Development of Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy Applications
Nanomaterials exhibit unique properties distinct from their bulk counterparts, making them valuable for a wide range of practical applications, including batteries, QLEDs, fuel cells, and water electrolyzers. Our lab focuses on designing and synthesizing nanomaterials with tailored structures to optimize their performance in energy-related devices. Our material portfolio encompasses metal alloys and intermetallics as catalysts, as well as conductive ceramics and crystalline carbons as support materials. These are engineered into integrated composite architectures, enabling the fabrication of supported catalysts optimized for diverse electrochemical systems.
The properties of nanomaterials are highly dependent on their structure and morphology. Leveraging our expertise in nanomaterial synthesis, we develop advanced nanostructured materials that are challenging to obtain or rarely reported, thereby pushing the boundaries of material design and functionality.
We apply nanomaterials as catalysts for various electrochemical reactions, including oxygen evolution (OER), hydrogen evolution (HER), carbon dioxide reduction (CO₂RR), and nitrogen reduction (NRR). Our research further extends to the fabrication of electrochemical devices such as fuel cells and water electrolyzers, where we integrate advanced catalysts to enhance system performance. Furthermore, we design cost-effective electrochemical approaches to synthesize valuable chemicals.
A deep understanding of fundamental electrochemical phenomena is essential for translating lab-scale findings into real-world device performance. By utilizing advanced in-situ characterization tools, we investigate catalytic reactions under realistic operating conditions, aiming to close this gap and guide the development of high-efficiency electrochemical systems.