New Energy and Material Chemistry laboratory in INET, Tsinghua University was established in 1996. There are now more than 60 members in the laboratory, including 1 academician, 3 professors, 4 associate professors, 2 senior engineer, 8 assistant professors, 12 technicians and more than 30 graduate students.
The R&D activities of laboratory are mainly focused on the engineering and engineering fundamentals of advanced materials, core components and system integration in the areas of fuel cells and lithium ion batteries, which can be used as portable and stationary power sources, due to their high energy density, long lifetime, environmental benign. A fruits of achievements on fuel cell and lithium ion battery materials have been acquired.
High level specialists and experts in the fields of electrochemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, and catalysis have been cultivated in order to make a valuable contribution to the economic construction and sustainable social development of the country.
Research Fields
The Research fields conducted in the laboratory comprise fuel cell, hydrogen energy, lithium ion batteries and Electrochemical Capacitor.
• Fuel cell stack; Fuel cell bipolar plate
• Advanced electrode and electrolyte materials
• Design and integration of stacks and power generation systems
• Modeling calculation and computer simulation of fuel cell and lithium ion battery
• Diagnosis and control of system
• Direct methanol fuel cells(DMFCs)
• Electrochemical Capacitors
• Nano materials for energy conversion and storage
• Oxide cathode materials for lithium ion batteries