In this review, STiBNite ESR Luca Cavinato (TUM) presents an extensive overview of emerging bio-derived materials suitable for organic solar cells, dye-sensitized solar cells and perovskite solar cells. Their production, handling, characterization, and implementation as bio-hybrid components, such as substrates, electrodes, photoactive layers, carrier transporters, light-trapping layers and sealant films, are critically discussed. The full paper can be found here.
Supramolecular Chalcogen-Bonded Semiconducting Nanoribbons at Work in Lighting Devices
5 May 2022
5 May 2022
In this collaborative work, Deborah Romito (UNIVIE), together with STiBNite ESRs Luca Cavinato (device fabrication, TUM) and Laura Caputo (theoretical calculations, UCLouvain), demonstrates how the use of chalcogen-bonded molecules, in light-emitting electrochemical cells (LECs), prolongs the device lifespan. The full paper can be found here.
Versatile Biogenic Electrolytes for Highly Performing and Self-stable Light-emitting Electrochemical Cells
26 April 2022
26 April 2022
In this research paper, STiBNite ESR Luca Cavinato (TUM) presents a new family of green electrolytes in light-emitting electrochemical cells (LECs). Self-stable and highly performing LECs are achieved by combining novel biogenic cellulose-based electrolytes and archetypical emitters (i.e., conjugated polymers (CPs) and ionic transition metal complexes). For the first time in the field, green electrolytes do not jeopardize device performance. The full paper can be found here.