个人简介

同济大学“青年百人”特聘研究员，博士生导师，入选上海市海外高层次人才引进计划。研究方向为锂离子电池力学耦合行为的理论建模及有限元模拟。主要研究兴趣为锂电池的力学-电化学建模、相场法模拟、等几何分析法等。以第一作者及/或通讯作者在力学与能源顶刊JMPS, CMAME,IJMS, JCP, JMCA, JPS等发表多篇SCI文章。

教育经历

• 2013年4月—2017年1月，博士，德国达姆施塔特工业大学，材料学院，功能材料力学方向

• 2010年9月—2013年3月，硕士，同济大学，航空航天与力学学院，固体力学方向

• 2006年9月—2010年6月，学士，同济大学，航空航天与力学学院，工程力学系

工作经历

• 2019年12月至今，同济大学“青年百人”特聘研究员，同济大学航空航天与力学学院

• 2017年12月—2019年11月，助理研究员 (Research Associate)，英国剑桥大学，工程系。Norman Fleck教授课题组

• 2017年1月—2017年9月，博后 (Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin)，德国达姆施塔特工业大学，材料与地球科学学院。胥百香教授课题组

• 2017年2月—2017年3月，访问学者，同济大学材料学院和华中科技大学材料学院。黄云辉教授课题组

• 2015年9月—2015年12月，访问学者，美国明尼苏达大学双城分校，土木、环境、地理工程学院。Dominik Schillinger教授课题组

主要研究方向：

• 跨尺度锂离子电池电化力耦合力学

• 利用等几何方法及有限胞元法对扫描图像进行有限元模拟

• 固态电池电机结构优化设计

• 相场法在裂纹扩展、枝茎生长、空穴产生中的应用

主讲课程：

• 本科：材料力学、工程力学

• 硕士：非线性结构力学

代表性论文/Representative Publications：

1. Y. Zhao*, Runzi Wang, Emilio Martinez-Paneda*, A phase field electro-chemo-mechanical formulation for predicting void evolution at the Li-electrolyte interface in all-solid-state batteries, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, vol. 167, p. 104999, Oct. 2022. doi: 10.1016/j.jmps.2022.104999

2. Y. Zhao, V. S. Deshpande, N. Fleck, 'A compliant and low-expansion 2-phase micro-architectured material, with potential application to solid-state Li-ion batteries,' Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, vol. 158, p. 104683, Jan. 2022. doi:10.1016/j.jmps.2021.104683

3. Y. Zhao, P. Stein, Y. Bai, M. Al-Siraj, Y. Yang, and B.-X. Xu, “A review on modeling of electro- chemo-mechanics in lithium-ion batteries,” Journal of Power Sources, vol. 413, pp. 259–283, Feb. 2019. doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.12.011 (ESI 高被引文章)

4. Y. Zhao, P. Stein, and B.-X. Xu, “Isogeometric analysis of mechanically coupled Cahn–Hilliard phase segregation in hyperelastic electrodes of Li-ion batteries,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, vol. 297, pp. 325–347, 2015.  doi:10.1016/j.cma.2015.09.008

5. Y. Zhao, B.-X. Xu, P. Stein, and D. Gross, “Phase-field study of electrochemical reactions at exterior and interior interfaces in Li-ion battery electrode particles,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, vol. 312, pp. 428–446, Dec. 2016. doi:10.1016/j.cma.2016.04.033

6. Y. Zhao, D. Schillinger, and B.-X. Xu, “Variational boundary conditions based on the Nitsche method for fitted and unfitted isogeometric discretizations of the mechanically coupled Cahn–Hilliard equation,” Journal of Computational Physics, vol. 340, pp. 177–199, July 2017. doi:10.1016/j.jcp.2017.03.040

7. Y. Zhao, L. R. De Jesus, P. Stein, G. A. Horrocks, S. Banerjee, B.-X. Xu, “Modeling of phase separation across interconnected electrode particles in lithium-ion batteries,” RSC Advances, vol. 7, pp. 41254–41264, Aug. 2017. doi: 10.1039/C7RA07352F

