Energy Conversion

Artificial photosynthesis is a chemical process that replicates the natural process of photosynthesis, a process that converts sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and oxygen

An attractive alternative is to develop a scalable synthesis of carbon-containing products (Formic acid, methane, methanol, and ethanol) using renewable energy, H2O, and CO2 at room temperature and atmospheric pressure

A key technological target for this goal are efficient and robust metal oxide semiconducting catalysts, stand-alone tendam phototelectrochemical (PEC) cells for CO2 Photoconversion to value-added fuels

The word photocatalysis is a composite word which is composed of two parts, “photo” and “catalysis”. Catalysis is the process where a substance participates in modifying the rate of a chemical transformation of the reactants without being altered or consumed in the end. This substance is known as the catalyst which increases the rate of a reaction by reducing the activation energy.
Novel nanostructured photocatalyst (e.g. TiO2, WO3 etc.)

Artificial photosynthesis is a chemical process that replicates the natural process photosynthesis

An attractive alternative is to develop a scalable synthesis of carbon -containing products(formic acid, methane, methanol and ethanol) using renewable energy, H2O and CO2

Key technological target is to develop efficient and robust metal oxide semiconducting catalyst

With increasing demands for clean, sustainable energy, the advantages of high power density, high efficiency, and long life expectancy have made electrochemical supercapacitors one of the major emerging devices for energy storage and power supply.
The preparation of the electrode materials, with better electrochemical and mechanical stability for good cycling performance, are another big challenges. The conducting polymers (CPs) and metal oxides are often not stable under 1000 cycles.

However, the combining of these materials with more stable carbon materials (CNTs, graphene, GQDs) through strong chemical interaction is intended to fabricate more stable electrode materials for suppercapacitors.

The next generation stable hybrid electrochemical supercapacitors are prepared with the development of carbon-based materials with CPs and naturally abundant metal oxides with GQDs.