Profile

Paolo Mariani obtained the Master Degree in Physics at the University of Rome "La Sapienza" by defending a thesis on "Phase transitions and stochastic transitions in finite systems with short and long-range interactions" (www.infn.it/thesis/PDF/getfile.php?filename=5804-Mariani-specialistica.pdf), under the supervision of prof. A. Giansanti. Statistical mechanics was the main research field with particular attention to molecular dynamics, implemented by computational simulations. Then, he has oriented his scientific interest in applied research by attending the second-level professional master's programmes in Photovoltaics Engineering at University of Rome “Tor Vergata”. In April 2012, Paolo Mariani defended a thesis on “Analysis and optimization of production process of DSSC photovoltaic devices”, under the supervision of prof. F. Giannini. By virtue of this experience, he started working at Dyepower Consortium, where he was involved in the development of large-area DSSC (Dye Sensitized Solar Cell), from October 2011 to December 2015. From May 2013 to April 2014, he was research fellow in the Electronic Engineering Department of University of Rome "Tor Vergata". Research program was the identification, deposition and optimization of materials for the production of DSSC photovoltaic panels. In April 2018, Paolo Mariani got Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering (University of Rome “Tor Vergata”) defending a thesis on “Novel classes of Dye Sensitized Solar Modules”, under the supervision of prof. Aldo Di Carlo. From July 2018, he is a research fellow (postdoctoral) in the Electronic Engineering Department of University "Tor Vergata" within the C.H.O.S.E. lab.

Research Activity

The research activity of Paolo Mariani is focused on the development of hybrid organic/inorganic large area solar cell. Currently, he is involved in the Graphene Flagship Project as research fellow (postdoctoral) under the supervision of Prof. Aldo Di Carlo (University of Rome Tor Vergata). Main topic is the study, the optimization and the characterization of Photovoltaic Modules Graphene/Perovskite. In particular, he studies both the replacement of metal counter-electrode in PSC (Perovskite Solar Cell) technology with carbon-graphene pastes and the overall encapsulation strategies. Moreover, he investigates the metallization process in order to realize metal grids for PSMs (Perovskite Solar Modules) also in the perspective of applying them in perovskite silicon tandem solar cell. All these explorations are based on original combination of GRMS (Graphene and Related Materials) ad hoc developed by IIT (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia). He is  also involved in the realization of Perovskite Photovoltaic‐Thermoelectric Hybrid Devices in collaboration with University of Milano Bicocca and with MIT. During his PhD, the activity has been focusing on the realization and characterization of novel classes of Dye-Sensitized Solar Modules (DSSMs) involving 2D materials or flexible substrates. Key words of him research are: "deposition techniques", "up-scaling", “large-area devices”, "2D materials" and "stability".

Publications

• JOURNAL ARTICLES
• P.Mariani, L. Vesce and A. Di Carlo, "The role of printing techniques for large-area dye sensitized solar cells"; Semiconductor Science and Technology 2015, vol. 30, 104003 https://doi.org/10.1088/0268-1242/30/10/104003 (This article has been selected by Editorial Board of Semiconductor Science and Technology for inclusion in 2015 Article Highlights collection)
• G.Calogero, J. Barichello, I. Citro, P. Mariani, L. Vesce, A. Bartolotta, A. Di Carlo and G. Di Marco, “Photoelectrochemical and spectrophotometric studies on dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) and stable modules (DSCMs) based on natural apocarotenoids pigments”; Dyes and Pigments 2018, vol. 155, pp. 75-83 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2018.03.021
• M.Bonomo, P. Mariani, F.Mura, A. Di Carlo and D. Dini “Nanocomposites of Nickel Oxide and Zirconia for the Preparation of Photocathodes with Improved Performance in p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”; Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2019, vol 166, 8, pp. D290-D300 https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0691908jes
• A.Dessì, M. Calamante, A. Sinicropi, M.L. Parisi, L. Vesce, P. Mariani, B. Taheri, M. Ciocca, A. Di Carlo, L. Zani, A. Mordini, G. Reginato, “Thiazolo [5,4-d] thiazole-based organic sensitizers with improved spectral properties for application in greenhouse-integrated dye-sensitized solar cells”; Sustainable Energy & Fuels 2020 https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SE00124D
• M.Ciocca, P.Giannakou, P.Mariani, L.Cinà, A.Di Carlo, M.O.Tas, H.Asari, S.Marcozzi, A.Camaioni, M.Shkunov & T. M. Brown “Colour-sensitive conjugated polymer inkjet-printed pixelated artificial retina model studied via a bio-hybrid photovoltaic device”. Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group 10, 21457 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77819-z
• P.Mariani, A.Agresti, L.Vesce, S.Pescetelli, A L.Palma, F.Tomarchio, P.Karagiannidis, A.C.Ferrari, and A.Di Carlo, “Graphene-Based Interconnects for Stable Dye-Sensitized Solar Modules” ACS Applied Energy Materials” 2021 4 (1), 98-110 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.0c01960

