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Xinrong Lin

Xinrong Lin

Associate Professor of Chemistry at Duke Kunshan University
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Enhancing High Voltage Stability via Fluorination of Functionalized Metal Organic Framework Electrolyte in Lithium Metal Batteries

Journal Article Batteries and Supercaps · July 1, 2024 The electrolyte stability under high-voltage conditions considerably limits the upper cut-off potential of solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) and therefore the energy density of all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs). In this work, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) ... Full text Cite

In Situ Hybrid Si/F Polymeric Network Electrolyte with Dual Interfacial Stability for High-Voltage Lithium Metal Batteries

Journal Article Advanced Functional Materials · January 1, 2024 High-voltage lithium-metal batteries (LMBs) are promising for energy storage applications but suffer from poor electrochemical window of solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs), which are difficult to achieve via a single polymeric functionality. Herein, a hybri ... Full text Cite

A Polysiloxane-Enabled Ternary Eutectic Electrolyte with Fast Ion Transport under Extreme Conditions

Journal Article ACS Energy Letters · December 8, 2023 Developing lithium-metal batteries under extreme conditions is highly challenging and requires flammable/volatile solvents. In pursuit of safe electrolyte materials, polymers possess slow lithium transport, while eutectic electrolytes (EEs) suffer from int ... Full text Cite

Sequencing polymers to enable solid-state lithium batteries.

Journal Article Nature materials · December 2023 Featured Publication Rational designs of solid polymer electrolytes with high ion conduction are critical in enabling the creation of advanced lithium batteries. However, known polymer electrolytes have much lower ionic conductivity than liquid/ceramics at room temperature, wh ... Full text Cite

Designing F/P Hybrid Polymer as Ultrastable Cationic Shielding Interphase for High-Performance Lithium Metal Batteries.

Journal Article Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · September 2023 Dendrite growth on electrode-electrolyte interphase has severely limited applications of lithium metal batteries (LMBs). Here, we developed an ionic alternating polymer with fluorocarbons and phosphonium cations in repeating units to regulate Li deposition ... Full text Cite

Designing Weakly Solvating Solid Main-Chain Fluoropolymer Electrolytes: Synergistically Enhancing Stability toward Li Anodes and High-Voltage Cathodes

Journal Article ACS Energy Letters · December 10, 2021 Featured Publication One important approach to access safe and high-energy batteries is to develop Li metal-based high-voltage batteries with a solid polymer electrolyte (SPE). However, it is notably difficult to construct such systems owing to the simultaneous occurrence of d ... Full text Cite

Fluorinated Bifunctional Solid Polymer Electrolyte Synthesized under Visible Light for Stable Lithium Deposition and Dendrite-Free All-Solid-State Batteries

Journal Article Advanced Functional Materials · July 1, 2021 Featured Publication Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) that can offer flexible processability, highly tunable chemical functionality, and cost effectiveness are regarded as attractive alternatives for liquid electrolytes (LE) to address their safety and energy density limitati ... Full text Cite

Recent Advances in Living Cationic Polymerization with Emerging Initiation/Controlling Systems.

Journal Article Macromolecular rapid communications · July 2021 While the conventional living cationic polymerization (LCP) provided opportunities to synthesizing well-defined polymers with predetermined molecular weights, desirable chemical structures and narrow dispersity, it is still important to continuously innova ... Full text Cite

Solvent-Free Synthesis of the Polymer Electrolyte via Photo-Controlled Radical Polymerization: Toward Ultrafast In-Built Fabrication of Solid-State Batteries under Visible Light.

Journal Article ACS applied materials & interfaces · February 2021 Thin solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) with good processability, improved room-temperature ionic conductivity, and better interfacial compatibility are urgently needed to develop solid-state batteries without safety and leakage issues. In-built electrolyte ... Full text Cite

Interfacial growth of free-standing PANI films: toward high-performance all-polymer supercapacitors.

Journal Article Chemical science · December 2020 Along with high power capability and energy density, long cycle life is regarded an essential performance requirement for energy storage devices. The rapid capacitance decline of conducting polymer-based electrodes remains a major technical challenge and p ... Full text Cite

A functionalized metal organic framework-laden nanoporous polymer electrolyte for exceptionally stable lithium electrodeposition.

