Biography
Chun Cheng is now a PhD student of Department of Building and Real Estate at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.She was graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology(Bachelor). Her research background is in electrochemistry and chemical engineering. Now she focus on the electrochemical method of heat to electricity conversion.
Supervisor
Prof Meng NI
Area of Research
Her research focuses on application of thermal energy storage and conversion, especially newly developed liquid-based technologies for waste heat recovery, including thermo-electrochemical cells (TECs), thermally regenerative electrochemical cycles (TRECs), and thermo-osmotic energy conversion (TOEC) systems.
Research Scope
Design and optimization ofliquid-based thermoelectric devices
Performance analysis of thermoelectric devices
Theory study in electrochemistry and solid state physics
Research Methodology
The research mainly explores the new materials and new methods with promising potential in heat-to-electricity conversion. The materials will be synthesized and applied in this field, then evaluated the power and efficiency performance. While using advanced characterization methods, detailed analysis will be conducted to illustrate the intrinsic mechanism of energy conversion.
Prizes and Awards
Academic Attachment and Exchange
- 2018-2019 Technical University of Denmark(Outstanding undergraduate exchange project supported byChinese Scholarship Counsel)
Publication List
- 1.Y. Dai, J. Yu, C. Cheng, P. Tan, and M. Ni, “Engineering the interfaces in water-splitting photoelectrodes–an overview of the technique development,” J. Mater.Chem. A, vol. 8, no. 15, pp. 6984–7002, 2020, doi: 10.1039/D0TA01670E.
- 2.W. Shang et al.,“Microstructure-tuned cobalt oxide electrodes for high-performance Zn–Co batteries,” Electrochimica Acta, vol. 353, p. 136535, Sep.2020, doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136535.
- 3.Y. Dai, J. Yu, C. Cheng, P. Tan, and M. Ni, “Mini-review of perovskite oxides as oxygen electrocatalysts for rechargeable zinc–air batteries,”Chemical Engineering Journal,vol.397,p.125516,Oct.2020,doi:10.1016/j.cej.2020.125516.
- 4.T. Liao, Q. He, Q. Xu, Y. Dai, C. Cheng, and M. Ni, “Performance evaluation and optimization of a perovskite solar cell-thermoelectric generator hybrid system,”Energy,vol.201,p.117665,Jun.2020,doi:10.1016/j.energy.2020.117665.
- 5.P. Tan, X. Xiao, Y. Dai, C. Cheng, and M. Ni, “Photo-assisted non-aqueouslithium-oxygen batteries: Progress and prospects,”Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 127, p. 109877, Jul. 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2020.109877.
- 6.W. Shang et al., “Rechargeable alkaline zinc batteries:Progress and challenges,”Energy Storage Materials, vol. 31,pp. 44–57, Oct. 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.ensm.2020.05.028.
Hobbies
Play badminton