• L.A.Castriotta, F.Matteocci, L.Vesce, L Cinà, A.Agresti, S.Pescetelli, A.Ronconi, M.Löffler, M.M.Stylianakis, F. Di Giacomo, P. Mariani et al. “Air-Processed Infrared-Annealed Printed Methylammonium-Free Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules Incorporating Potassium-Doped Graphene Oxide as an Interlayer” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13, 10, 11741–11754  https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c18920
• P.Mariani, L.Najafi, G.Bianca, M. I.Zappia, L. Gabatel, A. Agresti, S. Pescetelli, A. Di Carlo, S. Bellani, and F. Bonaccorso, “Low-Temperature Graphene-Based Paste for Large Area Perovskite Solar Cells” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13, 19, 22368–22380 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c02626
• B. Lorenzi, P. Mariani, A.Reale, A. Di Carlo, G.Chen. and D. Narducci “Practical development of efficient thermoelectric – photovoltaic hybrid systems based on wide-gap solar cells”  Applied Energy, 300, 2021, 117343 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117343
  
• M.Giordano, G.Volpi, M.Bonomo, P.Mariani, C.Garino and G.Viscardi "Methoxy-substituted copper complexes as possible redox mediators in dye-sensitized solar cells"  New J. Chem., 2021,45, 15303-15311 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1NJ02577E
  
• M.Caleffi, P. Mariani, G. Bertoni, G. Paolicelli, L. Pasquali, A. Agresti, S. Pescetelli, A. Di Carlo, V. De Renzi, S. D’Adddato: “Ag/MgO Core-Shell Nanoparticles via Gas Aggregation Nanocluster Source for Perovskite Solar Cells Engineering” Materials. 2021; 14(19):5507 https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14195507
• J.Barichello, L.Vesce, P. Mariani, E.Leonardi, R.Braglia, A.Di Carlo, A.Canini, A.Reale: “Stable Semi-Transparent Dye-Sensitized Solar Modules and Panels for Greenhouse Application” Energies. 2021; 14(19):6393 https://doi.org/10.3390/en14196393
• BOOK CHAPTERS
• L.Vesce, A. Guidobaldi, P. Mariani, A. Di Carlo, M. L. Parisi, S. Maranghi, R. Basosi, “Scaling-up of Dye Sensitized Solar Modules”, in book World Scientific Reference of Hybrid Materials 2019, World Scientific, pp. 423-485 https://doi.org/10.1142/9789813270541_0013
• CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
• P.Mariani, L.Vesce and A.Di Carlo, “A Novel Class of Dye-Sensitized Solar Modules. Glass-Plastic Structure for Mechanically Stable Devices”; 2018 IEEE 4th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry (RTSI) Proceedings, pp. 1-5, Palermo (Italy)     https://doi.org/10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548439
• ORAL CONTRIBUTIONS
• P.Mariani, A.Agresti, L.Vesce, S.Pescetelli, F.Tomarchio, A.Ferrari and A.Di Carlo: “Graphene-based interconnections for a novel class of Dye Sensitized Solar Modules (DSSMs)”. Dresden, June 27, 2018, Graphene Conference 2018, Dresden June 26-29, 2018
• P.Mariani, L.Vesce and A.Di Carlo: “A novel class of dye-sensitized solar modules. Glass-plastic structure for mechanically stable devices”. Palermo, September 11, 2018, RTSI 2018 ─ 4th International Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry, Palermo September 2018, 10-14
• P.Mariani, B.Taheri, M.Esmaeilzadeh, L.Vesce, S.Pescetelli, A.Agresti and A.Di Carlo: “A novel deposition method of graphene-based bl-TiO₂ for large-area Perovskite Solar Devices”. Roma, June 27, 2019, Graphene Conference 2019, Roma June 25-28, 2019
• P.Mariani, L.Najafi, S.Bellani, M.I.Zappia, N.Y.Nia, S.Pescetelli, A.Agresti, F.Bonaccorso and A.Di Carlo: “Graphene-based Back Electrodes for Cost-effective, Efficient and Large-area Gold-free Perovskite Solar Cells”. Online, October 20, 2020, Graphene Conference, October 19-23, 2020
• P.Mariani, L. Najafi, G.Bianca, M. I. Zappia, L. Gabatel, A. Agresti, S. Pescetelli, A. Di Carlo, S. Bellani and F. Bonaccorso: “Ambient Temperature Graphene Paste for Large-Area Carbon Perovskite Solar Cells: Towards Wafer-Like Concepts”. Grenoble, October 28, 2021, Graphene Conference 2021, Grenoble October 26-29, 2021 (PLENARY SESSION)
• POSTER CONTRIBUTIONS
• P.Mariani, B. Taheri, M. Esmaeilzadeh, S. Pescetelli, A. Agresti and A. Di Carlo: “Automatized low temperature deposition of blocking TiO₂ layer for large area Perovskite Solar Devices”. Roma, May 11, 2019, International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (HOPV19), Roma, 13-15 May, 2019
• P.Mariani, L.Najafi, S.Bellani, M.I.Zappia, G.Bianca, N.Y.Nia, S.Pescetelli, A.Agresti, F.Bonaccorso and A.Di Carlo: “Graphene-based counter-electrode for large area gold-free perovskite solar devices”. Online, May 27, 2020. Graphene Industrial Forum&2DM, May 27, 2020

