NEO Battery Materials Ltd has announced the appointment of Dongmok Whang to the company’s scientific advisory board.
NEO said Whang’s research expertise lies in the field of fabrication and manufacturing of low-dimensional nanomaterials, especially graphene, semiconductor nanowires, and porous nanostructures for applications in electric vehicle (EV) lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells, and various energy storage solutions.
“The Company is currently moving at a fast pace to introduce our silicon anode materials in commercially available EV batteries,” Dr Whang said in a statement.
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“As mentioned, we will utilize graphene as a complementary material to catalyze the performance improvement as both a conductive additive and a nanocoating material,” Whang added.
The company noted that graphene is a material widely used in various applications such as flexible display panels and wearable devices in electronics, and additives and active materials for rechargeable batteries.
NEO said intends to implement graphene as a conductive additive when manufacturing the silicon anode materials and as a potential candidate as a nanocoating layer to enhance cycling durability and improve the electrical conductivity of the active material.
Whang owns more than 50 patents, two-thirds of which are co-owned with Samsung Electronics (KRX:005930).
NEO Battery Materials is a Vancouver-based resource company focused on battery anode materials and technology development. The anode is one of the four key materials of the lithium-ion battery, and improvements in battery run-time and charge-time will be reached through anode material innovation.
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