Research interests

研究方向：电极结构设计、电化学储能机理、高熵材料制备及应用

Professional recognition

中国化学会会员，担任Tungsten、IJMMM、Nano Materials Science、粉末冶金材料科学与工程、稀有金属等期刊青年编委和Nanomaterials、Frontiers in Energy Research等期刊特刊主编。

担任Nature Communications, Chemistry of Materials, Nano-Micro Letters等多个期刊审稿人。

Funding and grant

8. 国家自然科学基金，共掺杂SiOC材料的多孔微纳结构设计及储锂机制（52472242），进行中，2025-2028，主持。

7. 微纳电子材料与器件湖北省重点实验室开放基金，协同抑制穿梭效应和锂枝晶的Janus高熵MXene改性隔膜，进行中，2024-2025，主持。

6. 武汉市知识创新专项项目，多孔硅基高熵合金负极材料的设计合成，进行中，2023-2025，主持。

5. 先进能源材料化学教育部重点实验室开放基金，合金型高熵负极材料在锂离子电池中的应用，进行中，2023-2024，主持。

4. 国家自然科学基金，基于MnxFeCoNiCu高熵合金致密构筑高比能硫正极及其对多硫化物的吸附/催化调控（52104309），进行中，2022-2024，主持。

3. 湖北省自然科学基金，MnxFeCoNiCu高熵合金对多硫化物的吸附-催化调控机理研究（2021CFB011），已结题，2022-2023，主持。

2. 人社部，基于NaCl型晶格的钛钒碳基亚稳态纳米合金用于革新型锂离子电池负极材料的开发，已结题，2021-2023，主持。

1. 湖北省教育厅科学技术研究计划重点项目，壳层修饰金属硫化物量子点/中空改性碳纳米纤维构筑高性能锂硫电池研究（D20201103），已结题，2020-2021，主持。

Selected recent publications 

以第一作者或通讯作者在Materials Today、Energy & Environmental Science、Advanced Materials、Advanced Functional Materials、ACS Nano等国际核心期刊发表SCI收录论文100余篇，被引用达6000余次，H指数44。

66. Junyi Zhang, Jin Luo, Yingjie Yu, Lixiang Ding, Haijun Zhang*, Wen Lei*.  Hollow carbon fiber supported MoS₂ nanosheets composite for reliable sulfur electrochemistry, Electrochimica Acta, 2025, 526, 146204.

65. Xuefeng Liu, Lixiang Ding, Kezhuo Li, Junyi Lv, Junjie Wen, Haijun Zhang* , Yuhua Wang, Yonggang Yao, Wen Lei*.  The role of oxygen defects in high entropy perovskite for lithium ion batteries, Acta Materialia, 2025, 287, 120812.

64. Zhen Yuan, Qiao Xie, Yingjie Yu, Lixiang Ding, Yuhua Wang, Yonggang Yao, Wen Lei*. , Haijun Zhang*, Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Kinetics via Single-Atom Catalyst Design: A Review, Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2025.

63. 刘镒民，刘雪枫，丁丽香，张海军，雷文*. 碱金属电池正极用高熵材料研究进展, 功能材料, 2025.

62. Xuke Li, Keke Guan, Lixiang Ding, Xinyue Wang, Haijun Zhang*, Yaping Deng, and Wen Lei*. Modulation of Ti3C2Tx interlayer spacing and functional groups by Lewis-basic halides and their effects on Li+ storage properties. EcoEnergy, 2025.

61.  Yingjie Yu, Qiao Xie, Xiaohan Li, Zhen Yuan, Haijun Zhang*, Yuhua Wang, Yonggang Yao, Wen Lei*. Regulating the electronic modulation configuration of MnxFeCoNiCu high entropy alloy for reliable sulfur redox kinetics. Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2025, 363, 124788.