Profile

I am the Principal Investigator of EFESO, standing for "Exploiting Flexible pErovskites Solar technOlogies", a Global PostDoctoral Fellowship from Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, with the aim of exploiting perovskite solar technologies on flexible substrates, allowing to reduce costs and be adaptable to many surfaces. I am currently pursuing this project as a visiting Post Doctoral fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA), where I'm spending 21 months as part of the Outgoing Phase of the project.

I believe I have good communication skills obtained through all the different work and study experiences of my life.

I acquired good organizational skills during my University experience in Rome, Barcelona and in Dresden; the majority of the projects that have and had to be carried out in the Master in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Barcelona and in the Master in Organic and Molecular Electronics in Dresden were group projects of 3 or more people; a very good organization is fundamental to be able to carry out the work by the due date and continue studying.

During my PhD, I was part of the Innovative Training Network MAESTRO "MAking pErovskiteS TRuly explOitable", from Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, with the aim of fabricating perovskite solar technologies on larger areas; in this period, I acquired and experienced hard and soft skills on developing perovskite solar cells and modules, as well as interacting and collaborating with 17 partner university and companies around Europe. 7 different training events have been organized on different topics, from Intellectual Property, to hands-on session on how to fabricate solar cells. During this time, I also had the opportunity to work for Saule Technology, one of the first companies in Europe to commercialize perovskite technologies.

After my PhD, I got a Post Doctoral fellowship at University of Rome 'Tor Vergata' with the topic of Fabrication and characterization of large area perovskite solar modules for Silicon/Perovskite tandem configuration, in collaboration with ENEA. In this time, I was able to collaborate with Italian National agencies, experiencing also research topic on Silicon technologies.

I am convinced that the photovoltaics of tomorrow will be made of Hybrid and Organic materials, and I want to be part of this challenge!

Research Activity

I am the Principal Investigator of the Global Fellowship EFESO Grant agreement ID: 101068387 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101068387
"EFESO, acronym of ""Exploiting Flexible pErovskites Solar technOlogies"" aims to bring perovskite technology on flexible substrates towards commercialization.

This project aims at upscaling stable Flexible Perovskite Solar Modules (FPSMs) by optimizing their fabrication process on flexible substrates, reducing inactive areas on modules, and by working on lead (Pb) trapping intrinsically, using doping and interface engineering, and extrinsically by encapsulation strategies.

The proposed project is divided into 3 main parts:
1. Materials: assessment of the flexible substrates, additives, and interface layers to get the best and stable layer to be used for device fabrication;

2. Device: fabrication and characterization of devices, focusing on lead trapping strategies by encapsulation and interface engineering;

3. Upscaling: optimization of the design and laser processes of P1-P2-P3 for indoor and outdoor applications (standard procedures to create a series connection of cells, to reduce losses encountered for large-area devices).

The principal objective of this action will be the fabrication of Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells with performances of 23% and 35% on small area devices at 1 Sun and 1000lx intensity respectively, FPSMs with power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 21% and 18% on an area greater than 10cm2 and 200cm2 respectively.

All devices fabricated will pass the ISOS D-L-T-1 tests and they will show a reduction of lead leakage by 4-5 orders of magnitude A final product demonstrator will be fabricated showing the applicability of these devices into the market.

The action will bring new materials, additives, sealants, polymers, solvent concentrations used to limit lead leakage, and build a stable and highly efficient device on a flexible substrate, from cell to module size. For these reasons, this action will grab the attention of the scientific community that will recognize this work as a potential path for prompt commercialization."

