Ph.D. Candidate
zmeng3@wpi.edu
Education
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, US
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China
Research Interests
Recycle cathode materials from spent lithium-ion batteries, impurity effects on NMC cathode materials, selective leaching of lithium from cathode materials, and upcycling cathode materials.
Publications
Zhang, R., Meng, Z., Ma, X., Chen, M., Chen, B., Zheng, Y., . . . Wang, Y, Understanding fundamental effects of Cu impurity in different forms for recovered LiNi0.6Co0.2Mn0.2O2 cathode materials, (2020), Nano Energy, DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.105214
2. Zifei Meng, Xiaotu Ma, Luqman Azhari, Jiahui Hou, Yan Wang*, Morphology Controlled Performance of Ternary Layered Oxide Cathodes, (2023), Communications Materials, DOI: 10.1038/s43246-023-00418-8
3. Zifei Meng, Jiahui Hou, Panya Thanwisai, Jinzhao Fu, Zeyi Yao, Yadong Zheng, Wenting Jin, Zexin Wang, Zhenzhen Yang, Xiaotu Ma*, Yan Wang*, Understanding the Effects of Bi Modification on the Properties of Ni-Rich Cathodes, (2024), Batteries & Supercaps, DOI: 10.1002/batt.202400107
4. Zifei Meng, Xiaotu Ma, Jiahui Hou, Yadong Zheng, & Yan Wang*, Impurity Impacts of Recycling NMC Cathodes, (2025), Advanced Energy Materials, DOI:10.1002/aenm.202405383
5. Jiahui Hou, Zifei Meng, Xiaotu Ma, Zexin Wang, Jaemin Kim, Zhenzhen Yang, Maksim Sultanov, Mert Akin, Madhuri Thakur, Jianguo Wen, and Yan Wang*, Upcycling Mixed Spent Ni-Lean Cathodes into Ni-Rich Polycrystalline Cathodes, (2025), Energy Storage Materials, https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104386
6. Xiaotu Ma, Zifei Meng, Marilena Velonia Bellonia, Jeffrey Spangenberger, Gavin Harper, Eric Gratz, Elsa Olivetti, Renata Arsenault, and Yan Wang*, The evolution of lithium-ion battery recycling, (2025), Nature Reviews Clean Technology, DOI: 10.1038/s44359-024-00010-4
7. Jiahui Hou, Zifei Meng, Zexin Wang, Xiaotu Ma, Jinzhao Fu, Zeyi Yao, Wenting Jin, Panya Thanwisai, Zhenzhen Yang, and Yan Wang*, Impacts of Lanthanum Impurity on Nickel-Rich Cathode Materials, (2025), Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40831-025-01206-z
8. Zifei Meng, Jiahui Hou, Zexin Wang, Xiaotu Ma, Panya Thanwisai, Jinzhao Fu, Zeyi Yao, Wenting Jin, Hao Zhou, Zhenzhen Yang, and Yan Wang*, Selectively extracting lithium from single and mixed cathode materials, (2025), Chemical Engineering Journal, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.167099