Molecular approach to carbon based materials for energy storage

Objective

At present a whole new class of carbon based materials has become available and new synthetic routes are being developed for the synthesis of extremely large two or three dimensional dendritic polyphenylenes which can be suitably transformed into perfect two dimensional graphene structures with pre-assigned shape. These large molecules are the basic units of nanostructured materials which exhibit peculiar physical and chemical properties.
The project focuses mainly at exploring and exploiting the capability of these functional materials :
i) to store Lithium ions at a concentration larger than that of the presently available carbon materials and
ii) to adsorb and desorbs efficiently hydrogen.
The aim of this project is to find the essential steps to provide materials really innovative for industry and technology in the field of batteries and storage of clean energy.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › nanotechnology › nano-materials › two-dimensional nanostructures › graphene
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › alkali metals

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-5. - RTD Activities of a Generic Nature : materials and their technologies for production and transformation and new and improved materials and production technologies in the steel field

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

POLYTECHNIC OF MILAN

Address

Via Mancinelli 7
20131 Milano
Italy

Participants (8)

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

France

Address

Rue Boussingault 6
67083 Strasbourg

ELDOR CORPORATION S.P.A.

Italy

Address

Via Enrico Fermi 93
22030 Barni

HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITAET BERLIN

Germany

Address

110,invalidenstrasse 110
10115 Berlin

LINKOEPING UNIVERSITY

Sweden

Address

23,valla
58183 Linkoeping

MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.

Germany

Address

Ackermannweg 10
55021 Mainz

PIRELLI LABS S.P.A.

Italy

Address

Viale Sarca 222
20126 Milano

PLASMACHEM PRODUKTION UND HANDELS GMBH

Germany

Address

Bodelschwingstrasse 10
55131 Mainz

UNIVERSITY OF ROME "LA SAPIENZA"

Italy

Address

2,piazzale Aldo Moro 5
00185 Roma