Xiang Gao
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UC Berkeley
BSAC Graduate Researcher, Roya Maboudian Group
April 09, 2019 | 12:00 to 01:00 | 490 Cory Hall
Host: Michael Cable
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a powerful new class of porous, crystalline materials constructed by the linkage between inorganic clusters and organic molecules. Due to diverse chemistries, MOFs can be tailored with great tunability to achieve high surface area and high molecular recognition for applications in areas such as energy conversion and sensing. In catalysis-based energy industries, improving the surface areas of catalysts is one of the most effective approaches to reduce cost and extend a facility’s lifetime. In chemical sensing, materials must be selective for analytes of interest without compromising sensitivity. The Maboudian Lab is researching solutions for both of these challenges by employing MOFs as functional materials. The Lab’s recent work on MOF chemistry and applications, including MOF-templated nanocasting and MOF-coated carbon cloth materials in fuel cell and biosensing applications, and MOF-based gas sensing applications such as chemically sensitive field effect transistors and colorimetric indicators will be presented.
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