8. L. R. De Jesus, Y. Zhao, G. A. Horrocks, J. L. Andrews, P. Stein, B.-X. Xu, S. Banerjee, “Lithiation across Interconnected Particle Networks”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017. doi: 10.1039/C7TA04892K（共同一作）

期刊论文列表/Peer Reviewed Publications：

[31]. Yang Xiong, Bo Lu*, Ying Zhao*, Yicheng Song, Junqian Zhang*,  A coupled mechanical-electrochemical phase-field formulation for understanding the evolution of lithiated-silicon sponge, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, vol 179, p. 105399, Oct. 2023. doi: 10.1016/j.jmps.2023.105399

[30]. Jiayu Tian, Jiayue Yang, Ying Zhao*, Metamaterial with Synergistically Controllable Poisson’s Ratio and Thermal Expansion Coefficient, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, vol. 256, p. 108488, Oct. 2023. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2023.108488

[29]. 胡必胜，赵莹*，“锂离子电池多尺度断裂的研究进展”，应用力学学报，April 2023，40(2): 320-333。

[28]. J. A. Lewis, S. E. Sandoval, Y. Liu, D. L. Nelson, S. G. Yoon, R. Wang, Y. Zhao, M. Tian, P. Shevchenko, E. Martínez-Pañeda, and M. T. McDowell*, “Accelerated Short Circuiting in Anode-Free Solid-State Batteries Driven by Local Lithium Depletion,” Advanced Energy Materials, p. 2204186, Feb. 2023. doi: 10.1002/aenm.202204186

[27]. Z. Chen, and Y. Zhao*, “ A quasi-physical method for random packing of spherical particle,” Powder Technology, vol. 412, p. 118002, Nov. 2022. doi: 10.1016/j.powtec.2022.118002

[26]. 赵莹*，杨佳悦，田嘉宇，“全固态锂电池界面的机械失效模型综述”，力学季刊，Sept. 2022, 43(3): 471-481。doi: 10.15959/j.cnki.0254-0053.2022.03.001

[25]. Y. Zhao*, Runzi Wang, Emilio Martinez-Paneda*, A phase field electro-chemo-mechanical formulation for predicting void evolution at the Li-electrolyte interface in all-solid-state batteries, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, vol. 167, p. 104999, Oct. 2022. doi: 10.1016/j.jmps.2022.104999 [preprint]

[24]. W. Tang, Z. Chen, and Y. Zhao*, “Assessment of optimization strategies for battery electrode active particles based on chemo-mechanical analysis,” Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, vol. 19, no. 4, p. 041001, Nov 2022. doi: 10.1115/1.4054460 [IN: 2022 Emerging Investigators in Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage.]

[23]. J. Tian, Z. Chen, and Y. Zhao*, “Review on Modeling for Chemo-mechanical Behavior at Interfaces of All-Solid-State Lithium-Ion Batteries and Beyond,” ACS Omega, vol. 7, no. 8, pp. 6455–6462, Feb. 2022. doi:10.1021/acsomega.1c06793

[23]. J. Tian, Z. Chen, and Y. Zhao*, “Review on Modeling for Chemo-mechanical Behavior at Interfaces of All-Solid-State Lithium-Ion Batteries and Beyond,” ACS Omega, Feb. 2022. doi:10.1021/acsomega.1c06793

[22]. Y. Zhao, V. S. Deshpande, N. Fleck, A compliant and low-expansion 2-phase micro-architectured material, with potential application to solid-state Li-ion batteries, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, vol. 158, p. 104683, Jan. 2022. doi:10.1016/j.jmps.2021.104683

 [21]. B. H. Kim, K. Li, J.-T. Kim, Y. Park, H. Jang, X. Wang, Z. Xie, S. M. Won, H.-J. Yoon, G. Lee, W. J. Jang, K. H. Lee, T. S. Chung, Y. H. Jung, S. Y. Heo, Y. Lee, J. Kim, T. Cai, Y. Kim, P. Prasopsukh, Y. Yu, X. Yu, R. Avila, H. Luan, H. Song, F. Zhu, Y. Zhao, L. Chen, S. H. Han, J. Kim, S. J. Oh, H. Lee, C. H. Lee, Y. Huang, L. P. Chamorro, Y. Zhang, and J. A. Rogers, “Three-dimensional electronic microfliers inspired by wind- dispersed seeds,” Nature, vol. 597, no. 7877, pp. 503–510, Sep. 2021. doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03847-y

