HONGJIE PENG
Ph.D. Candidate
Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical
Reaction Engineering and Technology
Department of Chemical Engineering
Tsinghua University
Beijing 100084, China
Phone: (+86)-15210581334
E-mails: phj13@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn; hjpeng@slac.stanford.edu;
penghongjie09@gmail.com
ResearcherID: H-1787-2013
EDUCATION
8/2013-present
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Thesis advisor: Prof. Fei Wei & Prof. Qiang Zhang
8/2009-7/2013
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Thesis advisor: Prof. Fei Wei & Prof. Qiang Zhang
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Material Synthesis
Carbon nanomaterials: carbon nanotubes (CNT), graphene,
graphene/CNT hybrids, hollow graphene nanoshells, porous carbon,
heteroatom-doped carbon
Layered inorganic materials: layered double hydroxides, transition metal
hydroxides, transition metal chalcogenides
Flexible composites: CNT paper, CNT/carbon nanocage film,
CNT/graphene hybrid film
Synthetic methods: chemical vapor deposition, hydro-/solvothermal, wet
chemical synthesis, chemical activation, chemical doping
Material Characterization
SEM, TEM, XRD, XPS, TGA, UV-vis, FTIR, Raman, physical adsorption,
four-probe measurement
Energy Application
Li−S batteries: composite cathodes, hierarchical separators, nanostructured
anodes, novel electrolyte
Other electrochemical systems: Li-ion batteries, supercapacitors, hybrid
batteries
Renewable energy: ORR, OER, HER, CO2 reduction, artificial
photosynthesis
Analytical method: galvanostatic tests, CV, EIS, RDE tests
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
10/2015-9/2016
Stanford University, SLAC, SUNCAT
Visiting scholar for a 1-year research program on CO2 reduction,
electrochemical interface modeling, and DFT calculation
Advisor: Prof. Jens K. Nørskov
8/2013-7/2015
Tsinghua University, Department of Chemical Engineering
Assistant administrator for TEM
PUBLICATIONS
View my research profile from Thomson Reuters: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/H-1787-2013
Total citation: 837 (ISI Web in May 1, 2016); 1076 (Google Scholar Citation in May 1, 2016)
1.
Peng, H.-J.; Huang, J.-Q.; Zhao, M.-Q.; Zhang, Q.; Cheng, X.-B.; Liu, X.-Y.; Qian, W.-Z.; Wei, F.
Nanoarchitectured Graphene/CNT@Porous Carbon with Extraordinary Electrical Conductivity and
Interconnected Micro/Mesopores for Lithium- Sulfur Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials 2014, 24,
(19), 2772−2781. (Back Cover, IF = 11.805, ESI High Cited Paper)
Most accessed paper of Advanced Functional Materials 11/2013−10/2014, 12/2013−11/2014
Highlighted by Tsinghua News (Oct. 30, Front Page), Phys.org, Nanowerk, MaterialsViewsChina
2.
Peng, H.-J.; Hou, T.-Z.; Zhang, Q.; Huang, J.-Q.; Cheng, X.-B.; Guo, M.-Q.; Yuan, Z.; He, L.-Y.; Wei, F.
Strongly Coupled Interfaces between a Heterogeneous Carbon Host and a Sulfur-Containing Guest for
Highly Stable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Mechanistic Insight into Capacity Degradation. Advanced
Materials Interfaces 2014, 1, (7), 1400227. (Inside Cover, New journal, ESI High Cited Paper)
Most accessed paper of Advanced Materials Interfaces 5/2014−4/2015, 1/2015−12/2015
Highlighted by Phys.org, Nanowerk, MaterialsViewsChina, Genesis Nanotechnology
3.
Peng, H.-J.; Zhang, Q. Designing Host Materials for Sulfur Cathodes: From Physical Confinement to
Surface Chemistry. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2015, 54, (38), 11018−11020. (IF = 11.261)
4.
Peng, H.-J.;Ϯ Liang, J.;Ϯ Zhu, L.;Ϯ (Ϯ Equally Contributed) Huang, J.-Q.; Cheng, X.-B.; Guo, X.; Ding, W.;
Zhu, W.; Zhang, Q. Catalytic Self-Limited Assembly at Hard Templates: A Mesoscale Approach to
Graphene Nanoshells for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS Nano 2014, 8, (11), 11280−11289. (IF = 12.881)
5.
