Challenging the Oxidation-State Limitations of the Periodic Table via High-Pressure Fluorine Chemistry

Project description

Opening up new scientific frontiers in fluorine chemistry

Fluorine is an often overlooked aspect of chemistry, overshadowed by its better-known cousin, chlorine. The EU-funded HiPeR-F project will focus on chemical reactions with fluorine under extremely high pressure. The project will combine two specialised experimental fields of research – the study of matter under extremely high pressure and the study of extreme chemical reactivity. Fluorine under high pressure represents a breakthrough testing environment, challenging the oxidation state limitations of the elements in the periodic table. The newly discovered compounds synthesised at high-pressures might display unusual electronic structures and exotic physical properties.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › chemical sciences › electrochemistry › electrolysis
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › halogens

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Topic(s)

• ERC-2020-STG - ERC STARTING GRANTS

Call for proposal

ERC-2020-STG
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Funding Scheme

ERC-STG - Starting Grant

Host institution

INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN

Address

Jamova 39
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia

Activity type

Research Organisations

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EU contribution

€ 2 368 135

Beneficiaries (1)

INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN

Slovenia

EU contribution

€ 2 368 135

Address

Jamova 39
1000 Ljubljana

Activity type

Research Organisations

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