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John Wang

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Materials Science and Engineering

College: College of Engineering

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • PhD, North Carolina State University, 2020
    Major: Materials Science and Engineering

Current Scheduled Teaching

MTSE 5800.041Special Studies in Materials ScienceSpring 2026

Previous Scheduled Teaching

MTSE 6940.244Individual ResearchFall 8W2 2025
MTSE 3030.010Thermodynamics and Phase DiagramsFall 2025 Syllabus SPOT
MTSE 5800.041Special Studies in Materials ScienceSpring 2025 SPOT

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Zhang, T., Mazzio, K.A., Wang, R., Lounasvuori, M., Al-Temimy, A., Amargianou, F., Mawass, M., Kronast, F., T\"obbens, Daniel M, Lips, K., others. (2025). Conductivity hysteresis in MXene driven by structural dynamics of nanoconfined water. Nature Communications. 16 (1) 7447. Nature Publishing Group UK London.
  • Devi, P., Downes, M., Pahra, S., Ippolito, S., Wang, R., Gogotsi, Y. (2025). Electrocatalytic Performance of M5X4 MXenes for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Small. 21 (36) e03947.
  • Anayee, M., Wang, R., Downes, M., Ippolito, S., Gogotsi, Y. (2025). Layer-by-layer mechanism of the MAX phase to MXene transformation. Other. 8 (6) Elsevier.
  • de Kogel, A., Wang, R., Tsai, W., Tobis, M., Leiter, R., Luo, R., Zhao, E.W., Fleischmann, S., Wang, X. (2025). Material characterization methods for investigating charge storage processes in 2D and layered materials-based batteries and supercapacitors. Nanoscale. 17 (22) 13531--13560. Royal Society of Chemistry.
  • Dieng, S., Matthews, K., Valurouthu, G., Sunny, S., Zhang, Y., Ndiaye, N.M., Wang, R., Ngom, B.D., Simon, P., Gogotsi, Y. (2025). MXene current collectors for recyclable batteries with improved capacity. Other. 6 (10) Elsevier.
  • Perju, A., Zhang, D., Wang, R., Taberna, P., Gogotsi, Y., Simon, P. (2025). Operando Tracking of Resistance, Thickness, and Mass of Ti3C2Tx MXene in Water-in-Salt Electrolyte. Advanced Energy Materials. 15 (20) 2405028.
  • Zhang, T., Shevchuk, K., Wang, R., Kim, H., Hourani, J., Gogotsi, Y. (2024). Delamination of chlorine-terminated MXene produced using molten salt etching. Chemistry of Materials. 36 (4) 1998--2006. American Chemical Society.
  • Anayee, M., Shekhirev, M., Wang, R., Gogotsi, Y. (2024). Effect of oxygen substitution and oxycarbide formation on oxidation of Ti3AlC2 MAX phase. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 107 (9) 6334--6341.
  • Hussain, I., Rehman, F., Saraf, M., Zhang, T., Wang, R., Das, T., Luo, Z., Gogotsi, Y., Zhang, K. (2024). Electrochemical Properties of Mo4VC4T x MXene in Aqueous Electrolytes. Other. 16 (29) 38053--38060. American Chemical Society.
  • Yang, Y., Anayee, M., Pattammattel, A., Shekhirev, M., Wang, R., Huang, X., Chu, Y.S., Gogotsi, Y., May, S.J. (2024). Enhanced magnetic susceptibility in Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene with Co and Ni incorporation. Nanoscale. 16 (11) 5760--5767. Royal Society of Chemistry.
  • Saraf, M., Chacon, B., Ippolito, S., Lord, R.W., Anayee, M., Wang, R., Inman, A., Shuck, C.E., Gogotsi, Y. (2024). Enhancing charge storage of Mo2Ti2C3 MXene by partial oxidation. Advanced Functional Materials. 34 (1) 2306815.
  • Bi, L., Perry, W., Wang, R., Lord, R., Hryhorchuk, T., Inman, A., Gogotsi, O., Balitskiy, V., Zahorodna, V., Baginskiy, I., others. (2024). MXene functionalized kevlar yarn via automated, continuous dip coating. Advanced Functional Materials. 34 (14) 2312434.
