Research
A research agenda organized around structure-function relationships, atomically precise catalytic sites, and tailored material interactions.
Research at a glance
Defect-engineered oxides, TiO2 nanotubes, nanosheets, nanostructured thin films, and functional coatings designed to tune surface chemistry, transport, and material interactions.
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Atomically precise active-site concepts for catalytic and photo(electro)catalytic systems, including single-atom-based platforms for green-fuel research.
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Advanced spectroscopy and depth-sensitive analysis used to connect nanoscale structure, chemical state, and application performance.
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Material-surface strategies for cell-surface interactions, antibacterial platforms, aerophilic blood-repellent metallic surfaces, and biologically relevant interfaces.
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Research vision
The portfolio presents oxide nanostructures as platforms whose geometry, surface chemistry, and defect states can be deliberately modified for catalytic, photoelectrochemical, biomedical, and coating-related applications.
This creates a coherent professorial research identity: materials synthesis and advanced spectroscopy are used together to explain, design, and improve application-facing performance.
Key questions
How can oxide nanostructure geometry and surface modification be used to create tailored material interactions?
Which active-site architectures enable efficient single-atom-based photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical systems?
How can spectroscopy-led analysis translate nanoscale structure into predictive understanding of catalytic and biomedical performance?
How can functional coatings bridge surface chemistry, biological response, and long-term material stability?
Methods
The research programme combines materials synthesis with XPS, ToF-SIMS, FTIR, RAMAN, and GDOES, supported by catalytic, photoelectrochemical, and interface-focused evaluation.