Peng, H.-J.;Ϯ Wang, D.-W.;Ϯ (Ϯ Equally Contributed) Huang, J.-Q.; Cheng, X.-B.; Yuan, Z.; Wei, F.; Zhang,
Q. Janus Separator of Polypropylene-Supported Cellular Graphene Framework for Sulfur Cathodes with
High Utilization in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Advanced Science 2016, 3, (1), 1500268. (Front Cover, New
journal)
Most accessed paper of Advanced Science 9/2015−12/2015
Highlighted by Nanowerk, MaterialsViewsChina, Milim Syscon
6.
Yuan, Z.;Ϯ Peng, H.-J.;Ϯ (Ϯ Equally Contributed) Huang, J.-Q.; Liu, X.-Y.; Wang, D.-W.; Cheng, X.-B.;
Zhang, Q. Hierarchical Free-Standing Carbon-Nanotube Paper Electrodes with Ultrahigh Sulfur-Loading
for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials 2014, 24, (39), 6105−6112. (Back Cover, IF
= 11.805, ESI High Cited Paper)
Highlighted by Tsinghua News (Jun. 17, Front Page), Phys.org, Nanowerk, MaterialsViewsChina
7.
Yuan, Z.;Ϯ Peng, H.-J.;Ϯ Hou, T.-Z.;Ϯ (Ϯ Equally Contributed) Huang, J.-Q.; Chen, C.-M.; Wang, D.-W.;
Cheng, X.-B.; Wei, F.; Zhang, Q. Powering Lithium−Sulfur Battery Performance by Propelling Polysulfide
Redox at Sulfiphilic Hosts. Nano Letters 2016, 16, (1), 519−527. (IF = 13.592)
Highlighted by Phys.org, Nanowerk, X-Mol
8.
Zhu, L.;Ϯ Peng, H.-J.;Ϯ (Ϯ Equally Contributed) Liang, J.; Huang, J.-Q.; Chen, C.-M.; Guo, X.; Zhu, W.; Li,
P.; Zhang, Q. Interconnected carbon nanotube/graphene nanosphere scaffolds as free-standing paper
electrode for high-rate and ultra-stable lithium–sulfur batteries. Nano Energy 2015, 11, 746−755. (IF =
10.325, ESI High Cited Paper)
9.
Liu, X.-Y.;Ϯ Peng, H.-J.;Ϯ (Ϯ Equally Contributed) Zhang, Q.; Huang, J.-Q.; Liu, X.-F.; Wang, L.; He, X.;
Zhu, W.; Wei, F. Hierarchical Carbon Nanotube/Carbon Black Scaffolds as Short- and Long-Range
Electron Pathways with Superior Li-Ion Storage Performance. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
2014, 2, (2), 200−206. (IF = 4.462)
10. Zhao, M.-Q.; Zhang, Q.; Huang, J.-Q.; Tian, G.-L.; Nie, J.-Q.; Peng, H.-J.; Wei, F. Unstacked double-layer
templated graphene for high-rate lithium-sulphur batteries. Nature Communications 2014, 5, 3410. (IF =
11.470, ESI High Cited Paper)
11. Huang, J.-Q.; Zhang, Q.; Peng, H.-J.; Liu, X.-Y.; Qian, W.-Z.; Wei, F. Ionic shield for polysulfides towards
highly-stable lithium-sulfur batteries. Energy & Environmental Science 2014, 7, (1), 347−353. (Back
Cover, IF = 20.523, ESI High Cited Paper)
12. Tang, C.; Zhang, Q.; Zhao, M.-Q.; Huang, J.-Q.; Cheng, X.-B.; Tian, G.-L.; Peng, H.-J.; Wei, F. NitrogenDoped Aligned Carbon Nanotube/Graphene Sandwiches: Facile Catalytic Growth on Bifunctional Natural
Catalysts and Their Applications as Scaffolds for High-Rate Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Advanced Materials
2014, 26, (35), 6100−6105. (Inside Back Cover, IF = 17.463, ESI High Cited Paper)
13. Zhao, M.-Q.; Peng, H.-J.; Tian, G.-L.; Zhang, Q.; Huang, J.-Q.; Cheng, X.-B.; Tang, C.; Wei, F.
Hierarchical Vine-Tree-Like Carbon Nanotube Architectures: In-Situ CVD Self-Assembly and Their Use
as Robust Scaffolds for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Advanced Materials 2014, 26, (41), 7051−7058. (Inside
Cover, IF = 17.463)
14. Zhang, R.; Cheng, X.-B.; Zhao, C.-Z.; Peng, H.-J.; Shi, J.-L.; Huang, J.-Q.; Wang, J. F.; Wei, F.; Zhang,
Q. Conductive Nanostructured Scaffolds Render Low Local Current Density to Inhibit Lithium Dendrite
Growth. Advanced Materials 2016, 28, (11), 2155−2162. (Inside Cover, IF = 17.463)
15. Cheng, X.-B.; Hou, T.-Z.; Zhang, R.; Peng, H.-J.; Zhao, C.-Z.; Huang, J.-Q.; Zhang, Q. Dendrite-Free
Lithium Deposition Induced by Uniformly Distributed Lithium-Ions for Efficient Lithium Metal Batteries.
