Admissions Major

• Master's admissions major:

• Master of academic degree: 083000| Environmental science and engineering.

• Master of professional degree: 085700| Resources and environment.

• Doctoral admissions major:

• Doctor of academic degree: 083000| Environmental science and engineering.

• Doctor of professional degree: 085700| Resources and environment.

Working experience

• 04/2017 - Present: Professor, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology.

• 09/2015 - 04/2017: Faculty Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology.

Educational experience

• 09/2010 - 07/2015: PhD, School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University.

• 09/2013 - 03/2015: Visiting Scholar, Georgia Institute of Technology (USA).

• 09/2006 - 07/2010: B.S., College of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University.

Field of research

• Micro and nano structure design, in situ characterization and surface interface physicochemical study of electrode materials for secondary batteries.

• Materialized metallurgy of valuable metals from industrial solid waste for energy storage applications.

Recent research projects

• Prof.Xiong is in charge of 15 research projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), NSFC-Guangdong Provincial Joint Project, China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) Young Talent Support Project, Guangdong Provincial Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team Project, Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan Project, Central University Research Fund and Enterprise Entrusted Development Project.

Academic achievements

1. Gang Wang, Chao Chen, Yunhua Chen, Xiongwu Kang, Chenghao Yang, Fei Wang, Yong Liu, Xunhui Xiong*. Self-Stabilized and Strongly Adhesive Supramolecular Polymer Protective Layer Enables Ultrahigh-Rate and Large-Capacity Lithium-Metal Anode, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020, 59, 2055-2060.

2. Ling Wu+, Jie Zheng+, Xunhui Xiong*, Yanyan Shao, Gang Wang, Jeng-Han Wang, Shengkui Zhong*, Minghong Wu*. PPy-encapsulated SnS2 Nanosheets Stabilized by Defects on a TiO2 Support as a Durable Anode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2019, 131, 821-825.

3. Xucun Ye, Zhihua Lin, Shujie Liang, Xihe Huang, Xiaoyuan Qiu, Yongcai Qiu, Xueming Liu, Dong Xie, Hong Deng*, Xunhui Xiong*, Zhang Lin*. Upcycling of Electroplating Sludge into Ultrafine Sn@C Nanorods with Highly Stable Lithium Storage Performance, Nano Letters, 2019, 19, 1860-1866.

4. Xunhui Xiong, Guanhua Wang, Yuwei Lin, Ying Wang, Xing Ou, Fenghua Zheng, Chenghao Yang, Jeng-Han Wang, Meilin Liu. Enhancing Sodium-Ion Battery Performance by Strongly Binding Nanostructured Sb2S3 on Sulfur-Doped Graphene Sheets, ACS Nano, 2016, 10, 10953–10959.

5. Xunhui Xiong, Chenghao Yang, Guanhua Wang, Yuwei Lin, Xing Ou, Jeng-Han Wang, Bote Zhao, Meilin Liu, Zhang Lin, Kevin Huang. SnS nanoparticles electrostatically anchored on three-dimensional N-doped graphene as an active and durable anode for sodium-ion batteries, Energy & Environmental Science, 2017, 10, 1757-1763.

Curriculum Vitae

• Xiong Xunhui, Ph.D., is a professor and doctoral supervisor of the South China University of Technology. He received his Ph.D. degree from Central South University in June 2015, and then joined South China University of Technology in September 2015, and was promoted to Professor of South China University of Technology in April 2017. He has published more than 60 papers in SCI journals such as Energy Environ. Sci., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., ACS Nano, Nano Lett. etc. The papers have been cited more than 6000 times, with H-factor of 43. He also has 15 highly cited papers, and 16 applied/granted patents. He is a reviewer for Joule, Nat. Commun., Adv. Mater., Adv. Energy Mater. and ACS Nano. Prof.Xiong prefers students, majoring in chemistry, materials, environment and other related majors, who are interested in energy conversion and storage, solid waste resource utilization. He also required applicants to be motivated, diligent and love research.