Yang Shao-Horn is a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and the Gail E. Kendall Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Professor Shao-Horn and her group probe the underlying molecular-level mechanisms of catalytic and charge transfer reactions, and ion/electron transport and examine the impact of these mechanisms on performance in electrochemical energy devices, including in lithium-ion batteries, lithium-air batteries, PEM fuel cells and solid oxide fuel cells. Her recent research is centered on understanding the electronic structures of surfaces/interfaces, searching for descriptors of surface reactivity, catalytic activity and charge transfer processes, and applying a fundamental understanding to design surfaces for electrocatalysis and for electrochemical energy storage.
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Yang Shao-Horn
Yang Shao-Horn
Gail E. Kendall Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (Department of)
MIT's Yang Shao-Horn: Gail E. Kendall Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (Department of).
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Room 3-334
Cambridge, MA 02139
Room 3-334
Cambridge, MA 02139
Keywords
electrochemical and photoelectrochemical energy storage and conversion, thin films, nanomaterials, lithium storage, electrocatalysis, oxygen reduction, water splitting, methanol oxidation, CO2 reduction.
electrochemical and photoelectrochemical energy storage and conversion, thin films, nanomaterials, lithium storage, electrocatalysis, oxygen reduction, water splitting, methanol oxidation, CO2 reduction.
Selected Publications
04.16.2019
The Effect of Surface Reconstruction on the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Properties of LaMnO3
03.27.2018
Tuning mobility and stability of lithium ion conductors based on lattice dynamics
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