ERC Starting Grant
Award year: 2018
Category: Scholarship / Grant
Type: ERC Starting Grant
Awarding organization: Europäischer Forschungsrat (ERC)
Two-dimensional materials have become the focus of research in the field of materials science due to their physical properties and potential applications. Gonzalo Abellán Saez is conducting research into the elements phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth. These materials boast a wide range of properties, allowing them to be used in a large number of applications. These new 2D materials are extremely suitable for use in optoelectronics, energy storage and catalysis, but could also be used to manufacture batteries or solar cells. They could also prove useful for the development of new lasers, screens and data carriers.