Catalysts of Change: Advanced Materials Steering Health and Energy Transition

CatLab Lectures 2024/25

  • Date: Feb 14, 2025
  • Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Prof. Dr. Sanjay Mathur
  • University of Cologne
  • Location: Building M, Richard-Willstätter-Haus, Faradayweg 10, 14195 Berlin
  • Room: Seminar Room
  • Host: HZB and FHI
  • Contact: trunschk@fhi-berlin.mpg.de
Catalysts of Change: Advanced Materials Steering Health and Energy Transition
Advanced materials are driving innovation across all fields of technology, ranging from construction and mechanical engineering, automotive and electromobility, to medical technology, energy storage and conversion technologies, and microelectronics.

Given their technological impact, functional materials represent an essential segment of industrial technologies with significant value creation potential for both established markets and emerging technologies. Especially in the context of sustainable production techniques, substitution of critical raw materials, and energy- and resource-efficient manufacturing, tailored surfaces and interfaces are gaining increasing importance in the future. In this context, chemical processing of nanostructured ceramics in tuning the functional and interfacial properties for better charge transport, higher corrosion protection and enhanced performance. The examples will include the role of functionalized inorganic surfaces in electrolysers for hydrogen production, and advances in photon-harvesting technologies for perovskite-based photovoltaics. This talk will emphasize the power of chemical synthesis in designing new materials for energy and health transitions.

This talk will discuss the potential benefits of nanoparticle design towards energy conversion processes, precision drug delivery and recent developments in energy harvesting materials.

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