Dr. Gao has published over 60 papers in many prestigious journals including Science, Nature Material, Nature Chemistry, Nature Communication, Journal of American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Advanced Materials etc. He has an h-index of 50, with a total citation of > 12,000. Dr. Gao’s Google Scholar.

2022

Exploring carbonyl chemistry in non‐aqueous Mg flow batteries. Qin, Y., Holguin, K., Fehlau, D., Luo, C., & Gao, T*.Chemistry–An Asian Journal. 2022, https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202200587

Li deposition mechanism on Si and Cu substrates in the carbonate electrolyte. Sun J., … Niu J*., Gao T,* Wang F*., Energy & Environmental Science. 2022;15(12):5284-99.

Acid‐in‐Clay Electrolyte for Wide‐Temperature‐Range and Long‐Cycle Proton Batteries. Wang S, Jiang H, Dong Y, …X Ji.*, Gao T.*, J Li.* Advanced Materials. 2022 Jun;34(23):2202063.

Enhancing the charging performance of lithium-ion batteries by reducing SEI and charge transfer resistances. Li Z, Liu J, Qin Y, Gao T.* , ACS Applied Material and Interfaces, accepted

Aqueous electrolytes reinforced by Mg and Ca ions for highly reversible Fe metal batteries. Liu J, Dong D, Caro AL, Andreas NS, Li Z, Qin Y, Bedrov D*, Gao T*. ACS Central Science. 2022.

A non-aqueous Mg flow battery with a polymer catholyte, Qin Y, Holguin K, Fehlau D, Luo C*, Gao T*. Nonaqueous Mg Flow Battery with a Polymer Catholyte. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 2022 Mar 8;5(3):2675-8.

2021

Interplay of Lithium Intercalation and Plating on a Single Graphite Particle. Supporting Information. T Gao, Y Han, D Fraggedakis, S Das, T Zhou, CN Yeh, S Xu, WC Chueh, J Li, M Bazant. Joule

Prior to the University of Utah

2020

A chemically stabilized sulfur cathode for lean electrolyte lithium sulfur batteries
C Luo, E Hu, KJ Gaskell, X Fan, T Gao, C Cui, S Ghose, XQ Yang, ...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117 (26), 14712-14720

Spatial dynamics of lithiation and lithium plating during high-rate operation of graphite electrodes
DP Finegan, A Quinn, DS Wragg, AM Colclasure, X Lu, C Tan, ...
Energy & Environmental Science 13 (8), 2570-2584

A scaling law to determine phase morphologies during ion intercalation
D Fraggedakis#, N Nadkarni#, T Gao#, T Zhou, Y Zhang, Y Han, ...
Energy & Environmental Science, 2020

Small-scale desalination of seawater by shock electrodialysis
MA Alkhadra #, T Gao #, KM Conforti, H Tian, MZ Bazant
Desalination 476, 114219, 2020

Operando probing ion and electron transport in porous electrodes
S Hou, T Gao, X Li, C Wang
Nano Energy 67, 104254, 2020

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2019

Continuous Separation of Radionuclides from Contaminated Water by Shock Electrodialysis
MA Alkhadra, KM Conforti, T Gao, H Tian, MZ Bazant
Environmental Science & Technology 54 (1), 527-536, 2019

A Pyrazine‐Based Polymer for Fast‐Charge Batteries
M Mao, C Luo, TP Pollard, S Hou, T Gao, X Fan, C Cui, J Yue, Y Tong, ...
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 58 (49), 17820-17826, 2019

Modeling the Metal–Insulator Phase Transition in LixCoO2 for Energy and Information Storage
N Nadkarni, T Zhou, D Fraggedakis, T Gao, MZ Bazant
Advanced Functional Materials 29 (40), 1902821, 2019

A High-Energy-Density Rechargeable Mg Battery Enabled by Displacement Reaction
M Mao #, T Gao #, S Hou, F Wang, J Chen, Z Wei, X Fan, X Ji, J Ma, ...
Nano letters, 2019

Tuning anionic chemistry to improve kinetics of Mg intercalation
M Mao, X Ji, S Hou, T Gao, F Wang, L Chen, X Fan, J Chen, J Ma, ...
Chemistry of Materials 31 (9), 3183-3191, 2019

