Our Vision
Our Vision
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The NanoMaterials for Advanced Technologies Laboratory (NanoMATLab) is directed by Dr. Yingchao Yang. Our research interests span in the loop of nanomaterial fabrication, property evaluation, and advanced applications. Specifically, one-dimensional (1D), two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) nanomaterials have been synthesized, functionalized, scaled up towards energy storage, carbon dioxide capture and reduction, hydrogen generation, water desalination, and air filtration.
The NanoMaterials for Advanced Technologies Laboratory (NanoMATLab) is directed by Dr. Yingchao Yang. Our research interests span in the loop of nanomaterial fabrication, property evaluation, and advanced applications. Specifically, one-dimensional (1D), two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) nanomaterials have been synthesized, functionalized, scaled up towards energy storage, carbon dioxide capture and reduction, hydrogen generation, water desalination, and air filtration.
Main Focus by 2026
Main Focus by 2026
One core research thrust will focus on the design, synthesis, and fundamental understanding of high-entropy materials, including high-entropy layered double hydroxides, high-entropy oxides, and high-entropy transition metal dichalcogenides. This effort will emphasize entropy-enabled synthesis strategies to access previously unattainable compositions, investigate how configurational entropy governs phase stability and emergent magnetic and electronic properties, and establish structure-composition-function relationships in low-dimensional and layered systems. The resulting insights are expected to advance both fundamental materials science and applications in catalysis, spintronics, and energy-efficient electronics.
One core research thrust will focus on the design, synthesis, and fundamental understanding of high-entropy materials, including high-entropy layered double hydroxides, high-entropy oxides, and high-entropy transition metal dichalcogenides. This effort will emphasize entropy-enabled synthesis strategies to access previously unattainable compositions, investigate how configurational entropy governs phase stability and emergent magnetic and electronic properties, and establish structure-composition-function relationships in low-dimensional and layered systems. The resulting insights are expected to advance both fundamental materials science and applications in catalysis, spintronics, and energy-efficient electronics.
The other research focus will center on advanced carbon materials, including biomass-derived carbons and hierarchical porous carbons obtained from metal-organic frameworks. These carbon platforms will be integrated with functional materials, such as metal nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes and graphene to engineer hybrid architectures with enhanced conductivity, surface chemistry, and mass transport. The research will target catalytic and energy-related applications, including ammonia decomposition, CO2 capture and conversion, water splitting, and electrochemical energy storage, with an emphasis on understanding structure-property-performance relationships in sustainable carbon-based systems.
The other research focus will center on advanced carbon materials, including biomass-derived carbons and hierarchical porous carbons obtained from metal-organic frameworks. These carbon platforms will be integrated with functional materials, such as metal nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes and graphene to engineer hybrid architectures with enhanced conductivity, surface chemistry, and mass transport. The research will target catalytic and energy-related applications, including ammonia decomposition, CO2 capture and conversion, water splitting, and electrochemical energy storage, with an emphasis on understanding structure-property-performance relationships in sustainable carbon-based systems.
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