Research
Research
Research goal
We aim to develop future-ready energy storage technologies to achieve a zero-carbon society by creating sustainable battery materials (electrode/electrolyte) and manufacturing processes for long-lasting, environmentally friendly batteries, as well as innovating battery recycling chemistry and processes to tackle current battery waste challenges.
Sustainable energy storage technology for future and past batteries
Research strength
Materials design
Pioneering organic materials with precise control of pores and architecture, seamlessly integrated with functional heteroatom elements.
Process
Advanced processing strategies to enhance materials for effortless processability, multidimensional suprastructures, and scalable mass production.
Applications
Diverse energy and environmental applications, including energy storage, conversion, and cutting-edge pollutant reduction technologies.
Research applications
Systemic design of organic materials for sustainable batteries
Functional organic materials
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Molecular level engineering
Functionality-architecture control
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Polymeric level engineering
Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs), Nanostructuring
Metal anode batteries
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Anode side
Metal anode protection,
Polymer electrolyte/additive
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Cathode side
Artificial CEI layer, Organic electrode
Battery end of life
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Direct recycling (Reuse)
Chemical relithiation method
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Battery upcycling
Metal recovery, High-value-added products
