Li Cunpu

Professor

School of chemistry and chemical engineering


Qualifications

l B.S., Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 2008

l Ph.D., Institute of Nuclear And New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 2015


Career History

l Professor, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University (2022-Present)

l Associate Professor, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University (2015-2022)


Administrative Leadership

l Vice Dean, Suining Lithium Battery Research Institute of Chongqing University


Professional Activities

l Editorial Board Member, Chemical Industry and Engineering Progress

l Guest Editor, Chinese Journal of Catalysis

l Reviewer, Nano Macro Letters, Small, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, etc.

l Writers of Popularized Science Readings, China Association for Science and Technology

Contact information

EMAIL ADDRESS

lcp@cqu.edu.cn

LOCATION

LC601, Science building, Huxi Campus

Research Interests

Electrochemical Organic Synthesis and Energy Chemistry

l Organic Electrosynthesis

l Lithium-sulfur Battery

l Metal-air Battery Catalytic Layer

Computational Chemistry

l Density Function Theory (DFT) by Gaussian, VASP, GROMACS, etc.

l Reaction Mechanism and Mass Transfer Process by Coarse-grained Molecular Method

Practical Applications

l Advanced Energy-Storage Materials

l Metal-air Battery

l Selective Organic Electrosynthesis System with High Performance Catalyst


Selected Publications

22. Tao Wang, Qin Dong, Fangzheng Wang, Rui Xu, Cheng Tong, Die Su, Minhua Shao, Cunpu Li*, Zidong Wei*, Functionless cobalt toward functional cobalt nitride: Catalytic sulfur carrier for lithium-sulfur pouch batteries, Matter, 2024, 7(3), 1–19.

21. Tao Wang, Qin Dong, Cunpu Li*, Zidong Wei*. Sulfur Cathode Electrocatalysis in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: A Comprehensive Understanding. Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin., 2024, 40(2), 2303061.

20. Jiao, Xun, Tang, Xiaoxia, Li, Jinrui, Li, Cunpu*, Liu, Qingfei and Wei, Zidong, Stable Lithium–Sulfur Batteries Ensured by GeS2 and α-S8 Lattice Matching During the Charge Process. Small, 2023,19: 2304780.

19. Xiaoxue Luo, Baijing Wu, Jinrui Li, Yufeng Wang, Xiaoxia Tang, Cunpu Li*, Minhua Shao, Zidong Wei*. Benzoic Acid: Electrode-Regenerated Molecular Catalyst to Boost Cycloolefin Epoxidation. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145(37), 20665-20671

18. Qin Dong, Tao Wang, Die Su, Ruiyi Gan, Minhua Shao, Cunpu Li*, Qingfei Liu, Zidong Wei. Anchoring and boosting: Ferrocene-based separators used to eliminate the polysulfide shuttle effect for Li–S batteries. Journal of Membrane Science. 2023, 678, 121660

17. Rui Xu, Yuanyuan Zhou, Xiaoxia Tang, Fangzheng Wang, Qing Dong, Tao Wang, Cheng Tong, Cunpu Li*, Zidong Wei*. Nanoarray Architecture of Ultra-Lithiophilic Metal Nitrides for Stable Lithium Metal Anodes, Small, 2023, 19(12), 202205709

16. Cheng Tong, Hongping Chen, Shangkun Jiang, Li Li, Minhua Shao, Cunpu Li*, Zidong Wei*. Suppress Loss of Polysulfides in Lithium–Sulfur Battery by Regulating the Rate-Determining Step via 1T MoS2–MnO2 Covering Layer. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2023, 15(1), 1175

15. Xiaoxue Luo, Xiaoxia Tang, Jingtian Ni, Baijing Wu, Cunpu Li*, Minhua Shao, Zidong Wei*. Electrochemical oxidation of styrene to benzaldehyde by discrimination of spin-paired π electrons, Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 1679

14. Rui Xu, Yuanyuan Zhou, Fangzheng Wang, Hongan Tang, Qin Dong, Tao Wang, Cheng Tong, Cunpu Li*, Zidong Wei*. An ultralight lithiophilic framework with Faraday-shielded cages for stable lithium metal anodes, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11, 657-665

