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The Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division (ESDR) works on developing advanced batteries and fuel cells for transportation and stationary energy storage, grid-connected technologies for a cleaner, more reliable, resilient, and cost-effective future, and demand responsive and distributed energy technologies for a dynamic electric grid.
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We work closely with academic, government and industry partners to conduct foundational and applied research that provides the groundwork for the development of transformative new energy technologies in the areas of energy storage and conversion, electrical grid, advanced materials for the energy infrastructure, science of manufacturing and water-energy nexus.

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2020

Mao, Wenfeng, Wei Yue, Zijia Xu, Jin Wang, Jingbo Zhang, Dejun Li, Bo Zhang, Shaohua yang, Kehua Dai, Gao Liu, and Guo Ai."Novel Hoberman Sphere Design for Interlaced Mn₃O₄@CNT Architecture with Atomic Layer Deposition-Coated TiO₂ Overlayer as Advanced Anodes in Li-Ion Battery."ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12.35 (2020) 39282 - 39292. DOI

Mao, Wenfeng, Wei Yue, Zijia Xu, Shiyong Chang, Qianqian Hu, Feng Pei, Xiangdong Huang, Jingbo Zhang, Dejun Li, Gao Liu, and Guo Ai."Development of a Synergistic Activation Strategy for the Pilot-Scale Construction of Hierarchical Porous Graphitic Carbon for Energy Storage Applications."ACS Nano 14.4 (2020) 4741 - 4754. DOI

2019

Ai, Guo, Qianqian Hu, Liang Zhang, Kehua Dai, Jin Wang, Zijia Xu, Yu Huang, Bo Zhang, Dejun Li, Ting Zhang, Gao Liu, and Wenfeng Mao."Investigation of the Nanocrystal CoS₂ Embedded in 3D Honeycomb-like Graphitic Carbon with a Synergistic Effect for High-Performance Lithium Sulfur Batteries."ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 11.37 (2019) 33987 - 33999. DOI

Hong, Ye, Wenfeng Mao, Qianqian Hu, Shiyong Chang, Dejun Li, Jingbo Zhang, Gao Liu, and Guo Ai."Nitrogen-doped carbon coated SnO₂ nanoparticles embedded in a hierarchical porous carbon framework for high-performance lithium-ion battery anodes."Journal of Power Sources 428 (2019) 44 - 52. DOI