UCF’s Yang Yang and his team are studying technology to improve energy sources for zero-emission electric vehicles. These vehicles are an environmentally friendly alternative to those with combustion engines. The researchers stabilized platinum ions for use in large-scale production of metal-air batteries.

These findings build upon Yang’s previous research demonstrating ways to reduce the amount of the expensive platinum needed in metal-air batteries. Metal-air batteries are safer and last longer than the fire-prone lithium metal batteries that are often used in electric cars. 

• Yang Yang