Advanced Materials 2016, 28, (15), 2888−2895. (Front Cover, IF = 17.463)
16. Huang, J.-Q.; Zhuang, T.-Z.; Zhang, Q.; Peng, H.-J.; Chen, C.-M.; Wei, F. Permselective Graphene Oxide
Membrane for Highly Stable and Anti-Self-Discharge Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. ACS Nano 2015, 9, (3),
3002−3011. (IF = 12.881, ESI High Cited Paper)
17. Cheng, X.-B.; Peng, H.-J.; Huang, J.-Q.; Zhang, R.; Zhao, C.-Z.; Zhang, Q. Dual-Phase Lithium Metal
Anode Containing a Polysulfide-Induced Solid Electrolyte Interphase and Nanostructured Graphene
Framework for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. ACS Nano 2015, 9, (6), 6373−6382. (IF = 12.881)
18. Cheng, X.-B.; Huang, J.-Q.; Zhang, Q.; Peng, H.-J.; Zhao, M.-Q.; Wei, F. Aligned carbon nanotube/sulfur
composite cathodes with high sulfur content for lithium-sulfur batteries. Nano Energy 2014, 4, 65−72. (IF
= 10.325, ESI High Cited Paper)
19. Cheng, X.-B.; Peng, H.-J.; Huang, J.-Q.; Wei, F.; Zhang, Q. Dendrite-Free Nanostructured Anode:
Entrapment of Lithium in a 3D Fibrous Matrix for Ultra-Stable Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Small 2014, 10,
(21), 4257−4263. (Inside Cover, IF = 8.368)
20. Shi, J.-L.; Tang, C.; Peng, H.-J.; Zhu, L.; Cheng, X.-B.; Huang, J.-Q.; Wei, F.; Zhu, W.; Zhang, Q. 3D
Mesoporous Graphene: CVD Self-Assembly on Porous Oxide Templates and Applications in High-Stable
Li-S Batteries. Small 2015, 11, (39), 5243−5252. (Front Cover, IF = 8.368)
21. Zhuang, T.-Z.; Huang, J.-Q.; Peng, H.-J.; He, L.-Y.; Cheng, X.-B.; Chen, C.-M.; Zhang, Q. Rational
Integration of Polypropylene/Graphene Oxide/Nafion as Ternary-Layered Separator to Retard the Shuttle
of Polysulfides for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Small 2016, 12, (3), 381−389. (IF = 8.368)
22. Xu, W.-T.; Peng, H.-J.; Huang, J.-Q.; Zhao, C.-Z.; Cheng, X.-B.; Zhang, Q. Towards Stable Lithium–
Sulfur Batteries with a Low Self-Discharge Rate: Ion Diffusion Modulation and Anode Protection.
