School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University

28 West Xianning Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710049, P. R. China

Email: cuixinke@stu.xjtu.edu.cn

EDUCATION

2022.06-2026.06, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, P. R. China

Ph. D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Advisor: Prof. Weijiang Xue

2020.06-2022.06, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, P. R. China

M.S. in Materials and Chemical Engineering, Advisor: Prof. Junmin Qian

2014.09-2018.06, Qingdao University of Science and technology, Qingdao, Shandong, P. R. China

B.S. in Materials Chemistry, Advisor: Prof. Yan Shan

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Design of sodium-ion battery electrolytes.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

In-situ XRD characterization; Pouch cell fabrication; DFT calculations.

AWARDS & HONORS

1. Graduate with Honor (2026).

2. National Scholarship (2025).

3. “Academic Rising Star” Award, Hundred Stars of MSE (2025).

4. Excellent Postgraduate (2025).

5. Excellent Poster Award, International Workshop on Materials Behaviors at the Micro- and Nano-Scale (2025).

Publication

1. Xinke Cui, Qunfang Li, Chang Gang, Wei Tang, Xin Huang, Lang Huang, Xue Han, Weijiang Xue*. Asymmetric sulfonamide design enabling high-voltage sodium-ion pouch cells in wide temperature. Nature Communications, 2026, 17, 4378.

2. Xinke Cui, Shuicen Ding, Yaoshen Niu, Hongkang Wang, Yaxiang Lu, Yongsheng Hu*, Weijiang Xue*. 4.2 V O3-layered cathodes in sodium-ion pouch cells enabled by an intermolecular-reinforced ether electrolyte. Advanced Materials, 2025, 37, 2415611.

3. Xinke Cui, Shuicen Ding, Xiaohui Rong*, Kai Xi*, Qiong Zheng*, Yaxiang Lu*, Weijiang Xue*. Fundamentals, status, and prospects of liquid organic electrolytes for high-energy sodium-ion batteries. Advanced Materials, 2026, 38, e19965.

Patent

1. 薛伟江，崔新科。一种钠离子电池电解液及钠离子电池[P]. ZL 2023103010288, 2023-03-24.