Halide perovskites and perovskite-inspired materials have garnered significant attention in recent years for their potential use in a wide range of applications including solar cells, photodetectors, lasers, and photocatalysis. They have revolutionized the field of thin film solar cells due to their intriguing optical and electronic properties such as tunable band gap, high absorption coefficient, long charge carrier diffusion, solution processability, and low-cost fabrication. The high photoluminescence quantum yield and tunable emission color of low- dimensional perovskites (thin film, 2D perovskites, and colloidal nanocrystals) make them very attractive as efficient fluorophores. The design and engineering of novel compositions and hetero-architectures based on related perovskite materials is a very promising approach for enhancing the performance and stability of perovskite-based devices across various applications. Moreover, their use as heterogeneous photocatalysts offers a sustainable and promising strategy, employing renewable solar energy, to produce high-value chemicals and fuels.
This symposium provides a platform for researchers and experts in the field to share their latest findings, exchange ideas, and collaborate on addressing challenges and advancing understanding and light-harvesting applications.
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- Synthesis of thin and nanocrystalline halide perovskites and perovskite-inspired materials
- Photophysical studies (luminescence, transient absorption spectroscopy, etc.)
- Solar cells
- Heterogeneous photocatalysis
- Lead-free metal halide perovskites
- Novel heterostructures
- Light-harvesting applications
Dr. Galian received her Ph.D in Chemistry at the National University of Cordoba, Argentina in 2001. Then, she was a postdoc researcher at the Polythecnic University of Valencia, University of Valencia and University of Ottawa. During those years, she has studied photosensibilization processes by aromatic ketones using laser flash photolysis techniques and was involved in photonic crystal fiber/semiconductor nanocrystal interaction projects. In 2007, Dr. Galian came back to Spain with a Ramon y Cajal contract to study the surface chemistry of quantum dots and since 2017 she has a permanent position as Scientist Researcher at the University of Valencia. Her main interest is the design, synthesis and characterization of photoactive nanoparticles and multifunctional nanosystems for sensing, electroluminescent applications and photocatalysis.
Prof. Mónica Lira-Cantú is Group Leader of the Nanostructured Materials for Photovoltaic Energy Group at the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (www.icn.cat located in Barcelona (Spain). She obtained a Bachelor in Chemistry at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, ITESM Mexico (1992), obtained a Master and PhD in Materials Science at the Materials Science Institute of Barcelona (ICMAB) & Autonoma University of Barcelona (1995/1997) and completed a postdoctoral work under a contract with the company Schneider Electric/ICMAB (1998). From 1999 to 2001 she worked as Senior Staff Chemist at ExxonMobil Research & Engineering (formerly Mobil Technology Co) in New Jersey (USA) initiating a laboratory on energy related applications (fuel cells and membranes). She moved back to ICMAB in Barcelona, Spain in 2002. She received different awards/fellowships as a visiting scientist to the following laboratories: University of Oslo, Norway (2003), Riso National Laboratory, Denmark (2004/2005) and the Center for Advanced Science and Innovation, Japan (2006). In parallel to her duties as Group Leader at ICN2 (Spain), she is currently visiting scientist at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL, CH). Her research interests are the synthesis and application of nanostructured materials for Next-generation solar cells: Dye sensitized, hybrid, organic, all-oxide and perovskite solar cells. Monica Lira-Cantu has more than 85 published papers, 8 patents and 10 book chapters and 1 edited book (in preparation).
Lorenzo obtained his PhD in Chemistry in 2003 and since 2008 is Assistant Professor at the Chemistry Department of the University of Pavia. In 2021 he was appointed Full Professor in the same department. He was the recipient of the Young Scientist Award for outstanding work in the field of perovskites at the International Conference on Perovskites held in late 2005 in Zürich, of the “Alfredo di Braccio” Prize for Chemistry 2008 of Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei awarded to distinguished under 35-year-old chemists and contributed the Journal Materials Chemistry and Chemical Communications“Emerging Investigator” issues in 2010 and 2011. He is working in several areas of solid state chemistry with particular interest in the investigation of structure–properties correlation in different kinds of functional materials, in particular electrolyte materials for clean energy, hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites and catalysis materials. He is author of more than 200 papers on international peer-reviewed journals. Since 2018 he is member of Academic Senate and Vice-Director of the Chemistry Department. He is Director of the INSTM Reference Center “PREMIO” devoted to the synthesis of innovative materials and member of the Directive Board of INSTM. Since 2014 he is member of the Academic Board of the PhD in Chemistry of Pavia University. He is Editor of Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids.
