ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
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Research Interests
Research in the Hod Lab is focused on developing new approaches for photo-electrochemical generation of solar fuels. To do so, we use functional, highly porous hybrid organic-inorganic materials based on Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), MOF composites and MOF-Derived compounds. Our research is highly interdisciplinary, combining Physical-Chemistry, Electro-Chemistry and Materials Science
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Research Interests
Our group studies nanomaterials at all stages of their lifecycle, from design to application to environmental impact. These nanomaterials possess properties intermediate between bulk materials and molecules. The tunability of their properties, including optical and electrical, allow for a range of potential applications. The applications our group focuses on are catalysis and solar energy conversion from nanomaterial composite systems. As catalysts, nanomaterials could improve product selectivity, thereby reducing chemical waste and produce cleaner fuels. As energy conversion materials, they could lower the final cost per kWh to the end user. From precursor design to impact on the environment, we examine the possible contributions nanomaterials could have on our world.
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Professor - Chairman
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Room: 214/43
Phone: 074-7795464
Email:barsadan@bgu.ac.il
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Research Interests
“If we could only know where the atoms are” (Richard Feynman)
Chemistry of nanomaterials relies, many times, on knowing the structure of a nanomaterial at the atomic scale, since at these sizes every atom matters. In my group, we study the structure-properties relationship for several systems. We aim at correlating the optical, magnetic and catalytic properties with structural motifs at the atomic scale, using mainly high resolution electron microscopy.
