EM International Webinar Series 10: Stability and Degradation in Electrochemical Energy and Storage Systems: Observations and Remedies
Contents
Host
Dr. Wei Wang
RMIT University, Australia
Biography:
Dr. Wei Wang, a Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow at the Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University. His research focuses on sustainable and smart materials, energy storage safety, infrastructure resilience, and advanced manufacturing. With over a decade of experience in fire safety engineering and materials science, he aims to develop next-generation fire-resistant, energy-efficient, and environmentally sustainable technologies.
Dr. Wei Wang, a Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow at the Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University. His research focuses on sustainable and smart materials, energy storage safety, infrastructure resilience, and advanced manufacturing. With over a decade of experience in fire safety engineering and materials science, he aims to develop next-generation fire-resistant, energy-efficient, and environmentally sustainable technologies.
Speaker
Professor Rudolf Holze
Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
Topic: Stability and Degradation in Electrochemical Energy and Storage Systems: Observations and Remedies
Topic: Stability and Degradation in Electrochemical Energy and Storage Systems: Observations and Remedies
Biography:
Prof. Dr. Rudolf Holze received his Ph.D. in 1983 from University of Bonn, Germany. Afterwards, he joined Prof. E.B. Yeager at the Case Center for Electrochemical Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA, as a post-doctoral fellow and then Oldenburg University in 1987 as associate professor in Physical Chemistry. From 1993 until 2020 he was full professor of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry at the Institute of Chemistry of Technical University Chemnitz, Germany. His research was focused on spectroelectrochemistry, self-assembled monolayers, lithium ion batteries, electrochemical energy conversion and storage, electrochemical materials science and corrosion. In May 2018 he was appointed head of a new lab on electrochemical energy storage materials and processes at St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia. Since spring of 2019 he is a Distinguished Professor at Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China. He is an ordinary member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences and of several editorial boards. He is the author of more than 500 articles in peer-reviewed international journals, eleven books and the founding editor of Electrochemical Energy Technology. Currently he serves as editor-in-chief of Universal Journal of Electrochemistry and associate editor of Advanced Materials Science and Technology and Energy Storage and Conversion.
Prof. Dr. Rudolf Holze received his Ph.D. in 1983 from University of Bonn, Germany. Afterwards, he joined Prof. E.B. Yeager at the Case Center for Electrochemical Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA, as a post-doctoral fellow and then Oldenburg University in 1987 as associate professor in Physical Chemistry. From 1993 until 2020 he was full professor of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry at the Institute of Chemistry of Technical University Chemnitz, Germany. His research was focused on spectroelectrochemistry, self-assembled monolayers, lithium ion batteries, electrochemical energy conversion and storage, electrochemical materials science and corrosion. In May 2018 he was appointed head of a new lab on electrochemical energy storage materials and processes at St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia. Since spring of 2019 he is a Distinguished Professor at Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China. He is an ordinary member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences and of several editorial boards. He is the author of more than 500 articles in peer-reviewed international journals, eleven books and the founding editor of Electrochemical Energy Technology. Currently he serves as editor-in-chief of Universal Journal of Electrochemistry and associate editor of Advanced Materials Science and Technology and Energy Storage and Conversion.
Abstract
Titled “Stability and Degradation in Electrochemical Energy and Storage Systems: Observations and Remedies”, this webinar focuses on the critical issue of stability in electrochemical energy conversion and storage systems. Beyond energy storage capacity and power capability, the long-term stability of system performance parameters and operational reliability is of fundamental importance across all electrochemical systems and length scales. With applications increasingly extending beyond portable devices - such as mobile phones and computers - to electric vehicles, grid-scale battery storage, and flow batteries, the demand for long-life and stable devices has become more pressing than ever. This webinar will highlight common degradation phenomena that adversely affect device stability and performance, and discuss available observations, underlying mechanisms, and practical remediation strategies aimed at mitigating degradation and improving system durability.
