Xin‐Bing Cheng

45.8k total citations · 42 hit papers
208 papers, 41.7k citations indexed

About

Xin‐Bing Cheng is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Xin‐Bing Cheng has authored 208 papers receiving a total of 41.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 194 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 107 papers in Automotive Engineering and 20 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Xin‐Bing Cheng's work include Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (183 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (170 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (107 papers). Xin‐Bing Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (183 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (170 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (107 papers). Xin‐Bing Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, Romania and United States. Xin‐Bing Cheng's co-authors include Qiang Zhang, Jia‐Qi Huang, Rui Zhang, Chen‐Zi Zhao, Hong‐Jie Peng, Xue‐Qiang Zhang, Chong Yan, Xiang Chen, Fei Wei and Rui Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Xin‐Bing Cheng

200 papers receiving 41.3k citations

Hit Papers

Toward Safe Lithium Metal... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2017 2017 2015 2017 2015 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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  1. Toward Safe Lithium Metal Anode in Rechargeable Batteries: A Review
    2017 5.3k citations Xin‐Bing Cheng, Chen‐Zi Zhao et al. profile →
  2. Review on High‐Loading and High‐Energy Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
    2017 1.6k citations Hong‐Jie Peng, Jia‐Qi Huang et al. profile →
  3. A Review of Solid Electrolyte Interphases on Lithium Metal Anode
    2015 1.6k citations Xin‐Bing Cheng, Chen‐Zi Zhao et al. profile →
  4. Fluoroethylene Carbonate Additives to Render Uniform Li Deposits in Lithium Metal Batteries
    2017 1.5k citations Xue‐Qiang Zhang, Xin‐Bing Cheng et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  5. Powering Lithium–Sulfur Battery Performance by Propelling Polysulfide Redox at Sulfiphilic Hosts
    2015 1.4k citations Hong‐Jie Peng, Jia‐Qi Huang et al. profile →
  6. Lithiophilic Sites in Doped Graphene Guide Uniform Lithium Nucleation for Dendrite‐Free Lithium Metal Anodes
    2017 1.1k citations Xiang Chen, Xin‐Bing Cheng et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  7. Dendrite‐Free Lithium Deposition Induced by Uniformly Distributed Lithium Ions for Efficient Lithium Metal Batteries
    2016 933 citations Xin‐Bing Cheng, Hong‐Jie Peng et al. profile →
  8. An anion-immobilized composite electrolyte for dendrite-free lithium metal anodes
    2017 788 citations Chen‐Zi Zhao, Xue‐Qiang Zhang et al. profile →
  9. Highly Stable Lithium Metal Batteries Enabled by Regulating the Solvation of Lithium Ions in Nonaqueous Electrolytes
    2018 753 citations Xue‐Qiang Zhang, Xiang Chen et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  10. Recent Advances in Energy Chemistry between Solid-State Electrolyte and Safe Lithium-Metal Anodes
    2019 753 citations Xin‐Bing Cheng, Chen‐Zi Zhao et al. profile →
  11. Coralloid Carbon Fiber-Based Composite Lithium Anode for Robust Lithium Metal Batteries
    2018 664 citations Xiang Chen, Xin Shen et al. profile →
