- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
- Conducting polymers and applications
- Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
Politecnico di Milano
2018-2021
Tecnologia Energia Ambiente Materiali (Italy)
2021
Mylan (South Africa)
2021
The engineering of acetylenic carbon-rich nanostructures has great potential in many applications, such as nanoelectronics, chemical sensors, energy storage, and conversion, etc. Here we show the synthesis nanofibers via copper-surface-mediated Glaser polycondensation 1,3,5-triethynylbenzene on a variety conducting (e.g., copper, graphite, fluorine-doped tin oxide, titanium) non-conducting Kapton, glass, silicon dioxide) substrates. obtained (with optical bandgap 2.51 eV) exhibit...
This work reports a solvent-mediated strategy for tailoring conjugated acetylenic polymers from metal-free to Cu-metalated counterparts, which extends light absorption and promotes charge transport polymers.