Dr. Maoting Xia is an emerging scholar in advanced electrochemical energy storage, specializing in the fundamental understanding and optimization of next-generation secondary battery systems. His work spans safe and sustainable aqueous batteries, electrolyte innovation, and high-energy-density lithium- and potassium-based storage technologies. With strong interdisciplinary training across physics, materials engineering, and polymer science, Dr. Xia has built a diverse research portfolio that integrates mechanistic studies, structural characterization, and device-level performance evaluation. He has authored 42 scientific publications, accumulated 2,740 citations, and achieved an impressive h-index of 27, reflecting the global reach and influence of his contributions. Dr. Xia’s research has led to high-impact publications in leading journals including Energy & Environmental Science, Advanced Energy Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, Chemical Engineering Journal, Materials Today, and Small Methods, with several works recognized as Highly Cited and Hot Papers. His notable achievements include pioneering hydrogen-bond regulation strategies for hybrid electrolytes, advancing interphase engineering for high-voltage potassium-ion batteries, and designing innovative aqueous potassium, ammonium, and metal–sulfur battery chemistries. Beyond his individual accomplishments, Dr. Xia collaborates extensively with national and international research teams, contributing to multi-institutional studies and co-authoring scholarly works with experts across electrochemistry, materials physics, and device engineering. His involvement in the development of an electrochemical monograph further demonstrates his commitment to scholarly dissemination and educational impact. Dr. Xia’s research addresses pressing global challenges surrounding renewable energy storage, sustainable battery materials, and the safety of large-scale electrochemical systems. Through a combination of scientific rigor, creativity, and multidisciplinary collaboration, he continues to advance fundamental knowledge while contributing to the development of practical energy solutions with societal, technological, and environmental relevance.

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Featured Publications

Xia, M., Fu, H., Lin, K., Rao, A. M., Cha, L., Liu, H., Zhou, J., Wang, C., & Lu, B. (2024). Hydrogen-bond regulation in organic/aqueous hybrid electrolyte for safe and high-voltage K-ion batteries. Energy & Environmental Science, 17, 1255–1265.

Xia, M., Zhou, J., & Lu, B. (2025). Comprehensive insights into aqueous potassium-ion batteries. Advanced Energy Materials, 15, 2404032.

Zhang, J., Shen, M., Xia, M., Fu, H., Ding, C., Rao, A. M., Zhou, J., Fan, L., & Lu, B. (2022). Dual-halide electrode–electrolyte interphase for high-voltage potassium-ion batteries. Advanced Functional Materials, 32, 2205879.

Xia, M., Feng, Y., Wei, J., Rao, A. M., Zhou, J., & Lu, B. (2022). A rechargeable K/Br battery. Advanced Functional Materials, 32, 2205879.
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Xia, M., Zhang, X., Yu, H., Yang, Z., Chen, S., Zhang, L., Shui, M., Xie, Y., & Shu, J. (2021). Hydrogen bond chemistry in Fe₄[Fe(CN)₆]₃ host for aqueous NH₄⁺ batteries. Chemical Engineering Journal, 421, 127759.