Publications

Published work

^§ Equal contribution.

peer-reviewed publications
2018–2026

2026

Visualizing Crystallization Dynamics and Transformation Pathways of Disordered Rocksalt Oxides During Thermally Activated Sol-Gel Synthesis

D. Cheng^§, T. Kodalle^§, A. T. Promi, A. Halder, R. F. Moral, M. Grass, V. S. Avvaru, H. Kim, C. M. Sutter-Fella, H. Zheng

Advanced Functional Materials

Guidelines for Correlative Imaging and Analysis of Reactive Lithium Metal Battery Materials

S. Bai, Z. Liu, D. Cheng, B. Lu, N. J. Zaluzec, G. Raghavendran, S. Wang, T. S. Marchese, B. van Leer, L. Li, L. Jiang, A. Stokes, J. P. Cline, R. Osmundsen, M. Chen, P. Barends, A. Bright, M. Zhang, Y. S. Meng

Joule 10, 102311

A Highly Utilized and Practical Lithium-Sulfur Positive Electrode Enabled in All-Solid-State Batteries

A. Cronk, X. Wang, J. A. S. Oh, S.-Y. Ham, S. Bai, P. Ridley, M. Chouchane, C.-J. Huang, D. Cheng, G. Deysher, H. Yang, B. Sayahpour, M. Vicencio, C. Lee, D. Lee, M.-S. Son, J. Jang, J. B. Lee, Y. S. Meng

Nature Communications 17, 3298

2025

In Situ TEM Characterization of Battery Materials

D. Cheng, J. Hong, D. Lee, S.-Y. Lee, H. Zheng

Chemical Reviews 125, 1840-1896

Solvent Determines the Formation Pathway in Sol-Gel Synthesized Disordered Rock Salt Material for Lithium Ion Battery Application

T. Kodalle, Y. Fei, M. Grass, D. Cheng, V. S. Avvaru, A. Halder, K. Cruse, H. Hau, R. F. Moral, F. Babbe, M. Kunz, H. Kim, H. Zheng, G. Ceder, C. M. Sutter-Fella

Nano Letters 25, 11647-11654

2024

Design Principles for Enabling an Anode-Free Sodium All-Solid-State Battery

G. Deysher, J. A. S. Oh, Y. Chen, B. Sayahpour, S. Ham, D. Cheng, P. Ridley, A. Cronk, S. W. Lin, K. Qian, L. H. B. Nguyen, J. Jang, Y. S. Meng

Nature Energy 9, 1161-1172

Elucidating Dynamic Conductive State Changes in Amorphous Lithium Lanthanum Titanate for Resistive Switching Devices

R. Shimizu, D. Cheng, G. Zhu, B. Han, T. S. Marchese, R. Burger, M. Xu, X. Pan, M. Zhang, Y. S. Meng

Next Materials 2, 100102

2023

A Free-Standing Lithium Phosphorus Oxynitride Thin Film Electrolyte Promotes Uniformly Dense Lithium Metal Deposition with No External Pressure

D. Cheng, T. Wynn, B. Lu, M. Marple, B. Han, R. Shimizu, B. Sreenarayanan, J. Bickel, P. Hosemann, Y. Yang, H. Nguyen, W. Li, G. Zhu, M. Zhang, Y. S. Meng

Nature Nanotechnology 18, 1448-1455

Manufacturing Scale-Up of Anodeless Solid-State Lithium Thin-Film Batteries for High Volumetric Energy Density Applications

D. Cheng, K. Tran, S. Rao, Z. Wang, R. van der Linde, A. Kamath, Y. S. Meng

ACS Energy Letters 8, 4768-4774

Structural Transformation in a Sulfurized Polymer Cathode to Enable Long-Life Rechargeable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

S. Wang, B. Lu, D. Cheng, Z. Wu, S. Feng, M. Zhang, W. Li, Q. Miao, M. Patel, J. Feng, E. Hopkins, J. Zhou, S. Parab, B. Bhamwala, B. Liaw, Y. S. Meng, P. Liu

Journal of the American Chemical Society 145, 9624-9633

Key Parameters in Determining the Reactivity of Lithium Metal Battery

B. Lu, D. Cheng, B. Sreenarayanan, W. Li, B. Bhamwala, W. Bao, Y. S. Meng

ACS Energy Letters 8, 3230-3238

High-Performing All-Solid-State Sodium-Ion Batteries Enabled by the Presodiation of Hard Carbon

J. A. S. Oh, G. Deysher, P. Ridley, Y. Chen, D. Cheng, A. Cronk, D. H. S. Tan, J. Jang, L. H. B. Nguyen, Y. S. Meng

Advanced Energy Materials 13, 2300776

2022

Leveraging Cryogenic Electron Microscopy for Advancing Battery Design

D. Cheng, B. Lu, G. Raghavendran, M. Zhang, Y. S. Meng

Matter 5, 26-42

Unraveling the Stable Cathode Electrolyte Interface in All-Solid-State Thin-Film Battery Operating at 5 V

