Yaolin Xu

Assistant Professor

Department of Applied Physics

Assistant Professor

Energy Materials & Interfaces

I am currently a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Advanced Energy Materials at the Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University.

I obtained my B.Sc. degree in Physics from Renmin University of China, M.Sc. in Sustainable Energy Technology and PhD in Batteries from TU Delft. I did postdoctoral research at HZB, HU Berlin and MIT with a Humboldt Research Fellowship and a DAAD-PRIME Fellowship. I also received several awards, including a ZEISS Young Research Award and a Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad.

My research topics include batteries and electrocatalysis, focusing on mechanistic understandings of electrochemical energy materials & interfaces through correlative and advanced operando and ex situ characterization (cryo-EM, in-situ TEM, synchrotron and neutron-based spectroscopy, etc.). I also research battery ageing analysis with integrated electrochemical analytics and materials characterization, and battery state estimation and lifetime prediction with advanced models.

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yaolin.xu@aalto.fi

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Tutkimusryhmät

Energy Materials & Interfaces, Assistant Professor

Julkaisut

Degradation and Failure Mechanisms of Lithium/LiNi_xCo_yMn_1-x-yO₂ Batteries

Jia Guo, Pengwei Li, Francesco Piccolo, Yulin Jie, Haojun Jia, Ruiguo Cao, Shuhong Jiao, Philipp Adelhelm, Yaolin Xu 2025 ACS Energy Letters

Degradation mechanisms of LiNi_0.5Mn_0.3Co_0.2O₂/graphite battery in real-life driving scenarios

Jia Guo, Yaolin Xu, Yanchen Liu, Pengwei Li, Yunhong Che, Yaqi Li, Kjeld Pedersen, Götz Schuck, Peter Kjær Kristensen, Volodymyr Baran, Yanan Sun, Philipp Adelhelm, Daniel Ioan Stroe 2025 Energy Storage Materials

Efficient and Homogenous Precipitation of Sulfur Within a 3D Electrospun Heterocatalytic Rutile/Anatase TiO_2-x Framework in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

Ping Feng, Kang Dong, Yaolin Xu, Xia Zhang, Haojun Jia, Henrik Prell, Michael Tovar, Ingo Manke, Fuyao Liu, Hengxue Xiang, Meifang Zhu, Yan Lu 2024 Advanced Fiber Materials

Can Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy be Replaced by Direct Current Techniques in Battery Diagnosis?

Jia Guo, Yaolin Xu, Pengwei Li, Kjeld Pedersen, Miran Gaberšček, Daniel Ioan Stroe 2024 ChemPhysChem

Unravelling the Mechanism of Pulse Current Charging for Enhancing the Stability of Commercial LiNi_0.5Mn_0.3Co_0.2O₂/Graphite Lithium-Ion Batteries

Jia Guo, Yaolin Xu, Moritz Exner, Xinrong Huang, Yongchun Li, Yanchen Liu, Hui Wang, Julia Kowal, Qi Zhang, Peter Kjær Kristensen, Deyong Wang, Kjeld Pedersen, Leonid Gurevich, Daniel Ioan Stroe, Philipp Adelhelm 2024 Advanced Energy Materials

Progress and Perspectives on the Development of Pouch-Type Lithium Metal Batteries

Yulin Jie, Chao Tang, Yaolin Xu, Youzhang Guo, Wanxia Li, Yawei Chen, Haojun Jia, Jing Zhang, Ming Yang, Ruiguo Cao, Yuhao Lu, Jaephil Cho, Shuhong Jiao 2024 Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Towards long-life 500 Wh kg⁻¹ lithium metal pouch cells via compact ion-pair aggregate electrolytes

Yulin Jie, Shiyang Wang, Suting Weng, Yue Liu, Ming Yang, Chao Tang, Xinpeng Li, Zhengfeng Zhang, Yuchen Zhang, Yawei Chen, Fanyang Huang, Yaolin Xu, Wanxia Li, Youzhang Guo, Zixu He, Xiaodi Ren, Yuhao Lu, Ke Yang, Saichao Cao, He Lin, Ruiguo Cao, Pengfei Yan, Tao Cheng, Xuefeng Wang, Shuhong Jiao, Dongsheng Xu 2024 Nature Energy

Beyond Conventional Carbon Activation : Creating Porosity without Etching Using Cesium Effect

Jiaxin Li, Yaolin Xu, Pengzhou Li, Antje Völkel, Fernando Igoa Saldaña, Markus Antonietti, Nieves López-Salas, Mateusz Odziomek 2024 Advanced Materials

Green and non-destructive separation of cathode materials from aluminum foil in spent lithium-ion batteries

Pengwei Li, Hengyue Xu, Shaohua Luo, Yikai Wang, Lin Zhang, Yicheng Lin, Zhencai Li, Jia Guo, Yaolin Xu, Yanfei Zhang, Yuanzheng Yue 2024 Separation and Purification Technology

Insights into the kinetics–morphology relationship of 1-, 2-, and 3D TiNb₂O₇ anodes for Li-ion storage

Wenlei Xu, Yaolin Xu, Veronika Grzimek, Andrea Martin, Thorsten Schultz, Patrícia A. Russo, Yan Lu, Norbert Koch, Nicola Pinna 2024 Nano Research

Electrochemical Realization of 3D Interconnected MoS₃/PPy Nanowire Frameworks as Sulfur-Equivalent Cathode Materials for Li-S Batteries

Hongtao Yu, Andreas Siebert, Shilin Mei, Raul Garcia-Diez, Roberto Félix, Ting Quan, Yaolin Xu, Johannes Frisch, Regan G. Wilks, Marcus Bär, Chun Pei, Yan Lu 2024 Energy and Environmental Materials

Mechanistic Insights and Technical Challenges in Sulfur-Based Batteries : A Comprehensive In Situ/Operando Monitoring Toolbox

Jing Yu, Ivan Pinto-Huguet, Chao Yue Zhang, Yingtang Zhou, Yaolin Xu, Alen Vizintin, Juan Jesús Velasco-Vélez, Xueqiang Qi, Xiaobo Pan, Gozde Oney, Annabel Olgo, Katharina Märker, Leonardo M. Da Silva, Yufeng Luo, Yan Lu, Chen Huang, Eneli Härk, Joe Fleming, Pascale Chenevier, Andreu Cabot, Yunfei Bai, Marc Botifoll, Ashley P. Black, Qi An, Tazdin Amietszajew, Jordi Arbiol 2024 ACS Energy Letters

Carbon-coated mesoporous Fe₃O₄ nanospindles with interconnected porosities as polysulfide mediator for lithium–sulfur batteries

Dongjiu Xie, Yaolin Xu, Eneli Härk, Zdravko Kochovski, Xuefeng Pan, Xia Zhang, Johannes Schmidt, Yan Lu 2023 Materials Today Energy

Heterostructured and Mesoporous Nb₂O₅@TiO₂ Core-Shell Spheres as the Negative Electrode in Li-Ion Batteries

Wenlei Xu, Yaolin Xu, Thorsten Schultz, Yan Lu, Norbert Koch, Nicola Pinna 2023 ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Enhancing ionic conductivity and suppressing Li dendrite formation in lithium batteries using a vinylene-linked covalent organic framework solid polymer electrolyte

Jin Yang, Chenxiao Lin, Yonglei Wang, Yaolin Xu, Duong Tung Pham, Xiangqi Meng, Khanh Van Tran, Sijia Cao, Nikolay Kardjilov, André Hilger, Jan Dirk Epping, Ingo Manke, Arne Thomas, Yan Lu 2023 Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Advances in characteristics improvement of polymeric membranes/separators for zinc-air batteries

A. Abbasi, Y. Xu, R. Khezri, M. Etesami, C. Lin, S. Kheawhom, Y. Lu 2022 Materials Today Sustainability

Phosphonated graphene oxide-modified polyacrylamide hydrogel electrolytes for solid-state zinc-ion batteries

Ali Abbasi, Yaolin Xu, Ebrahim Abouzari-Lotf, Mohammad Etesami, Ramin Khezri, Sebastian Risse, Nikolay Kardjilov, Khanh Van Tran, Haojun Jia, Anongnat Somwangthanaroj, Ingo Manke, Yan Lu, Soorathep Kheawhom 2022 Electrochimica Acta

Unravelling and quantifying the aging processes of commercial Li(Ni_0.5Co_0.2Mn_0.3)O₂/graphite lithium-ion batteries under constant current cycling

Jia Guo, Siyu Jin, Xin Sui, Xinrong Huang, Yaolin Xu, Yaqi Li, Peter Kjær Kristensen, Deyong Wang, Kjeld Pedersen, Leonid Gurevich, Daniel Ioan Stroe 2022 Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Molecular understanding of interphase formation via operando polymerization on lithium metal anode

Yulin Jie, Yaolin Xu, Yawei Chen, Miao Xie, Yue Liu, Fanyang Huang, Zdravko Kochovski, Zhanwu Lei, Lei Zheng, Pengduo Song, Chuansheng Hu, Zeming Qi, Xinpeng Li, Shiyang Wang, Yanbin Shen, Liwei Chen, Yezi You, Xiaodi Ren, William A. Goddard, Ruiguo Cao, Yan Lu, Tao Cheng, Kang Xu, Shuhong Jiao 2022 Cell Reports Physical Science

Large-Scale Synthesis of Nanostructured Carbon-Ti₄O₇ Hollow Particles as Efficient Sulfur Host Materials for Multilayer Lithium-Sulfur Pouch Cells

Shilin Mei, Andreas Siebert, Yaolin Xu, Ting Quan, Raul Garcia-Diez, Marcus Bär, Paul Härtel, Thomas Abendroth, Susanne Dörfler, Stefan Kaskel, Yan Lu 2022 Batteries & Supercaps

Poly(ionic liquid) Nanovesicle-Templated Carbon Nanocapsules Functionalized with Uniform Iron Nitride Nanoparticles as Catalytic Sulfur Host for Li-S Batteries

