Yanli Yin, PhD

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Summary

Eight years of experiences in energy storage, electrochemical analysis, battery design & evaluation (lithium ion battery, lithium metal battery, Lithium polymer solid state battery, lead acid battery, zinc battery, super-capacitors), materials characterization and working at analytical & chemical laboratory environment. Four years of experience in research project management and mentoring interns. Two years of experiences in working at lithium ion battery manufacturing environment. PhD in Physics & Bachelor’s degree in Microelectronics.

Employment history

Postdoctoral Researcher

National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, United States, November 2017-current.

1, The modification of polymer and ceramic ion-conductive film for solid state lithium ion battery.

2, The electrochemical formation of SEI on silicon electrode for high energy lithium ion battery.

3, The recycling of bio-waste as carbon electrode materials for high power lithium ion battery.

4, The modification and failure mechanism of silicon electrode for high energy lithium ion battery.

5, The cell aging in extreme high & low working temperature for high energy lithium ion battery.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States, January 2016-November 2017.

1, The energy-power coupling effect study of graphite/hard-carbon hybrid electrode materials for the application in high power lithium ion battery and lithium ion capacitor industry.

2, The pre-lithiation technique to offset the first cycle irreversible capacity loss of lithium ion battery.

3, The dry-method fabrication and performance evaluation of lithium-iron-phosphate cathodes.

4, The manufacturing of lithium ion battery in pouch cell prototype.

5, The manufacturing of lithium ion battery in three-electrodes coin cell prototype.

Lecturer

Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China, July 2015-December 2015.

Teaching graduate courses as a teaching faculty: Introduction to electrochemistry and application.

Education history

Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, September 2010-July 2015.

Doctorate degree Physics

1, The flexible hybrid film materials with mechanical and conductive performance enhancement.

2, The thin-film nano-composite materials and its use as buffer layer of lithium metal battery.

3, The polyvinyl alcohol gel materials for application in solid super-capacitor industry.

4, The performance enhanced effect of the hybrid of super-capacitor and battery (Zinc, Lead acid).

Shandong University, Jinan, China, September 2006-June 2010.

Bachelor’s degree, Microelectronics

Electrical/electronics skills & courses: Electromagnetism, Digital Circuits, Analog Circuits, Single-Chip Principles & Interface, Microcomputer Control Technology, Microcomputer Principles & Application, Semiconductor Devices & Physics.

Experiences and skills

1, Theoretical and testing experience in electrochemical analysis: electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic testing, rate capability, cycle life testing, calendar life aging, and using the equipment of various series (MACCOR, Bio-logic, PARSTAT, Arbin, Autolab).

2, Theoretical and testing experience in materials characterization: X-ray diffraction, high-resolution electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectrometry, Thermogravitmetric analysis/mass spectrometry, Raman spectroscopy, BET surface analysis, BJH pore analysis and Atomic force microscopy.

3, Hands-on experience in electrode fabrication: powder milling, slurry mixing, sheet coating, sheet pressing, pre-lithiation; assembly/disassembly of coin cell & pouch cell: reference electrode, pressure control, sealing, electrolyte injection, cell formation; polymer fabrication: in-situ polymerization, electrospinning, gel fabrication.

4, Experiences in simulation, modeling and data processing: COMSOL, MS Office, Origin, SketchUp.

Teamwork, leadership & mentoring

1, Lead the research projects on electrochemistry/surface-chemistry of lithium ion battery silicon materials, and support cooperative work with multidisciplinary teams of national laboratories. Set the right protocol of chemicals fabrication and testing, influencing others to follow standard operating procedures (SOP). National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

2, Lead the research projects of lithium ion battery carbon electrode, pouch cell assembly and support the data analysis to technicians of a manufacturing company. Florida State University.

3, Mentoring 1 undergraduate intern in research on materials characterization by SEM, and 1 undergraduate intern in ionic conductivity testing. National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

4, Mentoring 1 technician in research on lithium ion capacitor and battery. Florida State University.

Published peer-reviewed articles, US patents and Conference talk

[1] Well-Constructed CNT Mesh/PANI Nanoporous Electrode and its Thickness Effect on the Supercapacitor Properties. J. Phys. Chem. C 116, 261**-***** (2012). Yanli Yin, Changhong Liu* and Shoushan Fan.

[2] Hybrid Energy Storage Devices Combining Carbon–nanotube/polyaniline Supercapacitor with Lead-acid Battery Assembled through a “Directly-inserted” Method. RSC Adv. 4, 263**-***** (2014). Yanli Yin, Changhong Liu* and Shoushan Fan.

[3] A New Type of Secondary Hybrid Battery Showing Excellent Performances. Nano Energy. 12, 486-493 (2015). Yanli Yin, Changhong Liu* and Shoushan Fan.

[4] Modified Secondary Lithium Metal Batteries with the Polyaniline/Carbon Nanotube Composite Buffer Layer. Chem. Commun. 51, 322-325 (2015). Ding Zhang, Yanli Yin, Changhong Liu* and Shoushan Fan.

[5] A Polymer Supercapacitor Capable of Self-charging Under Light Illumination. J. Phys. Chem. C. 119, 8488-8491 (2015). Yanli Yin, Keke Feng, Changhong Liu* and Shoushan Fan.

[6] Method for making carbon nanotube composite structure. US 9434815 B2 (2016). Yanli Yin, Changhong Liu, Shoushan Fan.

[7] Hybrid energy storage device. US9576747 B2 (2017). Yanli Yin, Changhong Liu, Shoushan Fan.

[8] Rechargeable battery. US9960466B2 (2018). Yanli Yin, Changhong Liu, Shoushan Fan.

[9] Hybrid energy storage device. US20150332860A1 (2015). Yanli Yin, Changhong Liu, Shoushan Fan.

[10] Early-Stage Solid-Electrolyte Interphase Formation and Evolution for Silicon Anodes, 2018 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit, Boston, Massachusetts, Oral talking (15 minutes). Yanli Yin, Lei Cao, Taeho Yoon, Kevin Wood, Elisabetta Arca, Caleb Stetson, Chuanxiao Xiao, Manuel Schnabel, Glenn Teeter, Chunsheng Jiang, Chunmei Ban*.

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