• Functional Nanomaterials
• Materials and Catalysis
• Solar  Energy Materials and Systems
• Nanoionics and Fuel Cells
• Energy Storage and Harvesting
• Rational Energy Use
• Material Computation

Thesis

News of the Advanced Materials for Energy Area

• Preparation and characterization of colloidal nanocrystals
• Preparation and characterization of nanostructured materials.
• Functionalization, ink development and self-assembly/deposition of colloidal nanocrystals 
• Fabrication and characterization of nanocrystal-based highly efficient devices (solar, thermoelectricity, electrodes,….)
• Fabrication and characterization of low-cost solution-processed devices

• Electrodes
• Photocatalysis. Artificial Photosynthesis.
• New catalysts
• Bio-energy catalysts

• Second-generation PV. Thin-film Cu In (S, Se) and alternative materials (kesterites,…)
• Third-generation PV. High efficiency
• Inorganic and hybrid systems base on nanomaterials.
• Solar production of hydrogen and artificial photo-synthesis.

• Fuel cell devices for portable applications
• Nanostructures for Nanoionics
• Low and Intermediate-temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
• Electrodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
• Reversible Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 

• Nanoelectrochemistry. Energy transduction processes.
• Electrodes and electrolytes..
• Solid electrolyzing system. 
• Chemical, Electrochemical and Thermal storage. Batteries and thin-film batteries. Ultracapacitors.
• Laboratory of Battery and Storage System  Testing: LAB-SEE
• Harvesting (fully autonomous energy systems)
   

• Intelligent buildings (smart windows, insulation, energy roof, …)  
• Efficient combustion. Automotive & transport systems 
• Environment: Impact of emissions
• Energy safety

• Simulation of functionalized nanomaterials and interfaces.
• Physical and chemical properties
• Thermal and mechanical properties

• PVICOKEST: International Cooperative Programme for Photovoltaic Kesterite Based Technologies. Study of the growth and fundamental properties of new kesterite materials specially suited for high efficient environmentally friendly low cost photovoltaic technologies.


• S3: Surface ionization and novel concepts in nano-MOX gas sensors with increased Selectivity, Sensitivity and Stability for detection of low concentrations of toxic and explosive agents.


• SCALENANO*: Development and scale-up of nanostructured based materials and processes for low cost high efficiency chalcogenide based photovoltaics.


• INDUCIS*: Development and Industrial Implementation of Cost Effective Advanced CIGS Photovoltaic Technologies.


• SOI-HITS*: Smart Silicon on Insulator Sensing Systems Operating at High Temperature.


• WIROX*: Oxide Nanostructures for Wireless Chemical Sensing.


• ATON: Research and development of new energy generation technologies based on thin-film photovoltaic cells.


• Synthesis, organization and characterization of colloidal nanostructures for photovoltaic applications.


• MULTICAT: Development of more efficient catalysts for the more sustainable chemical processes and clean energy production”.


• HITTEG: The technology will be developed in order to manufacture anisotropic 3 layered ceramics large surface frames for thermoelectric generator application.


• Solution processing of binary supernetworks for low-cost, ultra-high-efficiency thermoelectric devices.


• POWER-PACK: High Energy Density (Bio) Ethanol-Fuelled Power Source for Consumer Electronics Applications and Microsystems.


• Study on the viability of silicon nanowire-based thermoelectric microgenerators.


• NANO-EN-ESTO: Multifunctional materials in 3D nano architectures for energy conversion and storage.


• LIQUION: Research on new technologies based on ionic liquids and their industrial applications in transport, energy, environment and biomedicine sectors.


• XaRmae: Network of advanced materials for energy.


• Photovoltaic devices based on solution processed semiconductor nanostructures.


• KEST-PV: Development of kesterite based efficient solar cells for sustainable low cost photovoltaic technologies.