Dr. Eduardo Schott

Associate Researcher
Chemistry Faculty

Doctor in Molecular Physiochemistry, Andrés Bello University, 2013
edschott@uc.cl
+56 2 2354 72 24

Lines of investigation
The research lines of our laboratory address different energy conversion and storage strategies, either through energy storage in materials or in the transformation of energy from natural sources. To meet our objectives, the synthesis of compounds is carried out and their tests are carried out as energy storage or transformers.

In the characterization of these new compounds, techniques such as powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), surface area determination, FT-IR, NMR, electrochemistry, photo-electrochemistry, to mention a few, are used.

The compounds generated correspond, in general, to coordination compounds, which have a great capacity to be modified at will. By modifying the coordination compounds, it is possible to generate molecular supra-structures, such as coordination polymers or specifically Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for energy storage or new complexes that have greater efficiency in energy transformation. MOFs are supramolecular structures formed by the union of organic ligands with metal ions. These molecular networks have the capacity to store gases, such as CO2 and hydrogen.

On the other hand, coordination compounds that increase the transformation of solar energy into electrical energy can be used in devices such as dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC), in which a greater capacity to transform energy solar into electrical energy, could generate more efficient solar cells.

The characterization of all these aforementioned compounds and the devices generated is achieved through spectroscopic techniques such as UV-Visible, FT-IR, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), monocrystal X-ray diffraction (X-Ray), electrochemical techniques, spectro-electrochemistry, among others.