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Education

• Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2010
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010-2013

Work experience

• 2013-Present: Professor
  • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
  • Affiliate, Maryland Energy Innovation Institute

Honors and awards

• Highly Cited Researcher (Top 0.1%), Clarivate Web of Science, 2021-2025
• World’s Top 2% Scientists (Stanford University list), 2021-present
• Junior Faculty Outstanding Research Award, A. James Clark School of Engineering, 2022
• Outstanding Young Scientist Award, Maryland Academy of Sciences, 2019

Research interests

• Computational materials science and materials discovery
• First-principles and large-scale atomistic simulation
• Solid-state electrolytes and solid-state batteries
• Beyond Li-ion battery chemistries
• Surfaces, interfaces, and nanomaterials

Publications

See the full list on the Publications page.

Patents

1. Y. Mo, Q. Bai, A. Epstein, C. Ling, Y. Zhang, “Lithium metal nitrides as lithium super-ionic conductors,” US Patent 12,278,332
2. Y. Mo, Q. Bai, X. He, C. Ling, “Lithium phosphate derivative compounds as Li super-ionic conductor, solid electrolyte and coating layer for lithium metal battery and lithium-ion battery,” US Patent 12,206,069
3. Y. Mo, Y. Liu, C. Ling, “LiZnCl4 derivatives in the group of Pmn21 as Li super-ionic conductor, solid electrolyte, and coating layer for Li metal battery and Li-ion battery,” US Patent 12,034,113
4. C. Ling, Y. Zhang, Y. Mo, Q. Bai, “Fluoride compounds as lithium super-ionic conductors, solid electrolyte and coating layer for lithium metal battery and lithium ion battery,” US Patent 11,855,257
5. Y. Mo, Q. Bai, X. He, C. Ling, “Lithium phosphate derivative compounds as Li super-ionic conductor, solid electrolyte and coating layer for lithium metal battery and lithium-ion battery,” US Patent 11,784,346
6. Y. Mo, Q. Bai, X. He, C. Ling, “Lithium phosphate derivative compounds as Li super-ionic conductor, solid electrolyte and coating layer for lithium metal battery and lithium-ion battery,” US Patent 11,705,577
7. C. Ling, Y. Zhang, Y. Mo, Q. Bai, “Fluoride compounds as lithium super-ionic conductors, solid electrolyte and coating layer for lithium metal battery and lithium ion battery,” US Patent 11,670,799
8. Y. Mo, Y. Liu, C. Ling, “Metal lithium chloride derivatives in the space group of P21/c as Li super-ionic conductor, solid electrolyte, and coating layer for Li metal battery and Li-ion battery,” US Patent 11,641,029
9. Y. Mo, X. He, C. Ling, Y. Zhang, “Silicate compounds as solid Li-ion conductors,” US Patent 11,581,573
10. Y. Mo, Q. Bai, A. Epstein, C. Ling, Y. Zhang, “Lithium metal nitrides as lithium super-ionic conductors,” US Patent 11,581,572
11. Y. Mo, Y. Liu, X. He, C. Ling, “LiAlCl4 derivatives in the space group of Pnma as Li super-ionic conductor, solid electrolyte, and coating layer for Li metal battery and Li-ion battery,” US Patent 11,462,766
12. Y. Mo, X. He, Q. Bai, C. Ling, Y. Zhang, “Lithium bismuth oxide compounds as Li super-ionic conductor, solid electrolyte, and coating layer for Li metal battery and Li-ion battery,” US Patent 11,152,640
13. Y. Mo, Q. Bai, X. He, C. Ling, “Lithium potassium tantalate compounds as Li super-ionic conductor, solid electrolyte and coating layer for lithium metal battery and lithium-ion battery,” US Patent 11,145,896
14. Y. Mo, Q. Bai, X. He, C. Ling, “Lithium phosphate derivative compounds as Li super-ionic conductor, solid electrolyte and coating layer for lithium metal battery and lithium-ion battery,” US Patent 11,056,717
15. Y. Mo, Q. Bai, X. He, C. Ling, “Lithium potassium element oxide compounds as Li super-ionic conductor, solid electrolyte and coating layer for lithium metal battery and lithium-ion battery,” US Patent 11,018,375
16. L. Hu, X. Han, E. Wachsman, Y. Mo, “Interfacial layers for solid-state batteries and methods of making same,” US Patent 10,971,761
17. Y. Mo, Q. Bai, X. He, C. Ling, “Lithium silicate compounds as Li super-ionic conductor, solid electrolyte and coating layer for lithium metal battery and lithium-ion battery,” US Patent 10,938,063
18. Y. Mo, Q. Bai, X. He, C. Ling, “Lithium metal sulfides as lithium super ionic conductors, solid electrolyte and coating layer for lithium metal battery and lithium-ion battery,” US Patent 10,923,763
19. Y. Mo, X. He, C. Ling, Y. Zhang, “Lithium metal sulfides as lithium super-ionic conductors,” US Patent 10,854,916
20. C. Ling, Y. Zhang, Y. Mo, Q. Bai, “Fluoride compounds as lithium super-ionic conductors, solid electrolyte and coating layer for lithium metal battery and lithium ion battery,” US Patent 10,854,915
21. Y. Mo, X. He, C. Ling, Y. Zhang, “Borate compounds as Li super-ionic conductor, solid electrolyte, and coating layer for Li metal battery and Li-ion battery,” US Patent 10,818,969
22. Y. Mo, X. He, C. Ling, Y. Zhang, “Silicate compounds as solid Li-ion conductors,” US Patent 10,714,788
23. W. Richards, S. Ong, Y. Mo, G. Ceder, L. Miara, T. Tsujimura, Y. Wang, Y. Ryu, N. Suzuki, I. Uechi, “Sodium-conducting solid electrolyte,” US Patent 9,966,629
24. L. Miara, W. Richards, S. Ong, Y. Mo, G. Ceder, “Screening solid state ionic conductors for high ionic conductivity,” US Patent 9,904,772

Talks

See the full list on the Talks page.

Teaching

ENMA 461: Thermodynamics of Materials

ENMA 312: Experimental Methods in Materials Science

ENMA 400 / ENMA 600: Atomistic Modeling in Materials

ENMA 401 / ENMA 601: Continuum Modeling of Materials

Service and leadership

• Editorial board, npj Computational Materials, Energy Storage Materials, and Advanced Theory and Simulations