Publications

The updated publications of Luigi Angelo Castriotta are all available on Google Scholar at the following link:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=JWtGcZ4AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Below is the list:

Fabrication and morphological characterization of high-efficiency blade-coated perovskite solar modules
F Matteocci, L Vesce, FU Kosasih, LA Castriotta, S Cacovich, AL Palma, ...
ACS applied materials & interfaces 11 (28), 25195-25204 15 2019

Doping strategy for efficient and stable triple cation hybrid perovskite solar cells and module based on poly (3‐hexylthiophene) hole transport layer
N Yaghoobi Nia, E Lamanna, M Zendehdel, AL Palma, F Zurlo, LA Castriotta,...
Small 15 (49), 1904399 14 2019

Improved stability of inverted and flexible perovskite solar cells with carbon electrode
V Babu, R Fuentes Pineda, T Ahmad, AO Alvarez, LA Castriotta, ...
ACS Applied Energy Materials 3 (6), 5126-5134 5 2020

An Inter‐Laboratory Study on the Stability of All‐Printable HTM‐Free Perovskite Solar Cells
F De Rossi, J Barbé, DM Tanenbaum, L Cinà, LA Castriotta, V Stoichkov, ...
Energy Technology, n/a (n/a), 2000134. 4* 2020

Large area perovskite solar modules with improved efficiency and stability
S Pescetelli, A Agresti, S Razza, LA Castriotta, A Di Carlo
ISAECT 2019, Rome, November 27-29th 1 2019

Metal-semiconductor transition in thin film MAPbI3 perovskite
V Campanari, M Lucci, LA Castriotta, B Paci, A Generosi, M Guaragno, ...
Applied Physics Letters 117 (26), 261901 2020

Beyond 17% Stable Perovskite Solar Module via Polaron Arrangement of Tuned Polymeric Hole Transport Layer
NY Nia, M Zendehdel, M Abdi-Jalebi, LA Castriotta, FU Kosasih, ...
Nano Energy, 105685 2020

Upscaling Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells: Optimization of Laser Scribing for Highly Efficient Mini-Modules
F Di Giacomo, LA Castriotta, FU Kosasih, D Di Girolamo, C Ducati, ...
Micromachines 11 (12), 1127 2020

New Fullerene Derivative as an n‐Type Material for Highly Efficient, Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells of ap‐i‐n Configuration
T Ahmad, B Wilk, E Radicchi, R Fuentes Pineda, P Spinelli, J Herterich, LA Castriotta, ...
Advanced Functional Materials 30 (45), 2004357 2020

Semi-transparent triple cation Perovskite solar module exceeding 8% efficiency for BIPV applications
L Vesce, M Stefanelli, F Matteocci, LA Castriotta, E Lamanna, J Herterich,  ...
2020 AEIT International Annual Conference (AEIT), 1-5 2020

Boosting Efficiency and Thermal stability of Large Area Perovskite Solar Modules Beyond 16.5%: The case of Polymeric and Small Molecule Hole Transport Layer
NY Nia, M Zendehdel, LA Castriotta, Z Zheng, A Di Carlo
NIPHO, Seville, February 23-25th 2020

Design, synthesis and application of new phenothiazine based Hole Transporting Materials (HTMs) for Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs)
R Infantino, C Coppola, A Sinicropi, A Dessì, G Reginato, L Zani, A Mordini, LA Castriotta, ...
EnerChem20, Padova, February 12-14th 2020

Graphene and Perovskite: how GO alkaline doped 2D materials can boost the efficiency and stability of Perovskite Solar Cells using an upscaling route
LA Castriotta, A Agresti, S Pescetelli, M Stylianakis, E Kymakis, A Di Carlo
Graphene2019, Rome, June 25-29th 2019

Methyl Ammonium Free Perovskite Solar Cells: an out of Glove Box scalable route towards stability and efficiency
LA Castriotta, L Vesce, F Matteocci, M Stefanelli, D Di Girolamo, ...
HOPV 2019, Rome, May 12-15th 2019

Perovskite Solar Modules: Correlation Between Efficiency and Scalability
F Matteocci, LA Castriotta, AL Palma
Photoenergy and Thin Film Materials, 121-155 2019

Perovskite solar modules: a path to record-breaking devices
AL Palma, F Matteocci, L Vesce, LA Castriotta, NY Nia, E Calabrò, ...
EUPVSEC 2018, Brussels, September 24-28th 2018

Blade Coated Large Area Perovskite Solar Modules Exceeding 14.5% efficiency
LA Castriotta, L Vesce, F Matteocci, AL Palma, A Di Carlo
PSCO 2018, Lausanne, September 30th - October 2nd 2018

Blade and slot-die coated PEDOT:PSS for thermoelectric application
L La Notte, LA Castriotta, L Vesce, SA Castro-Hermosa, S Mardi, ...
Nano Innovation 2018, Rome, September 11-14th 2018

The effect of dryng for Perovskite Solar Cells to foster the upscaling and the lab to fab process
LA Castriotta, F Matteocci, L Vesce, L Cinà, A Di Carlo
Isophos-Maphebio 2017, September 3rd-7th 2017

