Novel materials for next-generation energy devices

EU funding is supporting the development of novel energy devices (i.e. conversion, storage and saving) based on hybrid materials.

Inorganic–organic hybrids are materials made from an organic and an inorganic material. When the organisation of individual components occurs at the nano scale (the scale of individual molecules and/or nano-building blocks), the resulting materials are known as hybrid nanocomposites. Hybridisation in terms of structure often results in unique physico-chemical properties, making such materials the centre of a great deal of attention.

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