STAFF

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES

Recent activities of the group focus on the study of mesoporous nanocrystalline materials and on their energy and environmental applications.  More specifically, the group constructs and studies third generation solar cells, such as sensitized solar cells and photo-fuel cells and in general deals with problems of solar energy conversion into electrical and chemical energy as well as environmental remediation by photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants.  The group synthesizes and studies innovative materials and applies them in the construction of devices.

EQUIPMENT

The laboratory is equipped for spectroscopic and electrochemical characterization of materials and for measurement of the efficiency of solar cells.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

List of current research projects in APPLA

• Study of the Photoelectrochemical production of hydrogen and electricity by using hybrid organic-inorganic structures.   ERAKLEITOS   2010-2013
• Innovative materials for nanostructured solar cells.  THALES   2012-2015
• Solar-powered photoactivated fuel cells producing electricity by photocatalytically consuming water wastes.  ARISTEIA  2012-2015
• Efficient wastewater treatment with nanocrystalline transition metal oxides modified with noble metals and non-metals.  GR-RO  R&T cooperation, 2012-2014