Dr Xuekun Lu
BSc, PhD, AFHEA

 

Research Group News

August 2023

The distribution of lithium concentration is indicated by colours during the charging process of a graphite negative electrode

Study that promises faster charging of electric vehicles published in Nature Communications

31 August 2023

A new study led by Dr Xuekun Lu has found a way to prevent lithium plating in electric vehicle batteries, which could lead to faster charging and safer electric cars. The paper has been published in Nature Communications. Lithium plating is a phenomenon that can occur in lithium ion batteries … [more]

January 2023

Event poster

First 'National Battery Day' celebration @QMUL!

27 January 2023

We are celebrating the National Battery Day on Friday 17th February and we want to harness this opportunity to promote battery careers as widely as possible with our amazing QMUL undergraduate students! What? Short 10 min talks by some of QMUL's leading scientists in battery science. Q&A session … [more]