Journal Article Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) · December 2020 A nanoporous all-solid-state MOF-laden polymer electrolyte that is simply mediated by an electronic effect shows remarkably high lithium electrodeposition stability of hundreds of charge-discharge cycles and over 1500 operating hours, while maintaining a v ... Full text Cite

Photoorganocatalyzed Divergent Reversible-Deactivation Radical Polymerization towards Linear and Branched Fluoropolymers.

Journal Article Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · November 2020 Topology influences the properties and applications of polymers. Consequently, considerable efforts have been made to control topological structures. In this work, we have developed a photoorganocatalyzed divergent synthetic approach based on reversible-de ... Full text Cite

A metal-free synthesis of 1,1-diphenylvinylsulfides with thiols via thioetherification under continuous-flow conditions

Journal Article Organic Chemistry Frontiers · 2020 A continuous-flow chemistry facilitated protocol that allows efficient access to a novel aggregation-induced emission (AIE) luminogen 1,1-diphenylvinylsulfides utilizing thiols under metal-free and mild conditions. ... Full text Cite

Piperidinium ionic liquids as electrolyte solvents for sustained high temperature supercapacitor operation.

Journal Article Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) · May 2018 The synthesis and physicochemical properties of a series of non-flammable, thermally stable alkyl ether containing piperidinium ionic liquid electrolytes, containing lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, are described along with the superior performa ... Full text Cite

Beyond the Antagonism: Self-Labeled Xanthone Inhibitors as Modeled "Two-in-One" Drugs in Cancer Therapy.

Journal Article ACS omega · March 2017 Self-labeled inhibitors (SLIs) are promising for creating links, ranging from cancer therapy and metastatic pathways to mechanistic elucidation. In this study, a new category of "two-in-one" fluorescent xanthone inhibitors was developed for the systematic ... Full text Cite

Synthesis of Ionic Liquid Based Electrolytes, Assembly of Li-ion Batteries, and Measurements of Performance at High Temperature.

Journal Article Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE · December 2016 The chemical instability of the traditional electrolyte remains a safety issue in widely used energy storage devices such as Li-ion batteries. Li-ion batteries for use in devices operating at elevated temperatures require thermally stable and non-flammable ... Full text Cite

Enhancing High Voltage Stability via Fluorination of Functionalized Metal Organic Framework Electrolyte in Lithium Metal Batteries

Journal Article Batteries and Supercaps · July 1, 2024 The electrolyte stability under high-voltage conditions considerably limits the upper cut-off potential of solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) and therefore the energy density of all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs). In this work, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) ... Full text Cite

In Situ Hybrid Si/F Polymeric Network Electrolyte with Dual Interfacial Stability for High-Voltage Lithium Metal Batteries

Journal Article Advanced Functional Materials · January 1, 2024 High-voltage lithium-metal batteries (LMBs) are promising for energy storage applications but suffer from poor electrochemical window of solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs), which are difficult to achieve via a single polymeric functionality. Herein, a hybri ... Full text Cite

A Polysiloxane-Enabled Ternary Eutectic Electrolyte with Fast Ion Transport under Extreme Conditions

Journal Article ACS Energy Letters · December 8, 2023 Developing lithium-metal batteries under extreme conditions is highly challenging and requires flammable/volatile solvents. In pursuit of safe electrolyte materials, polymers possess slow lithium transport, while eutectic electrolytes (EEs) suffer from int ... Full text Cite

Sequencing polymers to enable solid-state lithium batteries.

Journal Article Nature materials · December 2023 Featured Publication Rational designs of solid polymer electrolytes with high ion conduction are critical in enabling the creation of advanced lithium batteries. However, known polymer electrolytes have much lower ionic conductivity than liquid/ceramics at room temperature, wh ... Full text Cite

Designing F/P Hybrid Polymer as Ultrastable Cationic Shielding Interphase for High-Performance Lithium Metal Batteries.

