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Mr. Peter Joseph Chimtali

LECTURER
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

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Peter’s research focuses on designing of electrolyte systems for enhanced performance of zinc-ion and lithium ion batteries. He also specializes in water quality analyses. ,

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Peter obtained Bachelor of Education Science degree (Chemistry major) with distinction from the University of Malawi in 2014. In 2016, Peter joined Beijing Institute of Technology and was awarded Master of Science in Chemistry degree in 2018. He is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Science and Technology of China under the supervision of Professor Song Li in the National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory. With the increasing demand for renewable sources of energy for grid scale energy storage, Peter’s research focuses on designing of electrolyte systems for enhanced performance of Zn-ion and Li-ion batteries. Peter also specializes in water quality analyses.

Publications

  • Journal Article
    Peter Joseph Chimtali, Asante Obed Frimpong, Fangren Qian, Zeinab Mohamed, Luyao Wen, Jialin Shi, Hassan Akhtar, Dengfeng Cao, Shuangming Chen, Xiaojun Wu, Changda Wang, Li Song, Boosting Zn metal reversibility via an efficient ternary aqueous electrolyte, Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume 506, 2025, 159911 (2025)
  • Journal Article
    Beibei Sheng, Dengfeng Cao, Zhenghang Qi, Hongwei Shou, Yujian Xia, Xiaozhi Su, Shuangming Chen, Chuanqiang Wu, Hengjie Liu, Peter Joseph Chimtali, Yongheng Chu, Chongjing Liu, Xiaojun Wu, Li Song, Targeted-tuning competitive acidic CO2RR via metalloid antagonism sites, Materials Today, 2025 (2025)
  • Journal Article
    Hongwei Shou, Quan Zhou, Pengjun Zhang, Qilong Cui, Shuangming Chen, Shiqiang Wei, Peter J. Chimtali, Xiaojun Wu*, and Li Song*. Unveiling the Critical Relationship between MXene Double-Layer Capacitance and Electronic Configuration. J. Phys. Chem. C 2024 (2024)
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c07472
  • Journal Article
    Xin Guo, Quan Zhou, Changda Wang, Yuyang Cao, Xiya Yang, Shiqiang Wei, Wenjie Xu, Shuangming Chen,* Kefu Zhu, Pengjun Zhang, Hongwei Shou, Yixiu Wang, Peter Joseph Chimtali, Xiaojun Wu, Li Song,* and Xiaosong Liu*. Universal Intercalation/Alloying Hybrid Mechanism with -ICOHP Criterion in MAX Toward Steadily Ascending Lithium-Ion Batteries. Small 2024, 2400099. (2024)
    https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202400099
  • Journal Article
    P. J. Chimtali, X. Yang, Q. Zhou, S. Wei, Z. Mohamed, H. Akhtar, A. Al‐Mahgari, Y. Zhou, H. Xu, Z. Zhang, D. Cao, S. Chen, K. Zhu, X. Guo, H. Shou, X. Wu, C. Wang, L. Song, N‐methyl Formamide Electrolyte Additive Enabling Highly Reversible Zn Anodes. Small 2024, 2400673. (2024)
    https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202400673
  • Journal Article
    Z. Mohamed, Q. Zhou, K. Zhu, G. Zhang, W. Xu, P. J. Chimtali, Y. Cao, H. Xu, Z. Yan, Y. Wang, H. Akhtar, A. Al-Mahgari, X. Wu, C. Wang, L. Song, Single-Atom Catalyst Induced Amorphous Li2O2 Layer Enduring Lithium–Oxygen Batteries with High Capacity. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024, 2410091. (2024)
    https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202410091
  • Journal Article
    Chongjing Liu, Beibei Sheng, Quan Zhou, Yujian Xia, Ying Zou, Peter Joseph Chimtali, Dengfeng Cao, Yongheng Chu, Sirui Zhao, Ran Long, Shuangming Chen, and Li Song. Manipulating d-Band Center of Nickel by Single-Iodine-Atom Strategy for Boosted Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. JACS 2024, 146 (39), 26844-26854 (2024)
    https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c07607
  • Journal Article
    CAO, Yu-yang, Shi-qiang WEI, Wei JIANG, Joseph Chimtali Peter, Zi-wei YAN, Quan ZHOU, Shuang-ming CHEN, and L. I. Song. "X-ray Spectroscopically Probing Mo2C@ MoSe2 Heterojunction Electrodes." ćˆ†æžæ”‹èŻ•ć­ŠæŠ„ 43, no. 10 (2024): 1618-1625. (2024)
  • Journal Article
    Peter Joseph Chimtali, Kizito Steven Ngumbira, & Timothy Tywel Mguntha. (2023). Physico-Chemical Quality of Bottled Drinking Water Sold in Zomba City, Malawi. Malaysian Journal of Science Health & Technology, 9(2), 120–127. (2023)
    https://doi.org/10.33102/mjosht.v9i2.354
  • Journal Article
    Xiya Yang, Quan Zhou, Shiqiang Wei, Xin Guo, Peter Joseph Chimtali, Wenjie Xu, Shuangming Chen, Yuyang Cao, Pengjun Zhang, Kefu Zhu, Hongwei Shou, Yixiu Wang, Xiaojun Wu, Changda Wang, Li Song. (2023). Anion Additive Integrated Electric Double Layer and Solvation Shell for Aqueous Zinc Ion Battery. Small Methods, 2301115. (2023)
    https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202301115
  • Journal Article
    Philip Jailos, Peter J. Chimtali and Ephraim Vunain. Assessment of Groundwater Quality in Areas Surrounding Thundulu Phosphate Mine, Phalombe District, Malawi. Tanz. J. Sci. Vol 47(3) 2021. (2021)
    https://doi.org/10.4314/tjs.v47i3.38
  • Journal Article
    Man Liu, Peter J. Chimtali, Xue-bin Huang and Ru-bo Zhang. Structures and dynamic properties of the LiPF6 electrolytic solution under electric fields – a theoretical study. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2019, 21, 13186-13193. (2019)
    https://doi.org/10.1039/C9CP00561G