Theoretical Photochemistry in Solid Phase
Česko-rakouské mobility 2023-2024, 8J23AT031
This project focuses on modelling solid-state photochemistry and developing tools to assist in their chemical analysis. Recently, much effort has been devoted to understanding and influencing the local environment of catalytic sites in solids so that we are able to achieve the desired properties and associated reactivity. Very promising systems are the so-called atomically dispersed catalysts in which metal atoms (ions of Co, Ni, Cu, Fe, etc.) or small clusters of metals are deposited on nanoparticles (MgO or ZnO, etc.), which have a wide range of practical applications from heterogeneous catalysis to sensing.