Energy Conversion and Storage
We are working with technologies that will help us address the global challenges of climate change, including OLEDs, photovoltaics, hydrogen fuel cells, lower power lighting, batteries and carbon dioxide capture and conversion.
Solid state lighting and communications
Organic electronics and photonics are the key interests for the Skabara group. The research is application driven and involves making and testing materials for visible light communications (LiFi as opposed to WiFi), organic lasers, OLED devices and photovoltaics.
Energy conversion in chemical systems
Mark Symes and his group are interested in all aspects of electrochemistry, electrocatalysis and electrochemical technology. In particular, the Symes group are interested in developing new systems for electrolytic water splitting, electrosynthesis, and electrochemical and sonochemical routes for nitrogen fixation.
Nano-thermoelectrics: Energy harvesting & waste heat recovery
Research in the Gregory group is focused on the design and discovery of new energy materials with applications in batteries, fuel storage, gas purification/capture and thermoelectric devices among others. The energy-efficient synthesis and processing of materials is also a huge driver in the group’s work.
Energy conversion and storage in solid state materials
In the Ganin group we work on solid state materials. We think solids are fascinating to work with and potentially very useful in energy conversion and storage. For example, they show exciting performance for electrocatalytic water splitting, battery applications and CO2 conversion. At our lab we just can't get enough of solid state materials and make them in thin films, slurries, colloids, nanoparticles and powders. Check out our research highlights on the group webpage to learn more about how we turn solids into energy materials of the future.
Organic photovoltaics and batteries
Research in the Cooke group covers the following areas:
(i) Organic solar cells
(ii) Dye sensitized solar cells
(iii) Perovskite solar cells
(iv) Organic lithium and redox flow batteries
Light Harvesting for Organic Photovoltaics
The Hedley Lab uses cutting-edge microscopy techniques to study the nanoscale photophysics of organic semiconductors, primarily at the single molecule/single polymer chain level. These materials are widely used in organic solar cells and light emitting diodes, and our work helps to grasp why materials do or do not work, and how efficiencies can be enhanced.
Synthesis of Redox Active Stable Free Radicals and Photochemistry of Light-Switchable Ketones
The Bucher group uses chemical synthesis, methods in physical organic chemistry such as ns time-resolved pump-probe spectroscopy, and quantum chemical methods to study molecules of interest for storage and conversion of chemical energy.