Academic Degrees

PhD, 2004, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, China;

MS, 2001, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

Bachelor, 1998, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, China.

Professional Experience

Professor (2012-present); School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology;

Research Professor (2006-2012); TARA Center, The University of Tsukuba, Japan.

Selected Publications

1. W. Shen, L. Bao, X. Lu*. Endohedral Metallofullerenes: An Ideal Platform of Sub-Nano Chemistry. Chin. J. Chem. 2021; DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202100541

2. Z. He, P. Wei, T. Xu, J. Han, X. Gao*, X. Lu*. Defect-rich N/S-Co-doped Porous Hollow Carbon Nanospheres Derived from Fullerenes as Efficient Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction and Zn-air Batteries. Mater. Chem. Front. 2021; DOI: 10.1039/D1QM00854D.

3. P. Li⁺, Z. Jiang⁺, X. Huang, X. Lu*, J. Xie*, S. Cheng. Nitrofullerene as an Electrolyte-compatible Additive for High-performance Sodium Metal Batteries. Nano Energy 2021; 89, 106396.

4. Y. Hu, Y. Yao, X. Liu, A. Yu, X. Xie, L. Abella, A. Rodr´ıguez-Fortea, J. M. Poblet, T. Akasaka, P. Peng, Q. Zhang*, S. Xie, F. Li *, X. Lu *. Unexpected Formation of 1,2- and 1,4-Bismethoxyl Sc3N@Ih-C80 Derivatives via Regioselective Anion Addition: Unambiguous Structural Identification and Mechanism Study. Chem. Sci. 2021; 12, 8123-8130.

5. J. Xiang⁺, W. Shen⁺, Z. Guo, J. Meng, L. Yuan*, Y. Zhang, Z. Cheng, Y. Shen, X. Lu*, Y. Huang*. A Supramolecular Complex of C60–S with High-Density Active Sites as a Cathode for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021; 60, 14313-14318.

6. P. Li, Y. Shen, X. Li, W. Huang*, X. Lu*. Fullerene-Intercalated Graphitic Carbon Nitride as a High-Performance Anode Material for Sodium-Ion Batteries. Ener. Environ. Mater. 2021; DOI: 10.1002/eem2.12200.

Awards

2011 Osawa Award, Fullerenes and Nanotubes Research Society of Japan

2009 The Ambassador Award from Chinese Embassy in Japan

Courses Taught

Physical Chemistry

Advanced Materials

Introduction to Materials Science

Project

National Natural Science Foundation of China：21925104, Chemistry of Metallofullerenes, 2020/01-2024/12