Research summary
Climate change is driving the need for countries around the world to reduce their carbon emissions by adopting renewable energy sources. Canada’s Climate Action Plan aims to reduce net CO2 emissions to zero by 2050, but to meet this target, we need to develop disruptive sustainable technologies and materials. As Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Organomain Group Materials, Dr. Thomas Baumgartner is providing solutions for next-generation energy materials by creating an innovative platform technology that incorporates phosphorus into organic materials.
He and his research team are working on luminescent, stimuli-responsive, self-assembled materials and sensors with potential lighting and catalysis applications. They are also creating new versatile molecular building blocks for streamlined access to next-generation functional materials as well as those with enhanced charge-storage capacities for electrochemical energy. Ultimately, their research will generate important knowledge to support the sustainable and efficient use and conversion of energy.