The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Wang Group
We are a battery materials research group at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. We design advanced materials and electrochemical interfaces to make batteries safer, longer lasting, and more energy dense, with a focus on solid-state and anode-free systems. Our work spans lithium, sodium, and potassium battery chemistries.
Recent News
Yixian presented an invited talk at SERMACS 2026
Yixian presented “Intermetallic Current Collectors for Reversible Sodium and Potassium Metal Batteries” in the session “New Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Alternatives to Li-Ion Batteries” at the 2026 Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Memphis.
View session detailsYixian presented at the 250th ECS Meeting and co-chaired two sessions
Yixian presented “Seeing Is Believing: Three-Electrode Diagnosis of Anode-Free All-Solid-State Batteries” and co-chaired the Electrode-Electrolyte Interfaces and Full Cells and AI-Driven Battery Processing and Manufacturing sessions.
View meeting programThe Wang Group launches at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Our lab studies electrochemical interfaces and interphases in next-generation batteries, with emphasis on solid-state and anode-free systems.
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