Dongjiu Xie, Yaolin Xu, Yonglei Wang, Xuefeng Pan, Eneli Härk, Zdravko Kochovski, Alberto Eljarrat, Johannes Müller, Christoph T. Koch, Jiayin Yuan, Yan Lu 2022 ACS Nano

Spherical Polyelectrolyte Brushes Templated Hollow C@MnO Nanospheres as Sulfur Host Materials for Li−S Batteries

Dongjiu Xie, Oumeima Jouini, Shilin Mei, Ting Quan, Yaolin Xu, Zdravko Kochovski, Yan Lu 2022 ChemNanoMat

Promoting Mechanistic Understanding of Lithium Deposition and Solid-Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) Formation Using Advanced Characterization and Simulation Methods

Yaolin Xu, Kang Dong, Yulin Jie, Philipp Adelhelm, Yawei Chen, Liang Xu, Peiping Yu, Junghwa Kim, Zdravko Kochovski, Zhilong Yu, Wanxia Li, James LeBeau, Yang Shao-Horn, Ruiguo Cao, Shuhong Jiao, Tao Cheng, Ingo Manke, Yan Lu 2022 Advanced Energy Materials

Unravelling the Mechanism of Lithium Nucleation and Growth and the Interaction with the Solid Electrolyte Interface

Kang Dong, Yaolin Xu, Jinwang Tan, Markus Osenberg, Fu Sun, Zdravko Kochovski, Duong Tung Pham, Shilin Mei, André Hilger, Emily Ryan, Yan Lu, John Banhart, Ingo Manke 2021 ACS Energy Letters

Carbon materials for stable Li metal anodes

Qiongqiong Lu, Yulin Jie, Xiangqi Meng, Ahmad Omar, Daria Mikhailova, Ruiguo Cao, Shuhong Jiao, Yan Lu, Yaolin Xu 2021 Carbon Energy

Unveiling the formation of solid electrolyte interphase and its temperature dependence in "water-in-salt" supercapacitors

Ting Quan, Eneli Härk, Yaolin Xu, Ibbi Ahmet, Christian Höhn, Shilin Mei, Yan Lu 2021 ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Efficient Sulfur Host Based on Yolk-Shell Iron Oxide/Sulfide-Carbon Nanospindles for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Dongjiu Xie, Shilin Mei, Yaolin Xu, Ting Quan, Eneli Härk, Zdravko Kochovski, Yan Lu 2021 ChemSusChem

Non-alloy Mg anode for Ni-MH batteries

Yaolin Xu, Fokko M. Mulder 2021 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Internal failure of anode materials for lithium batteries — A critical review

Xiangqi Meng, Yaolin Xu, Hongbin Cao, Xiao Lin, Pengge Ning, Yi Zhang, Yaiza Gonzalez Garcia, Zhi Sun 2020 Green Energy & Environment

Hollow MoS₃ Nanospheres as Electrode Material for “Water-in-Salt” Li–Ion Batteries

Ting Quan, Yaolin Xu, Michael Tovar, Nicolas Goubard-Bretesché, Zhaolong Li, Zdravko Kochovski, Holm Kirmse, Kai Skrodczky, Shilin Mei, Hongtao Yu, Daniel Abou-Ras, Marnix Wagemaker, Yan Lu 2020 Batteries & Supercaps

Clarifying the relationship between redox activity and electrochemical stability in solid electrolytes

Tammo K. Schwietert, Violetta A. Arszelewska, Chao Wang, Chuang Yu, Alexandros Vasileiadis, Niek J.J. de Klerk, Jart Hageman, Thomas Hupfer, Ingo Kerkamm, Yaolin Xu, Eveline van der Maas, Erik M. Kelder, Swapna Ganapathy, Marnix Wagemaker 2020 Nature Materials

Low reversible capacity of nitridated titanium electrical terminals

David Klein, Yaolin Xu, Robert Schlögl, Sébastien Cap 2019 Batteries

Mechanistic Insight into the Electrochemical Performance of Zn/VO₂ Batteries with an Aqueous ZnSO₄ Electrolyte

Zhaolong Li, Swapna Ganapathy, Yaolin Xu, Zhou Zhou, Mehmet Sarilar, Marnix Wagemaker 2019 Advanced Energy Materials

Engineering the direct deposition of Si nanoparticles for improved performance in Li-ion batteries

Yaolin Xu, Dana M. Borsa, Fokko M. Mulder 2019 Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Fe₂O₃ Nanoparticle Seed Catalysts Enhance Cyclability on Deep (Dis)charge in Aprotic LiO₂ Batteries

Zhaolong Li, Swapna Ganapathy, Yaolin Xu, Quanyao Zhu, Wen Chen, Ivan Kochetkov, Chandramohan George, Linda F. Nazar, Marnix Wagemaker 2018 Advanced Energy Materials

Erratum to : Operando monitoring the lithium spatial distribution of lithium metal anodes (Nature Communications, (2018), 9, 1, (2152), 10.1038/s41467-018-04394-3)

Shasha Lv, Tomas Verhallen, Alexandros Vasileiadis, Frans Ooms, Yaolin Xu, Zhaolong Li, Zhengcao Li, Marnix Wagemaker 2018 Nature Communications