• Associate Professor, Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution
  • Electronic Systems Engineering Technology
  • Affiliated Faculty, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Affiliated Faculty, Mechanical Engineering
Yue Zhou

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 2015
  • M.S., Physics, Nanjing University, 2011
  • B.S., Kuang Yaming Honors School, Nanjing University, 2008

Research Interests

    • Energy Storage
    • Electronic Materials and Devices
    • Advanced Manufacturing
    • Multifunctional Materials and Structures

Awards & Honors

  • Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award
  • National Science Foundation CAREER Award

Selected Publications

  • J. Luo, M.Y. Yang, Y. Mu, Z. Yang, B.V. Merinov, W.A. Goddard III, Y. Zhou, “Accelerating Polysulfide Redox Kinetics via the Metal–Insulator Interface in a Binder-Free Separator for Long-Life Lithium–Sulfur Batteries”, ACS nano 19, 42951-42963, 2025
  • Z. Yang, T. Hwang, Y. Mu, J. Luo, G.F. Perruci, H. Lu, K. Cho, Y. Zhou, “Understanding the mechanistic role of reversible LiAg alloy interphases in ultralong-cycle lithium-metal batteries”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 169212, 2025
  • J. Pokharel, A. Cresce, B. Pant, A. Gurung, W. He, A. Baniya, B. Lamsal, Z.Yang, S. Gent, Y. Cao, W. Goddard III, K. Xu, Y. Zhou, “Manipulating the Diffusion Energy Barrier at the Lithium Metal Electrolyte Interface for Dendrite-free Long-life Batteries”, Nature Communications, 15, 3085, 2024
  • W. He, Y. Ren, B. Lamsal, J. Pokharel, K. Zhang, P. Kharel, J. J. Wu, X. Xian, Y. Cao, Yue Zhou, “Decreasing Water Activity by Tetrahydrofuran Electrolyte Additive for Highly Reversible Aqueous Zinc Metal Batteries”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 15, 6647, 2023
  • K. Chen, R. Pathak, A. Gurung, E. Adhamash, B. Bahrami, Q. He, A. Smirnova, J. J. Wu, Q. Qiao and Y. Zhou, “Flower-Shaped Lithium Nitride as a Protective Layer via Facile Plasma Activation for Stable Lithium Metal Anodes”, Energy Storage Materials, 18, 389, 2019