W.M. Keck Professor of Energy 1992, B.S., Beijing University of Technology 1998, Ph.D., Michigan Technological University

Yang Shao-Horn studies materials for electrochemical and photoelectrochemical energy storage and conversion, which is centered on examining the influence of surface chemistry and electronic structures of thin films and nanomaterials on lithium storage and catalytic activity of small molecules of energy consequence, and applying fundamental understanding in reaction mechanisms to design new materials for lithium storage and electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction, water splitting, methanol oxidation and CO2 reduction.

Tatara R, Kwabi DG, Batcho TP, et al. Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Highly Concentrated Electrolyte Solutions of Lithium Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amide/Dimethyl Sulfoxide. Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 2017;121(17):9162 - 9172. Hong WT, Welsch RE, Shao-Horn Y. Descriptors of Oxygen-Evolution Activity for Oxides: A Statistical Evaluation. Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 2016;120(1):78 - 86. Kwabi DG, Bryantsev VS, Batcho TP, Itkis DM, Thompson CV, Shao-Horn Y. Experimental and Computational Analysis of the Solvent-Dependent O-2/Li+-O-2(-) Redox Couple: Standard Potentials, Coupling Strength, and Implications for Lithium-Oxygen Batteries. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition. 2016;55(9):3129 - 3134. Bachman JChristophe, Muy S, Grimaud A, et al. Inorganic Solid-State Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries: Mechanisms and Properties Governing Ion Conduction. Chemical Reviews. 2016;116(1):140 - 162. Mezghani K, Hamza A, Habib MA, Lee D, Shao-Horn Y. Effect of microstructure and thickness on oxygen permeation of La2NiO4+delta membranes. Ceramics International. 2016;42(1):666 - 672. Giordano L, Han B, Risch M, et al. pH dependence of OER activity of oxides: Current and future perspectives. Catalysis Today. 2016;262:2 - 10. Kwabi DG, Batcho TP, Feng S, Giordano L, Thompson CV, Shao-Horn Y. The effect of water on discharge product growth and chemistry in Li-O-2 batteries. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2016;18(36):24944 - 24953. Quinlan RA, Lu Y-C, Kwabi D, Shao-Horn Y, Mansour AN. XPS Investigation of the Electrolyte Induced Stabilization of LiCoO2 and "AlPO4"-Coated LiCoO2 Composite Electrodes. Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 2016;163(2):A300 - A308. Grimaud A, Hong WT, Shao-Horn Y, Tarascon J-M. Anionic redox processes for electrochemical devices. Nature Materials. 2016;15(2):121 - 126.