  • Valurouthu, G., Shekhirev, M., Anayee, M., Wang, R., Matthews, K., Parker, T., Lord, R.W., Zhang, D., Inman, A., Downes, M., others. (2024). Screening conductive MXenes for lithium polysulfide adsorption. Advanced Functional Materials. 34 (45) 2404430.
  • Bi, L., Garg, R., Noriega, N., Wang, R., Kim, H., Vorotilo, K., Burrell, J.C., Shuck, C.E., Vitale, F., Patel, B.A., others. (2024). Soft, multifunctional MXene-coated fiber microelectrodes for biointerfacing. ACS Nano. 18 (34) 23217--23231. American Chemical Society.
  • Downes, M., Shuck, C.E., Wang, R., Micha\lowski, Pawe\l Piotr, Shochat, J., Zhang, D., Shekhirev, M., Yang, Y., Zaluzec, N.J., Arenal, R., others. (2024). Synthesis of three isoelemental MXenes and their structure--property relationships. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146 (45) 31159--31168. American Chemical Society.
  • Zhao, L., Bi, L., Hu, J., Gao, G., Zhang, D., Li, Y., Flynn, A., Zhang, T., Wang, R., Cheng, X.M., Liu, L., Gogotsi, Y., Li, B. (2024). Universal salt-assisted assembly of MXene from suspension on polymer substrates. Nature Communications. 15 10027. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-53840-y
  • Downes, M., Shuck, C.E., Wang, R., Michałowski, P.P., Shochat, J., Zhang, D., Shekhirev, M., Yang, Y., Zaluzec, N.J., Arenal, R., May, S.J., Gogotsi, Y. (2024). Synthesis of Three Isoelemental MXenes and Their Structure−Property Relationships. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146 (45) 855-888. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jacs.4c11111
  • Hussain, I., Rehman, F., Saraf, M., Zhang, T., Wang, R., Das, T., Luo, Z., Gogotsi, Y., Zhang, K. (2024). Electrochemical Properties of Mo4VC4Tx MXene in Aqueous Electrolytes. Other. 16 (29) 38053-38060. American Chemical Society (ACS). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c06519
  • Chagnot, M., Abello, S., Wang, R., Dawlaty, J., Rodríguez-López, J., Zhang, C., Augustyn, V. (2024). Influence of Finite Diffusion on Cation Insertion-Coupled Electron Transfer Kinetics in Thin Film Electrodes. Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 171 (1) 010527. The Electrochemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ad1d98
  • Vorotilo, S., Shuck, C.E., Anayee, M., Shekhirev, M., Matthews, K., Lord, R.W., Wang, R., Roslyk, I., Balitskiy, V., Zahorodna, V., Gogotsi, O., Gogotsi, Y. (2023). Affordable combustion synthesis of V2AlC precursor for V2CTx MXene. Other. 8 (3-4) 93-105. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41127-023-00059-1
  • Wang, R.J. (2023). 2023 Colin Garfield Fink Postdoctoral Summer Fellowship--Summary Report: The Effect of Electrochemical Hydrogen Production and Storage in Ti3C2T x MXene on Cell Pressure. Other. 32 (4) 34. IOP Publishing.
  • Vorotilo, S., Shuck, C.E., Anayee, M., Shekhirev, M., Matthews, K., Lord, R.W., Wang, R., Roslyk, I., Balitskiy, V., Zahorodna, V., others. (2023). Affordable combustion synthesis of V2AlC precursor for V2CT x MXene. Other. 8 (3) 93--105. Springer International Publishing Cham.
  • Downes, M., Shuck, C.E., Lord, R.W., Anayee, M., Shekhirev, M., Wang, R., Hryhorchuk, T., Dahlqvist, M., Rosen, J., Gogotsi, Y. (2023). M5X4: a family of MXenes. ACS Nano. 17 (17) 17158--17168. American Chemical Society.
