HU Bingwen

BAC+MASTER, Fudan University, BAC+MASTER (Ping Zhou)

PhD, University of Lille I, Phd (JP Amoureux), 

   National Centre for Ultra-High Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (Lille)

2009.12-2014.7, Associate Professor

2014.8-2021.12, Professor

2018.7-present, Vice President of the School

2020.12-present, Deputy Director of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance

Hu Bingwen, Zijiang Professor in East China Normal University.

Deputy director of Magnetic Resonance Sub-Association of China Association for Instrumental Analysis, senior editor of the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (July 2023- now), and Director of Engineering Research Center for Nanophotonics & Advanced Instrument (Ministry of Education) (2025), the deputy director of the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance (2020) and the deputy dean of the School of Physics and Electronic Science (2018). 

He was the recipient of YuanZhi Outstanding Youth EPR award (2022) and Tianjuan Wang Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Award (2025).

In 2024, Sino-French Joint Laboratory of Advanced Magnetic Resonance in Energy Chemistry was Established with the Institute of Precision Measurement, our group in East China Normal University, and the University of Lille. 

Established a joint laboratory was with Bruker (2025), a joint research center with NICE (2025).  

Have in-depth cooperation with CATL and Bruker.

He studied at Fudan University for bachelor's and master's degrees, and got PhD degree at the French Ultra high-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Research Center at the University of Lille I, France, where he was engaged in the development of new NMR methods. After return to China, he focusses in the development of new technologies for NMR and EPR and their application in lithium-ion and sodium-ion battery systems.

 He was supported by the Excellent Youth Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China in 2015. In 2024, together with Wang Qiang (Institute of Precision Measurement Science and Technology Innovation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, referred to as the Institute of Precision Measurement), we successfully applied for the National Key R&D Program "Sino-French Joint Laboratory of Advanced Magnetic Resonance in Energy Chemistry", and a joint laboratory construction agreement was signed with the Institute of Precision Measurement, East China Normal University, and the University of Lille based on this program. 

He gave plenary talks at the 2014 and 2021 National Magnetic Resonance Conferences, and participated in the following important conferences and gave invited talks: 2022 Fall Meeting of the Chinese Physical Society (F Branch: Nano and Mesoscopic Physics ), 2023 33rd Congress of the Chinese Chemical Society, 2024 34rd Congress of the Chinese Chemical Society, 2024 Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference (ENC, 25 minutes) and APES（Asia-Pacific EPR/ESR Symposium, 25 minutes).

* Senior editor of the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letter

* Director of Engineering Research Center for Nanophotonics & Advanced Instrument (Ministry of Education)

* Deputy director of the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance

* Recipient of YuanZhi Outstanding Youth EPR award

* Recipient of Tianjuan Wang Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Award

* Deputy dean of the School of Physics and Electronic Science

* chairman of the Physics Academic Degree Evaluation Committee

* member of the 12th Academic Degree Evaluation Committee of ECNU

Academic organization: Senior Editor of Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Editorial Board Member of Journal of Functional Materials and Devices, Editorial Board Member oof Magnetic Resonance Letters

Social services: National Foundation Correspondence Review; Evaluations of excellent youth/key/general projects; major project review; Germany/Switzerland/France/Czech Republic Foundation Correspondence Review; Provincial and municipal award review

(1) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) imaging technology to study the materials of lithium-ion batteries (including solid electrolytes)

(2) In situ/ex situ solid NMR, in situ/ex situ EPR for the materials of lithium-ion batteries (including solid electrolytes)

(3) Development of new methods for solid-state NMR and new methods for EPR

(4) First-principles calculation of solid-state NMR and EPR

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Solid-state NMR capabilities:

(1) In situ technology

(2) pulse development capabilities, such as IR-pj-MATPASS, DQ-HMQC;

(3) Extensive nuclear detection capabilities, such as 17O, 59Co, 51V and other special nuclei;

 EPR capabilities:

(1) In situ technology and in situ imaging

(2) Special-species detection capabilities, such as molecular oxygen O2

(3) the analytical ability, combined with condensed matter physics

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Dissertation：

2022: National Foundation /NSFC - General Project

2018: National Foundation /NSFC - General Project

2015: NSFC-Outstanding Youth Fund Project 

2013: National Foundation /NSFC - General Project

2011: National Foundation /NSFC - Youth Project

(1) Webinar about our research: https//www.bruker.com/en/news-and-events/webinars/2023/magnetic-

