Mission Statement
The ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science aims to:
- Expand upon our reputation in electromaterials science and to see the centre recognised as a world leader in the area.
- Explore the science of nanomaterials having an electron or charge transfer functionality: to prepare such nanomaterials, study and develop theories for their behaviour and exploit these new behaviours in a number of selected applications.
Our specific objectives are:
- To create new nanostructured electrode materials based on organic materials such as inherently conductive polymers (ICPs), carbon nanotubes, fullerenes or hybrid nanocomposites containing them.
- To determine the effect of nanostructure on ion transport as relates to ionic conductivity in solids and ionic liquids.
- To develop and apply theory and computer modelling techniques in order to understand structure and transport behaviour of nanocomponents and nano-assemblies.
- To apply this knowledge and fabrication protocols to deliver greatly enhanced performance for energy conversion/storage systems and novel energy transfer systems in bioapplications.
The fundamental work of the new Centre is expected to have impact in a range of diverse areas including:
- Artificial Muscles
- Nerve Cell Communication Systems
- Synthetic Enzymes
- Electronic Textiles (Including New Biomonitoring System)
- Plastic Solar Cells
- New Chemical/Bio Sensing Technologies
- Plastic Optical Displays
|
