Educational Qualifications

• BSc, University of Science and Technology of China (1985-1990)
• MSc, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, (1993-1995)
• PhD, National University of Singapore(1999-2003)

Research Interests

1. Novel polarizable and energy-storage materials: from design and preparation to characterization and optimization;
2. Application of polarizable materials in power capacitors;
3. Energy management devices and systems for smart grid, electric/hybrid vehicles, and consumer electronics.

Representative Publications 

1. Xie, X. N.; Wang, Y.; Wang, Q.; Loh, K. P., Energy Storage: A Percolating Membrane with Superior Polarization and Power Retention for Rechargeable Energy Storage. Adv. Mater. 2012, 24 (1), 76-81.
2. Xie, X. N.; Lee, K. K.; Wang, J. Z.; Loh, K. P., Polarizable energy-storage membrane based on ionic condensation and decondensation. Energy & Environmental Science 2011, 4 (10), 3960-3965.
3. Xie, X. N.; Wang, J. Z.; Lee, K. K.; Loh, K. P., Supercapacitive Energy Storage Based on Ion-Conducting Channels in Hydrophilized Organic Network. Journal of Polymer Science Part B-Polymer Physics 2011, 49 (17), 1234-1240.
4. Xie, X. N.; Lim, S. X.; Wang, Y. Z.; Gao, X. Y.; Lee, K. K.; Sow, C. H.; Chen, X. H.; Loh, K. P.; Wee, A. T. S., A Nanosegregant Approach to Superwettable and Water-Attracting Surfaces. Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2010, 211 (20), 2187-2192.
5. Xie, X. N.; Wang, Y. Z.; Gao, X. Y.; Lee, K. K.; Sow, C. H.; Loh, K. P.; Wee, A. T. S., Embedded organic hetero-junction and negative-differential-resistance photocurrent based on bias-assisted natural-drying of organic drops. Org. Electron. 2010, 11 (9), 1543-1548.
6. Xie, X. N.; Lee, K. K.; Chen, X. H.; Loh, K. P.; Sow, C. H.; Wee, A. T. S., New scenarios of charge transport in PEDT:PSS conducting polymer: From hole resonant tunneling to cationic motion and relaxation. Org. Electron. 2010, 11 (8), 1432-1438.
7. Xie, X. N.; Zhong, Y. L.; Dhoni, M. S.; Xie, Y. L.; Loh, K. P.; Sow, C. H.; Ji, W.; Wee, A. T. S., UV-visible-near infrared photoabsorption and photodetection using close-packed metallic gold nanoparticle network. J. Appl. Phys. 2010, 107 (5).
8. Xie, X. N.; Wang, J. Z.; Loh, K. P.; Wee, A. T. S., Aggregates-induced dynamic negative differential resistance in conducting organic films. Appl. Phys. Lett. 2009, 95 (20).
9. Xie, X. N.; Gao, X. Y.; Qi, D. C.; Xie, Y. L.; Shen, L.; Yang, S. W.; Sow, C. H.; Wee, A. T. S., Chemically Linked AuNP – Alkane Network for Enhanced Photoemission and Field Emission. Acs Nano 2009, 3 (9), 2722-2730.
10. Xie, X. N.; Gao, X. Y.; Wang, Y. Z.; Wang, J. Z.; Loh, K. P.; Wee, A. T. S., Negative differential resistance based on electron injection/extraction in conducting organic films. Appl. Phys. Lett. 2009, 95 (6).Educational Qualifications