Project 83: Design and Fabrication of Wood-inspired Monolithic Porous Carbon Material

Contact Information

Assoc. Prof. Yao Li  

Email: liyaosjtu@sjtu.edu.cn

Project Description and Objectives

With the depletion of fossil fuels and increasing environmental pollution, there is an urgent need for efficient, clean, and sustainable materials. Wood with its mesoporous, low-tortuosity, and hierarchical structure has attracted much research interest recently. Most importantly, it is renewable, environmentally friendly, naturally abundant, and biodegradable. In recent years, wood has found a range of applications, including transparent and haze paper for optoelectronics, biodegradable electronics, and solar cells. These advanced applications using wood-based materials are promising for a sustainable future. In this project, we utilize the unique structure of wood to fabricate wood-derived monolithic porous carbon materials by changing the conditions of the experiment to cater to different practical applications.

Eligibility Requirements

Experience in materials preparation.

Familiarity with the structure of natural wood.

Main Tasks

Attempt a variety of fabrication methods and raw materials to explore the influence of these conditions on the structure of wood-derived monolithic porous carbon materials so that they can better cater to different uses.

Website

Lab: http://sklcm.sjtu.edu.cn/

School: http://smse.sjtu.edu.cn