
Bio
Dr. C. Y. Kwok currently serves as Associate R&D Scientist at the Emerging and Solid-State Batteries Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), with expertise in X-ray spectroscopy, electrochemistry, inorganic chemistry, and solid-state chemistry. Current research interest includes advanced X-ray spectroscopy and electrochemical techniques to establish structure-property-function relationships in battery materials, as well as development of solid-state batteries.
Research Focus:
- Electrode and electrolyte design, synthesis, and characterization
- Synchrotron science
- X-ray spectroscopy
- Data science
- All-solid-state batteries
- Solid-state electrochemistry
- Electrochemical energy storage and conversion
Professional Experience
- 2022-24 Postdoc, Emerging and Solid-State Batteries Group, ORNL
- 2022, Postdoc, Nazar Group, University of Waterloo, Canada
Awards
- 2018 Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology Fellowship (Canada)
- 2017-19 NSERC - PGS-D (Canada)
- 2015-17 OGS (Canada)
- 2015-19 University of Waterloo President’s Graduate Scholarship (Canada)
Education
- 2021, Ph.D., Chemistry (Nanotechnology), University of Waterloo, Canada
2014, B.A.Sc., Nanotechnology Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada
Trademarks and Patents
- S. Xu, C. Y. Kwok, L. F. Nazar. Vanadium Sulfide/Sulfur Composite Battery Materials. US Patent: US20230290946A1. https://patents.google.com/patent/US20230290946A1/en
- C. Y. Kwok, M. Gauthier, L. F. Nazar. Multifunctional Cross-linked Binders for Lithium-Sulfur Battery Cathodes. US Patent: US20220223874A1. https://patents.google.com/patent/US20220223874A1/en
Publications
July 2024
Journal: Chemistry of Materials
April 2024
Journal: Journal of the Electrochemical Society
November 2023
Redox Mechanisms and Migration Tendencies in Earth-Abundant 0.7Li2MnO3·0.3LiFeO2 Cathodes: Coupling…
Journal: Chemistry of Materials