The next stage of electrifying our society is well underway. Electric vehicles are being mass produced and mass adopted. Governments and energy providers are working to create ‘smart energy grids’ and high-energy consumption businesses are seeking more long-term sustainable options for energy consumption and usage.
But traditional batteries are not efficient enough to meet modern demands and emerging batteries are not yet viable due to requiring expensive rare materials, producing too much waste, or not producing enough energy. In order to transition to clean energy, we need to develop the materials and processes that will enable the creation of new, cost-effective, robust, and energy efficient technology.
Our research seeks to achieve this by developing efficient devices for energy harvesting, storage, and conversion. Our goal is to support the reduction of carbon footprint and realisation of sustainable development from both fundamental and applied research.
Our research spans:
- Rechargeable lithium ion batteries
- Lithium-air (oxygen) batteries
- Sodium-ion/sodium-metal batteries
- Lithium-sulfur batteries
- Two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials
- Electrochemical and photochemical catalysts
- Hydrogen Production and Storage