Jian Xie

Jian Xie

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Location: Indianapolis (by courtesy in West Lafayette)

SL 260M
723 W. Michigan St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317-274-8850

Degrees

  • Ph.D. Chemistry/Electrochemistry, Miami University, 8/1999
  • M.S. Chemistry/Electrochemistry, University of South Dakota, 8/1996
  • B.S. Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, 2/1982

Research Interests

  • Fuel Cells
  • Advanced Batteries
  • Nano-materials
  • Hydrogen Storage
  • Clean-coal technology
  • Carbon dioxide treatment
  • Artificial muscle

Biography

  • Principal Research Scientist, Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio , 11/2006 - 11/2007

  • Senior Electrochemist, Cabot Corp, Albuquerque, New Mexico , 9/2004 - 10/2006

  • Research Associate, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico , 6/2001 - 8/2004

  • Senior Scientist, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc, Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA, 12/2000 - 5/2001

  • Systems Engineer, General Motors Advanced Technology Vehicles (GMATV) Division, Indianapolis Technical Center, 8/1999 - 11/2000
  • Awards and Recognitions

    • Research Frontiers Trailblazer Award (IUPUI), 4/2015
    • Abraham M. Max Distinguished Professor Award (Purdue School of Engineering & Technology), 8/2014

    Selected Publications

    (IF = impact factor)

    Xueru Zhao, Hao Cheng, Xiaobo Chen, Qi Zhang, Chenzhao Li, Jian Xie, Nebojsa Marinkovic, Lu Ma, Jin-Cheng Zheng,*, and Kotaro Sasaki*, “Multi-Metal-Nitrogen Bonds Synergistically Boosting the Activity and Durability”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 5, 3010–3022, (IF = 15.0)

    Yachao Zeng, Chenzhao Li**, Haoran Yu, Boyang Li, Michael J. Zachman, Esen E. Alp, Stavros Karakalos, Marcos Lucero, Bingzhang Zhang, Maoyu Wang, Zhenxing Feng, Guofeng Wang*, Jian Xie*, David A. Cullen*, Deborah J. Myers*, Jean-Pol Dodelet, and Gang Wu*, “Tuning the thermal activation atmosphere breaks the activity-stability trade-off of Fe-N-C oxygen reduction fuel cell catalysts”, Nature Catalysis, 6(12):1-13, DOI: 10.1038/s41929-023-01062-8, (IF= 40.76)

    Yikang Yu**, Hyeongjun Koh, Zisheng Zhang, Zhenzhen Yang, Anastassia N. Alexandrova, Eric A. Stach*, Jian Xie*, “Kinetic Pathways of Fast Lithium Transport in Solid Electrolyte Interphases with Discrete Inorganic Components.” Energy & Environ. Sci.,2023,16, 5904-591, (IF = 38.53)

    Yachao Zeng, Jiashun Liang, Chenzhao Li **,, Zhi Qiao **,, Boyang Li, Sooyeon Hwang, Nancy N. Kariuki, Chun-Wai Chang, Maoyu Wang, Mason Lyons, Sungsik Lee, Zhenxing Feng, Guofeng Wang *, Jian Xie*, David A. Cullen*, Deborah J. Myers* Gang Wu* “Regulating Catalytic Properties and Thermal Stability of Pt and PtCo Intermetallic Fuel-Cell Catalysts via Strong Coupling Effects between Single-Metal Site-Rich Carbon and Pt”, Journal of American Chemical Society, 2023 145 (32), 17643-17655. (IF = 16.83)

    Guangbo Chen, Ruihu Lu, Chenzhao Li**, Qi Zhang**, Guangqi Zhu**, Lingmei Ni, Ulrike I. Kramm, Yan Zhao*, Gang Wu*, Jian Xie*, and Xinliang Feng*, "Hierarchical Carbons with Highly Curved Surfaces for Hosting Single Metal FeN4 Sites as Outstanding Oxygen Reduction Catalysts", Journal Advanced Materials (IF:32.068), 03 May 2023, https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202300907

    Chenzhao Li**, Kang Yu, Ashley Bird, Fei Guo, Jan Ilavsky, Yadong Liu, David A. Cullen, Ahmet Kusoglu, Adam Z Weber, Paulo Fereira, and Jian Xie*, “Unraveling the core of fuel cell performance: engineering the ionomer/catalyst interface”, Energy Environ. Sci., 2023,16, 2977-2990, (IF = 38.53).

