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CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: Apostol Petru

Date of Birth: 28 December 1988 Nationality: Romanian

Current Address: Chisinau, Moldova PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Experienced researcher specializing in the synthesis and study of novel materials for energy storage, with expertise in Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs), coordination polymers, and electrochemical analysis. Extensive experience in managing research projects and mentoring graduate students. Material Synthesis: • Synthesis of ligands and coordination compounds. • Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs), coordination polymers. Techniques: • Hydrothermal, solvothermal methods, Schlenk line, glove box techniques etc. • Thin films and surface analysis (electronic devices) Spectroscopic and Analytical Skills: • FTIR, UV-Vis, XPS, Raman, NMR, SEM, TEM, BET, XRD Electrochemical Analysis: • EIS, NEWARE battery analyser, Biologic Electrochemical Workstation Data processing • Materials Studio, Origin, Kaleidagraph, ChemDraw, Crystal Maker, Mercury, WinGX, MestReNova etc. RESEARCH INTERESTS o Design and synthesis of redox active metal-organic frameworks (MOFs): conductivity and energy storage. o Design and studies of high-voltage organic, solid-state and anode-free cells. o Mixed Ion-Electronic Conducting MOFs. WORK EXPERIENCE 2019 – present Postdoctoral researcher, Prof. Alexandru Vlad, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium o o o 2018 – 2019 Design and synthesis of new ligands for preparation of 2D-MOFs; Study of Li-, Na- and K-ion storage in organic materials for use as cathodes in batteries. Electrical and ionic conductivity studies in functionalized 2D-MOFs. Postdoctoral researcher, Assoc. Prof. Jindřich Jindřich, Charles University, Czech Republic o Synthesis of novel fluorescent compounds; o Preparation of chemosensors based on cyclodextrin (CD). 2013 – 2016 PhD researcher, Dr. Hab. Harald Bock, DR 2ème Classe (CNRS Researcher), Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal, Bordeaux, France o Synthesis of liquid crystalline phthalocyanines and study of single molecule magnet behaviour of its metal (III) complexes; o Application of liquid crystalline phthalocyanines in organic devices (diodes). Oct. – Dec. 2014 PhD Internship, Prof. Ivan H. Bechtold, Universidade Federal de Santa Jun – Aug. 2016 Catarina Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil o Construction of organic diodes based on liquid crystalline phthalocyanines. o Thin film depositions, surface characterization. o Electrical characterization of the devices. 2011 – 2012 Junior Researcher, Dr. Hab. Ion Bulhac, Institute of Chemistry of Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Rep. of Moldova o Synthesis, physical characterization and biological evaluation of hydrazone Schiff base Co (II) complexes 2010 - 2013 Junior Researcher, Prof. Sophia I. Klokishner, Institute of Applied Physics of Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Rep. of Moldova o Method for producing hydrophilic PbS/PbSe nanocrystals; o Study of the optical and luminescent properties, of the fabricated hydrophilic PbS/PbSe nanocrystals. EDUCATION 2013 – 2016 Doctorate, Physical Chemistry of Condensed Matter: Synthesis and liquid crystal and magnetic properties of 1,8,15,22-tetraalkoxy-metal(II/III) – phthalocyanines. University of Bordeaux, France 2008 – 2013 Bachelor and Master Degree in Science, Chemistry, Prepararea și aplicațiile analitice ale punctelor cuantice de PbSe. Moldova State University. Rep. of Moldova HONORS AND AWARDS 2013 Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Doctorate Scholarship 2013 Merit student at the Moldova State University. 2012 National Encouragement Scholarship for Undergraduate Students 2011 National Encouragement Scholarship for Undergraduate Students 2010 National Encouragement Scholarship for Undergraduate Students SUPERVISING & MENTORING EXPERIENCE Mentored and co-supervised graduate students, fostering their academic development and contributing to the successful completion of research projects. 2021 – 2022 MSc thesis of Mr. Robert Markowski: Development of New Coordination Polymers for High-Performance Calcium Storage. 2022 – 2023 MSc thesis of Mr. Xavier Vaneberck: Synthesis and Characterization of Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conductive Hexasulfonamidetriphenylene based Metal Organic Frameworks. 2024 – 2025 MSc thesis of Mr. Villiam Frano: Title to be announced. PUBLICATIONS LIST

1. Pal S., Lin X., Apostol P., Ungureanu C., Tie Da., Bakuru V., Rambabu D., Campagnol N., Kachmar A., Poleunis C., Barozzino-Consiglio G., Buga M. & Vlad A. Ternary salt – solvent electrolytes for 5 V-class anode-less Li-metal batteries, ACS Energy Letters 2024, 9, 4399−4407.