  • Inman, A., Hryhorchuk, T., Bi, L., Wang, R., Greenspan, B., Tabb, T., Gallo, E.M., VahidMohammadi, A., Dion, G., Danielescu, A., others. (2023). Wearable energy storage with MXene textile supercapacitors for real world use. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11 (7) 3514--3523. Royal Society of Chemistry.
  • McDowell, M.T., Xiong, H., Nazemi, M., Peng, J., Lutkenhaus, J.L., Wang, R., Djire, A., Sankaran, A., Leem, J., Gogotsi, Y. (2023). Nanomaterials in the future of energy research. Other. 4 (11) 101605. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2023.101605
  • Facure, M.H., Matthews, K., Wang, R., Lord, R.W., Correa, D.S., Gogotsi, Y. (2023). Pillaring effect of nanodiamonds and expanded voltage window of Ti3C2Tx supercapacitors in AlCl3 electrolyte. Other. 61 102919. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2023.102919
  • Han, M., Zhang, D., Shuck, C.E., McBride, B., Zhang, T., Wang, R., Shevchuk, K., Gogotsi, Y. (2023). Electrochemically modulated interaction of MXenes with microwaves. Nature Nanotechnology. 18 (4) 373-379. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-022-01308-9
  • Zhang, D., Wang, R., Wang, X., Gogotsi, Y. (2023). In situ monitoring redox processes in energy storage using UV–Vis spectroscopy. Nature Energy. 8 (6) 567-576. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-023-01240-9
  • Mitchell, J.B., Wang, R., Ko, J.S., Long, J.W., Augustyn, V. (2022). Critical role of structural water for enhanced Li+ insertion kinetics in crystalline tungsten oxides. Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 169 (3) 030534. IOP Publishing.
  • Anayee, M., Shuck, C.E., Shekhirev, M., Goad, A., Wang, R., Gogotsi, Y. (2022). Kinetics of Ti3AlC2 etching for Ti3C2T x MXene synthesis. Chemistry of Materials. 34 (21) 9589--9600. American Chemical Society.
  • Anayee, M., Shuck, C.E., Shekhirev, M., Goad, A., Wang, R., Gogotsi, Y. (2022). Kinetics of Ti3AlC2 Etching for Ti3C2Tx MXene Synthesis. Chemistry of Materials. 34 (21) 9589-9600. American Chemical Society (ACS). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c02194
  • Mitchell, J.B., Wang, R., Ko, J.S., Long, J.W., Augustyn, V. (2022). Critical Role of Structural Water for Enhanced Li + Insertion Kinetics in Crystalline Tungsten Oxides. Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 169 (3) 030534. The Electrochemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac58c8
  • Wang, R., Sun, Y., Brady, A., Fleischmann, S., Eldred, T.B., Gao, W., Wang, H., Jiang, D., Augustyn, V. (2021). Fast proton insertion in layered H2W2O7 via selective etching of an aurivillius phase. Advanced Energy Materials. 11 (1) 2003335. Wiley Online Library.
  • Saeed, S., Boyd, S., Tsai, W., Wang, R., Balke, N., Augustyn, V. (2021). Understanding electrochemical cation insertion into prussian blue from electrode deformation and mass changes. Chemical Communications. 57 (55) 6744-6747. Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cc01681d
  • Tsai, W., Wang, R., Boyd, S., Augustyn, V., Balke, N. (2021). Probing local electrochemistry via mechanical cyclic voltammetry curves. Other. 81 105592. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.105592
  • Wang, R., Sun, Y., Brady, A., Fleischmann, S., Eldred, T.B., Gao, W., Wang, H., Jiang, D., Augustyn, V. (2021). Fast Proton Insertion in Layered H2W2O7 via Selective Etching of an Aurivillius Phase. Advanced Energy Materials. 11 (1) Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202003335
  • Fleischmann, S., Sun, Y., Osti, N.C., Wang, R., Mamontov, E., Jiang, D., Augustyn, V. (2020). Interlayer separation in hydrogen titanates enables electrochemical proton intercalation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 8 (1) 412-421. Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). https://doi.org/10.1039/c9ta11098d