60.  Kezhuo Li, Gaoqian Yuan, Yuqi Zhou, Haijun Zhang*, Huiqiang Liu*, Ying Xiong, Wen Lei*.. Collaborative Hollow Porous Structure Design and N Doping to Achieve a Win-Win Situation of "Stable" and "Fast" Lithium Battery, SusMat, 2024.

59. Ziyu Li, Xuefeng Liu, Ke Xu, Qiao Xie, Yage Li, Haijun Zhang*, Shaowei Zhang, and Wen Lei*. . Liquid-phase Exfoliated 2D Materials for Lithium-ion battery anode: Current status and future direction, 2D Materials, 2024, 11, 042003

58.  Miao Sun, Jin Luo, Shuang Wang, Haijun Zhang*^,  and Wen Lei*. Tube-in-tube Structure Design and In-situ Growth of Fe₃C for Efficient Reaction Kinetics in Lithium-sulfur Batteries, Batteries & Supercaps, 2024, 7(10) e202400224.

57. Keke Guan, Xuke Li, Qiao Xie, Liang Huang, Haijun Zhang*, Gaoran Li*, Wen Lei*. Hierarchical Co-doped Hollow Ti₃C₂T_x Tubes with Built-in Electron/Ion Transport Network for High-Performance Lithium Sulfur Batteries, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 452, 151978.

56. Yingjie Yu, Qi Wang, Xiaohan Li, Qiao Xie, Ke Xu, Shaowei Zhang, Haijun Zhang*, Mingxing Gong and Wen Lei*. Laser-Thermal Reduction Synthesis of High-Entropy Alloys towards High-Performance pH Universal Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, Nano Materials Science, 2024.

55. Qiao Xie, Yingjie Yu, Haijun Zhang*, Wen Lei*. Structural Engineering of High Entropy Alloys for Advanced Electrocatalytic Reactions. Tungsten, 2024, invited review, front cover.

54. Wei Zhou, Minzhe Chen, Dengke Zhao, Chuheng Zhu, Nan Wang, Wen Lei*, Yan Guo, Ligui Li*. Engineering Spin State in Spinel Co3O4 nanosheets by V-doping for Bidirectional Catalysis of Polysulfides in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries, Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 2402114.

53.  丁丽香  李旭柯  刘雪枫  刘镒民  雷文*  张海军*. 钠离子电池层状氧化物正极材料耐高电压性能研究, 化学进展, 2024.

52. Xuefeng Liu, Yingjie Yu, Kezhuo Li, Yage Li, Xiaohan Li, Zhen Yuan, Hang Li, Haijun Zhang*, Mingxing Gong, Weiwei Xia, Yaping Deng and Wen Lei*. Integrating Hollow Multishelled Structure and High Entropy Engineering for Enhanced Mechano-Electrochemical Properties in Lithium Battery, Advanced Materials, 2024, 2312583. ESI 1%

51. Kezhuo Li, Gaoqian Yuan, Xuefeng Liu, Qiao Xie, Long Dong, Ziyu Li, Haijun Zhang*, Zhengwei Xie*, Shaowei Zhang, Wen Lei*. Deciphering fast lithium storage kinetics via R-based self-derivation effects in siloxanes, Energy Storage Materials, 2024, 65, 103194.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405829724000229?dgcid=author

50. Xiaohan Li, Ke Xu, Yingjie Yu, Chi Chen, Haijun Zhang*,  Wen Lei*. Self-standing High-Performance Si Nanoparticle Anchored Porous Carbon Fiber Composites for Li-ion Batteries, Electrochimica Acta, 2024, 475, 143658. 

49.  Ziyu Li, Kezhuo Li, Yage Li, Yingjie Yu, Junyi Lv, Xuefeng Liu, Keke Guan, Wen Lei*, Shaowei Zhang, and Haijun Zhang*,  Modified molten salt assisted exfoliation of large-size 2D materials, Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, 202310371.

