Research carried out in the team focuses on synthetic carbon materials, i.e. materials that are formed by thermal treatment or pyrolysis of organic precursors, both solid, liquid and gaseous. These processes result in nanomaterial-scale materials such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs), carbon nanofibers (CNFs), as well as carbon fibers (CFs), pyrolytic or DLC-type layers, activated carbons, or carbon composites and nanocomposites. In the area of interest of our group are basically all the above-mentioned types of carbons, with a special focus on carbon nanomaterials including CNTs and their modification, the aim of which is to impart the desired functional properties.
The team’s research topics
- Carbon nanostructures – synthesis, functionalization, properties;
- Carbon nanofibres and hybrid carbon nanofibres;
- Carbon nanomaterial layers;
- New generation carbon fibers;
- Carbon-carbon composites;
- Carbon-ceramic composites;
- Preparation of pyrocarbon composite layers and matrixes (PyC);
- Granular carbon composites;
- Carbon-polymer conductive composites;
- Alternative binders for carbon-graphite materials technology;
- Bio-based carbon materials;
- Recycling of carbon fiber composites;
- 3D printing, bioprinting, electrospinning of composites with carbon nanofillers;
- Nanocomposites with addition of carbon nanomaterials for biomedical and industrial purposes.