Advanced Design and Electro-optical Characterization of Mesoscopic Solar Cells
LA Castriotta, L Cinà, S Mannsfeld
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.24418.58563 2017

Profile

Claudio Ciceroni obtained the Master Degree in Electronic Engineering (cum laude) at University of Rome "Tor Vergata". My thesis was on: "Design and realization of high frequency triodes with carbon nanotubes as cold cathodes" (Supervisor, Prof. Francesca Brunetti). Afterwards I attended the Ph.D. (fellowship holder) in Telecommunications and Microelectronics Engineering (XXVII cycle), within the OLAB (Optoelectonic and Nanoelectronic Devices) research group of the Electronics Engineering Department, at University of Rome "Tor Vergata". After one and half year as Scientific Staff member at Technische Univeristat of Munchen (TUM), now I am a Post-doctoral researcher in C.H.O.S.E. and the Lab-manager of the TEAM.

Research Activity

Claudio Ciceroni, PhD funded by the European FP7 project Go-Nexts, whose aim was the realization of hybrid-organic solar cells with graphene contacts and nanostructured design. The core of his research was the realization of carbon based semitransparent contacts, by CVD and spray deposition of CNTs, and the production of nanoimprinted organic solar cells, in order to obtain diffractive gratings optimized for light absorption. Currently working on the characterization of several thin-films and nanostructures of hybrid and organic materials by the mean of Scanning Probe Microscopy. Recently authored a book chapter concerning the use of graphene oxide in hybrid-organic solar cells.

Publications

Book chapters

1. Ciceroni C., Agresti A., Di Carlo A., Brunetti F. (2017). "Graphene Oxide for DSSC, OPV and Perovskite Stability". In Monica Lira-Cantu (Ed.) The Future of Semiconductor Oxides in Next-Generation Solar Cells (1st ed., pp.503-525)

Journal Articles

1. Ulisse, G., Ciceroni, C., Carlo, A.D., Brunetti, F., Jelenc, J., Muhammad, S., Varlec, A., Remskar, M., "Synthesis and field emission characteristics of W5O14 nanowires film", 2017, "Microelectronic Engineering #170", pp: 44 – 48,

DOI: 10.1016/j.mee.2016.12.026

2. Dianetti, M., Di Giacomo, F., Polino, G., Ciceroni, C., Liscio, A., D'Epifanio, A., Licoccia, S., Brown, T.M., Di Carlo, A., Brunetti, F., "TCO-free flexible organo metal trihalide perovskite planar-heterojunction solar cells", 2015, "Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells #140", pp: 150 - 157,

DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2015.03.016

3. Ulisse, G., Brunetti, F., Ciceroni, C., Gemma, F., Dispenza, M., Fiorello, A.M., Ricci, F., Di Carlo, A., "A multifinger microtriode with carbon nanotubes field emission cathode operating at GHz frequency", 2015, "Nanotechnology #26", 5 pp,

DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/26/21/215204

4. Susanna, G., Salamandra, L., Ciceroni, C., Mura, F., Brown, T.M., Reale, A., Rossi, M., Di Carlo, A., Brunetti, F., "8.7% Power conversion efficiency polymer solar cell realized with non-chlorinated solvents", 2015, "Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells #134", pp: 194 - 198,

DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.11.042

5. LaNotte, L., Polino, G., Ciceroni, C., Brunetti, F., Brown, T.M., DiCarlo, A., Reale, A., "Spray-Coated Polymer Solar Cells based on Low-Band-Gap Donors Processed with ortho-Xylene", 2014, "Energy Technology #2", pp: 786 - 791,

DOI: 10.1002/ente.201402059

6. Ulisse, G., Ciceroni, C., Brunetti, F., Carlo, A.D., "Electrostatic beam focusing of carbon nanotubes electron source", 2014, "IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices #61", pp: 2558 - 2563",

DOI: 10.1109/TED.2014.2324171

Conference Papers

1. Schmidt, M., Lugli, P., Ulisse, G., Ciceroni, C., Brunetti, F., "Nanopatterning of P3HT:PCBM for organic solar cell realization", 2016, "IEEE-NANO 2015 - 15th International Conference on Nanotechnology", pp: 1366 - 1369,

DOI: 10.1109/NANO.2015.7388890

2. Ciceroni, C., Nia, N.Y., Ulisse, G., Di Carlo, A., Brunetti, F., "Anodized aluminum on transparent substrates as scaffold for perovskite growth", 2016, "IEEE-NANO 2015 - 15th International Conference on Nanotechnology", pp: 943 - 946,

