Dr Caiyun Wang

Qualifications:

BSc (Shandong Normal University, China)
MSc (Nankai University, China)
PhD Chemistry (UoW)

Research interests:

My MSc research involved physical organic chemistry, and focused on the effect of substituent to macromolecule compounds. It involved determination of heterogeneous or homogeneous C-N bond cleavage.

My research area was changed to study Ni/MH batteries after I got my master degree, and I was involved in the study of AB5 – type alloy and beta - Ni(OH)2. The research topic of my PhD study was about alpha - Ni(OH)2, a promising cathode material for Ni/MH battery.

Since joining IPRI I am involved in the research topics of wearable batteries and a wearable power source for preparation of required energy in a wearable diagnostic system to monitoring of vital signs in medical and military applications. More recently my research interests have turned toward control release from conducting polymers.

Key publications:

1. C.Y. Wang, A.M. Ballantyne, C.O. Too, D.L. Officer and G.G. Wallace, “ Functionalized polythiophene-coated textile: A new anode material for a flexible battery”, Journal of Power Sources (2005), in press .
2. C.Y. Wang, J. Sun, H.K. Liu, S.X. Dou, D.R. Macfarlane and M. Forsyth, “Potential application of solid electrolyte P11OH in Ni/MH batteries”, Synthetic Metals 152 (2005) 57
3. C.Y. Wang, S. Zhong, D.H. Bradhurst, H.K. Liu and S.X. Dou “Ni/Al/Co-substituted a-Ni(OH) 2 as electrode materials in the nickel metal hydride cell” J. Alloys & Compounds 330-332 (2002)802.
4. C.Y. Wang, S. Zhong, K. Konstantinov, G. Walter and H.K. Liu “ Structural study of Al-substituted nickel hydroxide”, Solid State Ionics 148 (2002)503.

email: caiyun@uow.edu.au
phone: +61 (02) 42 213 307
office: 41A.173