28 April, 2025

Agrovoltaics Workshop 2025 Highlights Innovation in Solar-Agricultural Integration

On April 28th, 2025, the Agrovoltaics Workshop 2025, held at the Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO), brought together researchers and professionals to explore cutting-edge developments in agrivoltaics. The event was co-financed by the European Commission through the FEDER program.

Morning Sessions – PV Technologies and Agricultural Integration

• “Potential of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells for Agrivoltaics Applications”
  Renaud Demadrille, CEA (Grenoble, France)

• “OPV and Perovskite PV for APV”
  Andrea Reale, University of Rome Tor Vergata (OLABS, Italy)

• “Insights into Diffusion Length Limitations in Transparent Photovoltaics for Agrivoltaic Applications”
  Osbel Almora, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona, Spain)

• “Agrivoltaic Projects at Fraunhofer ISE: Water Stress Management & Standardization and Economics of Agrivoltaics”
  Agnes Wilke, Fraunhofer ISE (Freiburg, Germany)

• “The Olive: Physiology and Abiotic Stresses”
  Carlos Sanz, Instituto de la Grasa – CSIC (Seville, Spain)

• “Comprehensive Irradiance Management in Agrovoltaics for Accurate Energy Prediction”
  Jose Maria Delgado, University of Seville (Spain)
  
  

Afternoon Sessions – Regional Examples and Projects in Andalucía

• “Agrovoltaica: Potential of Electrifying the Agroindustrial Sector with Solar Energy”
  Luis Azaña, AZCATECH S.L. (Seville, Spain)

• “Synergy of Photovoltaic Energy in Olive Cultivation”
  Manuel García de Castro, Fitocash S.L. (Seville, Spain)

The workshop concluded with a poster session and open discussion, emphasizing collaboration and practical implementation in the region.

14 April, 2025

Impact of Transparent Conducting Oxide on the Performance of Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells for Indoor Applications

Solar RRL (2025) DOI:10.1002/solr.202500077

Patricia Sánchez-Fernández, Valid Mwalukuku, Marta Miró-Llorente, Renán Escalante, Pedro Vidal-Fuentes, Maxim Guc, Paul Pistor, Gerko Oskam, Clara A. Aranda, Juan A. Anta

25 March, 2025

Agrovoltaics Workshop 2025: Fundamental, Pespectives & Examples

Taller de Agrovoltaica 2025: Fundamentos, Perspectivas y Ejemplos

28 de abril de 2025 - Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla

Inscripción (gratuita):
 https://forms.gle/1zoLs3FBGDrGzVEw7

25 March, 2025

Indoor Photovotaics with Dye-sensitized solar cells (INDYE)

INDYE Consortium Holds First Progress Meeting at CEA-Grenoble, Advancing Indoor Photovoltaics for Sustainable IoT Solutions

Grenoble, France – March 25, 2025 – The INDYE (Indoor Photovoltaics with Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells) consortium successfully held its first progress meeting at CEA-Grenoble on March 25, 2025, marking a significant milestone in the development of sustainable indoor energy solutions. The meeting, hosted by Professor Renaud Demadrille’s research group, brought together experts to discuss advancements in ambient light recycling for next-generation digital technologies.

 The INDYE project focuses on harnessing indoor light to power small electronic devices, reducing dependence on conventional batteries. By leveraging the versatility and high efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) under diffuse light, the consortium aims to develop eco-friendly photovoltaic (PV) devices optimized for artificial lighting conditions. Key objectives include:

- Enhancing optical compatibility with common indoor light sources.

- Maximizing voltage output under low-light conditions.

- Promoting sustainability through the use of nontoxic, recyclable materials.

 The INDYE consortium brings together leading researchers and institutions dedicated to advancing renewable energy solutions for everyday applications. With a strong emphasis on innovation and environmental responsibility, the project paves the way for a greener future in digital technology.

 For more details on the INDYE project, visit:

https://www.upo.es/investiga/indye/

 About INDYE:

The INDYE consortium is an international research initiative focused on developing indoor photovoltaics using dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). By optimizing energy harvesting from ambient light, the project supports the deployment of battery-free IoT devices and promotes sustainable materials in solar technology.

11 February, 2025

February 11: International Day of Women and Girls in Science. At CNATS, and in commemoration of this day, we wanted to give visibility to so many women whose scientific advances changed and continue to change the history of the world. Take a look at this little window to get to know them.

16 January, 2025

Improving the performance of carbon-base perovskite solar cells by the incorporation of a screen-printed NiCo₂O₄ interlayer

Applied Energy Materials (2025). DOI:10.1021/acsaem.4c01720

Nidia G. García-Peña, Mahmoud Nabil*, Dena Pourjafari, Diecenia Peralta-Domínguez, Wendy Yaznay Padrón-Hernández, Adriana P. Franco-Bacca, Araceli Ríos-Flores, Beatriz Eugenia Heredia-Cervera, Renan Escalante, Geonel Rodríguez Gattorno, Milenis Acosta, Paul Pistor, Juan Antonio Anta, Gerko Oskam*

12 December, 2024

Participation in II Meeting of the Research Network on Halide Perovskites and Their Technological Applications by Mahmoud Nabil

06 November, 2024

If you are working on the application of advance numerical models for solar cells design and optimization, do not miss this opportunity.

