Nuclear Materials Chemistry

Name of Group Leader:

Vittorio (Victor) Luca  

Physical Address:

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Institute of Materials Engineering
New Illawarra Road
Lucas Heights
NSW 2234  

Mailing Address:

PMB 1
Menai
NSW 2234  

Phone:

(02) 9717 3087  

Fax:

(2) 9543 7179  

Email:

vlu@ansto.gov.au  

Nanotechnology Research Programs/Activities:

Development and properties of porous (Micro, meso, macro and hierarchical) functionalized semiconducting metal oxides and carbons for applications to advanced fuel cycle separations, water splitting and Li-ion batteries.  

Scale of Nanotechnology Research Effort:

10  

Nanotechnology research facilities:

X-ray and Neutron scattering
Vibrational spectropscopy (FTIR-Raman)
Solid state NMR
Surface area and porosity determination
Sol-gel science
Chemical preparation laboratories
Analytical facilities including radioanalytical facilities
AFM, TEM, SEM
Metallographic preparation laboratories
Sponsor of Australian Synchrotron  
 

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