Cheng-Wei was a guest speaker at the California NanoSystems Institute’s Nanoscience Teacher Training Workshop, sharing insights and expertise with educators to support the advancement of nanoscience education.
Michelle Xie, Joo Wan Kim, and Cheng-Wei have published “Heterophase Reduction of the Fully Oxidized Aniline Tetramer” in ACS Materials Letters. Using phenyl-capped aniline tetramer (TANI) as a model of polyaniline (PANI), the study explores the heterophase reductions of the pernigraniline base, offering new insights into conductive polymer chemistry.
Zhiyin (Tara) Yang’s research, “Ultra-fast Sodium-Ion Batteries Based on Vanadium Oxide and Laser-Scribed Graphene Electrodes,” has been published in Chemistry of Materials. This work introduces a novel synthetic strategy for creating vanadium oxide laser-scribed graphene (VOLG) electrodes as highly functional anode materials for sodium-ion batteries.
As of August 2024, Dr. Kaner’s research has surpassed 100,000 citations, reflecting his lasting impact and influence in the fields of chemistry and materials science.
Congratulations to Yuto Katsuyama (Ph.D. Chemistry), Joo Wan Kim (MACS), and Michelle Xie (MACS) on their graduations! We celebrate their hard work and achievements, and wish them success in their next endeavors.
Misaki, who collaborated with Silq, has returned to Japan to begin an exciting new chapter. We wish her the very best in her future endeavors!
Kaner group member Cheng-Wei has published the article “A Reflection on ‘Highly Dispersible Polypyrrole Nanospheres for Advanced Nanocomposite Ultrafiltration Membranes’” in Materials Horizons. The piece reviews the impacts of conjugated polymer-based water filtration membranes and highlights their significance in shaping subsequent research within the group.
Ailun (Helen) Huang and Zhiyin (Tara) Yang’s work, “A Nanoengineered Vanadium Oxide Composite as a High-Performance Anode for Aqueous Li-Ion Hybrid Batteries,” has been published in Nanoscale Horizons. The study introduces a novel synthetic strategy to fabricate a pseudocapacitive V₂O₅/graphene composite as a highly functional anode material for aqueous lithium-ion batteries.
Ric Kaner, Cheng-Wei, Zhiyin (Tara) Yang, Michelle Xie, and Joo Wan Kim visited Gahr High School in Cerritos for an outreach event, sharing their passion for chemistry and materials science with students and inspiring the next generation of scientists.
Chenxiang’s research, “Design of Efficient, Reliable, and Wide-Band Filter Electrochemical Capacitors via Matching Positive with Negative Electrodes,” has been published in Joule. The study reveals that pairing electrodes with matched fast ion-exchange kinetics and high reversibility is key to achieving high performance in high-frequency, energy-dense applications.