Sun Tao joined the School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering at Jiangsu University as a Jinshan Young Professor since 2022. He received his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2019. Subsequently, he joined the Nanyang Technological University as an research fellow under the supervision of Zhang Qichun and Fan Hong Jin between 2019-2021. His research interests focus on developing new materials for battery applications, placing emphasis on investigating the reaction mechanism of high-performance organic electrode materials for both lithium- and non-lithium-based batteries. He has published 18 articles in prestigious international journals including Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Adv. Funct. Mater., Adv. Energy. Mater. Chem, Joule, Energy Storage Mater., etc. Among the published papers, 5 of them were selected as ESI highly cited papers.

Publication

Ø Tao Sun, Qi-Qi Sun, Yue Yu, Xin-Bo Zhang. Polypyrrole as an Ultrafast Organic Cathode for Dual-ion Batteries, eScience, 1 (2021) 186-193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esci.2021.11.003

Ø Tao Sun, Hong Jin Fan. Understanding Cathode Materials in Aqueous Zinc-Organic Batteries, Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 30 (2021) 100799. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coelec.2021.100799

Ø Tao Sun, Xi-Lan Feng, Qi-Qi Sun, Yue Yu, Guo-Bao Yuan, Qi Xiong, Da-Peng Liu, Xin-Bo Zhang, Yu Zhang. Solvation Effect on the Improved Sodium Storage Performance of N-Heteropentacenequinone, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 60 (2021) 26806-26812. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202112112

Ø Tao Sun, Zong-Jun Li, Yong-Feng Zhi, Yin-Juan Huang, Hong Jin Fan, Qichun Zhang. Poly (2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinonyl sulfide) As an Efficient Cathode for High-performance Aqueous Zinc-Organic Batteries, Adv. Funct. Mater. 31 (2021) 2010049. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202010049

Ø Tao Sun, Jian Xie, Wei Guo, Dong-Sheng Li, Qichun Zhang. Covalent-Organic Frameworks: Advanced Organic Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Batteries, Adv. Energy Mater. 10 (2020) 1904199. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201904199

Ø Tao Sun, Zong-Jun Li, Xu Yang, Sai Wang, Yun-Hai Zhu, Xin-Bo Zhang. Imine-rich Poly (o-phenylenediamine) as High-Capacity Trifunctional Organic Electrode for Alkali-ion Batteries. CCS Chemistry, 1 (2019) 365-372. https://doi.org/10.31635/ccschem.019.20190003

Ø Tao Sun, Zong-Jun Li, Xin-Bo Zhang. Achieving of High Density/Utilization of Active Groups via Synergic Integration of C=N and C=O Bonds for Ultra-Stable and High-Rate Lithium-Ion Batteries, Research, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/1936735

Ø Tao Sun, Zong-jun Li, Heng-guo Wang, Di Bao, Fan-lu Meng, Xin-bo Zhang. A Biodegradable Polydopamine-Derived Electrode Material for High-Capacity and Long-Life Lithium-Ion and Sodium-Ion Batteries, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 55 (2016) 10662-10666. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201604519