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Qian Huang

Qian Huang

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
(509) 372-5965

Biography

Qian Huang has over 15 years of experience in materials and processes development for energy storage and conversion applications such as lithium-ion batteries, redox flow batteries and solar cells. Before joining PNNL in 2011, she worked in Dow Chemical (Asia-Pacific R&D) with focus on new products and large scaled application development. In industry, she also achieved six sigma (Green Belt Project Leader) certification and acted as the Black Belt Coach. Currently her primary focus at PNNL is the investigation of reliability on energy storage systems (ESSs), and fundamental understanding the degradation mechanism of large scaled ESSs.

Dr. Huang has authored or co-authored more than 20 publications, including journal articles, conference proceedings and technical reports. She also holds 5 international patents.

Research Interests

  • Materials and processes development for energy storage and conversion applications
  • Reliability investigation on energy storage systems
  • Materials and methods development for low cost solar cell manufacturing
  • Formulation development based on Design of Experiments (DoE)

Education and Credentials

  • Ph.D., Physical Chemistry (Electrochemistry), Fudan University
  • B.S., Chemistry, Fudan University

Awards and Recognitions

  • PNNL 2017 Pathway to Excellence Patent Award

PNNL Patents

PNNL Publications

2023

  • Feng R., Y. Chen, X. Zhang, B. Rousseau, P. Gao, P. Chen, and S.T. Mergelsberg, et al. 2023. "Proton-regulated alcohol oxidation for high-capacity ketone-based flow battery anolyte." Joule 7, no. 7:1609-1622. PNNL-SA-174628. doi:10.1016/j.joule.2023.06.013

2020

  • Huang Q., B. Li, C. Song, Z. Jiang, A. Platt, K. Fatih, and C. Bock, et al. 2020. "In Situ Reliability Investigation of All-Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries by a Stable Reference Electrode." Journal of the Electrochemical Society 167, no. 16:Article No. 160541. PNNL-SA-153527. doi:10.1149/1945-7111/abd30a

2018

  • Correa M., Q. Huang, and L.S. Fifield. 2018. "Tracking of Nuclear Cable Insulation Polymer Structural Changes using the Gel Fraction and Uptake Factor Method." In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems - Water Reactors, edited by J Jackson, D Paraventi and M Wright, 2, 99-105. Cham:Springer International Publishing. PNNL-SA-127199. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-68454-3_9
  • Crawford A.J., Q. Huang, M. Kintner-Meyer, J. Zhang, D.M. Reed, V.L. Sprenkle, and V.V. Viswanathan, et al. 2018. "Lifecycle Comparison of Selected Li-ion Battery Chemistries under Grid and Electric Vehicle Duty Cycle Combinations." Journal of Power Sources 380. PNNL-SA-128874. doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.01.080

2017

  • Huang Q., B.M. De Vetter, T.J. Roosendaal, M.C. Laberge, B.E. Bernacki, and K.J. Alvine. 2017. "Fabrication of Large Area Flexible Nanoplasmonic Templates with Flow Coating." Review of Scientific Instruments 88, no. 7:Article No. 073104. PNNL-SA-123649. doi:10.1063/1.4994737

2016

  • Choi D., X. Li, W.A. Henderson, Q. Huang, S.K. Nune, J.P. Lemmon, and V.L. Sprenkle. 2016. "LiCoPO4 Cathode from a CoHPO4xH2O Nanoplate Precursor for High Voltage Li-ion Batteries." Heliyon 2, no. 2. PNNL-SA-112654. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2016.e00081
  • Huang Q., E.D. Walter, L. Cosimbescu, D. Choi, and J.P. Lemmon. 2016. "In situ electrochemical-electron spin resonance investigations of multi-electron redox reaction for organic radical cathodes." Journal of Power Sources 306. PNNL-SA-107032. doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2015.11.080

2013

  • Huang Q., D. Choi, L. Cosimbescu, and J.P. Lemmon. 2013. "Multi-electron redox reaction of an organic radical cathode induced by a mesopore carbon network with nitroxide polymers." Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP 15, no. 48:20921-20928. PNNL-SA-94276. doi:10.1039/c3cp54358g

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