    Chenzhao Li**, Limin Zhu*, Liang Song, Guangqi Zhu**, Qi Zhang**, Yuyue Zhao, Qing Gong**, Chengjun Sun, Yuzi Liu, Kotaro Sasaki, and Jian Xie*, “Synergistic Effect of Polyaniline on the Stability and Performance of Pt Nanoparticles in PEMFCs”, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023,11, 7756-7766 (IF = 12.73)

    Kang Yu, Chenzhao Li**, Jian Xie*, and Paulo Ferreira*, “Understanding the Degradation Mechanisms of Pt Electrocatalysts in PEMFCs by Combining 2D and 3D Identical Location TEM”, Nano Letters, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c04764 (IF = 12.26)

    Kang Yu, Jian Xie, Paulo Ferreira*, “A Novel Approach to Identify the Ionomer Phase in PEMFC by EELS”, Nano Energy, Volume 111, 15 June 2023, 108393, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2023.108393 (IF = 17.88)

    Qing Gong**, Hong Zhang, Haoran Yu, Sungho Jeon, Yang Ren, Zhenzhen Yang, Cheng-Jun Sun, Eric A. Stach, Alexandre C. Foucher, Yikang Yu**, Matthew Smart, Gabriel M. Filippelli, David A. Cullen, Ping Liu, and Jian Xie*, “Amino-tethering synthesis strategy toward highly accessible sub-3-nm L10-PtM catalysts for high-power fuel cells”, Matter, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2022.12.011 (IF = 19.97)

    Shengwen Liu, Chenzhao Li**, Michael Zachman, Yachao Zeng, Haoran Yu, Boyang Li, Maoyu Wang, Jonathan Braaten, Jiawei Liu, Harry M. Meyer III, Marcos Lucero, A. Jeremy Kropf, E. Ercan Alp, Qing Gong**, Qiurong Shi, Zhenxing Feng, Hui Xu, Guofeng Wang, Deborah J. Myers, Jian Xie*, David A. Cullen*, Shawn Lister, and Gang Wu*, “Atomically dispersed iron sites with a nitrogen–carbon coating as highly active and durable oxygen reduction catalysts for fuel cells”, Nature Energy, doi.10.1038/s41560-022-01062-1. (IF = 60.86)

    Xing Li, Yanghua He, Shaobo Cheng, Boyang Li, Yachao Zeng, Zhenhua Xie, Qingping Meng, Lu Ma, Kim Kisslinger, Xiao Tong, Sooyeon Hwang, Siyu Yao, Chenzhao Li**, Zhi Qiao, Chongxin Shan, Yimei Zhu, Jian Xie, Guofeng Wang, Gang Wu, Dong Su. “Atomic Structural Evolution of Pt-Co Binary Catalysts: Single Metal Sites versus Intermetallic Nanocrystals”, Adv. Mater. 2021, 2106371, (IF= 30.85)

    Zhi Qiao, Chenyu Wang, Chenzhao Li**, Yachao Zeng, Sooyeon Hwang, Boyang Li, Stavros Karakalos, Jaehyung Park, A. Jeremy Kropf, Evan C. Wegener, Qing Gong**, Hui Xu, Guofeng Wang, Deborah J. Myers*, Jian Xie,* Jacob S. Spendelow* and Gang Wu*, “Synergy from Atomically Dispersed Single Iron Sites for Promoting Pt and Pt3Co Ordered Intermetallic Fuel Cell Catalysts: Performance and Durability Improvements”, Energ Environ. Sci. 2021, 14, 4948-4960 (IF= 38.532)

    Yongjin Fang, Qi Liu**, Lifen Xiao, Yangchun Rong, Yadong Liu**, Zhongxue Chen, Xinping Ai, Jian Xie, et al. “A Fully Sodiated Navopo4 with Layered Structure for High-Voltage and Long-Lifespan Sodium-Ion Batteries.” Chem, 2018, 5, 1167–80. (IF = 25.83)

    Yadong Liu**, Qi Liu**, Le Xin**, Yuzi Liu, Fan Yang**, Eric A. Stach and Jian Xie*, “Making Li-Metal Electrodes Rechargeable by Controlling the Direction of Dendrite Growth”, Nature Energy, 2017, 2, 17083. (IF = 54)

    Qi Liu**, Zhe-Fei Li**, Yadong Liu**, Hangyu Zhang**, Yang Ren, Chengjun Sun, Wenquan Lu, Yun Zhou**, Lia Staciu, Eric A. Stach and Jian Xie*, “Graphene Modified Nanostructured V2O5 Xerogel With Extraordinary Electrochemical Performance for Li-ion Batteries”. Nature Communications, 2015, doi:10.1038/ncomms7127 (IF = 12.12)