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Selected publications before joining UTK

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2026

1. Grain Boundary Zirconia-Modified Garnet Solid-State Electrolyte

V. Raj*, Y. Wang*, M. Feng, K. Naik, M. Jain, B. Vishnugopi, S. Deng, N. Schorr, M. Salazar, A. Heusser, X. Huang, A. Manning, S. Kalnaus, Y. Liu, J. Watt, J. McBrayer, B. Boyce, H. Fang, P. Jena, P. Mukherjee, Y. Qi, D. Mitlin*, Nature Materials, 2026, 25, 249-258.

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2025

2. Understanding the Role of Borohydride Doping in Electrochemical Stability of Argyrodite Li6PS5Cl Solid-State Electrolyte

Y. Wang*, V. Raj, Q. Yan, C. Fincher, Y. Li, R. Raj, H. Celio, A. Dolocan, G. Yang, F. Perras, Y. Chiang, J. Watt, H. Fang, P. Jena, D. Mitlin*, Advanced Materials, 2025, 37, 2506095.

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3. Impacts of the Conductive Networks on Solid-State Battery Operation

S. Deng†, Y. Wang†, T. Sun, W. Li, M. Ge, J. Wang, P. Cloetens, P. Pianetta, D. Mitlin*, Y. Liu*, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2025, 64, e202511534 (VIP paper).

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4. Ternary Potassium-Bismuth-Telluride Intermetallic Support Promotes Electrochemical Stability in Potassium Metal Anodes

R. Raj, Y. Wang*, D. Yen, A. Singla, J. Diao, H. Hao, V. Kankanallu, B. Vishnugopi, M. Ge, J. Watt, G. Henkelman, Y. Chen-Wiegart, P. Mukherjee, D. Mitlin*, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2025, 64, e202502213.

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5. Control of Two Solid Electrolyte Interphases at the Negative Electrode of an Anode-Free All Solid-State Battery based on Argyrodite Electrolyte

Y. Wang*, V. Raj*, K. Naik, B. Vishnugopi, J. Cho, M. Nguyen, E. Recker, Y. Su, H. Celio, A. Dolocan, Z. Page, J. Watt, G. Henkelman, Q. Tu, P. Mukherjee, D. Mitlin*, Advanced Materials, 2025, 37, 2410948 (Front Cover).

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6. Interdependence of Support Wettability – Electrodeposition Rate – Sodium Metal Anode and SEI Microstructure

C. Lo†, Y. Wang†, V. Kankanallu, A. Singla, D. Yen, X. Zheng, K. Naik, B. Vishnugopi, C. Campbell, V. Raj, C. Zhao, L. Ma, J. Bai, F. Yang, R. Li, M. Ge, J. Watt, P. Mukherjee, D. Mitlin, Y. Chen-Wiegart, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2025, 64, e202412550 (Front Cover, VIP paper).

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2024

7. Mechanical Milling-Induced Microstructure Changes in Argyrodite LPSCl Solid-State Electrolyte Critically Affect Electrochemical Stability

Y. Wang†*, H. Hao†*, K. Naik, B. Vishnugopi, C. Fincher, Q. Yan, V. Raj, H. Celio, G. Yang, H. Fang, Y. Chiang, F. Perras, P. Jena, J. Watt, P. Mukherjee, D. Mitlin*, Advanced Energy Materials, 2024, 14, 2304530 (Inside Front Cover).

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2023

8. Intermetallics Based on Sodium Chalcogenides Promote Stable Electrodeposition-Electrodissolution of Sodium Metal Anodes

Y. Wang†*, H. Dong, N. Katyal, B. Vishnugopi, M. Singh, H. Hao, Y. Liu, P. Liu, P. Mukherjee, G. Henkelman, J. Watt, D. Mitlin, Advanced Energy Materials, 2023, 13, 2204402 (Front Cover).

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9. Stable Anode-Free All-Solid-State Lithium Battery through Tuned Metal Wetting on the Copper Current Collector

Y. Wang, Y. Liu*, M. Nguyen, J. Cho, N. Katyal, B. Vishnugopi, H. Hao, R. Fang, N. Wu, P. Liu, P. Mukherjee, J. Nanda, G. Henkelman, J. Watt, D. Mitlin*, Advanced Materials, 2023, 35, 2206762 (Back Cover).

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2022

10. A Sodium-Antimony-Telluride Intermetallic Allows Sodium Metal Cycling at 100% Depth of Discharge and as Anode-Free Metal Battery

Y. Wang†, H. Dong†*, N. Katyal, H. Hao, P. Liu, H. Celio, G. Henkelman, J. Watt, D. Mitlin*, Advanced Materials, 2022, 34, 2106005 (Front Cover).

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2021

11. Selenium infiltrated hierarchical hollow carbon spheres display rapid kinetics and extended cycling as lithium metal battery (LMB) cathodes

Y. Wang, H. Hao, S. Hwang, P. Liu, Y. Xu, J. Boscoboinik, D. Datta, D. Mitlin*, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021, 9, 18582-18593.

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2018

12. A Tunable Molten-Salt Route for Scalable Synthesis of Ultrathin Amorphous Carbon Nanosheets as High-Performance Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Y. Wang, W. Tian, L. Wang, H. Zhang, J. Liu, T. Peng, X. Wang, M. Wu*, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2018, 10, 5577-5585.

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2017

13. Preparation of carbon nanosheets from petroleum asphalt via recyclable molten-salt method for superior lithium and sodium storage

Y. Wang, Y. Wang, J. Liu, L. Pan, W. Tian, M. Wu*, J. Qiu*, Carbon, 2017, 122, 344-351.

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