 

     ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 3 (2021) 1358-1367 

10. Operando EDXRD study of all‐solid‐state lithium batteries coupling thioantimonate superionic conductors with metal sulfide

     X. Sun, A.M. Stavola, D. Cao, A.M. Bruck, Y. Wang, Y. Zhang, P. Luan, J.W. Gallaway*, H. Zhu*

     Advanced Energy Materials, 11 (2021) 2002861. 

9. Biodegradable, hygienic, and compostable tableware from hybrid sugarcane and bamboo fibers as plastic alternative

     C. Liu, P. Luan, Q. Li, Z. Cheng, X. Sun, D. Cao, H. Zhu* 

     Matter, 3 (2020) 2066-2079. 

8. Processing strategies to improve cell-level energy density of metal sulfide electrolyte-based all-solid-state Li metal batteries and beyond

     D. Cao, Y. Zhao, X. Sun, A. Natan, Y. Wang, P. Xiang, W. Wang, H. Zhu*  

     ACS Energy Letters, 5 (2020) 3468-3489. 

7. On the influences of carrier gas type and flow rate on CVD synthesis of CNTs from postconsumer polyethylene

     A. Panahi, X. Sun, G. Song, Y.A. Levendis*  

     Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 59 (2020) 14004-14014. 

6.  Lithium dendrite in all-solid-state batteries: growth mechanisms, suppression strategies, and characterizations

     D. Cao, X. Sun, Q. Li, A. Natan, P. Xiang, H. Zhu* 

     Matter, 3 (2020) 57-94. 

5. High phase change enthalpy enabled by nanocellulose enhanced shape stable boron nitride aerogel

     L. Wan, C. Liu, D. Cao, X. Sun, H. Zhu* 

     ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2 (2020) 3001-3009. 

4. Functionalized well-aligned channels derived from wood as a convection-enhanced electrode for aqueous flow batteries

     Y. Yang, X. Sun, Z. Cheng, A. Mukhopadhyay, A. Natan, C. Liu, D. Cao, H. Zhu*  

     ACS Applied Energy Materials, 3 (2020) 6249-6257. 

3. Stable Li metal anode enabled by space confinement and uniform curvature through lithiophilic nanotube arrays, Advanced energy materials

     K. Tantratian, D. Cao, A. Abdelaziz, X. Sun, J. Sheng, A. Natan, L. Chen* , H. Zhu*  

Advanced energy materials, 10 (2020) 1902819. 

2. An ‘antifouling’porous loofah sponge with internal microchannels as solar absorbers and water pumpers for thermal desalination

C. Liu, K. Hong, X. Sun, A. Natan, P. Luan, Yang, H. Zhu*  

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 8 (2020) 12323-12333.