R. Shimizu^§, D. Cheng^§, J. L. Weaver, B. Lu, T. Wynn, M. Kim, G. Zhu, M. Zhang, Y. S. Meng

Advanced Energy Materials, 2201119

Suppressing Chemical Corrosions of Lithium Metal Anodes

B. Lu, W. Li, D. Cheng, B. Bhamwala, M. Ceja, W. Bao, C. Fang, Y. S. Meng

Advanced Energy Materials, 2202012

Mitigating Anisotropic Changes in Classical Layered Oxide Materials by Controlled Twin Boundary Defects for Long Cycle Life Li-Ion Batteries

H. Chung, Y. Li, M. Zhang, A. Grenier, C. Mejia, D. Cheng, B. Sayahpour, C. Song, M. H. Shen, R. Huang, E. A. Wu, K. W. Chapman, S. J. Kim, Y. S. Meng

Chemistry of Materials 34, 7302-7312

Enabling a Co-Free, High-Voltage LiNi₀.₅Mn₁.₅O₄ Cathode in All-Solid-State Batteries with a Halide Electrolyte

J. Jang, Y. Chen, G. Deysher, D. Cheng, S. Ham, A. Cronk, P. Ridley, H. Yang, B. Sayahpour, B. Han, W. Li, W. Yao, E. A. Wu, J. Doux, L. H. B. Nguyen, J. A. S. Oh, D. H. S. Tan, Y. S. Meng

ACS Energy Letters 7, 2531-2539

Fire-Extinguishing, Recyclable Liquefied Gas Electrolytes for Temperature-Resilient Lithium-Metal Batteries

Y. Yin, Y. Yang, D. Cheng, M. Mayer, J. Holoubek, W. Li, G. Raghavendran, A. Liu, B. Lu, D. M. Davies, Z. Chen, O. Borodin, Y. S. Meng

Nature Energy 7, 548-559

Artificial Cathode Electrolyte Interphase for Improving High Voltage Cycling Stability of Thick Electrode with Co-Free 5 V Spinel Oxides

W. Li, D. Cheng, R. Shimizu, Y. Li, W. Yao, G. Raghavendran, M. Zhang, Y. S. Meng

Energy Storage Materials 49, 77-84

Elucidating the Effect of Borate Additive in High-Voltage Electrolyte for Li-Rich Layered Oxide Materials

Y. Li, W. Li, R. Shimizu, D. Cheng, H. Nguyen, J. Paulsen, S. Kumakura, M. Zhang, Y. S. Meng

Advanced Energy Materials, 2103033

2021

Imaging Real-Time Amorphization of Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells under Electrical Biasing

M. Kim^§, N. Ahn^§, D. Cheng^§, M. Xu, S. Ham, X. Pan, S. J. Kim, Y. Luo, D. P. Fenning, D. H. S. Tan, M. Zhang, G. Zhu, K. Jeong, M. Choi, Y. S. Meng

ACS Energy Letters 6, 3530-3537

Revisiting Discharge Mechanism of CFₓ as a High Energy Density Cathode Material for Lithium Primary Battery

B. Sayahpour, H. Hirsh, S. Bai, N. B. Schorr, T. N. Lambert, M. Mayor, W. Bao, D. Cheng, M. Zhang, K. Leung, K. L. Harrison, W. Li, Y. S. Meng

Advanced Energy Materials, 2103196

Pressure-Tailored Lithium Deposition and Dissolution in Lithium Metal Batteries

C. Fang, B. Lu, G. Pawar, M. Zhang, D. Cheng, S. Chen, M. Ceja, J. Doux, H. Musrock, M. Cai, B. Liaw, Y. S. Meng

Nature Energy 6, 987-994

Quantifying Lithium Loss in Amorphous Silicon Thin-Film Anodes via Titration-Gas Chromatography

W. Bao, C. Fang, D. Cheng, Y. Zhang, B. Lu, D. H. S. Tan, R. Shimizu, B. Sreenarayanan, S. Bai, W. Li, M. Zhang, Y. S. Meng

Cell Reports Physical Science 2, 100597

Quantitatively Designing Porous Copper Current Collectors for Lithium Metal Anodes

B. Lu, E. Olivera, J. Scharf, M. Chouchane, C. Fang, M. Ceja, L. E. Pangilinan, S. Zheng, A. Dawson, D. Cheng, W. Bao, O. Arcelus, A. A. Franco, X. Li, S. H. Tolbert, Y. S. Meng