Date: February 2, 2025
Time: 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Venue: Building 9, Level 2, Lecture Hall 1
Nanoporous Functional Materials for Clean Energy and Environment
By Professor Ajayan Vinu
In this talk, I will present a novel, stable, and ultraclean hybrid energy storage and conversion device that continuously supplies energy using naturally abundant resources such as sunlight, water, and CO₂. The device is primarily composed of nanoporous semiconductors, including carbon nitrides, phosphides, sulfides, and carbon-based materials. These materials are incorporated into stable, cost-effective photocatalytic semiconductor systems for converting CO₂ or seawater into clean fuels using solar energy. This breakthrough technology not only reduces CO₂ levels but also provides a sustainable source of clean energy.