1.能源材料电化学与液流电池技术
2.腐蚀电化学机制与防护技术

以金属所为第一单位，近5年作为通讯作者发表论文17篇，其中包括Energy Storage Mater. 1篇、JMCA 2篇、Applied Energy 3篇、J. Power Sources 9篇 （https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1126-3469）;申报发明专利10项，已授权3项。近3年代表性论文如下：
1)K. Zhang, C. Yan, A. Tang*. Interfacial Co-polymerization Derived Nitrogen-doped Carbon Enables High-performance Carbon Felts for Vanadium Flow Batteries, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021, 9, 17300
2)K. Zhang, C. Yan, A. Tang*. Oxygen-induced electrode activation and modulation essence towards enhanced anode redox chemistry for vanadium flow batteries, Energy Storage Materials, 34 (2021), 301-310
3)J. Yang, Y. Song, Q. Liu, A. Tang*. High-capacity zinc–iodine flow batteries enabled by a polymer–polyiodide complex cathode, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021, 9, 16093
4)X. Yu, Y. Song, A. Tang*. Tailoring manganese coordination environment for a highly reversible zinc-manganese flow battery, Journal of Power Sources, 507 (2021), 230295
5)Y. Song, X. Li, C. Yan, A. Tang*. Uncovering ionic conductivity impact towards high power vanadium flow battery design and operation, Journal of Power Sources, 480 (2020), 229141
6)K. Zhang, C. Yan, A. Tang*. Unveiling electrode compression impact on vanadium flow battery from polarization perspective via a symmetric cell configuration, Journal of Power Sources, 479 (2020), 228816
7)K. Zhang, J. Xiong, C. Yan, A. Tang*. In-situ measurement of electrode kinetics in porous electrode for vanadium flow batteries using symmetrical cell design, Applied Energy, 272 (2020), 115093
8)Q. Liu, X. Li*, C. Yan, A. Tang*. A dopamine-based high redox potential catholyte for aqueous organic redox flow battery, Journal of Power Sources, 460 (2020), 228124
9)Y. Song, X. Li, C. Yan, A. Tang*. Unraveling the viscosity impact on volumetric transfer in redox flow batteries, Journal of Power Sources, 456 (2020), 228004
10) Y. Song, X. Li, J. Xiong, L. Yang, G. Pan, C. Yan, A. Tang*. Electrolyte transfer mechanism and optimization strategy for vanadium flow batteries adopting a Nafion membrane, Journal of Power Sources, 449 (2020), 227503
11)J. Xiong, Y. Song, S. Wang, X. Li, J. Liu, C. Yan, A. Tang*. Evaluation of the influence of clamping force in electrochemical performance and reliability of vanadium redox flow battery, Journal of Power Sources, 431 (2019), 170-181
12)H. Chen, X. Li, H. Gao, J. Liu, C. Yan, A. Tang*. Numerical modelling and in-depth analysis of multi-stack vanadium flow battery module incorporating transport delay, Applied Energy, 247 (2019), 13-23
13) H. Chen, S. Wang, H. Gao, X. Feng, C. Yan, A. Tang*. Analysis and optimization of module layout for multi-stack vanadium flow battery module, Journal of Power Sources, 427 (2019), 154-164
14) J. Xiong, S. Wang, X. Li, Z. Yang, J. Zhang, C. Yan, A. Tang*. Mechanical behavior and Weibull statistics based failure analysis of vanadium flow battery stacks, Journal of Power Sources, 412 (2019), 272-281