Tohoku University Cheng Group

32. Jing Wei†, Sirapraph Deebansok†, Xin He, Qian Wang, Tanant Waritanan, Zijian Geng, Ying Li, Manoj Gautam, Guoqiang Luo*, Yizhou Zhang, Hongze Wang*, Xuning Feng, Hirotoshi Yamada, Hyoung Seop, Kim, Hidemi Kato, Shin-ichi Orimo, Kiyoshi Kanamura, Venkataraman Thangadurai, Eric Jianfeng Cheng*, 3D Printing in Lithium Battery Manufacturing: Opportunities, Challenges, and Perspectives

Materials Science and Engineering R: Reports , 170, 101211, 2026 [Link]

31. Mikihisa Fukuda, Ying Li, Run-Zi Wang, Shin-ichi Orimo, Yutaka S. Sato, Hidemi Kato*, Eric Jianfeng Cheng*, Ultrasonic Welding of Garnet Solid Electrolytes to Lithium Metal: Achieving Intimate Interfacial Contact in Seconds

Small Structures, 7(3), e202500866, 2026 [Link]

30. Hanghui Liu, Tao Shen, Xiaohui Zhu, Mei Yang*, Yushuai Yao, Eric Jianfeng Cheng, Yue Zhao, Hao Li*, Shuang Li*, Lin Gu, Hui Xia*, Interface-Mediated Jahn–Teller Effect in a Structure-Reinforced LiMnO₂ Cathode

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 148(7), 7388–7400, 2026 [Link]

29. Jing Wei, Xiao Wang, Qinqin Wei*, Guoqiang Luo*, Eric Jianfeng Cheng*, Qiang Shen, Anisotropic butterfly-inspired lattice structures for enhanced impact resistance

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 313, 111298, 2026 [Link]

28. Qian Wang, Ryuhei Sato, Regina García-Méndez, Woosun Jang, Pengfei Ou, Aloysius Soon, Jie Zhao, Xiaonan Wang, Shin-ichi Orimo, Eric Jianfeng Cheng*, AI Agents for Solid Electrolytes: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions

AI Agent, 1, 10, 2025 [Link]

27. Mikihisa Fukuda, Ying Li, Jing Wei, Koichi Harata, Guoqiang Luo, G. Jeffrey Snyder, Yutaka S. Sato, Hidemi Kato*, Eric Jianfeng Cheng*, High-Temperature Sintering of Garnet Solid Electrolyte Li₇La₃Zr₂O₁₂: A Comparative Study of Induction Hot Pressing and Spark Plasma Sintering

Small, 21(41), e06257, 2025 [Link]

26. Jing Wei, Guoqiang Luo, Qinqin Wei*, Eric Jianfeng Cheng, Qiang Shen, Quantitative analysis of strain rate and failure modes in sandwich structures under high-velocity impact for ballistic performance optimization

International Journal of Impact Engineering, 206, 105449, 2025 [Link]

25. Qian Wang, Fangling Yang, Yuhang Wang, Di Zhang, Ryuhei Sato, Linda Zhang, Eric Jianfeng Cheng, Yigang Yan, Yungui Chen, Kazuaki Kisu, Shin-ichi Orimo, Hao Li*, Unraveling the Complexity of Divalent Hydride Electrolytes in Solid-State Batteries via a Data-Driven Framework with Large Language Model

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 64, e202506573, 2025 [Link]

24. Shuangshuang Zhong, Linjiang Chai*, Zhichen Wang, Tao Yang, Yuanzhuo Liu, Haiyu Dong, Jing Shen, Ying Li, Eric Jianfeng Cheng, Xing Yin, Hao Wang*, Microstructures and tribological properties of laser-clad FeCrAl-TiX composite coatings on ferritic-martensitic steel

Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 36, 922-938, 2025 [Link]

23. Eric Jianfeng Cheng*, Huanan Duan, Michael J. Wang, Eric Kazyak, Hirokazu Munakata, Regina Garcia- Mendez, Bo Gao, Hanyu Huo, Tao Zhang, Fei Chen, Ryoji Inada, Kohei Miyazaki, Saneyuki Ohno, Hidemi Kato, Shin-ichi Orimo, Venkataraman Thangadurai, Takeshi Abe, Kiyoshi Kanamura, Li-Stuffed Garnet Solid Electrolytes: Current Status, Challenges, and Perspectives for Practical Li-metal Batteries

Energy Storage Materials, 36, 922-938, 2025 [Link]

22. Muhammad Muzakir, Karnan Manickavasakam,Eric Jianfeng Cheng*, Fangling Yang, Ziyun Wang, Hao Li, Xinyu Zhang, Jiaqian Qin*, Inorganic solid electrolytes for all-solid-state lithium/sodium-ion batteries: recent developments and applications

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 13, 73-135, 2025 [Link]

21. Fangling Yang, Qian Wang, Eric Jianfeng Cheng, Di Zhang, Hao Li* , User Instructions for the Dynamic Database of Solid-State Electrolyte 2.0 (DDSE 2.0)

Computers, Materials and Continua, 81(3), 1–10, 2024 [Link]

20. Eric Jianfeng Cheng*, Tao Yang, Yuanzhuo Liu, Linjiang Chai, Regina Garcia-Mendez, Eric Kazyak, Zhenyu Fu, Guoqiang Luo, Fei Chen, Ryoji Inada, Vlad Badilita, Huanan Duan, Ziyun Wang, Jiaqian Qin, Hao Li, Shin-ichi Orimo, Hidemi Kato, Correlation between mechanical properties and ionic conductivity of polycrystalline sodium superionic conductors: A relative density-dominant relationship

