Chemicals

Organic Chemistry

• Understanding the mechanism of selective olefin oligomerisation catalysis using stopped-flow techniques;
• Studies on organic porous cages used for hydrogen storage and carbon capture and storage;
• Investigations on heavy metals complexes (phosphine ligands) used in chromophores that act as fluorescence quenchers in medical imaging.

Inorganic Chemistry

• Studies on multiple phases of transition metal oxides used in catalysis and electrochemistry;
• Investigations on lanthanide speciation in complexes used in separation & extraction of nuclear waste materials;
• X-ray chemical imaging of individual catalyst particles;
• Structural analysis of micro, meso and macroporous materials.

Physical Chemistry

• Probing the atomic structure of the electrochemical double layer at the electrode and alkaline electrolyte interface;
• Understanding the high temperature superconductivity in doped metal oxides of superconductors;
• Characterisation of new semiconductor materials applied in industrial production processes.

Processing

• Investigations of the lithium ion-battery cycling mechanism during charging/discharging;
• Probing the formation of surface layers on anodes during operation;
• Direct studies of the structure and interactions of catalysts with reagents under various environmental conditions e.g. three-way catalysts, fuel cells.