Public Research Seminar by Sustainable Energy and Environment Thrust, HKUST(GZ) - Designing Interfaces for Next-Generation Solid-State Batteries: From Mechanisms to Materials Innovation
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The transition to all solid-state batteries (ASSBs) promises paradigm-shift improvements in energy density, safety, and cycle life for next generation mobile energy storage. Commercialization of ASSBs needs innovation of new materials. In this talk, the unique fundamental mechanism that dominates solid-solid interface reactions and evolution electrochemistry will be discussed. The interface reactions that largely limited the battery performance in the early stage of the field instead become the design opportunity to unlock many breakthrough performances. I will outline a vision for leveraging such understanding with high-throughput computation to predict and experimentally validate new materials. Beyond Li solid-state batteries, other emerging chemical systems such as Na solid-solid state batteries offers wide opportunities for new materials design.
Dr. Wang is a researcher specializing in solid-state batteries, with a focus on interface reaction mechanism. He earned his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Harvard University in 2024, where his research centered on the dynamic electrochemical processes at solid-solid interfaces in alkaline ion batteries. Prior to his Ph.D., he completed a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering at Tsinghua University. He has published in Advanced Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, JACS Au, Nature Materials, etc. In future work, Dr. Wang aims to establish design principles that enable reliable, high-performance solid-state battery systems.
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