Lars Österlund
Professor at Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Solid State Physics
- Email:
- lars.osterlund[AT-sign]angstrom.uu.se
- Telephone:
- +4618-471 6383
- Mobile phone:
- +46 70 2562425
- Visiting address:
- Ångströmlaboratoriet, Lägerhyddsvägen 1
- Postal address:
- Box 35
751 03 Uppsala
Short presentation
Lars Österlund group studies fundamental and applied aspects of surface reactions on solid surfaces and photo-induced reactions on semiconducting materials with applications in indoor air cleaning, self-cleaning, and water cleaning. He is co-founder of the Swedish Society of Vibrational Spectroscopy; CEO of the spin-off company Molecular Fingerprint; board member of the Uppsala Center for Photon Sciences,; the Intl. TCMnet, and is vice-chairman of the International Science Program.
Keywords: thin films nanomaterials pvd photocatalysis solid state physics surface science ftir raman spectrophotometry heterogeneous catalysis solid state sensors thermochromism photochromism operando spectroscopy
Lars Österlund is Professor in solid state physics with specialization in environmental science and technology at Uppsala University. He is the co-founder of the Swedish Society of Vibrational Spectroscopy and was its president from 2010-2017. He is CEO of the spin-off company Molecular Fingerprint AB developing micro-structured diamond waveguide sensors. He is board member of the Uppsala Center for Photon Sciences, the Intl. TCMnet, and is vice-chairman of the International Science Program, ISP. His group studies fundamental and applied aspects of surface reactions on solid surfaces and photo-induced reactions on semiconducting materials with applications in indoor air cleaning, self-cleaning, and water cleaning.
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A general theme of his current research is development of catalytic materials, including solar light responsive materials, such as photocatalytic, electrochromic, photochromic and thermochromic materials, self-cleaning surface coatings, and solid state gas sensors. Recent internationally recognized research include the invention of spectral selective multilayer photocatalytic and infrared and solar absorbing coatings with enhanced reactivity, and a new method to modify acid-base properties of oxide surfaces based on photo-adsorption of electrophilic molecules from gas-phase, yielding e.g. superior olephobic and self-cleaning properties. Employing advanced gas deposition methods Österlund’s group has developed methods to fabricate nanoporous thin films of pure and mixed metals and oxide nanoparticles, as well as metal – organic ligand assemblies for electronic sensors for exhaled breath analysis.
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