Event date:
Oct 29 2024 3:00 pm

Applications of 2D Materials in Clean and Sustainable Energy Storage

Speaker(s)
Dr Tanveer Hussain
Venue
Dean’s Smart Lab, 4th floor SBASSE Building
Abstract
Greenhouse gas emissions associated with the extensive use of fossil fuels contribute to the global warming, and it has made it indispensable to move towards cleaner and renewable options. Hydrogen (H2) and rechargeable batteries have emerged as the most promising candidates for renewable and clean energy storage applications. H2 has ultra-high energy density and natural abundance, and its energy can be converted into electricity via fuel cells (or stored in rechargeable batteries) which can power various kinds of vehicles, such as cars, buses, and trains. [1, 2] However, the major bottleneck in moving to a successful H2 economy is its storage. Conventional technologies, such as high-pressure H2 storage and liquefaction, operate at very high pressure (~700 bar) or too low temperature (-252.65 oC), respectively, which are unsuitable for the onboard applications in vehicles. Materials-based H2 storage systems could be an effective and safe alternative. On the other hand, rechargeable batteries (metal ion and metal sulfur) are promising energy storage technologies for the sustainable energy future, but the need for suitable electrode materials have limited the commercial development, beyond lithium-ion batteries. [3] Two dimensional (2D) materials have received considerable attention as next-generation electrodes for batteries and H2 storage due to their high surface-to-volume ratios, high stabilities and surface reactivities. In this seminar, the potentials of novel 2D materials will be discussed for H2 storage and electrodes for rechargeable batteries.
1. Wael et al. Journal of Energy Storage 98, 11301 (2024)
2. Hussain et al. Applied Surface Science, 629, 157391 (2023)
3. Kaewmaraya et al. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 16, 37994–38005(2024)

Dr Tanveer Hussain is a Senior Lecturer (Associate professor) of Applied Physics in the discipline of Physics & Electronics at University of New England, Australia. He completed his PhD in computational condensed matter physics (computational designs of clean energy storage materials) from Uppsala University, Sweden. His PhD research led to the design of several new classes of nanomaterials for efficient hydrogen storage applications. Dr Tanveer has many years of experience in the field of hydrogen storage, rechargeable batteries, nano sensors, and nano biosensors at prestigious institutions, including Royal Institute of Technology (KTH, Sweden), The University of Queensland (Australia), and The University of Western Australia. He designs novel materials for a diverse range of applications and his current direction of research includes the rational design of functional materials for hydrogen storage and electrodes for rechargeable batteries. Dr Tanveer is an author of more than 180 peer reviewed publications, many in prestigious top-tier journals like Advanced Energy Materials, ACS Energy Letters, Advanced Functional Materials, Angewandte Chemie, Small, and Nano Energy etc. He has collaborated with research teams across the world.