[20]. C. Shi, Y. Zhao, P. Zhu, J. Xiao, and G. Nie, “Highly Stretchable and Rehealable Wearable Strain Sensor Based on Dynamic Covalent Thermoset and Liquid Metal,” Smart Materials and Structures, vol. 30, no. 10, p. 105001, Aug. 2021. doi:10.1088/1361-665X/ac1b3a （共同一作）

[19]. Hyeon Jeong Lee, Zachary Brown, Ying Zhao, Jack Fawdon, Weixin Song, Ji Hoon Lee, Johannes Ihli, and Mauro Pasta, “Ordered LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Cathode in Bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide-Based Ionic Liquid Electrolyte: Importance of the Cathode–Electrolyte Interphase,” Chemistry of Materials, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 1238-1248, Feb. 2021. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c04014

[18]. I. Capone, J. Aspinall, E. Darnbrough, Y. Zhao, T.-U. Wi, H.-W. Lee, and M. Pasta, “Electrochemo-mechanical properties of red phosphorus anodes in lithium, sodium, and potassium ion batteries,” Matter, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 2012–2028, Dec. 2020. doi:10.1016/j.matt.2020.09.017

[17]. J. Xiang, Z. Cheng, Y. Zhao, B. Zhang, L. Yuan, Y. Shen, Z. Guo, Y. Zhang, J. Jiang, and Y. Huang, “A Lithium-Ion Pump Based on Piezo- electric Effect for Improved Rechargeability of Lithium Metal Anode,” Advanced Science, vol. 6, no. 22, p. 1901120, 2019. doi:10.1002/advs.201901120

[16].   Y. Zhao, P. Stein, Y. Bai, M. Al-Siraj, Y. Yang, and B.-X. Xu, “A review on modeling of electro- chemo-mechanics in lithium-ion batteries,” Journal of Power Sources, vol. 413, pp. 259–283, Feb. 2019. doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.12.011

[15].  Y. Zhao, P. Stein, and B.-X. Xu, “Isogeometric analysis of mechanically coupled Cahn–Hilliard phase segregation in hyperelastic electrodes of Li-ion batteries,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, vol. 297, pp. 325–347, 2015.  doi:10.1016/j.cma.2015.09.008

[14].  Y. Zhao, B.-X. Xu, P. Stein, and D. Gross, “Phase-field study of electrochemical reactions at exterior and interior interfaces in Li-ion battery electrode particles,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, vol. 312, pp. 428–446, Dec. 2016. doi:10.1016/j.cma.2016.04.033

[13].  Y. Zhao, D. Schillinger, and B.-X. Xu, “Variational boundary conditions based on the Nitsche method for fitted and unfitted isogeometric discretizations of the mechanically coupled Cahn–Hilliard equation,” Journal of Computational Physics, vol. 340, pp. 177–199, July 2017. doi:10.1016/j.jcp.2017.03.040

[12].  Y. Zhao, L. R. De Jesus, P. Stein, G. A. Horrocks, S. Banerjee, B.-X. Xu, “Modeling of phase separation across interconnected electrode particles in lithium-ion batteries,” RSC Advances, vol. 7, pp. 41254–41264, Aug. 2017. doi: 10.1039/C7RA07352F

[11].  L. R. De Jesus, Y. Zhao, G. A. Horrocks, J. L. Andrews, P. Stein, B.-X. Xu, S. Banerjee, “Lithiation across Interconnected Particle Networks”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017. doi: 10.1039/C7TA04892K（共同一作）

[10]. Y. Bai, Y. Zhao, W. Liu, and B.-X. Xu, “Two-level modeling of lithium-ion batteries,” Journal of Power Sources, vol. 422, pp. 92–103, May 2019. doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.03.026

