Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, China

Biography: Kaili Zhang received his PhD degree from National University of Singapore in 2006. He then worked as postdoctoral researchers at French National Center for Scientific Research and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. He joined in City University of Hong Kong (CityU) as an assistant professor in 2009. He is now an associate professor at Department of Mechanical Engineering of CityU. His research interests include energetics-on-a-chip and nanomaterials for energy storage applications. His research results have been published in Progress in Materials Science, Advanced Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, etc. with citation > 5600 (h-index=41).

Speech Title: Cu-CuO based nanostructures for stable Li metal anodes

Abstract: Metallic lithium (Li) is a promising anode material for next generation rechargeable batteries. However, the dendrite growth of Li and repeated formation of solid electrolyte interface (SEI) during Li plating and stripping result in low Coulombic efficiency, internal short circuit, and capacity decay, hampering its practical application. In the development of stable Li metal anode, the current collector has been recognized as a critical component to regulate Li plating. In this talk, lithiophilic Cu-CuO based nanostructures will be presented for promising applications as Li metal anodes.

Keywords: lithium metal anode, lithiophilic materials, Cu-CuO, hybrid nanostructures