MSE Seminar – Prof. Pan WANG (13 November 2026)
13 Nov 2026 (Fri) | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
MSE Seminar – Prof. Pan WANG (13 November 2026)
| Title: | Key Materials Development for High-Performance Aqueous Organic Flow Batteries |
| Speaker: | Prof. Pan WANG Associate Professor Department of Chemistry Westlake University |
| Date: | 13 November 2026 (Friday) |
| Time: | 10:30 am – 11:30 am |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Institute for Clean Energy, 6/F, Mong Man Wai Building |
| Abstract: | Aqueous organic redox flow batteries (AORFBs) offer a safe, cost-effective solution for large-scale energy storage. They use non-flammable water and redox-active organics derived from abundant elements, offering a sustainable alternative to lithium and vanadium-based batteries that depend on scarce resources. However, AORFBs still face substantial challenges, such as limited energy density, low energy efficiency, and short lifetimes. Addressing these issues requires developing advanced key materials, specifically redox-active energy storage materials and ion transport membranes. Prof. Wang’s group focuses on molecular design strategies for both types of materials. For energy storage materials, their strategies include tuning electron-transfer reversibility, tailoring side reaction energy barriers, and modulating polarity through molecular engineering. For ion transport membranes, they are developing materials with high ionic conductivity, selectivity, and chemical stability, thereby enabling high-performance AORFB systems for practical use. |
| Enquiries: | mse@cityu.edu.hk |