RESEARCH
Research.
I study how local environments shape electron transfer — from atomically thin materials to electrochemical energy devices.
Rather than treating each experiment as a separate project, my work follows two connected research stories: nanoscale electrochemistry of 2D materials and electrochemical energy conversion.
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CURRENT · UC BERKELEY
Nanoscale electrochemistry of 2D materials
Local electron transfer, graphene/h-BN interfaces, SECCM, Raman and scanning-probe characterization.
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DOCTORAL RESEARCH
AEM water electrolysis
MoNi₄–MoO₂ cathodes, membrane-electrode assemblies, degradation and depth-resolved diagnostics.
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CURRENT
UC BERKELEY
Nanoscale electrochemistry of 2D materials
I am exploring how local electronic structure and nanoscale environments influence heterogeneous electron transfer in graphene, h-BN and related van der Waals systems.
VISUAL / REPLACE WITH YOUR DATA
SECCM map · graphene/h-BN · Raman / AFM
CENTRAL QUESTION
How does a local electronic landscape become an electrochemical landscape?
What I am building
Graphene/h-BN and graphite-based platforms with controlled stacking and electrical contacts, designed so local electrochemical measurements can be correlated with the structure of the 2D material.
What I am measuring
Spatial variations in electron-transfer behavior using scanning electrochemical cell microscopy, supported by Raman mapping, AFM and related scanning-probe measurements.
Why it matters
Atomically thin materials offer a platform where electronic structure, interfaces and electrochemical environment can be connected at unusually small length scales, enabling more direct tests of how local material properties influence charge transfer.
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Ph.D.
AEMWE
AEM water electrolysis
My doctoral work followed MoNi₄–MoO₂ electrodes from catalyst synthesis to membrane-electrode assembly performance and finally to degradation under extended electrolysis.
VISUAL / REPLACE WITH YOUR DATA
MoNi₄–MoO₂ SEM · electrolyzer · degradation map
14 mVHER overpotential @ 10 mA cm⁻²
1.56 Voverall electrolysis @ 10 mA cm⁻²
400 mA cm⁻²at 2.0 V in AEMWE
100 hextended operation studied
01 · Catalyst design
Hydrothermal precursor synthesis followed by reduction produced MoNi₄–MoO₂ nanostructures directly on porous nickel foam. The architecture was designed as an ionomer-free catalyst-coated substrate, with additional surface modification also explored.
02 · From half-cell to electrolyzer
The catalyst was translated from HER/OER measurements into membrane-electrode assemblies, where cell polarization and electrochemical impedance were used to distinguish device-level and interfacial losses.
03 · Degradation & mechanistic insight
Time-resolved XPS, RBS/NRA, EIS and complementary characterization were used to connect oxidation, hydroxide formation, hydrogen distribution and changes in interfacial resistance to long-term electrolysis.
Selected foundations
A few earlier projects that shaped my experimental foundation in nanomaterials, electrochemistry and environmental materials — without turning this page into a complete project archive.
HYDROGEN EVOLUTION
2D CoMoS₂ / doped graphene oxide
Hybrid 2D catalyst architectures developed to improve conductivity, active-site accessibility and hydrogen-evolution activity.
ENVIRONMENT
PFAS adsorption
Functional nanomaterials investigated as sorbents for persistent fluorinated contaminants in water.
BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY
Microbial electrolysis
Nickel-loaded activated-carbon electrodes studied for hydrogen recovery in microbial electrolysis cells.
Methods I work across
Techniques are grouped here as a compact toolkit rather than another long résumé-style list.
SECCM
Electrochemical impedance
AEM water electrolysis
HER / OER
Raman mapping
AFM / TFM
XPS
RBS / NRA
SEM / XRD
2D material transfer
Thin-film deposition
Hydrothermal synthesis
RESEARCH OUTPUT
Publications.
For the full publication record, papers and research outputs, continue to the Publications page.