Current Members
Prof. Ping Liu
Principal Investigator
Education:
Ph.D. in Chemistry from Fudan University
Dr. Byoung-Sun Lee
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Education:
Ph.D. in Department of Material Science and Engineering , Seoul National University
M.S. in Department of Material Science and Engineering , Seoul National University
B.S. in Department of Material Science and Engineering , Seoul National University
Research Interests:
Lithium Ion Battery Cathode Architecture
Carbon as Battery Material
ACS nano, 10, 2617-2627, 2016, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b07674
“New Electrospinning Nozzle to Reduce Jet Instability and Its Application to Manufacture of Multi-layered Nanofibers”,
Scientific Reports, 4, 6758, 2014, DOI:10.1038/srep06758
“Face-Centered-Cubic Lithium Crystals Formed in Mesopores of Carbon Nanofiber Electrodes”,
ACS nano, 7(7), 5801-5807, 2013, DOI: 10.1021/nn4019625
“Fabrication of Si core/C shell nanofibers and their electrochemical performances as a lithium-ion battery anode”,
Journal of Power Sources, 206, 267-273, 2012, DOI:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2012.01.120
“Anodic properties of hollow carbon nanofibers for Li-ion battery”,
Journal of Power Sources, 199, 53-60, 2012, DOI:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2011.10.030
Dr. Haodong Liu
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Education:
Ph.D. at Department of NanoEngineering, UC San Diego
B.S. at Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University
Research Interests:
Li-ion Battery Electrolyte
Li-ion Battery Separator
Advanced Energy Materials. 2016, 1502143
“Understanding the Role of NH4F and Al2O3 Surface Co-modification on Lithium-Excess Layered Oxide Li1.2Ni0.2Mn0.6O2”,
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2015, 7 (34), 19189
“A New O3-type Layered Oxide Cathode with High Energy/Power Density for Rechargeable Na Batteries”,
Chemical Communications, 2015, 51, 4693
“Performance and Design Considerations For The lithium Excess Layered Oxide Positive Electrode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries”,
Energy & Environmental Science, 2016, 9, 1931
LITHIUM AND SODIUM CONTAINING CATHODES / ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS, 2015, Patent No. WO2015035138
Christopher Coaty
Graduate Student
Education:
M.S. in NanoEngineering, UC San Diego
B.S. in Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Research Interests:
Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoporous Metals
Christopher Coaty, Hongyao Zhou, Haodong Liu, and Ping Liu, ACS Nano, (2018), DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b06667.
Matthew Gonzales
Graduate Student
Education:
M.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering with a minor in Entrepreneurship and Management, Johns Hopkins University
Research Interests:
Smart Separators
Liz Lee
Graduate Student
Education:
B.S. in Engineering, Harvey Mudd College
Research Interests:
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Energy Storage Materials
Nick Patterson
Graduate Student
Education:
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Research Interests:
Ion Exchange Membranes
Flow Batteries
Fuel Cells
Victoria Petrova
Graduate Student
Education:
B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Interests:
Lithium metal batteries
Nanoporous metals
Zhaohui Wu
Graduate Student
Education:
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Research Interests:
Conversion Cathodes
Thick Electrodes
Qizhang Yan
Graduate Student
Education:
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, UC San Diego
Research Interests:
Solid lithium-ion battery electrolyte
Xiujun Yue
Graduate Student
Education:
N/A
Research Interests:
N/A
Selected Publications:
N/A
Xing Xing
Graduate Student
Education:
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, UC San Diego
B.S. in Applied Chemistry, Tianjin University
Research Interests:
All Solid-State Battery
Lithium/Sulfur Battery
Hongyao Zhou
Graduate Student
Education:
B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Kyushu University
Research Interests:
Thermo-Electrochemical Cell
Synthesis of Mesoporous Metals
H. Zhou, T. Yamada, N. Kimizuka, J. Am Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 10502
Jason Huang
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests:
Li-ion Battery Electrodes
Alumni
Dr. Hee-Dae Lim
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Now with:
Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Sean Kim
Graduate Student
Now with:
LG Chem
Qian He
Post-Doctoral Researcher