Zhibin Ye, Concordia University

Research

advanced materials batteries catalysis Covalent triazine frameworks electrochemical energy storage heterogeneous catalysts organic transformation polymer

Latest papers

Polymeric Polyaldehyde Approach to Develop Robust Dynamic Covalent Adaptive Polyimine Networks.
Macromolecular rapid communications · 2026
Hyperbranched Polyethylene Ionomers Containing Quaternary Ammonium Ions and Their Functionalization of Nanomaterials.
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025 · first author
Pillar-Structured Ti3C2Tx MXene with Engineered Interlayer Spacing for High-Performance Magnesium Batteries.
Small methods · 2024 · senior author

All 16 publications

Latest funding

Direct Analysis in Real Time Ambient Ionization Source for Advancing Research Aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals
NSERC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$131,895
Urgent Need of Atomic Layer Deposition for Advanced Materials Development in Renewable Energy and Green Chemistry
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$150,000
Streaming potential analyzer (SurPASS 3) for surface characterization of advanced functional materials for water, energy and health
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$100,155

All 7 grants and awards

16 publications.

01

Polymeric Polyaldehyde Approach to Develop Robust Dynamic Covalent Adaptive Polyimine Networks.

Dolui S, Casillas-Popova SN, Lee SK, Kim SJ, Rasheed H, Ye Z, Kim MP, Jung HW, Oh JK

Macromolecular rapid communications2026

DOI: 10.1002/marc.70413 PMID: 42649591

02

Hyperbranched Polyethylene Ionomers Containing Quaternary Ammonium Ions and Their Functionalization of Nanomaterials.

Ye Z, Rahmatinejad J, Raisi B, Dai P

Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025First author

DOI: 10.3390/nano15070525 PMID: 40214570

03

Pillar-Structured Ti3C2Tx MXene with Engineered Interlayer Spacing for High-Performance Magnesium Batteries.

Raisi B, Liu X, Rahmatinejad J, Ye Z

Small methods2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202400004 PMID: 38327158

04

Synergistic Cathode Design for High-Performance Dual-Salt Magnesium/Lithium-Ion Batteries Using 2D/2D 1T/2H-MoS2@Ti3C2Tx MXene Nanocomposite.

Rahmatinejad J, Liu X, Raisi B, Ye Z

Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/smll.202401391 PMID: 38698578

05

1T-2H Mixed-Phase MoS2 Stabilized with a Hyperbranched Polyethylene Ionomer for Mg2+ /Li+ Co-Intercalation Toward High-Capacity Dual-Salt Batteries.

Rahmatinejad J, Raisi B, Liu X, Zhang X, Sadeghi Chevinli A, Yang L, Ye Z

Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/smll.202304878 PMID: 37691015

06

Exploring the use of sodium caseinate-assisted responsive separation for the treatment of washing effluents in shoreline oil spill response.

Yue R, Ye Z, Gao S, Cao Y, Lee K, An C, Qu Z, Wan S

The Science of the total environment2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162363 PMID: 36828076

07

A pH-responsive phosphoprotein washing fluid for the removal of phenanthrene from contaminated peat moss in the cold region.

Yue R, An C, Ye Z, Li X, Li Q, Zhang P, Qu Z, Wan S

Chemosphere2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137389 PMID: 36455665

08

Exploring the characteristics, performance, and mechanisms of a magnetic-mediated washing fluid for the cleanup of oiled beach sand.

Yue R, An C, Ye Z, Chen X, Lee K, Zhang K, Wan S, Qu Z

Journal of hazardous materials2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129447 PMID: 35780732

09

Dynamic and Reprocessable Fluorinated Poly(hindered urea) Network Materials Containing Ionic Liquids to Enhance Triboelectric Performance.

Nellepalli P, Kim MP, Park J, Noh SM, Ye Z, Jung HW, Ko H, Oh JK

ACS applied materials & interfaces2022

DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c01963 PMID: 35385641

10

Cleanup of oiled shorelines using a dual responsive nanoclay/sodium alginate surface washing agent.

Yue R, An C, Ye Z, Bi H, Chen Z, Liu X, Zhang X, Lee K

Environmental research2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112531 PMID: 34906587

Direct Analysis in Real Time Ambient Ionization Source for Advancing Research Aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Co-investigatorNSERC2025Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: ZHANG, Xianming

Keywords: sustainability; mass spectrometry; polymer; plastics; organic contaminants; plastic additives; metabolomics; biodiversity; toxicity; food safety

$131,895

Urgent Need of Atomic Layer Deposition for Advanced Materials Development in Renewable Energy and Green Chemistry

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Li, Xia

$150,000

Streaming potential analyzer (SurPASS 3) for surface characterization of advanced functional materials for water, energy and health

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Rahaman, Saifur

$100,155

Functional covalent triazine frameworks for catalysis and energy storage applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Ye, Zhibin

Keywords: covalent triazine frameworks; catalysis; polymer; polymerization; electrochemical energy storage; batteries; advanced materials; transition metal catalysts; heterogeneous catalysts; organic transformation

$234,000

Lignin-Polymer Composite Materials: Production Process Optimization and Product Performance Evaluation

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Engage Plus Grants Program

Principal investigators: Ye, Zhibin

$12,500

Lignin-Polyethylene Composite Materials: Production Process Optimization and Performance Evaluation

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Ye, Zhibin

$25,000

Developing semicrystalline star polyethylenes and advanced polyethylene ionomers

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Ye, Zhibin

$200,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Engineering and Computer Science, Faculty of
Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Génies civil, géologique et des mines

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Chunjiang An

Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering

4 shared papers, latest 2023

Benoit Barbeau

Génies civil, géologique et des mines

1 shared papers, latest 2021

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: advanced materials Dear Professor Ye, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Polymeric Polyaldehyde Approach to Develop Robust Dynamic Covalent Adaptive Polyimine Networks." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Functional covalent triazine frameworks for catalysis and energy storage applications" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]