Energy Conservation Materials and Devices
Wenjie Li

Wenjie Li

Assistant Research Professor

About

Wenjie Li received the Ph.D. degree in Department of Materials Science and Engineering from Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany in 2015. He worked in Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems at Virginia Tech as a postdoctoral fellow from 2016 to 2018. He is currently an assistant research professor of Department of Materials Science and Engineering in Pennsylvania State University. His current research interests include thermoelectric materials (oxides and alloys) and devices/modules, high entropy refractory alloys, functional materials for energy harvesting applications, and ceramics/alloy processing.

Email: wzl175@psu.edu
Office Address: 422 Steidle Building, University Park, PA 16802 

 

Education

  • Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
  • Master in Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
  • Bachelor in Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, China

 

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Research Interests/Areas of Research

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Analysis and Characterization
  • Ceramics
  • Chemistry
  • Composites
  • Energy
  • Glass
  • Metals
  • Nanomaterials
  • Optical Materials
  • Synthesis

Awards

  • Dean’s Prize for Excellence in Research for PhD
  • TU Darmstadt Marie Curie Doctor fellowship

Publications

1. W. Li, A. Nozariasbmarz, R. Kishore, H. B. Kang, C. Dettor, H. Zhu, B. Poudel, S. Priya, Conformal High-Power-Density Half-Heusler Thermoelectric Modules: A Pathway toward Practical Power Generators, ACS Appl Mater Inter, 2021, 13, 53935-53944, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c16117 (Cover page article)

2. W. Li, B. Poudel, A. Nozariasbmarz, R. Sriramdas, H. Zhu, H. B. Kang, S. Priya, Bismuth Telluride/Half-Heusler Segmented Thermoelectric Unicouple Modules Provide 12% Conversion Efficiency, Adv. Eng. Mater., 2020, 10, 2001924, https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202001924

3. H Kang, B Poudel, W Li, H Lee, U Saparamadu, A Nozariasbmarz, M Kang, A Gupta, J Heremans, S Priya, Decoupled phononic-electronic transport in multi-phase n-type half-Heusler nanocomposites enabling efficient high temperature power generation, Mater. Today, 2020, 36, 63-72 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mattod.2020.01.002

4. Li W, Wang J, Xie Y, Gray J, Heremans J, Kang H, Poudel B, Huxtable S, Priya S, “Enhanced thermoelectric performance of Yb-single-filled skutterudite by ultra-low thermal conductivity”, Chem Mater, 2019, 31:862-872 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b03994

5. G Nie1, W Li1, J Guo, A Yamamoto, K Kimura, X Zhang, E Isaacs, V Dravid, C Wolverton, M Kanatzidis, S Priya, High performance thermoelectric module through isotype bulk heterojunction engineering of skutterudite materials, (1Co-first author), Nano energy, 2019, 66, 104193 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.104193