Materials chemistry research focus on solid materials, their synthesis and the resulting properties. This may be for investigating new, unknown materials or to design a material for a particular purpose. We usually go all the way down to the crystal and atomic structure to understand the properties of the material. The subject includes hybrid materials, where inorganic, polymer or biological materials may be combined to reach the goal. There are strong connections to Inorganic Chemistry and Polymer Science and Technology, as well as other subjects across disciplines.

Examples of explored materials are nanostructured semiconductors, solar cell materials and catalysts.

Research groups

• Light-Activated Energy Materials Group

• Inorganic NanoMaterials Group

• Materials Chemistry Group
• Edler Research Group
• Reinholdt Group