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C.Y. Wang*, R. Zhang, Ju Li*, H.L. Xin*. Resolving electrochemically triggered topological defect dynamics and structural degradation in layered oxides. PNAS, 122 (3), e2409494122 (2025) 

C.Y. Wang, Y.Q. Jing, D. Zhu, H.L. Xin. Origin of Chemomechanical Failure of Layered Cathodes in All-Solid-State Batteries. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 146 (26), 17712–17718 (2024)

C.Y. Wang, X.L. Wang, R. Zhang, T.J. Lei, K. Kisslinger, H.L. Xin. Resolving complex intralayer transition motifs in high-Ni-content layered cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Nature Materials, 22, 235-241 (2023)

R. Zhang#, C.Y. Wang#, et al. Compositionally complex doping for zero-strain zero-cobalt layered cathodes. Nature, 610, 67-73 (2022)

R. Zhang#, C.Y. Wang#, et al. Long-life lithium-ion battery realized by Low-Ni Co-free cathode chemistry. Nature Energy, 8, 695-702 (2023)

C.Y. Wang, X.L. Wang, P.C. Zou, R. Zhang, S.F. Wang, B.H. Song, K.B. Low, H.L. Xin. Direct observation of chemomechanical stress-induced phase transformation in high-Ni layered cathodes for lithium-ion batteries. Matter, 6(4), 1265-1277 (2023)

C.Y. Wang, R. Lin, Y. He, P. Zou, K. Kisslinger, Q. He, J. Li, H.L. Xin. Tension-induced cavitation in Li metal stripping. Advanced Materials, 35, 202209091 (2023)

C.Y. Wang, H. Wang, L. Tao, X. Wang, P.H. Cao, F. Lin, H.L. Xin. Direct observation of nucleation and growth behaviors of lithium by in-situ electron microscopy. ACS Energy Letters, 8, 1929-1935 (2023)

C.Y. Wang, L.L. Han, R. Zhang, H. Cheng, L.Q. Mu, K. Kisslinger, P.C. Zou, Y. Ren, P.H. Cao, F. Lin, H.L. Xin. Resolving atomic-scale phase transformation and oxygen loss mechanism in ultrahigh-nickel layered cathodes for cobalt-free lithium-ion batteries. Matter, 4(6), 2013-2026 (2021)

C.Y. Wang, R. Zhang, C. Siu, M.Y. Ge, K. Kisslinger, Y. Shin, H.L. Xin. Chemomechanically Stable Ultrahigh-Ni Single-Crystalline Cathodes with Improved Oxygen Retention and Delayed Phase Degradations. Nano Letters, 21(22), 9797-9804 (2021)

C.Y. Wang, R. Zhang, K. Kisslinger, H.L. Xin. Atomic-Scale Observation of O1 Faulted Phase-Induced Deactivation of LiNiO2 at High Voltage. Nano Letters, 21(8), 3657-3663 (2021)

C.Y. Wang, H.C. Duan, C.J. Chen, P. Wu, D.Q. Qi, H.Q. Ye, H.J. Jin, H.L. Xin, K. Du. Three-Dimensional Atomic Structure of Grain Boundaries Resolved by Atomic-Resolution Electron Tomography. Matter, 3(6), 1999-2011 (2020)

C.Y. Wang, K. Du, K.P. Song, X.L. Ye, L. Qi, S.Y. He, D.M. Tang, N. Lu, H.J. Jin, F. Li, H.Q. Ye. Size-dependent grain-boundary structure with improved conductive and mechanical stabilities in sub-10-nm gold crystals. Phys. Rev. Lett., 120, 186102 (2018)

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美国电子显微学会（MSA）Postdoctoral Scholar Award (2022)