Active control of viscous fingering using electric fields
T Gao #, M Mirzadeh #, P Bai, KM Conforti, MZ Bazant
Nature Communication 10 (1), 1-8, 2019

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2018

How water accelerates bivalent ion diffusion at the electrolyte/electrode interface
F Wang, W Sun, Z Shadike, E Hu, X Ji, T Gao, XQ Yang, K Xu, C Wang
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 57 (37), 11978-11981, 2018

High energy-density and reversibility of iron fluoride cathode enabled via an intercalation-extrusion reaction
X Fan, E Hu, X Ji, Y Zhu, F Han, S Hwang, J Liu, S Bak, Z Ma, T Gao, ...
Nature communications 9 (1), 1-12, 2018

A universal organic cathode for ultrafast lithium and multivalent metal batteries
X Fan, F Wang, X Ji, R Wang, T Gao, S Hou, J Chen, T Deng, X Li, L Chen, ...
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 57 (24), 7146-7150, 2018

Highly reversible zinc metal anode for aqueous batteries
F Wang, O Borodin, T Gao, X Fan, W Sun, F Han, A Faraone, JA Dura, ...
Nature materials 17 (6), 543-549, 2018

Hybrid aqueous/non-aqueous electrolyte for safe and high-energy Li-ion batteries
F Wang, O Borodin, MS Ding, M Gobet, J Vatamanu, X Fan, T Gao, ...
Joule 2 (5), 927-937, 2018

An artificial interphase enables reversible magnesium chemistry in carbonate electrolytes
SB Son, T Gao, SP Harvey, KX Steirer, A Stokes, A Norman, C Wang, ...
Nature chemistry 10 (5), 532-539, 2018

Existence of solid electrolyte interphase in Mg batteries: Mg/S chemistry as an example
T Gao, S Hou, K Huynh, F Wang, N Eidson, X Fan, F Han, C Luo, M Mao, ...
ACS applied materials & interfaces 10 (17), 14767-14776, 2018

Interphase engineering enabled all-ceramic lithium battery
F Han, J Yue, C Chen, N Zhao, X Fan, Z Ma, T Gao, F Wang, X Guo, ...
Joule 2 (3), 497-508, 2018

Flexible ReS2 nanosheets/N-doped carbon nanofibers-based paper as a universal anode for alkali (Li, Na, K) ion battery
M Mao, C Cui, M Wu, M Zhang, T Gao, X Fan, J Chen, T Wang, J Ma, ...
Nano Energy 45, 346-352, 2018

Reducing Mg anode overpotential via ion conductive surface layer formation by iodine additive
X Li #, T Gao #, F Han, Z Ma, X Fan, S Hou, N Eidson, W Li, C Wang
Advanced Energy Materials 8 (7), 1701728, 2018

A critical review of cathodes for rechargeable Mg batteries
M Mao, T Gao *, S Hou, C Wang
Chemical Society Reviews 47 (23), 8804-8841, 2018

A rechargeable aqueous Zn 2+-battery with high power density and a long cycle-life
F Wang, E Hu, W Sun, T Gao, X Ji, X Fan, F Han, XQ Yang, K Xu, C Wang
Energy & Environmental Science 11 (11), 3168-3175, 2018

Intercalation of Bi nanoparticles into graphite results in an ultra-fast and ultra-stable anode material for sodium-ion batteries
J Chen, X Fan, X Ji, T Gao, S Hou, X Zhou, L Wang, F Wang, C Yang, ...
Energy & Environmental Science 11 (5), 1218-1225, 2018

Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Sulfur Cathode during Discharge in MgTFSI2–DME Electrolyte
T Gao, X Ji, S Hou, X Fan, X Li, C Yang, F Han, F Wang, J Jiang, K Xu, ...
Advanced Materials 30 (3), 1704313, 2018

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2017

How solid-electrolyte interphase forms in aqueous electrolytes
L Suo, D Oh, Y Lin, Z Zhuo, O Borodin, T Gao, F Wang, A Kushima, et al
Journal of the American Chemical Society 139 (51), 18670-18680, 2017

