Research Line: Materials for Energy and Sustainability

We design and study materials that enable efficient energy conversion, storage, transformation, and heat transport for sustainable technologies.

Research thrustsResearch prioritiesResearch foci
Lattice & electron interactions• Phonon–phonon interactions: anharmonicity 
• Electron–phonon interactions
• Charge density waves (CDWs)		Understanding fundamental mechanisms that couple lattice vibrations, charge carriers, and collective  instabilities.    
Microscopic transport theory• Electronic and ionic transport
• Heat transport		Understanding heat and charge flow in quantum materials.
Design of energy materials• Thermoelectrics
• Battery interfaces

Creating and characterising materials that convert or store energy efficiently, leveraging high-throughput simulations and machine-learning-enhanced spectroscopy.