  • Wang, R., Boyd, S., Bonnesen, P.V., Augustyn, V. (2020). Effect of water in a non-aqueous electrolyte on electrochemical Mg2+ insertion into WO3. Journal of Power Sources. 477 229015. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.229015
  • Augustyn, V., Wang, R., Balke, N., Pharr, M., Arnold, C.B. (2020). Deformation during Electrosorption and Insertion-Type Charge Storage: Origins, Characterization, and Design of Materials for High Power. ACS Energy Letters. 5 (11) 3548-3559. American Chemical Society (ACS). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01823
  • Fleischmann, S., Mitchell, J.B., Wang, R., Zhan, C., Jiang, D., Presser, V., Augustyn, V. (2020). Pseudocapacitance: From Fundamental Understanding to High Power Energy Storage Materials. Chemical Reviews. 120 (14) 6738-6782. American Chemical Society (ACS). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00170
  • Wang, R., Mitchell, J.B., Gao, Q., Tsai, W., Boyd, S., Pharr, M., Balke, N., Augustyn, V. (2018). Operando atomic force microscopy reveals mechanics of structural water driven battery-to-pseudocapacitor transition. ACS Nano. 12 (6) 6032--6039. ACS Publications.
  • Wang, R., Mitchell, J.B., Gao, Q., Tsai, W., Boyd, S., Pharr, M., Balke, N., Augustyn, V. (2018). Operando Atomic Force Microscopy Reveals Mechanics of Structural Water Driven Battery-to-Pseudocapacitor Transition. ACS Nano. 12 (6) 6032-6039. American Chemical Society (ACS). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b02273
  • Wang, R., Chung, C., Liu, Y., Jones, J.L., Augustyn, V. (2017). Electrochemical intercalation of Mg2+ into anhydrous and hydrated crystalline tungsten oxides. Langmuir. 33 (37) 9314--9323. ACS Publications.
  • Daubert, J.S., Wang, R., Ovental, J.S., Barton, H.F., Rajagopalan, R., Augustyn, V., Parsons, G.N. (2017). Intrinsic limitations of atomic layer deposition for pseudocapacitive metal oxides in porous electrochemical capacitor electrodes. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 5 (25) 13086-13097. Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ta02719b
  • Wang, R., Chung, C., Liu, Y., Jones, J.L., Augustyn, V. (2017). Electrochemical Intercalation of Mg2+ into Anhydrous and Hydrated Crystalline Tungsten Oxides. Langmuir. 33 (37) 9314-9323. American Chemical Society (ACS). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b00705
  • Gao, K., Kearney, L.T., Wang, R., Howarter, J.A. (2015). Enhanced Wettability and Transport Control of Ultrafiltration and Reverse Osmosis Membranes with Grafted Polyelectrolytes. Other. 7 (44) 24839-24847. American Chemical Society (ACS). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b08046
  • Master's Thesis

  • Wang, R. (2020). Improvement of Electrochemical Ion Insertion Kinetics in Tungsten Oxides With Structural Water and Trace Water in a Non-Aqueous Electrolyte. North Carolina State University.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Wang, R. (Principal), "Computational Screening of Selectively Etchable Layered Oxides for Intercalation Battery Electrodes," sponsored by Oak Ridge National Lab, Regional, Funded. (2025 - 2026).
  • Wang, R. (Principal), "SIMS Quantification of Oxygen Distribution in Titanium Aluminum Oxycarbide," sponsored by Oak Ridge National Lab, Regional, Funded. (2025 - 2026).
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