2. Lin, X, Apostol, P, Xu, H, Bakuru, V, Guo, X, Chen, Z, Rambabu, D, Pal, S, Tie, D, Zhang, Y, Xie, X, Kim, S, Li, Y, Li, Z, Du, M, Yan, S, Zhang, X, Yuan, R, Zheng, M, Gauthy, F, Finsy, V, Zou, J, Gohy, J, Dong, Q, Vlad, A. "Design Principles of Quinone Redox Systems for Advanced Sulfide Solid-State Organic Lithium Metal Batteries". Advanced Materials 2024; 36(32).
3. Zhou, X, Xu, C, Guo, X, Apostol, P, Vlad, A, Janssen, R, Er, S. "Computational and Machine LearningAssisted Discovery and Experimental Validation of Conjugated Sulfonamide Cathodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries". Advanced Energy Materials 2024.
4. Behboudikhiavi, S, Chanteux, G, Babu, B, Faniel, S, Marlec, F, Robert, K, Magnin, D, Lucaccioni, F, Omale, J, Apostol, P, Piraux, L, Lethien, C, Vlad, A. "Direct Electrodeposition of Electrically Conducting Ni3(HITP)2 MOF Nanostructures for Micro-Supercapacitor Integration". Small 2024.
5. Su, A, Apostol, P, Wang, J, Vlad, A, Dincă, M. "Electrochemical Capacitance Traces with Interlayer Spacing in Two-dimensional Conductive Metal–Organic Frameworks". Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2024; 63(18).
6. Guo, X, Apostol, P, Zhou, X, Wang, J, Lin, X, Rambabu, D, Du, M, Er, S, Vlad, A. "Towards the 4 V-class n-type organic lithium-ion positive electrode materials: the case of conjugated triflimides and cyanamides". Energy & Environmental Science 2023; 17(1):173–182.
7. Petru Apostol, Sai Manoj Gali, Alice Su, Da Tie, Yan Zhang, Shubhadeep Pal, Xiaodong Lin, Vasudeva Rao Bakuru, Darsi Rambabu, David Beljonne, Mircea Dincă, Alexandru Vlad. "Controlling Charge Transport in 2D Conductive MOFs─The Role of Nitrogen-Rich Ligands and Chemical Functionality". Journal of the American Chemical Society 2023.
8. Yan Zhang, Jiande Wang, Petru Apostol, Darsi Rambabu, Alae Eddine Lakraychi, Xiaolong Guo, Xiaozhe Zhang, Xiaodong Lin, Shubhadeep Pal, Vasudeva Rao Bakuru, Xiaohua Chen, Alexandru Vlad. "Bimetallic Anionic Organic Frameworks with Solid-State Cation Conduction for Charge Storage Applications". Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2023; 62(42).
9. Jiande Wang, Petru Apostol, Darsi Rambabu, Xiaolong Guo, Xuelian Liu, Koen Robeyns, Mengyuan Du, Yan Zhang, Shubhadeep Pal, Robert Markowski, Fabio Lucaccioni, Alae Eddine Lakraychi, Cristian Morari, Jean-François Gohy, Deepak Gupta, Alexandru Vlad. "Revealing the reversible solid-state electrochemistry of lithium-containing conjugated oximates for organic batteries". Science Advances 2023; 9(17).
10. Y. Zhang, P. Apostol, X. Guo, X. Liu, D. Rambabu, J. Wang, X. Chen, A. Vlad. "Validating the reversible redox of alkali-ion disulfonyl-methanide as organic positive electrode materials" Materials Today Chemistry 2023; 28:101379.
11. Jiande Wang, Xiaolong Guo, Petru Apostol, Xuelian Liu, Koen Robeyns, Loïk Gence, Cristian Morari, Jean-Franccois Gohy, Alexandru Vlad. "High performance Li-, Na-, and K-ion storage in electrically conducting coordination polymers". Energy & Environmental Science 2022; 15(9):3923–3932.
12. Yan Zhang, Shubhadeep Pal, Yujie Yang, Cong Huang, Jiande Wang, Petru Apostol, Zheng Liu, Aiping Hu, Alexandru Vlad, Xiaohua Chen. "Insight into the Effect of Iodine Doping Soft Carbon and Iodine Functional Separator for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries". Batteries & Supercaps 2022; 5(8).
13. Jiande Wang, Xuelian Liu, He Jia, Petru Apostol, Xiaolong Guo, Fabio Lucaccioni, Xiaozhe Zhang, Qi Zhu, Cristian Morari, Jean-Franccois Gohy, Alexandru Vlad. "A High-Voltage Organic Framework for HighPerformance Na- and K-Ion Batteries". ACS Energy Letters 2022; 7(2):668–674.
14. Yan Zhang, Yujie Yang, Cong Huang, Jiande Wang, Xuelian Liu, Petru Apostol, Aiping Hu, Junying Wang, Xiaohua Chen, Junzhong Wang. "Sulfur cathodes based on dual-functional GMs-MnOOH for high performance lithium sulfur batteries". Materials Today Communications 2021; 29:102857.
