Challenges
- Develop next-generation technologies that efficiently harvest and convert the energy of the sun into solar fuels
- Requires breakthroughs in material design strategies
Approach
Single-Site Photocatalysis
- Reduce catalyst amount to individual atoms for maximizing efficiency and reducing cost
Organic-Inorganic Hybrids
- Combine the best of organics and inorganics via artificial antennas, harvesting sunlight and transferring energy to the catalyst
Unit Heads
Dominik Eder
Metal-Organic Frameworks
Davide Bonifazi
Organic Supramolecular Chemistry
Key Researchers
Ulrike Diebold
Surface Physics
Gareth Parkinson
Surface Reactivity
Alexey Chervan
Photocatalysis for Solar Fuels
Katharina Schröder
Sustainable Chemistry