Research

Our Research

Our research projects focus on inorganic materials for energy applications. We study complex oxide materials due to their applications in fuel cells, batteries, electrocatalysis and magnetism.

Charge transport for fuel cell applications

We synthesize and study materials that contain multiple types of metal ions in the same system. These ionic compounds consist of infinite networks of metal cations and oxide anions. Energy devices such as some fuel cells rely on these networks. We synthesize a wide range of mutli-metal oxide materials and modify their crystal structure to study the relationship between charge transport and structural properties.

Electrocatalytic materials for water-spliting

Splitting of water using active electrocatalysts is a promising method of green hydrogen production, and is an important frontier in green energy research. Solid-state oxides can be excellent electrocatalysts for a wide range of reactions, including water-splitting. We develop oxide materials that show high electrocatalytic activity. To achieve this goal, careful modification of a variety of parameters is required. These include the optimization of synthesis conditions, electrode preparation, reaction settings, etc.

Materials for lithium-ion batteries: Lithium conductivity in solids

Lithium ion batteries work based on the transfer of lithium through different components of the battery. Finding solid-state materials that can conduct lithium ion is an important area of research due to its potential impact on the battery technology. We synthesize and study lithium-conducting oxides for potential application in lithium ion batterie

Magnetism

Magnetism is used for many applications, from data storage in computers to medical diagnosis by MRI instruments. We synthesize and study magnetic oxide materials, where the magnetic moments of metal cations have different alignments and can interact with each other in interesting ways, resulting in a variety of magnetic states.