Profile

Currently a Senior Researcher in the group of Prof F. Brunetti, I have been working in the last 6 years on energy harvesting and energy storage devices on flexible substrates (plastics and paper), specifically perovskite solar cells (PSCs) and supercapacitors, prioritizing large area, low cost manufacturing and sustainable materials. I am currently focusing on flexible PSCs, both single- and multi-junction, for space application and for indoor light harvesting; I am also investigating flexible photo-capacitors, integrating printed supercapacitors and PSC mini-modules.
From 2015 to 2018, I was appointed as a Technology Transfer Fellow at SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre, Swansea University (UK); I was a member of the PV team led by Prof T.M. Watson, focusing on the upscaling of printable perovskite solar cells, and lead of the stability activity within his group.
I co-authored so far >50 publications in peer-reviewed international journals and a book chapter on next generation photovoltaics (h-index = 25, total citations > 3000) and participated to several international conferences.

Research Activity

Low cost and effective materials and manufacturing processes for the scaling up of next generation photovoltaics, ranging from dye solar cells to perovskite solar cells, and supercapacitors, and advanced characterization techniques for assessing performance and stability of such devices.

Energy harvesting and energy storage devices and their applications, especially in space and indoor environments.

Publications

• Castriotta, L. A., De Rossi, F., & Bonomo, M. (2025). Game-Changers for Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules: Elastomers and Cross-Linking Molecules. ACS ENERGY LETTERS, 10, 283-286. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.4c02943
• Flores-Diaz, N., De Rossi, F., Das, A., Deepa, M., Brunetti, F., & Freitag, M. (2023). Progress of Photocapacitors. CHEMICAL REVIEWS, 123, 15, 9327–9355 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00773
• De Rossi, F., Taheri, B., Bonomo, M., Gupta, V., Renno, G., Nia, N. Y., ... & Brunetti, F. (2022). Neutron irradiated perovskite films and solar cells on PET substrates. NANO ENERGY, 93, 106879. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.106879
• De Rossi F, Renno G, Taheri B, Nia NY, Ilieva V, Fin A, Di Carlo A, Bonomo M, Barolo C, Brunetti F (2021). Modified P3HT materials as hole transport layers for flexible perovskite solar cells. JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES, vol. 494, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.229735
• De Rossi F, Baker JA, Beynon D, Hooper KEA, Meroni SMP, Williams D, Wei ZF, Yasin A, Charbonneau C, Jewell EH, Watson TM (2018). All Printable Perovskite Solar Modules with 198 cm2 Active Area and Over 6% Efficiency. ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES, vol. 3, https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.201800156
• De Rossi F, Pontecorvo T, Brown TM (2015). Characterization of photovoltaic devices for indoor light harvesting and customization of flexible dye solar cells to deliver superior efficiency under artificial lighting. APPLIED ENERGY, vol. 156, p. 413-422, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.07.031

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