Research

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. 

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. 

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. 

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