报告题目：Development of Nano-materials for Energy Applications at ISEM

报 告 人:   Prof. Shixue Dou

Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials

Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Australia

地    点：77779193永利集团A717学术报告厅

时    间：2014年10月15日 (星期三)  15:00

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纳米化学论坛-105-Shixue Dou-伍伦贡大学- 2014.10.15.pdf

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报告内容摘要

The Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM) at University of Wollongong has built an interdisciplinary research capability in advanced materials and technology for energy applications including batteries, supercapacitors for energy conversion and storage, thermoelectric, magnetocaloric materials and solar cells for waste energy recovery and energy generation, superconductors for energy transmission, storage and electrical devices. 10 big innovations at 2025 predicted by Thomson Reuters include 3 in energy related areas. Wides spread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) has immense potential for social, economic and environmental benefits. However, the major challenges that are impeding the widespread uptake of EV’s, including short driving range, difficulties to recharge, safety and high cost, must be addressed. The roadmap and progress for the electrode materials for Li- and Na- ion battery as well as S- Li battery will be presented. Our group has made advances in some promising electrode materials. There are 60% energy wasted in the form of heat, recovery of waste heat in steel making companies and automotive companies is one of our research focuses. This goal will be achieved by developing thermoelectric generators. Morphology-controlled bilayer TiO₂ nanostructures consisting of 1D nanowire bottom arrays and 3D dendritic microsphere top layer photoanodes demonstrated the high energy conversion efficiency for TiO₂ dye-sensitized solar cells. A breakthrough in the fabrication of wires was made from the superconductor magnesium diboride by using nano-scale doping, paving the way to practical applications, such as wind turbine generators, magnetic resonance imaging, fault current limiters, power cables, motors, energy storages, generators, magnetic separators and transformers which will lead to enormous energy and cost savings.

报告人简介

Shixue Dou is distingiushed professor and director of the institute for superconducting and electronic materials (ISEM) at university of Wollongong. he received his PhD in chemistry in 1984 at Dalhousie university, Canada. he was elected as a fellow of the Australian academy of technological science and engineering in 1994. he was awarded a DSC by the university of new south wales in 1998 and three Australian professorial fellowships by Australian research council in 1993, 2002 and 2007. he received the Australian government’s centenary medal in 2003, vice-chancellors senior excellence award in 2008, vice-chancellor outstanding partnership award in 2012. he is chief scientist and program leader for automotive CRC 2020. his research interest includes energy storage materials, superconductors and electronic materials and applications. he has supervised 65 PhD students and more than 50 postdoctoral and visiting fellow who have been widely spread within five continents.