48. Yan Guo, Jing Li, Gaoqian Yuan, Junpo Guo, Yun Zheng, Yike Huang, Qi Zhang, Jielei Li, Jingjun Shen, Chenhao Shu, Jincheng Xu, Yuxin Tang, Wen Lei*, Huaiyu Shao*, Elucidating the Volcanic Type Catalytic Behavior in Lithium Sulfur Batteries via Defect Engineering. ACS Nano, 2023, 17, 18, 18253–18265.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.3c05269

47. Xuefeng Liu, Honghong Wang, Long Dong, Kezhuo Li, Haijun Zhang*, Quanli Jia, Shaowei Zhang, Wen Lei*, Molten salt synthesis, morphology modulation and lithiation mechanism of high entropy oxide for robust lithium storage, Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2023, 86, 536-545.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095495623003996

46. Keke Guan, Yingjie Yu, Haipeng Liu, Jin Luo,  Wen Lei*, and Haijun Zhang*, Design of Co-doped Hollow Multi-channel Carbon Fibers for High Performance Lithium Sulfur Batteries, Applied Surface Science, 2023, 638, 157963.

45. Kezhuo Li, Gaoqian Yuan, Xuefeng Liu, Yan Guo, Ren Huang, Hang Li, Haijun Zhang*, Quanli Jia, Zhengwei Xie*, Shaowei Zhang, Wen Lei*, On the Practical Applicability of Rambutan-like SiOC Anode with Enhanced Reaction Kinetics for Lithium Ion Storage, Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, 33(43): 2302348.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adfm.202302348

44. Wei Zhou, Minzhe Chen, Dengke Zhao, Jiacheng Dan, Chuheng Zhu, Wen Lei*, Li-Jun Ma, Nan Wang, Xinghua Liang, Ligui Li*, Acceleration of Bidirectional Sulfur Conversion kinetics and Inhibition of Lithium Dendrites Growth via A “Ligand-Induced” Transformation Strategy, Nano Research, 2023, 16, 9496–9506.
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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12274-023-5720-0

43. Xuefeng Liu, Jiangfeng He, Yage Li, Hang Li, Wen Lei*, Quanli Jia, Shaowei Zhang, Haijun Zhang*, Foam-gelcasting preparation of porous SiC ceramic for high-temperature thermal insulation and infrared stealth, Rare Metals, 2023, 42, 3829–3838.

42. Ke Xu, Xiaohan Li, Xuefeng Liu, Yingjie Yu, Xin Zhang, Wen Lei*, Zhengwei Xie, Shaowei Zhang, Quanli Jia, Haijun Zhang*, In-situ synthesis of Si@G@TiC double protective layer structure for enhancing cycling stability of lithium-ion batteries, Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2023, 36, e00583.

41. Jin Luo, Xuefeng Liu, Wen Lei*, Quanli Jia, Shaowei Zhang, and Haijun Zhang*, Self-standing lotus root-like host materials for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries, Advanced Fiber Materials, 2022, 4, 1656.

40. Xuefeng Liu, Xuke Li, Yage Li, Haijun Zhang*, Quanli Jia, Shaowei Zhang, Wen Lei*, High-entropy oxide: A future anode contender for lithium-ion battery, EcoMat, 2022, 4, e12261.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/eom2.12261

39. Keke Guan, Long Dong, Yingying Xing, Xuke Li, Jin Luo, Quanli Jia, Haijun Zhang*, Shaowei Zhang, Wen Lei*, Structure and surface modification of MXene for efficient Li/K-ion storage, Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2022, 75, 330-339.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095495622004430

38. Jingjun Shen, Jing Li, Bo Li, Yun Zheng, Xiaozhi Bao, Junpo Guo, Yan Guo, Chenglong Lai, Wen Lei*, Shuangyin Wang, Huaiyu Shao*, Ambient Fast Synthesis of Superaerophobic/Superhydrophilic Electrode for Superior Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation, Energy & Environmental Materials, 2022, DOI: 10.1002/eem2.12462.