Self-healing chemistry between organic material and binder for stable sodium-ion batteries
C Luo, X Fan, Z Ma, T Gao, C Wang
Chem 3 (6), 1050-1062, 2017

Flexible Aqueous Li‐Ion Battery with High Energy and Power Densities
C Yang, X Ji, X Fan, T Gao, L Suo, F Wang, W Sun, J Chen, L Chen, ...
Advanced Materials 29 (44), 1701972, 2017

High-voltage aqueous magnesium ion batteries
F Wang, X Fan, T Gao, W Sun, Z Ma, C Yang, F Han, K Xu, C Wang
ACS central science 3 (10), 1121-1128, 2017

Reversible S0/MgSx Redox Chemistry in a MgTFSI2/MgCl2/DME Electrolyte for Rechargeable Mg/S Batteries
T Gao, S Hou, F Wang, Z Ma, X Li, K Xu, C Wang
Angewandte Chemie 129 (43), 13711-13715, 2017

Reverse microemulsion synthesis of sulfur/graphene composite for lithium/sulfur batteries
MR Kaiser, Z Ma, X Wang, F Han, T Gao, X Fan, JZ Wang, HK Liu, S Dou, ...
ACS nano 11 (9), 9048-9056, 2017

“Water-in-Salt” electrolyte enabled LiMn2O4/TiS2 Lithium-ion batteries
W Sun, L Suo, F Wang, N Eidson, C Yang, F Han, Z Ma, T Gao, M Zhu, ...
Electrochemistry Communications 82, 71-74, 2017

Superior reversible tin phosphide-carbon spheres for sodium ion battery anode
X Fan, T Gao, C Luo, F Wang, J Hu, C Wang
Nano energy 38, 350-357, 2017

Zn/MnO2 Battery Chemistry With H+ and Zn2+ Coinsertion
W Sun, F Wang, S Hou, C Yang, X Fan, Z Ma, T Gao, F Han, R Hu, M Zhu, ...
Journal of the American Chemical Society 139 (29), 9775-9778, 2017

Unique aqueous Li-ion/sulfur chemistry with high energy density and reversibility
C Yang, L Suo, O Borodin, F Wang, W Sun, T Gao, X Fan, S Hou, Z Ma, ...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114 (24), 6197-6202, 2017

Spinel LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Cathode for High‐Energy Aqueous Lithium‐Ion Batteries
F Wang, L Suo, Y Liang, C Yang, F Han, T Gao, W Sun, C Wang
Advanced Energy Materials 7 (8), 1600922, 2017

Electrochemical techniques for intercalation electrode materials in rechargeable batteries
Y Zhu #, T Gao #, X Fan, F Han, C Wang
Accounts of chemical research 50 (4), 1022-1031, 2017

High power rechargeable magnesium/iodine battery chemistry
H Tian #, T Gao #, X Li, X Wang, C Luo, X Fan, C Yang, L Suo, Z Ma, ...
Nature communications 8, 14083, 2017

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2016

Stabilizing high sulfur loading Li–S batteries by chemisorption of polysulfide on three-dimensional current collector
X Wang, T Gao, F Han, Z Ma, Z Zhang, J Li, C Wang
Nano Energy 30, 700-708, 2016

Tailoring Surface Acidity of Metal Oxide for Better Polysulfide Entrapment in Li‐S Batteries
X Wang, T Gao, X Fan, F Han, Y Wu, Z Zhang, J Li, C Wang
Advanced Functional Materials 26 (39), 7164-7169, 2016

A rechargeable Al/S battery with an ionic‐liquid electrolyte
T Gao, X Li, X Wang, J Hu, F Han, X Fan, L Suo, AJ Pearse, SB Lee, et al
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 55 (34), 9898-9901,2016

High-Performance All-Solid-State Lithium–Sulfur Battery Enabled by a Mixed-Conductive Li2S Nanocomposite
F Han, J Yue, X Fan, T Gao, C Luo, Z Ma, L Suo, C Wang
Nano letters 16 (7), 4521-4527, 2016

Advanced high‐voltage aqueous lithium‐ion battery enabled by “water‐in‐bisalt” electrolyte
L Suo, O Borodin, W Sun, X Fan, C Yang, F Wang, T Gao, Z Ma, et al
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 55 (25), 7136-7141, 2016

