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NMP-2007-2.2-3 Advanced material architectures for energy conversion
Technical content/scope: The development of new energy converters (solar, thermo-electrical, electrochemical) involves increasingly complex material architectures in order to control, in particular, the specific surface area, porosity, reactivity, cyclability and durability of such devices. Research should aim at radically new materials and synthesis approaches based upon the control of complex architectures, e. g. made with quantum dots, nanocomposites, thin-films, mesoporous 3-D architectures, carbon and inorganic nanotubes, aerogels and ionogels. The materials developed should provide improved efficiency and competitive cost/efficiency ratios for example in applications for supercapacitors, stacks, solar cells and high performance batteries.
Funding scheme: Small or medium-scale focused research projects.
Special features: Industrial participation is required.
Expected impact: The complex architectures developed should have the potential to be integrated into functional devices (e.g. stacks, super-capacitors, solar-cells and batteries).