Research

Project 1: Rechargeable Metal-CO2 Batteries

Capturing CO2 while storing energy is a transformative approach to manage CO2. We are working on the understanding of fundamental transport and interfacial reactions of the electrochemical process in Metal-CO2 battery systems, focusing on the effects of electrode/electrolyte interfaces on energy storage capacity and cycling behaviors of the device.

Project 2: Eutectic Electrolytes for Low-Temperature Batteries

Our research efforts seek to develop new battery concepts for space applications by combining a high-energy-density Al metal anode with a ternary phase eutectic electrolyte that exhibits significantly wider temperature windows and lower vapor pressures compared to conventional organic liquid electrolytes.

Project 3: All-Solid-State Metal-Sulfur Batteries

We are investigating the interfacial stability of both cathode and anode electrolyte interfaces in all-solid-state metal-sulfur batteries with the composite electrolytes. Composite electrolyte based on ceramics fillers and ion-conducting polymers are fabricated with tunable stiffness and elasticity to stabilize the interfaces and reduce the interfacial resistance in the battery.

Project 4: Nanostructured Metal Oxides via Anodic Electrodeposition

This project aims to bridge the mechanistic studies of composition-structure-property relationships of nanostructured anodic metal oxides for electrocatalytic methane activation.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of our sponsors.