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Research group of Material Physics, Oslo

We explore how a material’s properties emerge from its composition and (micro-)structure. By mapping and understanding these connections, we design and optimize materials to deliver targeted functionality - whether for energy, electronics, or structural applications.

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Research areas

Materials for a sustainable energy future

  • Battery Innovation: From raw materials to recycling and solid-state technologies 
  • Energy Conversion: Thermoelectrics, solar, and magnetic materials 
  • Smart Alloys: Shape memory and high-entropy alloys for energy applications

Advanced functional materials

  • Quantum & Superconducting Devices: Materials enabling next-gen quantum technology 
  • Magnetic & Low Dimensional Materials: For efficient electronics and future data technologies
  • Power Electronics: Material for efficient energy transmission and control

Structural and industrial materials

  • Metals & Alloys: Steels, Ni-based alloys, and light metals for durability 
  • Minerals & Natural Resources: Sustainable use in construction and industry 
  • Multifunctional Materials: Combining strength with energy or electronic functions

Atomistic model of a promising new material for elastocaloric cooling. Photo: Ole Martin Løvvik
Atomic resolution image of a heterointerface in battery materials. Photo: Patricia Almeida Carvalho
Electron back scatter diffraction image of an aluminium sample. Photo: Joachim Seland Graff

Research approach

  • Computer modelling predicting material properties combined with synthesis and characterisation measuring those properties​.
  • Linking fundamental, microscopic properties to macroscopic behaviour in materials​.
  • Advanced characterisation as a tool for discovering the mechanisms dictating material properties.

Projects

GraphInk

GraphInk

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The GraphInk project will develop sustainable, cost-effective and scalable methodologies to prepare non-toxic rGO-based inks with electrical, mechanical and stability properties significantly superior to those of benchmark carbon-based inks.

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