Abstract
Fuel cells and rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are the most promising candidates in terms of energy conversion and storage. Owing to the intensive study for several decades, significant achievement has been made in these fields. Now it is becoming possible that fuel cells such as direct methanol fuel cells are equipped in various vehicles. Lithium-ion batteries have expanded their ability and are showing a tendency into almost every possible application for energy storage. However, to improve the performance of the devices, it is a crucial issue to produce new electrode materials. In this presentation, the recent progress on the design and preparation of nanostructured catalysts for fuel cells, and advanced anode and cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries in the speaker’s research group will be introduced, as well as the in-situ STM characterization technique for the interfacial study of electrode/electrolyte. Furthermore, a perspective on the future of energy conversion and storage will be briefly outlined.
About the speaker
Prof Li-Jun Wan is a Professor at Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), Director of CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Director of Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science and Chairman of Academic Committee of ICCAS. He received his PhD from Tohoku University of Japan in 1996.
Prof Wan’s research focuses on (1) the study of single molecule, molecular reaction and molecular assembly on solid surface by chemical environment and electrochemical scanning probe microscopy, and (2) nanomaterials and their applications in energy conversion/storage and environmental protection such as for Li-ion battery, fuel cell, solar cell, and water processing. He has published more than 300 peer-reviewed papers. He serves as an editorial board member of Accounts of Chemical Research, Angewandte Chemie, Chemical Communications, Advanced Materials, and an Associate Editor of Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Prof Wan's major awards include the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Chemistry Award, the 2nd-Class National Natural Science Award from the People’s Republic of China and the Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress by The Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation. He was elected as CAS Academician, Fellow of TWAS, Fellow of the Royal Chemical Society, Vice-President of the Chinese Chemical Society and President of the Chinese Society of Electrochemistry.
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