Here our mission deals with Solar Energy Harvesting (novel sensitized and hybrid PV cells).

We aim to the development of nano-engineered interfaces for advanced energy harvesting, the research of new materials and of new device concepts. We have a broad range of techniques for investigating the structure and the electronic properties of the materials and the interfaces.

Study of the photophysics behind functions and applications is one of our major goals.

Activities

• Synthesis of polyconjugated materials for hybrid solar cells
• Development of new ionic liquid electrolytes for DSSCs and hybrid solar cells.
• Photoanodes for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells and Hybrid Systems
• Novel mesostructured TCO for photovoltaics.
• Quantum dot (QD) based 3rd gen PV

Our mission is developing fundamental and practical knowledge in the framework of molecular opto-electronics. New materials and solutions are investigated for light detection, sensors, electrical transport and bio-mimetic systems. One important concept in the developing of new material is self assembly. The functional properties of a material are not the additive result of the properties of the molecules it is compounded of. Indeed, the material architecture at different length scales (from the Å to the mm) not only affects and tunes the molecular properties in the bulk material but may determine the appearance of brand new properties which are exquisitely dependent on the structure (and size) of the material.

Focus of the research activity will be adaptive and responsive materials, the design and realization of their nano- and microstructure being instrumental to the obtainment of pursued functional property.

Activites

• Micro Array for Retinal Visual Elaboration
• The interface between bio-environment and artificial devices
• Organic Colorimetry
• Digital X-ray panel imager based on p-conjugated molecules - DiXp
• Photochromic materials for optoelectronics