The scope of NANOHOST project is the strengthening of the research capacity and further development of the carbon-nanostructures lab (CNSLab) at the Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute (TPCI) at the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) in Athens, Hellas.
The current research activity in the CNSLab is in the forefront of development and characterization of carbon-based nanostructured hybrid materials. Particularly, CNSLab is almost the only centre in Europe where carbon nanohorns (CNHs) are functionalized and CNHs-based hybrids are produced.
The NANOHOST project will lead to a substantial development of the CNSLab in terms of personnel and equipment but also in terms of a strengthening of the status of CNSLab at a national, at European and international level as centre of excellent research and provider of know-how. This will be accomplished by:
•Recruitment of experienced researchers
•Exchange of know-how and experience
•Acquisition/upgrade of the research equipments
•Strengthening of the status of CNSLab, nationally and internationally
The above objectives will indeed result in the “unlocking and developing of the research potential” of the CNSLab in the convergence region of Greece. It will enable CNSLab to remain a leader, internationally, not only in the area of CNHs-based hybrid materials but of carbon-based nanostructured materials in general. Furthermore, it will aid CNSLab in the effort to form a kernel in the currently developing scheme of a National Roadmap of Research Infrastructure, which is complementary to the European Road Map for Research Infrastructure as proposed by the European Strategic Forum for Research Infrastructure (ESFRI).
