Energy storage and energy transfer
We develop new materials that can capture, store and convert energy – keys to the sustainable energy technology of the future.
Our research in the field of energy
The research focuses on the development and study of new materials for energy storage and energy conversion. In the battery area, electrochemical processes and materials for, for example, lithium-based batteries and supercapacitors are investigated, as well as methods for manufacturing and analyzing their properties. In parallel, new materials for energy conversion are being developed, such as semiconductors for solar cells, photocatalysts and functional coatings with tunable optical properties. These materials are important for creating efficient systems based on renewable energy.
New battery materials
This research deals with fundamental electrochemistry and the development of materials and electrochemical methods that can be used in e.g. Li-based batteries and supercapacitors. Electrochemical techniques are used to manufacture materials and to study the electrochemical properties (including the corrosion resistances) of different materials.
Materials for energy conversion
To create a energy system based on renewable energy, improved and new solutions for energy conversions are required. This also requires new materials, both those that are directly involved in the energy conversions, such as photocatalysts, or photon absorption materials for photo voltaics; but also other materials needed to create complete devices operating in real-life conditions. Within the research programme of inorganic chemistry, research is conducted into new semiconductor materials by solution chemistry, as well coating materials with tuneable optical properties with applicability fore renewable energy conversion.
Contact
- If you have questions about our research, you are welcome to contact the programme professor, Professor Martin Sahlberg.
- Prof. Martin Sahlberg