0571-87951152
lxchen@zju.edu.cn
38 Zheda Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R.China.
Prof. Lixin Chen, Ph.D
Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou 310027, P.R. China
Tel./fax: +86-571-8795 1152
E-mail: lxchen@zju.edu.cn
Mr. Lixin Chen got his BSc (1989), MSc (1992) and PhD (2000) degrees in Materials Science from Zhejiang University. He started his teaching and research career in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering of Zhejiang University as a teacher in 1992. He is now a professor at Zhejiang University, also as the Standing Director of China Renewable Energy Society, and the Deputy Director of the Hydrogen Energy Professional Committee, the Member of China Hydrogen Energy Standardization Technical Committee, and the member of China Rare Earth Society as well. His main research interests are the fundamental researches and applications of energy storage materials, including hydrogen storage materials, metal hydride technologies of hydrogen storage / recovery / purification and isotope separation; hydrogen resource for PEM fuel cell and novel electrode materials for secondary batteries. He carried out successfully over 30 national research projects supported by the National Key Research & Development Program, the National Natural Science Foundation, the National High Technology R&D Program, and the National Basic Research Program of China etc. He has obtained 40 Chinese Invention Patents and published over 330 papers enlisted in Science Citation Index (SCI).
Research Areas
Courses
1. Materials Chemistry (2017-now)
2. Hydrogen Storage Materials (2004-now)
3. Metal-Hydrogen Systems (2001-now)
4. Energy Storage Materials (2020-now)
5. Industry Development for Materials Engineering (2014-now)
6. Special Topics in Materials Science and Engineering (2013-2015)
Reseach Projects
1. Study on the thermodynamic/kinetic characteristics for the disproportionation reaction of ZrCo based tritium storage alloys and their anti-disproportionation modification strategies (National Natural Science Foundation of China, 52071286)
2. Basic research on high hydrogen density storage materials and their hydrogen absorption/desorption properties (NSFC, U20A2023)
3. Design and preparation technology of high safety and low pressure hydrogen storage device with high hydrogen density (National Key Research & Development Program of China, 2019YFB1505102)
4. Study on deuterium & tritium storage and delivery technology in CFETR (KRDC, 2017YFE0301505)
5. Three-dimensional self-assembly and reversible hydrogen storage mechanism of functionalized graphene supported 2LiBH4/MgH2-TM nano-composite system (NSFC, 51671173)
6. In-situ investigation on the modification mechanism related to catalytic doping and nanoconfinement of light metal borohydrides for hydrogen storage (NSFC, 51471151)
7. Hybrid hydrogen storage technologies of high-pressure hydrogen storage vessel combined with metal hydride (National High Technology Research & Development (863) Program of China, 2012AA051503)
8. Mechanisms for the enhanced hydrogen storage performance of complex aluminum hydrides catalyzed by RExAly (NSFC, 51171173)
9. Hydrogen storage properties and catalytic mechanisms of complex aluminum hydrides catalyzed by metal hydrides (NSFC, 50871099)
10. Novel hydrogen storage materials and their mechanisms (NSFC, 50631020)
11. Novel hydrogen storage technologies of metal hydride devices (863 Program, 2006AA05Z144)
12. Molecule calculation, synthesis and mechanisms of hydrogen storage materials with high hydrogen density (973 Program, 2007CB209701)
13. Novel Metal hydride technologies and devices for hydrogen storage (863 Program, 2003AA515021)
14. Microstructure and charge-discharge cycling stability of V-based solid-solution type hydrogen storage electrode alloys (NSFC, 50271064)
15. Metal hydride technologies and devices for hydrogen storage (863 Program, 2001AA515021)
Publications
1. Jiacheng Qi#, Zhaoqing Liang#, Xuezhang Xiao*, Zhendong Yao, Panpan Zhou, Ruhong Li, Ling Lv, Xinyi Zhang, Huaqin Kou*, Xu Huang, Wenhua Luo, Changan Chen and Lixin Chen*. Effect of isostructural phase transition on cycling stability of ZrCo-based alloys for hydrogen isotopes storage. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 44: 140571.
2. Xuancheng Wang#, Yuxiao Jia#, Xuezhang Xiao*, Panpan Zhou, Jiapeng Bi, Jiacheng Qi, Ling Lv, Fen Xu, Lixian Sun* and Lixin Chen*. Robust architecture of 2D nano Mg-based borohydride on graphene with superior reversible hydrogen storage performance. Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2023,146: 121-130.
3. Zhaoqing Liang#, Zhendong Yao#, Ruhong Li#, Xuezhang Xiao*, Zhichao Ye, Xuancheng Wang, Jiacheng Qi, Jiapeng Bi, Xiulin Fan, Huaqin Kou*, Wenhua Luo, Changan Chen and Lixin Chen*. Regulating local chemistry in ZrCo-based orthorhombic hydrides via increasing atomic interference for ultra-stable hydrogen isotopes storage. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2022, 69: 397-405.
4. Xuancheng Wang, Xuezhang Xiao*, Zhaoqing Liang, Shuoqing Zhang, Jiacheng Qi, Ling Lv, Mingyuan Piao, Jiaguang Zheng, Lixin Chen*. Ultrahigh reversible hydrogen capacity and synergetic mechanism of 2LiBH4-MgH2 system catalyzed by dual-metal fluoride. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 433: 134482.