37. Yifan Zhang#, Ke Xu#, Wen Lei*, Hongjuan Duan, Quanli Jia, Shaowei Zhang, Haijun Zhang*, Simplified attainment of porous carbon materials from nature's gifts, Electrochimica Acta, 2022, 421, 140486.

36. Jin Luo,# Haipeng Liu,# Keke Guan, Wen Lei*, Quanli Jia, Shaowei Zhang, and Haijun Zhang*, Cobalt nanoparticles decorated “wire in tube” framework as multifunctional sulfur reservoir, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2022, 10, 18, 6117-6127.

35. Wei Zhou,# Minzhe Chen,# Dengke Zhao,# Qikai Wu, Jiacheng Dan, Chuheng Zhu, Wanwen Qiu, Wen Lei*, Li-Jun Ma, Ligui Li* Confined Co₉S₈ nanocrystals into N/S-Co-doped Carbon Nanofibers as A Chainmail-like Electrocatalyst for High-performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries with High Sulfur Loading, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2022, 625, 187-196.

34. Kezhuo Li, Jin Luo, Longhao Dong, Gaoqian Yuan, Wen Lei*, Quanli Jia, Haijun Zhang*, Shaowei Zhang, TiN porous ceramics with excellent electrochemical properties prepared by freeze-drying and in-situ nitridation reaction, Ceramic International, 2022, 48(13): 19017-19025.

33. Xuefeng Liu, Yingying Xing, Ke Xu, MingXing Gong, Haijun Zhang*, Quanli Jia, Shaowei Zhang and Wen Lei*. Kinetically accelerated lithium storage in high entropy (LiMgCoNiCuZn)O enabled by oxygen vacancies, Small, 2022, 18(18): 2200524.

32. Keke Guan, Wen Lei*, Honghong Wang, Xuefeng Liu, Jin Luo, Jianghao liu, Quanli Jia, Haijun Zhang*, and Shaowei Zhang, Efficient synthesis of Ti₃AlC₂ powders with high purity by microwave-assisted molten salt method, Ceramic International, 2022, 48(11): 16357-16363.

31. Zhaoming Tong, Liang Huang*, Junyan Guo, Haijun Zhang, Quanli Jia, Gaoran Li, Wen Lei*, Huaiyu Shao and Shaowei Zhang. A spatially efficient “tube in tube” hybrid for durable sulfur electrochemistry, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022, 10, 5460-5469.

30. Wen Lei, Heng Li, Yuxin Tang*, Huaiyu Shao*, Progress and perspectives on electrospinning techniques for solid-state lithium batteries, Carbon Energy, 2022, DOI: 10.1002/cey2.180. Invited review, cover page

29. Jin Luo, Keke Guan, Wen Lei*, Shaowei Zhang, Quanli Jia, and Haijun Zhang*. One Dimensional Carbon-based Composites as Cathodes for Lithium-Sulfur Battery, Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2022, 122, 101-120.

28. Zhaoming Tong, Liang Huang*, Junyan Guo, Yu Gao, Haijun Zhang, Quanli Jia, Dan Luo, Wen Lei*, Shaowei Zhang. Simultaneously Achieving Fast Sulfur Redox Kinetics and High-Loading in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries, Carbon, 2022, 187, 451-461.

27. Wen Lei, Yingjie Yu, Haijun Zhang*, Quanli Jia, Shaowei Zhang*. Defect Engineering of Nanostructures: Insights into Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting, Materials Today, 2022, 52: 133-160.

26. Jingjun Shen, Bo Li, Yun Zheng, Ziyi Dai, Jielei Li, Xiaozhi Bao, Junpo Guo, Xueqing Yu, Yan Guo, Mingzheng Ge, Wen Lei*, Huaiyu Shao*. Engineering the Composition and Structure of Superaerophobic Nanosheet Array for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 433, 133517.

