The development of improved and lower cost electrode materials is critical to produce cheaper, cleaner and more reliable hydrogen fuel for use in hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles. This project will develop syntheses for 3D metal structures with dimensions on the nanoscale. Developing chemical syntheses that directly grow metal cores and branches in sequential steps will produce interconnected structures with controlled configurations that can be optimised for energy storage reactions. These innovative electrocatalyst supports have small and precise structures that will enable up to 1000 times greater efficiency than the current state-of-the-art supports. This project offers a unique opportunity to develop skills in materials synthesis and advanced characterisation in the field of renewable energy.

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Building hierarchical nanostructured supports via controlled and stepwise growth.