Materials Today Energy, 44, 101644, 2024 [Link]

19. Fangling Yang, Ryuhei Sato, Eric Jianfeng Cheng, Kazuaki Kisu, Qian Wang, Xue Jia, Shin-ichi Orimo, Hao Li*, Data-Driven Viewpoints for Developing Next-Generation Mg-Ion Solid-State Electrolytes

Journal of Electrochemistry, 30(7), 2415001, 2024 [Link]

18. Eric Jianfeng Cheng*, Ryo Oyama, Takeshi Abe, Kiyoshi Kanamura*, High-voltage all-solid-state lithium metal batteries prepared by aerosol deposition

Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 43(5), 2033–2038, 2023 [Link]

17. Eric Jianfeng Cheng*, Kei Nishikawa, Takeshi Abe, Kiyoshi Kanamura, Polymer-in-ceramic flexible separators for Li-ion batteries

Ionics, 28(11), 5089–5097, 2022 [Link]

16. Eric Jianfeng Cheng*, Yosuke Kushida, Takeshi Abe, Kiyoshi Kanamura*, Degradation Mechanism of All-Solid-State Li-Metal Batteries Studied by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14(36), 40881–40889, 2022 [Link]

15. Eric Jianfeng Cheng*, Mao Shoji, Takeshi Abe, Kiyoshi Kanamura*, Ionic liquid-containing cathodes empowering ceramic solid electrolytes

iScience, 25(3), 103896, 2022 [Link]

14. Eric Jianfeng Cheng*, Mengyue Liu, Ying Li, Takeshi Abe, Kiyoshi Kanamura*, Effects of porosity and ionic liquid impregnation on ionic conductivity of garnet-based flexible sheet electrolytes

Journal of Power Sources, 517, 230705, 2022 [Link]

13. Eric Jianfeng Cheng, Takeshi Kimura, Mao Shoji, Hiroshi Ueda, Hirokazu Munakata, Kiyoshi Kanamura*, Ceramic-Based Flexible Sheet Electrolyte for Li Batteries

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12(9), 10382–10388, 2020 [Link]

12. Mao Shoji, Eric Jianfeng Cheng, Takeshi Kimura, Kiyoshi Kanamura*, Recent progress for all solid-state battery using sulfide and oxide solid electrolytes

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 52(10), 103001, 2019 [Link]

11. Eric Jianfeng Cheng*, Hirokazu Katsui, Takashi Goto. Microstructure of ZrB₂–ZrN directionally solidified eutectic composite by arc-melting, Microstructure of ZrB2–ZrN directionally solidified eutectic composite by arc-melting

Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies, 6(1), 102–107, 2018 [Link]

10. Eric Jianfeng Cheng*, Ying Li, Jeff Sakamoto, Shaobo Han, Haiping Sun, Jacob Noble, Hirokazu Katsui, Takashi Goto, Mechanical properties of individual phases of ZrB₂-ZrC eutectic composite measured by nanoindentation

Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 37(13), 4223–4227, 2017 [Link]

9. Eric Jianfeng Cheng*, Kicheol Hong, Nathan John Taylor, Heeman Choe, Jeff Wolfenstine, Jeff Sakamoto*, Mechanical and physical properties of LiNi_0.33Mn_0.33Co_0.33O₂ (NMC)

Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 37(9), 3213–3217, 2017 [Link]

8. Eric Jianfeng Cheng,Nathan John Taylor, Jeff Wolfenstine, Jeff Sakamoto*, Elastic properties of lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO₂)

Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies, 5(2), 113–117, 2017 [Link]

7. Eric Jianfeng Cheng, Jeff Sakamoto, James Salvador, Hsin Wang, Ryan Maloney*, Travis Thompson*, Cast-in-place, ambiently-dried, silica-based, high-temperature insulation

Acta Materialia, 127, 450–462, 2017 [Link]

6. Eric Jianfeng Cheng, Asma Sharafi, Jeff Sakamoto*, Intergranular Li metal propagation through polycrystalline Li_6.25Al_0.25La₃Zr₂O₁₂ ceramic electrolyte

Electrochimica Acta, 223, 85–91, 2017 [Link]

5. Eric Jianfeng Cheng*, Hirokazu Katsui, Takashi Goto,ZrB₂-ZrC_xN_1−x Eutectic Composites Produced by Melt Solidification

Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 99(2), 667–673, 2015 [Link]

4. Eric Jianfeng Cheng, Hirokazu Katsui*, Rong Tu, Takashi Goto, Long-Range Ordered Structure of Ti-B-C-N in a TiB₂-TiC_xN_1−x Eutectic Composite

Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 97(8), 2423–2426, 2014 [Link]

3. Eric Jianfeng Cheng*, Hirokazu Katsui, Takashi Goto*, Lamellar and rod-like eutectic growth of TiB₂-TiC-TiN composites by arc-melting

Key Engineering Materials, 616, 43–46, 2014 [Link]

2. Eric Jianfeng Cheng, Hirokazu Katsui, Rong Tu, Takashi Goto*, Rod-like eutectic structure of arc-melted TiB₂–TiC_xN_1−x composite

Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 34(9), 2089–2094, 2014 [Link]

1. Kai Wang*, Eric Jianfeng Cheng, Wenju Sun, Hansong Xue, An approach for increase of reinforcement content in particle rich zone of centrifugally cast SiC_P/Al composites,

Journal of Composite Materials, 46(9), 1021-1027, 2012 [Link]