  12. Regulating the Inner Helmholtz Plane for Stable Solid Electrolyte Interphase on Lithium Metal Anodes
    2019 655 citations Chong Yan, Xiang Chen et al. profile →
  13. Artificial Interphases for Highly Stable Lithium Metal Anode
    2019 625 citations Xin‐Bing Cheng, Chong Yan et al. profile →
  14. Artificial Soft–Rigid Protective Layer for Dendrite‐Free Lithium Metal Anode
    2018 623 citations Xue‐Qiang Zhang, Xin‐Bing Cheng et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  15. Conductive Nanostructured Scaffolds Render Low Local Current Density to Inhibit Lithium Dendrite Growth
    2016 622 citations Xin‐Bing Cheng, Chen‐Zi Zhao et al. profile →
  16. Lithiophilicity chemistry of heteroatom-doped carbon to guide uniform lithium nucleation in lithium metal anodes
    2019 554 citations Xiang Chen, Bo‐Quan Li et al. profile →
  17. Beyond lithium ion batteries: Higher energy density battery systems based on lithium metal anodes
    2017 553 citations Xin Shen, Xin‐Bing Cheng et al. Energy storage materials profile →
  18. A Cooperative Interface for Highly Efficient Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
    2016 553 citations Hong‐Jie Peng, Jia‐Qi Huang et al. profile →
  19. Lithium Nitrate Solvation Chemistry in Carbonate Electrolyte Sustains High‐Voltage Lithium Metal Batteries
    2018 545 citations Chong Yan, Xiang Chen et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  20. Nitrogen‐Doped Aligned Carbon Nanotube/Graphene Sandwiches: Facile Catalytic Growth on Bifunctional Natural Catalysts and Their Applications as Scaffolds for High‐Rate Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries
    2014 539 citations Cheng Tang, Qiang Zhang et al. profile →
  21. Advanced Micro/Nanostructures for Lithium Metal Anodes
    2017 512 citations Xin‐Bing Cheng, Qiang Zhang et al. profile →
  22. Nanoarchitectured Graphene/CNT@Porous Carbon with Extraordinary Electrical Conductivity and Interconnected Micro/Mesopores for Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries
    2014 511 citations Hong‐Jie Peng, Jia‐Qi Huang et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  23. Hierarchical Free‐Standing Carbon‐Nanotube Paper Electrodes with Ultrahigh Sulfur‐Loading for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
    2014 509 citations Hong‐Jie Peng, Jia‐Qi Huang et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  24. Implantable Solid Electrolyte Interphase in Lithium-Metal Batteries
    2017 486 citations Xin‐Bing Cheng, Chong Yan et al. profile →
  25. Dual‐Layered Film Protected Lithium Metal Anode to Enable Dendrite‐Free Lithium Deposition
    2018 481 citations Chong Yan, Xin‐Bing Cheng et al. profile →
  26. Controlling Dendrite Growth in Solid-State Electrolytes
    2020 459 citations Xin‐Bing Cheng, Jia‐Qi Huang et al. ACS Energy Letters profile →
  27. Critical Current Density in Solid‐State Lithium Metal Batteries: Mechanism, Influences, and Strategies
    2021 456 citations Chen‐Zi Zhao, Hong Yuan et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  28. Nanostructured energy materials for electrochemical energy conversion and storage: A review
    2016 448 citations Xue‐Qiang Zhang, Xin‐Bing Cheng et al. Journal of Energy Chemistry profile →
  29. Regulating Anions in the Solvation Sheath of Lithium Ions for Stable Lithium Metal Batteries
    2019 425 citations Xue‐Qiang Zhang, Xiang Chen et al. ACS Energy Letters profile →
