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Welcome to Chen Wenxiang's website! I am an assistant professor at the School of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China. I work in interdisciplinary research ares

on electron microscopy and redox-active materials. If you are interested in learning some transmission electron microscopy techniques and using these data-drive methods to learn

the working mechanisms of energy storage materials, our group could be a right place.

Before joining the University of Science and Technology of China, I was a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois

Urbana-Champaign. My main focus was on using advanced electron microscopy to study the phase transition process in electrode materials of rechargeable ion batteries and its

impact on material properties. In terms of educational background, I obtained my PhD in Electrical and Systems Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, working on colloidal

nanocrystal-based optical metasurfaces. I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Applied Physics from the University of Science and Technology of China.

Educational Experience

[1] 2011.9~2017.5， University of Pennsylvania ，Electrical and Systems Engineering ，Postgraduate (Doctoral) ，Doctoral degree ，Novel plasmonic materials, metasurfaces and their application in light manipulation and environmental sensing Advisor：Cherie Kagan

[2] 2007.9~2011.6，中国科学技术大学，Condensed Matter Physics ，本科，bachelor's degree

Work Experience

[1] 2017.9~2023.9， University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ，Department of Materials Science and Engineering ，Postdoctoral researcher ，Study the phase transformations in electrode materials of rechargeable ion batteries and its impact on electrochemical property via data-driven electron microscopy.
Advisors：Qian Chen and Jian-Min Zuo

[2] 2017.6~2017.8， University of Pennsylvania ，Electrical and Systems Engineering ，Postdoctoral researcher

Research Focus

[1] Integrating new electron microscopy technology and data mining methods

[2] Microstructural development in electrode materials of rechargeable ion batteries

[3] Redox-active materials for electrochromics

PapersMore

[1] 26. W. Chen, S. Pidaparthy, X. Zhan, C.-Y. Hwang, Z. Tang, J.-M. Zuo, Q. Chen, “Correlative Mapping of Electrolyte-Dependent Microstructural Development in Cathode Materials” Microsc. Microanal. 29, 1277–1278 (2023).

[2] 25. W. Chen, X. Zhan, R. Yuan, S. Pidaparthy, A. X. B. Yong, H. An, Z. Tang, K. Yin, A. Patra, H. Jeong, C. Zhang, K. Ta, Z. W. Riedel, R. M. Stephens, D. P. Shoemaker, H. Yang, A. A. Gewirth, P. V. Braun, E. Ertekin, J.-M. Zuo, Q. Chen, “Formation and impact of nanoscopic oriented phase domains in electrochemical crystalline electrodes”, Nat. Mater. 22, 92–99 (2023).

[3] 24. Z. Lvu, L. Yao, W. Chen, F. C. Kalutantirige, Q. Chen, “Electron microscopy studies of anisotropic soft nanomaterials”, Chem. Rev. 123, 4051–4145 (2023).

[4] 23. S. Zhou, J. Li, J. Lu, H. Liu, J.-Y. Kim, A. Kim, L. Yao, C. Liu, C. Qian, Z. Hood, X. Lin, W. Chen, T. Gage, I. Arslan, A. Travesset, K. Sun, N. Kotov, Q. Chen, “Chiral assemblies of pinwheel superlattices on substrates”, Nature 612, 259–265 (2022).

[5] 22. W. Chen, X. Zhan, R. Yuan, S. Pidaparthy, Z. Tang, J.-M. Zuo, Q. Chen, “4D-STEM mapping of nanoscale structural ordering in cathode materials”, Microsc. Microanal. 28, 2608–2609 (2022) .

[6] 21. O. Lin, C. Liu, W. Chen, J.-M. Zuo, Q. Chen, “Structural characterization of gold nanoparticles using liquid-phase 4D-STEM”, Microsc. Microanal. 28, 1860–1861 (2022) .