Projects / Programmes
PMPP - Plazmonska modulacija fotokatalitičnih procesov (Slovene)
| Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
| 2.04.00 |
Engineering sciences and technologies |
Materials science and technology |
|
| Code |
Science |
Field |
| 2.05 |
Engineering and Technology |
Materials engineering |
Researchers (4)
| no. |
Code |
Name and surname |
Research area |
Role |
Period |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
| 1. |
34070 |
PhD Saim Mustafa Emin |
Materials science and technology |
Researcher |
2011 - 2014 |
0 |
| 2. |
32783 |
PhD Sandra Gardonio |
Materials science and technology |
Researcher |
2012 - 2014 |
0 |
| 3. |
34288 |
PhD Michael Walker Pitcher |
Materials science and technology |
Researcher |
2011 - 2012 |
0 |
| 4. |
11991 |
PhD Matjaž Valant |
Materials science and technology |
Head |
2011 - 2014 |
0 |
Organisations (1)
| no. |
Code |
Research organisation |
City |
Registration number |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
| 1. |
1540 |
University of Nova Gorica |
Nova Gorica |
5920884000 |
0 |
Significance for science
As we launched quite a few novel scientific ideas and innovative technological approaches we expect that the scientific community will want to explore them, follow them up and incorporate them into their own ideas and research plans. A few expected impacts and envisaged directions that the project opened are listed below: - This project acquireed a significant amount of fundamental knowledge related to the physical understanding of plasmonics, optoelectronic properties and photocatalysts. - We demonstrated how a smart material architecture can improve intrinsic material’s properties (in the case of the project these are optoelectronic properties and photocatalytic activity) and opened new horizons for its technological exploitation. We expected that this project will trigger intensive consideration of modern processing technologies for the development of advanced functional nano-systems. - In the engineering segment the important break-through concepts amplified affords and resurrected the R&D pace in the field of photocatalysts and electrolysis to come to optimized solutions, designs and commercially acceptable systems for the solar hydrogen generation - The new possibility for production of cheap solar hydrogen challengeed researchers to contribute to the further development of hydrogen-based technologies that can reduce the need for fossil fuel burning - The concept of plasmonic modulation of semiconductor properties can be extended far beyond the narrow field of water splitting for hydrogen generation. The same concept can be applied for many other catalytic purposes (biomass conversion, water and air purification…) as well as other technologies (e.g. photovoltaic cells).
Significance for the country
Slovenia’s countryside is a natural heritage which must be properly managed in the fast development of society in order of preserve its features. Furthermore, Slovenia’s population density and geo-economic structure is the perfect benchmark for the realization of a really sustainable society with a good integration between society, agriculture, industry and environment. For this reason any research on renewable energy sources and environmental remediation is of crucial importance, in particular if it combines, as in the present program, the fundamental science with the field of application and hands-on experience of real devices in real conditions. In fact, this is a bridge toward the industrial and tertiary sector which allows an actual collaboration between local economy, education system, R&D institutions and academia. This collaboration is obviously healthy for economic development and a step forward toward a more independent and environment preserving energetic national strategy. The research project is falling within the scope of advanced materials and nanotechnology that are recognized in the strategic documents of the European Union as Key Enabling Technologies (KET). KET are crucial source of innovation, they assure the necessary technological parts that enable different applications, among others also those necessary for development of low-carbon technology, higher energy efficiency and higher resource efficiency. Majority of contemporary innovative products from the field of new technologies for exploitation of renewable energy sources and environmental remediation include several KET in the form of independent or integrated parts. KET links different economic sectors which can be observed in numbers of SMEs and in numbers of created employments with high added value. European commission estimates the growth of global market of KET between 2008 and 2015 at 54 %, from 646 billion EUR to over 1000 billion EUR, which represents more than 8 % of EU GDP. Number of employments in nanotechnology sector only is expected to grow from 160,000 in 2008 to around 400,000 in 2015. Estimations show that each euro invested in the research and innovation in this field will create at least 10 EUR revenue. Due to high importance of KET, European Commission has foreseen the integrated approach to the financing of research and innovation in the field of KET in its recent proposal of Strategy for KET. It will include entire value chain for transfer of knowledge and research results into market products and hence in the economic growth. Strategic approach for financing regional innovation with the purpose of renewing European industrial foundations foresees the compliance of national and EU activities in this field. Investments in research and development in the field of KET will enable Slovenia to keep up with global competitors, to revive its economic growth, create new employments in industry and solve contemporary societal challenges.
Most important scientific results
Annual report
2011,
2012,
2013,
final report,
complete report on dLib.si
Most important socioeconomically and culturally relevant results
Annual report
2011,
2012,
2013,
final report,
complete report on dLib.si