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV16fwheDEe2/?spm_id_from=333.337.search-card.all.click&vd_source=39693f5de25dbec4635f2692a4b3fd3d

（2）Review: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/396347535_Magnetic_resonance_for_metal-ion_batteries_from_NMR_to_EPR_imaging

Old review: https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol28/iss2/7/                       

                        https://www.whxb.pku.edu.cn/EN/10.3866/PKU.WHXB201902019

（3）Publications：https://publons.com/researcher/1585448/bingwenhu/

         https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bingwen_Hu/publication

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Important Talks:

2026

Rocky Mountain Conference EPR symposium (Invited Talk)

2025

BCEIA 2025 Magnetic Resonance Session

2025 National Conference on Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (Award talk)

Sino-French Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Symposium

2025 Symposium on Energy Materials Chemistry

Annual Academic Conference on Chemical and Physical Power Sources of Chinese Institute of Electronics

Symposium on Electrochemical Energy Conversion

National Academic Conference on Energy Chemistry

2025 Symposium on Electrochemical Research Methods

Electrochemical Congress

Fundamental Research Frontier Forum on In-situ & Operando Measurement

2024

ENC Conference / Experimental NMR Conference (Invited Talk, Los Angeles, USA)

The 7th China (International) Symposium on Energy Materials Chemistry & The 8th International Conference on Lithium-Sulfur Batteries (Invited Talk)

The 20th National Youth Catalysis Academic Conference (Keynote Report)

2024 International Conference on Renewable Energy (Keynote Report)

The 34th Academic Annual Meeting of the Chinese Chemical Society (Section 45: Nano Devices, Nano Characterization and Detection Technology) (Invited Talk)

APES2024 The 14th Asia-Pacific EPR Symposium  (Invited Talk)

The 2nd Symposium on Electrochemical Energy Conversion of the Chinese Chemical Society (Invited Talk)

The 1st National Conference on Analytical Science and Instrumentation (NCASI 2024) (Invited Talk)

Academic Symposium on the 40th Anniversary of the Founding of Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica & Forum on Energy Catalysis Science and Technology (Invited Talk)

2024 (18th) International Forum on Li Battery Technology & Industrial Development (Invited Talk)

2024 International Frontier Forum on Materials and Chemical Sciences of National Science Review (Invited Talk)

2023

The 33rd Academic Annual Meeting of the Chinese Chemical Society (Section 44: Nano Devices, Nano Characterization and Detection Technology, by myself; Section 38: Fundamental Electrochemistry, by Geng Fushan)

National Electrochemical Congress - Electrochemical Testing Technology Section (Invited Talk, Dalian)

Dalian Catalysis+ International Summit - Energy Conversion Characterization Section (Invited Talk)

The 8th National Congress on Energy Storage Science and Technology (Theme Report, Changchun)

National Academic Symposium on Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (Award-Winning Report, Hangzhou)

2022

Autumn Academic Conference of the Chinese Physical Society - Nano and Mesoscopic Physics Section (Invited Talk, Shenzhen, November 17-20)

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Typical work:

(1) EPR/NMR for Li-ion batteries

* EPR + NMR with cathode

The development of EPR has become an important tool for the characterization of molecular oxygen. Coexistence of (O2)n− and Trapped Molecular O2 as the Oxidized Species in P2-Type Sodium 3d Layered Oxide and Stable Interface Enabled by Highly Fluorinated Electrolyte, Journal of the American Chemical Society 143(44) (2021) 18652-18664.

