Abstract

There has been increasing interest in using new nano-structured materials for advanced energy storage and conversion devices, particularly for increasing the energy density, power density and cycle life. In this presentation, we will report our recent progresses of using novel approaches and nano-structured materials for advancing electrochemical systems. The presentation will include: 1) development of high energy density lithium-ion capacitors using pre-lithiated anodes; 2) development of internal hybrid lithium-ion battery and lithium-ion capacitor energy storage cells; 3) demonstration of a new structure of lithium-air flow battery which consisted ordinary lithium-air battery and an aqueous electrolyte recycling system; and 4) explored and demonstrated a novel nano-engineered electrode technology to meet and exceed the DOE’s targets for platinum group metal utilization and electrode durability for membrane electrode assemblies in fuel cells.

Speaker's Biography

Dr. Jim P. Zheng is a Professor and Sprint Eminent Scholar Chair at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Florida A&M University and Florida State University, Chair Professor at the College of Automobile Engineering of Tongji University, Professor at the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is the recipient of National Academy of Inventors Fellow, National Research Council Fellow, Army Research & Development Achievement Award, NASA Faculty Research Award, and Progress Energy Professional Development Award. He has published more than 130 articles in scholarly journals, and 130 papers in conference proceedings in the fields of energy storage, fuel cells, nano-sensors, photonics, and thin film growth, and been awarded 18 patents, and 5 patents have been licensed by a private companies. He is the founder of General Capacitor LLC and a co-founder of Bing Energy International Inc.