DOI: 10.1109/NANO.2015.7388772

3. Ulisse, G., Ciceroni, C., Carlo, A.D., Brunetti, F., Jelenc, J., Varlec, A., Remskar, M., "Field emission from tungsten oxide nanowires W5O14 film", 2016, "IEEE-NANO 2015 - 15th International Conference on Nanotechnology", pp: 1190 - 1193,

DOI: 10.1109/NANO.2015.7388839

4. Ciceroni, C., Mincuzzi, G., Ulisse, G., Di Carlo, A., Brunetti, F., "Patterned carbon nanotubes semitransparent electrodes", 2014, "14th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2014", pp: 698 - 701,

DOI: 10.1109/NANO.2014.6968130

5. Brunetti, F., Ulisse, G., Ciceroni, C., Ricci, F., Gemma, F., Dispenza, M., Fiorello, A.M., Di Carlo, A., "Field emission triode in a multifinger configuration with carbon nanotubes emitters", 2013, "Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology", pp: 397 - 400,

DOI: 10.1109/NANO.2013.6720935

6. Ulisse, G., Ciceroni, C., Brunetti, F., Di Carlo, A., "Carbon nanotubes electron source", 2013, "14th IEEE International Vacuum Electronics Conference, IVEC 2013 - Proceedings", 2 pp,

DOI: 10.1109/IVEC.2013.6571065

7. Ciceroni, C., Ulisse, G., Brunetti, F., Di Carlo, A., "Study of the critical issues in the assembly of cold cathodes in electron gun for vacuum tube", 2013, "UCMMT 2013 - 2013 6th UK, Europe, China Millimeter Waves and THz Technology Workshop", 2 pp,

DOI: 10.1109/UCMMT.2013.6641533

8. Brunetti, F., Ulisse, G., Ciceroni, C., Di Carlo, A., Tamburri, E., Gugliemotti, V., Terranova, M.L., "Field emission behaviour of nickel nanowires grown by electrochemical deposition", 2009, "2009 9th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE NANO 2009", pp: 160 - 162, Electronic ISBN: 978-981-08-3694-8

Profile

Jessica Barichello is a post-doctoral researcher at CHOSE (Centre for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy, Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Rome ‘‘Tor Vergata’’). In 2019, Jessica obtained a PhD in Environmental Science, title of the thesis ‘From Dye Sensitized to Perovskite Solar Cells: processes and materials for the forthcoming era of Photovoltaic Technology’ at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy. She had experiences in DSSC and Perovskite Solar Cells fields. At the moment, she is working as a post doc in the European project City Solar on semi-transparent perovskite solar cells.

Research Activity

Jessica Barichello's research activity concerns the development and characterization of perovskite solar cell for BIPV applications (UE –HORIZON 2020 – CitySolar). Her research focus on the scaling-up of a low temperature manufacturing process developing semi-transparent perovskite solar devices. Mainly, she is working on bromine and chlorine based perovskites using the blade coating deposition technique.

Publications

L. Borella, L. Vesce, P. Mariani, J. Barichello, A. Di Carlo, N. Trivellin, E. Sforza. Spectral Changes by Dye Sensitized Solar Modules Influence the Pigment Composition and Productivity of Arthrospira maxima and Increase the Overall Energy Efficiency. Adv. Sustainable Syst. 2022, 2100346. DOI: 10.1002/adsu.202100346

J. Barichello, P. Mariani, F. Matteocci, L. Vesce, A. Reale, A. Di Carlo, M. Lanza, G. Di Marco, S. Polizzi, G. Calogero. The Golden Fig: A Plasmonic Effect Study of Organic-Based Solar Cells. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 267. DOI: 10.3390/nano12020267

J. Barichello, L. Vesce, P. Mariani, E. Leonardi, R. Braglia, A. Di Carlo, A. Canini, A. Reale. Stable Semi-Transparent Dye-Sensitized Solar Modules and Panels for Greenhouse Application. Energies 2021, 14, 6393. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14196393

E. Calabrò, F. Matteocci, B. Paci, L. Cina, L. Vesce, J. Barichello, A. Generosi, A. Reale, A. Di Carlo. Easy strategy to enhance thermal stability of planar PSCs by perovskite defect passivation and low-temperature carbon-based electrode. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 29, 32536–32547

J. Barichello, L. Vesce, F. Matteocci, E. Lamanna, A. Di Carlo. The effect of water in Carbon-Perovskite Solar Cells with optimized alumina spacer. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 197, (2019), 76–83

Calogero, G.; Barichello, J.; Citro, I.; Mariani, P.; Vesce, L.; Bartolotta, A.; di Carlo, A.; di Marco, G. Photoelectrochemical and spectrophotometric studies on dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) and stable modules (DSCMs) based on natural apocarotenoids pigments. Dye. Pigment. 2018, 155, 75–83

S. Armeli Minicante, E. Ambrosi, M. Back, J. Barichello, E. Cataruzza, F. Gonella, E. Trave. Development for an eco-protocol for seaweed chloophyll extraction and possible application on Dye Sensitized Solar Cells. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 49 (2016) 295601 (7pp).