EPR showed that RIXS could not distinguish between molecular oxygen and oxygen dimer dimers, and found that Sn-O-O ionic bonds were easily broken to form molecular oxygen. 4d Lithium-Rich Cathode System Reinvestigated with Electron Paramagnetic Resonance: Correlation between Ionicity, Oxygen Dimers, and Molecular O2，2023，The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 14(34):7711−7717

The combination of EPR, NMR and SQUID showed that in the Li2RuO3 system, strong magnetic resistance frustration was the main driving force for the generation of molecular oxygen. Coupling of oxygen dimer and trapped O2 with strong magnetic frustration in layered Li-rich Cathodes ACS Energy Lett. 2025, 10, 1, 459–468

 It was found that both O2 and O3 structures generate molecular oxygen; Coincident formation of trapped molecular O2 in oxygen-redox-active archetypical Li 3d oxide cathodes unveiled by EPR spectroscopy，Energy Storage Materials ，DOI: 10.1016/ j.ensm.2022.05.011

It was found that in the Ti-doped NLMO system, Li could be reinserted in the TM layer, and the oxygen reaction was more reversible. Unraveling the Critical Role of Ti Substitution in P2-NaxLiyMn1-yO2 Cathode for Highly Reversible Oxygen Redox Chemistry，2020，Chemistry of Materials ，DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b03765

In the cation-disorder system, 17O NMR and EPR were used to find that the reversibility of oxygen reaction was poor and the migration and aggregation of Mn was confirmed. Anionic Redox and Structural Degradation in Cation-Disordered Rock-Salt Li1.2Ti0.4Mn0.4O2 Cathode Material Revealed by Solid-State NMR and EPR，2020，Journal of Materials Chemistry A 8(32)， DOI: 10.1039/D0TA03358H

* EPR Imaging

Three-dimensional in-situ emmetropic imaging was developed for the precipitation imaging of Cr5+. Operando EPR and EPR Imaging Study on a NaCrO2 Cathode: Electronic Property and Structural Degradation with Cr Dissolution， 2021，The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 12(2):781–786，DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03327

In situ front-view EPR imaging was developed for use in LCO|Cu system, the inhomogeneity of lithium deposition was found. Mapping the Distribution and the Microstructural Dimensions of Metallic Lithium Deposits in an Anode-Free Battery by In Situ EPR Imaging，2021，Chemistry of Materials 33(21)，DOI: 10.1021/ acs.chemmater.1c02323

EPR imaging of graphite was realized; Quantitative Operando EPR Method on Graphite Anodes: Electronic Properties, Lithiation Kinetics, and Lithium Deposition， 2024，Chemistry of Materials 36(9)，DOI: 10.1021/ acs.chemmater.4c00152

The imaging of lithium dendrites on graphite was realized, and it was found that the overcharge leads to long dendrites. Visualizing Lithium Deposition and Identifying Two Types of Dendrites in Extreme-Fast-Charging Full Cells across the Entire Lifespan by Operando EPR and EPR Imaging，2024，Journal of Physical Chemistry 15(50):12248–12256，DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c03022

The in-situ EPR imaging of solid-state batteries was realized, and the A/B imaging technology was developed, and the pressure was high while the deposition area was large. All-Solid-State Batteries with Pre-plated Ultrathin Lithium Metal Enabled by No Pressure Holding and Characterized by In Situ Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Imaging，2023，The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 14(20):4682–4687，DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00906

The in-situ L-band imaging of solid-state batteries was realized, and the relationship between lithium deposition and pressure was discovered, and the circular lithium sheet was replaced by a ring lithium sheet. A Ring-Shaped Lithium Metal Anode Enables High-Performance All-Solid-State Batteries Revealed by In Situ L‑Band EPR Imaging，2025， Journal of Physical Chemistry 16:917-923，DOI: 10.1021/ acs.jpclett.4c03585

EPR imaging of sodium metal deposition was realized, and central aggregation behavior and progressive self-leveling behavior were discovered. Progressive Self-Leveling Deposition Improves the Cyclability of Anode-less Sodium Metal Batteries Revealed by In Situ EPR Imaging，2024，ACS Energy Letters 9(4):1633–1638，DOI: 10.1021/ acsenergylett.4c00021

* EPR vs. Lithium Air

In-situ EPR observation of lithium air showed that Co3O4 could eliminate LiO2. Suppressing Singlet Oxygen Formation during the Charge Process of Li-O2 Batteries with a Co3O4 Solid Catalyst Revealed by Operando Electron Paramagnetic Resonance，2021，The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 12:10346，DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02928

In-situ EPR observation, using Co-ATP to achieve the LiOH path, and can eliminate 1O2. Completely Eradicating Singlet Oxygen in Li–O2 Battery via Cobalt(II)-Porphyrin Complex-Catalyzed LiOH Chemistry，2023，The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 14(4):846-853，DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c03683

* Parallel-Mode EPR

Parallel-Mode EPR was used for  high-spin Co2+. The study of electrochemical cycle for LiCoO₂ by dual-mode EPR, Magnetic Resonance Letters  (2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mrl.2022.04.002.

