Inorganic Science

Inorganic chemistry research encompasses the synthesis of new materials, the investigations of new routes to materials (ionic liquids, ion exchange processes, green chemistry and biomimetic approaches) and the study of their interface with living systems.

A range of materials are being developed, from metal phosphonates, metallonitrides, metal halide perovskites inorganic polymers, polycations, amorphous and crystalline nanoparticles, mineral-polymer composites to the use of supramolecular chemistry to develop functionalised molecular capsules and tubes.

As well as developing new synthetic routes to such materials, the effect of additives including small molecules, solvents and biomolecules on structure and the materials physicochemical properties are being explored. In all cases an understanding of the underlying chemical principles governing materials structure and function is being probed.