Area 01
All-solid-state batteries
Electrode and electrolyte architectures for safer, denser cells — with the interface engineering to make them last.
01 · Mission
What we work on
The CJHuang Group bridges fundamental materials science and practical energy storage by designing the next generation of battery chemistries — specifically all-solid-state batteries and anode-free lithium metal batteries.
What sets the work apart is integrating advanced multi-scale characterization with materials development. We use operando spectroscopy and 3D X-ray tomography to see the electrochemical interface as it evolves, turning observations of failure into design rules.
Area 02
Operando & in-situ techniques
Watching reactions happen — synchrotron X-ray spectroscopy and diffraction during real cell operation.
Area 03
3D X-ray tomography
Reconstructing the inside of a working cell — the failure modes, the morphology, the design feedback loop.
02 · Latest
News & updates
Aug 2026
Joining Taiwan Tech as Assistant Professor
Prof. Chen-Jui (Ben) Huang joins the Department of Chemical Engineering at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST) to start the group.
AnnouncementFeb 2026
Group website launched
Research, people, publications and recruiting — now in one place. Reach out via the Join page if you're interested in graduate or undergraduate positions.
AnnouncementJan 2025
Paper out in ACS Energy Letters
"X-ray Micro-Computed Tomography for Structural Analysis of All-Solid-State Battery at Pouch Cell Level" — pouch-level XCT applied end-to-end on a working ASSB.
Publication
03 · Explore
Where to next
Research
Three focus areas — solid-state cells, operando spectroscopy, X-ray tomography.
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Meet the teamPublications
63+ peer-reviewed articles on battery materials and synchrotron characterization.
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Open positions for graduate students and undergraduate researchers.
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