Structural Design of Multi-Component Hybrid Materials for Electrocatalysis and Batteries

We are interested in novel materials, structures and the underlying structure-property correlations that are useful for solving energy challenges. Our research strategy is to design and synthesize multi-component material structures in which each component serves a specific purpose and cooperates synergistically with the other components to achieve superior electrochemical performance for energy storage and conversion. The talk will cover our initial studies on metal/oxide interface nanostructures and metal phosphosulfide nanomaterials for electrocatalytic hydrogen generation. Results on utilizing ternary hybrid structures to realize long cycle life cathode materials for rechargeable lithium-sulfur batteries will also be presented.