储氢材料与器件团队以能源材料关键科学问题的探索，前沿技术的攻坚以及国家重大战略需求的研发为动力，团队致力于新能源材料的研发，包括新型储/制氢材料、燃料电池催化剂、锂电池、水系电池等，并以此为基础进行储/制氢装置及发电系统的技术应用与孵化。团队成员包含教授、副研究员及助理研究员等5人，背景涵盖化学合成、凝聚态物理、材料科学，材料表征、理论计算、器件制备、系统集成等，形成跨学科、领域交叉的良好协作团队。
主要研究方向：
（1）新型储氢材料，包括储氢合金、镁基材料、LiMgN材料、硼氢化物等复杂氢化物材料；
（2）高容量储/制氢材料、器件、供氢系统及与燃料电池耦合发电系统；
（3）新型储能电池材料，包括锂电池、水系电池等；
（4）基于密度泛函理论的分子与材料模拟、基于有限元法的结构优化设计。
近期代表作：
[1] Wei Lv, Jingwen Meng, Li Y, …Ying Wu*. Inexpensive and eco-friendly nanostructured birnessite-type δ-MnO2: A design strategy from oxygen defect engineering and K+ pre-intercalation. Nano Energy, 2022, 98: 107274. IF=17.881
[2] Bogu Liu, Bao Zhang, Xiaohong Chen, … Ying Wu*. Remarkable enhancement and electronic mechanism for hydrogen storage kinetics of Mg nano-composite by a multi-valence Co-based catalyst. Mater. Today Nano, 2022, 17: 100168. IF=8.109.
[3] Bogu Liu, Bao Zhang, Haixiang Huang, … Ying Wu*. Catalytic mechanism of in-situ Ni/C co-incorporation for hydrogen absorption of Mg. J. Magnes. Alloy. In press. IF=10.088
[4] Congwen Duan*, Zhaohua Su,… Ying Wu*. Ni-CNTs as an efficient confining framework and catalyst for improving dehydriding/rehydriding properties of MgH2. Renew. Energy. 2022,187:417-427. IF=8.001.
[5] Haixiang Huang, Bogu Liu, Yujie Lv, … Ying Wu*. Double regulation of Mg95Ni5 hydride in suppressing ammonia and promoting hydrogen evolution for Mg(BH4)2•2NH3. J. Alloys Compd. 2022, 901: 163468. IF=5.316.
[6] Congwen Duan, Mengmeng Wu, … Ying Wu*. Novel core-shell structured MgH2/AlH3@CNTs nanocomposites with extreme high dehydriding-rehydriding properties derived from nanoconfinement. J. Mater. Chem. A. 2021, 9:10921. IF=12.731.