Rong Xu
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, 94305
Email: [email protected]
My research lies at the intersection of mechanics, electrochemistry, and material science, with a particular interest in their applications in lithium battery technologies. I conducted a series of studies using integrated experimental and numerical approaches to reveal the origins of the chemomechanical failure of lithium batteries and leverage this fundamental understanding to guide the material and structural design for state-of-the-art energy solutions.
Research Interests
– Nanomechanical characterization
– Multiphysics and multiscale modeling
– Material and structural design
Recent news
July 2022 – Our review paper on the significant recent developments in the study of chemomechanics of rechargeable batteries is published in Chemical Reviews. Congratulations to all authors!
June 2022 – Our paper on cold‐starting all‐solid‐state batteries using a novel current collector design is published in Advanced Materials. Congratulations to Yusheng, Wenxiao, and Rong!
Mar. 2022 – Rong gave an invited talk to the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Binghamton University. Thanks to the department for the invitation!
Feb. 2022 – Rong presented at the Storage X Tech Talk on designing the morphologically stable Li-solid electrolyte interface in all-solid-state batteries. Thanks to David for the invitation!
Dec. 2021 – Rong gave an invited talk to the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics at Drexel University. Thanks to the department for the invitation!
Sep. 2021 – Rong’s paper on the interfacial modification for all-solid-state batteries is accepted on Advanced Materials. Congratulations to Rong!
May. 2021 – Rong’s two papers are both among the most cited in the Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids since 2018, Congratulations to the team!
Feb. 2021 – Rong gave a presentation on the Engineering and Applied Science Forum (EASF) webinar, Thanks Prof. Ruobing Bai for the invitation and host!
Nov. 2019 – Rong’s paper on structural disintegration of NMC cathode is among the highly cited articles of Experimental Mechanics; Two of our papers are among the most cited articles of Extreme Mechanics Letters. Well done!
Nov. 2019 – Rong’s AEM paper and JMPS paper are highlighted at Purdue News “Most detailed X-ray image of batteries yet to reveal why they still aren’t good enough“. Reports from SSRL, VT, and ESRF are online too!
May 2018 – Rong finished the teaching of ME323: Mechanics of Materials. It was a fantastic experience. Thanks to all the mentors, students, and the Ward A. Lambert Graduate Teaching Fellowship!
April 2018 – Rong received the 2018 Outstanding Research Award from the College of Engineering at Purdue University! Congratulations to Rong on the well-deserved award!