The remarkable physico-chemical properties of carbon materials have secured them a prominent role in various industries. Nevertheless, the full potential of these materials remains largely untapped due to limited control over the carbonisation process. However, recent advances in precision carbonisation have enabled the production of high surface area doped carbons as well as 2D carbons and have reignited interest in these materials.

The main goal of our research group is to achieve deeper control over the carbonisation process in order to develop advanced carbon materials with tailored properties. Our approach includes:

1. Carbonisation of precursors with pre-coded information to produce predictable heteroatom-doped, electron-rich or electron-poor materials and improve control over the various physico-chemical properties of the final carbon.
2. Optimisation of the carbonisation process to produce advanced carbon-carbon and metal-carbon heterojunctions.
3. Development of nanostructured carbons by simple direct carbonisation techniques in the presence of eutectic melts.