By Institut Catala de Nanociencia i Nanotecnologia (ICN2)
The group works in materials science and electrochemistry for energy-related applications. It leads several research projects and industrial contracts in energy storage and conversion, an increasingly strategic area which urgently needs fundamental improvements. We design and synthesise new materials, including graphene and other nanocarbons, nanostructured conducting polymers, nanomaterials coming from agro-wastes and biomaterials, as well as related hybrid nanocomposite materials. We also integrate these materials in nanofluids/nanopastes for both electrochemical and thermal applications. This work forms the basis for the development of complex, polymaterial architectures conceived and optimised for use in rechargeable lithium, sodium and zinc-based batteries, supercapacitors and hybrid energy conversion.
