Materials are vital to helping society transition to the UK's goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. We explore materials for various applications in solar energy and photovoltaics, nuclear engineering, green hydrogen, electrolysis for the storage of renewable electricity and the next generation of batteries.
We work closely with Transition to Zero Pollution, one of the first initiatives of Imperial’s Academic Strategy and the London Centre for Nanotechnology, a joint venture between UCL, Imperial College London and Kings College London. We also collaborate extensively with industrial partners such as Shell UK, ICAM, BP and government organisations. Furthermore, our research has led to spin-offs like HPNow.
Our research explores:
- Fuel cell batteries as a potential source of power for automotive vehicles
- Functional magnetic materials for refrigeration and cooling
- Optimising materials for CO2 electro-reduction
- Improving the efficiency of electrochemical energy devices
- The next-generation photovoltaics/Solar harvesting devices
- Understanding and mitigating damage for energy efficiency
- Nuclear Engineering
- Solutions for low-energy electronics
Our researchers:
Dr Shelly Conroy
Dr Shelly Conroy
Professor David Dye
Professor David Dye
Professor Fionn Dunne FREng
Professor Fionn Dunne FREng
Professor Mike Finnis FRS
Professor Mike Finnis FRS
Professor Fang Xie
Professor Fang Xie
Professor Finn Giuliani
Professor Finn Giuliani
Professor Sir Robin Grimes FRS FREng
Professor Sir Robin Grimes FRS FREng
Professor Peter Haynes
Professor Peter Haynes
Professor Sandrine Heutz
Professor Sandrine Heutz
Professor Andrew Horsfield
Professor Andrew Horsfield
Dr Chun Ann Huang
Dr Chun Ann Huang
Dr Sam Humphry-Baker
Dr Sam Humphry-Baker
Professor John Kilner
Professor John Kilner
Professor Johannes Lischner
Professor Johannes Lischner
Professor Cecilia Mattevi
Professor Cecilia Mattevi
Professor Martyn McLachlan
Professor Martyn McLachlan
Professor Arash Mostofi
Professor Arash Mostofi
Dr Minh-Son Pham
Dr Minh-Son Pham
Dr Peter Petrov
Dr Peter Petrov
Professor Jason Riley
Professor Jason Riley
Dr Reshma Rao
Dr Reshma Rao
Professor Mary Ryan CBE FREng
Professor Mary Ryan CBE FREng
Professor Milo Shaffer
Professor Milo Shaffer
Professor Stephen Skinner FRSE
Professor Stephen Skinner FRSE
Professor Ifan Stephens
Professor Ifan Stephens
Professor Aron Walsh
Professor Aron Walsh
Dr Mark Wenman
Dr Mark Wenman