Research projects

Scientific research

REMAP
Reusable mask patterning
Theme Microfabrication, Photovoltaics, Electrochemistry
REMAP aims to revolutionise microfabrication through the concept of reusable masking.
Leading scientist Diego Colombara (Project Coordinator)
Duration 2022 - 2026
Total funding 3.93 M€
SHERPA
Self-healing screen-printed perovskite photovoltaics beyond Shockley–Queisser Limit
Theme Photovoltaics, Microfabrication
SHERPA aims at overcoming the instability of metal-halide perovskites by adopting a microconcentrator PV architecture. While doing so, it reduces the Pb content to near zero and pushes theoretical efficiency above Shockley–Queisser limit.
Leading scientist Shiva Navazani (Head of unit)
Duration 2022 - 2026
Total funding 189 k€
TRANSMIT
Semi-transparent micro-striped thin-film photovoltaics for energy-harvesting windows
Theme Microfabrication
TRANSMIT aims to develop a semi-transparent photovoltaic technology with a high average visual transparency, and power conversion efficiency, based on spatial segmentation of thin-film Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) and Perovskite solar cells.
Leading scientist Diego Colombara (Head of unit)
Duration 2023 - 2026
Total funding 300 k€
e-APP
Empowering advanced photovoltaic pioneers
Theme Photovoltaics, Microfabrication
e-APP is 1 of 18 projects funded nationwide to enhance bilateral IT-USA cooperation in strategic R&D. It converges the University of Genova and Drexel University on developing a high-throughput micropatterning technique based on fixed designs.
Leading scientist Diego Colombara (Project Coordinator)
Duration 2023 - 2025
Total funding 195 k€
LEGACY
Healing wide-gap chalcopyrites
Theme Photovoltaics
LEGACY aims at identifying and solving the efficiency bottlenecks of wide-gap chalcopyrites to enable their application in double junction PV devices.
Leading scientist Diego Colombara (Project Coordinator)
Duration 2023 - 2025
Total funding 190 k€
FOTOCER
Flooding-tolerant C2-selective CO2 reduction electrode based on hydrophobic Cu-W tandem electrocatalyst
Theme Microfabrication
FOTOCER aims at increasing the efficiency of CO2 conversion into multi-carbon valuable products by engineering electrocatalysts with a novel, cost-effective tandem structure based on hydrophobic surfaces.
Leading scientist Fatima Shahbazi (Head of unit)
Duration 2023 - 2025
Total funding 173 k€
Scalenano
Development and scale-up of nanostructured based materials and processes for low cost high efficiency chalcogenide based photovoltaics
Theme Photovoltaics, Electrochemistry
Scalenano aimed, inter alia, at developing Kesterite photovoltaics via electroplating and a tool for in-line quality control of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 optoelectronic properties based on photoelectrochemical response.
Leading scientist Diego Colombara (Collaborator)
Duration 2012 - 2025
EDICT
Effective doping of Chalcopyrite
Theme Photovoltaics
EDICT aimed at setting up a combinatorial doping equipment for the effective investigation of extrinsic alkali metal doping of chalcopyrite semiconductor for PV applications.
Leading scientist Diego Colombara (Principal Investigator)
Duration 2020 - 2022
Total funding 58.1 k€
NT4GII
Nano-train for Growth II
Theme Photovoltaics, Microfabrication
Marie Curie fellowship aimed at elaborating a green patterning methodology for micro-concentrator photovoltaic application.
Leading scientist Diego Colombara (Principal Investigator)
Duration 2017 - 2019
GALDOCHS
Gas-phase alkali doping of chalcogenide semiconductors
Theme Photovoltaics
GALDOCHS aimed at identifying and exploiting the mechanisms of extrinsic doping in chalcogenide semiconductors -especially Cu(In,Ga)Se2- by alkali metal ions via the gas phase.
Leading scientist Diego Colombara (Principal Investigator)
Duration 2015 - 2017
Total funding 450 k€
Supergen
Photovoltaic materials for the 21st century
Theme Photovoltaics
Supergen aimed at identifying viable Earth-abundant absorber materials for photovoltaic applications.
Leading scientist Diego Colombara (Collaborator)
Duration 2008 - 2012