Yong Zhang
Assistant Research Professor
Education
Ph.D., Chemistry, Boston University
M.Eng., Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, China
B.S., Chemistry, Nanjing University, China
Research
Prof. Zhang’s research interest is in the development and application of molecular simulation methodologies to provide molecular-level understanding of properties that are observed at macroscopic level. Current application areas focus on new energy storage devices such as flow batteries, “beyond lithium-ion” batteries, and next-generation molten salt nuclear reactors.
Research Interests
Energy Storage, Flow Batteries, Molten Salt, Nuclear Energy, Energy Conversion and Efficiency, Smart Distribution and Storage, Sustainable and Secure Nuclear, Transformative Solar, Transformative Wind
Relevant Energy Publications
- Zhang, Yong, Gang Wan, Nicholas HC Lewis, Julian Mars, Sharon E. Bone, Hans-Georg Steinrück, Maria R. Lukatskaya et al. "Water or Anion? Uncovering the Zn2+ Solvation Environment in Mixed Zn (TFSI) 2 and LiTFSI Water-in-Salt Electrolytes." ACS Energy Letters 6, no. 10 (2021): 3458-3463.
- Zhang, Yong, Nicholas HC Lewis, Julian Mars, Gang Wan, Nicholas J. Weadock, Christopher J. Takacs, Maria R. Lukatskaya et al. "Water-in-Salt LiTFSI Aqueous Electrolytes. 1. Liquid Structure from Combined Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Experimental Studies." The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 125, no. 17 (2021): 4501-4513.
- Zhang, Yong, and Edward J. Maginn. "Water-in-salt LiTFSI aqueous electrolytes (2): transport properties and Li+ dynamics based on molecular dynamics simulations." The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 125, no. 48 (2021): 13246-13254.
- Zhang, Yong, Derrick Poe, Luke Heroux, Henry Squire, Brian W. Doherty, Zhuoran Long, Mark Dadmun, Burcu Gurkan, Mark E. Tuckerman, and Edward J. Maginn. "Liquid structure and transport properties of the deep eutectic solvent ethaline." The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 124, no. 25 (2020): 5251-5264.