Looking forward to your participation and contributed orals!

Address topics like drift-diffusion, optical simulations, machine learning, data management strategies and numerical approaches for device optimization and design at #MATSUS25

25 October, 2024

Charge carrier dynamics of chemical vapor deposited carbon-dopef titanium dioxide photoanodes

Ceramics International (2024). DOI:10.1016/j.ceramint.2024.10.359

Francisco J. Peón-Díaz, Juan Carlos Expósito-Gálvez, Rodrigo Segura del Río, Ricardo Henríquez, Sandra Fuentes Villalobos, Dani J. Rodríguez, Gerko Oskam

01 October, 2024

Electron diffusion length effect on direction of irradiance in transparent FAPbBr₃ perovskite solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 30 (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c02364

Osbel Almora, Farshad Jafarzadeh, Mohamed Samir, Renán Escalante, Diego Di Girolamo, Jessica Barichello, Francesca Brunetti, Lluis F. Marsal, Fabio Matteocci, and Juan Antonio Anta.

Illumination direction effect and diffusion length asymmetry in transparent perovskite solar cells. Great collaboration with Tor Vergata and Rovira i Virgili universities.

18 September, 2024

Se lanza la web del proyecto AGROVOLTAICA, en colaboración con AZCATEC y FITOCASH

El proyecto AGROVOLTAICA, desarrollado en colaboración con la empresa sevillana de ingeniería AZCATEC y la compañía de agroquímicos FITOCASH busca integrar paneles solares fotovoltaicos en las plantaciones de olivos tradicionales, aportando soluciones sostenibles y tecnológicamente avanzadas a la agricultura. Teniendo como objetivo mejorar la producción de aceitunas y la salud de los olivos, al mismo tiempo que se reduce el consumo de agua y se produce energía eléctrica renovable. Se espera que las sinergias entre los paneles solares y los olivares optimicen el uso del suelo y mejoren la eficiencia del cultivo. 

GO Agrovoltaica representa una sinergia entre tecnología, sostenibilidad y agricultura tradicional, este proyecto no solo busca optimizar la producción agrícola y reducir el consumo de recursos, sino también crear un modelo sostenible y replicable que pueda ser daoptado en diferentes regiones y con diversos cultivos. La comunidad agrícola y energética se beneficiará de este enfoque innovador, convirtiéndose en un ajemplo de cómo la tecnología puede integrar con la naturaleza para crear un futuro más sostenible y próspero.

El proyecto GO Agrovoltaica es una muestra clara de que la combinación de tradición e innovación puede ser la clave para afrontar los desafíos del futuro en la agricultura y la energía.

See in english below

The AGROVOLTAICA project, developed in collaboration with the sevillian engineering company AZCATEC and the agrochemical company FITOCASH aims to integrate photovoltaic solar panels into traditional olive plantations, providing sustainable and technologically advanced solution to agriculture.Aiming to improve olive production and the health of olive tress, while reducing water consumption and producing renewable electricity, the synergies between solar panels and olive groves are expected to optimize land use and improve crop efficiency. 

GO Agrovoltaica represents a synergy between technology, sustainability and tradicional agriculture. This project not only seeks to optimize agricultural production and reduce resource consumption, but also to create a sustainable and replicable model that can be adopted in different regions and with various crops. The agricultural and energy community will benefit from this innovatibe approach becoming an example of how technology can integrate with nature to create a more sustainable and prosperous future.

The GO Agrovoltaica project is a clear example that the combination of tradition and innovation can be the key to facing the challenges of the future in agriculture and energy.

06 September, 2024

Instability analysis of perovskite solar cells via short-circuit impedance spectroscopy: A case study on NiOx passivation

Journal of Applied Physics 136, 094502 (2024). DOI: 10.1063/5.0216983

Osbel Almora, Pilar López-Varo, Renán Escalante, John Mohanraj, Lluis F. Marsal, Selina Olthof, Juan A. Anta

26 August, 2024

Platform-ZERO Demonstrates Significant Progress in Achieving Zero Defect Manufacturing for the Photovoltaic Industry

Platform-ZERO is a project co-funded by the European Commission that aims to substantially reduce production costs for industry in the photovoltaic sector

The project made substantial progress with notable achievements in process monitoring, sensor technology, and AI integration

This strategy is currently tested in four different PV industrial pilot plantsthroughout Europe

15 August, 2024

32 International Materials Research Congress, Cancún México

Incorporation of an NiCo₂O₄ Interlayer for improved open circuit voltage and efficiency in carbon-based perovskite solar cells, by Mahmod Nabil

11 August, 2024

Synthesis, characterization and photoelectrochemical performance of Bi2Fe4O9 thin films

Materials Today Chemistry 40 102250 (2024) DOI: 10.1016/j.mtchem.2024.102250

Deimer R. Gómez-Mejía, Juan C. Expósito-Gálvez, Gerko Oskam, Daniel Olguín-Melo, Omar Jiménez-Sandoval

01 August, 2024

NiOx passivation in perovskite solar cells: from surface reactivity to device performance

ACS Applied Materials & Applications 16, 32, 42835-42850 (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c06709

John Mohanraj, Bipasa Samanta, Osbel Almora, Renán Escalante, Lluis F. Marsal, Sandra Jenatsch, Arno Gadola, Beat Ruhstaller, Juan A. Anta, Maytal Caspary Toroker, Selina Olthof

27 June, 2024

Photoelectrochemical characterization of metal oxide semiconductors for solar water splitting using intensity-modulated photocurrent spectroscopy

Nanophotonics (2024), pages 311-352. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-95494-5.00013-6

Gerko Oskam, Sayda Dinorah Coria Quiñones, Juan Carlos Expósito-Gálvez, Omar Jiménez Sandoval, Ingrid G. Rodríguez Gutiérrez

20 and 21 June, 2024

Intelligent Characterization of PV Devices, Summer School Session in Carmona

This special program was designed to gather to industrial engineers and PhD students to learn about state-of-the-art AI techniques and their application in the photovoltaics industry. The summer school explored AI-enhanced characterization and monitoring tools from an industrial perspective, emphasizing their integration into PV production lines. The training addressed the critical challenges in PV manufacturing, particularly the production inefficiencies that lead to material waste and increased environmental impact. The programme was tailor-made for those involved in photovoltaics, related opto-electronic applications, and material sciences, who aspire to bridge the gap between academic research and industrial application.

Several Platform-ZERO partners delivered presentations and interactive sessions, from UPO (lead organiser of the event), CNATS, IREC, RISC and R2M Solution, but also from external organisations including AZCATEC.

13 to 19 June, 2024

 Caracterización de fotoelectroquímica de semiconductores con métodos de pequeña perturbación: Impacto en dispositivos de generación de combustible solares

In June 2024, Gerko Oskam (Energy Conversion Nanomaterials & Devices Group and CNATS) imparted a course on fundamental and practical aspects of photoelectrochemical water splitting. This method is attractive for the generation of green hydrogen as a clean fuel, which is an essential piece in the sustainable energy transition puzzle. In this type of device, the semiconductor is in direct contact with the electrolyte solution, which implies strict stability requirements, but the advantages of simplicity make it an important focus of current research. The key to improving these solar energy conversion systems is associated with a good understanding of the fundamental processes that govern their performance. In this scenario, both steady-state photoelectrochemical methods and more advanced small perturbation techniques are needed to elucidate the mechanisms and processes that limit the efficiency of charge separation, recombination, charge transfer and transport. This is particularly challenging for nanostructured and porous photoelectrodes, due to the complicated potential distribution at the interface. The course discusses  the fundamental bases of the systems of current interestin detail, with a focus on the application of small perturbation methods.

17 June, 2024

Máster en Nanomateriales Funcionales: Aplicaciones en Energia, Biotecnología y Medio Ambiente

Este lunes 17 y hasta el 26 de junio se abre el periodo de preinscripción en los másteres del Distrito Único Andaluz en su fase ordinaria. No pierdas tu oportunidad, y reserva tu plaza en el Máster de Nanomateriales Funcionales

27 May, 2024

Intelligent characterization of photovoltaic devices from an industrial perspective 

1st edition

Announcing to our friends and colleagues the forthcoming summercourse on Artificial Intelligence applied to photovoltaics manufacturing, in the beautiful town of Carmona, proud capital of the ancient Al-Andalus taifa kingdom of Abd-Allah ben Ishaq

22 May, 2024

Exploring the charge carrier dynamics in carbon nanotubes-TiO2 composites for water photooxidation

Catalysis Today (2024). DOI:10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114789

Francisco J. Peón-Díaz, Juan Carlos Expósito-Gálvez, Rodrigo Segura del Río, Ricardo Henríquez, Juan A. Anta, Gerko Oskam

08 - 10 May, 2024

Energía eléctrica ¿De dónde la obtenemos? participación en la  22º Feria de la Ciencia Sevilla 2024

actividad principal que desarrolla la Sociedad Andaluza para la Divulgación de la Ciencia (SADC), se trata de un espacio expositivo en el que se encuentran el mundo de la investigación, los centros educativos, los museos, las empresas, la universidad y la ciudadanía en general, que tiene como objetivo el intercambio, la divulgación y la comunicación de conocimientos científicos, técnicos y de medio ambiente

08 May, 2024

"For we do not know what beasts the night dreams when its hours grow too long for even God to be awake" - Hildred Castaigne

Competition between transport and recombination in dye solar cells at low light intensity

Solar RRL (2024). DOI:10.1002/solr.202400149

Patricia Sánchez-Fernández, Clara A. Aranda, Renán Escalante, Antonio J. Riquelme, Renaud Demadrille, Paul Pistor, Gerko Oskam, Juan A. Anta

22 April, 2024

The dual nature of metal halide perovskites

J. Chem. Phys. 160, 150901 (2024). DOI:10.1063/5.0190890

Juan A. Anta, Gerko Oskam, Paul Pistor.

15 March, 2024 

Vapor phase deposition of perovkite photovoltaics: short track to commercialization?

Energy Environ. Sci., (2024) 17, 1645-1663. DOI:10.1039/D3EE03273F

Tobias Abzieher, David t.Moore, Marcel Rob, Steve Albrecht, Jared Silvia, Hairen Tan, Quentin Jeangros, Christophe Ballif, Maximilian T. Hoerantner, Beom-Soo Kim, Henk J. Bolink, Paul Pistor, Jan Christoph Goldschmidt, Yu-Hsien Chiang, Samuel D. Stranks, Juliane Borchert, Michael D. McGehee, Monica Morales-Masis, Jay B. Patel, Annalisa Bruno and Ulrich W. Paertzold. 

24 November, 2023

Comparing the performance of WO3 nanoparticles and nanofibers: Photocatalytic dye degradation versus photoelectrochemical water oxidation 

Electrochimica Acta, 474, 143545 (2024). DOI:10.1016/j.electacta.2023.143545

Juan Carlos Expósito-Gálvez, Ludek Hromadko, Marcela Sepúlveda, Francisco J. Peón-Díaz, Sayda Dinorah Coria-Quiñones, Omar Jímenez-Sandoval, Jan M. Macak and Gerko Oskam.

29 September, 2023

Solvay Conference 1927- Theatre play - Nanosolar and Omegas groups

The Nanosolar and Omegas research groups of Universidad Pablo de Olavide have come together to make a small theatre play about the Solvay Conference of 1927. This is a semi-comic style but tries to maintain the scientific ideas of almos 100 years ago.

The theare play presents dramatized discussions with small explanations and even adds a narrator who interrupts to explain even more.

We invite you to enjoy the work.

13 June, 2023

Avoiding ionic interference in computing the ideality factor for perovskite solar cells and an analytical theory of their impedance-spectroscopy response

Physical Review Applied 19, 014061 (2023). DOI:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.19.014061

Laurence J. Bennett, Antonio J. Riquelme, Juan A. Anta, Nicola E. Courtier, and Giles Richardson

31 March, 2023 

The effect of oxidative functionalization of carbon nanotubes on the morphological, optical, and photoelectrochemical properties of modified titanium dioxide photoanoes

Journal of Materials Science 58, 5372-5388 (2023). DOI: 10.1007/s10853-023-08351-4

Francisco J. Peón-Díaz, Rodrigo Segura del Río, Samuel Hevia, Fernanda Olivares, Juan Carlos Expósito-Gálvez, Renán Escalante, Karen Valadez-Villalobos, Antonio J. Riquelme, Gerko Oskam & Ricardo Henríquez

23 January, 2023

Strategies to Improve the Photochromic Properties and Photovoltaic Performances of Naphthopyran Dyes in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Advanced Energy Materials (2023). DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202203651

Valid M. Mwalukuku, Johan Liotier, Antonio J. Riquelme, Yann Kervella, Quentin Huaulmé, Alix Haurez, Stéphanie Narbey, Juan Antonio Anta, Renaud Demadrille.

30 November, 2022

Influence of Redox Couple on the Performance of ZnO Dye Solar Cells and Minimodules with Benzothiadiazole-Based Photosensitizers

ACS Applied Energy Materials (2022). DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.2c02609

Carlos A. Gonzales-Flores, Dena Pourjafari, Renan Escalante, Esdras J. Canto-Aguilar, Alberto Vega Poot, José Maria Andres Castán, Yann Kervella, Renaud Demadrille, Antonio J. Riquelme, Juan A. Anta, and Gerko Oskam.

03 November, 2022

Inverted Hysteresis in n–i–p and p–i–n Perovskite Solar Cells

Energy Technology, Generation, Conversion, Storage, Distribution (2022). DOI: 10.1002/ente.202200507

Rodrigo García-Rodríguez, Antonio J. Riquelme, Matthew Cowley, Karen Valadez-Villalobos, Gerko Oskam, Laurence J. Bennett, Matthew J. Wolf, Lidia Contreras-Bernal, Petra J. Cameron, Alison B. Walker, Juan A. Anta.

01 September, 2022

Impact of non-stoichiometry on ion migration and photovoltaic performance of formamidinium-based perovskite solar cells

Journal of Materials Chemistry A (2022), 10, 18782 - 18791 . DOI: 10.1029/D2TA04840J.

Stijn Lammar, Renán Escalante, Antonio J. Riquelme, Sandra Jenatsch, Beat Ruhstaller, Gerko Oskam, Tom Aernouts and Juan A. Anta.

15 July, 2022

Ph.D Thesis: Experimental characterization and numerical modeling of ionic and electronic dynamics in nanostructured hybrid materials for photoconversión

Author: Antonio J. Riquelme Expósito

12 July, 2022

Understanding equivalent circuits in perovskite solar cells. Insight from drift-diffusion simulation

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2022) 24, 15657 - 15671. DOI:10.1039/D2CP01338J.

Antonio j. Riquelme, Karen Valadez-Villalobos, Pablo P. Boix, Gerko Oskam, Iván Mora-Seró and Juan A. Anta.

12 July, 2022

Todavía quedan plazas para el curso de verano de la UPO en Carmona "Nuevas tecnologías en energía solar. Fundamentos y aplicaciones" 

con la presencia del Dr Gerko Oskam, Dr Juan Antonio Anta, Dr Paul Pistor, Dr Renán Escalante, Dr Antonio Riquelme, Juan Carlos Expósito, Dr Octavio García, Dra Ingrid Rodríguez, Dr Ivan Mora, Dr Rodrigo García y Dra Dena Pourjafari.

Aprende sobre: - Sistemas de conversión de energía solar - Determinación del potencial de la energía solar - Conceptos fundamentales de la conversión de la energía solar - Tecnología termo-solar: calentadores de agua y sistemas relacionados - Combustibles solares: el combustible limpio hidrógeno - Demostraciones de aspectos fundamentales de sistemas de conversión de energía solar - Fotovoltaica basada en películas delgadas - Fotovoltaica de sistemas de perovskitas híbridas de haluro deplomo - Fotovoltaica basada en perovskitas: conceptos de economía circular - Fotovoltaica basada en perovskitas por impresión: un análisis de costos

¡ APÚNTATE !

20 June, 2022

Transferable Classical Force Field for Pure and Mixed Metal Halide Perovskites Parameterized from First-Principles

Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling (2022). DOI:10.1021/acs.jcim.1c01506

Juan Antonio Sejias-Bellido, Bipasa Samanta, Karen Valadez-Villalobos, Juan Jesús Gallardo, Javier Navas, Salvador R. G. Balestra, Rafael María Madero Castro, José Manuel Vicent-Luna, Shuxia Tao, Maytal Caspary Toroker, and Juan Antonio Anta.

12 June, 2022

Los días 21 y 22 de julio, estaremos impartiendo un curso de verano en la Sede de Carmona de la Universidad Pablo de Olavide de la modalidad dual con título:

Nuevas tecnologías en energía solar. Fundamentos y aplicaciones

En el curso, se tratan los aspectos fundamentales y se darán ejemplos de conversión de energía solar en electricidad, calor y energía química en forma de hidrógeno. Además, se discutirán aspectos de escalamiento y de economía circular para un ejemplo de fotovoltaica basada en perovskitas híbridas. Habrá un taller práctico para ilustrar los conceptos. Todas las conferencias se van a grabar y se pondrán a disposición de los estudiantes para que las visualicen cuando mejor les convenga.

25 April, 2022

Challenges of modeling nanostructured materials for photocatalytic water splitting

Chemical Society Reviews (2022). DOI:10.1039/D1CS00648G.

Bipasa Samanta, Angel Morales-García, Francesc Illas, Nicolae Goga, Juan Antonio Anta, Sofia Calero, Anja Bierberle-Hüter, Florian Libisch, Ana B. Muñoz-García, Michele Pavone and Maytal Caspary Toroker.

14 March, 2022

Highly Anisotropic Organometal Halide Perovskite Nanowalls Grown by Glancing-Angle Deposition. 

Advanced Materials (2022). DOI:10.1002/adma.2021007739.

Javier Castillo-Seonane, Lidia Contreras.Bernal, Jose Manuel Obrero-Perez, Xabier García-Casas, Francisco Lorenzo-Läzarp, Francisco Javier Aparicio, Carmen Lopez-Santos, Teresa Cristina Rojas, Juan Antonio Anta, Ana Borrás, Angel Barranco, Juan Ramon Sanchez-Valencia. 

28 January, 2022

Photochromic Naphthopyran Dyes Incorporating a Benzene, Thiophene, or Furan Spacer: Effect on Photochromic, Optoelectronic, and Photovoltaic Properties in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 

Solar RRL, 2021. DOI:10.1002/solr.202100929

Johan Lioter, Valid Mwatati Mwalukuku, Samuel Fauvel, Antonio J. Riquelme, Juan A. Anta, Pascale Maldivi, Renaud Demadrille.

Collaboration with CEA Grenoble (Renaud Demadrille's group)

27 January, 2022

La UPO crea un nuevo servicio científico-técnico de apoyo a la investigación, el Laboratorio Integrado de Caracterización de Materiales

INMALAB ofrece un servicio integrado de valoración y análisis científico de materiales de interés energético, ambiental, biotecnológico, geológico y de protección del patrimonio histórico-artístico entre otros.

17 November, 2021

We are pleased to share that Gerko Oskam has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 National Chemistry Award "Andrés Manuel del Río" by the Mexican Chemical Society! 

04 November, 2021

Always a pleasure meeting our colleagues of the SCALEUP #perovskite consortium. Fruitful and exciting discussions in our hybrid progress meeting held November 2, 2021 at TU/e #Eindhoven. Thanks Prof. Sofia Calero, Shuxia Tao, Mike Pols and J.M. Vicent-Luna of the Materials Simulation & Modelling group for their kind hosting.

23 September, 2021

Ilumination Intensity Dependence of the Recombination Mechanism in Mixed Perovskite Solar Cells

ChemPlusChem, 2021. DOI:10.1002/cplu.202100233

Alejandra Caastro-Chong, Antonio Jesús Riquelme Expósito, Tom Aernouts, Laurence J. Bennet, Gerko Oskam, Giles Richardson, Juan Antonio Anta.

21 September, 2021

Optical, Electrochemical, and Photoelectrochemical Behavoir of Copper Pyrovanadate: A unified Theoretical and Experimental Study

J. Phys. Chem, 2021. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c04717

Abbas Vali, Hori Pada Sarker, Beatriz Heredia Cervera, Ingrid Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, Mohammad Kabir Hossain, Muhammad N. Huda, Gerko Oskam, and Krishnan Rajeshwar

02 September, 2021

Characterization of Photochromic Dye Solar Cells Using Small-Signal Perturbation Techniques

ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2021. DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.1c01204

Antonio J. Riquelme, Valid Mwatati Mwalukuku, Patricia Sánchez-Fernández, Johan Liotier, Renán Escalante, Gerko Oskam, Renaud Demadrille*, and Juan A. Anta*

30 July, 2021

The Nanostructured Solar Cells Group of University Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain, is offering a postdoctoral position in the field of Molecular Simulation of Hybrid Metal Halide Perovskites for photovoltaics and fundamental characterization of perovskite solar cells, within the framework of a European Consortium.

The candidates should hold a Ph.D. degree in Physics/Chemistry/Chemical Engineering/Materials Science (etc.) and demonstrate expertise in Molecular Simulation techniques both at quantum (DFT) and classical (Molecular Dynamics, Monte Carlo) levels. Previous experience with Emerging Photovoltaics and photoelectrical characterization of Solar Cells will be especially valued. The successful candidate must show initiative and abilities to carry out independent and high quality research, including project and paper draft writing.

Please send CVs to nanosolarupo@gmail.com

15 June, 2021

Informamos de la publicación en el BOJA de la "Resolución 31 de mayo de 2021, de la Secretaría General de Universidades, Investigación y Tecnología, por la que se convocan ayudas, en régimen de concurrencia competitiva, para el ejercicio 2021, destinadas a financiar la contratación predoctoral de personal investigador en formación por los agentes del Sistema Andaluz del Conocimiento"

Las ayudas tienen como finalidad la formación de personal investigador mediante la realización de una tesis doctoral en el marco de los programas de doctorado de las universidades andaluzas y su contratación laboral, preferentemente mediante la modalidad de contrato predoctoral establecida en el artículo 21.c de la Ley 14/2011, de 1 de junio, de la Ciencia, la Tecnología y la Innovación.

El plazo de presentación de solicitudes será de 15 días hábiles desde el día siguiente a la publicación del extracto de eta convocatoria en el BOJA, el plazo será desde el 14 de junio hasta el 2 de julio de 2021, no obstante debido a la necesidad de realizar la verificación y firma electrónica de carácter institucional de las solicitudes, deben ser presentadas como máximo el 30 de junio de 2021.

Las personas candidatas al contrato predoctoral deberán inscribirse en el Sistema de Información Científica de Andalucía (SICA), donde podrán identificarse y definir su nombre de usuario y palabra clave, con el fin de poder cumplimentar los parámetros correspondientes de la solicitud e incluir la información necesaria para la presentación y evaluación de la misma. Una vez cumplimentada dicha solicitud la persona candidata deberá enviarla electronicamente al representante legal de la entidad solicitante. La presentación de la solicitud se completará mediante la cumplimentación del resto de apartados por parte del representante legal y la firma y presentación electrónica de la misma.

10 May, 2021

MSCA- Postdoctoral Fellowship: Characterize and model advanced devices for multiresponsive sensoring and solar energy

The Pablo de Olavide University in Seville offers positions for researchers willing to implement a 2-3 years project based in Spain within the framework of the Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska Curie postdoctoral fellowships programme (MSCA-PF-2021). All top candidates having the approval of a supervisor at UPO will have the possibility of receiving specialized training in writing a successful proposal for the next MSCA-PF call. You can apply if at the time of the call deadline for the submission of MSCA-PF proposals (September, 2021): 1) you are in the possession of a PhD and you have not obtained your PhD more than 8 years ago; 2) you comply with the mobility rule of the MSCA; 3) you choose the Pablo de Olavide University as your Host Institution. We will be happy to support highly qualified candidates who are interested in any area of our research and are eligible for the MSCA funding. Please contact us by email to get all the details about available scientific supervisors and the procedure to benefit from the training on proposal writing.

29 April, 2021

Escuela de Verano: Conceptos Fundamentales e Innovación en Energía Solar Fotovoltaica: La Tercera Generación

Enlace al Folleto del Curso

19 October, 2020

Exciting first progress meeting of SCALEUP project. We keep working on scaling up the modeling of perovskites towards their use as an exploitable technology. Thanks to all the participants and attendants.

05 October, 2020

Internal Quantum Efficiency and Time Signals from Intensity-Modulated Photocurrent Spectra of Perovskite Solar Cells

Journal of Applied Physics, 2020, 128, 133103. DOI: 10.1063/5.0013317

Antonio Riquelme*, Francisco Enrique Gálvez*, Lidia Contreras-Bernal, Hernán Míguez and Juan A. Anta

03 September, 2020

Identification of recombination losses and charge collection efficiency in a perovskite solar cell by comparing impedance response to a drift-diffusion model

Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 17385-17398. DOI: 10.1039/D0NR03058A

Antonio Riquelme*, Laurence J. Bennett*, Nicola E. Courtier, Matthew J. Wolf, Lidia Contreras-Bernal, Alison B. Walker, Giles Richardson and Juan A. Anta

06 July, 2020

Dye-sensitized solar cells that adapt to different light conditions

02 July, 2020

Electrochemically Assisted Growth of CsPbBr₃-Based Solar Cells Without Selective Contacts

ChemElectroChem, 2020, DOI: 10.1002/celc.202000782

Daniel Ramírez, Gonzalo Riveros, Patricia Díaz, Javier Verdugo, Gerard Núñez, Susy Lizama, Pamela Lazo, Enrique A. Dalchiele, Daniel L. Gau, Ricardo E. Marotti, Juan A. Anta, Lidia Contreras-Bernal, Antonio Riquelme, Jesús Idígoras

09 June, 2020

Photochromic dye-sensitized solar cells with light-driven adjustable optical transmission and power conversion efficiency

Nature Energy 5, 468-477 (2020), DOI: 10.1038/s41560-020-0624-7

Quentin Huaulmé, Valid M. Mwalukuku, Damien Joly, Johan Liotier, Yann Kervella, Pascale Maldivi, Stéphanie Narbey, Fréderic Oswald, Antonio J. Riquelme,

Juan Antonio Anta & Renaud Demadrille

02 June, 2020

Efficient Modelling of Ion Structure and Dynamics in Inorganic Metal Halide Perovskites

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020, 8, 11824 - 11836, May 29, 2020, DOI: 10.1039/D0TA03200J

Salvador Rodríguez-Gómez Balestra, Jose Manuel Vicent-Luna, Sofia Calero, Shuxia Tao and Juan A. Anta

30 April, 2020

Dealing with Climate Parameters in the Fabrication of Perovskite Solar Cells under Ambient Conditions

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2020, 8, 18, 7132-7138, April 21, 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c01481

Lidia Contreras-Bernal, Antonio Riquelme, Juan Jesús Gallardo, Javier Navas, Jesús Idígoras and Juan A. Anta

26 March, 2020

Impact of the implementation of a mesoscopic TiO₂ film from a low-temperature method on the performance and degradation of hybrid perovskite solar cells

Solar Energy, Volume 201, 1 May 2020, Pages 836-845, DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2020.03.041

Alejandra Castro-Chong, Weiming Qiu, Joao Bastos, Nadine Tchamba Yimga, Rodrigo García-Rodríguez, Jesús Idígoras, Juan A. Anta, Tom Aernouts, Gerko Oskam

27 February, 2020

SCALEUP (SOLAR-ERA.net) Project - Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, February 26  Kick-off meeting

07 November, 2019

Enhanced Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells Incorporating Dopant-Free Crystalline Spiro-OMeTAD Layers by Vacuum Sublimation

Adv. Energy Mater. 2019, 1901524. DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201901524

Angel Barranco, Maria C. Lopez-Santos, Jesus Idigoras, Francisco J. Aparicio, Jose Obrero-Perez, Victor Lopez-Flores, Lidia Contreras-Bernal, Victor Rico, Javier Ferrer, Juan P. Espinos, Ana Borras, Juan A. Anta, Juan R. Sanchez-Valencia

08 October, 2019

Particle consolidation and electron transport in anatase TiO₂ nanocrystal films

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11, 43, 39859-39874, October 4, 2019. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b12693

Karin Rettenmaier, Gregor Zickler, Günther Josef Redhammer, Juan Antonio Anta and Thomas Berger

23 September, 2019

Intensity-Modulated Photocurrent Spectroscopy and Its Application to Perovskite Solar Cells

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, September 23, 2019. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b07434

Sandheep Ravishankar, Antonio Riquelme, Shaibal K. Sarkar, Marisé Garcia-Batlle, Germà Garcia-Belmonte, and Juan Bisquert

04 September, 2019

An Equivalent Circuit for Perovskite Solar Cell Bridging Sensitized to Thin Film Architectures

Joule 3, 1 - 15, October 16, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2019.07.014

So-Min Yoo, Seog Joon Yoon, Juan A. Anta, Hyo Joong Lee, Pablo P. Boix, Iván Mora-Seró

10 April, 2019

Impedance analysis of perovskite solar cells: a case study

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2019, 7, 12191 - 12200. DOI: 10.1039/C9TA02808K

Lidia Contreras-Bernal, Susana Ramos-Terrón, Antonio Riquelme, Pablo Boix, Jesús Idígoras, Iván Mora-Seró and Juan A. Anta 

28 March, 2019

Ph.D Thesis: "METAL-HALIDE PEROVSKITES FOR PHOTOCONVERSION: FABRICATION AT AMBIENT CONDITIONS AND PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION" Author: Lidia Contreras-Bernal

11 February, 2019

Correlation between the Effectiveness of the Electron-Selective Contact and Photovoltaic Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells

J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2019, 10(4), pp 877 - 882. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b03834

Karen Valadez-Villalobos, Jesus Idigoras, Lilian P. Delgado, David Meneses-Rodríguez, Juan Antonio Anta, and Gerko Oskam 

21 December, 2018

NANOUCO VII: Meeting on Nanochemistry and Nanotechnology

21-22 January 2019, Cordoba, Spain

12 November, 2018

WREN2018: Workshop on Renewable Energy and Nanotechnology: Renewable Fuel Production

10-14 December 2018, Belém/PA, Brazil

08 October, 2018

The Role of Surface Recombination on the Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells: Effect of Morphology and Crystalline Phase of TiO2 Contact

 Jesús Idígoras, Lidia Contreras-Bernal, James M. Cave, Nicola E. Courtier, Ángel Barranco, Ana Borras, Juan R. Sánchez-Valencia, Juan A. Anta, Alison B. Walker

28 August, 2018

nanoGe Fall Meeting

22-26 October 2018, Torremolinos, Spain

10 July, 2018

TFM: "Fabricación y Caracterización de Celdas Fotovoltaicas de Perovskita de Nueva Composición" Autora: Susana Ramos Terrón   

1 June, 2018

               Brookite-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Influence of Morphology and Surface Chemistry on Cell Performance

J. Phys. Chem. C 2018

 Dena Pourjafari, David Reyes-Coronado, Alberto Vega-Poot, Renán Escalante, Debra Kirkconnell-Reyes, Rodrigo García-Rodríguez, Juan Antonio Anta and Gerko Oskam 

22 May, 2018

Videos of the SEPV18 conference held in Barcelona last February

Video 52. Dr. Juan Anta - Characterization of the Recombination Loss in Perovskite Solar Cells Stability of Emerging Photovoltaics: from Fundamentals to Applications

8 May, 2018  

7 May, 2018

Low-Perturbation Optoelectronic Measuring Techniques. What are they and what are they good for?

MoleQla. 2018

Antonio Jesús Riquelme Expósito

4 April, 2018

TFM: "Impacto de la preparación química del contacto extractor de electrones sobre la eficiencia fotovoltaica de células solares de perovskita" Autora: Marina Gómez Carretero   

22 March, 2018

18 February, 2018

6 February, 2018

Ph.D Thesis: "MOLECULAR SIMULATION OF IONIC LIQUIDS-BASED SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY APPLICATIONS" Author: José Manuel Vicent-Luna

5 February, 2018

Stability of Emerging Photovoltaics from Fundamental to Applications

20-23 February 2018, Barcelona, Spain

14 December, 2017

18 November, 2017

Manuel Salado obtains the first doctorate degree with Industrial Mention awarded by the Pablo de Olavide University

21 October, 2017

10th European Meeting on Solar Chemistry and Photocatalysis Environmental Applications

4-8 June 2018, Almería, Spain

5 September, 2017

Fundamental Processes in Perovskite and Thin Film Solar Cells

2-3 October 2017, Seville, Spain

31 August, 2017 

24 July, 2017

XXVI International Materials Research Congress 

20-25 August 2017, Cancún, México

18 July, 2017

GO Agrovoltaica represents a synergy between technology, sustainability and traditional agriculture. This project not only seeks to optimize agricultural production and reduce resource consumption, but also to create a sustainable and replicable model that can be adopted in different regions and with various crops. The agricultural and energy community will benefit from this innovative approach, becoming an example of how technology can integrate with nature to create a more sustainable and prosperous future. The GO Agrovoltaica project is a clear example that the combination of tradition and innovation can be the key to facing the challenges of the future in agriculture and energy.