Profile

Francineide Lopes de Araújo graduated in Physics from the Uberlândia Federal University in 2012. She received her MS degree in Materials Science and Engineering in 2014 from the São Carlos School of Engineering at the University of São Paulo (EESC/USP), where she studied optical and structural properties of polyfluorenes through ultrathin films and single-molecule spectroscopy. She received her PhD in Applied Physics in 2018 from the São Carlos Institute of Physics at the University of São Paulo (IFSC/USP), where she acted in organic electronics, specifically in the fabrication and electrical characterization of organic solar cells (OPVs). Currently, she serves as a postdoc at the Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, in the Laboratório de Nanotecnologia e Energia Solar (LNES), under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ana Flávia Nogueira. Recently, she is a visiting researcher at CHOSE until October 2023, focusing on the fabrication and characterization of perovskite solar cells. Research Supported by FAPESP/Scholarships abroad – Research Internship – Post-doc (Grant number: 22/07847-8).

Research Activity

Francineide Lopes de Araújo's research activity concerns applying graphene materials and 2D perovskite as intra and interlayers in perovskite solar modules (PSMs) using the interface engineering method. These modifications are expected to reduce surface defects, minimize the interfacial recombination and, at the same time, promote fast charge extraction, resulting in PSMs with high performance and stability. From the point of view of processing and cost, the versatility of these materials (graphene and 2D perovskites) in terms of processability and low cost is a beneficial and indispensable characteristic for the expansion and commercialization of PSMs.

Publications

1. Szostak, R.; Gonçalves, A. S.; Freitas, J. N.; Marchezi, P. E.; Araújo, F. L.; Schelhas, L. T.; Tolentino, H. C. N.; Toney, M. T.; Marques, F. C.*; Nogueira, A. F. In situ and operando characterizations of metal halide perovskite and solar cells: Insights from lab-sized devices to upscaling processes. Chemical Reviews, 123 (6), 3160-3236, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00382

2. Paula, Kelly T.; Santos, Sabrina N. C.; Facure, Murilo H. M.; Araujo, Francineide L.; Andrade, Marcelo M. B.; Correa, Daniel S.; Mendonça, Cleber R. Fabrication of interdigitated electrodes of graphene oxide/silica by femtosecond laser-induced forward transfer for sensing applications. Journal of Applied Physics, v.133, p.053103, 2023.
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0137926

3. De Araújo, Francineide; Nogueira, Ana; De Freitas, Jilian. Facile Methods for the Assembly of Large-Area Perovskite Solar Cells and Mini-Module: A Step-by-Step Description of Layers Processing. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, Vol. 34, No. 6, 794-808, 2023.
https://dx.doi.org/10.21577/0103-5053.20220148

4. Custódio Mota, Isabela; Pedroso Silva Santos, Bianca; Értola Pereira Dos Santos, Raphael; Banar Guedes, Luísa; Tenório Soares, Igor; Rubio Arias, Jose Jonathan; Lopes De Araújo, Francineide; Nogueira, Ana Flávia; Vieira Marques, Maria De Fátima. Influence of reaction time on properties of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) by the Grignard metathesis polymerization. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, v.147, p.5037 - 5048, 2022.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-021-10890-4

5. Scalon, Lucas; Szostak, Rodrigo; Araújo, Francineide L.; Adriani, Karla F.; Silveira, Julian F. R. V.; Oliveira, Willian X. C.; Da Silva, Juarez L. F.; Oliveira, Caio C.; Nogueira, Ana Flávia. Improving the Stability and Efficiency of Perovskite Solar Cells by a Bidentate Anilinium Salt. JACS Au. , v.2, p.1233 - 1503, 2022.
https://doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.2c00151

6. Moral, Raphael; Hermsdorff, Alden; Marchezi, Paulo; Germino, José; Bonato, Luiz; De Araújo, Francineide; Nogueira, Ana. Addition of N-(2-Aminoethyl)naphthalimide and Mercaptopropionic Acid to Increase the Stability of CsFAMA Perovskite Solar Cells. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, v.33, p.973 - 983, 2022.
https://doi.org/10.21577/0103-5053.20220072

7. Neto, Alfredo Leithold; Scalon, Lucas; Octavio De Araujo, Luis; Lopes De Araújo, Francineide; Spada, Edna Regina; Pereira Da Cunha, Mariana Richelle; Desordi, Jaqueline Cristine; Barreto, Rafael Carvalho; Macedo, Andreia Gerniski; Faria, Roberto Mendonça; Rodrigues, Paula Cristina. New insights into DPP3Th and C70 based planar solar cells: a study combining DFT and experimental approach. Materials Chemistry and Physics., v.262, p.124271, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2021.124271

