Laura Geronimo, Catarina G. Ferreira, Valentina Gacha, Dimitrios Raptis, Jordi Martorell, and Carles Ros (2024). Understanding the Internal Conversion Efficiency of BiVO4/SnO2 Photoanodes for Solar Water Splitting: An Experimental and Computational Analysis. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 7(5), 1792–1801. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.3c02775
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Meet our team: UNIFE
Serena Berardi is an associate professor from University of Ferrara (UNIFE) and member of the Photoelectrochemistry group led by Prof. Stefano Caramori. Berardi leads the SOREC2 work package 4 (WP4), focused on the development of the photoelectrocemical cell. We have interviewed her for the second chapter of the “Meet the team” series and talked about the role, goals and expectations of the UNIFE team in SOREC2 project.
Read moreNew four-terminal tandem organic solar cell achieves 16,94% power conversion efficiency
Researchers from ICFO and team members from SOREC2 have developed a novel four-terminal organic solar cell utilizing a tandem configuration, achieving a notable power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 16.94%. The innovative device includes a front cell that is highly transparent, integrating a 7nm transparent ultrathin silver electrode, thereby ensuring optimal operational efficiency
Read moreMeet our team: UAB
Carolina Gimbert is an associate professor at the Chemistry Department of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Gimbert leads the SOREC2 work package 3. For the first chapter of the “Meet our team” series, we interviewed her to discover the role, goals and work of the two UAB research groups involved in the project.
Read moreSOREC2 research advances showcased at MATSUS24 Conference
Several researchers involved in the SOREC2 project actively participated in the recent Materials for Sustainable Development Conference (MATSUS24). They contributed to the event by delivering oral and poster presentations that highlighted the project’s ongoing research.
Read moreSOREC2 PhD student Valentina Gacha presents her PhD thesis proposal on optimizing BiVO4 photoanodes
Valentina Gacha, a PhD student at ICFO and a member of the SOREC2 project, recently presented her thesis proposal which focuses on improving the efficiency of a crucial component in solar energy technology: the photoanode.
Read moreSOREC2 project showcased at the MWC 2024
Alastair Cunningham, from the ICFO Knowledge and Technology Transfer (KTT) unit, took the stage at the Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2024 to deliver the talk entitled “Light for Energy, Light for Health, Light for Information”. Held on February 26th in Beat Barcelona spot, the official networking space fostered by the Barcelona city council, the Mobile World Capital and the MWC24, the talk explored the transformative power of photonics in addressing some of the world’s most pressing social challenges, specifically in energy, health, and communication.
Read moreUNIFE presents SOREC2 at ENI Versalis Research Center
UNIFE Renewable Energy
Researchers from UNIFE and SOREC2 team members, Serena Berardi and Stefano Caramori, met with researchers from the ENI Versalis Research Center in Ravenna, Italy, on January 24th. The purpose of the meeting was to present UNIFE’s ongoing research activities that Berardi’s group is currently carrying on in the fields of renewable energy and CO2 reduction.
Read moreUnderstanding the Internal Conversion Efficiency of BiVO4/SnO2 Photoanodes for Solar Water Splitting: An Experimental and Computational Analysis
Laura Geronimo, Catarina G. Ferreira, Valentina Gacha, Dimitrios Raptis, Jordi Martorell, and Carles Ros (2024). Understanding the Internal Conversion Efficiency of BiVO4/SnO2 Photoanodes for Solar Water Splitting: An Experimental and Computational Analysis. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 7(5), 1792–1801. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.3c02775
Read moreFour-Terminal Tandem Based on a PM6:L8-BO Transparent Solar Cell and a 7 nm Ag Layer Intermediate Electrode
Francisco Bernal-Texca, Jordi Martorell (2024). Four-Terminal Tandem Based on a PM6:L8-BO Transparent Solar Cell and a 7 nm Ag Layer Intermediate Electrode. Solar RRL, n/a(n/a), 2300728. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202300728
Read moreSOREC2 closed its first year with the consortium meeting
SOREC2 project organized its first consortium meeting on 9 and 10 November. The meeting was held at ICFO, which is the project’s leading institution. As it was the first in-person event of the project, the consortium members had the opportunity to interact directly amongst them since the start of the project since the kick-off meeting celebrated last in January was online.
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