Dr. Yanan Sun
Topics of research
– Design and synthesize layered sulfide compounds for sodium-ion batteries
– Investigate electrochemical properties for sulfide compounds in sodium-ion batteries
– Investigate Na-rich oxide cathodes for sodium-ion batteries
Educational background
Doctoral degree
– National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (2014-2019)
Thesis topic: Preparation of porous carbon-based materials and their application in gas adsorption and energy storage. Supervisor: Prof. B.-H. Han
Bachelor’s degree
– Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China (2009-2013)
Program: Matellic Materials Engineering, Prof. L.-F. Sun and Prof. H.-Q. Liu
Thesis topic: Preparation, characterization, and magnetism investigation of carbon nanomaterias.
Professional career
– August 2020 – present: Postdoctoral researcher
Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
Department of Chemistry
Supervisor: Prof. P. Adelhelm
Awards & Accomplishments
– 2018: The Second Price Scholarship in NCNST
– 2017: The Third Prize Scholarship in NCNST
– 2017: Merit Student Award in the University of the Chinese Academy of Science
– 2016: The Third Prize Scholarship in NCNST
– 2015: The Third Prize Scholarship in NCNST
– 2015: Merit Student Award in the University of the Chinese Academy of Science
– 2010: Chinese National Scholarship
Conferences & Visits
2019
– March, 2019: Xi’an, China
2019 Internation Symposium on Electrocatalysis and Electrosynthesis (2019 ISEE)
Presentation topic: A N, P dual-doped carbon with high porosity as an advanced matel-free oxygen reduction catalyst
2018
– August, 2018: Beijing, China
2018 Conference on Chemistry of Energy Materials (ChEM 2018)
Presentation topic: Nitrogen-doped porous carbons derived from polypyrrole-based aerogels for gas uptake and supercapasitors.
– April-July, 2018: Jena, Germany
Friedrich-Schiller University of Jena
Receiving side: Prof. P. Adelhelm
Project title: Sodium-ion storage in nanostructured carbon materials
2017
– September, 2017: Zhangjiajie, China
The 1st International Symposium on Porous Organic Polymers (POPs2017)
2016
– June, 2016: Dalian, China
The 30th Annual Conference of the Chinese Chemical Society
Poster topic: Polypyrrole-derived nitrogen-doped porous carbon materials as gas adsorbents
Award: Best Poster Award in Annual Conference of the Chinese Society of Chemistry
Publications
2021
– Sun, Y.-N.; Yang, J. Q.; Ding, X. S.; Ji, W.-Y.; Jaworski, A.; Hedin, N.; Han, B.-H. Synergetic contribution of nitrogen and fluorine species in porous carbons as metal-free and bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts for zinc–air batteries. Appl. Catal. B- Environ. 2021, 120448.
2020
– Sun, Y. N., Goktas, M., Zhao, L., Adelhelm, P., & Han, B. H. (2020). Ultrafine SnO2 nanoparticles anchored on N, P-doped porous carbon as anodes for high performance lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. <link>
– Zhou, H. Y., Sui, Z. Y., Zhao, F. L., Sun, Y. N., Wang, H. Y., & Han, B. H. (2020). A nanostructured porous carbon/MoO2 composite with efficient catalysis in polysulfide conversion for lithium-sulfur batteries. Nanotechnology, 31(31), 315601. <link>
2019
– Sun, Y. N., Yang, L., Sui, Z. Y., Zhao, L., Goktas, M., Zhou, H. Y., … & Han, B. H. (2019). Synthesis and thermodynamic investigation of MnO nanoparticle anchored N-doped porous carbon as the anode for Li-ion and Na-ion batteries. Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 3(12), 2728-2737. <link>
– Sun, Y. N., Zhang, M. L., Zhao, L., Sui, Z. Y., Sun, Z. Y., & Han, B. H. (2019). A N, P dual‐doped carbon with high porosity as an advanced metal‐free oxygen reduction catalyst. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 6(14), 1900592. <link>
– Palaniselvam, T., Goktas, M., Anothumakkool, B., Sun, Y. N., Schmuch, R., Zhao, L., … & Adelhelm, P. (2019). Sodium storage and electrode dynamics of tin-carbon composite electrodes from bulk precursors for sodium‐ion batteries. Advanced Functional Materials, 29(18), 1900790. <link>
– Han, B.-H., Sun, Y.-N., Zhao, L., & Sui, Z.-Y. (2019). A N, P doped aerogel-derived N, P co-doped porous carbon: The preparation method and application. Application No.: 201910192756.3. Application date: March 14, 2019 (Patent)
2018
– Wang, E. J., Sui, Z. Y., Sun, Y. N., Ma, Z., & Han, B. H. (2018). Effect of porosity parameters and surface chemistry on carbon dioxide adsorption in sulfur-doped porous carbons. Langmuir, 34(22), 6358-6366. <link>
– Yuan, N., Sun, Y. N., Liu, Z. W., & Han, B. H. (2018). Facile synthesis of diamine-functionalized hollow mesoporous silica sphere with self-templating method. Journal of Porous Materials, 25(6), 1715-1721. <link>
– Li, X., Sui, Z. Y., Sun, Y. N., Xiao, P. W., Wang, X. Y., & Han, B. H. (2018). Polyaniline-derived hierarchically porous nitrogen-doped carbons as gas adsorbents for carbon dioxide uptake. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 257, 85-91. <link>
– Sun, Y. N., Sui, Z. Y., Li, X., Xiao, P. W., Wei, Z. X., & Han, B. H. (2018). Nitrogen-doped porous carbons derived from polypyrrole-based aerogels for gas uptake and supercapacitors. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 1(2), 609-616. <link>
2017
– Sui, Z. Y., Yang, Q. S., Zhou, H. Y., Li, X., Sun, Y. N., Xiao, P. W., … & Han, B. H. (2017). Nitrogen-doped graphene aerogel as both a sulfur host and an effective interlayer for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries. Nanotechnology, 28(49), 495701. <link>
2016
– Liu, J., Chen, Q., Sun, Y. N., Xu, M. Y., Liu, W., & Han, B. H. (2016). Gold nanoparticles encapsulated in hierarchical porous polycarbazole: Preparation and application in catalytic reduction. RSC advances, 6(54), 48543-48549. <link>