CBMS Seminar/28th of March/F7B322 (1:00-2:00pm)
Multi-scale Tailor-design of Carbon Materials in
Electrochemical Energy Applications
Dr. Da-Wei Wang,
School of Chemical Engineering, University of North South Wales (UNSW)
[email protected]
Abstract
Carbon materials are good conductors, very porous media, and abundant. Carbon and its
derivatives have been broadly investigated for a wide range of application, including energy,
environment, medicine, electronics, and catalysis. Our study is focused on both the pure and
applied aspects of carbon science and technology for clean energy applications. We are in
particular interested in the fundamental phenomena of the a) nanopore confinement; b) interface
(re)activity; and c) mesoscale structure engineering of carbon materials. We also investigate the
practical usability of lab-made materials for batteries and supercapacitors, and for the design of
novel devices, such as smart batteries/supercapacitors. I will talk about the recent studies on the
multi-scale engineering and tailor-design of carbon-based materials for several topical
electrochemical energy technologies, such as lithium/sodium-ion capacitors, lithium-sulfur
batteries, and oxygen electro-reduction, shedding light on the tetrahedral correlation among
synthesis-structure-properties-performance.
Biography
Da-Wei Wang joined UNSW in 2014, and is currently Senior Lecturer
in School of Chemical Engineering. His research focuses on the
chemistry and synthesis of high-performance energy materials, and the
design of new generation renewable energy conversion/storage systems,
including supercapacitors, rechargeable batteries, fuel cells and flow
batteries. Part of his research is dedicated to the exploration of novel
two-dimensional materials and the intriguing properties that inspire
‘unknown’ applications. In the last three years' time at UNSW, as a
Chief Investigator, Da-Wei has attracted external funding, including 1
ARC DP grant and 1 industry project. Da-Wei has contributed 2 book
chapters, >90 journal publications, 8 patents and over 20
keynote/invited presentations, which received >10,000 citations with an H-index of 39 (Google
Scholar). Da-Wei has won some prestigious awards including 2012 Fundamental Research
Excellence Award of University of Queensland, 2013 Scopus Young Researcher Award in
Engineering and Technology (Australian Universities).