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Technische Universität Dresden (TUD)
Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) is one of the largest “Technische Universitäten” in Germany and one of the leading and most dynamic universities in Germany. TUD is one of eleven German Universities of Excellence, which will receive permanent funding within the framework of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments as of 1 November 2019. TUD has about 32,000 students and over 8,300 employees from 70 countries. Interdisciplinary cooperation is a strength of the TUD, whose researchers also benefit from collaborations with the region’s numerous science institutions – including Fraunhofer, Leibniz and Max Planck institutes.
Materials & Electrochemistry for Sustainable Energy Storage
The Materials & Electrochemistry for Sustainable Energy Storage group is located within the Chair for Molecular Functional Materials. The research of the Materials & Electrochemistry for Sustainable Energy Storage group is grounded in materials science, ionic physical chemistry, and fundamental electrochemistry, with a focus on advancing next-generation sustainable energy storage devices. These include supercapacitors, hybrid-ion capacitors, aqueous batteries, dual-ion batteries, and multivalent metal batteries (such as Zn, Mg, and Al). Key research directions involve, the development of innovative 2D layered organic/inorganic structures and heterostructures that exhibit exceptional charge and ion transport properties, the achievement of precise control over electrode/electrolyte interfacial charge transfer through tailored polymer chemistries, and the design and formulation of advanced electrolytes to enable high-performance, sustainable batteries for the future.
PEOPLE
Minghao Yu
Holds an independent research group (Materials & Electrochemistry for Sustainable Energy Storage) at Technische Universität Dresden. His research interest includes 1) the development of novel organic and inorganic 2D layered materials, 2) the investigation of advanced artificial interphases and electrolytes for next-generation batteries, 3) fundamental charge and ion dynamics during electrochemical energy storage processes, and 4) sustainable energy storage device fabrication, including supercapacitors, hybrid-ion capacitors, aqueous batteries, dual-ion batteries, and multivalent metal (Zn, Mg, Al) batteries.
Jiaxu Zhang
Joined Technische Universität Dresden in 2021 as a PhD student under the joint supervision of Dr. Minghao Yu and Prof. Xinliang Feng. His research focuses on the development of inorganic 2D layered materials and the investigation of their optical properties.