Layered & Nanoporous Materials Group

   Synthesis & characterization of:

    ◙ CLAY BASED MATERIALS

• Pillared clays & organoclays for catalytic, magnetic, electronic, optical and environmental applications

• Clay intarcalation reactions (macromolecules, nanoparticles etc)

• Incorporation of fullerene derivatives and carbon nanostructures in clay minerals

• Biocatalysts & Biomimetic materials based on clays

    ◙ CARBON NANOTUBES

• Synthesis

• Functionalization

• Attachment of nanoparticles (magnetic or semiconducting)

• Filling (with metals)

    ◙ NANOCOMPOSITES, ORGANIC-INORGANIC

• Clay/carbon nanotube composites

• Polymer nanocomposites with clays and carbon nanotubes

• Polymer/magnetic nanoparticle hybrid systems

    ◙ OTHER LAYERED & NANOPOROUS MATERIALS - NANOPARTICLES

• Magnetic layered phylosilicates

• Graphene and graphene oxide

• Capped magnetic nanoparticles

• Mesoporous molecular sieves