About Chiralnanomat and its network
Approach & goals
From lab to application, how we work and what we aim to achieve
The CHIRALNANOMAT objectives will be achieved through multi-/interdisciplinary integration of methods from the areas of chemistry and physics, involving different disciplines such as materials synthesis, spectroscopy, theoretical and computational chemistry, imaging, biomedicine and catalysis, representing the consortium’s expertise. The optimal design of chiral nanomaterials to improve their performance in relevant fields such as catalysis and biomedicine can only be achieved through the synergy of experimental and theoretical approaches.
CHIRALNANOMAT offers a distinctive educational experience that goes beyond typical PhD research. The programme offers students a multidisciplinary environment. The programme, involving 13 DCs students, emphasises innovation and academic growth. Each DC benefits from dual supervision within the consortium, fostering a unique collaborative approach. The programme is designed to strengthen the academic profile and innovative networking and communication capacity of doctoral students.
Develop new chiral nanomaterials
Establish synthetic strategies to produce atomically precise chiral metal nanoclusters and assemblies suitable for systematic study.
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Understand structure–property relationships
Investigate how atomic and electronic structure determine optical, chiro-optical and catalytic behaviour.
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Enable real-world applications
Translate laboratory discoveries into proof-of-concept catalysts and biosensing tools with demonstrated performance.
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Build predictive computational tools
Deliver modelling pipelines and machine-learning workflows that speed up material discovery and interpretation.
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Politechnika Wrocławska
Technische Universität Wien
KU Leuven
Italian National Research Council
University of Trieste
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Software for Chemistry & Materials B.V.
University of Geneva
Università di Pisa
University Claude Bernard Lyon1
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
ProChimia Surfaces
Furukawa Electric Institute of Technology
Invisible-Light Labs GmbH
NaNoExpo
ICONS srl
