Materials Nanotectonics: Designing Conductive Inorganic Porous Materials

R&D Focus Areas:
Electrolysis, Nanomaterials

Lead Organisation:
The University of Queensland

Partners:
Not applicable

Status:
Active

Start date:
June 2024

Completion date:
May 2029

Key contacts:
Professor Yusuke Yamauchi: y.yamauchi@uq.edu.au

Funding:
Australian Research Council (ARC) grant award: AUD$3,095,070

Project total cost:
AUD$3,095,070 (ARC award)

Project summary description:
This project aims to develop the next generation of conductive porous materials through an integrated approach which combines inorganic synthesis with informatics. Using this approach, transition metals can be combined with nonmetals creating mesoporous materials with precise control of their internal space allowing the correlations between structure, composition, properties, and performance to be revealed. This project is expected to generate new highly efficient electrocatalysts and energy conversion devices based on low-cost and earth-abundant transition metals.

Related publications and key links:
Grant – Grants Data Portal (arc.gov.au)

Higher degree studies supported:
Four PhD students are supported by this project.

 

Reviewed: November 2024