  30. An ion redistributor for dendrite-free lithium metal anodes
    2018 414 citations Chen‐Zi Zhao, Xiang Chen et al. profile →
  31. An Armored Mixed Conductor Interphase on a Dendrite‐Free Lithium‐Metal Anode
    2018 396 citations Chong Yan, Xin‐Bing Cheng et al. profile →
  32. Strongly Coupled Interfaces between a Heterogeneous Carbon Host and a Sulfur‐Containing Guest for Highly Stable Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries: Mechanistic Insight into Capacity Degradation
    2014 371 citations Hong‐Jie Peng, Qiang Zhang et al. profile →
  33. Rational design of two-dimensional nanomaterials for lithium–sulfur batteries
    2019 353 citations Xin‐Bing Cheng, Jia‐Qi Huang et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  34. A Diffusion‐‐Reaction Competition Mechanism to Tailor Lithium Deposition for Lithium‐Metal Batteries
    2020 324 citations Chong Yan, Xin‐Bing Cheng et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  35. Lithiophilic LiC6 Layers on Carbon Hosts Enabling Stable Li Metal Anode in Working Batteries
    2019 323 citations Xin Shen, Xin‐Bing Cheng et al. profile →
  36. The Failure of Solid Electrolyte Interphase on Li Metal Anode: Structural Uniformity or Mechanical Strength?
    2020 309 citations Xin Shen, Xiang Chen et al. profile →
  37. A perspective on sustainable energy materials for lithium batteries
    2021 278 citations Xin‐Bing Cheng, Hong Yuan et al. profile →
  38. Heterostructures Regulating Lithium Polysulfides for Advanced Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries
    2023 261 citations Tao Wang, Jiarui He et al. profile →
  39. Unlocking the Failure Mechanism of Solid State Lithium Metal Batteries
    2021 249 citations Hong Yuan, He Liu et al. profile →
  40. Strategies toward High-Loading Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
    2022 175 citations Tao Wang, Jiarui He et al. ACS Energy Letters profile →
  41. Thermoresponsive Electrolytes for Safe Lithium‐Metal Batteries
    2023 129 citations Feng‐Ni Jiang, Xin‐Bing Cheng et al. profile →
  42. Electrochemically and Thermally Stable Inorganics–Rich Solid Electrolyte Interphase for Robust Lithium Metal Batteries
    2023 125 citations Xin‐Bing Cheng, Shi‐Jie Yang et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Xin‐Bing Cheng 40.6k 22.2k 5.4k 4.3k 1.2k 208 41.7k
Chen‐Zi Zhao 23.1k 0.6× 13.2k 0.6× 2.9k 0.5× 2.1k 0.5× 746 0.6× 105 23.9k
Xue‐Qiang Zhang 23.4k 0.6× 12.5k 0.6× 3.7k 0.7× 2.0k 0.5× 628 0.5× 232 24.9k
Zhaoyin Wen 19.0k 0.5× 6.7k 0.3× 5.6k 1.0× 3.9k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 481 21.2k
Jianming Zheng 28.0k 0.7× 13.0k 0.6× 3.2k 0.6× 5.8k 1.3× 2.5k 2.1× 296 29.9k
Sen Xin 26.1k 0.6× 8.4k 0.4× 6.4k 1.2× 6.7k 1.6× 1.4k 1.1× 235 28.4k
Hong‐Jie Peng 28.2k 0.7× 10.4k 0.5× 6.7k 1.2× 3.5k 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 203 31.2k
Fudong Han 20.2k 0.5× 6.7k 0.3× 4.0k 0.7× 4.7k 1.1× 679 0.6× 92 21.1k
Jiulin Wang 18.7k 0.5× 7.2k 0.3× 3.4k 0.6× 4.2k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 292 19.9k
Kristina Edström 18.5k 0.5× 8.7k 0.4× 2.9k 0.5× 4.3k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 328 20.4k
Stefan A. Freunberger 23.2k 0.6× 7.7k 0.3× 3.1k 0.6× 4.5k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 91 24.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xin‐Bing Cheng

