Wu Xu | Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

In-situ microscopy and spectroscopy study of structural and chemical evolution of energy materials

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Chongmin Wang

The objective of the proposed research is to use in-situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to probe the interfacial structure and chemistry of next-generation energy storage materials, such as…

Interactions between Functionalized Graphene and Electrochemically Active Materials in Advanced Energy Storage System

Lead Institution

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Principal Investigator

Jie Xiao

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The overall goal of this project is to understand the roles of functionalized graphene in energy storage systems spanning from Li-ion, Li-S to Li-air batteries. Specifically, the morphology of…

Surface/Interface Induced Nucleation and Phase/Structure Evolution and the Correlation to the Performance Boosting/Fading of Advanced Energy Storage Materials

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Xiaolin Li

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The goal of this proposal is to investigate the surface/interface effect on the synthesis and structure evolution of advanced energy storage materials and the correlation of these changes to the…

Investigation on Electrode/Electrolyte Interphase Reactions in Rechargeable Metal-Oxygen Batteries

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Wu Xu

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of this proposal is to understand the reactions occurring at the electrode/electrolyte interphases in two metal-oxygen batteries, more specifically the interphases of lithium…

In Situ and Ex Situ NMR Investigation of the Electrochemistry in Lithium Batteries

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Li-metal is an ideal anode material for rechargeable batteries. However, dendritic Li growth and limited Coulombic efficiency (CE) during repeated Li deposition/stripping processes have prevented the…

Understand the Structure Evolution and Solid-Liquid Interface of Electrode Materials in Advanced Li-/Na-ion Batteries and the Effect on Battery Performance

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Xiaolin Li

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The overall goal of this proposal is to investigate the structure evolution and solid-liquid interface of advanced battery materials by integrated ex-situ or in-situ characterization and theoretical…

Molecular Level Investigations of Structural and Chemical Evolution of Interfacial Processes Relevant to Energy Storage Systems

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Wu Xu

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objectives of this proposal are to understand the reactions occurring at the electrode/electrolyte interphases in lithium-oxygen (Li-O2) batteries, and to investigate the transform mechanisms of…

Molecular Level Investigations on Electrode/Electrolyte Interfacial Reactions in Localized High Concentration Electrolytes

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Wu Xu

The objective of this proposal is to understand the interfacial reactions and processes occurring at the electrode/electrolyte in localized high concentration electrolytes (LHCEs) for various energy…

Investigations on Electrode/Electrolyte Interfacial Reactions in Localized High-Concentration Electrolytes for Various Energy Storage Chemistries

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Mark Engelhard

Localized high-concentration electrolytes (LHCEs) developed at PNNL in 2017 for rechargeable lithium (Li) metal batteries show not only significant enhancement in protection of Li metal anode and…

Electrolyte Interfacial Reactions in Localized High Concentration Electrolytes for Various Energy Storage Chemistries

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Mark Engelhard

Localized high-concentration electrolytes (LHCEs) developed at PNNL in 2017 for rechargeable lithium (Li) metal batteries show not only significant enhancement in protection of Li metal anode and…

Microscopy Investigation on Nanostructured Electrodes

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jiguang Zhang

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of this proposal is to use EMSLs advanced electron microscopy facility to characterize the compositions and properties of the nanostructured electrode and nanostructured materials and…

Molecular Interactions and Dynamics at Solid Electrolyte Interfaces

Lead Institution

State University of New York at Binghamton

Principal Investigator

Howard Wang

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We will carry out a systematic study on molecular interactions and dynamics at solid electrolyte interfaces (SEIs) of Li-ion batteries using primarily in situ quantitative nonlinear optical…

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