His main research interests are in the field of new generation photovoltaics (Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, Organic Photovoltaics, and Perovskite Solar Cells), employing DFT, TDDFT, ab initio Car–Parrinello molecular dynamics and GW methods to predict and interpret the optical and electronic properties of materials and interfaces.
PROJECTS
H2020: Efficient Structures and Processes for Reliable Perovskite Solar Modules – ESPRESSO
2018-2021
Coordinator: IMEC - Tom Aernouts
Role: Responsabile Unita’ di Ricerca
Role: Partecipant
Titolo: Efficient Solar Cells based on Organic and hybrid Technology (ESCORT)
Coordinator: Dr. Filippo De Angelis (CNR-ISTM)
2010-2014
Role: Partecipant
Title: Meso-superstructured Hybrid Solar Cells (MESO)
Coordinatoro: H. Snaith, University of Oxford
2013-2016
Role: Partecipant
Title: Sustainable novel flexible organic watts efficiently reliable (SUNFLOWER)
Nominativo coordinatore del progetto Giovanni NISATO
2011-2016
Role: Partecipant
Title: FP7-NMP-2009: Sensitizers Activated Nanostructured Solar Cells (SANS)
Coordinator: H. Snaith, University of Oxford
2011-2013
Role: Partecipant
Title: IIT-SEED-2009: Highly efficient modeling of hybrid organic solar cells (HELYOS)
Coordinator: Filippo De Angelis, CNR-ISTM Perugia
2010-2013
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Material Computational Modeling Perovskite Photovoltaics
SCIENTIFIC SKILLS
Molecular Dynamics, DFT, Perovskites, Photovoltaic