15. Darsi Rambabu, Alae Eddine Lakraychi, Jiande Wang, Louis Sieuw, Deepak Gupta, Petru Apostol, Géraldine Chanteux, Tom Goossens, Koen Robeyns, Alexandru Vlad. "An Electrically Conducting Li-Ion Metal–Organic Framework". Journal of the American Chemical Society 2021; 143(30):11641–11650.
16. E. B. Melo, J. Eccher, P. Apostol, H. Bock, I. H. Bechtold. "Characterization of liquid crystalline phthalocyanines for OFET applications". Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 2017; 657(1):81–88.
17. Petru Apostol, Juliana Eccher, Marta Elisa Rosso Dotto, Cassiano Batesttin Costa, Thiago Cazati, Elizabeth A. Hillard, Harald Bock, Ivan H. Bechtold. "High rectification in organic diodes based on liquid crystalline phthalocyanines". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2015; 17(48):32390–32397.
18. Petru Apostol, Ahmed Bentaleb, Mbolotiana Rajaoarivelo, Rodolphe Clerac, Harald Bock. "Regiospecific synthesis of tetrasubstituted phthalocyanines and their liquid crystalline order". Dalton Transactions,2015;44(12):5569–5576. Submitted or Under Preparation Manuscripts
19. Da Tie, Petru Apostol, Mengyuan Du, Zhao Li, Xiaodong Lin, Shubhadeep Pal, Robert Markowski, Xiaolong Guo, Hewei Xu, Andrii Kachmar, Vasudeva Rao Bakuru, Rambabu Darsi, Yinghui Zhang, Fang Xia, Alexandru Vlad. Insights into the Redox Activity Mechanism of CaCoOS as Cathode Material for Calcium Rechargeable Batteries. Under preparation.
20. Vasudeva Rao Bakuru, Petru Apostol, Darsi Rambabu, Shubhadeep Pal, Xiaodong Lin, Robert Markowski, Tom Goossens, Da Tie, Andrii Kachmar, Yan Zhang, and Alexandru Vlad. A hexaanionic carboxyphenolate framework for high energy alkali cation storage. Under preparation.
21. Robert Markowski, Vasudeva Rao Bakuru, Tom Goossens, Mengmeng Wang, Géraldine Chanteux, Petru Apostol, Koen Robeyns, Cristian Morari, Yann Garcia, Darsi Rambabu and Alexandru Vlad. Unexpected Low Electronic Conductivity in a Mixed-valence Iron MOF. Under preparation.
22. Darsi Rambabu, Tom Goossens, Vasudeva Rao Bakuru, Petru Apostol, François Mairesse, Timothy Steenhaut, Pierre Beaujean, Soumya Kanti Mondal, Xiaolong Guo, Yan Zhang, Shubhadeep Pal, Robert Markowski, Xiaodong Lin, Pan Xu, Géraldine Chanteux, Andrii Kachmar, Da Tie, Koen Robeyns, Tapas Kumar Maji, Yaroslav Filinchuk, Benoît Champagne, Alexandru Vlad. Mixed Proton-Electron Conducting in Breathable 3D Phosphono-Phenolate Metal-Organic Framework. Under preparation.
23. Yan Zhang, Petru Apostol, Darsi Rambabu, Xiaolong Guo, Xuelian Liu, Xiaodong Lin, Haijiao Xie, Xiaohua Chen, Jiande Wang, Junzhong Wang, Alexandru Vlad. Ionically Conducting Li- and NaPhosphonates as Organic Electrodes for Rechargeable Batteries. Submitted.
24. Xiaodong Lin, Yan Zhang, Hewei Xu, Shubhadeep Pal, Da Tie, Vasudeva Rao Bakuru, Petru Apostol, Xiaolong Guo, Zehan Chen, Seung-Gi Kim, Jiande Wang, Xiaozhe Zhang, Mengyuan Du, Sorin Melinte, Fernand Gauthy, Vincent Finsy, Jean-François Gohy & Alexandru Vlad. Exploiting the inevitable: efficient sacrificial utilization of the sulfide solid electrolyte for anode-free all-solid-state lithium metal batteries. Nat. Materials Submitted
25. Xiaolong Guo, Robert Markowski, Ashley Black, Petru Apostol, Darsi Rambabu, Olivera Lužanin, Tjaša Pavčnik, Damien Monti, Mengyuan Du, Da Tie, Xiaodong Lin, Koen Robeyns, Laura Simonelli, JeanFrançois Gohy, Jan Bitenc, Jiande Wang, Alexandre Ponrouch and Alexandru Vlad. Amorphous coordination polymers for universal divalent cation storage. Under preparation. REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST