We are pleased to announce a new CNATS seminar on photovoltacs and materials for solar energy by Petra Cameron (University of Bath, UK)
The session is taking place next Wednesday, July, 1st.
ABSTRACT: There is a quiet energy revolution going on around us. Over half of UK energy demand is now met by renewables, and in 2024 7% of global demand was met by solar cells and 8% by wind generation. In this talk I will introduce the extraordinary contribution that solar is making to the renewable energy transition and I will tackle a few of the myths around solar energy. I will introduce perovskite solar cells and look at whether emerging solar technologies can be part of a true sustainable and circular economy. Finally I will give an introduction to our research which seeks to understand the ways in which mobile ions in perovskite solar cells influence the device stability and efficiency.
Date: Wednesday, July, 1st, 2026
Time: 12:00 h.
Venue: Salón de Actos del CABD
Address: Pablo de Olavide University, Avda Rectora Rosario Valpuesta, Nº 1, 41089
PETRA CAMERON:
Petra Cameron did her first degree in chemistry at the University of Edinburgh(1996-2001). She then went on to do a PhD in dye sensitized solar cells at the University of Bath (2001-2004). Following graduation she spent two years as an Alexander Von Humboldt research fellow at the Max Plank Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany, before returning to Bath as an RCUK research fellow in 2007. She became a tenured lecturer in 2012 and a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in 2014. In 2009 she was awarded the Harrison-Meldola prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry for her work on solar cells. Her group has expertise in the preparation and characterization of photovoltaics, photo-Microbial fuel cells and sensors. We make new materials, strategically modify existing materials and study the fundamental properties of solar or fuel cells. We also study surfaces and interfaces using electrochemical and surface plasmon resonance techniques.