ChemSusChem 2015, 8, (17), 2892−2901. (Back Cover, IF = 7.657)
23. Huang, J.-Q.; Peng, H.-J.; Liu, X.-Y.; Nie, J.-Q.; Cheng, X.-B.; Zhang, Q.; Wei, F. Flexible all-carbon
interlinked nanoarchitectures as cathode scaffolds for high-rate lithium-sulfur batteries. Journal of
Materials Chemistry A 2014, 2, (28), 10869−10875. (Back Cover, IF = 7.443)
24. Liu, X.; Huang, J.-Q.; Zhang, Q.; Liu, X.-Y.; Peng, H.-J.; Zhu, W.; Wei, F. N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidoneassisted solvothermal synthesis of nanosize orthorhombic lithium iron phosphate with improved Li-storage
performance. Journal of Materials Chemistry 2012, 22, (36), 18908−18914. (IF = 6.626)
25. Cheng, X.-B.; Peng, H.-J.; Huang, J.-Q.; Zhu, L.; Yang, S.-H.; Liu, Y.; Zhang, H.-W.; Zhu, W.; Wei, F.;
Zhang, Q. Three-dimensional aluminum foam/carbon nanotube scaffolds as long- and short-range electron
pathways with improved sulfur loading for high energy density lithium sulfur batteries. Journal of Power
Sources 2014, 261, 264−270. (IF = 6.217)
26. Cheng, X.-B.; Huang, J.-Q.; Peng, H.-J.; Nie, J.-Q.; Liu, X.-Y.; Zhang, Q.; Wei, F. Polysulfide shuttle
control: Towards a lithium-sulfur battery with superior capacity performance up to 1000 cycles by matching
the sulfur/electrolyte loading. Journal of Power Sources 2014, 253, 263−268. (IF = 6.217, ESI High Cited
Paper)
27. Zhao, M.-Q.; Peng, H.-J.; Zhang, Q.; Huang, J.-Q.; Tian, G.-L.; Tang, C.; Hu, L.; Jiang, H.-R.; Cai, H.-Y.;
Yuan, H.-X.; Wei, F. Controllable bulk growth of few-layer graphene/single-walled carbon nanotube
hybrids containing Fe@C nanoparticles in a fluidized bed reactor. Carbon 2014, 67, 554−563. (IF = 6.196)
28. Zhu, L.; Zhu, W.; Cheng, X.-B.; Huang, J.-Q.; Peng, H.-J.; Yang, S.-H.; Zhang, Q. Cathode materials based
on carbon nanotubes for high-energy-density lithium-sulfur batteries. Carbon 2014, 75, 161−168. (IF =
6.196)
29. Shi, J.-L.; Peng, H.-J.; Zhu, L.; Zhu, W.; Zhang, Q. Template growth of porous graphene microspheres on
layered double oxide catalysts and their applications in lithium–sulfur batteries. Carbon 2015, 92, 96−105.
(IF = 6.196)
30. Cheng, X.-B.; Zhang, Q.; Wang, H.-F.; Tian, G.-L.; Huang, J.-Q.; Peng, H.-J.; Zhao, M.-Q.; Wei, F.
Nitrogen-doped herringbone carbon nanofibers with large lattice spacings and abundant edges: Catalytic
growth and their applications in lithium ion batteries and oxygen reduction reactions. Catalysis Today 2015,
249, 244−251. (IF = 3.893)
31. Liu, X.; Zhang, Q.; Huang, J.; Zhang, S.; Peng, H.; Wei, F. Hierarchical nanostructured composite cathode
with carbon nanotubes as conductive scaffold for lithium-sulfur batteries. Journal of Energy Chemistry
2013, 22, (2), 341−346. (IF = 2.352)
32. Zhang, Q.; Cheng, X.-B.; Huang, J.-Q.; Peng, H.-J.; Wei, F. Review of carbon materials for advanced
lithium-sulfur batteries. New Carbon Materials 2014, 29, (4), 241−264. (Cover, IF = 0.979)
33. Zhao, C.-Z.; Cheng, X.-B.; Zhang, R.; Peng, H.-J.; Huang, J.-Q.; Ran, R.; Huang, Z.-H.; Wei, F.; Zhang,
Q. Li2S5-based ternary-salt electrolyte for robust lithium metal anode. Energy Storage Materials 2016, 3,
77−84. (New journal)
34. Hou, T.-Z.; Peng, H.-J.; Huang, J.-Q.; Zhang, Q.; Li, B. The formation of strong-couple interactions
between nitrogen-doped graphene and sulfur/lithium (poly)sulfides in lithium-sulfur batteries. 2D
Materials 2015, 2, (1), 014011. (New journal)
CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTION
1.
Peng, H.-J.; Huang, J.-Q.; Zhao, M.-Q.; Zhang, Q.; Liu, X.-Y.; Qian, W.-Z.; Wei, F. Hierarchical
Nanostructured Carbon/Sulfur Hybrid Cathode for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Battery. The 7th
World Congress on Particle Technology 2014, Beijing, China (Oral)
2.
Peng, H.-J.; Zhang, Q.; Huang, J.-Q.; Cheng, X.-B.; Guo, M.-Q.; Yuan, Z.; He, L.-Y.; Wei, F. Strongly
Coupled Nitrogen-Doped Carbon/Sulfur Interfaces for Highly-Stable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. The 1st
International Conference on Nanoenergy and Nanosystems 2014, Beijing, China (Oral)
3.
Peng, H.-J.; Huang, J.-Q.; Zhang, Q.; Hou, T.-Z.; Zhu, L.; Cheng, X.-B.; Wei, F. Low-Dimensional sp2
Nanocarbon and Their Applications for Li-S Batteries. MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit 2015, San Francisco,
USA (Oral)
4.
