Welcome to our magnetic resonance in materials group at New York University, Abu Dhabi. The main motivation of the group is to explore the novel chemistry in materials using SSNMR and dynamic nuclear polarisation-SSNMR as the main tool to understand the structure property relationships. We also work on the methodology development tailored to the need of the material by exploring the landscape of dynamic nuclear polarisation and conventional SSNMR. The materials that we are interested include catalysts, coordination polymers, inorganic oxides, energy storage materials and self assembled supramolecules.
We are a multidisciplinary group of chemists, physicists and material scientists interested in understanding the structure of materials useful in solving energy crisis and environmental related issues.
Brijith Thomas sincerely thank the mentors Prof Huub de Groot (Leiden University, Netherlands), Prof Aaron Rossini (Ames Lab, Iowa, USA) and Prof Michal Leskes (Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel).
The primary focus of my research is in the field of application of solid state NMR to solve the problems associated with the energy crisis. During my Ph.D. (with Prof. Huub de Groot) at Ledien University, Netherlands, we developed a novel methodology to solve the supra molecular structure of the molecule used in artifical photosynthesis using solid state NMR, Electron Nano Crystallography and Quantum Mechanical modelling
Cu/AlO(OH)-catalyzed formation of beta-enamino ketones/esters under solvent, ligand and base free conditions – experimental and computational studies.
Molecular catalytic assemblies for electrodriven water splitting.
A hybrid solid state NMR electron microscopy structure determination protocol for engineering advanced para-crystaline optical materials.
Determination of controlled self-assembly of fused NDI-salphen by homology modeling with hybrid NMR and TEM.
A molecular level approach to elucidate the supramolecular packing of light harvesting antenna systems.
Probing the oxidative transformation of boron nitride catalysts under oxidative dehydrogenation conditions.
Synthesis and characterization of silica supported boron oxide catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane.
Ambient synthesis of nanomaterials by insitu heterogenous metal/ligand reactions.
B-MWW zeolite: the case against single-site catalysts.
Synthesis of interface driven tunable band gap metal oxides.
Endogenous dynamic nuclear polarization for sensitivity enhancement in solid state NMR of electrode materials.
Barcelona
Laura Norson
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Rotterdam
Mark Rickson
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