Feifei Shi

IEE Faculty Member
Titles and Affiliations
Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)

Research Summary

Shi’s work lies at the intersection of surface chemistry, material science, and mechanical engineering, with emphasis on integrated energy systems.

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Projects

Recent Publications

Impact of electrolyte and SEI passivity on thermal runaway: A comparative DSC and ARC analysis of anode-free lithium metal batteries

Chen, D., Liao, J., Trdinich, Z. J., Wang, C. & Shi, F., Mar 1 2026, In: Journal of Power Sources. 667, 239261.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

From Wafers to Electrodes: Transferring Automatic Optical Inspection (AOI) for Multiscale Characterization of Smart Battery Manufacturing

Li, J., Hu, E., Wei, W. & Shi, F., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Advanced Functional Materials.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Nanoengineering of non-aqueous liquid electrolyte solutions for future lithium metal batteries

Weintz, D., Werres, M., Horstmann, B., Amine, R., Su, C. C., Li, X., Xu, Y., Ahmed, R. A., Xu, W., Wang, C., von Holtum, B., Wiemers-Meyer, S., Chen, D., Lai, J., Shi, F., Berg, S., Figgemeier, E., Plaza-Rivera, C. O., Wang, D. & Shao-Horn, Y. & 15 others, Unni, A., Krewer, U., Scoggins, S., Balbuena, P. B., Seminario, J. M., Sarycheva, A., Lyu, Z., Bresser, D., Hausen, F., Eichel, R. A., Amine, K., Latz, A., Kostecki, R., Winter, M. & Cekic-Laskovic, I., Mar 2026, In: Nature nanotechnology. 21, 3, p. 336-351 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Correction to “Understanding the Surface Passivation and Crystallographic Orientation Effects of Commercial Lithium Metal Anodes on Battery Performance”

Zhang, H., Chen, D., Lai, J. & Shi, F., Apr 13 2026, In: ACS Applied Energy Materials. 9, 7, p. 4583-4584 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

Solid Electrolyte Interphase and Interface Effect on the Nucleation of Lithium Pitting

Zhang, H., Tian, W., Guo, Y., Chen, D. & Shi, F., Feb 3 2026, In: ACS nano. 20, 4, p. 3565-3573 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Operando Monitoring of Bubble Dynamics in PEM Water Electrolyzers Using Tilted Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors

Zheng, J., Lu, J., Xu, S., Li, Y., Shi, Z., Cao, S., Wei, X., Shi, F., Zhang, Z., Wei, W. & Yu, K., Feb 27 2026, In: ACS Sensors. 11, 2, p. 1425-1435 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Operando monitoring of health and overcharge warning in lithium-ion battery with high-sensitivity, small-diameter optical fiber sensor

Zheng, J., Zhou, J., Wang, X., Li, Y., Lu, J., Cao, S., Hu, E., Lv, P., Yu, K., Shi, F. & Wei, W., Jun 15 2026, In: Journal of Power Sources. 677, 240024.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Electrochemical stability and corrosion behavior of Ni-Cr alloy in molten LiCl-KCl salt

Asghari-Rad, P., Smith, N. D., Kim, S. W., Shi, F. & Kim, H., Aug 20 2025, In: Electrochimica Acta. 532, 146507.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Effect of Soluble Corrosion Products on Electrical Double Layer in LiCl-KCl Molten Salts

Guo, Y., Chen, D., Kim, H. & Shi, F., Nov 1 2025, In: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 172, 11, 111502.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Linking Solvation Equilibrium Thermodynamics to Electrolyte Transport Kinetics for Lithium Batteries

Lai, J., Guo, Y., Lai, H. E., Ospina-Acevedo, F. A., Tian, W., Kuai, D., Chen, D., Balbuena, P. B. & Shi, F., Apr 30 2025, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147, 17, p. 14348-14358 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Critical minerals extraction from geothermal brines

Subasinghe, H. C. S., Zhang, H., Shi, F., Rezaee, M. & Dahi Taleghani, A., Dec 17 2025, In: Joule. 9, 12, 102171.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Revealing the roles of the solid–electrolyte interphase in designing stable, fast-charging, low-temperature Li-ion batteries

Tao, L., Zhang, H., Shah, S. R., Yang, X., Lai, J., Guo, Y., Russell, J. A., Xia, D., Min, J., Huang, W., Shi, C., Liang, Z., Yu, D., Hwang, S., Xiong, H., Madsen, L. A., Zhao, K., Shi, F. & Lin, F., Apr 1 2025, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 122, 13, e2420398122.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

From Mining to Manufacturing: Scientific Challenges and Opportunities behind Battery Production

Xiao, J., Cao, X., Gridley, B., Golden, W., Ji, Y., Johnson, S., Lu, D., Lin, F., Liu, J., Liu, Y., Liu, Z., Ramesh, H. N., Shi, F., Schrooten, J., Sims, M. J., Sun, S., Shao, Y., Vaisman, A., Yang, J. & Whittingham, M. S., Jul 9 2025, In: Chemical Reviews. 125, 13, p. 6397-6431 35 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Three-dimensional shrinking electronics on freestanding and freeform curvilinear surfaces

Yuan, Y., Chen, D., Li, J., Li, B., Abdullah, A. M., Zohra, F. T., Zhang, W., Zhang, X., Xin, X., Amidian, M. A., Dutta, A., Shi, F. & Cheng, H., Oct 8 2025, In: Science Advances. 11, 41, p. 1-12 12 p., eaea8051.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Bipolar Membrane Capacitive Deionization for the Selective Capture of Lithium Ions from Brines and Conversion to Lithium Hydroxide

Kulkarni, T., Al Dhamen, A. M. I., Zhang, X., Chiu, C. W., Zhang, H., Shi, F., Kumar, R. & Arges, C., Oct 1 2024, In: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 171, 10, 103502.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review