Wu, Tzu-Ho

Assistant Professor

• TitleAssistant Professor
• EducationPh.D., Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan Chemistry, The University of Liverpool, UK
• E-mailwutzu@yuntech.edu.tw
• SpecialtyBattery and energy storage, Electrochemical catalysis,
  Nanomaterial design
• OfficeEC310
• Tel+886-5-5342601(ext 4628)
• LaboratoryElectrochemical Energy Lab
• Tel4693
• CoursesAdvanced transport phenomena, engineering mathematics, calculus

The main research areas:

• Nanosynthesis technology to prepare cutting-edge electrochemical energy storage materials
• In situ Raman spectroscopic analysis of transition metal oxides
• Development of rechargeable zinc-ion battery

Papers：

• Yang, H., Zhang, Y., Tennenbaum, M., Althouse, Z., Ma, Y., He, Y., Wu, Y., Wu, T.H., Mathur, A., Chen, P., Huang, Y., Fernandez-Nieves, A., Kohl, P., Liu, N., “Polypropylene Carbonate-Based Adaptive Buffer Layer for Stable Interfaces of Solid Polymer Lithium Metal Batteries”, Applied Materials & Interfaces, (2019), DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b08285.
• Wu, T.H., Zhang, Y., Althouse, Z.D., Liu, N., “Nanoscale Design of Zinc Anodes for High-Energy Aqueous Rechargeable Batteries”, Today Nano, 9 (2019), 100032.
• Li, J.M., Hu, C.C., Wu, T.H., Hsu, Y.J., “Electroless deposition of RuO2-based nanoparticles for energy conversion applications”, RSC Advances, 9 (2019), 4239–4245.
• Huang, Y., Yang, H., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Y., Wu, Y., Tian, M., Chen, P., Trout, R., Ma, Y., Wu, T.H., Wu, Y., Liu, N., “A safe and fast-charging lithium-ion battery anode using MXene supported Li3VO4”, J. Mater. Chem. A, 7 (2019), 11250–11256.
• Chen, P., Wu, Y., Zhang, Y., Wu, T.H., Ma, Y., Pelkowski, C., Yang, H., Zhang, Y., Hu, X., Liu, N., “A deeply rechargeable zinc anode with pomegranate-inspired nanostructure for high-energy aqueous batteries”, Mater. Chem. A, 6 (2018), 21933–21940.
• Adomkevicius, A., Cabo–Fernandez, L., Wu, T.H., Ou, T.M., Chen, M.G., Andreev, Y., Hu, C.C., Hardwick, L.J., “Na35MnO2 as an ionic conductor with randomly distributed nano–sized layers”, J. Mater. Chem. A, 5 (2017), 10021–10026.
• Chien, H.C., Wu, T.H., Rajkumar, M., Hu, C.C., “Effects of buffer agents on hydrogen adsorption and desorption at/within activated carbon for the negative electrode of aqueous asymmetric supercapacitors”, Electrochim. Acta, 205 (2016), 1–7.
• Lee, J.S.M., Wu, T.H., Alston, B.M., Briggs, M.E., Hasell, T., Hu, C.C., Cooper, A.I., “Porosity−Engineered Carbons for Supercapacitive Energy Storage Using Conjugated Microporous Polymer Precursors”, J. Mater. Chem. A, 4 (2016), 7665–7673.
• Rajkumar, M., Hsu, C.T., Wu, T.H., Chen, M.G., Hu, C.C., “Advanced materials for aqueous supercapacitors in the asymmetric design”, Prog. Nat. Sci., 25 (2015), 527–544.
• Wu, T.H., Hesp, D., Dhanak, V.R., Collins, C., Braga, F., Hardwick, L.J., Hu, C.C., “Charge storage mechanism of activated manganese oxide composites for pseudocapacitors”, J. Mater. Chem. A, 3 (2015), 12786–12795.
• Peng, Y.J., Wu, T.H., Hsu, C.T., Li, S.M., Chen, M.G., Hu, C.C., “Electrochemical characteristics of the reduced graphene oxide/carbon nanotube/polypyrrole composites for aqueous asymmetric supercapacitors”, J. Power Sources, 272 (2014), 970–978.
• Hsu, C.T., Hu, C.C., Wu, T.H., Chen, J.C., Rajkumar, M., “How the electrochemical reversibility of a battery– type material affects the charge balance and performances of asymmetric supercapacitors”, Electrochim. Acta, 146 (2014), 759–768.
• Liu, C.L., Hu, C.C., Wu, S.H., Wu, T.H., “Electron Transfer Number Control of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Nitrogen–Doped Reduced Graphene Oxides Using Experimental Design Strategies”, J. Electrochem. Soc., 160 (2013), H547–H552.
• Wu, T.H., Hsu, C.T., Hu, C.C., Hardwick, L.J., “Important parameters affecting the cell voltage of aqueous electrical double–layer capacitors”, J. Power Sources, 242 (2013), 289–298.
• Wu, T.H., Chu, Y.H., Hu, C.C., Hardwick, L.J., “Criteria appointing the highest acceptable cell voltage of asymmetric supercapacitors”, Electrochem. Commun., 27 (2013), 81–84.
• Li, J.M., Chang, K.H., Wu, T.H., Hu, C.C., “Microwave–assisted hydrothermal synthesis of vanadium oxides for Li–ion supercapacitors: The influences of Li–ion doping and crystallinity on the capacitive performances”, J. Power Sources, 224 (2013), 59–65.
• Hu, C.C., Wang, C.W., Wu, T.H., Chang, K.H., “Anodic composite deposition of hydrous RuO2–TiO2 nanocomposites for electrochemical capacitors”, Electrochim. Acta, 85 (2012), 90–98.

Seminar presentation：

• 5th International Conference on Advanced Capacitors, Otsu, Japan, May 23–27, 2016. (Poster, Student Poster Award and Hot Presentation)
• The 66th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Taipei, Taiwan, October 4–9, 2015. (Poster, Best Poster Award)
• 4th International Symposium on Enhanced Electrochemical Capacitors, Montpellier, France, June 8–12, 2015. (Oral presentation)
• Electrochem North–West, Manchester, UK, May 23, 2015. (Poster, Best Poster Award)
• Latest Developments in Electrochemical Capacitors, Poznan, Poland, January 29–31, 2015. (Oral presentation)
• Carbon in Electrochemistry, Faraday Discussion 172, Sheffield, UK, July 28–30, 2014. (Poster)
• Electrochem North–West, Liverpool, UK, June 23, 2014. (Poster)
• International Conference on Advanced Capacitors, Osaka, Japan, May 27–30, 2013. (Poster, Student Poster Award)