Meng Li

Dr. Meng Li received his Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering at National University of Singapore in 2015 and worked as postdoctoral research fellow at the same institute in 2015-2016. Currently he has been appointed as Full Professor in School of Power Engineering at Chongqing University. His research focuses on synthesis of nano-functional materials for the applications of energy storage and conversion.

1. Bio-inspired interface: design and energy-related applications;

2. Interdisciplinary research of bio-inspired materials and energy/mass transfer or conversion;

3. Aqueous batteries, solar-thermal conversion/radiation cooling for water collection, hydrogen evolution reaction.

National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore   Jan 2012 ~ Jul 2015

· Ph.D. Materials Science & Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

Shaanxi University of Science and Technology (SUST), China   Sep 2005 ~ Jul 2009

· Bachelor of Engineering

Research Fellow, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, NUS Aug 2015 ~ Oct 2016

· Work at functional nanomaterials laboratory

· Projects:

a. Design and fabrication of high performance flexible Li-ion Capacitor, Na-ion Battery and supercapacitor based on freestanding hybrid graphene films.

b. Ultrathin flexible graphene/magnetic nanodisc nanocomposite papers for high-efficient electromagnetic interference shielding.

Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, NUS  Jan 2012 ~ Jul 2015

· Research at functional nanomaterials laboratory

· Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Xue Junmin & Prof. Ding Jun

· Projects:

a. Mesoporous carbon nanomaterials as efficient electrode materials

b. Design and fabrication of high performance flexible supercapacitors based on freestanding graphene hybrid films

c. Development of next generation flexible energy storage devices with hybrid property of supercapacitor and Li-ion battery

Research Engineer, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, NUS  Dec 2009 ~ Jan 2012

· Employment in functional nanomaterials laboratory

· Research Projects:

a. A facile method to synthesize bimetallic FeCo nanoparticles

b. Hollow polymer Microspheres with controllable monoporous for Capturing Nanoparticles or Macromolecules

1. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Meng-Li-39?ev=prf_overview

2. https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=Y0JZ5GsAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

3. https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/vc1aZUEpZKxpi9dt4IwYhg

4. https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/tXJI1oDJxABfx9ZhfEzkyg

5. https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ZwJBZp0Fu-kRYZ6SFdTreA

1. Jiangbin Deng,# Guanfeng Xue,# Shuang Zhao, Meng Li* et al.; Accelerating ion desolvation via bioinspired ion channel design in aqueous batteries/supercapacitor; Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2025, In press; （IF=14.5，中科院一区)

2. Sida Zhang, Jiashu Chen, Weigen Chen*, Meng Li*, Jingyu Sun* et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202424184. （IF=16.6，中科院一区)

3. H. Luo#, Q. Gou#, Yujie Zheng*, Meng Li* et al., Machine Learning-Assisted High-Donor-Number Electrolyte Additive Screening toward Construction of Dendrite-Free Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries, ACS Nano, 2025, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c1331; （IF=15.8，中科院一区)

4. Hao Hu, Jiacheng Wang, Meng Li*, Lu Zheng*, Jing Li*, et al., Hierarchical and flexible electrode with precise H2-production for in vivo liver cancer therapy, Chinese Chemical Letters, 2025, 110866（医工交叉课题）；https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/vt07S9YnUsGoQfIamW5nVQ

5. Sida Zhang, Qianzhi Gou, Weigen Chen*, Meng Li* et al., Co-Regulating Solvation Structure and Hydrogen Bond Network via Bio-Inspired Additive for Highly Reversible Zinc Anode, Advanced Science 2024, 11, 2404968（IF=14.3，中科院一区)

6. Wang, J.; Chen, Z.; Meng Li* et al., Plants Transpiration-Inspired Antibacterial Evaporator with Multiscale Structure and Low Vaporization Enthalpy for Solar Steam Generation. Nano Energy 2023, 114, 108631.（IF = 19.0，中科院一区，封面论文）

7. Yang Geng, Wan Sun, Peijin Ying, Yujie Zheng, Jun Ding, Kuan Sun, Ling Li, Meng Li*; Bioinspired Fractal Design of Waste Biomass‐Derived Solar–Thermal Materials for Highly Efficient Solar Evaporation. Advanced Functional Materials 2021, 31, 2007648.（IF=19.9，中科院一区，高倍引论文，封面论文)

8. Ying, P.; Ai, B.; Hu, W.; Geng, Y.; Li, L.; Sun, K.; Tan, S. C.; Zhang, W.; Meng Li*, A bio-inspired nanocomposite membrane with improved light-trapping and salt-rejecting performance for solar-driven interfacial evaporation applications. Nano Energy 2021, 89, 106443.（IF = 19.0，中科院一区）

9. Qianzhi Gou; Haoran Luo; Yujie Zheng; Chen Li; Jiacheng Wang; Jing Zheng; Junmin Xue; Kuan Sun; Meng Li*; Construction of Bio-inspired Film with Engineered Hydrophobicity to Boost Interfacial Reaction Kinetics of Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries.,Small,2022,18(24),2201732 （IF = 15.2，中科院一区，高倍引论文、热点论文）

10. Liyang Zhang, Yujie Zheng, Jiacheng Wang, Yang Geng, Ben Zhang, Junjie He, Junmin Xue, Thomas Frauenheim, Meng Li*；Ni/Mo Bimetallic Oxides Derived Heterointerface-rich Sulfides Nanosheets with Co-doping for Efficient Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution by Boosting Volmer Reaction. Small 2021, 17, 2006730 (IF=15.2，中科院一区、高倍引论文)

11. Qianzhi Gou, Shuang Zhao, Jiacheng Wang, Li, Meng*, Junmin Xue; The recent advances on boosting the cell voltage aqueous supercapacitors. Nano-Micro Letters 2020, 12, 98. (邀请综述 IF =31.6，中科院一区)

12. Yang Geng, Kai Jiao, Xu Liu, Peijin Ying, Yaoxin Zhang, Swee Ching Tan, Ling Li, Wei Zhang, Meng Li*; Applications of bio-derived/bio-inspired materials in the field of interfacial solar steam generation. Nano Research 2021,1-21.（邀请综述 IF=10.3，中科院一区)