University of Toronto
Clean Energy Lab
Theory-guided discovery and synthesis of nanomaterials for energy: Li-ion batteries, hydrogen storage, CO2 capture, and photovoltaics.
What We Do
Semiconductor Materials & Devices
Colloidal quantum dots, halide perovskites, and materials for blue OLEDs.
Catalysis & CO₂ Capture
CO₂ capture and reduction, oxygen evolution, and hydrogen evolution.
Energy Storage Materials
Surface and bulk engineering of battery electrodes for longer-lasting, more stable cells.
Origin of Life and ME/CFS (Long COVID)
Recreating prebiotic chemistry, and biomarkers for ME/CFS and Long COVID.
Computational Materials Design
Machine-learned force fields and atomistic simulation for screening and designing materials.
Our Mission
Paris climate agreement sets as a target achieving net-negative global emissions by year 2070. This will require tremendous effort not only on transitioning all electricity generation and transportation to renewables but also developing efficient ways to capture and store the carbon dioxide. Intermittency of renewable solar and wind impedes their adoption and requires low-cost and scalable energy storage solutions.
Our group works on developing new materials for Li-ion batteries, hydrogen storage, CO2 capture, and photovoltaics. We utilize atomistic simulations, machine learning, automated high-throughput materials synthesis and characterization to demonstrate proof-of-principle devices that will speed-up the transition to renewables.
Latest
- New group website launched
- Alex completes a postdoctoral fellowship
- Samantha Corapi joins the group
Interested in joining?
We have openings for graduate students, postdocs, and undergraduate researchers.
Open Positions