Parallel-Mode EPR was used to probe V3+. Unraveling the Redox Couples of V^III/V^IV Mixed-Valent Na₃V₂(PO₄)₂O_1.6F_1.4 Cathode by Parallel-Mode EPR and In Situ/Ex Situ NMR, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 122(48) (2018) 27224-27232.Carbon-coated Li₃V₂(PO₄)₃ derived from metal-organic framework as cathode for lithium-ion batteries with high stability, Electrochimica Acta 271 (2018) 608-616.

* 17O and 59Co NMR

17O and 59Co NMR for LiCoO2,  Monitoring the evolution of local oxygen environments during LiCoO₂ charging via ex situ ¹⁷O NMR, Chemical Communications 55(52) (2019) 7550-7553.

17O NMR for all-solid-batteries. Probing the degradation of LiCoO2 in batteries subjected to high-voltage cycling with 17O solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Chemical Communications 2023.

59Co NMR for for all-solid-batteries for .Distinguishing the Effects of the Space-Charge Layer and Interfacial Side Reactions on Li₁₀GeP₂S₁₂-Based All-Solid-State Batteries with Stoichiometric-Controlled LiCoO₂, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces  (2022).

(2) NMR method

Using ball mills, T1 is greatly reduced. Reduction of the 13 C cross-polarization experimental time for pharmaceutical samples with long T1 by ball milling in solid-state NMR

Development of 14N Overtone technology for 1H-14N DMQC. Composite pulses in directly and indirectly detected 14N MAS overtone spectroscopy

Development of RFDR-XY8-M4 super-phase cycling。Broadband finite-pulse radio-frequency-driven recoupling (fp-RFDR) with (XY8)4(1) super-cycling for homo-nuclear correlations in very high magnetic fields at fast and ultra-fast MAS frequencies；

Development of SHA+/SHANGHAI pulse trains for measuring long distances of 13C-13C. Broad-band homo-nuclear correlations assisted by (1)H irradiation for bio-molecules in very high magnetic field at fast and ultra-fast MAS frequencies；Very-Long-Distance Correlations in Proteins Revealed by Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy；

Development of RSDF for the distinction between soft and hard polymer segments. Rotor-synchronized dipolar-filter sequence at fast MAS in solid-state NMR

（3）NMR for polymer elctrolytes：

• Phase Structure and Helical Jump Motion of Poly(ethylene oxide)/LiCF3SO3 Crystalline Complex: A High-Resolution Solid-State C-13 NMR Approach；

• Polymer chain diffusion and Li+ hopping of poly(ethylene oxide)/LiAsF6 crystalline polymer electrolytes as studied by solid state NMR and ac impedance；

• PEO-urea-LiTFSI ternary complex as solid polymer electrolytes；

（4）DFT：

• Optimizing the U_eff value for DFT+U calculation of paramagnetic solid-state NMR shifts by double Fermi-contact-shift verification

（5）Review

* Magnetic Resonance in metal-ion batteris: from NMR to EPR imaging, Science China Chemistry, 2025

*  B.-W. Hu, C. Li, F.-S. Geng, M. Shen, Magnetic Resonance in Metal-Ion Batteries: From NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) to EPR (Electron Paramagnetic Resonance), Journal of Electrochemistry 28(2) (2022) 2108421.

* Solid-State NMR and EPR Methods for Metal Ion Battery Research

• Solid-state NMR studies on crystalline solid polymer electrolytes and important cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries, Annual Reports on NMR Spectroscopy，Annual Reports on NMR Spectroscopy, Academic Press, 2020, pp. 265-308.

• Solid-State High-Resolution NMR Studies on PEO-Based Crystalline Solid Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Battery, Annual Reports on NMR Spectroscopy

• 2025:  Tianjuan Wang Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Award

• 2022:  YuanZhi Outstanding Youth EPR award

• 2010:  Prix de thèse "Sciences et technologies" awarded by Consortium of seven universities in Nord-de-France