ABSTRACT
Lithium-ion batteries are the state-of-the-art power sources for modern portable electronics such as mobile phones, notebook computers and camcorders. Lithium-ion batteries are also expected to power electric vehicles (EVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and as stationary power storage in the future. In particular, the later will bring a significant contribution to reduce green-house gas emissions. Materials research plays a key role in the development of next generation of advanced lithium-ion batteries with high energy density, high power density, long calendar life and long cycle life. Various nanostructured cathode and anode materials for lithium-ion batteries will be discussed. Several 1D semiconductor nanostructures including nanowires, nanorods and nanotubes have been synthesized via chemical vapor deposition and soft chemistry approaches. Those 1D nanostructures exhibited excellent gas sensing properties towards flammable and corrosive gases. The potentials of 1D semiconductor nanostructures will also be discussed.
A Brief Biography
A/Prof Dr. Guoxiu Wang graduated from Zhejiang University of Technology with B.E in 1987. He obtained his Master degree from Jiangsu University in 1990. Dr. Wang did his PhD at the University of Wollongong, Australia from 1997 to 2000.
Dr. Wang has been an Australian Research Council (ARC) Postdoctoral Fellow from 2001 to 2003, Research Fellow from 2004 to 2005, and Senior Lecturer from 2006 to 2007 at University of Wollongong, Australia. In 2006, He won the prestigious Australian Research Council Queen Elizabeth II Fellow. Currently, Dr. Wang is an Associate Professor in School of Mechanical, Materials and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Wollongong. He is the Coordinator of Energy Storage Materials Research Program in Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong. Dr. Wang is also serving as an ARC reader (assessor) for ARC Discovery and ARC Linkage Grants (main Funding Resources from the Federal Government). He has published more than 110 SCI journal papers and attracted more than 1000 citations. Dr. Wang’s research interests mainly focus on Materials Chemistry, Materials Physics, Energy Storage and Conversion, and Functional Nanostructured Materials.
