At the Surf-CheM Group, we are devoted to the synthesis and characterization of new heterostructured nanomaterials, with a particular attention on the surface properties. This allows us to study nanomaterials for different applications, spanning from heterogeneous (photo)-catalysis, energy storage & production, environmental remediation and biomedical applications.
Synthesis
- TiO2 and oxides based nanomaterials: doping and heterojunctions
- Porous materials: zeolites, MOFs, imogolite NTs, porous carbon materials
- Nanocrystals and nanoparticles (e.g. QDs)
- Magnetic nanocomposites
Physico-chemical characterization
Applications
- (photo)catalysis
heterogeneous catalysis (e.g. for environmental
applications in automotive)
solar abatement of water pollutants
solar fuels production (LuSH Art Project)
- environmental applications
removal of emerging contaminants
- energy storage
H2 storage
CH4 storage
- bio-medical applications
detection of nucleic acids and other biomolecules in
complex fluids
nanomaterials for toxicological studies