
Prof. Ju Li
Primary DLC
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Solid-State Physics
Energy Storage
Battery Materials
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Projects
January 20, 2017Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Design of Low-Hysteresis High-Susceptibility Materials by Nanodomain Engineering
Principal Investigator Ju Li
January 20, 2017Department of Nuclear Science and EngineeringElectrochemically-Driven Mechanical Energy Harvesting
Principal Investigator Ju Li
August 24, 2015Department of Nuclear Science and EngineeringA Novel Design for Lithium-Ion Nanobattery
Principal Investigator Ju Li
October 20, 2011Department of Nuclear Science and EngineeringEnergy Storage and Conversion
Principal Investigator Ju Li
October 20, 2011Department of Nuclear Science and EngineeringMaterials in Extreme Environments and Far from Equilibrium
Principal Investigator Ju Li
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Video
2024 MIT Sustainability Conference: Formate Economy & AI-Assisted Catalyst Search
Formate Economy and AI-Assisted Catalyst Search
Ju Li
Battelle Energy Alliance Professor, MIT Department of Nuclear Science & Engineering
Professor, MIT Department of Materials Science and EngineeringCarbon efficiency is one of the most pressing problems of carbon dioxide electroreduction today. While there have been studies on anion exchange membrane electrolyzers with carbon dioxide (gas) and bipolar membrane electrolyzers with bicarbonate (aqueous) feedstocks, both suffer from low carbon efficiency. In anion exchange membrane electrolyzers, this is due to carbonate anion crossover, whereas in bipolar membrane electrolyzers, the exsolution of carbon dioxide (gas) from the bicarbonate solution is the culprit. Here, we first elucidate the root cause of the low carbon efficiency of liquid bicarbonate electrolyzers with thermodynamic calculations and then achieve carbon-efficient carbon dioxide electro- reduction by adopting a near-neutral-pH cation exchange membrane, a glass fiber intermediate layer, and carbon dioxide (gas) partial pressure management. We convert highly concentrated bicarbonate solution to solid formate fuel with a yield (carbon efficiency) of greater than 96%. A device test is demonstrated at 100 mA cmÀ2 with a full-cell voltage of 3.1 V for over 200 h. ["A carbon-efficient bicarbonate electrolyzer," Cell Reports Physical Science 4 (2023) 101662]
5.18.23-Energy-Li
Materials Processing & Recovery for Clean Energy 4.13.21-Energy-Ju-Li
Ju Li
Battelle Energy Alliance Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering2020 Ju Li New Opportunities in Li ion Batteries
2020 Ju Li New Opportunities in Li ion Batteries Boosting Battery Performance
Ju Li
Battelle Energy Alliance Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, MITTaking Materials to Extremes
Ju Li
Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering and Materials Science and EngineeringJu Li - 2016 Japan
Materials in Energy and Extreme Environments: Watching Nanoscale in Action
In this talk I will focus on applying in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and lab-on-a-chip to mechanistic investigations of energy materials. Recent advances in nano-manipulation, environmental TEM and MEMS have allowed us to investigate coupled mechanical and electrochemical phenomena with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolutions. For example, we can now quantitatively characterize liquid-solid and gas-solid interfaces at nanometer resolution for in situ corrosion, fatigue and hydrogen embrittlement processes. These experiments greatly complement our modeling efforts, and together they help provide insights into how materials degrade in service due to combined electrochemical-mechanical forces.