The Center for New Energy Materials and Devices in Huazhong University of Science and Technology is mainly engaged in the research fields of new energy materials and devices, including lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells, electrocatalysts, lithium-sulfur batteries, lithium-air batteries, sodium-ion batteries, solid-state batteries, etc. CNEMD has undertaken more than 100 national-level projects including the National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars, National Science Foundation for Outstanding Young Scholars, Major Project of National Science Foundation of China, 973 Program and 863 Program. CNEMD has established a multidisciplinary and multi-level research team led by well-known professors. There are currently 11 professors, 6 associate professors, 1 associate research fellow and 1 lecturer.
Main research directions:
1) Laboratory of Energy Storage and Conversion: lithium-ion batteries, next-generation batteries, solid-state batteries, safe batteries and battery safety
Group leader: Prof. HUANG Yunhui, Email: huangyh@hust.edu.cn
Website: sysdoing.mat.hust.edu.cn
2) Center of Fuel Cells: solid oxide fuel cells, solid oxide electrolysis cells
Group leader: Prof. LI Jian, Email: lijian@hust.edu.cn
3) Lithium Ion Battery Laboratory: lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries, zinc-ion batteries
Group leader: Prof. HAN Jiantao, Email:jthan@hust.edu.cn
Website: li-battery.mat.hust.edu.cn
4) Laboratory of Electrochemistry and Functional Materials: Hydrogen energy and carbon neutral, hydrogen fuel cells, water splitting/CO2 reduction, electrocatalysis, industrial preparation of catalysts
Group leader: Prof. LI Qing, Email: qing_li@hust.edu.cn
Website: echem.mat.hust.edu.cn
5) Laboratory of Energy Storage Materials and Devices: lithium batteries and fast-charging energy-storage devices
Group leader: Prof. HU Xianluo, Email: huxl@hust.edu.cn
Members:
Professor: LI Jian, PU Jian, CHI Bo, HUANG Yunhui, YUAN Lixia, HU Xianluo, HAN Jiantao, LI Qing, LI Zhen, QIE Long, XU Henghui, YAO Yonggang
Associate Professor: ZHANG Wuxing, SHEN Yue, WANG Wei, JIA Lichao, YAN Dong, FANG Chun, WANG Tanyuan
Lecture: WANG Sen