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SUMMARY:Nanomaterials Design for Electrochemical Technologies: Batteries a
 nd ElectrocatalystsTitle to be confirmed - Professor Yi Cui Stanford Unive
 rsity
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DESCRIPTION:INAUGURAL SCHLUMBERGER LECTURES\n\nRechargeable batteries have
  been a great success in powering consumer electronics. There has been a r
 ecent strong interest in applying rechargeable batteries to vehicle electr
 ification and grid- scale storage. Novel battery chemistries are necessary
  for enabling these opportunities although they also present significant f
 undamental materials challenges. Here I will present the exciting progress
  in my group for the past decade on exploring nanomaterials design to addr
 ess these challenges. Examples include: 1) High capacity battery electrode
  materials such as Si\, Li metal and P anodes and S cathodes\; 2) Low-cost
  grid scale energy storage chemistries: Li polysulfide and Prussian blue o
 pen framework materials\; 3) Smart battery separators for safety enhanceme
 nt. Based on the principle of battery reaction\, we discovered that it can
  be used as a powerful way to electrochemically tune electrocatalysts\, re
 sulting in significant improvement of catalytic activity for hydrogen and 
 oxygen evolution reactions.\nThe lecture is followed by a wine reception i
 n the foyer of the Department of Chemistry\n
LOCATION:Pfizer Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry
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