Harnessing electroactivity in nanoporous materials

电活性纳米多孔固体的开发是先进材料领域中高度追求的目标，因为它们的性质支撑下一代技术和工业上有用的装置。使用氧化还原活性金属有机框架（MOFs）的实验，理论和计算相结合的方法，该项目预计将为三维配位空间中的基本电子转移机制提供新的见解，与理解生物光合系统和多孔半导体有关。一个预期的好处将是开发用于能量存储和转换的设备，包括电致变色设备，电催化剂和电池材料。

The development of electroactive nanoporous solids is a highly sought after goal in the field of advanced materials as their properties underpin the next generation of technologically and industrially useful devices. Using a combined experimental, theoretical and computational approach for redox-active metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), this project expects to provide new insights into fundamental electron transfer mechanisms in three-dimensional coordination space, of relevance to understanding biological photosynthetic systems and porous semiconductors. An expected benefit will be the development of devices for applications in energy storage and conversion, including electrochromic devices, electrocatalysts, and battery materials.