My research focuses on fuel cells, vanadium redox flow batteries, and electrocatalyst-related technologies, with an emphasis on the development and application of hydrogen energy and electrochemical energy systems. My research scope includes materials design, catalyst activity optimization, performance enhancement at the application level, as well as the optimization of efficiency and stability in energy conversion and storage systems. Through the integration of fundamental research and engineering applications, I aim to facilitate the practical implementation of hydrogen technologies and promote sustainable energy development.

In recent years, my research outcomes have been published in international peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Power Sources, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Fuel, and Membranes. These studies demonstrate continuity and an application-oriented approach, aligning closely with current trends in materials science and hydrogen energy research. In conducting research, I place strong emphasis on theoretical rigor in experimental design, data reliability, and the reproducibility of research outcomes to ensure high research quality and academic integrity.

With respect to graduate training and research group supervision, I have experience supervising doctoral and international graduate students. I am currently supervising a PhD student from Pakistan, for whom I am responsible for research direction planning, academic training, and overall research progress management. Throughout the supervision process, I place particular emphasis on cultivating independent research skills, academic ethics, and cross-cultural academic communication, with the goal of training researchers who possess strong technical foundations and an international research perspective, while promoting the internationalization and interdisciplinary development of the research team.

Over the past several years, our research group has been deeply engaged in the development of flexible OLED technologies, integrating fundamental academic research with practical industrial demands. We have carried out multiple industry–academia collaborative projects supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology as well as industrial partners, and have progressively established three core material technologies: flexible transparent conductive films, red/blue/white emissive materials, and flexible substrate materials.

Among these, the flexible substrate materials were developed in collaboration with Professor Wen-Yao Huang’s Organic Semiconductor Laboratory in the Department of Photonics at National Sun Yat-sen University. The resulting poly(arylene ether)-based polymer materials exhibit high thermal stability, low water uptake, low coefficients of thermal expansion, and excellent dimensional stability. Over the years, we have systematically designed and optimized the polymer structures, accumulating extensive experience in material synthesis and processing, and successfully transferred part of these technologies to industry.

In recent years, in response to the needs of domestic and international collaborators, we have further sulfonated these poly(arylene ether) polymers and extended their application to proton exchange membranes for fuel cells. Our laboratory focuses on the structural design and performance enhancement of sulfonated poly(arylene ether) polymers and has successfully developed a series of sulfonated multi-phenyl poly(arylene ether) materials, aiming to replace conventional perfluorosulfonic acid polymers.

Experimental results to date indicate that these newly developed proton exchange membranes exhibit physical properties comparable to those of commercial Nafion-based perfluorinated polymers, and in some cases demonstrate superior device-level performance. Moreover, owing to their hydrocarbon-based polymer backbones, the use of fluorinated components is significantly reduced, which not only lowers manufacturing costs but also better aligns with modern environmental and sustainability requirements.