Electrochemical Energy Storage and Bioelectronic Devices: From On-chip Design to Flexible Integrated Systems by Assoc Professor Yunlong Zhao
29 Jul 2025
02.00 PM - 03.00 PM
MSE Meeting Room (N4.1-01-28)
Alumni, Current Students
NTU MSE Seminar Hosted by Associate Professor Huang Yizhong
Abstract
The development of high-performance energy storage devices and advanced bioelectronics is crucial for vehicle electrification, smart grids, and future medical electronics. This presentation explores innovative solutions for net-zero energy storage and sustainable bioelectronics, focusing on innovative on-chip
designs and flexible integrated systems. We discuss the design of on-chip devices for the optimisation, characterisation, and testing of complex electrochemical processes, including effective catalyst screening for Li-CO2 batteries, enhancing cycle stability in solid-state Li batteries through electronic rectifying interphases, and electric-field-assisted proton coupling enhanced oxygen evolution reaction. Additionally, we highlight the development of integrated flexible, photo-rechargeable devices for future electronics. In bioelectronics, we present breakthroughs in flexible implantable and wearable electronics, featuring microporous mesh electronics and field-effect transistor-integrated sensors for electrophysiological and health monitoring, emphasising the importance of biocompatibility and functionality.
Biography
Associate Professor Yunlong Zhao
Associate Professor Yunlong Zhao
Dyson School of Design Engineering
Imperial College London
Dr Yunlong Zhao is an Associate Professor at the Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London, leading the Electrochemical and Bioelectronic Interface Group. He also holds a joint appointment at the National Physical Laboratory (UK) as a Senior Scientist. Dr Zhao gained highly multidisciplinary
research experience in material science, electrochemistry, electrophysiology, electronic and biomedical engineering and nano-bio interface. He has developed a series of novel energy storage devices, sensors, bioelectronics, and their integration into 2D on-chip and 3D soft systems for the in-depth studies of electrochemical energy storage and electrophysiology, with over 100 publications published in peer-reviewed journals such as Nature, Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Materials, etc. His current research interests include (1) Lab-on-a-chip and implantable devices for electrochemical and physiological interrogation, (2) Advanced electrochemical energy storage technologies for sustainability and future electronics, (3) Wearable and implantable bioelectronics for Healthcare and the Human-Machine Interface, and (4) Micro-power sources and bioelectronics integrated soft systems.