Dr Zhenyu Zhang
Lecturer
Engineering
Zhenyu Zhang is a lecturer of renewable energy in the University of Exeter, Cornwall campus. He is an experienced researcher with a multi-disciplinary academic background of physics, chemistry and materials. He worked as a postdoc research associate of Faraday institution at University College London, focusing on the in situ analysis of degradation mechanism of electrode/electrolyte materials in electrochemical batteries. His research covers synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials, graphene and other inorganic materials, solid state electrolyte materials and their energy conversion and storage applications.
Research interest:
- Synthesis, characterization and practical application of solid state electrolytes for all-solid-state batteries, sustainable materials for solid electrolytes.
- Extraction of lithium from brine and seawater via electrochemcial methods.
- Degradation mechanism study of electrode/electrolyte bulk materials and interfaces in batteries, by various in situ/ex situ microscopy, spectroscopy and electrochemical methods.
- Graphene materials and their application in electrochemical energy conversion, such as hydrogen evolution and redox flow batteries.
- Inorganic nanomaterials and their energy conversion and storage applications, such as lithium/beyond lithium-ion batteries, supercapacitors and electrochemical catalysis.
Teaching:
- ENE1003 Science for Energy Engineering (Module convenor)
- ENE3007 Energy Storage Technology
- ENEM105 Low Carbon Vehicles and transport
- ENE3011 Renewable Energy Dissertation
- ENEM104 MSc disertation
Grants: All Solid State lithium-ion batteries with cellulose enhanced solid polymer electrolytes Network GW4 Generator Fund
Publication: Google Scholar, Research Outputs
PhD Studentship Opportunities
China Scholarship Council PhD Scholarships
