Education
- 1997 Electrochemistry, Harbin Institute of Technology, B. E.
- 1999 Applied Chemistry, Harbin Institute of Technology, M. E.
- 2002 Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ph. D.
Work Experience
- 2002.12-2006.8 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, Postdoctoral Research Assistant
- 2006.9-2008.2 National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), USA, Postdoctoral Research Associate
- 2008.3-2014.6 National University of Singapore, Investigator
- 2014.7 -Present National University of Singapore, Senior Investigator
Research Interests
The interdisciplinary research topics on functional materials and their assemblies, especially in the fields of energy conversion and storage.
o Redox electrochemistry for energy storage and conversion.
o Redox flow X-batteries (X denotes different battery chemistries).
o Sensitized mesoscopic photoelectrochemical cells for low cost solar energy harnessing.
Honor & Award
2018, NRF Investigatorship, National Research Foundation, Singapore
2014, Engineering Young Researcher Award, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore
Representative Publications
[1] Single-Molecule Redox-Targeting Reactions for a pH-Neutral Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Battery. M. Zhou, Y. Chen, M. Salla, H. Zhang, X. Wang, S. R. Mothe, Q. Wang, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59 (34), 14286-14291.
[2] Redox Targeting-based TREC Flow Cell for Enhanced Low-grade Heat Harnessing. H. Zhang, F. Zhang, J. Yu, M. Zhou, W. Luo, Y. M. Lee, M. Si, and Q. Wang, Adv. Mater., (2020) accepted.
[3] A Stable and High Capacity Redox Targeting-based Electrolyte for Aqueous Flow Batteries. Chen, Y.; Zhou, M.; Xia, Y.; Wang, X.; Liu, Y.; Yao, Y.; Zhang, H.; Li, Y.; Lu, S.; Qin, W.; Wu, X.; Wang, Q., Joule, 2019, 3, 2255-2267.
[4] A Redox Targeting-based Materials Recycling Strategy for Spent Lithium Ion Batteries. Yu, J.; Wang, X.; Zhou, M; Wang, Q., Energy & Environ. Sci., 2019, 12, 2672-2677.
[5] Redox-Targeting-Based Flow Batteries for Large-Scale Energy Storage. Yan, R.; Wang, Q., Adv. Mater., 2018, 30, 1802406.
[6] Redox-targeted catalysis for vanadium redox-flow batteries. Zhang, F., Huang, S., Wang, X., Jia, C., Du, Y., & Wang, Q., Nano Energy, 2018, 52, 292-299.
[7] Redox Targeting of Prussian Blue: Towards Low-cost and High-energy Density Redox Flow Battery and Solar Rechargeable Battery. Fan, L.; Jia, C.; Zhu, Y.G.; Wang, Q., ACS Energy Lett., 2017, 2, 615-621.
[8] Unleashing the Power and Energy of LiFePO4-based Redox Flow Lithium Battery with a Bi-functional Redox Mediator. Zhu, Y. G.; Du, Y.; Jia, C.; Zhou, M.; Fan, L.; Wang, X.; Wang, Q., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 6286–6289.
[9] Nernstian Potential-driven Redox Targeting Reactions of Battery Materials. Zhou, M.; Huang. Q.; Truong, T. N. P.; Ghilane, J.; Zhu, Y. G.; Jia, C.; Yan, R.; Fan, L.; Randriamahazaka, H.; Wang, Q., Chem, 2017, 3 (6), 1036-1049.
Patents
1. Q. Wang and J. Yu, A Lithium Ion Battery Materials Recycling Method, PCT Application No.: PCT/SG2019/050523
2. Q. Wang and C. Jia, A Condensed Phase Aqueous Redox Flow Battery, PCT Application No.: PCT/SG2018/050471.
3. Q. Wang and Y. G. Zhu, A Gas Diffusion Tank Design for Redox Flow Metal-Air Batteries, US Provisional Patent Application No. 62/095,525.
4. Q. Wang and Y. G. Zhu, A REDOX FLOW METAL-AIR BATTERY SYSTEM, US Provisional Application No. 62/037,698.
5. Q. Wang and Q. Huang, A Redox Flow Battery system. Pub. No.: WO 2013/012391.
