Energy Storage and Conversion Materials: Properties, Methods, and Applications

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Ngoc Thanh Thuy Tran obtained her Ph.D. in Physics in 2017 from the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) Taiwan. Afterward she began to work as a postdoctoral researcher and then an assistant researcher at Hierarchical Green-Energy Materials (Hi-GEM) Research Center NCKU. Her scientific interest is focused on the fundamental (electronic magnetic and thermodynamic) properties of 2D materials and rechargeable battery materials by means of the first-principles calculations. Jeng-Shiung Jan is a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering NCKU Taiwan. He received his PhD in Chemical Engineering in 2006 from Texas A&M University and conducted postdoctoral research at Georgia Institute of Technology. His current research focuses on studying the synthesis of functional polymers and nanomaterials. He received several awards including Outstanding Professor in Academic Research from LCY Education Foundation and Lai Zaide Professor Award. Wen-Dung Hsu is a professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering NCKU Taiwan. His expertise is utilizing computational materials science methods including first-principle calculations molecular dynamics simulations Monte-Carlo methods and finite-element methods to study materials issues. His research interests are mechanical properties of materials from atomic to macro scale lithium-ion battery solid-oxide fuel cell ferroelectrics solid catalyst design for biodiesel and processing design for single-crystal growth. Ming-Fa Lin is a distinguished professor in the Department of Physics NCKU Taiwan. He received his PhD in physics in 1993 from the National Tsing-Hua University Taiwan. His main scientific interests focus on essential properties of carbon-related materials and low-dimensional systems. He is a member of American Physical Society American Chemical Society and the Physical Society of Republic of China (Taiwan). Jow-Lay Huang is working as a chair professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering NCKU Taiwan. He is the director of the Hierarchical Green-Energy Materials (Hi-GEM) Research Center NCKU. He received his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering in 1983 from University of Utah. His research interest includes the fabrication development and application of ceramic nanocomposites piezo-phototronic thin films for photodetector devices piezoelectric thin films for high frequency devices metal oxide/graphene and SiCx nanocomposites as anode materials for lithium-ion battery and 2D nanocrystal materials for photoelectrochemical application.