Pomegranate-structured conversion-reaction cathode with a built-in Li source for high-energy Li-ion batteries
X Fan, Y Zhu, C Luo, L Suo, Y Lin, T Gao, K Xu, C Wang
ACS nano 10 (5), 5567-5577, 2016

In situ lithiated FeF3/C nanocomposite as high energy conversion-reaction cathode for lithium-ion batteries
X Fan, Y Zhu, C Luo, T Gao, L Suo, SC Liou, K Xu, C Wang
Journal of Power Sources 307, 435-442, 2016

Activation of Oxygen‐Stabilized Sulfur for Li and Na Batteries
C Luo, Y Zhu, O Borodin, T Gao, X Fan, Y Xu, K Xu, C Wang
Advanced Functional Materials 26 (5), 745-752, 2016

Electrospun FeS2@Carbon Fiber Electrode as a High Energy Density Cathode for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries
Y Zhu, X Fan, L Suo, C Luo, T Gao, C Wang
ACS nano 10 (1), 1529-1538, 2016

Stabilizing high voltage LiCoO 2 cathode in aqueous electrolyte with interphase-forming additive
F Wang, Y Lin, L Suo, X Fan, T Gao, C Yang, F Han, Y Qi, K Xu, C Wang
Energy & Environmental Science 9 (12), 3666-3673, 2016

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2015

“Water-in-salt” electrolyte enables high-voltage aqueous lithium-ion chemistries
L Suo, O Borodin, T Gao, M Olguin, J Ho, X Fan, C Luo, C Wang, K Xu
Science 350 (6263), 938-943

Enhancing the reversibility of Mg/S battery chemistry through Li+ mediation
T Gao #, M Noked #, AJ Pearse, E Gillette, X Fan, Y Zhu, C Luo, L Suo, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society 137 (38), 12388-12393

Superior Stable Self‐Healing SnP3 Anode for Sodium‐Ion Batteries
X Fan, J Mao, Y Zhu, C Luo, L Suo, T Gao, F Han, SC Liou, C Wang
Advanced Energy Materials 5 (18), 1500174

Solid-State Fabrication of SnS2/C Nanospheres for High-Performance Sodium Ion Battery Anode
J Wang, C Luo, J Mao, Y Zhu, X Fan, T Gao, AC Mignerey, C Wang
ACS applied materials & interfaces 7 (21), 11476-11481

A battery made from a single material
F Han, T Gao, Y Zhu, KJ Gaskell, C Wang
Advanced Materials 27 (23), 3473-3483

Ether-based electrolyte enabled Na/FeS2 rechargeable batteries
Y Zhu, L Suo, T Gao, X Fan, F Han, C Wang
Electrochemistry Communications 54, 18-22

Carbon cage encapsulating nano-cluster Li2S by ionic liquid polymerization and pyrolysis for high performance Li–S batteries
L Suo, Y Zhu, F Han, T Gao, C Luo, X Fan, YS Hu, C Wang
Nano Energy 13, 467-473

Red phosphorus–single-walled carbon nanotube composite as a superior anode for sodium ion batteries
Y Zhu, Y Wen, X Fan, T Gao, F Han, C Luo, SC Liou, C Wang
ACS nano 9 (3), 3254-3264

Hybrid Mg2+/Li+ Battery with Long Cycle Life and High Rate Capability
T Gao, F Han, Y Zhu, L Suo, C Luo, K Xu, C Wang
Advanced Energy Materials 5 (5), 1401507

Scalable synthesis of Na 3 V 2 (PO 4) 3/C porous hollow spheres as a cathode for Na-ion batteries
J Mao, C Luo, T Gao, X Fan, C Wang
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 3 (19), 10378-10385

An Advanced MoS2/Carbon Anode for High‐Performance Sodium‐Ion Batteries
J Wang, C Luo, T Gao, A Langrock, AC Mignerey, C Wang
Small 11 (4), 473-481

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2014

Graphene oxide wrapped croconic acid disodium salt for sodium ion battery electrodes
C Luo, Y Zhu, Y Xu, Y Liu, T Gao, J Wang, C Wang
Journal of Power Sources 250, 372-378, 2014