25. Dengke Zhao, Yuguang Zhu, Qikai Wu, Wei Zhou, Jiacheng Dan, Hao Zhu,Wen Lei*, Li-Jun Ma, Ligui Li*. Low-loading Ir Decorated Cobalt Encapsulated N-Doped Carbon Nanotubes/Porous Carbon Sheet Implements Efficient Hydrogen/Oxygen Trifunctional Electrocatalysis, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 430, 132825.

24. Ke Xu, Xuefeng Liu, Keke Guan, Yingjie Yu, Wen Lei*, Shaowei Zhang, Quanli Jia, and Haijun Zhang*. Research progress on Coating Structure of Silicon Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Battery, ChemSusChem, 2021, 14(23) 5135-5160.

23. Wei Zhou, Dengke Zhao, Qikai Wu, Jiacheng Dan, Xiaojing Zhu, Wen Lei*, Li-Jun Ma, and Ligui Li*. Rational Design of the Lotus-Like N-Co₂VO₄-Co Heterostructures with Well-Defined Interfaces in Suppressing the Shuttle Effect and Dendrite Growth in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries, Small, 2021, 2104109.

22. Wei Zhou, Dengke Zhao, Qikai Wu, Bin Fan, Xiaojing Zhu, Jiacheng Dan, Nanwen Li, Wen Lei*, Ligui Li*. Enhancing the adsorption and catalytic conversion of polysulfides by nitrogen doped carbon micro-flowers embedded with Mo₂C nanoparticles, Carbon, 2021, 178, 371-381.

21. Haipeng Liu,Wen Lei*, Zhaoming Tong, Keke Guan, Quanli Jia, Shaowei Zhang, and Haijun Zhang*. Enhanced Diffusion Kinetics of Li Ions in Double-Shell Hollow Carbon Fibers, ACS Applied Materials Interface, 2021, 13, 24604.

20. Bin Fan, Dengke Zhao, Wei Xu, Qikai Wu, Wei Zhou,Wen Lei*, Xinghua Liang, Ligui Li*. Nitrogen-doped carbonaceous scaffold anchored with cobalt nanoparticles as sulfur host for efficient adsorption and catalytic conversion of polysulfides in lithium-sulfur batteries, Electrochimica Acta, 2021, 138371.

19. Zhaoming Tong, Liang Huang*, Haipeng Liu, Wen Lei*, Haijun Zhang, Shaowei Zhang, and Quanli Jia. Defective Graphitic Carbon Nitride Modified Separators with Efficient Polysulfide Traps and Catalytic Sites for Fast and Reliable Sulfur Electrochemistry, Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 31, 2010455.

18. Wen Lei*, Dou Jin, Haipeng Liu, Zhaoming Tong and Haijun Zhang. An Overview of Bacterial Cellulose in Flexible Electrochemical Energy Storage, ChemSusChem, 2020, 13, 3731.

17. Wen Lei*, Junlei Xiao, Haipeng Liu, Quanli Jia & Haijun Zhang. Tungsten disulfide: synthesis and applications in electrochemical energy storage and conversion, Tungsten, 2020, 2, 217. Invited review, back cover

16. Haipeng Liu,Wen Lei*, Zhaoming Tong, Xiaojian Li, Zexing Wu, Quanli Jia, Shaowei Zhang, and Haijun Zhang*. Defect Engineering of 2D Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2020, 7, 2000494. Front cover

15. Wen Lei, Haijun Zhang, Dezheng Liu*, Liangxu Lin*. Fabrication of nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon nanofibers with Three-Dimensional Architecture for high performance supercapacitors, Applied Surface Science, 2019, 495, 143572.

14. Wen Lei*, Haipeng Liu, Junlei Xiao, Yang Wang and Liangxu Lin*. Moss-Derived Mesoporous Carbon as Bi-Functional Electrode Materials for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries and Supercapacitors, Nanomaterials, 2019, 9, 84.

