Group leader: Lorenzo Malavasi
Group members: Lidia Romani, Rossella Chiara, Marta Morana, Costanza Tedesco, Maria Medina Llamas
The research group focuses on the development of innovative and advanced materials for clean energy production through a rational material design and a rigorous definition of the structure-property correlations. The actual fields of interest are materials for photocatalysis, photovoltaics, optoelectronics, and sensing. In the group are present state-of-the-art equipment for the synthesis of micro- and nano-crystalline materials, single crystals, and thin films (chemical and physical deposition). Particular emphasis is devoted to the investigation of the structural properties at the long- and short-range scale, also thanks to a wide use of synchrotron and neutron facilities. Main functional properties of interest are optical, electronic, and catalytic characteristics of the materials. Strong impulse is given to the design of novel materials with optimized physico-chemical properties and their use in the fabrication of devices. The research group is also devoted to the study of structural and functional properties as a function of applied pressure. The group has a strong network of national and international collaborations with academia and industry.
Chalmers University of Technology,
Università di Trieste,
CNR-ISTM & Università di Perugia,
Università di Cagliari,
Politecnico di Torino,
Carnegie Institution,
IIT Milano,
University of Paris,
Imperial College London,
CNR Aquila,
Università di Bari,
Università di Exeter
Olon Spa,
Steroid SpA,
RSE SpA,
Procos-CBC Spa
L. Romani, A. Speltini, F. Amborsio, E. Mosconi, A. Profumo, S. Margadonna, A. Milella, F. Fracassi, A. Listorti, F. De Angelis, L. Malavasi*,
Water‐Stable DMASnBr3 Lead‐Free Perovskite for Effective Solar‐Driven Photocatalysis,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (2021) 60, 3611-3618 2)
L.Romani, A. Speltini, C. N. Dibenedetto, A. Listorti, F. Ambrosio, E. Mosconi, A. Simbula, M. Saba, A. Profumo, P. Quadrelli, F. De Angelis, L. Malavasi*,
Experimental Strategy and Mechanistic View to Boost the Photocatalytic Activity of Cs3Bi2Br9 Lead-Free Perovskite Derivative by g-C3N4 Composite Engineering,
Adv. Funct. Mater (2021) 2104428 3)
R. Chiara, M. Morana, M. Boiocchi, M. Coduri, M. Striccoli, F. Fracassi, A. Listorti, A. Mahata, P. Quadrelli, M. Gaboardi, C. Milanese, L. Bindi, F. De Angelis, L. Malavasi*,
Role of Spacer Cations and Structural Distortion in Two-Dimensional Germanium Halide Perovskites,
J. Mater. Chem. C (2021) 9, 9899-9906