Shengyong Gao specialises in electrochemical energy storage: single-atom carbon electrodes, anode-free batteries and solid ionic conductors.
Shengyong Gao is currently a PhD candidate at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), the University of Queensland, under the supervision of Prof. Bin Luo. He received his B.E. from Beijing University of Chemical Technology in 2021, where he was awarded the Excellent Graduation Thesis Award of Beijing. He subsequently joined the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology as a master student in analytical chemistry in 2022, receiving the First Prize Analytical Chemistry Achievement Award. His research focuses on the rational design of electrode materials and interfacial chemistry for high-energy batteries, aiming to advance sustainable energy storage technologies towards practical application. Employing a systematic approach combining materials synthesis, advanced characterisation, and electrochemical analysis, he investigates the dynamic coordination chemistry at electrode-electrolyte interfaces and the underlying mechanisms governing metal deposition and ion transport. These efforts have led to over 10 peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals including Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, and Advanced Functional Materials.
Key Publications
S. Gao, Y. Zhu, K. Shi, P. Liu, Y. Zhang, J. Hu*, Z. Wen, L. N. Wang*, W. Tan, L. Z. Wang, B. Luo*, J. Zhou*. Single atom activated multi-stage active sites for thoroughgoing sodium utilization. Nature Communications. 2025, 16, 9269. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64351-9
Y. Zhu, S. Gao*, S. Zhang, Y. Chen, P. Liu, H. Meng, Z. Luo, X. Chen, Z. Wen, L. N. Wang*, L. Z. Wang, B. Luo*, J. Zhou*. Biomimetic Localized Gel Electrolyte for Practical Zinc Anode. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2025, 64, e202501664. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202501664
Y. Zhu, N. Wang, D. Liu, S. Gao*, H. Liu, X. Hu, C. Qiu, P. Liu, S. Zhang, J. Hu*, L. Wang, B. Luo*, J. Zhou*. Anchoring Unimolecular Metal Chloride as a Sterically Active Site for Conformal Zinc Electrodeposition. Advanced Materials. 2025, 37, 2506756. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202506756
X. Hu, S. Gao, T. Lin, X. Peng, Y. Huang, Y. Zhang, X. Yang, L. N. Wang*, G. Luo, Z. Wen, B. Johannessen, S. Wang*, L. Z. Wang*, B. Luo*. Iodine-Doped Sodium Vanadate Cathode for Improved Zn Ion Diffusion Kinetics. Advanced Materials. 2025, 37, 2416714. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202416714
S. Zhang, S. Gao, Y. Zhang, Y. Song, Ian R. Gentle, L. Wang, B. Luo. All-soluble all-iron aqueous redox flow batteries: Towards sustainable energy storage. Energy Storage Materials. 2025, 75, 104004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104004