Abstract
This project encompasses the development of facile, versatile, and environmentally friendly methodologies to enable the study of a wealth of new nanomaterials (inorganic, organic and/or hybrids thereof) having controlled and well-defined size, shape, composition, structure (solid or empty interiors) and architectures. They will be immobilized and functionalized using various techniques aimed at different target applications. Specifically, we will focus on molecular recognition devices (sensors and biosensors), actuators (controlled release of drugs and cell viability), energy storage devices (batteries) and nanocatalysts (heterogeneous catalysis, photocatalysis, electrocatalysis and plasmonic catalysis). In all these applications, the use of controlled nanomaterials will enable us to establish a precise correlation between the observed performance and all the physical and chemical parameters that define the material, opening up the possibility not only for the optimization of properties over conventional nanomaterials, but also for the design of advanced nanomaterials displaying desirable features for applications of interest. The current proposal associates the laboratory electroactive materials (coordinated by Professors Roberto M. Torresi and Susana I. Cordoba Torresi) and the Group for the Advancing in Nanomaterials Design coordinated by Prof. Pedro HC Camargo. Therefore, it enables us to combine the areas comprising the physicochemical surfaces and interfaces, electrochemistry, sensors, energy storage, catalysis and synthesis / development controlled nanomaterials in a unique and synergistic manner. (AU)
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