[9].  P. Stein, Y. Zhao, and B.-X. Xu, “Effects of surface tension and electrochemical reactions in Li-ion battery electrode nanoparticles,” Journal of Power Sources, vol. 332, pp. 154–169, Nov. 2016. doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.09.085

[8].  B.-X. Xu, Y. Zhao, and P. Stein, “Phase field modeling of electrochemically induced fracture in Li-ion battery with large deformation and phase segregation,” GAMM-Mitteilungen, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 92– 109, 2016. doi:10.1002/gamm.201610006

[7]. D. Eder-Goy, Y. Zhao, and B.-X. Xu, “Dynamic pull-in instability of a prestretched viscous dielectric elastomer under electric loading,” Acta Mechanica, pp. 1–15, Aug. 2017. doi: 10.1007/s00707-017-1930-4

[6]. Jingwei Xiang, Ying Zhao, Lixia Yuan, Chaoji Chen, Yue Shen, Fei Hu, Zhangxiang Hao, Jing Liu, Baixiang Xu, Yunhui Huang, “A Strategy of Selective and Dendrite-Free Lithium Deposition for Lithium Batteries”, Nano Energy, 2017. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2017.10.065

[5]. Z. Gao, Y. Zhao, H. Wang, Y. Wang, L. Jiang, Y. Xu, B. Xu, L. Zheng, C. Jin, P. Liu, H. Yang, H. Zhao, X. Yang, and Y. Huang, “Rapid-Heating-Triggered in Situ Solid-State Transformation of Amorphous TiO2 Nanotubes into Well-Defined Anatase Nanocrystals,” Crystal Growth & Design, vol. 19, pp. 1086– 1094, Feb. 2019. doi:10.1021/acs.cgd.8b01604

[4].  Z. Gao, Z. Hao, M. Yi, Y. Huang, Y. Xu, Y. Zhao, Z. Li, S. Zhu, B. Xu, P. Liu, F. R. Wang, Y. Huang, H. Zhao, and X. Yang, “Correlation between Mechanical Strength of Amorphous TiO2 Nanotubes and Their Solid State Crystallization Pathways,” ChemistrySelect, vol. 3, no. 38, pp. 10711–10716, 2018. doi:10.1002/slct.201802588

[3]. D. Schillinger, I. Harari, M.-C. Hsu, D. Kamensky, S.K.F. Stoter, Y. Yu, and Y. Zhao, “The non- symmetric Nitsche method for the parameter-free imposition of weak boundary and coupling conditions in immersed finite elements,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, vol. 309, pp. 625–652, Sept. 2016. doi:10.1016/j.cma.2016.06.026

[2]. Y. Zhao, P. Stein and B. Xu, “Phase field simulation of the intercalation-induced stresses in the hyperelastic solids via isogeometric analysis,” Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, vol. 15, no. 1, pp.443–444, 2015. doi:10.1002/pamm.201510212

[1]. P. Stein, Y. Zhao, and B. Xu, “An analytical solution for the mechanically coupled diffusion problem in thin-film electrodes,” Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 237–238, 2013. doi:10.1002/pamm.201310114

科研项目/Projects：

• 2022.1.-2024.12.，国家自然科学基金青年科学基金项目（12102305）“考虑微观结构的锂电池电极颗粒的力化耦合断裂模型及机理研究”，主持

• 2020.7.-2023.6.，上海市科学技术委员会“扬帆计划”（20YF1452300）“全固态锂电池失效的力学与电化学耦合建模及数值分析”，主持

教改项目和教改论文/ Educational Reform Projects and Publications：

• 2021年，学院教改项目“工程力学专业国际化教育模式的探究”，主持

校内外学术兼职/Social services：

• 2022年3月-2024年3月，《应用力学学报》青年编委

• 2023年7月-2028年7月，《应用数学与力学》青年编委

国际学术会议报告/Presentations at International Conferences：

• 2021年8月22日-27日，国际理论与应用力学大会（ICTAM），“Compliant and low-expansion composite electrode for a solid-state battery”, 口头报告

学术期刊审稿/Journal Reviewer：

• 多次担任Mechanics of Materials, Electrochimica Acta, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry，Proceedings of Royal Society A等期刊审稿人