Journal Article Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · September 2023 Dendrite growth on electrode-electrolyte interphase has severely limited applications of lithium metal batteries (LMBs). Here, we developed an ionic alternating polymer with fluorocarbons and phosphonium cations in repeating units to regulate Li deposition ... Full text Cite

Designing Weakly Solvating Solid Main-Chain Fluoropolymer Electrolytes: Synergistically Enhancing Stability toward Li Anodes and High-Voltage Cathodes

Journal Article ACS Energy Letters · December 10, 2021 Featured Publication One important approach to access safe and high-energy batteries is to develop Li metal-based high-voltage batteries with a solid polymer electrolyte (SPE). However, it is notably difficult to construct such systems owing to the simultaneous occurrence of d ... Full text Cite

Fluorinated Bifunctional Solid Polymer Electrolyte Synthesized under Visible Light for Stable Lithium Deposition and Dendrite-Free All-Solid-State Batteries

Journal Article Advanced Functional Materials · July 1, 2021 Featured Publication Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) that can offer flexible processability, highly tunable chemical functionality, and cost effectiveness are regarded as attractive alternatives for liquid electrolytes (LE) to address their safety and energy density limitati ... Full text Cite

Recent Advances in Living Cationic Polymerization with Emerging Initiation/Controlling Systems.

Journal Article Macromolecular rapid communications · July 2021 While the conventional living cationic polymerization (LCP) provided opportunities to synthesizing well-defined polymers with predetermined molecular weights, desirable chemical structures and narrow dispersity, it is still important to continuously innova ... Full text Cite

Solvent-Free Synthesis of the Polymer Electrolyte via Photo-Controlled Radical Polymerization: Toward Ultrafast In-Built Fabrication of Solid-State Batteries under Visible Light.

Journal Article ACS applied materials & interfaces · February 2021 Thin solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) with good processability, improved room-temperature ionic conductivity, and better interfacial compatibility are urgently needed to develop solid-state batteries without safety and leakage issues. In-built electrolyte ... Full text Cite

Interfacial growth of free-standing PANI films: toward high-performance all-polymer supercapacitors.

Journal Article Chemical science · December 2020 Along with high power capability and energy density, long cycle life is regarded an essential performance requirement for energy storage devices. The rapid capacitance decline of conducting polymer-based electrodes remains a major technical challenge and p ... Full text Cite

A functionalized metal organic framework-laden nanoporous polymer electrolyte for exceptionally stable lithium electrodeposition.

Journal Article Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) · December 2020 A nanoporous all-solid-state MOF-laden polymer electrolyte that is simply mediated by an electronic effect shows remarkably high lithium electrodeposition stability of hundreds of charge-discharge cycles and over 1500 operating hours, while maintaining a v ... Full text Cite

Photoorganocatalyzed Divergent Reversible-Deactivation Radical Polymerization towards Linear and Branched Fluoropolymers.

Journal Article Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · November 2020 Topology influences the properties and applications of polymers. Consequently, considerable efforts have been made to control topological structures. In this work, we have developed a photoorganocatalyzed divergent synthetic approach based on reversible-de ... Full text Cite

A metal-free synthesis of 1,1-diphenylvinylsulfides with thiols via thioetherification under continuous-flow conditions

Journal Article Organic Chemistry Frontiers · 2020 A continuous-flow chemistry facilitated protocol that allows efficient access to a novel aggregation-induced emission (AIE) luminogen 1,1-diphenylvinylsulfides utilizing thiols under metal-free and mild conditions. ... Full text Cite

Piperidinium ionic liquids as electrolyte solvents for sustained high temperature supercapacitor operation.

Journal Article Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) · May 2018 The synthesis and physicochemical properties of a series of non-flammable, thermally stable alkyl ether containing piperidinium ionic liquid electrolytes, containing lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, are described along with the superior performa ... Full text Cite

Beyond the Antagonism: Self-Labeled Xanthone Inhibitors as Modeled "Two-in-One" Drugs in Cancer Therapy.

Journal Article ACS omega · March 2017 Self-labeled inhibitors (SLIs) are promising for creating links, ranging from cancer therapy and metastatic pathways to mechanistic elucidation. In this study, a new category of "two-in-one" fluorescent xanthone inhibitors was developed for the systematic ... Full text Cite

Synthesis of Ionic Liquid Based Electrolytes, Assembly of Li-ion Batteries, and Measurements of Performance at High Temperature.

Journal Article Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE · December 2016 The chemical instability of the traditional electrolyte remains a safety issue in widely used energy storage devices such as Li-ion batteries. Li-ion batteries for use in devices operating at elevated temperatures require thermally stable and non-flammable ... Full text Cite

High temperature electrical energy storage: advances, challenges, and frontiers.

