Research Projects

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a versatile material with potential applications in gas storage, drug delivery, and energy storage. This project aims to develop MOFs that can act as supercapacitors by tuning their components and modifying their electrochemical behavior. This research has great potential for clean energy generation and storage from renewable sources, especially in the developing world. The project will focus on the synthesis, structural, and electrochemical characterisation of MOFs containing redox-active naphthalene diimide (NDI) ligands, metal-based secondary building units (sBUs), and guest redox-active molecules. The synthesis will involve the reaction of NDI ligands with various metals to create MOFs with accessible porosity for hosting guest redox-active molecules. The supercapacitor performance of these materials will be investigated using cyclic voltammetry, Galvanostatic charge-discharge studies, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The project will also explore MOF derivatives with enhanced robustness, electronic conductivity, and stability, resulting in excellent electrochemical performances.