Email: sydneyhuitao@gmail.com
Toby holds a PhD in Science from the University of Technology Sydney, specializing in chemistry and battery research. With nearly a decade of experience in electrochemistry and battery technology & manufacturing, Toby has worked extensively on lithium-ion batteries for various consumer digital products. He has led research and development for large-scale batteries, including over 1000Ah VRLA batteries, represented the company in the formulation of China’s new national standard (GB/T 22473.1—2021), and contributed to the establishment of a Li-ion battery production line with a 1MWh annual capacity.
Toby is also highly skilled in data analytics and has earned advanced certifications in Data Analytics from Google and Machine Learning from Stanford University & DeepLearning.AI. In addition to his technical expertise, Toby created and manages this website, overseeing content updates and maintaining the database.
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Apr. 2021 – Now. | University of Technology Sydney | PhD Candidate, Research Assistant |
1. Flexible batteries for wearable smart devices (PhD thesis) (Publications and patens see the end of this page). 2. Responsible for the establishment of 1MWh lithium-ion battery production line (cylinder, pouch). |
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Aug. 2020 – Jul. 2022 | C&D Technologies | Senior Electrochemical Engineer |
Report to the CTO (USA) monthly. Technical support for analytical laboratory and material laboratory. 1. In 2021 in Guiyang, Guizhou, on behalf of C&D, I participated in the formulation of China’s new national standard “Batteries for Energy Storage Part 1: Technical Conditions for Off-Grid Photovoltaic Applications” (GB/T 22473.1-2021). 2. Led the R&D project of the first gel prototype battery (a kind of lead-acid battery), from literature search, formula exploration, prototype battery preparation, to small-batch production introduction. The colloidal battery capacity reaches more than 90% of the VRLA battery capacity. 3. Led the project of corrosion resistance study of current collector in lead acid battery. By introducing a new and different percentage of metal, the collector’s corrosion resistance is increased by 40%. It involves literature research, experimental tests design, data analysis and result reporting. 4. Responsible for the research of electrode additives. The effect of carbon material additive on the electrochemical performance of the battery was studied. 5. Participated in the charging strategy research. 6. Won the award of 2021 Outstanding Lecturer of the Company. |
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Dec. 2018 – Jul. 2020 | Shanghai Energy Devices Center | Senior Battery Engineer |
Promote the application of laboratory scientific research materials to product level soft package lithium ion batteries. 1. The performance differences of different carbon materials (graphene, single-walled carbon nanotubes, conductive acetylene black) combined with organic electrode materials in lithium-ion batteries were explored. 2. The research material was extended from coin cells to commercial-grade 100-mAh pouch cells. |
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May. 2017 – Nov. 2018 | ZTE Corporation | Smartphone R&D engineer (Lithium-ion battery) |
Track the battery part (Cell, Pack) of smart phone/terminal R&D projects, make technical requirements, follow up proofing, testing. Smart phone batteries (cell and pack) R&D works. 425966, 465966 lithium-ion battery (aluminum shell, cheap mobile phone), 5G demo mobile phone battery project, 466573 lithium-ion battery (Axon 9 Pro, flagship mobile phone) Familiar with lithium-ion battery industry standards, GB, UL, CE, IEC, BIS, etc. |
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Apr. 2021 – Sep. 2024 | University of Technology Sydney (QS top 100 universities) | |
Australia | PhD in Chemistry | |
Sep. 2014 – Mar. 2017 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University (QS top 50 universities) | |
China | M.S in Chemistry | |
Sep. 2008 – Jun. 2012 | Anhui University | |
China | B.E in Chemistry | |
Publications |
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T. Huang, et al. Advancing low-dimensional flexible energy devices for wearable technology. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2024, 12, 13672-13681 T. Huang, H. Gao, et al. A book-like organic based electrode with high areal capacity for high performance flexible lithium/sodium-ion batteries. Chemical Communications, 2022, 58(73): 10158-10161. T. Huang, M. Long, et al. Recent research on emerging organic electrode materials for energy storage. Energy Materials, 2021. T. Huang, D. Lu, et al. A Hit-and-Run Strategy towards Perylene Diimide/Reduced Graphene Oxide as High Performance Sodium Ion Battery Cathode. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018, 349, 99-71. T. Huang, G. Tao, et al. Template Induced Fabrication of Nitrogen Doped Carbon Sheets as Electrode Materials in Supercapacitors. Journal of Electrochemistry, 2017, 23, 604-609. T. Huang, C. Yang, et al. Sacrificial Templating Fabrication of Hierarchically Porous Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Nanosheets as Superior Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts. ChemNanoMat, 2017, 3, 130-134. J. Cao J1, T. Huang1, et al. Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Coated Stainless Steel Meshes for Flexible Supercapacitors. Electrochimica Acta, 2017, 230, 265-270. (1 Equal contribution) F. Jing F, T. Huang, et al. An acid-pasting strategy towards PTCDA based high performance lithium/sodium ion battery cathodes. Electrochimica Acta, 2018, 276, 207-213. J. Wang J, T. Huang, et al. Mn0. 5Co2. 5O4 Nanofibers Intercalated into Graphene Frameworks with Mesoporous Structure for Batteries and Supercapacitors. Energy Technology, 2017, 5, 2055-2064. |
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Lithium ion battery flexible electrode, preparation method and application thereof. CN112151766B· Issued May 31, 2022 CN108470940B · Issued Jan 1, 2021 |