8. Marchezi, Paulo Ernesto; De Araújo, Francineide Lopes; Szostack, Rodrigo; Germino, José Carlos; Therézio, Eralci M.; Marletta, Alexandre; Nogueira, Ana Flavia. Reduced graphene oxide in perovskite solar cells: the influence on film formation, photophysics, performance, and stability. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, v.9, p.14648-14658, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1TC01360B

9. Santos, Bianca Pedroso S.; Correa, Roger S.; Veiga, Amanda G.; Péan, Emmanuel V.; Borges, Bruno G.A.L.; Araújo, Francineide L.; Ribeiro, Arthur C.; Furtado, José G.M.; Davies, Matthew L.; Nogueira, Ana F.; Rocco, Maria L.M.; Marques, Maria F.V. Statistical and block conjugated polymers for bulk heterojunction solar cells: Molecular orientation, charge transfer dynamics and device performance. Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials, v.270, p.115225, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2021.115225

10. Marchezi, P. E.; Araújo, F. L.; Machado, E. G.; Goncalves, A. S.; Nogueira, A. F. Desafios e oportunidades para o desenvolvimento de células solares fotovoltaicas emergentes. ComCiência (UNICAMP), v.223, p.1, 2021.

11. Santos, Bianca Pedroso Silva; Lima, Allan Bastos; De Araújo, Francineide Lopes; Mota, Isabela Custódio; Ribeiro, Arthur De Castro; Nogueira, Ana Flávia; Furtado, José Geraldo De Melo; Garcia Filho, Fabio Da Costa; Marques, Maria De Fátima Vieira; Monteiro, Sergio Neve. Synthesis of novel low bandgap random and block terpolymers with improved performance in organic solar cells. Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T, v.10, p.51 - 65, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2020.11.101

12. Araújo, F.L.; Amorim, D.R.B.; Torres, B.B.M; Coutinho, D.J.; Faria, R.M. Electrical performance of PTB7-Th:PC71BM solar cell when in contact with the environment. Solar Energy, v.208, p.583 - 590, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.08.005

13. Germino, José Carlos; Szostak, Rodrigo; Motti, Silvia G.; Moral, Raphael F.; Marchezi, Paulo E.; Seleghini, Heitor S.; Bonato, Luiz G.; De Araújo, Francineide Lopes; Atvars, Teresa D. Z.; Herz, Laura M.; Fenning, David; Hagfeldt, Anders; Nogueira, Ana Flávia. Postpassivation of Multication Perovskite with Rubidium Butyrate. ACS Photonics, v.7, p.2282 - 2291, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.0c00878

14. De Castro Sousa, Lívia Maria; Da Silva Miranda, Guilherme; De Araújo, Francineide Lopes; Torres, Bruno Bassi Millan; Faria, Roberto Mendonça; Balogh, Debora Terezia. Bulk-heterojunction polymer photovoltaic cells manufactured using non-halogenated and non-aromatic solvent. Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Electronics, v.31, p.6927 - 6936, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-03256-3

15. De Araújo, Francineide Lopes; Da Silva, Jeann Carlos; Szostak, Rodrigo; Marchezi, Paulo Ernesto; Moral, Raphael Fernando; De Freitas, Jilian Nei; Nogueira, Ana Flávia. Effect of the incorporation of poly(ethylene oxide) copolymer on the stability of perovskite solar cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, v.8, p.9697 - 9706, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0TC02078H

16. Paula, Kelly T.; Santos, Molíria V.; Facure, Murilo H.M.; Andrade, Marcelo B.; Araújo, Francineide L.; Correa, Daniel S.; Ribeiro, Sidney J.L.; Mendonça, Cleber R. Laser patterning and induced reduction of graphene oxide functionalized silk fibroin. Optical Materials, v.99, p.109540, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2019.109540

17. Araújo, F. L.; Amorim, D. R. B.; Coutinho, D. J.; Faria, R. M. Effects of air exposition on series and shunt resistances of a solar cell based on PTB7-Th:PC71BM. Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Electronics, v.30, p.16806 - 16811, 2019.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-01343-8

18. Araújo, F.L.; Amorim, D.R.B.; Torres, B.B.M; Coutinho, D.J.; Faria, R.M. Effects of additive-solvents on the mobility and recombination of a solar cell based on PTB7-Th:PC71BM. Solar Energy, v.177, p.284-292, 2019.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2018.11.027

19. Araújo, F L; Valente, G T; Faria, R M; Guimarães, F E G. How surface interactions freeze polymer molecules at room temperature: a single molecule approach. Iop Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, v.97, p.012003, 2015.
https://doi:10.1088/1757-899X/97/1/012003