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All Works

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Liu, He, Ke‐feng Ren, Yunfei Du, et al.. (2025). Entropy Regulation Quantified via Solvation Chemistry of Nonaqueous Electrolyte for Robust Lithium‐Metal Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(1). 2 indexed citations
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Jiang, Feng, Jiaxin Guo, Yunfei Du, et al.. (2025). Self‐Lithiation Homogenized Electron‐Ion Distribution Interlayer for All‐Solid‐State Li Metal Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(38). 3 indexed citations
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Luo, Zhijun, Jiaxin Guo, Yunfei Du, et al.. (2025). Thermal safety overview of silicon-carbon anode in lithium-ion batteries: Key parameters in determining the reactivity. Particuology. 100. 178–185. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Dian, Yunfei Du, Feng Jiang, et al.. (2025). High-Entropy Solvation Configurations toward Practical Fast-Charging and Safe Lithium-Ion Batteries. ACS Energy Letters. 10(11). 5232–5242. 1 indexed citations
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Jiang, Feng, Yunfei Du, Jiaxin Guo, et al.. (2025). Thermoresponsive solid electrolyte interphase enables safe lithium–sulfur batteries with high energy density. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(10). 4925–4933. 17 indexed citations
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Song, Zhenqi, Yanjiao Ma, Xin‐Bing Cheng, et al.. (2025). Development of advanced anodes for solid-state lithium batteries. Materials Today. 88. 1005–1027. 7 indexed citations
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Fan, Weijia, Faxing Wang, Xiaosong Xiong, et al.. (2024). Recent advances in functional materials and devices for Zn-Ion hybrid supercapacitors. NPG Asia Materials. 16(1). 62 indexed citations
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Luo, Zhijun, Dian Zhang, Jiaxin Guo, et al.. (2024). Recent progress on the materials design towards thermally safe sodium-ion batteries. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 102. 555–575. 17 indexed citations
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Peng, Yi, Dian Zhang, Xi Liu, et al.. (2024). Recent advances in metal selenides as advanced anode materials for potassium-ion batteries. Nano Energy. 130. 110077–110077. 19 indexed citations
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Guo, Jiaxin, Feng Jiang, Wenbo Tang, et al.. (2024). Host–Guest Interactions for Electrochemically Stable and Thermally Safe Lithium Metal Batteries. ACS Energy Letters. 9(10). 4800–4809. 30 indexed citations
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Peng, Yi, Yuan Ma, Yiren Zhong, et al.. (2024). SiOx Based Anodes for Advanced Li‐Ion Batteries: Recent Progress and Perspectives. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(6). 22 indexed citations
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Ren, Ke‐feng, Jiaxin Guo, Feng Jiang, et al.. (2024). Working Principles of High-Entropy Electrolytes in Rechargeable Batteries. ACS Energy Letters. 9(6). 2960–2980. 44 indexed citations
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Yang, Shi‐Jie, Jiang‐Kui Hu, Feng‐Ni Jiang, et al.. (2023). Oxygen-induced thermal runaway mechanisms of Ah-level solid-state lithium metal pouch cells. eTransportation. 18. 100279–100279. 68 indexed citations
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Jiang, Feng‐Ni, Shi‐Jie Yang, Xin‐Bing Cheng, et al.. (2022). An interface-contact regulation renders thermally safe lithium metal batteries. eTransportation. 15. 100211–100211. 11 indexed citations
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Jiang, Lili, Xin‐Bing Cheng, Hong‐Jie Peng, Jia‐Qi Huang, & Qiang Zhang. (2019). Carbon materials for traffic power battery. eTransportation. 2. 100033–100033. 45 indexed citations
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Li, Pengkun, Xiang Chen, Dominik Legut, et al.. (2018). Rational design of graphitic-inorganic Bi-layer artificial SEI for stable lithium metal anode. Energy storage materials. 16. 426–433. 98 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiang, Xin Shen, Bo Li, et al.. (2017). Ion–Solvent Complexes Promote Gas Evolution from Electrolytes on a Sodium Metal Anode. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57(3). 734–737. 254 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiang, Xin Shen, Bo Li, et al.. (2017). Ion–Solvent Complexes Promote Gas Evolution from Electrolytes on a Sodium Metal Anode. Angewandte Chemie. 130(3). 742–745. 36 indexed citations
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Shi, Jiale, Cheng Tang, Hong‐Jie Peng, et al.. (2015). Batteries: 3D Mesoporous Graphene: CVD Self-Assembly on Porous Oxide Templates and Applications in High-Stable Li-S Batteries (Small 39/2015). Small. 11(39). 5177–5177. 3 indexed citations

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