题目：Proton transport through two-dimensional crystals

报告人：陈硕（Shuo Chen）（休斯顿大学助理教授）

主要内容：

The demand for sustainable development urges efficient energy conversion and storage. Nanostructured materials can contribute significantly to energy research, owing to novel properties stemming from their short diffusion path, large surface to volume ratio, and strong quantum effect. Specifically, nanocomposite materials are of great interest due to interfacial phenomena. In this talk, I will present our efforts on half-Heusler and Zintl phase thermoelectric nanocomposite materials for waste heat recovery. I will also introduce our recent work on Sb₂Te₃/C and Bi₂Se₃/C composite as high capacity and stable anode materials for sodium ion batteries. Our understandings on the materials behavior from in situ transmission electron microscopy will be discussed.

报告人简介：Bio: Dr. Chen is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Houston. She obtained her B. S. in Physics from Peking University in China in 2002 and then Ph. D. in Physics from Boston College in 2006. Her research focuses on materials physics, especially synthesis and in situ electron microscopy of nanostructural materials for energy conversion and storage, such as thermoelectric materials, electrocatalysts, and batteries. Dr. Chen is the recipient of the Robert A. Welch Professorship.Dr. Chen hasco-authored 107 papers in peer reviewedjournals with a total citation of >9600 and an H-index of 43.

时间：2018年8月1日，星期三

地点：蒙民伟理工楼305