Dr Xuekun Lu

Xuekun Lu

Senior Lecturer in Green Energy
Deputy Chair of Undergraduate Subject Exam Board

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/x.lu/
Centre for Sustainable Engineering
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Research

lithium-ion batteries, Operando imaging (X-ray CT), Optical, SEM, TEM), 3D microstructure-resolved electrochemical modellilng

Interests

My research group focuses on (1) revealing the interplay between 3D microstructure and the performance/failure mechanisms of the electrochemical energy devices (e.g., lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells etc) across multiple spatial and temporal domains using correlative operando characterisation techniques (X-ray CT, ptychography, XRD-CT, FIB-SEM, optical microscopy, TEM, etc); (2) multiscale multiphysics modelling (continuum and 3D microstructure-resolved) of the mass transport and electrochemical performance at the electrode, device and system level; (3) developing scalable and sustainable engineering solutions to fabricate advanced electrodes with tunable microstructure to unlock the full potential of the energy, power density and cycle life of next-generation lithium-ion batteries.

I have been delivering world-leading research in Hydrogen Energy and Energy Storage: signified by 57 total publications (h-index 27, citation 2713), 14 first-authored papers including two papers in Nature Communications (IF:17.7), three papers in Energy & Environ. Sci. (IF:32.5) and one paper in Joule (IF: 46.04). Particularly, one of my papers in (2020) Nature Communications (doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15811-x) is featured ESI Highly Cited Paper (citation > 400), selected as Editor's Highlights, and became 2020 Top 50 Chemistry and Materials Sciences Articles; my another paper (2023) Nature Communications (2023), doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40574-6) hits The Top 25 Chemistry and Materials Sciences Articles of 2023. My research outputs were frequently featured on the Research Highlights of the Faraday Institution and have given 10 invited talks at renowned institutions and conferences worldwide; I am also an invited Reviewer of the EPSRC Open Postdoctoral Fellowship, and of more than 20 top-ranking scientific journals such as Nature Communications and Advanced Energy Materials. My research output has been translated into the R&D of lithium-ion batteries by industry.