Functional materials

Functional materials possess properties with applications in electronics, energy conversion, medicine, food, and catalysis. Our research groups study semiconductor and organic nanoparticles, molecular and polymeric materials, magnetic materials, and metal-organic frameworks.

Our research groups

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Prof Brendan Abrahams

Inorganic Chemistry, Supramolecular Chemistry, Crystal Engineering
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Dr Christopher Hall

Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Excited-State Photochemistry, Energy materials, Photoswitches
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Prof Colette Boskovic

Rare Earth Chemistry, Transition Metal Chemistry, Magnetochemistry
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A/Prof David Jones

Solar Energy Conversion, Photovoltaics, Energy Materials
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A/Prof Georgina Such

Polymer Chemistry, Stimuli-responsive Materials, Drug Delivery
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Dr James Hutchison

Polaritonics, Plasmonics, 2D materials, Single Molecule Spectroscopy
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Dr Liam Hall

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Prof Muthupandian Ashokkumar

Biofunctional Materials, Food and Bioprocessing
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Prof Paul Mulvaney

Nanoscience, Quantum Dots, Plasmonics, Solar Energy
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Prof Trevor Smith

Time-resolved Spectroscopy, Microspectroscopy, Solar Materials
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A/Prof Wallace Wong

Organic Dyes, Conjugated Polymers, Energy Conversion, Chemical Sensing
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Dr Carol Hua

Metal-Organic Frameworks, Stimuli-responsive Materials, Chirality
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Dr Marcus Giansiracusa

Inorganic Chemistry, Lanthanoids, Magnetism, ab Initio Calculations
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Dr Jegadesan Subbiah

Organic Electronics, Renewable Energy, Nanomaterials