Research at Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory
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We do research on solar cells, artificial photosynthesis, hydrogen production, fuel cells, biofuels from biomass and smarter batteries, but also on the development of biomaterials and drugs for medical treatments.
Our research
At our Department of Chemistry - Ångström, one of the research fields within chemistry is focused on the development of renewable energy sources and energy carriers. This area occupies a special position in Uppsala and includes solar cells, artificial photosynthesis, hydrogen production, fuel cells, biofuels from biomass and smarter batteries. World-leading research collaborative projects map the structure of metals and chemical compounds, including those with unique catalytic activity, electrical conductivity, and the ability to store energy, contributing to future sustainable energy systems.
In addition to energy-related research, the department also develops chemistry for biomaterials and drugs for medical treatments. This research is conducted through close national and international collaborations with other universities, clinics, pharmaceutical companies and regulatory agencies that promote interdisciplinary research for clinical application. Current applications include polymeric biomaterials for the treatment of corneal blindness, bone repair, prevention of heart failure and the development of new chemically modified oligonucleotide drugs and delivery systems, e.g. for the treatment of brain cancer.
The specific research topics in the different research programmes have evolved over time as a result of department and programme strategies, available resources and the interests of the principal investigators. The department encourages the establishment of new research topics when they fit the strategic goals of a research programme and necessary resources are available.
Research groups
- Hilborn group
- Melander-Bowden group
- Varghese group
- Berggren group
- Cheah group
- Land group
- Lundberg group
- Magnuson group
- Mamedov group
- Messinger group
- Sekreterava group
- Blikstad group
- Lindberg group
- Lindblad group
- Stensjö group
- Boschloo group
- Edwards group
- Elvingson group
- Glover group
- Gray group
- Hammarström group
- Johansson group
- Lomoth group
- Maj group
- Sa group
- Tian group
- Ångström Advanced Battery Centre
- Theoretical Inorganic Chemistry
- Borbas group
- Crespi group
- Orthaber group
- Ott group
- Ottosson group
- Thapper group
Research projects
- Additive manufacturing
- Advanced materials characterisation
- Harsh environments
- Sustainable development and energy
- Perovskite solar cells
- Bioinspired generation of fuel and feedstocks
- Accumulative electron transfer
- Catalysts and mechanisms
- Proton-coupled electron transfer
- p-type dye-sensitized solar cells
- Ultra-fast electron transfer
- Solar cells on trucks
- Polymer nano-photocatalysts
- Lithium-ion batteries
- Lithium-air batteries
- Sodium-ion batteries
- 3D-Microbatteries
- Lithium-sulfur batteries
- Organic batteries
- Binders for green next-generation battery electrodes
- Computational Electrochemistry
- Lithium-sulfur batteries
- Modelling of battery materials and cells
- New anode materials
- Polymer electrolytes
- Quasicrystals and approximants
- Organophosphorous and -arsenic compounds
- Organorsenic based ligands