Bio Professional Preparation M.S. in Chemistry, with Honours, University of Bari, Italy, 1996 Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Bari, Italy, 2001 Research interests Prof. L. Manna is an expert of synthesis and assembly of colloidal nanocrystals. His research interests span the advanced synthesis, structural characterization and assembly of inorganic nanostructures for applications in energy-related areas, in photonics, electronics and biology.
Iván Mora-Seró (1974, M. Sc. Physics 1997, Ph. D. Physics 2004) is researcher at Universitat Jaume I de Castelló (Spain). His research during the Ph.D. at Universitat de València (Spain) was centered in the crystal growth of semiconductors II-VI with narrow gap. On February 2002 he joined the University Jaume I. From this date until nowadays his research work has been developed in: electronic transport in nanostructured devices, photovoltaics, photocatalysis, making both experimental and theoretical work. Currently he is associate professor at University Jaume I and he is Principal Researcher (Research Division F4) of the Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM). Recent research activity was focused on new concepts for photovoltaic conversion and light emission based on nanoscaled devices and semiconductor materials following two mean lines: quantum dot solar cells with especial attention to sensitized devices and lead halide perovskite solar cells and LEDs, been this last line probably the current hottest topic in the development of new solar cells.
Last update: 31/07/2022
Born on January 7, 1988.
During my undergraduate studies I had the chance to carry out two short-term research projects on nanomaterials at Tohoku University (Japan; 2010) and Université de Sherbrooke (Canada; 2011). I then obtained my Master of Science in Nanoscale Engineering and my PhD on Materials Science from Ecole Centrale de Lyon (France; 2011 and 2014). From 2015 until December 2017 I was a post-doctoral researcher in the Nanochemistry Department of the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia of Genova (Italy). In 2017 I was awarded a "Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions" fellowship to develop my project PerovSAMs in the Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol) at the Universidad de Valencia, where I continued working with a "Juan de la Cierva incorporación" fellowship until 2021. In 2022 I joined Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT) as a "Ramón y Cajal" fellow.
Throughout my career I have worked in the fields of materials' chemistry, colloidal inorganic nanocrystals, surface analysis and halide perovskites' optoelectronic devices among others. My publications and bibliometric indicators can be found elsewhere (e.g. Google Scholar or Scopus).
Aside from research I have also maintained a teaching activity throughout my career with lectures and practical courses in chemistry and chemical engineering at undergraduate level (Ecole Centrale de Lyon, 2011-2014 and 2020-2021; Universidad de Valencia and Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, 2018-2019; Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 2022-present) as well as specific courses in surface analysis techniques for PhD students (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia; 2015-2017). I have supervised one Master of Science thesis, one PhD thesis and I currently supervise two other PhD theses.
Eventually, I am also involved in the "Federación de Jóvenes Investigadores" where we strive for a better spanish scientific and academic system, especially fighting against the precarity of young or junior researchers.
Anja Wecker studied chemistry at Saarland University in Saarbrücken where she completed her diploma as well as well as her PhD thesis in the field of physical chemistry. She joined Wiley in 2012 and is currently the Editor in Chief of Advanced Optical Materials.
Gustavo de Miguel graduated in Chemistry in 2002 by the University of Cordoba, Spain. He completed his PhD Thesis in the Physical Chemistry Department of the same University in 2007 studying the molecular organization of thin films prepared at the air-water interface. After several post-doc positions in the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, University of Castilla-La Mancha and the Italian Institute of Technology, he moved back to the University of Cordoba with a Ramón y Cajal five-year tenure track position, becoming Associate Professor in 2020.
Dr. de Miguel is a physical chemist with an expertise in absorption and photoluminescence spectroscopy (steady-state and time-resolved) applied to elucidate the photophysics and photochemistry of organic compounds with application in photovoltaics. In the last years, he has added a good knowledge of structural characterization of hybrid materials (perovskites) through different X-ray diffraction techniques.
He participates in National and European projects focusing on how to enhance the stability of metal halide perovskite materials for photovoltaics (SUNREY, Ref:101084422). He has contributed with about 100 publications in international peer-reviewed journals.