Group for nanostructured optically active materials and semiconductors

Engineering of hybrid and composite nanostructured materials with electro-optical, photovoltaic, photocatalytic and thermoelectric properties that contribute to solving global environmental and energy problems.

Fabrication of multifunctional hierarchical structures for the development of energy storage batteries, sensors, theranostics and biomaterials.

Developing methods for the built-up assembly of 1D-tubes, 2D-foils, 3D-particles, core-shell structures, mesocrystallites and thin films.

Structural, thermal, electrochemical and optical characterization of materials.

Simulation, modeling and optimization of power systems.

Research focuses

• Developing luminescent nanostructured materials with a high quantum efficiency (lanthanoid-based up- and down-converters) for application in medicine, thermometry, photocatalysis, photovoltaics, forensics and document protection
• Developing rechargeable batteries based on mixed lithium oxides/salts with transition metals; as well as the study of the potential for the intercalation of lithium, sodium and other ions into aqueous and organic (aprotic) electrolytes
• Designing physical-chemical-biological properties of advanced hybrid scaffolds and composites based on calcium phosphate and biopolymers, and multifunctional coatings on metal substrates for tissue engineering
• Examination of electrochemical and corrosion properties of various alloys and electroconductive polymers
• Developing optical and fiber-optic sensors, and methods for the optical characterization of materials
• Modelling, simulation and optimization of power plants, and the development of methods for measuring the parameters of photovoltaic components for efficiency monitoring and production forecasting
• Developing stochastic measurement methods and integer protection codes in various digital systems