Materials Scientist
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Dr. Yaobin Xu is currently a materials scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Dr. Xu obtained his Ph.D. degree in Material Physics and Chemistry from Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2016. He received his B.S (2010) degrees from Central South University, China. Dr. Xu has extensive research experience in the application of novel electron microscopy techniques to advance the fundamental understanding of energy storage materials, such as lithium-ion battery materials. His current research focuses on understanding the lithium metal anode fundamental materials science aiming to enable next-generation high-energy lithium metal batteries. Dr. Xu has more than 70 papers published in peer-reviewed professional journals.