Peng, H.-J.; Huang, J.-Q.; Zhang, Q.; Wang, D.-W.; Hou, T.-Z.; Cheng, X.-B.; Wei, F. Rational Design of
Carbon Nanomaterials for Advanced Lithium/Sulfur Batteries. Frontier of Nanochemistry 2015, Beijing,
China (Oral)
5.
Peng, H.-J.; Huang, J.-Q.; Zhao, M.-Q.; Zhang, Q.; Cheng, X.-B.; Liu, X.-Y.; Qian, W.-Z.; Wei, F.
Hierarchical Nanostructured Carbon/Sulfur Hybrid Cathode for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Battery.
17th International Meeting on Lithium Batteries 2014, Como, Italy (Poster)
6.
Peng, H.-J.; Huang, J.-Q.; Zhao, M.-Q.; Zhang, Q.; Cheng, X.-B.; Liu, X.-Y.; Qian, W.-Z.; Wei, F.
Nanoarchitectured Graphene/CNT based Hybrid Cathode for High-Rate Lithium-Sulfur Battery. The 15th
International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes 2014, Los Angles, USA (Poster)
7.
Peng, H.-J.; Huang, J.-Q.; Zhao, M.-Q.; Zhang, Q.; Cheng, X.-B.; Liu, X.-Y.; Qian, W.-Z.; Wei, F.
Nanostructured Carbon Hybrid for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Battery. 2014 Electrochemical
Conference on Energy & the Environment, Shanghai 2014, Shanghai, China (Poster)
8.
Peng, H.-J.; Yuan, Z.; Huang, J.-Q.; Liu, X.-Y.; Wang, D.-W.; Cheng, X.-B.; Zhang, Q. A High Areal Energy
Density Lithium-Sulfur Battery Based on Hierarchical Free-Standing Carbon Nanotube Paper Electrodes. The
World Conference on Carbon 2014, Jeju, South Korea (Poster)
9.
Peng, H.-J.; Yuan, Z.; Huang, J.-Q.; Liu, X.-Y.; Wang, D.-W.; Cheng, X.-B.; Zhang, Q. Hierarchical FreeStanding Carbon Nanotube Paper Electrodes for Li-S Batteries. The 5th A3 Symposium on Emerging Materials
2014, Tianjin, China (Poster)
10. Peng, H.-J.; Huang, J.-Q.; Zhang, Q.; Liu, X.-Y.; Yuan, Z.; Zhu, L.; Wei, F. Flexible Li-S Cathode: BottomUp Carbon Nanotube/Graphene Hybrid Film. MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit 2015, San Francisco, USA
(Poster)
11. Peng, H.; Karamad, M.; Fields, M.; Chan, K.; Nørskov, J. K. Catalyst Screening for CO2 Electrochemical
Reduction. JCAP All-Hands Meeting 2016, Pacific Grove, USA (Poster)
HONORS AND AWARDS
11/2015
Outstanding Reviewer of Materials Sciences & Engineering B
10/2015
National Scholarship for Graduate Students
(Award to top 4 Master and PhD. students in Department of Chemical
Engineering)
8/2015
Princeton and Solartron Best Oral Presentation Award of The 18th National
Conference on Electrochemistry
(Award to 10/2500)
6/2015
The Best Oral Presentation Award of Frontier of Nanochemistry 2015
4/2015
The Materials Research Society (MRS) Silver Graduate Student Award
(Award to 30/5000)
12/2014
The Best Poster Award of The 1st International Conference on Nanoenergy
and Nanosystems
10/2014
National Scholarship for Graduate Students
(Award to top 4 Master and PhD. students in Department of Chemical
Engineering)
6/2013
Excellent Thesis for Undergraduates in Tsinghua University
(Award to top 5 undergraduates in Department of Chemical Engineering)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Reviewed and co-reviewd manuscripts in the following journals: Nat. Commun., Sci. Rep., Angew. Chem. Int.
Edit., Adv. Mater., Adv. Energy Mater., Adv. Funct. Mater., Small, ChemSusChem, ACS Nano, ACS Appl.
Mater. Inter., Energy & Environ. Sci., Green Chem., J. Mater. Chem. A, Chem. Commun., Phys. Chem. Chem.
Phys., RSC Adv., J. Power Sources, Carbon, Fuel, Mater. Sci. Eng. B, etc. (~90 manuscripts in total)