Prof. Xiaolei Wang
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Chemical and Materials Engineering Dept.
University of Alberta
xiaolei.wang@ualberta.ca
Expertise:
Electrochemistry & Electrocatalysis, Energy Materials, Water Splitting, Fuel Cell, CO2 Reduction, H2O2 Production, Lithium-Ion Batteries, Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, Aqueous Batteries, Carbon & Porous Materials, Battery Recycling/Reusing/Upcycling
Research interests and description:
– Design and Development of New Energy Materials;
– Fabrication Multifunctional Electrodes and Devices;
– Understanding Electrochemical/Electrocatalytic Mechanism;
– Correlation with Materials’ Microstructure;
– Development of Novel Battery Technologies and Prototypes;
– Recycling and Regeneration of Spent Battery Electrodes.
Current funded research projects:
– NSERC Discovery/Accelerator: Novel Battery Technologies beyond LIBs;
– NFRF-Exploration: Towards Economic and Green Batteries for Sustainability;
– Others
Main equipment and infrastructure:
– Materials synthesis
– Materials characterization: XRD, SEM, TEM, XPS, FTIR, Raman, AFM, etc. are all available at nanoFAB and NINT;
– Electrode fabrication and battery assembling: glovebox, bench top electrode fabrication system, coin-type cell assembling setup, platform for pouch-type cell fabrication and assembling;
– Electrochemical measurements: potentiostats, EIS, RDE and RRDE, four-point impedance analyzer, probe station, battery cycler
