Energy materials & device design.
From perovskite solar cells to next-generation batteries, our work targets the materials that will sit underneath the energy transition. We pair first-principles calculations with experimental collaborators to shorten the loop from idea to device.
Highly efficient perovskite solar cells
Perovskite materials achieving > 25% power-conversion efficiency with strong opto-electronic properties and scalable manufacturing. We model defect chemistry and interface engineering with our experimental partners.
2D materials & van der Waals heterostructures
Atomically-thin materials (graphene, phosphorene, MXenes, TMDs) assembled flexibly into heterostructures. Synergistic properties unavailable in any single layer.
Metal-ion batteries
Higher density, better safety, lower cost — using multivalent metal ions (Zn, Mg, Al). Computational screening to identify promising electrode chemistries.
Metal-air batteries & fuel cells
Carbon-rich nanomaterials as advanced electrodes for catalysing oxygen reactions in storage and conversion systems.
Water splitting & hydrogen
Catalysts for the hydrogen economy — designing materials that lower the overpotential and improve the durability of the hydrogen evolution reaction.