Journal Article Chemical Society reviews · October 2016 Featured Publication With the ongoing global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emission and dependence on oil, electrical energy storage (EES) devices such as Li-ion batteries and supercapacitors have become ubiquitous. Today, EES devices are entering the broader energy use aren ... Full text Cite

Ionic Liquid-Organic Carbonate Electrolyte Blends To Stabilize Silicon Electrodes for Extending Lithium Ion Battery Operability to 100 °C.

Journal Article ACS applied materials & interfaces · June 2016 Fabrication of lithium-ion batteries that operate from room temperature to elevated temperatures entails development and subsequent identification of electrolytes and electrodes. Room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) can address the thermal stability issu ... Full text Cite

Thermally-responsive, nonflammable phosphonium ionic liquid electrolytes for lithium metal batteries: operating at 100 degrees celsius.

Journal Article Chemical science · November 2015 Rechargeable batteries such as Li ion/Li metal batteries are widely used in the electronics market but the chemical instability of the electrolyte limits their use in more demanding environmental conditions such as in automotive, oil exploration, or mining ... Full text Cite

Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(glyceric Acid Carbonate): A Degradable Analogue of Poly(acrylic Acid).

Journal Article Journal of the American Chemical Society · October 2015 The synthesis and characterization of a degradable version of poly(acrylic acid), poly(glyceric acid carbonate), are reported. Specifically, atactic and isotactic poly(benzyl glycidate carbonate)s are obtained via the ring-opening copolymerization of rac-/ ... Full text Cite

Synthesis of Aliphatic Poly(ether 1,2-glycerol carbonate)s via Copolymerization of CO2 with Glycidyl Ethers Using a Cobalt Salen Catalyst and Study of a Thermally Stable Solid Polymer Electrolyte.

Journal Article ACS macro letters · May 2015 The synthesis and characterization of linear poly(ether 1,2-glycerol carbonate)s derivatized with pendant butyl, octyl, or stearyl tethers are reported. The polymers are obtained via the ring-opening copolymerization of butyl, octyl, or stearic glycidyl et ... Full text Cite

Regioselective synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-a]imidazoles and imidazo[1,2-a]-pyridines

Journal Article RSC Advances · 2015 A concise synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-a]imidazoles and imidazo[1,2-a]-pyridines by regioselective aza-ene additions and regioselective cyclic–condensation reactions of HKAs with ethyl 3-benzoylacrylate derivatives under ca ... Full text Cite

A reversible supramolecular assembly containing ionic interactions and disulfide linkages

Journal Article New J. Chem. · 2014 A reversible ionic supramolecular assembly is described which can be disrupted and reformed by application of either a heating–cooling cycle or a mild redox reaction. ... Full text Cite

An environmentally benign, mild, and catalyst-free reaction of quinones with heterocyclic ketene aminals in ethanol: site-selective synthesis of rarely fused [1,2-a]indolone derivatives via an unexpected anti-Nenitzescu strategy

Journal Article Green Chem. · 2014 The first site-selective methodology for the construction of fused [1,2-a]indolone derivativesviaan unexpected anti-Nenitzescu strategy has been developed. ... Full text Cite

Catalyst-free cascade reaction of heterocyclic ketene aminals with N-substituted maleimide to synthesise bicyclic pyrrolidinone derivatives

Journal Article RSC Adv. · 2014 An efficient synthesis of bicyclic pyrrolidinones via a cascade reaction of HKAs and N-substituted maleimide in an environmentally friendly medium is described. This protocol uses group-assisted purification (GAP) chemi ... Full text Cite

Ionic Supramolecular Assemblies

Journal Article Israel Journal of Chemistry · August 2013 AbstractSupramolecular structures assembled via noncovalent interactions have found diverse applications in mechanical, biological, electronic, and manufacturing‐related fields. Ionic interactions represent key noncovalent ... Full text Cite

From Brittle to Pliant Viscoelastic Materials with Solid State Linear Polyphosphonium - Carboxylate Assemblies.

Journal Article Macromolecules · March 13, 2012 A polystyrenylphosphonium polymer was synthesized and complexed with various carboxylic acid derivatives to form new solid-state polyelectrolyte-surfactant assemblies. The properties of these ionic materials were highly dependent on the nature of the anion ... Full text Link to item Cite