13. Rui Xu, Hongan Tang, Yuanyuan Zhou, Fangzheng Wang, Hongrui Wang, Minhua Shao, Cunpu Li*, Zidong Wei*. Enhanced catalysis LiS3 of radical-to-polysulfide interconversion via increased sulfur vacancies in lithium-sulfur batteries, Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 6224

12. Qin Dong, Tao Wang, Ruiyi Gan, Cheng Tong, Rui Xu, Minhua Shao, Cunpu Li*, Zidong Wei*. Separators Based on the Dynamic Tip-Occupying Electrostatic Shield Effect for Dendrite-Free Lithium-Metal Batteries. Adv. Sustainable Syst. 2022, 6, 2100386

11. Tao Wang, Yinfeng Yang, Meirong Li, Qin Dong, Cunpu Li*, Na Yang, Minhua Shao, and Zidong Wei*. Triathlete for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Zinc-Air Fuel Cells, Macromolecules, 2022, 55, 7, 252

10. Tang, Xianyi; Gan, Ruiyi; Tan, Lianqiao; Tong, Cheng; Li, Cunpu*; Wei, Zidong*. 3D Net-like GO-d-Ti3C2Tx MXene Aerogels with Catalysis/Adsorption Dual Effects for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2021, 13, 46, 55235

9. Tong, Cheng; Tang, Xianyi; Dong, Qin; Xu, Rui; Wang, Tao; Li, Cunpu*; Li, Li; Wei, Zidong*. Densely vertical-grown NiFe hydroxide nanosheets on a 3D nickel skeleton as a dendrite-free lithium anode. Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 12988

8. Zhao, Yunhao; Xu, Rui; Zhou, Yuanyuan; Wang, Fangzheng; Tong, Cheng; Wang, Meng; Li, Cunpu*; Lattice-matching Ni-based scaffold with a spongy cover for uniform electric field against lithium dendrites. Wei, Zidong. Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 9442

7. Zhang, Ling; Huang, Jiawei; Zheng, Qizheng; Li, Ang; Li, Xianglan; Li, Jing; Chen, Hongmei; Wei, Zidong; Deng, Zihua; Li, Cunpu*. Superaerophobic NiCo bimetallic phosphides for highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction electrocatalysts. Chem. Commun., 2021,57, 6173

6. Yinfeng Yang, Na Fu, Qin Dong, Meirong Li, Jing Li, Cunpu Li*, Zidong Wei*. Self-Aggregation to Construct Hydroxide Highways in Anion Exchange Membranes. Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 2020,  7, 1902143.

5. Gan, Ruiyi; Liu, Yiling; Yang, Na; Tong, Cheng; Deng, Mingming; Dong, Qin; Tang, Xianyi; Fu, Na; Li, Cunpu*; Wei, Zidong*. Lithium electrodeposited on lithiophilic LTO/Ti3C2 substrate as a dendrite-free lithium metal anode, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8, 2065

4. Dong, Qin; Wang, Tao; Gan, Ruiyi; Fu, Na; Li, Cunpu*; Wei, Zidong, Balancing the Seesaw: Investigation of a Separator to Grasp Polysulfides with Diatomic Chemisorption. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2020, 12, 20596

3. Chenxi Gao; Na Yang, Cunpu Li*, Xi Wang, Xun Yu, Ling Zhang, Zidong Wei. Seasoning Chinese cooking pans: The nanoscience behind the Kitchen God's blessing, Nano Materials Science, 2020, doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoms.2020.06.001

2. Dong, Qin; Shen, Runping; Li, Cunpu*; Gan, Ruiyi; Ma, Xiaotong; Wang, Jianchuan; Li, Jing; Wei, Zidong*. Construction of Soft Base Tongs on Separator to Grasp Polysulfides from Shuttling in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, Small, 2018, 14(52), 1804277

1. Chen, Jiajia; Li, Cunpu*; Wang, Jianchuan; Li, Li; Wei, Zidong. A general strategy to enhance the alkaline stability of anion exchange membranes, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017,5, 6318