The Department of Physics cordially invites you to the following seminar:
Title: Green Materials Toward Future Sustainable Energy Storage
Speaker: Syed Bahari Ramadzan Bin Syed Adnan, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya)
Date: Friday March 15th 2024, 3:00 pm
Location: DKF, Fakulti Sains
Abstract:
Sustainable energy refers to that energy that sustains our life for a longer period. Sustainable energy materials include solar cells, fuel cells, batteries, supercapacitors, etc. which help reduce carbon (Decarbonization) and improve sustainability. The development of battery-storage technologies with affordable and environmentally benign chemistries/materials is increasingly considered as an indispensable element of the whole concept of sustainable energy technologies. Ceramic electrolytes have been considered as an alternative for the safety issue of ion batteries arising from combustible organic electrolytes. However, the current ceramic electrolyte suffers from low ionic conductivity at lower temperatures and it’s developed from a fully synthetic material with a high environmental and cost impact. Considering aspects like environmentally friendly, low-cost level, and relatively easy to handle as compared to lithium, a novel clay-based eco-friendly ceramic electrolyte material is introduced for potential use in Sodium batteries. Eco-friendly electrolytes in batteries represent a significant advancement in energy storage technology aimed at reducing the environmental impact. Meanwhile, the demand for eco-friendly batteries is rapidly growing due to the increasing use of electric vehicles, portable electronics, and other devices. So, this green material has the potential to impact the sustainability of a clean environment.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Syed Bahari Ramadzan Bin Syed Adnan is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Physics Department, Faculty of Science. He completed his Ph.D. in the subject of Material Science. His doctoral research focuses on ceramic material (NASICON, LISICON type structural) for potential use as an electrolyte in Lithium/Sodium/Magnesium batteries. He expanded his research work by using green clay-based material, polymer, and an ionic liquid as hybrid compounds. From 2014 to 2022, he served as a Senior Lecturer at the Physics Division, Centre for Foundation Studies in Science, Universiti Malaya. Additionally, he was Deputy Director (Research and Development) from December 2017 to June 2022 and Acting Director (2018) at the Centre for Foundation Studies in Science. Throughout his tenure at the Universiti Malaya, he has secured funding and grants totaling nearly RM 600,000 and authored 40 journal papers indexed in ISI with H index of 14. Moreover, he has successfully supervised the completion of 5 Ph.D. and 3 Master's Degree research candidates. He also was granted a research patent titled "A method for synthesizing nano ionic sodium zinc silicate" in 2023 by synthesis of that compound using halloysite nano-clay.
Department of Physics
Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya