Development of a multiscale theoretical method for the investigation of photosynthetic natural and artificial systems.
In particular, ISM carried out ab initio studies of the structural and chemical properties of artificial photosynthetic materials such as amorphous transition-metal (hydr)oxides, promoting water oxidation and hydrogen evolution processes.

Financing body: ERC
Starting year: 2009
End year: 2015
Call: Starting Grant European Research Council FP7
Acronym: MultiscaleChemBio
Budget ISM (k€):25
Role ISM: Team Member
Referent ISM: Giuseppe Mattioli
laboratory: Theory and Simulation Laboratory