Our research centers on Polymer-derived Ceramics (PDCs) as a platform for elemental strategy–driven materials design. Molecularly engineered precursors are converted into non-oxide ceramic networks through controlled thermal processing. By correlating precursor chemistry, network evolution, and surface functionality, we examine how composition and bonding environments govern structure–reactivity relationships.
Elemental strategy for new material design
Precursor-derived ceramics and hybrid materials (polymer-/molecule-derived routes)
Catalysis and surface reaction control
(Oxy)nitride ceramics and photocatalytic materials
Electronic structure analysis using Density Functional Theory (DFT)
