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Bingbin Wu

Bingbin Wu

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
(509) 372-4320

Biography

Dr. Wu is currently a post-doctoral researcher in Transportation Energy Storage group at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. He received his Ph. D degree from Wuhan University in 2013. Then he joined Amperex Technology Limited as a senior engineer for developing high energy density rechargeable Li metal batteries for three years. His research interest is to develop high energy density and safe lithium batteries for energy storage applications from material design and cell design point of view.

Research Interests

  • Safe electrolyte for Li metal or Li-ion battery
  • Solid electrolyte for Li metal battery
  • Li/CFx microbattery

Education and Credentials

  • 2010-2013 PHD, Physical Chemistry, Wuhan University, China
  • 2008-2010 MS, Organic Chemistry, Wuhan University, China
  • 2004-2008 BS, Chemistry, Wuhan University, China

Affiliations and Professional Service

  • 2016-2018, post-doctoral researcher at University of Arkansas
  • 2013-2016, senior engineer at Amperex Technology Limited (ATL) in China

PNNL Publications

2023

  • Wu B., H. Ouro-Koura, S. Lu, H. Li, X. Wang, J. Xiao, and Z. Deng. 2023. "Functional Materials for Powering and Implementing Next-Generation Miniature Sensors." Materials Today 69. PNNL-SA-186034. doi:10.1016/j.mattod.2023.09.001
  • Wu B., K.T. Baar, J. Lu, Z. Deng, and J. Xiao. 2023. Rechargeable Micro-Batteries. PNNL-34875. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Rechargeable Micro-Batteries
  • Wu B., W.A. Martin, and R. Feng. 2023. Safe Electrolytes for Batteries. PNNL-34887. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Safe Electrolytes for Batteries

2022

  • Hu J., L. Li, Y. Bi, J. Tao, J.A. Lochala, D. Liu, and B. Wu, et al. 2022. "Locking Oxygen in Lattice: A Quantifiable Comparison of Gas Generation in Polycrystalline and Single Crystalline Ni-Rich Cathodes." Energy Storage Materials 47. PNNL-SA-163635. doi:10.1016/j.ensm.2022.02.025
  • Quinn J.P., B. Wu, Y. Xu, M.H. Engelhard, J. Xiao, and C. Wang. 2022. "Tracking the oxidation of silicon anodes using cryo-EELS upon battery cycling." ACS Nano 16, no. 12:21063-21070. PNNL-SA-180092. doi:10.1021/acsnano.2c08777
  • Wu B., G.J. Harvey, H.D. Whitbread, H. Li, Z. Deng, and J. Xiao. 2022. Pushing the Limits of Micro battery Capacity and Energy. PNNL-32631. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Pushing the Limits of Micro battery Capacity and Energy
  • Wu B., J. Lu, D. Liu, H. Zhou, Z. Hou, Z. Deng, and J. Xiao. 2022. Machine Learning Software for Cylindrical Battery Design and Performance Prediction. PNNL-32743. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Machine Learning Software for Cylindrical Battery Design and Performance Prediction
  • Yang Y., J. Lu, B.D. Pflugrath, H. Li, J.J. Martinez, S. Regmi, and B. Wu, et al. 2022. "Lab-on-a-Fish: Wireless, miniaturized, fully integrated, implantable biotelemetric tag for real-time in vivo monitoring of aquatic animals." IEEE Internet of Things Journal 9, no. 13:10751-10762. PNNL-SA-156950. doi:10.1109/JIOT.2021.3126614

2021

  • Hu J., B. Wu, S. Chae, J.A. Lochala, Y. Bi, and J. Xiao. 2021. "Achieving Highly Reproducible Results in Graphite-based Li-ion Full Coin Cells." Joule 5, no. 5:1011-1015. PNNL-SA-159080. doi:10.1016/j.joule.2021.03.016
  • Hu J., L. Li, E. Hu, S. Chae, H. Jia, T. Liu, and B. Wu, et al. 2021. "Mesoscale-architecture-based crack evolution dictating cycling stability of advanced lithium ion batteries." Nano Energy 79. PNNL-SA-153829. doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.105420
  • Hu J., Q. Wang, B. Wu, S. Tan, Z. Shadike, Y. Bi, and M. Whittingham, et al. 2021. "Fundamental Linkage Between Structure, Electrochemical Properties and Chemical Compositions of LiNi1-x-yMnxCoyO2 Cathode Materials." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 13, no. 2:2622-2629. PNNL-SA-152584. doi:10.1021/acsami.0c18942
  • Li H., Z. Deng, J. Lu, J.J. Martinez, B. Wu, and X. Zang. 2021. "A miniaturized long-life acoustic transmitter for animal tracking in marine environments." In Global Oceans 2020: Singapore - U.S. Gulf Coast, October 5-30, 2020, Biloxi, MS, 1-4. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-155697. doi:10.1109/IEEECONF38699.2020.9389355

2020

  • Bi Y., J. Tao, Y. Wu, L. Li, Y. Xu, E. Hu, and B. Wu, et al. 2020. "Reversible planar gliding and microcracking in a single-crystalline Ni-rich cathode." Science 370, no. 6522:1313-1317. PNNL-SA-152319. doi:10.1126/science.abc3167
  • Hu J., B. Wu, X. Cao, Y. Bi, S. Chae, C. Niu, and B. Xiao, et al. 2020. "Evolution of the Rate-Limiting step: From Thin Film to Thick Ni-rich Cathodes." Journal of Power Sources 454. PNNL-SA-150400. doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.227966
  • Xiao J., Q. Li, Y. Bi, M. Cai, B. Dunn, T. Glossmann, and J. Liu, et al. 2020. "Understanding and applying coulombic efficiency in lithium metal batteries." Nature Energy 5, no. 8:561-568. PNNL-SA-152318. doi:10.1038/s41560-020-0648-z

2019

  • Wu B., Y. Yang, D. Liu, C. Niu, M.E. Gross, L.M. Seymour, and H. Lee, et al. 2019. "Good Practices for Rechargeable Lithium Metal Batteries." Journal of the Electrochemical Society 166, no. 16:A4141-A4149. PNNL-SA-145180. doi:10.1149/2.0691916jes

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