Jiuhui Han Professor
Email: hanjiuhui@email.tjut.edu.cn
Address: No. 391 Bin Shui Xi Dao Road, Xiqing District, Tianjin 300384, China
Education history
2008 - 2012
B.Eng. Materials Science & Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, China.
2012 - 2014
M.Eng. Materials Science, Tohoku University, Japan.
2014 - 2017
Ph.D. Materials Science, Tohoku University, Japan.
2017 - 2020
Research Associate, Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University, Japan.
2020 - 2022
Assistant Professor, Prominent Research Fellow, Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences (FRIS), Tohoku University, Japan.
2022 - now
Professor, Institute for New Energy Materials and Low- Carbon Technologies, Tianjin University of Technology, China.
Areas of research interest
Nanoporous metals, Advanced materials for batteries and electrocatalysis, In-situ transmission electron microscopy
Honors and awards
2024 Chief Scientist of the National Key R&D Program (Youth Project);
2022 National Science Fund for Overseas Outstanding Young Scholars;
2021 The title of Tohoku University Prominent Research Fellow;
2016 Kato Foundation for Promotion of Science, Research Award;
2016 NPO "Shaping the Future Technology for the Environment and Energy" Scholarship Award;
2015 Tanaka Kikinzoku Memorial Foundation, MMS Award;
2014, 2015 & 2016 Tohoku University President Fellowship;
2014 Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering Dean Award.
Main research achievements
Published over 70 SCI-indexed papers in journals including Adv. Mater., Nat. Comm., Nano Lett., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Adv. Energy Mater., Adv. Funct. Mater., and Acta Mater., with over 6,900 citations. Prof. Han has undertaken projects including the National Natural Science Foundation of China Outstanding Young Scientist (Overseas) Program, the National Key R&D Program “Frontiers in Nanotechnology” Young Scientist Project, the National Key R&D Program “Energy Storage and Smart Grid Technology” Key Special Project, and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Program. He serves as an Editorial Board Member for eScience and as a reviewer for international academic journals including Science, Nat. Synth., Adv. Mater., and Acta Mater.
Selected publications
1. J. H. Han*, Q. Li, C. Li, K. Y. Zhang, C. Xi, Y. Zhang, L. Qiao, Y. F. Han, P. Yue, L. J. Bi, M. W. Chen*, Y. Ding*. Scalable surface alloying–dealloying manufactures nanoporous electrodes from bulk metals for ampere-level alkaline water electrolysis. Advanced Materials e21570 (2026).
2. H. J. Jin, J. H. Han, Q. Chen. Nontraditional dealloying methods, novel nanoporous materials, and new opportunities. MRS Bulletin 50, 608–617 (2025).
3. L. Qiao#, C. Xi#, C. Li, K. Y. Zhang, Q. Li, J. H. Han*, Y. Ding. Self-limited formation of nanoporous nickel heterostructure catalyst for electrochemical hydrogen production. Advanced Functional Materials 2402286 (2024).
4. W. Y. Park, J. H. Han*, J. Moon, S. H. Joo*, T. Wada, Y. Ichikawa, K. Ogawa, H. S. Kim, M. W. Chen, H. Kato*. Mechanically robust self-organized crack-free nanocellular graphene with outstanding electrochemical properties in sodium ion battery. Advanced Materials 2311792 (2024).
5. R. R. Song, J. H. Han*, M. Okugawa, R. Belosludov, T. Wada, J. Jiang, D. X. Wei, A. Kudo, Y. Tian, M. W. Chen*, H. Kato*. Ultrafine nanoporous intermetallic catalysts by high-temperature liquid metal dealloying for electrochemical hydrogen production. Nature Communications 13, 5157 (2022).
6. J. H. Han, I. Johnson, M. W. Chen*. 3D continuously porous graphene for energy applications. Advanced Materials 34, 2108750 (2022).
7. J. H. Han, I. Johnson, Z. Lu, A. Kudo, M. W. Chen*. Effect of local atomic structure on sodium ion storage in hard amorphous carbon. Nano Letters 21, 6504–6510 (2021).
8. C. Hou#, J. H. Han#, P. Liu, G. Huang, M. W. Chen*. Synergetic effect of liquid and solid catalysts on energy efficiency of Li-O2 battery: cell performances and operando STEM observations. Nano Letters 20, 2183-2190 (2020).
9. J. H. Han#, C. Li#, Z. Lu#, H. Wang, Z. L. Wang, K. Watanabe, M. W. Chen*. Vapor phase dealloying: a versatile approach for fabricating 3D porous materials. Acta Materialia 163, 161-172 (2019).
10. J. H. Han, G. Huang, Z. L. Wang, J. Du, H. Kashani, M. W. Chen*. Low-temperature carbide-mediated growth of bicontinuous nitrogen-doped mesoporous graphene as an efficient oxygen reduction electrocatalyst. Advanced Materials 30, 1803588 (2018).
