Faculty

Yet-Ming Chiang

 

Disciplines

Research

Prof. Chiang's research focuses on the design, synthesis, and characterization of advanced inorganic materials and related devices. Current topics include new cathode and anode materials for lithium ion batteries, phase transformations in electroactive materials, electrochemical device design, electrochemical-to-mechanical energy conversion, self-assembling colloids, and the stability and defect chemical properties of interfaces in inorganic materials.

Selected Publications

M. Duduta, B.Y. Ho, V.C. Wood, P. Limthongkul, V.E. Brunini, W.C. Carter, Y.-M. Chiang, “Semi-Solid Lithium Rechargeable Flow Battery,” Adv. Energy Mater., 1[4] 511-516 (2011) (DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201100152).

Y.-M. Chiang, “Building a Better Battery,” Science, 330, 1485 (2010). (DOI:10.1126/science.1198591).

Y.-H. Kao, M. Tang, N. Meethong, J. Bai, W.C. Carter, Y.-M. Chiang, “Overpotential-Dependent Phase Transformation Pathways in Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Electrodes,” Chem. Mater., 22[21], 5845–5855 (2010). (DOI: 10.1021/cm101698b).

W. Woodford, Y.-M. Chiang, and W.C Carter, “Electrochemical Shock of Intercalation Electrodes: A Fracture Mechanics Analysis,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 157[10] A1052–A1059 (2010), http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/1.3464773.

 

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Prof. Yet-Ming Chiang was named a Fellow of the Materials Research Society.
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