Designing new layered materials for sunlight driven photocatalysis
Project summary
This research program aims to develop new classes of layered metal oxides as efficient visible-light photocatalysts. The project will establish a fundamental understanding of the relationships between the synthesis, modification, structure, and ultimately the solar-driven catalytic performance of new material systems. The expected advances in materials and solar energy conversion technology will have applications in water purification, self-cleaning/anti-reflective coatings, and viable hydrogen generation process.
Research Group
Keywords
Nanomaterials, Energy, Photocatalysts, Solar energy, Hydrogen production, Water purification, Self-cleaning coating
Available Student Projects
Semiconductor nanostructure engineering for photoelectrochemical energy conversion
Development of low cost and high performance semiconductors for photoelectrochemical water splitting
New types of photocatalysts
Photoelectrochemical water splitting using 2D nanostructured semiconductors
