Prof. Emilio Palomares
Group Leader:
Emilio Palomares, ICREA Professor
Scientific Coordinator:
Eugenia Martinez Ferrero
Administrative Support:
Sorania Jiménez
Postdoctoral researchers:
María Méndez / José G. Sánchez / Carlos E. Puerto / Federico Franco / Rajamanickam Nagalingam / Tamal Chatterjee / Wenhui Li
PhD Students:
Dora Alejandra González / Ece Aktas (until Sept) / Sarika Kumari / Beatriu Domingo Tafalla
Master Students:
Joan Marc Bondia Pedra
Visiting Researchers:
Eyyup Yalçin (Feb. – Apr.)
Laboratory Engineer:
Santi Gené
Summary
The group of Prof. Palomares works on the design, synthesis and characterization of molecules and materials with optical and electrical properties. Through these materials, the group manufactures electronic devices, including solar cells, light emitting diodes and (photo) electrocatalyzers. The understanding of the device behavior is completed by characterization of the charge transfer reactions using advanced photo-induced transient and steady-state spectroscopy under operating conditions. The group has described the preparation of organic, perovskite and dye sensitized solar cells with special emphasis in the application and study of the selective contacts. In this sense, the use of self-assembled selective contacts in perovskite solar cells has allowed the increase in stability and efficiency through a novel approach combining increased charge collection and the surface passivation of the defects in the perovskite.
The group has reported their results as well in the application of sunlight as an energy source and as an initiator of catalytic reactions in the conversion of CO2 and H2 generation.
Publications
Shelf lifetime analysis of organic solar cells combining frequency and time resolved techniques
Amelenan Torimtubun, A. A.; Méndez, M.; Sánchez, J. G.; Pallarès, J.; Palomares, E.; Marsal, L. F.
Sustain. Energy Fuels. 2021, 5, 6498-6508
Chalcogen-substituted PCBM derivatives as ternary component in PM6:Y6 solar cells
Sánchez, J. G.; Cabrera-Espinoza, A.; Martinez-Ferrero, E.; Delgado, J. L.; Palomares, E. J.
Mater. Adv. 2021, 3, 1071-1078
Understanding the Catalytic Selectivity of Cobalt Hexacyanoferrate toward Oxygen Evolution in Seawater Electrolysis
Hegner, F. S.; Garcés-Pineda, F. A.; González-Cobos, J.; Rodríguez-García, B.; Torréns, M.; Palomares, E.; López, N.; Galán-Mascarós, J. R.
ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 13140–13148
MORE PUBLICATIONS
Photocatalytic water splitting: advantages and challenges
Villa, K.; Galán-Mascarós, J. R.; López, N.; Palomares, E.
Sustain. Energ. Fuels 2021, 5, 4560-4569
Analysis of the Oxygen Passivation Effects on MAPbI3 and MAPbBr3 in Fresh and Aged Solar Cells by the Transient Photovoltage Technique
Su, L.; Méndez, M.; Jiménez-López, J.; Zhu, M.; Xiao, Y.; Palomares Gil, E. J.
ChemPlusChem 2021, 86 (9), 1316-1321
Understanding the perovskite/self-assembled selective contact interface for ultra-stable and highly efficient p–i–n perovskite solar cells
Aktas, E.; Phung, N.; Köbler, H.; González, D. A.; Méndez, M.; Kafedjiska, I.; Turren-Cruz, S. H.; Wenisch, R.; Lauermann, I.; Abate, A.; Palomares, E.
Energy Environ. Sci. 2021, 14, 3976-3985
Use of Organic Bulk-heterojunction Solar Cells as Selective Contacts in Wide Band-Gap Perovskite Solar Cells: Advantages and Limitations
Su, L.; Méndez, M.; Zhu, M.; Xiao, Y.; Palomares, E. J.
J. Mater. Chem. A 2021, 9, 13979-13985
Carbon Nitride‐Based Photoanode with Enhanced Photostability and Water Oxidation Kinetics
Karjule, N.; Singh, C.; Barrio, J.; Tzadikov, J.; Liberman, I.; Volokh, M.; Palomares, E.; Hod, I.; Shalom, M.
Adv. Funct. Mater. 2021, 31 (25), 2101724
Mechanisms of photoredox catalysts: the role of optical spectroscopy
Kandoth, N.; Pérez Hernández, J.; Palomares, E.; Lloret-Fillol, J.
Sustain. Energy Fuels 2021, 5, 638-665
Introduction to the organic materials for energy conversion and storage themed collection
Delgado, J. L.; Palomares, E.
Sustain. Energy Fuels 2021, 5, 11
Benzothiadiazole-based photosensitizers for efficient and stable dye-sensitized solar cells and 8.7% efficiency semi-transparent mini-modules
Godfroy, M.; Liotier, J.; Mwalukuku, V. M.; Joly, D.; Huaulmé, Q.; Cabau, L.; Aumaitre, C.; Kervella, Y.; Narbey, S.; Oswald, F.; Palomares, E.; González Flores, C. A.; Oskam, G.; Demadrille, R.
Sustain. Energ. Fuels 2021, 5, 144-153
Projects
SOL-Future
Solar Catalysis for a Renewable Energy Future
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación | Ref: PLEC2021-007906
PHOTORED
Photocatalytic CO2 reductions by green hydrogen
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación | Ref: PLEC2021-007831
NEFERTITI
Innovative photocatalysts integrated in flow photoreactor systems for direct CO2 and H2O conversion into solar fuels
European Collaborative Projects | Ref: 101022202
INTEGRA2
Integration of molecular solar cells and electrocatalysis for CO2 reduction
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación | Ref: PID2019-109389RB-I00
DECADE
Distributed chemicals and fuels production from CO2 in photoelectrocatalytic devices
Collaborative Projects | Ref: 862030 Web page
LIGHT4LUNGS
Inhalable Aerosol Light Source for Controlling Drug-Resistant Bacterial Lung
Collaborative Projects| Ref: 863102 Web page
Theses Supervised
Ece Aktas
October 4th, 2021
Universitat Rovira i Virgili
‘Low-Molecular Weight Molecules as Selective Contacts for Perovskite Solar Cells’
Features
Strategic project PHOTORED kicks off
https://www.iciq.org/strategic-project-photored-kicks-off/