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Dr. Lu is a Professor in the Department of Applied Engineering Technology at North Carolina A&T State University (NC A&T). He has over fifteen years of experience in all kinds of materials for energy conversion and storage applications. Prior to joining NCAT, he was a Senior Research Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and working on all types of batteries (e.g., Li-ion, Na-ion, and Na metal batteries), fuel cells (e.g., solid oxide fuel cells, proton-exchange membrane fuel cells, etc.), supercapacitors, magnetic materials, etc. Dr. Lu is an author or co-author of over 60 papers in peer-reviewed professional journals. And a few of his papers have been published in high impact journals such as Chemical Review, Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, and Energy & Environmental Science. He has also published 2 book chapters and 10 U.S. patents (5 granted).
Education/Academic qualification
Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Tennessee Technological University
… → 2008
Material Science and Engineering, M.S., Shanghai University
… → 2002
Material Science and Engineering, BS, Hefei University of Technology
… → 2000
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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High performance sodium-sulfur batteries at low temperature enabled by superior molten Na wettability
Li, M. M., Lu, X., Zhan, X., Engelhard, M. H., Bonnett, J. F., Polikarpov, E., Jung, K., Reed, D. M., Sprenkle, V. L. & Li, G., Jan 4 2021, In: Chemical Communications. 57, 1, p. 45-48 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A lithium-sulfur battery with a solution-mediated pathway operating under lean electrolyte conditions
Wang, H., Shao, Y., Pan, H., Feng, X., Chen, Y., Liu, Y.-S., Walter, E. D., Engelhard, M. H., Han, K. S., Deng, T., Ren, G., Lu, X., Lu, X., Xu, W., Wang, C., Feng, J., Mueller, K. T., Guo, J., Zavadil, K. R. & Zhang, J.-G., Oct 1 2020, In: Nano Energy. 76, 105041.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Low-Cost Durable Na-FeCl2 Battery with Ultrahigh Rate Capability
Zhan, X., Bowden, M. E., Lu, X., Bonnett, J. F., Lemmon, T., Reed, D. M., Sprenkle, V. L. & Li, G., Mar 1 2020, In: Advanced Energy Materials. 10, 10, 1903472.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Elucidating the role of anionic chemistry towards high-rate intermediate-temperature Na-metal halide batteries
Zhan, X., Sepulveda, J. P., Lu, X., Bonnett, J. F., Canfield, N. L., Lemmon, T., Jung, K., Reed, D. M., Sprenkle, V. L. & Li, G., Jan 1 2020, In: Energy Storage Materials. 24, p. 177-187 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Emerging soluble organic redox materials for next-generation grid energy-storage applications
Zhan, X., Lu, X., Reed, D. M., Sprenkle, V. L. & Li, G., Jun 1 2020, In: MRS Communications. 10, 2, p. 215-229 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
8 Scopus citations
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