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Lei Wang

Associate Scientist, Energy Storage Div, Interdisciplinary Science Department

Lei Wang

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Interdisciplinary Science Department
Bldg. 734, Room 117
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-8288
lwang@bnl.gov

Lei Wang is currently an Associate Scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Her research goals are centered upon developing sustainable materials, electrolytes, and electrode concepts for aqueous and non-aqueous batteries that are characterized by their high power, high energy density, and long cycle life as well as investigating the structure-performance correlation in battery systems, which is primarily accomplished with the use of confocal Raman mapping and advanced synchrotron X-ray characterizations.

Expertise | Education | Publications | Awards


Expertise

  • Synthesis and characterization of functional materials 
  • 3D confocal Raman mapping
  • Synchrotron X-ray based characterizations
  • Electron microscopy
  • Metal-sulfur batteries
  • Metal-air batteries
  • Next-generation Li-ion batteries
  • Aqueous batteries 
  • Water-in-salt electrolytes

Education

  • Post-doctoral associate,  Stony Brook University (2016-2018): functional nanomaterial synthesis as well as the characterizations of nanostructures for Li-ion and Li-S battery systems.
  • Ph.D. in Chemistry , Stony Brook University (2011-2016): synthesis and characterization of carbon nanotube-metal chalcogenide/oxide heterostructures for applications in photovoltaics, Li-ion batteries, and fuel cells.

Selected Publications

  • Lutz DM, Dunkin MR, King ST, et al (2022) Hybrid MoS2+x Nanosheet/Nanocarbon Heterostructures for Lithium-Ion Batteries. ACS Applied Nano Materials 5:5103–5118. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.2c00141
  • Wang L, Yan S, Quilty CD, et al (2021) Achieving Stable Molybdenum Oxide Cathodes for Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries in Water-in-Salt Electrolyte. Advanced Materials Interfaces 8:2002080. https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202002080
  • Wang L, Abraham A, Lutz DM, et al (2019) Toward Environmentally Friendly Lithium Sulfur Batteries: Probing the Role of Electrode Design in MoS2-Containing Li–S Batteries with a Green Electrolyte. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 7:5209–5222. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b06141

Awards & Recognition

  • Young Academic Inventor's Award, National Academy of Inventors Stony Brook University Chapter, 2022
  • Maria Tzamarioudaki Memorial Award for Outstanding Doctoral Student, Stony Brook University, 2016
  • Chemistry Graduate Research Fellowship, Stony Brook University, 2015
Lei Wang

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Interdisciplinary Science Department
Bldg. 734, Room 117
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-8288
lwang@bnl.gov

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