Two-dimensional (2D) layered materials offer exciting possibilities for creating more efficient, durable, and environmentally friendly energy technologies. Their exceptional properties—including tunable electronic properties, porosity, and surface chemistry—make them ideal candidates for sustainable energy conversion and storage applications.
This symposium will highlight recent advances in the synthesis, modification, and integration of 2D materials such as transition metal dichalcogenides, carbon materials, carbon nitrides, and other emerging layered systems. Key topics will include photo- and photoelectro catalysis for organic synthesis, water splitting, and carbon dioxide reduction, as well as the development of 2D layered materials for post-lithium batteries, including Na-ion or Na-S batteries.
Special attention will be given to surface and interface interactions, new in situ/operando characterization methods, flow and microfluidic systems, and innovative devices. By fostering interdisciplinary discussion, the symposium will provide a dynamic platform for addressing the urgent need for sustainable and resilient energy solutions based on 2D materials. The goal is to inspire innovative approaches that leverage the unique potential of 2D layered materials to power a cleaner and more sustainable future.
Sponsored by:
- Carbon nitrides and poly(heptazine)imides
- Carbon-based materials, including COFs
- 2D layered metal-oxides and sulfides
- Photocatalysis for organic synthesis and artificial photosynthesis, including flow and microfluidic devices
- 2D materials for post-lithium energy storage, including sodium-ion, sodium-sulfur devices
- Surface and interface chemistry of 2D materials
Oleksandr Savateev was born and raised in Kyiv, Ukraine. He received his BSc and MSc degrees in chemistry from the National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” and the PhD degree in organic chemistry from the Institute of Organic Chemistry of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine. In 2015, he joined the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam, Germany, where he worked as a postdoctoral researcher. In 2017, at the same institute, he started his group “Innovative Heterogeneous Photocatalysis”. During this period of his carrier, he received several national German and European grants. In 2023, he took the position of the Vice-Chancellor Associate Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is a member of consortia of researchers that work on solving applied and fundamental problems by means of solar light and photocatalysis. His current research interests include organic synthesis mediated by heterogeneous photocatalysts, application of photocharged semiconductors in organic synthesis and data-driven research. He is an editor and author of several books, including “Carbon nitrides. Structure, properties and applications in science and technology”, and author of more than 100 research articles. In 2024, he completed his Habilitation in Organic Chemistry at the University of Potsdam, Germany. As an educator, he is interested in gamification of teaching and studying. He is a creator of ChemChallenge – the first video game for teaching and studying physical chemistry.
Silvio OsellaIvo Freitas Teixeira is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil. He earned his DPhil in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Oxford (UK) in 2017 and was a Humboldt Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam, Germany (2020–2022). His research group at UFSCar explores the interface between materials and catalysis, with a particular focus on developing single-atom catalysts based on carbon nitride materials for energy conversion and photocatalytic applications. He serves as an Editor for the Journal of Materials Science and is a member of the Editorial Boards of ChemCatChem and Materials and Interfaces. On Friday evenings, Ivo and his research group like to relax and enjoy a friendly poker game in the lab.
Dr. Minghao Yu, PI, holds an independent research group (Materials & Electrochemistry for Sustainable Energy Storage) at Technische Universität Dresden. His research interest includes 1) the development of novel organic and inorganic 2D layered materials, 2) the investigation of advanced artificial interphases and electrolytes for next-generation batteries, 3) fundamental charge and ion dynamics during electrochemical energy storage processes, and 4) sustainable energy storage device fabrication, including supercapacitors, hybrid-ion capacitors, aqueous batteries, dual-ion batteries, and multivalent metal (Zn, Mg, Al) batteries. He has published more than 140 scientific articles which have attracted 23,000+ citations with an H-index of 76 (Web of Science). Besides, he is also an associated member of the Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), an associated group leader at Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, a highly cited researcher (Clarivate Analytics, 2018-now), 2023 ERC Starting Grant winner, and a Fellow of the Young Academy of Europe.