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AI Fei 艾飛
Research Assistant Professor
TEL: 852 - 3943 9269
Room 310, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building

Fei Ai received his B.Eng. degree in Biomaterials from Beijing University of Chemical Technology in 2016, and his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical and Automation Engineering from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2023. After completing his doctoral studies, he worked as a research scientist at Luquos Energy Limited, where he was involved in the development and scale-up of advanced electrochemical energy storage technologies. He is currently a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on electrolyte design and electrochemical interfaces for energy storage systems.

Research Interests
  • Electrolyte design
  • Electrochemical interfaces
  • Energy storage systems
Publications

Journal Papers (in the recent five years)

  1. Ai, F., Lu, Y. C. Coordination chemistry in advanced redox-active electrolyte designs. Nature  Rev. Mater. 10, 929–946 (2025).
  2. Ai, F., Wang, Z., Lai, N. C., Zou, Q., Liang, Z. & Lu, Y. C. Heteropoly acid negolytes for high-power-density aqueous redox flow batteries at low temperatures. Nature  Energy 7, 417–426 (2022).
  3. Yao, Y., Lei, J., Shi, Y., Ai, F. & Lu, Y. C. Assessment methods and performance metrics for redox flow batteries. Nature Energy 6, 582–588 (2021).

Granted Patents

  1. Lu, Y. C., Ai, F., The Chinese University of Hong Kong, “Low-Temperature Aqueous Redox Flow Battery”, US11881605B2