Yi Cui

About

Yi Cui is the Fortinet Founders Professor and a faculty member at Stanford University, holding positions in Materials Science and Engineering, Energy Science and Engineering, and Chemistry by courtesy. His research focuses on the fundamentals and applications of nanomaterials, with particular emphasis on nanotechnology, batteries, electrocatalysis, wearables, 2D materials, environmental technology (water, air, soil), and cryogenic electron microscopy. Cui studies the development of tools for understanding nanomaterials and their applications in energy storage, environmental technology, and nanoscience. He has contributed significantly to advancing battery technology, including solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries, and has explored innovative approaches such as nanoscale encapsulation and stretchable electrochemical energy storage devices. His work is recognized through numerous awards and honors, including the Blavatnik National Laureate in Physical Sciences and Engineering, the ECS Battery Technology Award, and the Nano Today Award, among others. Cui also serves as a senior fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and the Precourt Institute for Energy, and he is involved in various administrative roles, including co-directing initiatives like the Stanford StorageX Initiative and the Battery500 Consortium.

Research topics

• Materials science
• Chemistry
• Chemical engineering
• Computer Science
• Organic chemistry
• Nanotechnology
• Inorganic chemistry
• Physical chemistry
• Composite material
• Engineering

Selected publications

• Rechargeable Batteries for Grid Scale Energy Storage

  Chemical Reviews · 2022 · 1585 citations

  Ever-increasing global energy consumption has driven the development of renewable energy technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. Battery energy storage systems (BESS) with high electrochemical performance are critical for enabling renewable yet intermittent sources of energy such as solar and wind. In recent years, numerous new battery technologies have been achieved and showed great potential for grid scale energy storage (GSES) applications. However, their practical…

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• Molecular design for electrolyte solvents enabling energy-dense and long-cycling lithium metal batteries

  Nature Energy · 2020 · 1183 citations

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• Rational solvent molecule tuning for high-performance lithium metal battery electrolytes

  Nature Energy · 2022 · 890 citations

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• Organic wastewater treatment by a single-atom catalyst and electrolytically produced H2O2

  Nature Sustainability · 2020 · 667 citations

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• Steric Effect Tuned Ion Solvation Enabling Stable Cycling of High-Voltage Lithium Metal Battery

  Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2021 · 563 citations

  NMC811, 50 μm thin Li, and high cutoff voltage at 4.4 V, 4 M LiFSI/DEE enabled 182 cycles until 80% capacity retention while 4 M LiFSI/DME only achieved 94 cycles. This work points out a promising path toward the molecular design of non-fluorinated ether-based electrolyte solvents for practical high-voltage Li metal batteries.

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Frequent coauthors

• Zhenan Bao

  132 shared

• Yayuan Liu

  Baotou Research Institute of Rare Earths

  104 shared

• Guangmin Zhou

  Tsinghua University

  94 shared

• Yuzhang Li

  Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

  94 shared

• Yanbin Li

  Stanford University

  92 shared

• Harold Y. Hwang

  Stanford University

  90 shared

• Dingchang Lin

  Johns Hopkins University

  90 shared

• Hongtao Yuan

  Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures

  83 shared

Labs

• Yi Cui's LabPI

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Education

• Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering

  Stanford University

• M.S., Materials Science and Engineering

  Stanford University

• B.S., Materials Science and Engineering

  University of California, Berkeley

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