13. 雷文, 肖卫平, 王得丽*. 用于CO₂电化学还原反应的铜基催化剂研究进展, 电化学, 2019, 25(04): 455-466. Invited review

12. Wen Lei, Ya-Ping Deng, Gaoran Li, Zachary P. Cano, Xiaolei Wang, Dan Luo, Yangshuai Liu, Deli Wang*, Zhongwei Chen*. Two-Dimensional Phosphorus-Doped Carbon Nanosheets with Tunable Porosity for Oxygen Reactions in Zinc-Air Batteries. ACS Catalysis, 2018, 8: 2464.

11. Gaoran Li#, Wen Lei#, Dan Luo, Ya-Ping Deng, Deli Wang*, and Zhongwei Chen*. 3D Porous Carbon Sheets with Multidirectional Ion Pathways for Fast and Durable Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Advanced Energy Materials, 2018, 8: 1702381. ESI 1%

10. Gaoran Li#, Wen Lei#, Dan Luo, Yaping Deng, Zhiping Deng, Deli Wang*, Aiping Yu and Zhongwei Chen*. Stringed “tube on cube” nanohybrids as compact cathode matrix for high-loading and lean-electrolyte lithium–sulfur batteries. Energy & Environmental Science, 2018, 11, 2372. ESI 1%

9. Weiping Xiao#, Wen Lei#, Huolin L. Xin, and Deli Wang*. Design and Synthesis of Structurally Ordered Intermetallic Nanoparticles for Electrocatalysis. ACS Catalysis, 2018, 8: 3237. ESI 1%

8. Weiping Xiao#, Wen Lei#, Jie Wang, Guoying Gao, Tonghui Zhao, Macro A. L. Cordeiro, Ruoqian Lin, Mingxing Gong, Xuyun Guo, Eli Stavitski, Huolin L. Xin, Ye Zhu and Deli Wang*. Tuning the electrocatalytic activity of Pt by structurally ordered PdFe/C for the hydrogen oxidation reaction in alkaline media. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2018, 6, 11346.

7.  Wen Lei#, Weiping Xiao#, Jingde Li, Gaoran Li, Zexing Wu, Cuijuan Xuan, Dan Luo, Ya-Ping Deng, Deli Wang* and Zhongwei Chen*. Highly Nitrogen-Doped Three-Dimensional Carbon Fibers Network with Superior Sodium Storage Capacity. ACS Applied Materials Interfaces, 2017, 9, 28604.

6. Wen Lei, Junpo Guo, Zexing Wu, Cuijuan Xuan, Weiping Xiao, Deli Wang*. Highly Nitrogen and Sulfur Dual-Doped Carbon Microspheres for Supercapacitors. Science Bulletin, 2017, 62, 1011.

5. Wen Lei, Lili Han, Cuijuan Xuan, Ruoqian Lin, Hongfang Liu, Huolin L. Xin, Deli Wang*. Nitrogen-doped Carbon Nanofibers Derived from Polypyrrole Coated Bacterial Cellulose as High-Performance Electrode Materials for Supercapacitors and Li-Ion Batteries. Electrochimica Acta, 2016, 210: 130.

4. Wen Lei, Ping He*, Susu Zhang, Faqin Dong and Yongjun Ma. One-step triple-phase interfacial synthesis of polyaniline-coated polypyrrole composite and its application as electrode materials for supercapacitors. Journal of Power Sources, 2014, 266, 347.

 3. Wen Lei, Ping He*, Yuhao Wang, Susu Zhang, Faqin Dong and Hongtao Liu. Soft template interfacial growth of novel ultralong polypyrrole nanowires for electrochemical energy storage. Electrochimica Acta, 2014, 132, 112.

2. Wen Lei, Ping He*, Yuhao Wang, Xingquan Zhang, An Xia and Faqin Dong. Solvothermal preparation of microspherical shaped cobalt-manganese oxide as electrode materials for supercapacitors. Composites Science and Technology, 2014, 102, 82.

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