Welcome to the webpage of the Materials Chemistry Research Group (MCRG) at the University of Turku. We are an internationally diverse group of Doctoral Researchers, and Postdoctoral Researchers, and undergraduate students exploring new functional materials for different applications. Our multidisciplinary research theme include, but are not limited to, electroactive materials like reduced graphene oxide, MXenes, conducting polymers, Polydopamine, Layered double hydroxides, cellulose and other hybrid/composite materials. Material characterization is an integral part of our research; we make use of several devices and methods such as FTIR, Raman, and In-situ spectroelectrochemistry etc. The application of our materials are majorly in the areas of Solar Cells, Supercapacitors, Electrochromics, Biophotovoltaics, Water Purification, Hydrogen production and CO2 reduction, among others.
If you want to learn more about the recent activities of the group, check out our publications and news section. Want to join us, please contact Prof. Carita Kvarnström for opportunities.

Recent Publications

Majid Al-waeel, Jukka Lukkari, Henri Kivelä, Mikko Salomäki"Heterogenous Copper(0)-Assisted Dopamine Oxidation: A New Pathway to Controllable and Scalable Polydopamine Synthesis." . Langmuir (2024).

Plawan Kumar Jha a , Sachin Kochrekar a , Ashwini Jadhav a , Robert Lassfolk b , Mikko Salomäki a , Ermei Mäkilä c , Carita Kvarnström"Wide electrochemical stability window of NaClO4 water-in-salt electrolyte elevates the supercapacitive performance of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)." . Energy Storage Materials (2024).

K. N. Amba Sankar, Lokesh Kesavan, Bikash Saha, M. K. Jyolsnaraj, S. Mohan, P. Nandakumar, Kallol Mohanta, Carita Kvarnström "Renewable synthesis of MoO3 nanosheets via low temperature phase transition for supercapacitor application." . Scientific Reports (2024).

Adefunke O. Koyejo, Xia Chu, Lokesh Kesavan, Pia Damlin, Carita Kvarnström "Electroreduction of CO2 by Hybrid Cu-TiO2/rGO Catalyst: Qualitative Detection of Products using Rotating Ring Disc Electrode." . ChemElectroChem (2024).

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