About this Abstract |
Meeting |
MS&T24: Materials Science & Technology
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Symposium
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Controlled Synthesis, Processing, and Applications of Structural and Functional Nanomaterials
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Presentation Title |
Nanomaterials by Design: Tailored Morphology for Environmental Challenges |
Author(s) |
Elisa Moretti |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Elisa Moretti |
Abstract Scope |
Nowadays, one of the main technological challenges we are facing is the ability to provide a sustainable supply of clean energy and, among all renewable sources, solar energy displays the greatest potential. The development of novel synthetic strategies has led to the preparation of nanostructured materials displaying unique properties compared to the bulk counterpart systems, with controlled and tunable morphologies able to enhance the activity and selectivity of a catalytic process. In particular, nanostructured materials synthesized via the bottom-up approach present an opportunity for future generation manufacturing of devices.
This talk will focus on the importance of tuning the morphological features of a catalyst as a strategy to improve its activity/photoactivity, focusing on how rationally designing inorganic nanomaterials can lead to physico-chemical and optical properties able to enhance their performance.
The talk will discuss some environmental and energy-related applications that can be addressed by multi-component systems highlighting their structure-reactivity relationship. |