5. Nan Zhang, Chuangchao Sun, Yiqiang Huang, Ling Lv, Zunchun Wu, Chunnan Zhu, Xuancheng Wang, Xuezhang Xiao, Xiulin Fan*, Lixin Chen*. Tuning electrolyte enables microsized Sn as an advanced anode for Li-ion batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021, 9(3): 1812 - 1821.
6. Zhendong Yao, Xuezhang Xiao*, Zhaoqing Liang, Xu Huang, Huaqin Kou*, Wenhua Luo, Changan Chen, Lixin Chen*. An in-depth study on the thermodynamics and kinetics of disproportionation behaviors in ZrCo-H system. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020, 8: 9322 - 9330.
7. Meng Zhang, Xuezhang Xiao*, Bosang Luo, Meijia Liu, Man Chen, Lixin Chen*. Superior de/hydrogenation performances of MgH2 catalyzed by 3D flower-like TiO2@C nanostructures. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2020, 46:191-198
8. Xiulin Fan#, Xiao Ji#, Long Chen#, Ji Chen, Tao Deng, Fudong Han, Jie Yue, Nan Piao, Ruixing Wang, Xiuquan Zhou, Xuezhang Xiao, Lixin Chen, Chunsheng Wang*. All-temperature batteries enabled by fluorinated electrolytes with non-polar solvents. Nature Energy, 2019, 4(10): 882-890.
9. Xu Huang, Xuezhang Xiao, XuanchengWang, Zhendong Yao, Chuntao Wang, Xiulin Fan, Lixin Chen*. Highly synergetic catalytic mechanism of Ni@g-C3N4 on the superior hydrogen storage performance of Li-Mg-B-H system, Energy Storage Materials, 2018, 13: 199-206.
10. Yiqun Jiang, Xiulin Fan, Xuezhang Xiao, Teng Qin, Liuting Zhang, Fulei Jiang, Meng Li, Shouquan Li, Hongwei Ge, Lixin Chen*. A novel AgPd hollow spheres arched on graphene as an efficient catalyst for the dehydrogenation of formic acid at room temperature, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016, 4: 657 - 666.
11. Jie Shao, Xuezhang Xiao, Xiulin Fan, Xu Huang, Bing Zhai, Shouquan Li, Hongwei Ge, Qidong Wang, Lixin Chen*. Enhanced hydrogen storage capacity and reversibility of LiBH4 nanoconfined in the densified zeolite-templated carbon with high mechanical stability, Nano Energy, 2015, 15: 244-255.
12. Xuezhang Xiao, Chenchen Xu, Jie Shao, Liuting Zhang, Teng Qin, Shouquan Li, Hongwei Ge, Qidong Wang and Lixin Chen*. Remarkable hydrogen desorption properties and mechanisms for the Mg2FeH6@MgH2 Core-Shell Nanostructure, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015, 3: 5517 - 5524.
13. Xiulin Fan, Jie Shao, Xuezhang Xiao, Xinhua Wang, Shouquan Li, Hongwei Ge, Lixin Chen*. SnLi4.4 nanoparticles encapsulated in carbon matrix as high-performance anode material for lithium-ion batteries, Nano Energy, 2014, 9: 196-203.
14. Xiulin Fan, Jie Shao, Xuezhang Xiao, Xinhua Wang, Shouquan Li, Hongwei Ge, Lixin Chen* and Chunsheng Wang. In situ synthesis of SnO2 nanoparticles encapsulated in micro/mesoporous carbon foam as high-performance anode material for lithium ion batteries, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014, 2: 18367-18374.
15. Xiulin Fan, Jie Shao, Xuezhang Xiao, Lixin Chen*, Xinhua Wang, Shouquan Li and Hongwei Ge. Carbon encapsulated 3D hierarchical Fe3O4 hollow spheres as an advanced anode material with long cycle lifetimes for lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014, 2 (35): 14641 - 14648.
16. Xiulin Fan, Xuezhang Xiao, Jie Shao, Liuting Zhang, Shouquan Li, Hongwei Ge, Qidong Wang, Lixin Chen*. Size effect on hydrogen storage properties of NaAlH4 confined in uniform porous carbon, Nano Energy, 2013, 2: 995-1003.
17. Jie Shao, Xuezhang Xiao, Lixin Chen*, Xiulin Fan, Leyuan Han, Shouquan Li, Hongwei Ge, Qidong Wang. Enhanced hydriding-dehydriding performance of 2LiH-MgB2 composite by the catalytic effects of Ni-B nanoparticles, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2013, 1(35): 10184-10192.
18. Xiulin Fan, Xuezhang Xiao, Lixin Chen*, Xinhua Wang, Shouquan Li, Hongwei Ge and Qidong Wang. High catalytic efficiency of amorphous TiB2 and NbB2 nanoparticles for the hydrogen storage of 2LiBH4/MgH2 system, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2013, 1(35): 11368-11375.
19. Xiulin Fan, Xuezhang Xiao, Lixin Chen*, Liuting Zhang, Jie Shao, Shouquan Li, Hongwei Ge and Qidong Wang. Significantly improved hydrogen storage properties of NaAlH4 catalyzed with Ce-based nanoparticles, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2013, 1(34): 7952-7959.
20. Jie Shao, Xuezhang Xiao, Lixin Chen*, Xiulin Fan, Shouquan Li, Hongwei Ge, Qidong Wang. Enhanced hydriding-dehydriding performance of 2LiBH4-MgH2 composite by the catalytic effects of transition metal chlorides, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2012, 22(38): 20764 - 20772.
